Obituaries

Feb 25, 2013

J oy Lou (Swisher) Bullock, 84, of Seneca, Kansas died Monday, February 25, 2013.  She was born August 29, 1928 in Onaga, KS, the daughter of John and Helen (Richardson) Swisher.  Sister of Jack, Wayne and Clayton Swisher, all of whom preceded her in death.

She was married to...

Feb 24, 2013

L ola May (Dillaplain) Rogers, life on this earth expired after 99 years as an Angel doing Gods work has now become an Angel in Heaven at the Apostolic Christian Home on Sunday, February 24, 2013.

She was born on September 6, 1913...

Feb 20, 2013

R uth Eileen (Grosdidier) Davis was born on Monday, May 23, 1922 in South Hutchinson, Kansas.  She was the eldest of three children born to Minister Herbert Gail Grosdidier and his wife, Alma.

Eileen, as she liked to be called, graduated from Burdett...

Feb 19, 2013

M arjorie McFall went to meet her Savior on February 19, 2013 after a brief stay in the Sabetha Hospital.

Marjorie Helen Priest was born on November 30, 1926, to Ralph and Helen White Priest in Sabetha, KS.   She lived in the community of Albany...

Feb 16, 2013

H ugh Albert Mitchell was born on July 20, 1946 in Sabetha, Kansas to Willa (Cornwell) Mitchell and Hugh Ashley Mitchell.  He never had a relationship with his father as Hugh Ashley left his mother before he was born.  Hugh and his mother lived his...

Feb 7, 2013

G erald “Butch” Edward Porting, 75, of Axtell, KS died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Life Care Center in Seneca.  Butch was born January 17, 1938 in Axtell, KS, the son of Peter and Irene (Godbout) Porting.

Butch was united in marriage to Alice Koch on February 14, 1961...

Feb 5, 2013

V era C. Fleming, age 87, of Sabetha, Kansas died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

She was born May 3, 1925 in Crystal City, Texas, the daughter of Martin and Alta (English) Coleman. Vera attended Crystal City High School until 1942, and then went to work in the Crystal Drug Store until she...

Jan 15, 2013

D ale M. Emert, 91, of Sabetha died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

He was born in Home, Kansas on December 15, 1921 to Lloyd “Red” and Margaret “Maggie” (Hatz) Emert.  With his father in the railroad business, the Emert family moved several...

Jan 15, 2013

Alice Laura Bates, 103, of Seneca, KS, formerly of Dodge City, KS died January 15, 2013 at the Life Care Center of Seneca.

She was born September 23, 1909 in Medora, KS the daughter of William  and Winifred (Barnes) Reed.

Alice married V.A. Bates who preceded her in death on August 15, 1988.

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Jan 12, 2013

M ary Elizabeth Ward Colwell, 92, of Centralia died peacefully surrounded by family Saturday, January 12, 2013, at the Eastridge Care Home.

Mary Elizabeth was born September 13, 1920, at home on the family farm southwest of Centralia to Floyd August and Helen Augusta Flentie Ward.  She attended grade...

Jan 11, 2013

A nna Mae Bingman, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013, at the age of 92, peacefully at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas. Born on a farm near Fidelity, Kansas on December 31, 1920, Anne was the youngest child of Joe and Rose Bockenstette. If...

Jan 3, 2013

M ary Catherine (Banks) Strathman died Thursday, January 3, 2013, at the Sabetha Manor, Sabetha, Kansas, after a lingering illness.  Mary was born on November 5, 1930, to John Harold and Bridget (Farrell) Banks at Fairview, Kansas.   She attended grades one through eight at New Hope Country School south of Fidelity, and attended...

Jan 2, 2013

Jeanette Catherine Hanson, 97 of Axtell, KS died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at the Frankfort Community Care Home in Frankfort, KS.

Jeanette was born September 24, 1915 the daughter of Lewis and Gussie (Rech) Jaeger in Oak Park, IL. She spent her childhood and early adulthood in Waterloo, IA. Music was a big part of...

Jan 1, 2013

A rleta Ruth Wenger, 79, of Sabetha passed away peacefully at the Apostolic Christian Home on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, where she had been a resident for the past year.

She was born December 19, 1933 in Sabetha, Kansas to Emil and Mary (Burger) Aberle.  She grew up in the Albany...

Dec 31, 2012

Richard Leo Sheahan, 85 of Sabetha, KS passed away Monday, December 31, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, KS.

According to his parents, John Leo & Catherine Elizabeth Sheahan, Richard Leo Sheahan was born on April 18, 1927 in Wichita, Kansas despite finding out at age 65 that his birth certificate says he...

Dec 24, 2012

Nancy Ann Hutton 80 of Axtell, KS passed away on Monday, December 24, 2012 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.

Nancy was born June 9, 1932 in Los Angeles, CA to Harry S. Robinson and Ruth L. (Yates) Robinson. She graduated from High School in Los Angeles.

She was married to Jerry Hutton...

Dec 19, 2012

B erniece Katherine Edelman, 87 of Sabetha died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at the Sabetha Hospital.

She was born on December 22, 1924 the daughter of Alphia Edelman and Emma (Stahl) Edelman at Sabetha, Kansas.  She grew up in the Sabetha area.  She did domestic work in Sabetha, Peoria,...

Dec 18, 2012

R ick L. McClain, 58 of Sabetha, Kansas died December 18, 2012.

He was born on May 13, 1954 the son of Ernest McClain, Jr. and Vonda (Wisdom) McClain at Seneca, Kansas.  He attended school at Woodlawn, Kansas through the 8 th grade...

Dec 16, 2012

E velyn Ruth Rokey, 84 of Sabetha died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at a Sabetha nursing home.

Evelyn was born on March 22, 1928 the daughter of Clifford and Catherine (Pendergast) Halbert near Humboldt, Nebraska.  She attended and graduated from Honey Creek High...

Dec 15, 2012

Ilarose (Conley) Stagner, 92, of Manhattan, died peacefully on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Meadowlark Hills Nursing Facility in Manhattan, KS.

Ilarose was born May 28, 1920 northeast of Centralia, KS to Sherman E. and Elpha Weller Conley. She graduated from The Centralia High School in 1938.

On September 8,...