Obituaries

Jun 6, 2013

L eRoy “Lightning” Irwin Slack, 76, of Seneca died on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at his home after battling lung cancer. LeRoy was born in Seneca on September 27, 1936, to William and Bessie (Edie) Slack.  He grew up on the west outskirts of Seneca, and attended schools in Seneca. LeRoy married Erma Wilburn in...

Jun 6, 2013

L ucille M. Kellenberger of Sabetha died Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.  Lucille was the eldest daughter of the late Carl and Mary (Merkle) Weiss was born in LaCrosse, Indiana on January 19, 1921 and lived there 19 years before moving to Elgin, Illinois.   In Elgin she met and...

Jun 2, 2013

E verett Dale Callaghan, 77, of Seneca, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013.

Everett was born March 4, 1936 in Surprise, Nebraska, the son of Kenneth and Mary (Way) Callaghan.  Everett graduated from Blue Springs High School.  He joined the United States Air Force after high school and served from 1956 to 1960.  After...

Jun 2, 2013

A nn Marie Olson Russin, 54, of Blair, Nebraska, formerly of Axtell passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

She was born August 8, 1958 in Seneca, Kansas, the daughter of George and Evelyn (Grotnes) Olson.   Ann Marie graduated as valedictorian from Axtell...

May 14, 2013

R onald Lee Hastings, 56, of Bern, Kansas died Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Ron was born December 14, 1956 in Auburn, Washington, the son of Richard and Ruth (Crandell) Hastings.  He was united in marriage to Dema Ralston on March 10, 1998.

Ronald was predeceased by his father, Richard...

Apr 28, 2013

D orothy J. (Drevo) Jilek died Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the Sabetha Manor in Sabetha, Kansas.  She was born March 26, 1926 to James and Fannie (Vaverka) Drevo near Crete, Nebraska.

Preceded in death by her parents; 12 brothers and sisters; two sons, Bernard Brandt and Frederick Brandt.  She is survived by...

Apr 17, 2013

A nna M. (Strahm) Fenton was born on October 6, 1925 the daughter of Eli Strahm and Minnie (Stoldt) Strahm at Sabetha, Kansas.  Anna was one of five children born to this union.  Anna grew up in rural Sabetha attended country school then graduated from...

Apr 11, 2013

B arbara Lynn Fournier, 67, of Baileyville died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital in Topeka.  Barb was born September 11, 1945 in Los Angeles, CA, the daughter of Ernest and Jeanette (Drake) Fournier.  She worked in Los Angeles for E.F. Hutton and Paine Webber as a brokerage assistant.  Barb lived most of her life...

Apr 7, 2013

N adine P. Miller, age 91, died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Sabetha Manor in Sabetha.  Nadine was born on January 9, 1922 the daughter of Paul E. and Nell (Perkins) Deskins at Sabetha, Kansas.  She graduated from Sabetha High School in 1942.  Nadine spent the majority of her life...

Apr 5, 2013

W alter “Wally” Kyle, 79, passed away Friday night, April 5, 2013 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.  Besides being an amazing and charismatic man in general, Wally was an amazing husband, dad and grandpa. Serving his time in the military from 1956 to 1957, getting right out to marry his soul mate, Geraldine “Jeanne” Farmer...

Apr 1, 2013

R obert Bruce Puckett, 98 of Sabetha died Monday, April 1, 2013 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.  Bruce was the oldest son of Bert and Rosa (Ryun) Puckett was born on July 21, 1914 at Abilene, Kansas. He grew up at Abilene and attended the Abilene schools and graduating from the Abilene High...

Mar 31, 2013

D r. Kenneth D. Weide, 79, of Lincoln, Nebraska died Sunday, March 31, 2013, just 49 days shy of his 80 th birthday.  He was born at the Horton, Kansas Hospital on May 19, 1933, the only child of Vertis C. and Bernice J. (Randolph) Weide.

In 1940, they moved to Topeka, Kansas...

Mar 30, 2013

H oward Henry Rohlmeier, 76, of Dubois, NE died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Life Care Center in Seneca.  He was born May 24, 1936 on the family farm located northeast of Dubois, the son of Henry and Esther (Kroemer) Rohlmeier.  Howard attended school in Dubois up to the tenth grade.  He served 18...

Mar 23, 2013

A lice Arlene (Thomas) Oberst, of Sabetha died Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Sabetha at the age of 82.  She was born on October 2, 1930 the daughter of William Oscar Thomas and Ethel Viola McNary at Morrill, Kansas.  She grew up at Morrill, attended school there for ten years and graduated from the Falls City Nebraska...

Mar 21, 2013

O pal (Smith) Buchholz was born on April 16, 1912 at Beatrice, Nebraska the daughter of the late Ben Albert Smith and Emma F. (Rorabaugh) Smith.  She was the oldest of 8 children born to this union.  She grew up in the Beatrice area until she was 10 years old when the family moved to...

Mar 20, 2013

C ora Margarete Spacek-Koch, 84, of Fairview, passed away March 20, 2013 at the Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hiawatha.

Cora was born July 5, 1928 in Pottawatomie County to Philip Joseph and Edna (Henderson) Spacek. She attended high...

Mar 18, 2013

F rank J. Heiman, Jr. passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Life Care Center of Seneca.  Frank was born on August 9, 1935 in rural Seneca to Frank T. and Josephine (Buessing) Heiman.  In 1959 Frank married Anita (Collins) at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca.

Frank...

Mar 17, 2013

W endell “Bunk” D. McLaughlin, 77, of rural Corning died Sunday, March 17, 2013.

He was born April 7, 1935 in rural Corning, Kansas, the son of Roland and Ceona (Coe) McLaughlin.  Wendell attended Gribsey Grade School and Corning High School, graduating in...

Mar 14, 2013

M axine Webber Wurzbacher, 88, the daughter of Clayton and Pearl (Duncan) Webber was born on January 4, 1925 at Webber, Kansas.

She attended Webber High School for three years and graduated from Mankato High School in 1942.  She attended Stricklers Business College in Topeka. Kansas and worked for...

Mar 4, 2013

J ohn A. Walton, 75 of Sabetha died Monday, March 4, 2013 in Rochester, Minnesota.  John was born March 16, 1937 in Horton, Kansas the son of Andrew S. Walton and Eva (Routh) Walton.  John was raised on a farm near Muscotah, Kansas.  He attended Muscotah Grade...