Obituaries

Jan 6, 2019

W . Darlene (Butrick) Rison, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019.

Darlene was born on February 23, 1927 in Brown County near White Cloud, Kansas, the daughter of William Ernest and Minnie (Raney) Butrick. She attended elementary country school, eight years at Hill Top district number 8...

Jan 5, 2019

R amona M. (Brinkworth) Breeden, 90, of Sabetha, KS passed away Saturday, January 05, 2019.

Ramona was born on October 9, 1928, to Garth and Helen (Bestwick) Brinkworth on a farm west of Woodlawn along with her twin sister, Leona Lukert, who survives. She attended Pleasant View County School and graduated...

Dec 31, 2018

B everly Ann Van Peyma, 77, of Sabetha died Monday, December 31, 2018.  She is survived by her husband, James Van Peyma and Family.

Funeral service will be Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Popkess Mortuary Chapel in Sabetha.  A visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to...

Dec 29, 2018

D ortha Mae (Bell) Wikle, 94, of Sabetha, KS died Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Mrs. Wikle was born in Powhattan, Kansas on March 7, 1924 to Ralph and Josephine (Krebs) Bell. She was one of six children born to this union. Dortha grew up in the...

Dec 28, 2018

B lanche (Kugler) Dye, 99, of Centralia, KS passed away Friday, December 28, 2018.

Blanche “Billie” was born in Centralia, KS on July 22, 1919 to John Peter and Elizabeth (Marticke) Kugler. She graduated from rural White Hall School and later Centralia High School in 1936. Blanche was employed by the...

Dec 19, 2018

D onice M. (Adams) Barrett, 95, of Sabetha, KS passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 surrounded by family.

Donice was born September 8, 1923 near Centralia, KS the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Fisher) Adams. She attended one room schools in Nemaha County. Donice graduated from Centralia...

Dec 17, 2018

D ale G. Dannels, age 90, of Key Largo, Florida and formerly of Vermillion, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Monday night, December 17, 2018 at his home in Key Largo.

Dale was born August 17, 1928 in Kimball, Nebraska to Roy and Eva (Schaffer) Dannels. He farmed and raised livestock on his...

Dec 15, 2018

D onald K. Meyer, 69, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018.

Donald was born in Sabetha on December 6, 1949 to Fremond A. and Ruth E. (Strahm) Meyer.  He attended grade school at Excelsior and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1967.  Don attended Kansas State University, where...

Dec 13, 2018

J ohn Leslie (Les) Baumgartner, 93, of Sabetha, Kansas formerly of Bern, Kansas passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Les was born October 27, 1925 in Pawnee City, Nebraska, the son of Lou and Lena (Hanni) Baumgartner. He attended Prairie Star Country School and...

Dec 5, 2018

S amuel Max Roush, 88, longtime resident of Morrill, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at the Apostolic Christian Home, Sabetha, KS.  Sam will be forever remembered for his love of children, great sense of humor and his hard-work ethic.

Sam was born in Morrill, Kansas on February...

Dec 1, 2018

C aldyn David Wasinger, 1-month old son of Austin and Krista Wasinger of Sabetha, met the eyes of Jesus on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. He was born on Oct. 28, 2018, in Sabetha.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of...

Nov 10, 2018

E ileen Ray, 95, of Sabetha, KS formerly of Nebraska City, NE passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Eileen was born July 19, 1923 in Nebraska City, NE to Earl A. Bray and Nellie (Erwin) Bray.  She was raised in Nebraska City and graduated from Nebraska City High...

Oct 28, 2018

D avid Thieme, 63, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018.

David was born in Axtell, Kansas on May 6, 1955 the son of George and Lavonne (Ehrsam) Thieme. He attended Bern High School and graduated with the class of 1973. David got into construction right after high school....

Oct 24, 2018

E stalene O. (Carver) Frey, 93, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the Sabetha Manor.

Estalene was born in Imogene, Iowa on November 11, 1924 the daughter of Fred and Myrtle (McAlexander) Carver. She was named Oca Estalene, but everyone called her Estalene. Her sister Ladene welcomed...

Oct 21, 2018

P hyllis Pafenbach, of DuBois, Nebraska died on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the age of 96.

She resided at Premier Estates in Pawnee City for two years.  She moved to DuBois in 2012 to live with her daughter, Jean and Don Miller, currently living in Lawrence, Kansas. Phyllis previously split...

Oct 21, 2018

J ames Clinton Meyer, the son of Leroy and Pearl (Streit) Meyer, was born on May 27, 1946.  At the age of 72, on October 21, 2018 James passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family.

James attended Union country school for several years before continuing at Bern School.

Oct 14, 2018

E ugene George Marti of Sabetha, KS died peacefully on October 14, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Nursing Home in Sabetha.

He was born in Lamar, MO on July 14, 1930 the son of George and Elizabeth (Banwart) Marti. When Eugene was 10 years old, his father passed away and the...

Oct 11, 2018

E ric Dale Freel, 66, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at his Sabetha apartment.

He was born June 29, 1952 in Topeka, Kansas to Lawrence Dale and Edra Ruth (Young Faidley) Freel, Topeka school teachers. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1970 and went to trade...

Oct 7, 2018

E mil Spellmeier, 97, of Sabetha, KS passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018.

Emil was born August 14, 1921 on a farm 5 miles southeast of Fairview. He was the only son of Henry and Emma (Lear) Spellmeier and the youngest of 4 children; his three sisters preceded him in death....

Oct 2, 2018

S hirley Leta (Fiske) Longberg, 87, died peacefully surrounded by family on October 2, 2018.

She was born January 14, 1931 in Soldier, KS, and married Richard “Ben” Longberg on January 14, 1950.  Ben and Shirley raised their children in Sabetha, KS and later moved to Wichita to be closer to...