Obituaries

Mar 17, 2020

A lma Jeanette Steiner-George passed away of natural causes on March 17, 2020 in Overland Park, Kansas, at the age of 83. She passed peacefully, with family members present.

Jeanette was born on May 12, 1936 in the rural home of her parents, Joe and Esther (Stoller) Steiner. She attended the...

Mar 17, 2020

R oberta “Bobby” Jean (Hundley) Argabright, 90, of Sabetha, KS passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, March 16, 2020. Bobby was born on November 30, 1929 in Sabetha, the daughter of Joseph and Marcena (Neiberger) Hundley.  She attended school in Sabetha and graduated with the class of 1948.  She was united in marriage...

Mar 14, 2020

R obert Lee Carlson, 61, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at the Sabetha Manor.

Robert was born June 7, 1958 in Sabetha, Kansas the son of John Irvin Carlson of Sabetha, Kansas and Dixie Lea Carlson of Topeka, Kansas.

Robert graduated from...

Mar 8, 2020

R osie May (Banks) Johnstone, 88, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Rosie was born June 21, 1931 in Loveland, Colorado the daughter of Chester Arthur and Rosie Faye (Womsley) Banks. Rosie was one of eight children born to this union.

Feb 26, 2020

W illiam "Bill" J. Kuhlman, 76, of Seneca, Kansas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at his home.

Bill was born on January 13, 1944 in Kelly, Kansas the son of Louis and Irene (Vock) Kuhlman. He attended Kelly Schools until 8th grade. He worked on the farm with...

Feb 16, 2020

L inda Louise (Hartter) McGuire, 67, of Sabetha, Kansas was welcomed in to Jesus’ arms on Sunday, February 16, 2020 surrounded by family.

Linda was born on October 17, 1952 to Harold and Loretta (Schmitt) Hartter in Sabetha, KS. She graduated from Sabetha High School in 1970 and went on to...

Feb 12, 2020

K athryn “Katie” (Hamilton) Lee, 67, of Bern, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the Kansas University Medical Center after losing her second battle with cancer.

Katie was born in Virginia and moved to North Carolina in middle school.  She graduated from NC State majoring in Textile Chemistry.  Katie...

Feb 12, 2020

M ary (Meyer) Montgomery, 94, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Mary was born on May 12, 1925 to Carl and Minnie (Kroemer) Meyer in Preston, Nebraska. She graduated from Sabetha High School in 1944.

Mary married Ivan Montgomery...

Feb 2, 2020

G ary David Edelman, 71, of Sabetha, Kansas went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 2, 2020.

Gary was born in Sabetha, Kansas on September 29, 1948, the son of David and Lena (Titus) Edelman. He spent his adult life on a farm across the road from his birth...

Jan 26, 2020

L eonard Samuel Baumgartner was born on December 22, 1926 the son of Louis Baumgartner and Lena (Hanni) Baumgartner, in Pawnee City, Nebraska. He was one of two children born to this union. He attended Prairie Star Country School, and graduated from Bern Rural High School in 1944. Grain and Livestock farming with his dad,...

Jan 16, 2020

F rances Maxine (Deaver) Sauer, 93, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Sabetha Manor.

Frances was born November 30, 1926 the seventh of seven children born in Sabetha, Kansas to Fred and Sarah (Bestwick) Deaver. Frances grew up in Sabetha, and later moved to...

Jan 7, 2020

L eo Maurice Sanders, 89, of Seneca, Kansas passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.

Leo was born April 27, 1930 in Beattie, Kansas the son of Joseph Waldo and Arcenia (Crevier) Sanders.  Leo married Kate Carpenter on December 3, 1955 and together they lived in...

Jan 4, 2020

B etty Jean (Smith) Lortscher, 82, of Bern, Kansas, was called home to her Lord, surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at the Sabetha Manor.

Betty was born July 23, 1937, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Herbert and Etta (Flynn) Smith.  In this home she learned to embrace family...

Dec 30, 2019

C arol Rippe, 72, of Sabetha, Kansas died unexpectedly at home on Monday, December 30, 2019.

She was born in Tuscola, IL, to Charles and Martha (Bernhart) Barr. Her childhood was spent in numerous small towns across the Midwest. After graduating from high school in Paris, MO, she attended Culver Stockton...

Dec 28, 2019

L eila June (Reed) Nutter, 72, of Seneca, Kansas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.

Leila was born to the late Irvin Reed and June (Anderson) Reed on September 14, 1947 in Holton.  She graduated from Soldier High School...

Dec 24, 2019

L onny R. Gutknecht, 60, of Valley Falls, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Midland Hospice in Topeka.

Lonny was born March 18, 1959 in Sabetha, Kansas the son of Max and Annie (Combs) Gutknecht. He attended Sabetha schools and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1978. After high...

Dec 19, 2019

K eith Anthony Moore, 61, of Sabetha died Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka surrounded by his family.  Keith was born on December 8, 1958 in Sabetha, Kansas the son of Keith Brooks and Lucille Moore.

In Keith’s early years, he graduated from Sabetha High School and gained...

Dec 12, 2019

T he family of Mavis Marti wishes to share the news of her passing on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at the age of 93. Mavis was the wife of Leroy Marti, who preceded her in death. She was the mother of Sharon (Ron) Duryea and Linda Marti. She will be remembered with love by her...

Dec 9, 2019

M artha Joan (Koehler) Robinson, 94, of Sabetha, Kansas went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, December 9, 2019.

Martha was born September 27, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the daughter of Charles and Rose (Beck) Koehler. She graduated from Frankford High School in Philadelphia in...

Dec 6, 2019

R euben E. Spellmeier, 70, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Reuben was born April 23, 1949 in Holton, Kansas the son of Marvin and Paulene (Puvogel) Spellmeier. He was raised in Fairview, Kansas.

Reuben served in the United...