Obituaries

Apr 1, 2019

K eith “Butch” Rogers, 67, of Fairview, Kansas passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka surrounded by family.

Butch was born May 26, 1951 in Sabetha, Kansas the son of Lyle Douglas and Alta Mae (Justis) Rogers. Butch attended Fairview High School until May...

Mar 31, 2019

W illiam “Bill” Messinger, 83, of Salem, Nebraska passed away peacefully March 31, 2019 at Falls City Hospital after battling a long term illness.

Bill was born May 19, 1935 to Claude and Winifred (James) Messinger in Stella, Nebraska.  Bill grew up on the family farm and graduated from Honey Creek...

Mar 28, 2019

D orothy G. (McBride) Lear, 94, formerly of Bern, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.

Dorothy was born May 23, 1924 in Ibi, Nigeria the daughter of Dr. Ira and Ruth (Lowell) McBride. The McBride’s served as missionaries in Africa spreading the gospel. They...

Mar 27, 2019

M ichael “Mike” G. Hill, 66, of Sabetha died Wednesday, March 27, 2019 surrounded by loved ones at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka, Kansas.

Mike was born June 16, 1952 in Axtell, KS the son of William “Bill” and Barb (Deane) Hill. He was one of five children. He...

Mar 21, 2019

C harles Edward Jackson, 88, of Fairview, Kansas died Thursday, March 21, 2019 surrounded by his family at his home in Sabetha.

Charles was born on July 11, 1930 on a farm west of Sabetha to Samuel M. Jackson and Helen (Lanning) Jackson.  He attended Fairview High School, playing basketball and...

Mar 18, 2019

L yle Francis Edelman, 73, of Sabetha, KS passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Lyle was born on March 1, 1946 in Sabetha, KS the son of Phillip and Elizabeth (Sigmund) Edelman. Although living with diabetes, having been diagnosed at age 5, Lyle was determined...

Mar 13, 2019

J ames “Gary” G. Gaston, 86, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Gary was born March 13, 1933 in Morrill, Kansas the son of James E. and Mary C. (Chenoweth) Gaston. He went to Morrill schools and graduated from Morrill High School. He...

Mar 12, 2019

R ichard “Rick” L. Werner, 62, of Horton, Kansas passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at his home.

Rick was born July 31, 1956 in Falls City, Nebraska the son of Charles and Betty (Brown) Werner.

Rick was preceded in death by his parents.

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Mar 8, 2019

C harles William Cox, 82, of Fairview, Kansas passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

No services will be held.

Mar 5, 2019

D an D. Anderson, 90, of Sabetha, KS passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Sabetha Manor.

Dan was born December 22, 1928 in Clay Center, KS the son of Herbert and Berta (Hundley) Anderson.  He was one of 10 children.  On January 24, 1946, Dan was united in marriage...

Mar 1, 2019

L inda Lou (Bates) Brannan, age 72, of Seneca, Kansas passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the fourth of five children born to Vernie and Alice Bates in Dodge City, Kansas.

Linda attended school in Dodge City and while attending Dodge...

Feb 17, 2019

E dward L. Price, 73, of Seneca, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019. Ed was born March 21, 1945 in Albany, California the son of Mary Francis (Curry) Price.  He grew up in Galena, Kansas and graduated from Galena Schools and entered the United States Air Force on his 17th birthday.  Ed went to basic training...

Feb 12, 2019

J ean (Jeannie) Louise Dahl, 64, of Seneca, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

She was born November 19, 1954, in Kenosha, WI, the daughter of Eugene and Kathryn (Luby) Brown.

Jeannie was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and lived in...

Jan 24, 2019

B ill Pyle, 89, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away at home on Thursday, January 24, 2019.  He was raised and lived in the Morrill, Kansas area for many years and moved to Sabetha in 1970.

Bill was born in Sabetha, KS on September 26, 1929 to George and Nellie (Bundy) Pyle,...

Jan 22, 2019

J ames Alan Ward, 50, of Andover and Minneapolis, Minnesota passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

Jim was born September 23, 1968 to Alan Lee and Sharon (Kiernan) Ward. Jim grew up in Barstow, California. He went to junior college in Barstow and on to Las Vegas College. Jim loved...

Jan 19, 2019

S hirley Jean (Fulton) Kilcoyne, a proud member of the Greatest Generation and an active merrymaker, passed away on Saturday, January 19 in Tampa, Florida. She was 92 years young.

Shirley was born in Topeka, Kansas on Aug. 20, 1926 to Bryan and Bernice Fulton of Sabetha, Kansas, 403 E. Main....

Jan 16, 2019

P hyllis L. (Saborowski) Bicknell, 90, of Manhattan, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019.

Private family graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at the Morrill Cemetery.

Jan 10, 2019

M ax E. Allen, 82, of Seneca, Kansas formerly of Oneida, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Life Care Center of Seneca, surrounded by family.

Max was born on November 18, 1936 in Oneida, the son of Lynn and Tresa (Newsham) Allen. He attended grade school in Oneida and...

Jan 9, 2019

L uetta Esther (Kroemer) Binder, 88, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, Kansas.

Luetta was born October 5, 1930 to Carl Jr. and Emilie (Rohlmeier) Kroemer at the family home place 6 ½ miles north of Seneca. She was the...

Jan 7, 2019

G ordon Wilbur Weyer, 90, of Centralia, KS passed away Monday, January 7, 2019 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Gordon was born January 4, 1929 on a farm northwest of Centralia to Willie and Edith (Westberg) Weyer. He attended Center Country School and graduated from Centralia High School in 1947.