Obituaries

Doris Marmet
Feb 11, 2009
Doris M. Marmet, 94, formerly of Sabetha, Kansas died on February 11, 2009 in Clinton, Illinois where she has been residing for several years with her daughter and son-in-law. She was born on December 31, 1914, the daughter of Paul J. Miller and Ethel Dubach Miller, north of Sabetha in the Rock Creek community. After attending the Rock Creek...

Doris Marmet
Feb 11, 2009
Doris M. Marmet, 94, formerly of Sabetha, Kansas died on February 11, 2009 in Clinton, Illinois where she has been residing for several years with her daughter and son-in-law. She was born on December 31, 1914, the daughter of Paul J. Miller and Ethel Dubach Miller, north of Sabetha in the Rock Creek community. After attending the Rock Creek...

Louise Fanning
Feb 8, 2009
Louise Darl Fanning, 92, passed away at the Sabetha Community Hospital, Sunday, February 8, 2009. She had been a resident at the Sabetha Manor since August 2007. She was born February 6, 1917 at rural Fairview, Kansas to Harry Fanning and Nettie Schmitt Fanning. She attended rural grade school and graduated in 1935 from the Fairview High School. When...

Eugene Fetter
Feb 1, 2009
Eugene William Fetter was born on February 27, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Emanuel Fetter and Mary Schlatter Fetter. He was the youngest of 16 children. He served in the army as a front-line medic during World War II, spending nearly 3 years in Europe and Africa. He worked in the glass industry in the Toledo area...

John Moser
Jan 15, 2009
John R. Moser was born on October 14, 1936 the son of Fernand M. Moser and Thelma Carpenter Moser at Sabetha, Kansas. He grew up in Sabetha area and attended Sabetha schools and graduated from Sabetha High School. He was united in marriage to Margaret Lovell and to this union was born two sons, Fern Moser and Darrin Moser....

Joleta Forbes
Jan 11, 2009
Joleta Jane Forbes, 50, of Marysville, KS died suddenly at the Cambridge Place Nursing Home in Marysville on Sunday January 11, 2009. She was born August 24, 1958 the daughter of Everett and Matilda (Lambert) McAtee in Axtell, KS. She attended local schools through the 11th grade when she married Edwin H. Forbes in Marysville, KS on December 2,...
Robert Mesec
Jan 8, 2009
On January 8, 2009, BOB MESEC passed away peacefully following a brief illness with cancer. He was born June 15, 1932; son of John and Ann Mesec; raised in North Chicago and Waukegan, IL. It was there that basketball became an important part of Bob's life. This led him to Marquette University and The University of Tulsa where he...
Everett Swanson
Jan 8, 2009
Everett E. Swanson, 77, of Frankfort, KS died Thursday, January 08, 2009 at the Frankfort Community Care Home in Frankfort, KS. Everett was born July 22, 1931 on the family farm near Frankfort, KS to Carl E. and Edith P. Martin Swanson. He graduated from Frankfort High School in 1949. In 1954 he entered the Army and took his...

Sladyn Wittwer
Jan 3, 2009
Sladyn Chase Wittwer, infant son of Grayson and Elizabeth (Thomason) Wittwer passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009 at the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Sladyn was born January 1, 2009 in Topeka, Kansas. Sladyn is survived by his parents, Grayson Wittwer and Elizabeth (Thomason) Wittwer of Bern, Kansas; a brother Karson Michael Wittwer also of Bern, Kansas; Paternal...

Lillian Rooney
Dec 31, 2008
Lillian (Walton) Rooney, daughter of Moses A. Walton and Carrie (Bestwick) Walton, was born at Sabetha, Kansas, December 24, 1907. She went to be with her Lord on December 31, 2008. She was a graduate of Sabetha High School, attended Highland Community College one year, received a BS degree in education from Peru State University and her Masters Degree...
Max Colwell
Dec 30, 2008
Max Raymond Colwell, 88, of Centralia, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, KS surrounded by his family. Max was born April 3, 1920 in Atchison, KS the son of Henry Raymond Colwell and Pearl Elizabeth Robeson Colwell. He graduated from Centralia High School and went on to attend Kansas State University where...

Mildred Livengood
Dec 27, 2008
Mildred Lee Livengood was born near Morrill, Kansas on July 23, 1910. She was raised in a Christian home and baptized at the Morrill Baptist Church at an early age. This has been her home church for more than 85 years. On May 21, 1934 she married Francis "Dick" Livengood, also a native of the Morrill community. They were...

Scott McCorkle
Dec 21, 2008
Scott McCorkle, age 83, of Sabetha passed away Sunday, December 21, 2008, at the Sabetha Hospital, surrounded by family. He was born October, 28, 1925, near Athol, Kansas, one of seven children of Harold and Mabel (Scott) McCorkle. Before graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and became a Parachutist. He received an honorable discharge in...

Fred Allen
Dec 16, 2008
Frederick "Fred" R. Allen was born on June 17, 1946 the son of James Clifton Allen and Edith Bell Davis Allen at Oneida, Kansas. He attended Oneida Grade School and then attended the Seneca High School. He worked for the Farmers CO-OP Elevator in Sabetha then was maintenance man for M.B.P in Rock Port, Missouri and Cornland Beef in...
Joyce Rothers
Nov 24, 2008
Joyce Lee Rothers, age 69 years of Corning, departed this life and went to her heavenly home on November 24th, 2008 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital with all her family at her side. She had courageously battled cancer the past two years, never complaining, thinking only of her beloved family to the end. Joyce was born February 25,...
Helen Dobkins
Nov 20, 2008
Helen M. Dobkins, 88, Centralia, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at Eastridge Care Home, Centralia. She was born April 17, 1920 at Centralia the daughter of Chester H. McClary and Eva Belle Sherrer McClary. She attended school at Goff and Washington and graduated from Washington High School. Helen served five years in the Civil Service. She married Jim Dale...

Lindsey Garner
Nov 9, 2008
Lindsey Shea Garner, 20, of Fairview passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 9, 2008 at her home in Topeka. Even at her young age, Lindsey had become a strong, beautifully spirited young lady. She was quick to laugh and brought her family and friends great joy. Lindsey was born on August 24, 1988 in Pueblo, Colorado. Her and her parents...
Floreen Reinhart
Nov 8, 2008
Floreen Agnes Reinhart, 91, Centralia, died Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Eastridge Care Home, Centralia. She was born December 25, 1916 the daughter of Jeremiah and Flora Ladner Becker at Coal Creek, Kansas. She attended school through the junior year of high school at Onaga, KS. She married Wade Winfield Reinhart November 11, 1933 at Bellville. They resided...
Eleanor Hickman
Nov 8, 2008
Eleanor Fern Hickman, 68 of Axtell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, Kansas. Eleanor was born September 1, 1940 to Elmer and Evelyn Finney at her home west of Americus, Kansas. She was the youngest of seven children, four brothers and two sisters. She loved sports, painting pictures, entertaining her...
Kermit Lofdahl
Oct 31, 2008
Kermit Foster Lofdahl, Wichita, KS January 28, 1922 - October 31, 2008 Kermit Foster Lofdahl was born on January 28, 1922 to Will and Elsie Lofdahl in Vliets, KS. In 1941 he married the love of his life Nina Margueritte Dalsing. During WWII Kermit served as an Air Engineer in England. Kermit was a patient and loving father to...