Obituaries

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...

Sep 22, 2018

E lgin Lee Flott, born June 24, 1929 in Omaha, Nebraska passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas.

Elgin lived his youth in Sabetha, Kansas graduating high school to then attend, and graduate from The University of Kansas in 1951 with a B.S. in Geological Sciences. Elgin served...

Sep 22, 2018

B ette May (Keim) Bestwick, age 90, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 in Manhattan, KS.

She was born on May 31, 1928 at home north of Albany, KS to Marvin and Florence (Rotz) Keim.  She attended school at Albany through eighth grade.  Much to her chagrin she had to ride...

Sep 20, 2018

M arilyn Kay Montgomery (Kerl), 69, of Falls City, Nebraska, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 20, 2018, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, Nebraska. She was suffering from complications after having abdominal surgery. The exact reasons are currently unknown.

Marilyn was born on January 5, 1949 in...

Sep 19, 2018

D onna Mae (Spiker) Judah, 92, of Sabetha, KS passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018.

Donna was born in Sabetha, KS on December 1, 1925 the daughter of Sumner L. Spiker and Ada R. (Drown) Spiker. She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1942. Donna was united in marriage to Thomas...

Sep 4, 2018

C arla L. (Garrett) Stevens, 50, of Sabetha, KS passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Funeral services are pending at this time.

Sep 1, 2018

D r. Lyle Edward Steiner, 88, of Pasadena, California, passed away on September 1, 2018, at Keck USC Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was born in Sabetha, Kansas, on April 21, 1930, the son of Joseph and Esther (Stoller) Steiner.

Lyle graduated from Sabetha High School in 1947, where he...

Aug 26, 2018

H arley David Linn, 90, of Sabetha, KS passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 at the Sabetha Manor.

Harley was born May 14, 1928 the son of Henry William Linn and Josephine (Martsoft) Linn Kral in Lexington, Nebraska. He grew up in the Wetmore and Centralia, Kansas area. He began work...

Aug 25, 2018

H azel Valora (Mayer) Milne, age 93, a resident of the Apostolic Christian Home passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018.

She was born on May 25, 1925 at home southwest of Goff, Kansas. It was so close to midnight the doctors didn’t look at the clock and didn’t know if it was the 24th or...