Obituaries

Dec 5, 2011

Sharon (Saylor) Schaefer, 70, died peacefully December 5, 2011, after a long illness. She was a resident of Bethesda, Maryland. Sharon (Saylor) Schaefer, daughter of Norman M. Saylor, Jr. and Martha (Lavaun) Saylor, both deceased, was born in Sabetha, Kansas on August 13, 1941. She grew up in Morrill, Kansas, where her father was the president of the Morrill State Bank, and...

Dec 3, 2011

Charles L. Kidwell, 78, of Sabetha died Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Charles was born on December 19, 1932 the son of Leonard and Hazel Marie (Brammer) Kidwell near Oneida, Kansas. He grew up in the Oneida area and attended and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1950. Charles was united in marriage to Phyllis Beyer on...

Dec 3, 2011

Lila Mary Newlin, 98, on December 3, 2011 our Mother was called to be with her Lord. She was born June 21, 1913 to parents John and Myrtle (Hennigh) Brougher on a farm just east of Sabetha, Kansas. As the last surviving member of her immediate family, she was preceded in death chronologically first by brother, Harry of Sedalia, MO., both parents,...

Dec 2, 2011

Geraldine Ann Baker Freeman Rogers, 64, of Topeka died Friday, December 2, 2011 at Plaza West Nursing Home in Topeka. She was born on June 26, 1947 the daughter of William Baker and Cecelia (Sunnenberg) Baker/ Mary Jurgensmeier at Seneca, Kansas. She grew up in the Fairview area and attended school in Fairview and graduated from Fairview High School. She was united in...

Nov 26, 2011

Marvin E. Brunner, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Home. Marvin was born on December 19, 1919, the son of Edward and Malinda (Brammer) Brunner. Marvin attended school in Sabetha, soon after he became an active member in the U.S. Army. He served four years and was honorably discharged on October 10, 1945. Marvin...

Nov 19, 2011

LOIS AYERS-BACHMAN

Lois was called home by the Lord, November 19th, 2011. She was residing at the Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility, Centralia, Kansas.  Lois was born September 14, 1920, in Centralia, KS, to William Henry Searing, and Ethel Rasey Searing.  She was a lifelong resident of Centralia except for 4 years she spent...

Nov 19, 2011

Ruth L. Stalcup, 86, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia, Kansas. Ruth was born June 15, 1925 in Scandia, Kansas to Oscar T. and Susie Swan Bureman. The family moved to Onaga, Kansas where Ruth attended school, graduating from Onaga High School in 1943.

Ruth married Elmer “Banty”...

Nov 19, 2011

Marjorie Louise Norton, 98, of Centralia, KS died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia, KS.

She was born November 11, 1913 southwest of Topeka, KS to Charles and Cecil Hanson.  She attended a country school at Elvation for 6 years before moving to Seabrook in Topeka...

Nov 13, 2011

Clyde William Wenger, 81, of Sabetha died peacefully at home early morning of Sunday, November 13, 2011, surrounded by his family. Clyde was the youngest of three children born to Will and Lena Wenger, born September 7, 1930. He was raised 4 miles south of Sabetha, where he attended country school before the family moved to Sabetha. He graduated High School with...

Nov 7, 2011

Larry D. Mai, 64, of White Cloud, died Monday, November 7, 2011 at his home rural White Cloud, Kansas. Larry was born on October 1, 1947 in Ransom, Kansas to Edwin Walter and Edna (Helwig) Mai. Larry was an only child. Larry never married and has no children. He served in the Army during Vietnam, receiving the Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross. He worked...

Nov 5, 2011

Clifford (Cliff) William Edelman was born May 13, 1927, to Jacob and Emma (Meyer) Edelman in Sabetha, Kansas. Cliff grew up and attended country school through 8 th grade. He had a very strong passion for farming, which was his life-long occupation. On March 2, 1958, he was united in marriage to Barbara Metzger at Sabetha. They raised their family...

Nov 5, 2011

Frank W. DeBusk, of Sabetha, formerly of Beattie died Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas from heart failure. He was born in Morrill, Kansas on October 20, 1942, one of nine children of Ben and Odie (Ball) DeBusk. After leaving high school, Frank began a long career as an over-the-road truck driver, until a heart...

Nov 1, 2011

JoAnn Elaine Dannels, 81, Vermillion, KS, died Tuesday Nov. 1, 2011 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Topeka, KS.

JoAnn was born August 20, 1930 in Kansas City, KS the daughter of George Orville Nordquist and Mabel Harriett Swanson Nordquist.  JoAnn graduated from Frankfort High School.

JoAnn...

Oct 31, 2011

Clarence wrote his own obituary before he died because he wanted to have the final word. Clarence Samuel Lippert of Sabetha, Kansas died on Monday, October 31, 2011 at Sabetha, Kansas. He died of an apparent heart attack. Now admit it, you always wanted the obituary to list what caused the person to die. Clarence was the fourth of four boys born to...

Oct 31, 2011

Thelma M. Cross, 101, died Monday, October 31, 2011 at her home in Centralia, KS.

She was born February 3, 1910 in Centralia, KS the daughter of Alvin and Elsie (Howard) Flentie.  She attended Armstrong 55 country school near Centralia through the eighth grade and one semester at Centralia High School when she decided to...

Oct 22, 2011

Viola H. Marteney, 85, of Topeka, Kansas died On October 22, 2011 at a Topeka Hospital. She was born on April 15, 1926 the daughter of Floyd Haxton and Myrtle (Bates) Haxton at Sabetha, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Arthur “Joe” Eugene Marteney on June 28, 1947 at Colby, Kansas. She moved to Sabetha in 1950. She worked...

Oct 16, 2011

Mell D. Kennedy passed away on October 16, 2011. He was born on July 8, 1912 in Kensington, Kansas and raised in Sabetha, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas University. He was a veteran of World War II reaching the rank of Captain. He worked as a banker retiring in 1977. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years, Madge (Proctor)...

Oct 9, 2011

Cletus Raymond Glissman, June 1, 1928, to October 9, 2011, was a resident of Wetmore, Kansas. Cletus passed away peacefully at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas. Cletus was born and raised in Kelly, Kansas, where he attended St. Bede’s Catholic School. Cletus married Mary Wilhelm on June 7, 1949, at St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Kelly, Kansas. They moved to a farm...

Oct 5, 2011

Clarence K. Brown, 87, passed away October 5, 2011 at Life Care, Seneca, Kansas. He was born February 27, 1924, the son of George J. and Minnie (Graham) Brown. He grew up in the Mina community (northwest of Axtell), graduated from Mina grade school. Clarence was a farmer and cattleman all his life. He married Elaine Jones...

Oct 1, 2011

Ruth Esther Picton went home to be with The Lord early Saturday morning, October 1, 2011. She had been a resident at the Sabetha Manor for a number of years. She was born on the family farm near Hamlin, Kansas on March 20, 1917, the daughter of William G. and Jessie (Affleck) Hinton. She attended Blain Country Grade...