Obituaries

Judith Romines

Judith Romines

Sep 24, 2009

Judith Ann Romines was born on January 30, 1947 to Leroy Buerman and Ruth Coleman Buerman of Lawrence, Kansas. She was united in marriage to John W. Romines on June 6, 1964. They adopted two children John D. Romines and Jeffrey Wade Romines. She really loved her family and especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed taking...

Kathleen Kellenberger

Kathleen Kellenberger

Sep 24, 2009

Kathleen Ann Kellenberger was born on January 6, 1970 the daughter of Tom Leman and Marlene (Stoller) Leman at Elgin, Illinois. She was one of six children born to this union. She grew up in the Elgin area and moved with her family to Aurora, Colorado in 1982. She attended and graduated from Rangeview High School in Aurora, Colorado....

Lola Streit

Lola Streit

Sep 15, 2009

Lola Irene Streit was born on September 6, 1926 the daughter of Herbert Ted Sherrard and Ada Mae Holdren Sherrard in Oneida, Kansas. Lola graduated from Oneida Rural High School in 1944. She was united in marriage to Arnold Streit, Jr. on January 6, 1945 in Seneca, Kansas. He preceded her in death on February 1, 2004. Lola enjoyed...

Dearle Whitten

Dearle Whitten

Sep 9, 2009

Dearle Burton Whitten, 87 of Fall City, Nebraska died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at his home. Mr. Whitten was born December 20, 1921 at Salem, Nebraska to Madge L. Whiten and Mabel Hoover Whitten. Dearle graduated from Salem High School in 1939. Then in 1942 he entered the US Navy and served for three years being honorably discharged on...

Patricia Flentie

Patricia Flentie

Sep 9, 2009

Patricia Jean Flentie, 56, of Sterling, (formerly of Tecumseh) passed away Sept. 9, 2009 at Belle Terrace in Tecumseh. She was born to Merlin and Gladys (Hidy) Flentie on July 15, 1953 at Seneca, Kansas. Patty was baptized at the United Church of Christ in Centralia, Kansas in 1955. She graduated from Centralia High School in 1971. She lived...

Norbert Wessel

Norbert Wessel

Sep 3, 2009

Norbert August Wessel, 78, of Tecumseh, NE died Thursday, September 3, 2009 at his home in Tecumseh. He was born August 24, 1931 north of Baileyville, KS to August and Elizabeth Osterhaus Wessel. Norbert married Nellie Marie Smith on April 30, 1956. He farmed in the Baileyville area for a few years and later started Wessel Well Drilling. He...

Ethel Hofmeister

Ethel Hofmeister

Sep 3, 2009

Ethel Ann White, Wilson, Hofmeister, 72 of Axtell, KS died Thursday, September 3, 2009 at her home in Axtell, KS. Ethel was born January 26, 1937 in Herkimer, KS the daughter of Conrad Lutjemeier and Anna Frerking Lutjemeier. She grew up in Marshall County graduating from Marysville, High School in 1955. Ethel grew up in Herkimer and Marysville area...

Arthur Berkley

Arthur Berkley

Aug 17, 2009

Arthur Milton Berkley 87, died Monday August 17, 2009 at Holmes Lake Manor in Lincoln, Nebraska. Where he resided following a hip fracture in November of 2008. Milton was born January 30th, 1922 in Hamlin, Kansas. He was the son of Arthur Elias and Hazel (Chadwick) Berkley and was baptized in the Hamlin Church of the Brethren. He graduated...

Mary Hartter

Mary Hartter

Aug 8, 2009

Mary Helen Hartter, 88, of Sabetha, passed away Saturday, August 08, 2009 at the Sabetha Hospital . She was born December 30, 1920, the daughter of Frank and Lila (Smith) Butterfield in Maple Ridge Community, Capioma Township, Nemaha County. The family then moved to the Woodlawn area where she grew up attending school in the one room school house...

Doris Harvey

Doris Harvey

Aug 5, 2009

Doris May Harvey, 70, of Centralia, KS, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009 following a brief illness. Doris was born April 11, 1939 at Atchison, KS to William Wilcox and Ethel Chaffin Wilcox. She attended school in Atchison and graduated from Nortonville High School in Nortonville, KS. Doris worked as a cook at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia and...

Adela Byer

Adela Byer

Aug 3, 2009

Adela T. Byer, 94, died August 3, 2009 at Charter House in Rochester, MN. She was born February 10, 1915 in Chino, California, the eldest of the five daughters of Arthur E. and Lucy Williams Tissot. Adela graduated from Chino High School in 1932, Upland College in 1934, and Huntington Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1939. On March...

Katharine Capsey Swartz

Katharine Capsey Swartz

Jul 26, 2009

Katharine Joyce Capsey Swartz, 67, passed away July 26, 2009, in Overland Park, KS. Born August 9, 1941, in Frankfort, KS, Kay was the daughter of Dr. Roswell and Lois Capsey of Centralia, KS. She graduated from Kansas University in 1963 with a degree in Elementary Education and was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. After raising two daughters,...

Gerald "Jerry" Niehues

Gerald "Jerry" Niehues

Jul 21, 2009

Gerald "Jerry" H. Niehues was born on October 8, 1937, the second of twelve children born to Bernard Niehues and Alfreda Niehues of Corning, Kansas. Jerry spent his childhood in Corning before moving to Sabetha, Kansas at the age of fifteen to work. It was in Sabetha that he met his future wife, Zana, in 1964. They married on...

Karen Mooney

Karen Mooney

Jul 20, 2009

Karen Sue (Paden) Mooney was born on October 16, 1943 the daughter of Doyle Paden and Helen(Garland) Paden in St. Joseph, Missouri. She attended Benton High School in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Floyd Mooney on December 11, 1964 in St. Joseph, Missouri at the King Hill Baptist Church. They were blessed with two wonderful...

Pamela (Sperline) Fischer

Pamela (Sperline) Fischer

Jul 20, 2009

Pamela Jo Sperline-Fischer, 47, of Hamlin passed away Monday, July 20, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Regional Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Pam was born on April 7, 1962 the daughter of Ronnie Sperline and Joyce (Rakestraw) Sperline in Sabetha, Kansas. She attended Sabetha High School and graduated in 1980. Pam worked at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha and then for...

Wayne Dodge

Wayne Dodge

Jul 13, 2009

Wayne V. Dodge was born on November 12, 1931 at Horton, Kansas the son of Arthur L. Dodge and Bessie N. Hansen Dodge. He attended and graduated from Fairview High School in 1949. He was united in marriage to Wanda Bailey on August 5, 1949. He lived and farmed in the Fairview area most of his life. Wayne loved...

Bernard "Barney" Alfers

Bernard "Barney" Alfers

Jul 10, 2009

Bernard "Barney" Hubert Alfers, 79, Axtell died Friday, July 10, 2009 at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. He was born November 8, 1929 the son of Bernard and Dolores Sharpe Alfers at Axtell. He attended Axtell schools and graduated in 1948. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 - 1956 serving Korea. Barney worked for the Rural Electric Association,...

Lewis Shields

Lewis Shields

Jul 9, 2009

Lewis Lavon Shields, 86, of Omaha, NE passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009 at his daughter's home in Omaha, NE. Lewis was born November 22, 1922 near Bellaire, Kansas the son of Lewis William Shields and Flora Tripp Shields. Lewis graduated from Smith Center High School in 1940. He entered the United States Army in 1943 and served in...

Marjorie Fountain

Marjorie Fountain

Jul 3, 2009

Marjorie Fountain passed away July 3, 2009 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha at the age of 85. Marjorie was born on May 4, 1924, the daughter of Ewell and Roxie (Sullivan) Asher in Boring, Kentucky. She married Albert Fountain on May 11, 1952 in Sabetha, Kansas. Marjorie and Albert enjoyed traveling and loved their many cats. Marjorie...

Leo Jurgensmeier

Leo Jurgensmeier

Jun 27, 2009

Leo Henry Jurgensmeier was born on October 20, 1925 the son of Bernard J. Jurgensmeier and Helena E. Riemann Jurgensmeier at Auburn, Nebraska. Leo was baptized into the Catholic Church at Auburn, Nebraska. The family moved to White Lake, South Dakota in 1931; then to Fidelity (Sabetha) Kansas in 1933. The family has attended St. Augustine Catholic Church of...

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