Obituaries

Frank DeBusk

Nov 5, 2011

Frank W. DeBusk, of Sabetha, formerly of Beattie died Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas from heart failure. He was born in Morrill, Kansas on October 20, 1942, one of nine children of Ben and Odie (Ball) DeBusk. After leaving high school, Frank began a long career as an over-the-road truck driver, until a heart...

JoAnn Dannels

Nov 1, 2011

JoAnn Elaine Dannels, 81, Vermillion, KS, died Tuesday Nov. 1, 2011 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Topeka, KS.

JoAnn was born August 20, 1930 in Kansas City, KS the daughter of George Orville Nordquist and Mabel Harriett Swanson Nordquist.  JoAnn graduated from Frankfort High School.

JoAnn...

Clarence Lippert

Oct 31, 2011

Clarence wrote his own obituary before he died because he wanted to have the final word. Clarence Samuel Lippert of Sabetha, Kansas died on Monday, October 31, 2011 at Sabetha, Kansas. He died of an apparent heart attack. Now admit it, you always wanted the obituary to list what caused the person to die. Clarence was the fourth of four boys born to...

Thelma Cross

Oct 31, 2011

Thelma M. Cross, 101, died Monday, October 31, 2011 at her home in Centralia, KS.

She was born February 3, 1910 in Centralia, KS the daughter of Alvin and Elsie (Howard) Flentie.  She attended Armstrong 55 country school near Centralia through the eighth grade and one semester at Centralia High School when she decided to...

Viola Marteney

Oct 22, 2011

Viola H. Marteney, 85, of Topeka, Kansas died On October 22, 2011 at a Topeka Hospital. She was born on April 15, 1926 the daughter of Floyd Haxton and Myrtle (Bates) Haxton at Sabetha, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Arthur “Joe” Eugene Marteney on June 28, 1947 at Colby, Kansas. She moved to Sabetha in 1950. She worked...

Mell Kennedy

Oct 16, 2011

Mell D. Kennedy passed away on October 16, 2011. He was born on July 8, 1912 in Kensington, Kansas and raised in Sabetha, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas University. He was a veteran of World War II reaching the rank of Captain. He worked as a banker retiring in 1977. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years, Madge (Proctor)...

Cletus Glissman

Oct 9, 2011

Cletus Raymond Glissman, June 1, 1928, to October 9, 2011, was a resident of Wetmore, Kansas. Cletus passed away peacefully at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas. Cletus was born and raised in Kelly, Kansas, where he attended St. Bede’s Catholic School. Cletus married Mary Wilhelm on June 7, 1949, at St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Kelly, Kansas. They moved to a farm...

Clarence Brown

Oct 5, 2011

Clarence K. Brown, 87, passed away October 5, 2011 at Life Care, Seneca, Kansas. He was born February 27, 1924, the son of George J. and Minnie (Graham) Brown. He grew up in the Mina community (northwest of Axtell), graduated from Mina grade school. Clarence was a farmer and cattleman all his life. He married Elaine Jones...

Ruth Picton

Oct 1, 2011

Ruth Esther Picton went home to be with The Lord early Saturday morning, October 1, 2011. She had been a resident at the Sabetha Manor for a number of years. She was born on the family farm near Hamlin, Kansas on March 20, 1917, the daughter of William G. and Jessie (Affleck) Hinton. She attended Blain Country Grade...

Cedric "Buck" Priest

Sep 27, 2011

Cedric Nohl Priest, commonly known as Buck, was born February 12, 1923 on a farm in Nemaha County. He was the youngest son of James Chester and Emma Katherine (Nohl) Priest. He had 3 brothers, Chester and twins Loren and Lyle. He attended country school for 8 years, graduating from Pleasant Hill in 1936. His first 2 years of high school were spent attending...

Maretta Rokey

Sep 16, 2011

Maretta Lou Rokey, 67, died Friday, September 16, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

She was born near Sabetha, Kansas on March 6, 1944, the daughter of Roy and Lucy (Marti) Rokey. At the age of 2 she had surgery to remove a brain tumor which left her mentally impaired. She attended National Country School and...

Douglas Fowler

Sep 14, 2011

Douglas Dean Fowler, 57, of Chandler , Arizona , died Wednesday, September 14, 2011. He was born on May 4, 1954 at Seneca, the son of Robert Dean and Glenadene June (Johnson) Fowler.

Doug grew up in Centralia , Kansas graduating in 1972 from Centralia High School ....

Harvey Rokey

Sep 9, 2011

Harvey Andrew Rokey passed away on September 9, 2011 at the age of 101. He enjoyed a rich, full life in Nemaha County.   His genuine belief in people, kindness and courtesy towards others, as well as his sense of humor will be long remembered. Harvey was well respected and called friend by many in Nemaha County and beyond. Harvey Rokey was...

Dorothy Summers

Sep 8, 2011

Dorothy Summers, 96, of Sabetha died at the Apostolic Christian Home on Thursday, September 8, 2011. She was born on July 19, 1915 in Padonia, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Leroy Brigham and Etta Imo (McConnaughey) Brigham. After graduating from Hiawatha High School, she received training at a beauty school in St. Joseph, Missouri and operated the Vanity Beauty...

John Harter

Sep 8, 2011

J ohn Edwin Harter, 78, of Bern, KS passed away September 8, 2011 in Tribune, KS. He died of COPD after battling the disease courageously for the past 10 years. John was born January 14, 1933 in Sabetha, KS, the youngest son of Edwin Carl and Lillian Mae (Ehrsam) Harter. He grew up on the family farm at Bern, KS...

Dean Bruning

Sep 4, 2011

Dean Louis Bruning, 83, of Robinson, Kansas passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at the Sabetha Community Hospital. He was born on October 28, 1927, the son of Irvin Louis Bruning and Lydia (Pape) Bruning at Robinson, Kansas. Dean was a retired farmer and cattleman. He was a graduate of Robinson High School and served in the U.S. Army during the...

Janet Warnica

Sep 2, 2011

Janet Marie Warnica, 78, of Seneca, KS died Friday, September 2, 2011 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, KS.

Janet was born January 11, 1933 at Sabetha, KS the daughter of Vincent Dalsing and Alice Roberts Dalsing. She attended Sabetha Schools and graduated from Sabetha High School.

Katherine Smith

Aug 29, 2011

Katherine Christina Smith, 97, of Axtell, KS died Monday, August 29, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Marysville, KS.

Katherine was born July 10, 1914 on the family farm south of Waterville, KS to Diedrich Wichman and Carrie Knudson Wichman.  She went to school at Chapman School in Washington County, KS where graduated from...

Wilbur "Bill" Thompson

Aug 28, 2011

Wilbur “Bill” G. Thompson, 92, died Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Bill was born on August 6, 1919 the son of John Arthur Thompson and Fleeta Edna (Moody) Thompson at Delavan, Kansas. He attended Pleasant View Grade School and graduated from Oneida High School in 1937. After attending Kansas State University for two years, he worked at...

Katie Grimm

Aug 24, 2011

Katie Grimm, 87, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Home where she had been a resident for nearly ten years. She was born on March 6, 1924 in Elgin, Iowa the daughter of George and Louisa (Marti) Metzger. Katie was married to Paul Grimm on December 16, 1945 in Elgin, Iowa. They made their home on a farm near Bern,...