Obituaries

Nancy Bromley

May 17, 2011

Nancy Lee Bromley, 75 of Seneca, KS died Tuesday May 17 th , 2011 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

She was born October 25, 1935 in Jackson, Michigan the daughter of George Harold Smith and Lovenia Bloom Ankney Smith. She grew up in Lawrence and was baptized at the St....

James Tucker Jr

May 10, 2011

James Robert Tucker Jr., 60, of Marysville, formerly of Corning , passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 after suffering from a heart attack.   He was born on November 17 , 1950 in Enid , Oklahoma to James Robert Tucker Sr . and Katherine  (Johnson) Tucker.  Since his father was in the Air Force, James and his siblings traveled...

Eileen Shaughnessy

May 9, 2011

Eileen Louise (Porting) Shaughnessy passed away on May 9, 2011 from complications due to a brain tumor. Eileen was born on October 10, 1922, in Axtell, Kansas to Peter and Irene (Godbout) Porting . She married Charles Edward Shaughnessy at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Axtell, Kansas on May 22, 1946. They had 9 children,...

Ronald Yingling

May 8, 2011

Ronald Clair Yingling, age 76, of Sabetha, formerly of Ottawa, died Sunday, May 8, 2011. Ron was born January 6, 1935 in Boulder, Colorado to Ivan and Helen (Sweezey) Yingling. He attended Abilene and Sabetha public schools, and graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1953. Ron went on to Ottawa University and played basketball. Among his many accolades at the university, Ron was...

Barrie Rogers

May 8, 2011

Barrie William Rogers, age 56, of Baileyville, KS died at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, KS on Sunday, May 8, 2011.

He was born June 22, 1954 as a twin to his sister Bonnie to Fred and Verona Roggenkamp Rogers in Washington, DC where his mother worked at the...

Rolla Nickelson

May 6, 2011

Born in Penokee, Kansas to Willis and Florence (McCoy) Nickelson, Rolla Shannon Nickelson was a late Christmas present on December 26, 1920. Shannon graduated from Morland Kansas High school in 1939. While he attended Kansas Wesleyan College in Salina he worked for a local dairy and a small café. He then worked for the Union Pacific Railroad from 1940-1941 in Kansas,...

Judy Neal

May 3, 2011

Judy Ann (Wells) Neal died on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Sabetha Community Hospital at the age of 67.   Judy was born on November 30, 1943 in Falls City, Nebraska and grew up in the Honey Creek area in Nebraska.  She graduated from Sabetha High School.  Judy worked for many years at the phone company in...

Melvin Sell, Sr.

Apr 30, 2011

Melvin Arthur Sell, Sr. was born on August 10, 1917 the son of Carl Sell and Ora (Minnium) Sell in Weeping Water, Nebraska. He was the oldest of nine children. He attended and graduated from Plattsmouth High School in 1936.   He entered the United States Army on February 21, 1941 and served four years. He received an honorable discharge on March 14, 1945. He...

Jeanne Hayes

Apr 25, 2011

Jeanne Virginia Hayes 86, Centralia, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at Crestview Manor, Seneca, Kansas.

She was born January 17, 1925 at Downs, Kansas the daughter of Cecil Merideth Bell and Edith Saralin Walton. She had attended business college for one year.

She married Louis...

Leonard Wisdom

Apr 23, 2011

Leonard Wisdom, 84, of Easton and formerly of Sabetha, died on April 23, 2011 at his son’s home in Easton. He was born on September 14, 1926 the son of Jesse B. Wisdom and Emily Elizabeth (Lizzie) Wisdom at Bern, Kansas. He was one of four children born to this union.  He attended school in the Bern area. He was united in...

Dorothy "Elanore" Johnson

Apr 20, 2011

Elanore (Swanny) Swanson Johnson, age 88, passed away at Frankfort Community Care Home on April 20, 2011.

Elanore was born on November 24, 1922, in Oklahoma City, to Helen F. I. and Dr. Carl A. B. Swanson.  At a very young age she moved with her parents to Savonburg,...

Myra Easton

Apr 19, 2011

Myra Ann Easton, 76, of Seneca, died on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Seneca. Myra was born on December 23, 1934 at the hospital in Axtell, Kansas to Dr. Charles and Vera (Poppe) Crandall.

She graduated from Seneca Public High School in...

Charles Koch

Apr 11, 2011

Charles Francis Koch went to be with the Lord on April 11, 2011. He was born in Sabetha on November 14, 1918 to John and Irene (Meyer) Koch. On October 5, 1941, he married Donna Reed in Woodlawn. He is survived by his wife, Donna; his son, John and wife, Charlene of Hutchinson, Kansas; his daughter, Joan Williams and husband, Meredith...

Barbara Moore

Apr 5, 2011

Barbara June Popkess Moore, 82, died April 5, 2011 at the Sabetha Commuity Hospital. She was born March 2, 1929 in Sabetha, Kansas to William Robert Popkess, Jr. and Francis Tarr Popkess. When she was but several months old, her mother died unexpectedly. Barbara was raised in the home of her grandparents in Centralia, Kansas where she attended grade school and Jr. High School. She...

Mary Jane Lykins

Apr 5, 2011

Mary-Jane Lykins, 64 of Centralia died Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS.

Mary-Jane was born April 10, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts to Gene Neely and Hazel (Garber) Neely.

She married Roger W. Lykins on May 27, 1979 in Fremont, NE.  He survives of...

Melvin "Sonny" Mowder

Apr 4, 2011

Melvin “Sonny” Myron Mowder, 82, passed away on Monday, April 4 th . He was born on August 23, 1928 in Richardson County, Nebraska to John Lloyd and Hanna E. (Kanel) Mowder. Sonny graduated from Honeycreek High School, Honeycreek, Nebraska. He was a member of the National Guard and the National Guard Rifle Team, and competed in many tournaments including the...

Tamara Hornkohl

Apr 4, 2011

Tamara Jane “T.J.” (Saville) Hornkohl, 30, of Sabetha died Monday, April 4, 2011. Tamara was born August 22, 1980 at Seneca, Kansas the daughter of Bill Saville and Charlene (Oliver) Saville. Tamara married James Hornkohl on February 3, 2001, and to this union they have 4 children. Tamara worked at various gas stations throughout her life, but the majority of her adult...

Patricia Henderson

Apr 2, 2011

Patricia K. Henderson, age 78, died, Saturday, April 2, 2001 in Sabetha.

Patricia was born on April 23, 1932 in Leavenworth, Kansas the daughter of Peter Williams and Josephine (Slater) Williams.  She was a lifetime member of the Sabetha V.F.W. Post #7285 Auxiliary, the John L. Palmer Post #126 of Sabetha and...

Addie Hartter

Mar 29, 2011

Addie Larae Hartter, 11 months old, went to be with Jesus, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Addie was born April 21, 2010 in Sabetha to John and Teresa (Kaeb) Hartter. She enjoyed being around people and was a ray of sunshine to many. She was starting to take steps and learned to wave bye bye the week of her illness. The joy she brought to...

Marjorie Lortscher

Mar 25, 2011

Marjorie Elizabeth (Welsh) Lortscher, of Bern, Kansas, was born on March 10, 1917 in Padonia Township, Brown County, Kansas and died on March 25, 2011 at the age of 94 years and 15 days. Marjorie’s parents were Urban Welsh and Katie (Nott) Welsh, Padonia, Kansas. Marjorie was preceded by the death of her husband, John David Lortscher on December 8,...