Obituaries

Steven Deiter

Oct 21, 2012

A lways dedicated to reason and integrity, the Honorable Steven Patrick Deiter employed his innate compassion and intellect in his personal life, as well as his courtroom.  After two years navigating the challenges of ALS, Judge Deiter died in the early morning on October 21 at 57 years old.

Steve was born...

Charles "Chick" Skinner

Oct 13, 2012

C harles “Chick” Frederick Skinner, 90, of Fairview died October 13, 2012 at his residence south of Fairview.  He was born on the family farm on November 16, 1921 the son of Adrian Skinner and Mildred (Scoby) Skinner.  He attended Franklin School and graduated from Fairview High School in 1939.  He entered the United...

Edith Arick

Oct 9, 2012

Edith Frances Arick, 99, of Sabetha died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the Sabetha Manor.  She was born on August 15, 1913 the daughter of Herbert Frank Corby and Ethel (Fuller) Corby in Kansas City, Missouri.  She attended Scarett Elementary School in Kansas City and graduated from Northeast High School in 1930.  She attended...

John Reynolds

Oct 8, 2012

J ohn A. Reynolds, 79, of Illinois City, passed into the loving arms of his Savior early Monday morning, October 8, 2012 at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201-E. 4 th Avenue, Milan.  Services for Mr. Reynolds will be 10 am, Thursday at Zion...

Mary Koch

Oct 3, 2012

M ary Jane Koch, 83, formally of Fairview died Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.  She was the daughter of Henry Sextro and Catherine (Heinen) Sextro was born at Baileyville, Kansas on September 19, 1929 and grew up in that community and attended school there.  She was a member of the...

Lola O'Dell

Oct 1, 2012

L ola Virginia O’Dell, 97, of Marysville formally of Sabetha died Monday, October 1, 2012 at Cambridge Place in Marysville.  She was born on February 10, 1915 the daughter of Richard Frank Bestwick and Delma (Hinton) Bestwick at Rulo, Nebraska.  She grew up in Sabetha and worked...

Connie Bontrager

Sep 30, 2012

Connie Sue Chilson Bontrager, 61, died September 30, 2012 at Topeka, Kansas.  She was born March 3, 1951 in Axtell, Kansas to George W. and Florence H. (Spille) Chilson; Connie attended school at Sabetha, Kansas and graduated high school there in 1970.

Connie had many passions in life.  The 1 st...

Hermena Fiegener

Sep 26, 2012

Hermena M. Fiegener was born on August 27, 1925 the daughter of Herman C. Fiegener, Jr. and Magdelena (Eichman) Fiegener at Flush, Kansas.  She was one of four children born to this union.

She worked for the Sabetha Hospital for several years and then worked at Flair-Fold in Hiawatha for several years.

She...

William "Bill" Meister

Sep 21, 2012

W illiam “Bill” Meister, 85 of Sabetha died Friday, September 21, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home.  Bill was born on June 13, 1927 at the family farm in Humboldt, Nebraska to William and Adella (Fidermutz) Meister.  He graduated from Dawson High in Dawson, Nebraska in 1944.  He was a World War II veteran serving in Guam....

Dreda Lee

Sep 20, 2012

D reda Mae (Curtis) Lee, 79, was born on November 7, 1932 at Vermillion, Kansas the daughter of Floyd Towne Curtis and Nettie E. (Mann) Curtis.  She attended in Vermillion from grade school through high school.  She graduated from Vermillion High School in May of 1950.

Dreda...

Harold Schneider

Sep 20, 2012

H arold David Schneider “Dave” peacefully passed away on September 20, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born August 16, 1944 in Horton, Kansas to Rosanna Rooney and Harold David Schneider Sr.  He lived in Fairview, Kansas until the age of four when the family moved to Victorville, California, and then...

Lucy Leuze Pries

Sep 16, 2012

L ucy Elizabeth Payne Leuze Pries was born in Brown County, Kansas on May 23, 1908 to Charles and May Henry Payne and had an older brother, Lester (1904-1985). She was baptized in the Sabetha Methodist Church. She passed at the age of 104 on Sept. 16, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado.

Lucy graduated from Sabetha H.S. in 1926...

Helen Snyder

Sep 14, 2012

H elen I. Snyder, 95, of Sabetha died Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home. Helen was born on November 14, 1916 the daughter of Ellis Root and Katie (Murray) Root at Beattie, Kansas.

She attended Eclipse School, a one room schoolhouse.  She started high...

Bertha Ford

Sep 13, 2012

Bertha Ford, 73, of Axtell, KS died Thursday September 13, 2012 at the Life Care Center of Seneca, KS.

She was born September 7, 1939 the daughter of Albert Cain and Alice Schmidt Cain in Axtell, KS.  She graduated from Axtell High School in 1957 and later received her Certified Nurse’s Aide certification from Armijo Adult School...

Keith Harkness

Sep 1, 2012

Keith E. Harkness, 71, of Axtell, Kansas passed away at his home with family at his side on Saturday, September 1, 2012, after a long battle with cancer.

Keith was born September 22, 1940, the son of Wilmer Harkness and Ruth (Arlene) Rushtin Harkness, in McMillan, Michigan.

He joined the United States Army...

Marianne Meyer

Aug 29, 2012

M arianne Meyer, 70, of Sabetha died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the Sabetha Hospital.  She was born on November 6, 1941 in Buffalo, New York, daughter of John B. and Anna M. (Redmond) Addeo.  She graduated from West Seneca Central High School, attended Canisius College, graduating from Sisters of Charity Hospital School of...

Rosetta Bartram

Aug 25, 2012

R osetta Louise (Eisenbise) Bartram, 90, of Berwick, Kansas died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.  Rosetta, daughter of James & Verna (Rieger) Eisenbise was born July 7, 1922 in Fairview, Kansas.  Rosetta graduated from high school in her hometown of Fairview.  She was united in marriage to James...

Gene Hinton

Aug 7, 2012

Gene Alfred Hinton, age 75, passed away Tuesday evening, August 7, 2012 at his home in Topeka.  He was born June 9, 1937 in Bern, Kansas the son of Gottlieb and Delphia Boydston Hinton.  Gene graduated from Fairview High School in 1956.  He then served in the National Guard while farming with his family in Brown...

Robert Steele

Aug 3, 2012

R obert E. Steele, age 91, formerly of Morrill, passed from this life to be with the Lord on Friday, August 3, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. He was born on November 1, 1920 at Sycamore Springs to Frank and Dolla (Oxley) Steele.  He was a farmer, and dairyman in the Morrill area for...

Nick Rabizant

Jul 25, 2012

Nick Rabizant, 82, Vermillion died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia, Kansas.   He was born in Manitoba, Canada the son of Michael and Marja Olehowych Rabizant.  Nick had worked for Smith Kline Pharmiceutical in California as a Maintenance Supervisor.   He later moved to Vermillion, Kansas to live with his daughter Debbie Bergmann...