Obituaries

May 4, 2014

Ruth Williams, 93, of Centralia, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014.

Ruth was born on October 17, 1920 in Washington D.C. to Dr. Charles and Clara (Sherman) Mangels. At the age of two her mother tragically died, from that time on they were raised by their...

May 2, 2014

M ia Michaeline Myers, 84, of Sabetha died Friday, May 2, 2014 at Life Care Center in Seneca, Kansas.

Memorial Mass will be recited on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca.  Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha in charge of arrangements.

Apr 29, 2014

L eon Henry Deters, 57, died on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Life Care Center in Seneca.  He was born on April 11, 1957 to Urban Deters and Charlotte (Sperfslage) Deters.  He attended Nemaha Valley Grade School and graduated from Nemaha Valley High School. He worked many different jobs throughout his life.  He helped on the...

Apr 29, 2014

D aniel K. “Hammer” Gartner, 56, of Lincoln, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Dan was born in Seneca, Kansas to Ray and Sue (Chandler) Gartner.  He graduated from Bern High School in 1975.  Dan worked for Bennett and Keim Trucking and retired from Union Pacific Railroad. He was preceded...

Apr 19, 2014

C harles T. “Chuck” Garber, Sr., 94, of Sabetha, Kansas died Saturday, April 19, 2014 in Marysville, Kansas.  He was born on April 12, 1920 the son of Andrew F. Garber and Anna H. (Hartter) Garber in the Berwick Community.

He attended the Berwick School completing the 8 th grade.  He...

Mar 31, 2014

L eota Lavaughn (Lange) Kuenzi, 96, was born November 6, 1917 southwest of Bern, Kansas the only child of August and Elva (Ehrsam) Lange and passed away March 31, 2014 at 5:40 a.m.  She was born in the same home as her mother.

Leota attended Ehrsam School, District 64, then the Bern High...

Mar 30, 2014

J ere J. Herold, 68, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 30th, 2014.  Jere was born in Falls City, Nebraska on January 31st, 1946 to John and Edna (Gerweck) Herold.

Jere graduated from Morrill High School in 1964 and attended Kansas State University.  He joined the Sabetha unit of the Kansas National...

Mar 22, 2014

G ladys Pearl (Moyer) Ward, age 85 and a resident of Topeka for 60 years, died peacefully on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.

Gladys Pearl Moyer was born December 14, 1928, in Corning, KS, to Clyde Arthur and Matilda "Tillie" Rose (Thompson) Moyer and was...

Mar 22, 2014

W ilbur Earl Kyle died on March 22, 2014, at the Sabetha Hospital, at the age of 90.

He was born August 1, 1923, in Sabetha. He was the third of eight children born to Earl and Rosetta (Fisher) Kyle. He graduated from Sabetha High School in 1941 before entering the U.S. Army....

Mar 15, 2014

H arold Ambrose “Hod” Mitchell, 82, of Seneca, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014.  Harold was born July 4, 1931 at Axtell, Kansas, son of Lebert and Marie (Gallagher) Mitchell.  He attended Axtell High School and graduated in 1949.  He joined the U.S. Army and served during the Korean War from November of 1952...

Mar 12, 2014

F rank Gunsauley, 75, of Morrill, Kansas died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at his residence.  He was born on October 2, 1938 at his home in Midland, Pennsylvania to Martha (Stanley) Gunsauley and Larkin Gunsauley.  After his mother passed away at the age of 11, Frank went to live with his sister, Betty and her husband,...

Mar 11, 2014

S onja K. Metzger,76 of Sabetha the beloved sister of Cass Metzger Schorsch passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the Sabetha Community Hospital. She was born in Sabetha, Kansas on April 14, 1937, to the late Albert Metzger and Kathryn Summers. During her life she lived with her grandparents, Peter and Edith Summers of Sabetha...

Mar 8, 2014

F ern Evelyn (Armstrong) Little, 94 of Centralia passed away March 8, 2014 at Eastridge Nursing Home.  She was born January 2, 1920 at the home of her parents Grace and Roy Armstrong. After graduating from Centralia High School, she attended Stewarts Beauty Academy in 1938-39.

On October 14, 1940 she married Leslie...

Mar 2, 2014

A vis Arlene Beer was born on March 17, 1917 to George and Ona (Curran) Nohl in Nemaha County.  She graduated from Oneida High School in 1935 and lived in the Sabetha area her entire life.  She was united in marriage to J. Alvy Beer on June 8, 1938 at the home of her parents in...

Mar 1, 2014

F rankie Elizabeth McNett, 74, of Sabetha died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at her home in Sabetha that she shared with her daughter, Ercilia McNett; she lost the battle with cancer. She was a strong woman and put up an amazing fight.  She passed in such a peaceful way surrounding by friends, family and prayer.  God...

Mar 1, 2014

R andolph (Randy) Hall Reynolds, 61, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014. He was born on January 20, 1953 in Savannah, Georgia the son of Jack N. Reynolds and Peggy Reynolds Simpson.

Randy never married and enjoyed a quiet life. He will be missed.

He is survived...

Feb 27, 2014

C alvin Weiss, 91of Sabetha died Thurday, February 27, Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. He was born on March 5, 1922 to Mary Clara (Merkle) Weiss and Carl J. Weiss in rural LaCrosse, Indiana. Calvin graduated from Liberty Center High School in 1940 and was drafted into the Navy in June of 1944. He served on a...

Feb 26, 2014

C ecelia Ruth (Schubert) Reinhart, 88, of Centralia, KS, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Life Care Center in Seneca. She was born January 30, 1926 at Centralia, daughter of Frank L. and Florence E. (Searing) Schubert. She attended Centralia schools where she participated in many male oriented sports. Her love of athletics continued throughout her...

Feb 24, 2014

E verette Wayne Holenbeck, 92, of Kansas City, Kansas went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 24, 2014.

Everette was born April 19, 1921 in Axtell, Kansas, the son of Paul and Minnie (Schmidt) Holenbeck.  He was united in marriage to Rachel Dalsing on March 28, 1942 He owned...

Feb 19, 2014

E sther Ione (Suhr) White, 76 of Sabetha died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at the Sabetha Community Hospital, after a short battle with cancer. Esther was born November 3, 1937 in rural Douglas County, Nebraska to Edwin and Gladys (Petersen) Suhr.  She was the eldest of three children, a sister, Waunita Suhr and a brother, Arnold...