Obituaries
Pearl Miller
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...

Wilma Marti
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...
Illola Miller
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...

Barbara Keesy
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...
Alice Priest
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...
Virginia Howerton
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...

Arnald Schuster
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...
Mary Bauerle
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...
Lawrence "Larry" Rilinger
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...
Mary Jurgensmeier
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...
Erma Wiltz
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...
James "Jim" Stout
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...
Chris Holthaus
Aug 13, 2017
C hris A. Holthaus, 60, of Seneca, Kansas passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. After a three week battle with cancer he went home to be with his Lord.
Chris was born on November 4, 1956 the youngest son of Carl Holthaus...
Ed Buttner
Jul 29, 2017
E dwin Lee Buttner, 68, of Seneca, KS passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Sabetha Manor.
He was born on February 12, 1949 to Dorothy (Boydsten) Buttner at home in Seneca, KS. Ed attended Seneca Grade School until the 8th grade, and was later drafted into the U.S. Army...
Harry Goodman
Jul 28, 2017
H arry (Buddy) Goodman, 92, of Sabetha, KS passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017.
Harry was born on November 26, 1924 to Clay and Mary (Bindel) Goodman in rural Goff, KS. He attended various country schools and graduated from 8th grade, and later received his GED. He was drafted into...
Robert Nance
Jul 25, 2017
R obert Ward Nance, 97, of Winona, Minnesota, formerly of Morrill, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2017.
Robert was born January 3, 1920 to Ward and Nettie Nance in Morrill, Kansas. He married Irene Leonard on June 25, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. His lifelong work was preaching the Gospel...
Lonnie Fletchall
Jul 22, 2017
L onnie DeWitt Fletchall, age 75, of Sabetha passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 at his home in Sabetha.
Lonnie was born October 17, 1941 in Sabetha the son of Alonzo and Kathryn (DeWitt) Fletchall. He graduated from Sabetha High School in 1960. He served in the U.S. Navy for four...

Virginia Goodman
Jul 17, 2017
V irginia Ann (Lee) Goodman, 86, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017.
Virginia was born on August 3, 1930 in Nim City, NE to William Douglas and Mildred Mae (Grimm) Lee. She was a graduate of Sabetha High School, Class of 1949. Virginia was married to Harry Goodman on August...
Connie Hopkins
Jul 15, 2017
C onnie (Breeden) Hopkins, 63, of Sabetha, KS passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home.
Connie was born April 23, 1954 to Kenneth and Ramona (Brinkworth) Breeden. The family moved to Valley, NE in 1960. Connie graduated from Valley High School in 1972. She continued her education...
Seth Brown
Jul 14, 2017
S eth Lee Brown, 25, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at his apartment in Sabetha, KS.
He was born in Phillipsburg, KS on April 8, 1992 to Eva Ebner and Gary Lee Brown. He started school in Norton, KS, and finished his schooling between Sabetha and Wetmore. Seth was...