Obituaries

Mae Wittwer

Mae Wittwer

Oct 12, 2008

Mae B. Wittwer, 94, of Sabetha, formerly of rural Dawson, Nebraska died October 12, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. The daughter of William Brooks and Laura (Trefzer) Brooks, she was born on January 18, 1914 in Barada, Nebraska and later moved with her family to Falls City, Nebraska. She graduated from Falls City High School in...

William Bredemeier

William Bredemeier

Oct 11, 2008

William "W.B.B." Bernice Bredemeier, 69, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at his home in Seneca, Kansas. He was born February 28, 1939, the son of Bernice William and Estella Mussman Bredemeier, in Pawnee City, Nebraska. He attended elementary school at the Roger's School and the Prairie Grove School. He graduated from Bern High School, Bern, Ks, in 1957. In...

Ralph Wetzel

Ralph Wetzel

Oct 5, 2008

Ralph C. Wetzel, 83, of Bern, KS died Sunday October 5, 2008 at his home in Bern, KS. Ralph was born on a farm southwest of Horton, KS on May 12, 1925, the son of Karl and Margaretha Molle Wetzel. He started school at Clover Hill School then later moved with the family to Whiting, KS. He graduated from...

Viola Haug

Viola Haug

Sep 24, 2008

Viola Marie Haug, 87 of Axtell, Kansas passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 10:30 AM at the St. Michael's Catholic Church in Axtell. Burial will be in the St. Michael's Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed Friday evening at 7:30 PM at the St....

James Dobkins

James Dobkins

Sep 22, 2008

James Dale Dobkins, 90, of Centralia, KS passed away peacefully Monday, September 22, 2008 at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia, KS. James was born July 11, 1918 in Lowell Kansas the youngest of three children to Hugh Dobkins and Fern Craig Dobkins. James graduated from high school in Riverton KS. He attended college and received his teaching certificate...

Mark Wells

Mark Wells

Sep 22, 2008

Mark A Wells, age 49, died at his home on Monday, September 22, 2008, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mark was born July 9, 1959, in the town of Sidney, Nebraska, to Peggy D. Wells and the late Lee A. Wells. He attended Apache Grade School in Overland Park. In 1975, Mark attended Kansas Neurological Institute to...

Glen Stoller

Glen Stoller

Sep 18, 2008

Glen Robert Stoller was born on March 26, 1929, at home, south of Sabetha, Kansas to Robert Stoller and Martha Imthurn Stoller. He attended Pleasant Hill County School and Sabetha High School where he graduated in 1946. After graduation, he worked for Arlie Gilbert until being drafted into the Army in April of 1951, where he served as an...

Gregory Gee

Gregory Gee

Sep 14, 2008

Gregory Allen Gee, 57, Pawnee City, Nebraska died Sunday, September 14, 2008 at the Pawnee Manor in Pawnee City with family by his side. He was born November 3, 1950 at Marysville the son of Harold and Edna McKee Gee. He graduated from Summerfield High School in 1968 and then attended North Central Kansas Vocational College to train as...

Stanley Margrave

Stanley Margrave

Sep 12, 2008

Stanley H. Margrave, 80, of Sabetha, KS died Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas. Stanley was born, April 29, 1928 at Sabetha, KS one of twin boys to Howard and Marie Wasmund Margrave. He graduated from Sabetha High School and went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Denver University...

Don Matney

Don Matney

Sep 9, 2008

Don Mack Matney, 64, of Berryton, Kansas died Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Don was born on October 5, 1943, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Nellie Lavin and Russell Matney. His mother remarried and he was raised by his step-father, James Plumberg. Don grew up in Topeka and graduated from Hayden High School in 1961. He served two years...

Robert Peterson

Robert Peterson

Sep 2, 2008

Robert J. Peterson, 50, of Fairview, passed away September 2, 2008. Bob was born on October 17, 1957 in Concordia, Kansas, the son of Emery Peterson and Velma Rogge Peterson. Robert is survived by his wife, Erin of the home; five sons, Seth Peterson, Logan Peterson, and Ethan Peterson all of the home, Pfc. Eric Peterson of Kingsbay Naval...

Malinda Feek

Malinda Feek

Sep 1, 2008

Malinda Beth Boyd Feek was born on April 4, 1944 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Alvin E. Boyd and Edith P. Goode Boyd Gary. She grew up in the Big Spring area and graduated from Borden High School in Gail, Texas in 1962. She was united in marriage to Billy Wayne Hamil in May of 1962. To this union...

LeRoy VanVerth

LeRoy VanVerth

Aug 31, 2008

LeRoy Ellis VanVerth, 81 of Tucson, AZ passed away August 31, 2008. He was born July 25, 1927 northeast of Axtell, Kansas, the son of Ernest and Mary VanVerth. He grew up on the family farm, attending New Salem Country School and Axtell High School. He graduated in 1944 and helped for a year on the farm and then...

Curtis Gilmore

Curtis Gilmore

Aug 21, 2008

Curtis Lee Gilmore, 87, Seneca, died Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Life Care Center of Seneca. He was born January 9, 1921 the son of William Curtis and Marion Wetmore Gilmore near Oneida, Kansas. He was graduated from Oneida High School in 1939. He was a farmer and stockman and lived in Oneida from 1942-1953 and then he lived...

Vernon Duckers

Vernon Duckers

Aug 19, 2008

Vernon F Duckers, 103, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Seneca. He was born the oldest of seven children to Harry Duckers and Elizabeth Jones Duckers, September 15, 1904 on a farm south of Fairview, Kansas. He married Zelda Hampton February 14, 1929 at Hiawatha. She preceded him in death February 24, 2005. Vernon...

Roy Dannevik

Roy Dannevik

Aug 15, 2008

Roy "Danny" Dannevik was born in Centralia, KS on November 3, 1912 to Percy and Mary Quakenbush Dannevik and died on August 15, 2008 at Eastridge Care Home surrounded by his family. He attended Boardman Country School and Centralia High School, graduating in 1930. At an early age, he developed an interest in and love for sports, playing baseball,...

Evelyn Olson

Evelyn Olson

Aug 15, 2008

Evelyn Anmarie Grotnes Olson, 85, Axtell, died Friday, August 15, 2008 at the Frankfort Care Home in Frankfort, Kansas. She was born October 14, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Elinas Grotnes and Emma Anderson Grotnes. She attended Concordia College at Morehead, Minnesota and had been a member of the Eastern Star, Detroit Lakes. She was co-owner and...

Ina Kieny

Ina Kieny

Aug 11, 2008

Ina Kieny was born on March 1, 1916 the daughter of Bert Earl Dabler and Mae Hassett Sparling Dabler at Maysville, Missouri. She grew up in the Oneida area and attended school and graduated from Oneida High School. As a young girl she was very active in her school plays and the Methodist Church in Oneida, singing and playing...

Edwin Wiltz

Edwin Wiltz

Aug 3, 2008

Edwin "Ed" L. Wiltz, 73, passed away at his home on August 3, 2008 surrounded by family, follow a brief illness. He was born on April 13, 1935 near Sabetha to John Wiltz and Helena Christman Wiltz. He attended grade school at Albany and Sabetha. He moved with is family to a farm near Merceir and attended four year...

Dorene Zimmerschied

Dorene Zimmerschied

Jul 27, 2008

Dorene M. Zimmerschied was born on September 27, 1917 the daughter of Walter Semkin and Emma Schulz Semkin at Morgan County, Missouri. She was one of five children born to this union. She attended rural school at Florence, Missouri. She was united in marriage to John Henry Zimmerschied on September 17, 1939 at Sedalia, Missouri. Three children were born...