All Obituaries

Mary "Ruth” Hoskins, 91, of Seneca, Kansas died Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the Life Care Center in Seneca, Kansas.   Ruth was born on June 24, 1929 in Onaga, Kansas to Raymond and Mary (Matthews) Landreth and grew up in Axtell, Kansas. She met Charles William Hoskins, a teacher at Axtell High School and married him on June 22, 1952. Shortly thereafter, Ruth and Charles moved to Wichita, Kansas where their two children, Kevin and Pamela were born. The family then moved to...

Leon Joseph Schmidt, child of God, died peacefully in his home in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida on July 30, 2020. He was 93 years of age. Leon was born in 1926 in Nortonville, KS to Leo Peter Schmidt and Anna Eva Weishaar Schmidt. He spent his young life there until the family moved to Atchison in 1933. There, he attended Saint Benedict’s school with his brothers Jerry, Bill and his sister Lucy . He then attended and graduated from Maur Hill Prep School in 1944, where he was...

Dorothy Joan (Platt - McNeill) Strahm, 97, passed away on July 29, 2020.  She was born on March 21, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas to James E. and Irene R. (Tate) Platt.  Dorothy was one of 4 children: older sister, Elizabeth “Betty” J. Drown (Platt); younger brother, James E. Platt Jr.; and younger sister, Mary M. Massey (Platt).  Her parents and all siblings preceded her in death.  Dorothy was married to Leo Jake McNeill on June 15, 1957 in Parsons,...

Earl E. Jenkins, 75, of Overland Park, KS, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020.  He was born on March 10, 1945 in Seneca, KS the son of Glenn and Dorothy (Coulter) Jenkins. Earl grew up in Centralia, KS.  Earl was in the United States Navy as a Seabee and served in Vietnam.  Following his service in the Navy, he worked as an engineer for Black & Veatch for over 30 years.  Earl was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing, gardening and spending time with his...

Larry V. Rokey, 80, of Sabetha, Kansas left this earth on Sunday, July 26, 2020. Larry was born September 7, 1939 at the Rokey farmstead west of Sabetha, the son of Andrew Peter and Mary Katherine (Noble) Rokey.  Larry was married to Elizabeth Marie Munson on May 24, 1959. They later divorced. To this union four children were born, Larry D., Rebecca, Tracy and Gary. Larry pursued life with a passion, whether it was work or recreation. He had many jobs throughout his life but...

  Lois Margaret (Strahm) Grimm, 100, of Sabetha, Kansas died Thursday, July 23, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Lois was born on August 18, 1919 the daughter of Fred Strahm and Ida (Bauman) Strahm in Ladysmith, Wisconsin.  Growing up, Lois attended country school and then graduated from Ladysmith High School. She then continued her education, and graduated in 1941 from Stout Institute in Menomonie, Wisconsin, with a degree in home economics. With her degree, she...

Elizabeth "Betty" Genitha Keating, 90, of Centralia, Kansas passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2020, after a long illness. Betty was born at a hospital in Corning, Kansas on June 6, 1930, daughter of Michael and Margaret (Adams) Noud. She was raised on a farm near Lillis, (Marshall County), Kansas. The farm had no electricity or running water. After graduating from Lillis High School, Betty went to a business college in Kansas City, Missouri eventually working for Price...

Paul E. Miller, 100, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.  Paul was born on June 26, 1920, in Burlingame, Kansas, the only child of Nathan and Zella (Mitchell) Miller.  Paul graduated from Burlingame High School in 1938.  He was enrolled at Baker University on a track scholarship, but was drafted into the Army Air Force during the Second World War.   Paul completed basic training in Texas, and then was...

Ruth Lorraine (Robinson) Oom, 64, of Sabetha, Kansas went home to be with her Creator and Heavenly Father on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Ruth was born to James and Martha (Koehler) Robinson on February 24, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from William Tennant High School with the class of 1974 and attended Word of Life College the following years. In 1987, she brought her family to the Midwest town of Sabetha. Her outgoing spirit and genuine love for her family, school,...

Martha Beaulah Mae (Mincher) Halstead, 93, of Sabetha, Kansas died on Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Sabetha Manor.  She was born on December 8, 1926 the daughter of Andrew and Minnie (Brockes) Mincher at Berwick Center north of Sabetha.  Beaulah grew up around Berwick and Sabetha, attending grade school at Berwick, Sabetha High School and Caster Beauty School in St. Joe, Missouri.  She was united in marriage to Raymond Halstead on June 6, 1959 and they had 13 very short but...