All Obituaries

Margaret Wilma (Walker) Strahm, 100, of Sabetha, KS passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Wilma was born October 8, 1918 in Sabetha, KS the oldest of three daughters born to Glenn and Minnie (Nohl) Walker. Wilma attended Victory Country School for eight years before she went to the Sabetha High School, and graduated in 1936. She met her future husband, LeRoy Strahm, while roller skating at Sycamore Springs. They married in 1947 after LeRoy...

Mary Kathryn (Steiner) Marti, 87, of Sabetha, KS died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the Apostolic Christian West Village Apartments in Sabetha. She was born in Sabetha on June 16, 1931, the daughter of Joseph and Esther (Stoller) Steiner. She grew up on a farm west of Sabetha and attended the IXL Country School until 6th grade and then transferred to Sabetha Jr. High and High School. Mary graduated from Sabetha High School in 1949. Her favorite part of growing up on a farm was...

          Keith “Butch” Rogers, 67, of Fairview, Kansas passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka surrounded by family. Butch was born May 26, 1951 in Sabetha, Kansas the son of Lyle Douglas and Alta Mae (Justis) Rogers. Butch attended Fairview High School until May of 1966 when the school closed. He graduated from Sabetha High School in 1969. Butch worked with Burt Koch during his high school years going on wheat...

William “Bill” Messinger, 83, of Salem, Nebraska passed away peacefully March 31, 2019 at Falls City Hospital after battling a long term illness. Bill was born May 19, 1935 to Claude and Winifred (James) Messinger in Stella, Nebraska.  Bill grew up on the family farm and graduated from Honey Creek High School.  Bill was a veteran of the National Guard.  Bill married Rebecca Moser on September 26, 1954.  They were married for 64 years. Over the years Bill...

Dorothy G. (McBride) Lear, 94, formerly of Bern, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital. Dorothy was born May 23, 1924 in Ibi, Nigeria the daughter of Dr. Ira and Ruth (Lowell) McBride. The McBride’s served as missionaries in Africa spreading the gospel. They started the McBride School and taught men, women, and children about Christianity. Dorothy moved to Hiawatha after her mother, Ruth passed away in Africa. She graduated from Hiawatha...

Michael “Mike” G. Hill, 66, of Sabetha died Wednesday, March 27, 2019 surrounded by loved ones at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka, Kansas. Mike was born June 16, 1952 in Axtell, KS the son of William “Bill” and Barb (Deane) Hill. He was one of five children. He moved with his family to Riverside, California as an infant and returned to Axtell at age 11. He attended school in Axtell and graduated in 1971 from Axtell High School. On September 30, 1972...

Charles Edward Jackson, 88, of Fairview, Kansas died Thursday, March 21, 2019 surrounded by his family at his home in Sabetha. Charles was born on July 11, 1930 on a farm west of Sabetha to Samuel M. Jackson and Helen (Lanning) Jackson.  He attended Fairview High School, playing basketball and running track for the Bulldogs.  He graduated in 1947.  After briefly working at the Fairview Elevator, he joined the Farmers State Bank in 1949.  Except for two years serving in...

          Lyle Francis Edelman, 73, of Sabetha, KS passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019 at the Sabetha Community Hospital. Lyle was born on March 1, 1946 in Sabetha, KS the son of Phillip and Elizabeth (Sigmund) Edelman. Although living with diabetes, having been diagnosed at age 5, Lyle was determined to live life to its fullest. He went to school in Sabetha and graduated in 1964 from Sabetha High School.  Lyle was very active in FFA, serving as...

James “Gary” G. Gaston, 86, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the Apostolic Christian Home. Gary was born March 13, 1933 in Morrill, Kansas the son of James E. and Mary C. (Chenoweth) Gaston. He went to Morrill schools and graduated from Morrill High School. He went to work as a traffic manager for Jones Trucking Line in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Gary was united in marriage to Erma Jackson in 1958 at Pocahontas, Arkansas. Gary and Erma moved to Sabetha in...

Richard “Rick” L. Werner, 62, of Horton, Kansas passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at his home. Rick was born July 31, 1956 in Falls City, Nebraska the son of Charles and Betty (Brown) Werner. Rick was preceded in death by his parents. Rick is survived by his wife, Shelly of the home; two sons, Ric Werner (Tiffany) of St. Louis, Missouri, and Gunner Werner (Danielle) of Hiawatha, Kansas; a daughter, Sienna Clary (Josh) of Sabetha, Kansas; Gunner and Sienna’s mother,...