Obituaries
Travis Warren Landreth
Jan 14, 2021
Travis Warren Landreth, 67, Axtell, died Thursday, January 14, 2021, from post COVID pneumonia at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka . A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 27 at Salem Lutheran Church southwest of Axtell, KS. Pastor Cindy Cone officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Travis was born December 6, 1953 at Axtell, KS, to...
Jerry V. Scritchfield
Jan 13, 2021
Jerry Van Scritchfield, 67, Frankfort, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Bryan West in Lincoln, NE. A graveside service will be 1 p.m., Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Fairmont Cemetery, Blue Rapids, KS Jerry was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming on March 28, 1953 to Raymond and Kay (Cargile) Scritchfield. Jerry's father, Raymond, was in the army and they moved...
Mary Lou Smith
Jan 7, 2021
Mary Lou Smith, 84, of Marysville, KS, died January 7, 2021 at Cambridge Place in Marysville. Visitation was Tuesday, January 12 from 1 to 9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. A funeral service was held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 13 at the First Baptist Church in Marysville. Rev. Andrew Lucas officiated. Marjorie Volesky played the piano. Pam Harrison...
Gary L. Blocker
Jan 5, 2021
Gary Leon Blocker, 85 of Tulsa, OK, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 in a Tulsa hospital. He was born Feb. 17, 1935 in Marysville, KS, to Oscar H. Blocker and Vida M. Barlow Blocker. He married the love of his life, Dora Hill on September 6, 1958 and they shared in over 60 wonderful years together before her passing in...
Danny R. Lutjemeier
Jan 4, 2021
Danny R. Lutjemeier, 71, Marysville, died Monday, January 4, 2021 at Cambridge Place in Marysville. He was born December 27, 1949 in Marysville to Leonard and Marjorie (Lehechka) Lutjemeier. He earned his GED and served in the military during Vietnam. After he was honorably discharged from the service, Danny was employed by Union Pacific Railroad for thirty-nine years. He suffered...
Ivan Sedlacek
Jan 4, 2021
Ivan Sedlacek, 79, Frankfort, died January 4, 2021 at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, KS. Visitation was Friday, January 8 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Padden Funeral Chapel in Frankfort. Mass of Christian Burial was 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 9 at Annunciation Catholic Church in Frankfort with a rosary at 9:30 a.m. Burial was at St. Gregory's Catholic Cemetery...
Margaret Marie Nieberding Stoehr
Jan 3, 2021
Margaret Marie Reiss Nieberding Stoehr, 81, of Marysville, KS, died Sunday, January 3, 2021 at the Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville. Visitation was Friday, January 15 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. A rosary service was held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 16 at St. Gregory's Catholic Church in Marysville. A funeral service followed at...
Jon Daniel Earwood
Dec 31, 2020
Jon Daniel “JD” Earwood, 26, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville. A memorial service will be held at a later time. Jon was born April 28, 1994 to Raymond Lee and Kathy (Bigham) Earwood at Rome, GA. In 2012, he graduated Farnam High School in Eustis, NE. Then in 2014, he graduated Chadron Pine...
Gerald "Jerry" D. Keating
Dec 31, 2020
Gerald D. "Jerry" Keating, 85, Frankfort, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the Frankfort Community Care Home. Visitation will be Thursday, January 7, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Lillis. The rosary vigil will be at 7 p.m. following the visitation. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 8...
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
Dec 30, 2020
Joseph Patrick Kennedy, 76, Frankfort, KS, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at Frankfort Community Care Home. He died after a 14 year battle with Alzheimer’s that ended with COVID-19. A public visitation will be on Wednesday, Jan. 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m at Padden Funeral Chapel. There will be no family present for the visitation. The private funeral...
Mary Ruth Feldhausen
Dec 27, 2020
Mary Ruth (Lockhart) Feldhausen, 59, Marysville, KS, died Sunday, December 27, 2020, at her home. Visitation will be from noon until 9 p.m., Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Kinsley Mortuary, Marysville. A funeral service is 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 1, 2021 at the United Methodist Church, Marysville. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Blue Rapids, KS Mary was born...
Bess B. Shum
Dec 23, 2020
Bessie "Bess" B. Shum, 92, of Home, KS passed away December 23, 2020 at her home. Public visitation will be Saturday, January 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Evangelical United Church of Christ in Marysville. A private funeral service will be held following the visitation at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Evangelical United Church of Christ. The...
Richard O. Smith
Dec 16, 2020
Richard Orlinn Smith, 82, Topeka, formerly of Marysville, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Stormont Vail in Topeka. A private graveside funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the Marysville City Cemetery. Richard was born August 7, 1938, at Concordia, KS, to Earl and Gladys (Henderson) Smith. He graduated from Concordia High School where he...
Wallace "Wally" E. Lord, Jr.
Dec 16, 2020
Wallace E. “Wally” Lord, Jr., 77, of Marysville, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his wife and kids on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Visitation was held Friday, January 1, 2021, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Kinsley Mortuary. A private family funeral was held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2021. Dan Lord officiated. A public celebration of...
Mary Ann Shirley
Dec 15, 2020
Mary Ann Shirley, 90, of Vermillion, KS, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2020 at the Frankfort Community Care Home in Frankfort, KS. Her loving husband, Loyal, and her children were with her at her bedside. Visitation will be Thursday, December 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell. Out of concern for the safety...
Carlene Moore
Dec 15, 2020
Catherine Carlene Moore, 74, Marysville, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, NE. A rosary service was 9:30 a.m., Monday, December 21, 2020 at St. Gregory's Catholic Church, Marysville, with the funeral service following at 10 a.m. Father Quentin Schmitz officiated. Musicians were Rosemary Forst and Paula Landoll Smith. Hymns were “Be Not Afraid,” “Joy to...
Alberta E. Violand
Dec 14, 2020
Alberta E. Violand, 95, of Frankfort, KS, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at Frankfort Community Care Home. Funeral services will be private. Alberta was born March 22, 1925 on a farm in the vicinity of Fostoria, KS. She graduated from Frankfort High School in 1944. After graduation she worked for the Kansas Power & Light in Junction City as a...
Lane J. Breeding
Dec 12, 2020
Lane J. Breeding, 65, of Herkimer, KS, died December 12, 2020 at Seneca. Visitation was Tuesday, December 15, from noon to 9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. Masks were required. A private funeral service, for immediate family only, was held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 16 at Kinsley Mortuary. The funeral service was shown live on the Kinsley Mortuary...
Andrew Mayer
Dec 11, 2020
Andrew Mayer, 91, of Frankfort, died December 11, 2020 at Frankfort Community Care Home. A private graveside service with the immediate family is being planned at the Antioch Cemetery at a later date. Andy was born June 14, 1929 at Rocky Ford, CO to Andrew and Maude Mayer. He attended schools in Rocky Ford. He was blessed with four children...
Josie Butler
Dec 7, 2020
Josephine “Jojo” A. Butler, 82, Lincoln, NE, formerly of Marysville, died Monday, December 7, 2020 with her family at her side at the Monarch Hospice Living. Visitation will be Sunday, December 13 from noon to 9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, December 14 at Marysville Christian Fellowship. Pastor Brad...