Obituaries

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...

Russell Allen

Mar 15, 2012

Russell Fredrick Allen, 97, of Centralia, KS died peacefully Thursday morning, March 15, 2012 at the Onaga Community Hospital.

Russell was born February 19, 1915 at Corning, Kansas the son of Byron Edward Allen and Edith Ceona (Dabner) Allen. He graduated from Corning High School in 1934. Following high school Russell...

Richard "Dick" Noble

Mar 11, 2012

Richard "Dick" Cameron Noble, 86, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas died on March 11, 2012.  He was born on May 10, 1925 the son of William D. Noble and Etta B. (Cameron) Noble of Fairview, Kansas.  He attended and graduated from Fairview High School.  He entered the United States Army and served his country in the Battle of...

Kenneth Hildebrand

Mar 5, 2012

Kenneth (Kenny or Ken) Hildebrand was born in San Diego, California on July 23, 1956.  His parents are Lila (Churchill) Benoit, who resides in Sun City West, Arizona and his deceased father, Don Kenneth Hildebrand.  Kenneth graduated from Bern High School in 1974.  He began working at MAC Equipment at the age of 18, until his death at the...

Donna Koch

Feb 23, 2012

Donna Mae (Reed) Koch went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 23, 2012. She was born in Woodlawn, Kansas on December 5, 1921 to Ray and Cordia (Brammer) Reed. On October 5, 1941, she married Charles Koch of Sabetha. After being together nearly 70 years, Charles passed away April 11, 2011. She is survived by her son, John Koch and his...

Aloysuis (Allie) Broxterman

Feb 17, 2012

Aloysius (Allie) John Broxterman, 85, Axtell, KS died Friday, February 17, 2012 at the Stormont-Vail Health Care Center in Topeka.

Allie was born April 1, 1926 at Axtell, the son of Leo Broxterman and Stella Alfers Broxterman. He was one of eleven children. Allie attended Axtell schools through his junior year when he...

Ella Brunner

Feb 9, 2012

Ella Mae Brunner, 86, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012 at her home with her family by her side. Ella Mae was born on December 5, 1925 in Dawson, Nebraska, the daughter of Harold Sinnett and Ethel (Archer) Sinnett. Ella Mae attended school in Dawson, Nebraska. After graduating she was employed by an insurance company in Lincoln,...

Thelma Krogmann

Feb 8, 2012

Thelma Eilene Krogmann, 80, of Sabetha died February 8, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.  She was born January 10, 1932 to Raymond and Mary Catherine (Coleman) Adams in Spring Hill, KS.  She grew up in the Stilwell area.  Thelma was united in marriage to Norbert Krogmann on February 3, 1951. Preceeding her in death were her parents; her husband;...