Obituaries
Evelyn Olson
Aug 15, 2008
Evelyn Anmarie Grotnes Olson, 85, Axtell, died Friday, August 15, 2008 at the Frankfort Care Home in Frankfort, Kansas. She was born October 14, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Elinas Grotnes and Emma Anderson Grotnes. She attended Concordia College at Morehead, Minnesota and had been a member of the Eastern Star, Detroit Lakes. She was co-owner and...

Ina Kieny
Aug 11, 2008
Ina Kieny was born on March 1, 1916 the daughter of Bert Earl Dabler and Mae Hassett Sparling Dabler at Maysville, Missouri. She grew up in the Oneida area and attended school and graduated from Oneida High School. As a young girl she was very active in her school plays and the Methodist Church in Oneida, singing and playing...
Edwin Wiltz
Aug 3, 2008
Edwin "Ed" L. Wiltz, 73, passed away at his home on August 3, 2008 surrounded by family, follow a brief illness. He was born on April 13, 1935 near Sabetha to John Wiltz and Helena Christman Wiltz. He attended grade school at Albany and Sabetha. He moved with is family to a farm near Merceir and attended four year...

Dorene Zimmerschied
Jul 27, 2008
Dorene M. Zimmerschied was born on September 27, 1917 the daughter of Walter Semkin and Emma Schulz Semkin at Morgan County, Missouri. She was one of five children born to this union. She attended rural school at Florence, Missouri. She was united in marriage to John Henry Zimmerschied on September 17, 1939 at Sedalia, Missouri. Three children were born...
Mattie Blair
Jul 22, 2008
Centralia, KS - Mattie Blair was born September 11, 1904, the daughter of Octavia Jessee and John Shaefer, and passed away July 22, 2008, at the home of her daughter and son in law in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on a farm southwest of Centralia and was the youngest of four children. She attended the Pleasant Hill country...

Aurel Montgomery
Jul 18, 2008
Aurel W. Montgomery, 77, of Sabetha died July 18, 2008 at a Topeka Hospital. Aurel was born on October 16, 1930 on the family farm to Robert Montgomery and Ione Trees Montgomery. Aurel attended Excelsior country school for 6 years, Sabetha Junior High School and Sabetha High School and attending one year at Kansas State University. He served in...

Jerre Perry
Jul 7, 2008
Jerre Ann Perry, 65 of Axtell, KS died Monday July7, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, KS. Jerre was born January 11, 1943 in Fall City, NE the daughter of Claude Stumbo and Thelma Gatz Stumbo. She married Richard E. Perry on November 23, 1968 at Axtell at the United Methodist Church. Jerre was member of the...

Sharon McKim
Jun 25, 2008
Sharon Eugenia McKim, 79 of Topeka, KS died Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at the Westwood Manor Care Home in Topeka. Sharon was born May 28, 1929 in Norton, KS the daughter of David Lawrence McKim and Edna Stevens McKim. She attended one year of college at University of Kansas. She later worked for the Cattleman's Association in Topeka for...
Patricia Rohwer
Jun 18, 2008
Patricia Ann Rohwer, aged 66, of Sabetha, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at her home. Patricia was born the daughter of the late Herbert and Ruth (Sirney) Morton on July 20, 1941 in Grand Rapids, MI. She attended several schools, graduating from in 1959 Union High School, Grand Rapids, MI. While working for Boeing, she married Marvin Rohwer...

Leota Grimm
Jun 15, 2008
Leota Louise Grimm, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas died on June 15, 2008 at the Sabetha Community Hospital. She was born on June 24, 1916 in Sabetha, Kansas, the daughter of August Grimm and Louise Steiner Grimm. Leota attended school at Franklin Rural District, east of Sabetha, Sabetha grade school and graduated from Fairview High School in 1936. Leota lived...

Alice Cain
Jun 9, 2008
Alice C. Cain, 91, of Axtell, passed away Monday, June 9, 208 at Cambridge Place in Marysville. Alice was born February 20, 1917 at St. Bridget, the daughter of John and Mary (McQuaid) Scmidt. Alice married Albert Cain at St. Bridget Catholic Church on June 4, 1936. He passed away October 2, 1998. Alice was a member of St....

Kenneth Knowles
Jun 6, 2008
Kenneth Harold Knowles, 87, Beattie, KS died Friday, June 06, 2008 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Marysville, KS. Kenneth was born March 25, 1921, in Pawnee County Nebraska to Edward Knowles and Florence Kruechi. Kenneth graduated from Summerfield High School. Kenneth married Iola Miller on 1937 in Fairbury, NE, she preceded him in death on January 1, 2004....

James Boyles
Jun 4, 2008
James "Jim" Boyles, 62, of Sabetha died Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Home where he resided since April 2006. He was born in Topeka on December 3, 1945 to Marvin and Viola (Ford) Boyles. Jim was an avid outdoorsman. His parents and stepfather, George Walter preceded him in death. Jim is survived by son, Jay Boyles...

Richard Kelly
May 26, 2008
Richard Michael Kelly, 54, Axtell, KS, passed away peacefully at his home Monday, May 26, 2008. He was born August 8, 1953 in Logan's Porte, IN one of 6 sons born to Robert M. Kelly and Shirley Downs Kelly. He graduated from high school in Michigan City, IN and attended 3 years of college in Indiana. Richard worked for...

Aibryn Smith
May 19, 2008
Aibryn Raymond Smith was born on May 19, 2008 in Topeka, Kansas and died after his birth. He is the son of Chuck Smith and TaBetha Courtney Harvey both of Sabetha. He was preceded in death by an aunt, Tylar Blankenship. He is survived by his parents; two half sisters, Aubree Carlson of Sabetha and Nova Davis of Falls...

Lily Morrison
May 17, 2008
Lily Jane Morrison, 72, of Centralia, KS, died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at the Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka, KS. She was born August 15, 1935 the daughter of Clyde Stephen Lewis and Myrtle Adelaide Brokaw-Lewis at Frankfort, KS. She grew up in the Frankfort area and graduated from Frankfort High School in 1954. On May 23,...
Ashley Tallent
May 10, 2008
Ashley Nicole (Campbell) Tallent, 23 of Oneida formally of Sabetha died May 10, 2008. She was born at Seneca, Kansas on April 16, 1985 the daughter of Ronald L. Campbell and Robbie (Robin) L. Dodson Campbell. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Tallent of Oneida; her father, Ronald L. Campbell and his wife, Laura and her mother, Robbie...

Thomas Oom
May 8, 2008
Thomas Leon Oom, 72, of Sabetha went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 8, 2008. He was born on November 5, 1935 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to George Oom and Marian Stapleton Oom. Tom was united in marriage to Carole Ann Wynn in Marysville, Kansas on August 10, 1957. Tom retired from the U.S. Air Force...
Clara Williams
May 6, 2008
Clara May Williams, 90, Vermillion, KS, died Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia, KS. She was born February 22, 1918 at Elmont, Kansas to Alfred C. Chilson and Rosa Lee Fanning Chilson. She attended Centralia High School and graduated in 1934. On September 21, 1939 she married Robert Gerald Williams at Lowman Hill United...

Martha Gilbert
Apr 30, 2008
Martha May (Fisher) Gilbert, 96, of Sabetha died April 30, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Home, where she had been a resident since May of 2007. She was born on a farm south of Fairview on May 31, 1911 the daughter of Joseph T. Fisher and Hanna Wheeler Fisher. She moved to Sabetha with her family in 1915. She...