Obituaries

Nov 30, 2017

R ex Earl Flentie, 92, of Centralia, KS passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017 at the Community Hospital Onaga.

Rex was born June 9, 1925 in Centralia, KS to Alvin and Elsie (Howard) Flentie. He attended Armstrong County School and graduated from Centralia High School in 1943. Shortly after graduation he...

Nov 25, 2017

S tephen “Steve” M. Ukele, 62, of Sabetha, KS passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017.

Stephen was born in Sabetha, KS on October 20, 1955 to Marshall and Geneva (Brigham) Ukele. He attended Excelsion Country School, Sabetha Jr., and Sabetha Senior...

Nov 25, 2017

C armen K. (Baumgartner) Ukele, 42, of Sabetha, KS passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017.

Carmen was born on July 19, 1975 in Sabetha, KS the daughter of Leonard and Nancy (Hartter) Baumgartner. Carmen attended Bern schools through her sophomore year...

Nov 25, 2017

M arlee Geneva Ukele, 11, of Sabetha, KS was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, November 25, 2017.

Marlee was born July 30, 2006 in Sabetha, the loving daughter of Lee and Carmen (Baumgartner) Ukele. She attended Sabetha Elementary...

Nov 20, 2017

D onna J. Aeschliman, 86, of Sabetha, KS formerly of Centralia, KS was called home by her Lord on Monday, November 20, 2017.

Donna was born April 17, 1931 in Sabetha daughter of Ira and Alice (Basket) Haxton. Donna attended school in Sabetha and graduated from Sabetha...

Nov 16, 2017

H arold “Jake” Jacob Hartter, 90, of Sabetha, KS passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Harold was born on the family farm near Berwick, KS on July 28, 1927. He was the fourth child born to William and Lucy (Wittmer) Hartter. He completed...

Nov 14, 2017

A lice Joy Fischer, 78, of Sabetha, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home. She was born on December 19, 1938 in Waverly, KS, the daughter of Raymond and Ina (Merle) Williams.

Joy graduated from Waverly High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in home economics...

Nov 3, 2017

I rwin Laurence Figgs, passed away in Sabetha, Kansas, on November 3, 2017 at the age of 91. Irwin was born on the family farm near Effingham, Kansas, on December 17, 1925. He was the fifth of eight children born to Irwin and Jennie (Arthur) Figgs. Irwin is predeceased by his parents and by his...

Oct 28, 2017

P earl Josephine (Massner) Miller, 90, of Sabetha, KS passed away Saturday morning, October 28, 2017 at the Sabetha Community Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

She was born July 1, 1927 in Morris, MN, the second of eight children, to David and Carrie (Reber) Massner. Pearl moved with her family...

Oct 26, 2017

W ilma Francis Marti, 98, died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Wilma was born on February 3, 1919 to William and Martha (Bieri) Marti of Bern, Kansas. She attended school at Bern. She worked at Darville Drugstore in Sabetha. Following that she worked at Farmers...

Oct 25, 2017

I llola Augusta (Jauken) Miller, 91, of Sabetha, KS passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017.

Illola was born January 30, 1926 on a farm by Bern, KS to Herman and Julia (Ramsey) Jauken. She was to spend 50 years in the Bern School District; twelve years attending school and 38 years...

Oct 23, 2017

B arbara Yvonne Keesy, 79, of Sabetha died Monday, October 23, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

She was born on January 16, 1938 in Sabetha, Kansas the daughter of Elmer Bien and Helen (Slater) Bien.  She attended school in Sabetha.  She was united in marriage to Harry Earl...

Oct 22, 2017

A lice Marie (Ronnebaum) Priest, 87, peacefully passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017, at Sabetha Community Hospital.

Alice was born, February 4, 1930, the daughter of Louis and Marie (Frehe) Ronnebaum in Seneca, Kansas. After graduating from St. Peter and Paul High School in 1947, she attended St. Anthony Murdock Memorial...

Oct 22, 2017

V irginia L. (Buckley) Howerton, 92, of Topeka, KS formerly of Morrill, KS passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Legend at Capital Ridge in Topeka.

Virginia was born December 29, 1924 in Decatur, Illinois to Frank and Vida (Howie) Buckley. She attended Morrill High School in Morrill, KS and graduated...

Oct 10, 2017

A rnald L. Schuster, 54, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 in Phetchaburi Providence, Thailand.

Arnald was born in Topeka, Kansas to Leland and Rita (Hurla) Schuster on Nov. 18, 1962.  He grew up in the Morrill, Kansas community and graduated from Sabetha High School.  After completing technical training in Beloit, he...

Oct 7, 2017

M ary Ell en Bauerle, 93 of Sabetha died Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Sabetha Manor.

She was born at Sabetha, Kansas on January 19, 1924 the daughter of Henry William Hartman and Gertrude Mable (Gakle) Hartman.  She was their second daughter.  She grew up in the Sabetha area, attended...

Sep 14, 2017

L awrence “Larry” P. Rilinger, 69, of Morrill, KS, husband, father, grandfather and brother was born to eternal life on Thursday, September 14, 2017.

He was born July 4, 1948 in Axtell, KS to Peter and Amy (Prater Speers) Rilinger. He was raised on a farm north...

Sep 1, 2017

M ary J. Jurgensmeier, 86, formerly of Fairview, KS passed away Friday, September 1, 2017 at the Moran Manor in Moran, KS.

She was born on March 29, 1931 in St. Paul, KS the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Collins) Lero.  She attended St. Francis School in St Paul, KS.  She...

Aug 26, 2017

E rma Ione (Keim) Wiltz, 88, of Sabetha, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Sabetha Community Hospital.

Erma was born on October 28, 1928 in Brown County, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Gertrude Keim.  She attended area schools and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1946.  She worked at...

Aug 17, 2017

J ames (Jim) R. Stout, 71, of Morrill, KS formerly of Blue Eye, MO passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Jim was born on September 16, 1945 in Urbana, OH to Harold and Lucille (White) Stout. He graduated from Urbana High School and enlisted in...