Obituaries

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...

Mattie Blair

Mattie Blair

Jul 22, 2008

Centralia, KS - Mattie Blair was born September 11, 1904, the daughter of Octavia Jessee and John Shaefer, and passed away July 22, 2008, at the home of her daughter and son in law in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on a farm southwest of Centralia and was the youngest of four children. She attended the Pleasant Hill country...

Aurel Montgomery

Aurel Montgomery

Jul 18, 2008

Aurel W. Montgomery, 77, of Sabetha died July 18, 2008 at a Topeka Hospital. Aurel was born on October 16, 1930 on the family farm to Robert Montgomery and Ione Trees Montgomery. Aurel attended Excelsior country school for 6 years, Sabetha Junior High School and Sabetha High School and attending one year at Kansas State University. He served in...

Jerre Perry

Jerre Perry

Jul 7, 2008

Jerre Ann Perry, 65 of Axtell, KS died Monday July7, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, KS. Jerre was born January 11, 1943 in Fall City, NE the daughter of Claude Stumbo and Thelma Gatz Stumbo. She married Richard E. Perry on November 23, 1968 at Axtell at the United Methodist Church. Jerre was member of the...

Sharon McKim

Sharon McKim

Jun 25, 2008

Sharon Eugenia McKim, 79 of Topeka, KS died Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at the Westwood Manor Care Home in Topeka. Sharon was born May 28, 1929 in Norton, KS the daughter of David Lawrence McKim and Edna Stevens McKim. She attended one year of college at University of Kansas. She later worked for the Cattleman's Association in Topeka for...

Patricia Rohwer

Patricia Rohwer

Jun 18, 2008

Patricia Ann Rohwer, aged 66, of Sabetha, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at her home. Patricia was born the daughter of the late Herbert and Ruth (Sirney) Morton on July 20, 1941 in Grand Rapids, MI. She attended several schools, graduating from in 1959 Union High School, Grand Rapids, MI. While working for Boeing, she married Marvin Rohwer...