All Obituaries

Linda Louise (Hartter) McGuire, 67, of Sabetha, Kansas was welcomed in to Jesus’ arms on Sunday, February 16, 2020 surrounded by family. Linda was born on October 17, 1952 to Harold and Loretta (Schmitt) Hartter in Sabetha, KS. She graduated from Sabetha High School in 1970 and went on to attend the University of Hair Design in Topeka. She then returned to Sabetha and worked at Char Mae for Alta Mae Hopp and Charlotte Hartter until purchasing the business in 1974. Linda owned the...

Kathryn “Katie” (Hamilton) Lee, 67, of Bern, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the Kansas University Medical Center after losing her second battle with cancer. Katie was born in Virginia and moved to North Carolina in middle school.  She graduated from NC State majoring in Textile Chemistry.  Katie loved math and science as well as learning anything new. She studied Chinese, learned to shoot a gun, and became a Microsoft Certified Professional, all...

Mary (Meyer) Montgomery, 94, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home. Mary was born on May 12, 1925 to Carl and Minnie (Kroemer) Meyer in Preston, Nebraska. She graduated from Sabetha High School in 1944. Mary married Ivan Montgomery on August 8, 1948. They celebrated their golden anniversary in 1998. The couple lived south of Oneida on a farm for two years and then moved south of Bern and farmed for 48 years. They retired and moved to...

Gary David Edelman, 71, of Sabetha, Kansas went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 2, 2020. Gary was born in Sabetha, Kansas on September 29, 1948, the son of David and Lena (Titus) Edelman. He spent his adult life on a farm across the road from his birth place. He graduated from Sabetha High School in 1966 and attended Kansas State University where he met his future wife, Marilyn. They were united in marriage on July 21, 1968 in Wellington, Kansas. To this union was born a daughter,...

Leonard Samuel Baumgartner was born on December 22, 1926 the son of Louis Baumgartner and Lena (Hanni) Baumgartner, in Pawnee City, Nebraska. He was one of two children born to this union. He attended Prairie Star Country School, and graduated from Bern Rural High School in 1944. Grain and Livestock farming with his dad, and later with his sons was a way of life for many years. He devoted his life to Christ shortly before his marriage to Nancy Jane Hartter on April 8, 1962. Five children...

Frances Maxine (Deaver) Sauer, 93, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Sabetha Manor. Frances was born November 30, 1926 the seventh of seven children born in Sabetha, Kansas to Fred and Sarah (Bestwick) Deaver. Frances grew up in Sabetha, and later moved to Topeka with her husband and children. After her husband’s death, she returned to Sabetha to raise her children. Frances began working for the Sabetha school system in 1972, and continued...

Leo Maurice Sanders, 89, of Seneca, Kansas passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital. Leo was born April 27, 1930 in Beattie, Kansas the son of Joseph Waldo and Arcenia (Crevier) Sanders.  Leo married Kate Carpenter on December 3, 1955 and together they lived in the surrounding area for 63 years. Leo and Kate owned and operated three successful businesses in the surrounding area. Leo was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Kate on July 12,...

Betty Jean (Smith) Lortscher, 82, of Bern, Kansas, was called home to her Lord, surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at the Sabetha Manor.  Betty was born July 23, 1937, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Herbert and Etta (Flynn) Smith.  In this home she learned to embrace family and love her Canadian Rocky Mountains.  She graduated from University of Alberta, Calgary with a BS in Education.  In 1971, she completed her master’s at Kansas State...

Carol Rippe, 72, of Sabetha, Kansas died unexpectedly at home on Monday, December 30, 2019. She was born in Tuscola, IL, to Charles and Martha (Bernhart) Barr. Her childhood was spent in numerous small towns across the Midwest. After graduating from high school in Paris, MO, she attended Culver Stockton College in Canton, MO, majoring in music theory and piano performance. She later received a master’s degree in music education from the University of Oklahoma and taught for several...

  Leila June (Reed) Nutter, 72, of Seneca, Kansas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.  Leila was born to the late Irvin Reed and June (Anderson) Reed on September 14, 1947 in Holton.  She graduated from Soldier High School and from Clark’s School of Business in Topeka.  She married Lloyd Nutter on February 14, 1969 in Soldier, Kansas.  Lloyd and Leila raised their two...