Obituaries

Wanda Glenn

Wanda Glenn

Sep 8, 2010

Wanda Maureen Glenn, age 82, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at Cox South Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. She was born April 22, 1928 in Sabetha, Kansas, the 7th child born to Hugh Ashley, and Coloma Jane (Record) Glenn. She married Thomas Walter Hagen in 1948 and had two daughters. Wanda spent her happiest years as a wife and mother. She moved...

Ruth Arick

Ruth Arick

Aug 21, 2010

Ruth Delilah Arick, 95, Burlingame, Kansas, formerly of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away early Saturday, August 21, 2010, at a Topeka Hospital. She was born April 13, 1915, the daughter of John and Julia May Foster Beer, in rural Salem, Nebraska. She attended school at Sabetha, Kansas. She married Donald S. Arick, February 18, 1937, at Sabetha. She and Donald farmed...

William Chester

William Chester

Aug 20, 2010

William “Bud” Chester, age 85, of Sabetha, died Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Sabetha Manor. Bud was born in Monogahela, Pennsylvania on February 6, 1925 to Lindzey and Helen (Stewart) Chester. Bud was united in marriage to Lois Mae Houston on February 17, 1948 at the Appanoose Baptist Church in Pomona, Kansas. Pastor Bud was an ordained minister for...

William Larson

William Larson

Aug 8, 2010

William Martin Larson, age 75, of Sabetha, formerly of Southern California passed away Sunday, August 8, 2010 at home with his family by his side. William was born March 27, 1935 at Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Chris Larson and Tillie (Nelson) Larson. Survivors include three sons, Chris Larson and his wife, Lisa of Sabetha, William M. Larson II...

John Strahm

John Strahm

Aug 6, 2010

John Carl Strahm was born on January 15, 1927, the son of Charley H. Strahm and Lydia Fanny (Moser) Strahm near Oneida, Kansas. He was the youngest of six children. Carl grew up in the Oneida area and attended school at Victor District #99. He lived and worked in the area surrounding Sabetha, Kansas for his entire life. Carl...

Lillian Young

Lillian Young

Aug 4, 2010

Lillian B. Young, 89, of Sabetha, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010 surrounded by loving family members at the Sabetha Community Hospital. Lillian, the daughter of Oliver and Lula (Jacobia) Gilbert, was born May 28, 1921 at Granada, Kansas. She was one of six children. Until moving to the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha several years ago, she had resided...

Dr. Eldon Todd

Dr. Eldon Todd

Jul 28, 2010

Dr. Eldon Martin Todd of Sabetha died Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at the age of 86. He was born on February 24, 1924 and raised on a farm in Exeter Township, Kansas. He was the son of Warren Todd and Mina (Moyer) Todd, the youngest in his family. He attended and graduated high school in Clay Center, Kansas in...

Anna Bailey

Anna Bailey

Jul 27, 2010

Anna Louise Bailey was born on March 31, 1920 the daughter of Walter Cecil Wagner and Cecile Mae Ishmael-Wagner at Grundy County, Missouri. She was one of five children. Anna married Earl Nolan Bailey on January 1, 1938 in Trenton, Missouri. Two children were born to this union. Anna was a homemaker and was active with Earl in the...

Ruby Wroth

Ruby Wroth

Jul 26, 2010

Ruby I. Wroth, 92, of Topeka, formerly of Centralia passed away Monday, July 26, 2010 at the Stormont Vail Medical Center in Topeka. Ruby was born July 19, 1918 near Corning, KS on the family farm to Andrew Aeschliman and Rose Staehli Aeschliman. She attended school near Corning and graduated from Corning High School. She married Lee Roy Wroth...

Jodel Armstrong

Jodel Armstrong

Jul 22, 2010

Jodel Armstrong, 88, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010 at the Eastridge Care Facility in Centralia, KS. Jodel was born May 7, 1922. He was born at home, on a farm, a few miles west of Centralia, Kansas. His folks were Jessie (Yarger) Armstrong and Ed Armstrong. Times were tough; six children were born between homesteading at Bird City...

Dorothy McCord

Dorothy McCord

Jul 21, 2010

Dorothy McCord, age 90, passed away peacefully in her home Wednesday, July 21, 2010,from causes incident to Alzheimer's Disease. Dorothy was born February 6, 1920, the fourth of six children, in a rock farmhouse near Centralia, KS, to Fielden Crosswhite and Bessie (Doolittle) Crosswhite. She and John Charles (Dutch) Wells were married March 23, 1941, in Horton, Kansas. To...

Donald Jones

Donald Jones

Jul 19, 2010

Donald A. Jones, 86, formerly of Hiawatha, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Don was born September 11, 1923 in Elmdale, Kansas, the son of Arthur and Stella (Border) Jones. He graduated from Sabetha High School in 1940 and attended Highland Junior College as well as Central Baptist Theological Seminary. While attending college...

Kathryn Hightower

Kathryn Hightower

Jul 15, 2010

Kathryn Hightower, 93, Centralia, died Thursday morning, July 15, 2010 at Eastridge Care Facility in Centralia. A lifetime resident of the Centralia area, she was born in Vermillion on April 21, 1917, the only daughter of Harry and Olive Warren. Her parents and her brother, William Warren, preceded her in death. She graduated from Vermillion High School in 1934....

John Boyce, Jr.

John Boyce, Jr.

Jul 13, 2010

John David Boyce, Jr. was born on December 8, 1960 the son of John David Boyce, Sr. and Louise (Sherry) Boyce at Stanberry, Missouri. He graduated from Sabetha High School in the class of 1979. He was married to Patty Lehmann on April 5, 1980. They were blessed to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary this year. Dave was a...

Fremond Meyer

Fremond Meyer

Jul 9, 2010

Fremond Abraham Meyer was born on October 30, 1924 the son of Louis Meyer, Sr. and Sarah Hartter Meyer near Berwick, Kansas. Fremond attended Berwick Centre School. Fremond was united in marriage to Ruth E. Strahm on April 27, 1947 at Bern, Kansas. Four children where born to this union. They lived on the farm where Fremond was born...

Norbert Hoffman

Norbert Hoffman

Jun 23, 2010

Norbert "NuB" Hoffman 96 of Centralia died peacefully Wednesday morning June 23, 2010 at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia, KS. He was born a twin child of Christopher Arthur and Mirtie (Lee) Hoffman on October 31, 1913 in Centralia, KS. He attended school at the Liberty 102 (Hog Corner) School near Centralia, the Centralia Schools, and the Vermillion...

Keith Hailey

Keith Hailey

Jun 20, 2010

Keith Charles Hailey was born on September 22, 1927 the son of Everett A. Hailey and Mae (Baumgartner) Hailey in Sabetha, Kansas. He was one of five children born to this union. He attended Pleasant View School until his freshman year when he went to Sabetha High School. He entered the United States Navy in 1944. When he was...

Dale Miller

Dale Miller

Jun 15, 2010

Dale Dwayne Miller, 84, of Seneca, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at home with his family by his side. Dale and twin brother Don were born September 4, 1925 in Bern, Kansas the sons of William and Anna (Schober) Miller. He attended Bern and Seneca schools. Dale joined his father in the family business of painting and wallcovering....

Wanda Alfers

Wanda Alfers

Jun 14, 2010

Wanda Delores Alfers, 63, of Axtell, KS passed away Monday, June 14, 2010 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, KS. Wanda was born August 5, 1946 the daughter of Warren and Doris Voight Lee at Engleside, TX one of four children. She married Leslie Craven and he preceded her in death in 1978. She later married Robert...

Ric Speers

Ric Speers

Jun 8, 2010

Ric Vernon Speers was born on July 8, 1954 the son of Vernon Speers and Rita (Fangman) Speers in Falls City, Nebraska. Ric was united in marriage to Teri Lynn Daily on June 10, 1978. Five children were born to this union. For most of his life he and his family resided in Morrill, Kansas. Ric enjoyed touring the...