Obituaries

Nov 29, 2014

D arryl “Dutch” Alan Emert, 78 of Sabetha died Saturday, November 29, 2014 in Topeka, Kansas.  He was born August 3, 1936 the son of Lloyd Emert and Margaret (Hatz) Emert at Seneca, Kansas.  He attended Sabetha schools and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1954.  He entered the United States Army in 1959 and served...

Nov 19, 2014

N elda Kay Bechtelheimer, 74 of Lawrence, Kansas died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at the Medicalodges Eudora in Eudora, Kansas.

Nelda was born on November 27, 1939 the daughter of Melvin W. Brunner and Utah L. (Wisdom) Brunner in Sabetha, Kansas. She was raised and attended school in Sabetha and graduated from Sabetha...

Nov 14, 2014

B arbara Jean Hostetler, 65, went to be with Jesus on Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Barbara, also known as Barbie, was born on August 28, 1949 in Harper, Kansas, the second of 7 children born to Duane and Rosemary (Schrock) Hostetler.

She was preceded in death...

Nov 9, 2014

W inifred “Winnie” Eleanore (Woolsoncroft) Becker, 97, of Centralia passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia. Winnie was born May 29, 1917 on a farm west of Goff, Kansas, the daughter of William McKinley Miller and Beulah Violet (Roach) Miller.  Her family moved to Goff when she was five...

Nov 9, 2014

B onnie L. Puvogel, 81 of Sabetha died Sunday, November 9, 2014 at the Sabetha Manor.  Bonnie was born on May 21, 1933 the daughter of Harry and Ida Fugua at Hannibal, Missouri.  She grew up in the Hannibal area and attended and graduated from Hannibal High School.  She was united in marriage to Walter Puvogel...

Nov 8, 2014

B lanche Louise (Murdock) Alexander went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 8, 2014 surrounded by her family at Stormont-Vail Hospital.  She was born June 12, 1915 to Edward and Myrtle (Noland) Murdock, the third of eight children.  She was joined in marriage to Floyd Preston Alexander on May 26, 1943. ...

Nov 7, 2014

P atsy Kay Weaver, 78, of Fairview died Friday, November 7, 2014, while staying in the Wood Heights of Hiawatha Nursing Home in Hiawatha, Kansas. Patsy Kay Weaver was born at the Murdock Memorial Hospital in Sabetha on April 4, 1936, to Cecil and Mary Elizabeth Schmitt. She graduated from Fairview High school in 1954 and...

Oct 28, 2014

John H. Finney, son of John L. and Gertrude I. Ringer, was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, December 5, 1937.   He died in Topeka, Kansas, October 28, 2014. John grew up in Lamar, Colorado, and graduated from high school there.  After attending Colorado State University, he served in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in 1959. John then...

Oct 27, 2014

R oger K. Popkess, age 74, of Sabetha died Monday, October 27, 2014 at his residence.

He was born October 7, 1940 the son of William Robert Popkess and Iola Mae Wiltse Popkess in Sabetha.  He graduated from Sabetha High School in 1958.  He attended Baker University where he played football. He graduated...

Sep 18, 2014

Phyllis Harkness, 67, of Seneca, KS passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Stormont-Vail in Topeka, KS. Phyllis was born December 12, 1946 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Lenhart) Ranallo. They then moved to Wichita, KS where she attended school. She later moved to Wamego, KS and...

Sep 18, 2014

O pal Lucille Steiner, 102, of Sabetha died Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the Sabetha Manor.  Opal was born on November 4, 1911 near Falls City, Nebraska the daughter of Anson and May (Brim) Knisely.

At a very early age she and her parents moved to a farm home on Pennsylvania Avenue north...

Sep 17, 2014

L oraine “Birdie” Ernestine Wenger, 97, of Kansas City, MO, passed away September 17, 2014.

Miss Wenger was born June 1, 1917, to Ernest and Ethel Warner Wenger on the family farm, southeast of Powhattan, KS. She attended grammar school at Brown County District #44 and graduated from Fairview...

Sep 14, 2014

D ick Roscoe Hughes, 83 of Sabetha died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at his residence in Sabetha.

Funeral service is Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the NorthRidge Church in Sabetha.  A visitation will be Wednesday evening 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Popkess Mortuary Chapel in Sabetha.  A private family...

Sep 11, 2014

A lvin was born January 8, 1925 in Volga, South Dakota, the son of Otto and Susie (Piebenga) Meyer.  He went to join his family in Heaven on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha , Kansas.

During WW II, Alvin helped his dad on the farm. In January...

Sep 10, 2014

E dith “Audrey” (Grimes) Frey, 96, of Sabetha, KS passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Edith was born January 27, 1918 in Reserve, Kansas the daughter of Voris and Adele (Maure) Grimes.  She graduated from Reserve High School in 1936.  After high school she worked as a waitress...

Sep 7, 2014

H enry Studer, Jr., 83 of Sabetha died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Henry was born in Sabetha on September 5, 1931, the son of Henry and Eva (Rooney) Studer.  He graduated from Fairview in 1949.  He married Sharon Littrel in 1956.  Henry and Sharon lived and...

Sep 5, 2014

D onald Hughes, Sr. 89, of Sabetha died Friday, September 5, 2014 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.  He was born on March 27, 1925 in Independence, Kansas.  He was the son of Oscar and Annie (Volz) Hughes.  He attended Beatty High School and graduated as a member of the Class of 1943.  Donald is a military...

Aug 30, 2014

Angela (Angie) Linn (Aue) McGuire gracefully and peacefully ended over an eight year struggle with cancer on her thirty-eighth birthday, August 30, 2014, when she died at the Sabetha Hospital surrounded by loved ones.

Angie was born to Weldon and Joni (Dawson) Aue of Morrill, KS, on August 30, 1976.  She graduated from Sabetha High...

Aug 25, 2014

J ames L. Strahm, 84, of Fairview passed away Monday, August 25, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Alvina (Meyer) Strahm; two brothers, Earl Strahm and Harry Strahm and a daughter, Tammy Gabrielson.  Survivors include his wife, Ada Strahm of Fairview; a daughter, Jane Strahm of Fairview; a...

Aug 23, 2014

L uella L. McKenney, 92, of Sabetha, died early Saturday, August 23, 2014, at the Sabetha Manor.

She was born May 11, 1922 on the family farm in Brown County near White Cloud, Kansas, daughter of William Ernest “Ernie” and Minnie Raney Butrick.  Luella was the third of eight children who...