Obituaries

Dec 31, 2014

B renda Leigh Allen, age 54, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at her parents’ home in Oneida, Kansas.

Brenda was born on April 7, 1960 in Seneca, the daughter of Max and Ethel (Halstead) Allen.  She attended grade school at Seneca Elementary and graduated from Nemaha Valley High...

Dec 28, 2014

H enry A. Plattner, Sabetha, Kansas, passed away peacefully at the age of 92, on Sunday, December 28, 2014, at the Apostolic Christian Home. He was born February 19, 1922 in Sabetha. Hank was the youngest son of Jacob and Lena (Edelman) Plattner. He attended Eureka Country School through the 8 th grade, and then worked...

Dec 27, 2014

G ay Nita (Parli) Grimm, 64, formerly of Sabetha and Emporia Kansas, completed her earthly journey to rejoice with her eternal Father and forever family on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Flower Mound, Texas after a courageous battle with brain cancer.

Gay was born on March 3, 1950 at the Sabetha...

Dec 27, 2014

L ena R. Edelman, 78 of Sabetha died Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.  She was born on January 15, 1936 the daughter of Alphia Edelman and Emma (Stahl) Edelman at Sabetha, Kansas.  She grew up in the Sabetha area.  She enjoyed gardening, housework and people.  She also worked at the...

Dec 6, 2014

R yan Broxterman, 23, of Sabetha passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014.

Ryan was born on October 19, 1991 to his mother, Susan in Amarillo, TX.  His dad, Kevin, came into his life when he was 6 years old.  Ryan was the youngest of four children.  He lived in Amarillo until...

Nov 29, 2014

D arryl “Dutch” Alan Emert, 78 of Sabetha died Saturday, November 29, 2014 in Topeka, Kansas.  He was born August 3, 1936 the son of Lloyd Emert and Margaret (Hatz) Emert at Seneca, Kansas.  He attended Sabetha schools and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1954.  He entered the United States Army in 1959 and served...

Nov 19, 2014

N elda Kay Bechtelheimer, 74 of Lawrence, Kansas died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at the Medicalodges Eudora in Eudora, Kansas.

Nelda was born on November 27, 1939 the daughter of Melvin W. Brunner and Utah L. (Wisdom) Brunner in Sabetha, Kansas. She was raised and attended school in Sabetha and graduated from Sabetha...

Nov 14, 2014

B arbara Jean Hostetler, 65, went to be with Jesus on Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Barbara, also known as Barbie, was born on August 28, 1949 in Harper, Kansas, the second of 7 children born to Duane and Rosemary (Schrock) Hostetler.

She was preceded in death...

Nov 9, 2014

B onnie L. Puvogel, 81 of Sabetha died Sunday, November 9, 2014 at the Sabetha Manor.  Bonnie was born on May 21, 1933 the daughter of Harry and Ida Fugua at Hannibal, Missouri.  She grew up in the Hannibal area and attended and graduated from Hannibal High School.  She was united in marriage to Walter Puvogel...

Nov 9, 2014

W inifred “Winnie” Eleanore (Woolsoncroft) Becker, 97, of Centralia passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia. Winnie was born May 29, 1917 on a farm west of Goff, Kansas, the daughter of William McKinley Miller and Beulah Violet (Roach) Miller.  Her family moved to Goff when she was five...

Nov 8, 2014

B lanche Louise (Murdock) Alexander went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 8, 2014 surrounded by her family at Stormont-Vail Hospital.  She was born June 12, 1915 to Edward and Myrtle (Noland) Murdock, the third of eight children.  She was joined in marriage to Floyd Preston Alexander on May 26, 1943. ...

Nov 7, 2014

P atsy Kay Weaver, 78, of Fairview died Friday, November 7, 2014, while staying in the Wood Heights of Hiawatha Nursing Home in Hiawatha, Kansas. Patsy Kay Weaver was born at the Murdock Memorial Hospital in Sabetha on April 4, 1936, to Cecil and Mary Elizabeth Schmitt. She graduated from Fairview High school in 1954 and...

Oct 28, 2014

John H. Finney, son of John L. and Gertrude I. Ringer, was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, December 5, 1937.   He died in Topeka, Kansas, October 28, 2014. John grew up in Lamar, Colorado, and graduated from high school there.  After attending Colorado State University, he served in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in 1959. John then...

Oct 27, 2014

R oger K. Popkess, age 74, of Sabetha died Monday, October 27, 2014 at his residence.

He was born October 7, 1940 the son of William Robert Popkess and Iola Mae Wiltse Popkess in Sabetha.  He graduated from Sabetha High School in 1958.  He attended Baker University where he played football. He graduated...

Sep 18, 2014

O pal Lucille Steiner, 102, of Sabetha died Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the Sabetha Manor.  Opal was born on November 4, 1911 near Falls City, Nebraska the daughter of Anson and May (Brim) Knisely.

At a very early age she and her parents moved to a farm home on Pennsylvania Avenue north...

Sep 18, 2014

Phyllis Harkness, 67, of Seneca, KS passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Stormont-Vail in Topeka, KS. Phyllis was born December 12, 1946 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Lenhart) Ranallo. They then moved to Wichita, KS where she attended school. She later moved to Wamego, KS and...

Sep 17, 2014

L oraine “Birdie” Ernestine Wenger, 97, of Kansas City, MO, passed away September 17, 2014.

Miss Wenger was born June 1, 1917, to Ernest and Ethel Warner Wenger on the family farm, southeast of Powhattan, KS. She attended grammar school at Brown County District #44 and graduated from Fairview...

Sep 14, 2014

D ick Roscoe Hughes, 83 of Sabetha died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at his residence in Sabetha.

Funeral service is Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the NorthRidge Church in Sabetha.  A visitation will be Wednesday evening 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Popkess Mortuary Chapel in Sabetha.  A private family...

Sep 11, 2014

A lvin was born January 8, 1925 in Volga, South Dakota, the son of Otto and Susie (Piebenga) Meyer.  He went to join his family in Heaven on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha , Kansas.

During WW II, Alvin helped his dad on the farm. In January...

Sep 10, 2014

E dith “Audrey” (Grimes) Frey, 96, of Sabetha, KS passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Edith was born January 27, 1918 in Reserve, Kansas the daughter of Voris and Adele (Maure) Grimes.  She graduated from Reserve High School in 1936.  After high school she worked as a waitress...