Obituaries
Michael "Mike" E. Richey
Mar 10, 2025
Michael “Mike” E. Richey, 60, of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Mike was born on June 18, 1964, in Topeka Kansas. He was adopted by Kenneth E. and Barbara P. (Hards) Richey and grew up in Hiawatha, Kansas, and Falls City, Nebraska. A "Jack of All Trades,” Mike had a passion for repairing...
Samuel "Ron" Ronald Payne
Mar 8, 2025
Samuel “Ron” Ronald Payne, 85, of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away on March 8, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones.
Ron was born on February 4, 1940, in Capioma, Kansas, to Samuel and Elda (Gilbert) Payne. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school through the sixth grade. After that, he attended school in Sabetha and graduated from Sabetha...
Charles "Chuck" F. Newman
Jan 10, 2025
Chuck Newman, 92, of Westminster, Colorado, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2025, as a result of cancer treatment complications over the years.
He was born on January 9, 1933, on a farm close to Ozawkie, Kansas, to Archie Lawrence and Etta Faye Coursey Newman.
After two years of living on a farm, Chuck’s father moved his family to Topeka, Kansas, to...
Bernice Lucille Newman
May 2, 2019
Bernice Lucille Newman, 82, of Albuquerque, New Mexico passed away on May 2, 2019, after a short battle with heart and kidney disease.
Bernice was born on May 10, 1936, in Fairview, Kansas. She was the seventh of nine children born to Bernard John and Helena Elizabeth (Riemann) Jurgensmeier. In her childhood, she was a member of the St. Augustine Catholic...
Louis Jay Fankhauser
Feb 8, 2025
Louis Jay Fankhauser, 93, of Bern, Kansas passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at the Apostolic Christian Care Home in Sabetha, Kansas.
Jay was born on October 24, 1931, on the family farm near Four-Mile Church, just south of Humboldt, Nebraska to Daniel and Loretta (Nellie) Fankhauser.
Growing up on the family farm during the Great Depression,...
Daniel M. Hartung
Jan 25, 2025
Daniel “Dan” Moritz Hartung, 70, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at his home with his wife, Kim, by his side.
Daniel was born on March 27, 1954, in Pawnee City, Nebraska to John W. Hartung and Delores A. (Heuppelsheuser) Hartung.
Daniel was previously married and was blessed with one son, Nathan, and two daughters, Heather and...
Phyllis D. Reynolds
Jan 21, 2025
Phyllis D. Reynolds, 85, Illinois City, Illinois, formerly of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Phyllis Darlene Reasy was born in Sabetha, Kansas, on November 2, 1939, to Charles W. Scott and Florence Catherine (Van Dyke) Reasy. She was the youngest of seven children born into the Reasy family.
Phyllis...
Joanne Jackson
Jan 20, 2025
June Joanne Jackson of Fairview, Kansas died peacefully on Monday, January 20, 2025, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, following a brief illness.
Joanne was born on June 9, 1931, on a farm south of Fairview to Ivan Klein and Dorothy (Nyfeler) Klein. She attended Fairview High School, graduating in 1949, and then attended Baker and Washburn University. After college,...
Stanley L. Strahm
Jan 8, 2025
Stanley Lewis Strahm, 85, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Bern, Kansas, died on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at his home in Lincoln.
Stanley was born on July 17, 1939, in Bern, Kansas to Emil and Grace (Blunier) Strahm. He grew up in the Bern community and graduated from Bern High School in 1957. He began his working career at Bern Lumber...
Casey Diane (Jameson) Stohs
Jan 14, 2025
Casey Diane (Jameson) Stohs, 38, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Casey was born on November 6, 1986, in Pittsburg, Kansas to Steven and Regina (Smith) Jameson. She grew up in Ottawa, Kansas until 1997 when her family moved to Columbus, Kansas. She graduated from Columbus Unified High School in 2005. Then, she attended Pittsburg State...
Jean Erma Wright
Jan 11, 2025
Jean Erma (Rudiger) Wright, 80, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Sabetha Community Hospital.
Jean was born on February 26, 1944, in Clay Center, Nebraska, to Lawrence “Rudy” Arthur and Rosa Jane (Hoyt) Rudiger. She came to know Jesus as her Savior at a young age, influenced by her mother's dedication to Child Evangelism. She...
William "Bill" John Strathman
Jan 11, 2025
William “Bill” John Strathman, 68, of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at his home in Topeka.
Bill was born in Sabetha on February 16, 1956, to Benedict and Mary (Banks) Strathman. He dedicated much of his life to his hometown of Sabetha, receiving his education in the Sabetha schools and graduating from Sabetha...
Mary Ruth Yulich
Jan 12, 2025
Mary Ruth Yulich, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas, went home to the Lord on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.
Mary Ruth was born on August 10, 1933, in Kansas City, Kansas to Roy Lee Purcell and Elna Pearl (Douglas) Purcell. As an only child, grandchild, and niece, Mary Ruth was deeply loved.
During high school, Mary Ruth...
Margaret Marie Garrett
Jan 9, 2025
Margaret Marie (Huning) Garrett, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas, died on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.
Margaret was born on December 28, 1933, in Walnut, Kansas to Waldo and Frieda (Lamkey) Huning. Margaret graduated from Hepler High School and received her bachelor’s degree from Pittsburgh State University. After receiving her degree, she accepted a teaching position...
Betty Lou Allen
Jan 9, 2025
Betty Lou Allen, 90, of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at the Sabetha Manor in Sabetha.
Betty was born on October 7, 1934, in Sabetha, Kansas, the youngest daughter of Henry William Hartman and Gertrude M. (Gakle) Hartman. She grew up northwest of Fairview, Kansas, and graduated from Fairview High School in 1952. Betty worked at Mid...
LaVon Gene Wenger
Dec 29, 2024
LaVon Gene Wenger, 89, of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, surrounded by his family.
LaVon was born on October 29, 1935, in Sabetha, Kansas, to Louis and Tillie (Strahm) Wenger. He grew up in Sabetha and graduated from Sabetha High School. After two years of studying engineering at Kansas State University, LaVon’s father asked him to return...
Phillip "Bones" Daniel Cepuran
Dec 23, 2024
Phillip Daniel Cepuran, known to many as “Bones,” passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024, at the Life Care Center of Seneca in Seneca, Kansas.
Bones was born on November 8, 1945, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Joseph John and Esther Mae (Rother) Cepuran. The family moved to Fremont, Nebraska, where Phillip attended school. He graduated from Fremont High School with the...
Alicia "Lisa" I. Griffith
Dec 16, 2024
Alicia “Lisa” I. Griffith, 62, of Bern, Kansas, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, December 16, 2024, with her family by her side.
Lisa was born on October 21, 1962, in Onaga, Kansas, to James and Alice (Wege) Parks. She was one of seven children born to this union. Lisa graduated from Marysville High School in...
Leslie A. Lines
Nov 26, 2024
Leslie A. Lines, 78, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas where she resided for the past five years. She was born on March 2, 1946, in Sabetha, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Marge (Gosche) Lines.
Leslie attended school in Sabetha and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1964....
Cynthia Kay Strahm
Dec 12, 2024
Cynthia Kay (Meyer) Strahm, 64, of Sabetha, Kansas passed from this life and into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, December 12, 2024, after a brief and graceful battle with cancer. Her last days were spent with her husband and best friend, Rod, by her side as well as her three beloved children.
Cynthia was born on July 14, 1960, in...
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