All Obituaries

Beverly Jean (Frey) Strahm of Leawood, KS passed away peacefully on March 30, 2021 at the age of 90, while living with her daughter in Eau Claire, WI. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-mother and thoughtful friend to many, Bev was born in Dubois, NE on January 13, 1931 to parents Harry and Martha (Hanni) Frey. She graduated from Bern High School in Bern, KS and attended Kansas State University at Emporia, KS, before going on to inspire elementary school students for 7 years in...

Marie Ester (Steinmetz) Brownlee passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas at the age of 94. She was born on April 8, 1926 in Hardin, Montana to Emanual Steinmetz and Elizabeth (Michael) Steinmetz. Her family was of Volga German descent, having immigrated to the United States from Dietel, Russia. Marie spent her early years in Hardin and later moved with her family to Toppenish, Washington. Around the age of 12, Marie met her lifelong...

  Ruth Gladys (Schonewill) Meyer was born July 20, 1926 to Helene and Marcus Schonewill in Volga, South Dakota.  Ruth went to join her family in Heaven on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha, Kansas. Ruth had three brothers Edward, Burnette, and Duane and four sisters Kathryn, Gertrude, Laura, and Carol.     Ruth grew up on a farm with a mother who cooked, ironed, cleaned, and raised eight children.  Her father worked...

Terry Lee Woolsoncroft, 68, of Centralia, Kansas died Sunday, March 7, 2021 at The University of Kansas Health System of St. Francis Campus in Topeka, Kansas.  He was born on January 10, 1953 the son of Carroll Woolsoncroft and Rosie (King) Woolsoncroft at Seneca, Kansas.  He grew up in the Centralia area, attended Centralia schools, and graduated from Centralia High School with the Class of 1971.  After high school, he entered into farming with his father and farmed until his...

Mary Ann “Annie” (Hughes) Baker, age 87, of Sabetha, Kansas, formerly of Salem, Nebraska died on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at the Sabetha Manor in Sabetha, Kansas.  She was born on December 17, 1933, in Axtell, Kansas the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Volz) Hughes.  She grew up in northeast Kansas and attended Oneida High School.  She was the only graduate in the class of 1952.  Following graduation, she moved to Marysville, Kansas and worked in the local...

Wendy Lenore Street, 64, died Friday, February 19, 2021 at the Sabetha Manor in Sabetha, Kansas.  She was born on October 14, 1956 the daughter of Abrahm and Arlene (Rettew) Shank in Ephrata, Pennsylvania.  Wendy grew up and graduated from high school in Pennsylvania.  She was an over the road truck driver and worked for many different transportation companies.  Her last trucking job was with Palmer Trucking Company in Salina, Kansas.  In 2000, she started...

Opal Irene (Marteney) Gugelman, age 93, of Sabetha, Kansas, formerly of Bern, Kansas died on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas surrounded by family.  Opal was born on February 22, 1927 near Baileyville, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Eva (Callam) Marteney.  She grew up west of Bern, attended Union School in Nemaha County through the 8th grade, and graduated from Bern High School in 1944.  She then attended Emporia Teacher’s...

Lynn Samuel Kellenberger, age 84, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at his home in Sabetha, Kansas. Lynn was born on October 4, 1936 at Sabetha, Kansas the son of Arthur and Marie (Steiner) Kellenberger.  He attended schools at the Albany School and then at Sabetha High School graduating with the class of 1954.  After graduation, Lynn attended Kansas University in Lawrence, Kansas.  He enlisted in the United States Air Force on December 7, 1955 as an...

     Floyd Gene Garrett, 85, of Sabetha, Kansas died on Friday, February 12, 2021.  Gene was born on May 29, 1935 to Floyd and Lulu (Gastl) Garrett in Shawnee, Kansas.  After graduating from Shawnee High School with the class of 1953, Gene joined the family grocery store in Shawnee with his father and brothers, Howard and Roland.  Gene was active in the Shawnee community.  He served on the City Council and was one of the founding members of the Shawnee...

Robert “Earl” Koch, age 93, passed away on February 3, 2021.  Earl was born September 29, 1927 in Centralia, Kansas to William J. and Clementine Mueller Koch.  He met Cora M. Spacek after his brother, Jack, stole one of Cora’s senior pictures and brought it home for his brothers to see.  Earl and Cora married on November 22, 1953 in Centralia, Kansas. Earl started trucking at the age of 16. Then, after he was able to get his CDL at the age of 21, he hauled...