Obituaries
Ethel Hofmeister
Sep 3, 2009
Ethel Ann White, Wilson, Hofmeister, 72 of Axtell, KS died Thursday, September 3, 2009 at her home in Axtell, KS. Ethel was born January 26, 1937 in Herkimer, KS the daughter of Conrad Lutjemeier and Anna Frerking Lutjemeier. She grew up in Marshall County graduating from Marysville, High School in 1955. Ethel grew up in Herkimer and Marysville area...
Arthur Berkley
Aug 17, 2009
Arthur Milton Berkley 87, died Monday August 17, 2009 at Holmes Lake Manor in Lincoln, Nebraska. Where he resided following a hip fracture in November of 2008. Milton was born January 30th, 1922 in Hamlin, Kansas. He was the son of Arthur Elias and Hazel (Chadwick) Berkley and was baptized in the Hamlin Church of the Brethren. He graduated...
Mary Hartter
Aug 8, 2009
Mary Helen Hartter, 88, of Sabetha, passed away Saturday, August 08, 2009 at the Sabetha Hospital . She was born December 30, 1920, the daughter of Frank and Lila (Smith) Butterfield in Maple Ridge Community, Capioma Township, Nemaha County. The family then moved to the Woodlawn area where she grew up attending school in the one room school house...
Doris Harvey
Aug 5, 2009
Doris May Harvey, 70, of Centralia, KS, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009 following a brief illness. Doris was born April 11, 1939 at Atchison, KS to William Wilcox and Ethel Chaffin Wilcox. She attended school in Atchison and graduated from Nortonville High School in Nortonville, KS. Doris worked as a cook at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia and...
Adela Byer
Aug 3, 2009
Adela T. Byer, 94, died August 3, 2009 at Charter House in Rochester, MN. She was born February 10, 1915 in Chino, California, the eldest of the five daughters of Arthur E. and Lucy Williams Tissot. Adela graduated from Chino High School in 1932, Upland College in 1934, and Huntington Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1939. On March...
Katharine Capsey Swartz
Jul 26, 2009
Katharine Joyce Capsey Swartz, 67, passed away July 26, 2009, in Overland Park, KS. Born August 9, 1941, in Frankfort, KS, Kay was the daughter of Dr. Roswell and Lois Capsey of Centralia, KS. She graduated from Kansas University in 1963 with a degree in Elementary Education and was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. After raising two daughters,...
Gerald "Jerry" Niehues
Jul 21, 2009
Gerald "Jerry" H. Niehues was born on October 8, 1937, the second of twelve children born to Bernard Niehues and Alfreda Niehues of Corning, Kansas. Jerry spent his childhood in Corning before moving to Sabetha, Kansas at the age of fifteen to work. It was in Sabetha that he met his future wife, Zana, in 1964. They married on...
Karen Mooney
Jul 20, 2009
Karen Sue (Paden) Mooney was born on October 16, 1943 the daughter of Doyle Paden and Helen(Garland) Paden in St. Joseph, Missouri. She attended Benton High School in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Floyd Mooney on December 11, 1964 in St. Joseph, Missouri at the King Hill Baptist Church. They were blessed with two wonderful...
Pamela (Sperline) Fischer
Jul 20, 2009
Pamela Jo Sperline-Fischer, 47, of Hamlin passed away Monday, July 20, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Regional Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Pam was born on April 7, 1962 the daughter of Ronnie Sperline and Joyce (Rakestraw) Sperline in Sabetha, Kansas. She attended Sabetha High School and graduated in 1980. Pam worked at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha and then for...
Wayne Dodge
Jul 13, 2009
Wayne V. Dodge was born on November 12, 1931 at Horton, Kansas the son of Arthur L. Dodge and Bessie N. Hansen Dodge. He attended and graduated from Fairview High School in 1949. He was united in marriage to Wanda Bailey on August 5, 1949. He lived and farmed in the Fairview area most of his life. Wayne loved...
Bernard "Barney" Alfers
Jul 10, 2009
Bernard "Barney" Hubert Alfers, 79, Axtell died Friday, July 10, 2009 at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. He was born November 8, 1929 the son of Bernard and Dolores Sharpe Alfers at Axtell. He attended Axtell schools and graduated in 1948. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 - 1956 serving Korea. Barney worked for the Rural Electric Association,...
Lewis Shields
Jul 9, 2009
Lewis Lavon Shields, 86, of Omaha, NE passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009 at his daughter's home in Omaha, NE. Lewis was born November 22, 1922 near Bellaire, Kansas the son of Lewis William Shields and Flora Tripp Shields. Lewis graduated from Smith Center High School in 1940. He entered the United States Army in 1943 and served in...
Marjorie Fountain
Jul 3, 2009
Marjorie Fountain passed away July 3, 2009 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha at the age of 85. Marjorie was born on May 4, 1924, the daughter of Ewell and Roxie (Sullivan) Asher in Boring, Kentucky. She married Albert Fountain on May 11, 1952 in Sabetha, Kansas. Marjorie and Albert enjoyed traveling and loved their many cats. Marjorie...
Leo Jurgensmeier
Jun 27, 2009
Leo Henry Jurgensmeier was born on October 20, 1925 the son of Bernard J. Jurgensmeier and Helena E. Riemann Jurgensmeier at Auburn, Nebraska. Leo was baptized into the Catholic Church at Auburn, Nebraska. The family moved to White Lake, South Dakota in 1931; then to Fidelity (Sabetha) Kansas in 1933. The family has attended St. Augustine Catholic Church of...
Esther Akin
Jun 20, 2009
Esther Ionia White Akin, 79, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009 at the Life Care Center in Seneca. She was born in Vesta, Nebraska on February 22, 1930 to George and Hazel (Wentz) White. Esther graduated from Summerfield in 1947. On March 6, 1949 Esther White married Martin Akin. They live in Beattie and Axtell areas. They were married...
James Schafer
Jun 11, 2009
James Clinton Schafer, 103, of Vermilion, KS died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at the East Ridge Care Home in Centralia. James was born May 29, 1906 in Vermillion to Clinton Schafer and Georgia Jessee Schafer. After graduating from the Vermilion High School he farmed with his father raising cattle, hogs and sheep. He married Lois Parli of Axtell, KS...
Allen Garber
Jun 9, 2009
Allen G. Garber of Sabetha, Kansas died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Stormont Vail Hospital at the age of 81. Allen was born on February 29, 1928 at home south of Berwick to Anna H. (Hartter) Garber and Andrew F. Garber. Allen was the youngest of nine children. He was raised around the Berwick area. Allen joined the Air...
Lillian Esslinger
Jun 8, 2009
Lillian June Esslinger was born on June 16, 1924 the daughter of Joseph Heiniger and Delle Meyer Heiniger at Oneida, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Vernon Esslinger on September 7, 1947 at Sabetha, Kansas. Born to this union were 3 daughters and one son. Lillian worked in various homes as a housekeeper and was also employed by...
Grace Close
Jun 7, 2009
Grace M. Close was born on August 6, 1913 the daughter of Charles Frederick Schneider and Sarah Elizabeth Dummermuth Schneider in Richardson County, Nebraska. She was one of four children born to this union. She grew up in the Richardson County area and attended Honey Creek School. She attended Sabetha schools and graduated from Sabetha High School. She was...
Inez Brougher- Stalder
May 25, 2009
Inez F. (Benson) Brougher Stalder was born on April 3, 1911 the daughter of Fay North Benson and Pearl G. (Gaston) Benson at Morrill, Kansas. She attended rural schools and graduated from Morrill High School with the class of 1929. She attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas for 1 year and then Horners Institute of Music and Drama in...
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