Obituaries

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...

Feb 15, 2014

B ruce Leon Hasenkamp, 55, of Axtell, died Saturday, February 15, 2014. Bruce was born, June 18, 1958, in Axtell, Kansas to Raymond and Eileen (Kramer) Hasenkamp.  He graduated from Axtell High School in 1976.  He made his home on the Hasenkamp family farm where he was engaged in farming, raising cattle and enjoying the...

Feb 13, 2014

Samuel Andrew Matthews, 96, of Centralia, Kansas died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the Holton Community Hospital.  Samuel was born on August 6, 1917 in Conover, North Carolina.  He was the eighth child of nine born to Marcus and Lovie (Holler) Matthews.  As a young teenager Sam joined the C.C.C. (Civilian Conservation Corps) in Hot Springs, North...

Feb 12, 2014

D enzel Howard Baumgartner, 85 of Sabetha died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at home.  Denzel was born on February 16, 1928 the son of Sylvan Baumgartner and Mary (Samson) Baumgartner at home on the farm west of Woodlawn, Kansas. Denzel attended school and graduated from the 8th grade and attended two months of high school.  He...

Feb 11, 2014

William “Bill” R. Leman passed away Tuesday evening February 11, 2014 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.  Bill was born on November 15, 1926 to Ray and Tillie (Anlicker) Leman in Roanoke IL. Bill lived in Illinois for six years before moving to Sabetha Kansas to be with his father (Ray) and stepmother (Monell).  Bill attended school...

Feb 4, 2014

Morna (Feek) Sperline was born on December 6, 1919 the daughter of John Feek and Martha (Rector) Feek at Washington, Kansas.  Morna and her family moved to the Rock Creek and Honey Creek area when she was about six years old.  She graduated from Honey Creek School.  She met LaVon Sperline at a church social in Hamlin, Kansas. ...

Feb 4, 2014

Russell K. Swanson, 104, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014.

In the late 1920’s Russell attended the Birdwing Aviation School in St. Joseph, Missouri where he received his aviation transport license.  He built his own plane and did barnstorming around the country for several years.  He knew and flew with Howard Hughes and...

Feb 3, 2014

G aynall Rosalie Fangman died on February 3, 2014 at the Sabetha Manor. Gaynall Norrie was born February 3, 1938 in Sabetha, Kansas, the daughter of Glen and Mildred (Line) Norrie. She went to Fairview and Sabetha schools and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1956.  She married Raymond Frank Hackler and three children were born...

Jan 31, 2014

C arole Ann (Shanahan) Kenworthy was born November 4, 1943 to Eugene and Ruby Joy Shanahan.  She was welcomed to heaven on January 31, 2014.  Carole graduated from Iola High School and went on to Bethel School of Nursing, where she received her BSN in 1966. She married George C. Kenworthy of Axtell, KS on November...