Obituaries

Cedric "Buck" Priest

Sep 27, 2011

Cedric Nohl Priest, commonly known as Buck, was born February 12, 1923 on a farm in Nemaha County. He was the youngest son of James Chester and Emma Katherine (Nohl) Priest. He had 3 brothers, Chester and twins Loren and Lyle. He attended country school for 8 years, graduating from Pleasant Hill in 1936. His first 2 years of high school were spent attending...

Maretta Rokey

Sep 16, 2011

Maretta Lou Rokey, 67, died Friday, September 16, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

She was born near Sabetha, Kansas on March 6, 1944, the daughter of Roy and Lucy (Marti) Rokey. At the age of 2 she had surgery to remove a brain tumor which left her mentally impaired. She attended National Country School and...

Douglas Fowler

Sep 14, 2011

Douglas Dean Fowler, 57, of Chandler , Arizona , died Wednesday, September 14, 2011. He was born on May 4, 1954 at Seneca, the son of Robert Dean and Glenadene June (Johnson) Fowler.

Doug grew up in Centralia , Kansas graduating in 1972 from Centralia High School ....

Harvey Rokey

Sep 9, 2011

Harvey Andrew Rokey passed away on September 9, 2011 at the age of 101. He enjoyed a rich, full life in Nemaha County.   His genuine belief in people, kindness and courtesy towards others, as well as his sense of humor will be long remembered. Harvey was well respected and called friend by many in Nemaha County and beyond. Harvey Rokey was...

Dorothy Summers

Sep 8, 2011

Dorothy Summers, 96, of Sabetha died at the Apostolic Christian Home on Thursday, September 8, 2011. She was born on July 19, 1915 in Padonia, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Leroy Brigham and Etta Imo (McConnaughey) Brigham. After graduating from Hiawatha High School, she received training at a beauty school in St. Joseph, Missouri and operated the Vanity Beauty...

John Harter

Sep 8, 2011

J ohn Edwin Harter, 78, of Bern, KS passed away September 8, 2011 in Tribune, KS. He died of COPD after battling the disease courageously for the past 10 years. John was born January 14, 1933 in Sabetha, KS, the youngest son of Edwin Carl and Lillian Mae (Ehrsam) Harter. He grew up on the family farm at Bern, KS...

Dean Bruning

Sep 4, 2011

Dean Louis Bruning, 83, of Robinson, Kansas passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at the Sabetha Community Hospital. He was born on October 28, 1927, the son of Irvin Louis Bruning and Lydia (Pape) Bruning at Robinson, Kansas. Dean was a retired farmer and cattleman. He was a graduate of Robinson High School and served in the U.S. Army during the...

Janet Warnica

Sep 2, 2011

Janet Marie Warnica, 78, of Seneca, KS died Friday, September 2, 2011 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, KS.

Janet was born January 11, 1933 at Sabetha, KS the daughter of Vincent Dalsing and Alice Roberts Dalsing. She attended Sabetha Schools and graduated from Sabetha High School.

Katherine Smith

Aug 29, 2011

Katherine Christina Smith, 97, of Axtell, KS died Monday, August 29, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Marysville, KS.

Katherine was born July 10, 1914 on the family farm south of Waterville, KS to Diedrich Wichman and Carrie Knudson Wichman.  She went to school at Chapman School in Washington County, KS where graduated from...

Wilbur "Bill" Thompson

Aug 28, 2011

Wilbur “Bill” G. Thompson, 92, died Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Bill was born on August 6, 1919 the son of John Arthur Thompson and Fleeta Edna (Moody) Thompson at Delavan, Kansas. He attended Pleasant View Grade School and graduated from Oneida High School in 1937. After attending Kansas State University for two years, he worked at...

Katie Grimm

Aug 24, 2011

Katie Grimm, 87, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Home where she had been a resident for nearly ten years. She was born on March 6, 1924 in Elgin, Iowa the daughter of George and Louisa (Marti) Metzger. Katie was married to Paul Grimm on December 16, 1945 in Elgin, Iowa. They made their home on a farm near Bern,...

Harold Scoby

Aug 23, 2011

Harold O. Scoby, 91, of Sabetha died Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Home.  Harold was born November 10, 1919 at Sabetha, Kansas, the oldest of four sons of Otis and Stella (McClanahan) Scoby.   Harold attended Franklin Country School from first through eighth grade and graduated from Sabetha High School. After graduating from high school, Harold worked...

David Gillette

Aug 14, 2011

David Addison Gillette, 36, of Sabetha, died Sunday, August 14, 2011.

He was born April 4, 1975 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the son of Robert and Sharon (Barrett) Gillette.  David attended schools in Colorado Springs and worked various jobs until he moved to Sabetha in May of 2003. His loves were his children, fishing, and the...

Phyllis Molineux

Aug 7, 2011

Phyllis Pendleton Molineux, 96, of Sabetha, Kansas died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Phyllis was born on January 28, 1915 at Waterville, Kansas. She was the third daughter of George M. and Helen (Chaffee) Pendleton.  She attended grade school in Waterville. She moved with her family to Seneca in 1927, and graduated from the Seneca public...

Forrest Oliver

Aug 4, 2011

Forrest Wayne Oliver, age 84, of Hiawatha, Kansas died Thursday, August 4, 2011. Forrest was born February 16, 1927 in Stella, Nebraska, the son of Walter and Lula (Doss) Oliver.   He graduated from Sulfer Springs High School in Sulfer Springs, Arkansas and then served in the Navy during World War II. After his Navy service Forrest was an over the road truck...

Lois Meyer

Aug 2, 2011

Lois L. Meyer of Sabetha passed from this life at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, KS on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the age of 84. She was born January 6, 1927 near Fairview, KS to Joseph W. and Esther D. (Stoller) Steiner. Lois attended IXL Country School west of Sabetha, and graduated from Sabetha High School in...

Jim Brownlee

Jul 31, 2011

Jim D. Brownlee, 80, of Sabetha, died Sunday, July 31, 2011 at the Sabetha Manor. Jim was born February 25, 1931 in Sabetha, Kansas, the son of Gale and Elfie (Hunt) Brownlee. Jim lived in the Woodlawn and Sabetha area all his life and attended Sabetha area schools. Jim was united in marriage to Mildred McFall on August 15, 1954 at...

Randy Stover

Jul 23, 2011

Randy Lee Stover, 55, of Sabetha died Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born on November 26, 1955 the son of Stanley Grant Stover and Hazel E. (Livengood) Stover at Hiawatha, Kansas. He was one of three sons born to this union. Randy attended the Morrill schools and Sabetha schools. He worked on the family farm until...

Harold "Bill" Schleif Jr.

Jul 21, 2011

Harold "Bill" William Schleif Jr. 72, of Corning, KS died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia, KS.

He was born January 3, 1939 at Corning, KS to Harold W. Schleif Sr. and Helen Tomlinson Schleif. He graduated from Corning High School in 1957.

Gordon Huber

Jul 16, 2011

Gordon Ray Huber, age 57, died Saturday, July 16, 2011, following a motorcycle accident at his home near Sabetha. Gordon was born November 28, 1953 to Sam and Mary (Massner) Huber in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was preceded in death by both parents, an infant daughter, Mary Anne Huber and a brother, Paul Huber. He was a graduate of Holton...