Obituaries

Lila Gaddis

Jun 19, 2012

Lila L. Gaddis, 72, of Topeka, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012 in a Topeka nursing home. Lila was born June 3, 1940 in Centralia, Kansas the daughter of Wayne and Evelyn (Stowell) Reinhart.  She graduated from Vermillion High School in 1958.  Lila was united in marriage to Ed Gaddis on April 4, 1961 in Vermillion, Kansas.  She...

Jean VonBergen

Jun 9, 2012

Jean Von Bergen, 75, of rural Dawson, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 9, 2012.

Jean was born on December 11, 1936 to Kenneth and Marion (Flott) Wittwer in Sabetha, Kansas. On August 5, 1956, she was married to Richard Von Bergen at Zion Church in rural Dawson, Nebraska.  She dedicated her life to family and...

Carol Hill

Jun 7, 2012

Carol Joyce Hill, 61, of Sabetha died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Stormont-Vail Health Center in Topeka, Kansas.

Carol was born August 30, 1950 in Axtell, Kansas, the daughter of William and Barbara (Dean) Hill.  Shortly after her birth the family moved to Riverside, California.  While in California Carol attended the Sunshine School for...

Marie Hartter

Jun 5, 2012

Marie Almeda Hartter, age 91, of Sabetha, Kansas died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.  Marie was born January 3, 1921 in Sabetha, Kansas, the daughter of Lewis and Lena (Strahm) Bahr. She attended the Sabetha Grade School, completing the eighth grade, then worked at Williams Cleaners and the...

Janis Ball

May 29, 2012

Janis Marie Ball, age 77, of Sabetha, Kansas entered Eternal Life on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

Janis was born on May 20, 1935 in Abilene, Kansas of Swedish heritage, the daughter of the late Ted and Ann Marie (Peterson) Wallerstedt.  Janis attended McPherson High School and graduated in 1953. She married...

Helen Scoby

May 28, 2012

Helen (Stoller) Scoby, of Sabetha, Kansas died Monday, May 28, 2012 at the age of 86.  Helen was born to Robert and Martha (Imthurn) Stoller on May 3, 1926 on a farm six miles south of Sabetha.

Helen attended Pleasant Hill country school for seven grades and then attended Sabetha Junior...

Louise Rooney

May 25, 2012

Louise Elizabeth Rooney, 93, of Fairview, Kansas was called to her eternal home on Friday, May 25, 2012.  She was born on the family farm near Hiawatha, Kansas on August 13, 1918.  She was the daughter of German immigrants, Richard Puvogel and Ida Mae (Brandt) Puvogel.  Louise attended Union School District #24 country school that was 2.5 miles...

Alice Showman

May 11, 2012

Alice Isabel Showman, 94, died Friday, May 11, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas.  Isabel was born in Fairview, Kansas on August 6, 1917, the daughter of Mark and Dollie (Scott) Rooney.  She graduated from Fairview High School.  Isabel married Emery Showman on August 31, 1940.  They owned and operated a trucking business...

Gary Woltkamp

May 9, 2012

Gary Eugene Woltkamp, 68 of Ocean Shores, WA died on May 9, 2012 at his home.

He was born November 14, 1943 at Vermillion, KS the son of Marion Eugene Woltkamp and Cleta Ilene Smith Woltkamp.

He graduated High School in Newport Oregon in 1961 and he graduated from Portland Electronics College in 1963 and...

Marcus Bates, Jr.

May 3, 2012

Marcus Harrison Bates, Jr., 86 formally of Granada, Kansas now of Seneca, Kansas died on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Life Care Center in Seneca, Kansas.  Marcus was born on November 9, 1925 the son of Marcus H. Bates, Sr. and Rosa (Harring) Bates in Haxton, Colorado.   He entered the United States Army on June 20,...

George Dowd

May 2, 2012

George Lee Dowd, 76, of Sabetha died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Cobblestone Court in Sabetha.  George was born on August 1, 1935 the son of Chancey Dowd, Sr. and Mary (Craig) Dowd in Hutchinson, Kansas.  He was one of seven children born to this union.  George worked as a clerk in a Marysville Hardware Store...

Joseph Tappehorn

Apr 27, 2012

Joseph “Bud” Victor Tappehorn, 87, of Sabetha, died Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.  Joseph was born June 28, 1924 in Kelly, Kansas, the son of Victor and Johanna (Schroeder) Tappehorn.  He graduated from Kelly High School.  Joseph served in the Navy during World War II.  He was united in...

Patti Grollmes

Apr 26, 2012

Patti (Levret) Grollmes of Branson, Missouri passed away at home on Thursday, April 26, 2012.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Francis James Levret, Sr. and Mildred Mae (Spellmeier) Levret, her son Lawrence Joseph Grollmes, III and a sister, Mary Frances McClure.  She is survived by her husband, Larry Grollmes of Fairview, Kansas; three...

Richard Perry

Apr 25, 2012

Richard Elwood Perry, 76, Axtell, Kansas died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Cambridge Place Care Home in Marysville, Kansas. Richard was born June 14, 1935 the son of Warren Perry and Carrie (Blodgett) Perry in Axtell, Kansas. He graduated from Axtell High School. After graduating he joined the US Army and served from 1954 until 1956...

Roger Brockhoff

Apr 19, 2012

Roger Allen Brockhoff of Sabetha died Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the age of 63 at Kansas University Medical Center.

He was born on July 20, 1948, the son of Howard and Leah Brockhoff in Sabetha, KS. He lived most of his life in the Fairview/Sabetha area. Roger served a 16...

Jerry Robertson

Apr 10, 2012

Jerry Douglas Robertson, infant son of Max and Cassandra (Nuzum) Robertson passed away April 10, 2012.  Jerry was born at 34 weeks, 2 days on April 10 th , at 8:41 p.m. at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri and died shortly after his birth.  He was 5 pounds 1 ounce, and 18 inches long.

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Harry Bingman

Apr 7, 2012

Harry Wilburn Bingman, 90, died on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home.  He was born on November 4, 1921 the son of Harry and Mae (Heikes) Bingman in the vicinity of Highland, Kansas.  Most of his “growing up” years were spent in that area.  He attended the Highland school system.  After graduating, Harry...

Rachel Garcia

Apr 3, 2012

Rachel (Decker) Garcia, 31, of Sabetha died on April 3, 2012. She was born on May 14, 1980 in Hiawatha, Kansas. She lived in Sabetha until she moved to Indiana at age 7. When she was 22, she moved back to Sabetha and got her GED. She was a happy girl even as she struggled with...

Wavia Edelman

Mar 24, 2012

Wavia Louise Edelman, 91, of Sabeha died on March 24, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.  She was born on January 10, 1921 the daughter of John Edelman and Mary (Bauman) Edelman on  the family farm southwest of Sabetha.  She grew up in the Sabetha area and was a member of the Christian Apostolic Church in...

Beulah Stueve

Mar 22, 2012

Beulah Delcina Stueve, 92, of Topeka, died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Lexington Place Nursing Facility in Topeka. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Beulah was born May 24, 1919 in Dunning, NE, the daughter of Archie and Ethel Jones Wymore. She graduated from Axtell High School in 1937.

She married Frederick J Stueve...