Obituaries
Elda A. Friedrichs
Feb 4, 2021
Elda A. Friedrichs, 91, of Bremen, KS, died February 4, 2021 at Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville surrounded by her family. Visitation was Monday, February 8 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. A Relatives Only Service was held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 9 at Immanuel (Hermansberg) Lutheran Church, north of Bremen. The pallbearers were...
Sally Keyse
Feb 4, 2021
Sally J. Keyse (nee Rothfelder) was born June 22, 1933 in Marysville, Kansas, passed away on February 4, 2021 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan, Georgia after a hard-fought battle with health issues. A funeral service was held Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. Burial was in the Marysville City Cemetery. Sally was the...
Marjorie E. Hagedorn
Jan 29, 2021
Marjorie Ellen Hagedorn, 90, Hanover, died Friday, January 29, 2021 at the Hanover Hospital, Hanover. Visitation was Monday, February 1, 2021, from noon until 8 p.m. at the Hanover Mortuary. Relatives only funeral service was at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 2, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Bremen. The service was live streamed on the Kinsley Mortuary Facebook page. Burial was in...
Walter R. Stumpf
Jan 15, 2021
Walter Richard Stumpf, 90, Topeka, formerly of Axtell, died January 15, 2021. He was born Sept. 25, 1930, in Astoria, New York, the son of Oscar & Gertrude Stumpf. Due to COVID, private family services were held on Saturday, January 23, 2021. The funeral was recorded and posted on the Kinsley Mortuary Facebook page after the service. Walt graduated from...
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...