All Obituaries

John Joseph Humphrey was the eldest child of Donna Grace Glenn and Otis Linville “Jake” Humphrey of Woodlawn, Kansas. He was born September 27, 1935, at St. Anthony Hospital in Sabetha. His parents farmed near Woodlawn while John was growing up. John graduated from Sabetha High School in 1953, having particularly enjoyed his role as the eldest son in the play Cheaper By the Dozen and serving as treasurer of his senior class. He followed his aunt Carol Humphrey to Sterling College...

  Eleanor Jane (Picton) Stover, 82, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas. Eleanor was born on March 1, 1938 in Padonia, Kansas the daughter of Everett Vernon Picton and Ruth Esther (Hinton) Picton.  She was raised on the family farm southwest of Hamlin, Kansas and attended school in Hamlin.  Eleanor graduated from Hamlin High School with the class of 1956.  After high school, she went on to nursing...

Thomas, “Tom” Joseph Nolte, 65, of Sabetha, Kansas died on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at his home in Sabetha, Kansas surrounded by family.  Tom was born August 14, 1955 in Axtell, Kansas to Sylvester J. and Genevieve (Schmitz) Nolte.  Tom grew up on the family farm southwest of Baileyville, Kansas and attended school in St. Benedict, Kansas, then later graduated from Baileyville High School with the class of 1973.  On April 16, 1977, he was united in marriage to...

Gale Richard Epple, 79, of Sabetha, Kansas died Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Via Christi Village in Manhattan, Kansas. Gale was born on November 23, 1941 to Erich Epple and Freda (Wenger) Epple on the family farm south of Sabetha, Kansas.   He attended Victory Country School at Rock Creek until the 8th grade.  He entered the United States Army on April 11, 1962.  He was honorably discharged on January 27, 1965. Gale was gifted with many God given talents. He was a...

Lloyd W. Malone, 93, of Seneca, Kansas died Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the Crestview Manor Nursing Home in Seneca, Kansas.     He was born on September 12, 1927 at Vermillion, Kansas, the son of Joe and Gladys (Martsolf) Malone.  He was a carpenter, farmer and great Dad. He was in the United States Army and the United States Air Force from September 28, 1945.  He was Honorable Discharged from the Armed Forces on October 19, 1948.  He served 24 months in...

Lydia (Skiles) Beck, 93, of Corning, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021, at Eastridge Nursing Facility in Centralia, Kansas surrounded by her family.   She was born on, March 31, 1927, in Trask, Missouri, to Martin L. Skiles and Lucille (Larimer) Skiles.  She attended country schools in the Hurley, Missouri area.  The family followed harvest and lived in various communities over the years. She married Alex Ruibal in 1946 and they had two sons, John and Larry,...

Mary Kay (Sawyer) Cook was born on February 22, 1946 in Horton, Kansas, to Maxine and Neal Sawyer.  As a child she was a self-described tomboy who loved to make mud-pies and catch frogs.  One of her favorite stories was recounting her mom’s scream upon discovering one of her frogs perched on the toaster one morning. Her mom did not share Kay’s fondness for frogs.  Kay graduated from Sabetha High School and had many good memories of slumber parties, draggin’...

Mary was born in Centralia, Kansas on December 5, 1930, the daughter of Alphonse and Barbara (Berger) Wilhelm.  She married Cletus Glissman on June 7, 1949 at St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Kelly, Kansas.  Cletus preceded her in death on October 9, 2011.  She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Wetmore, Kansas.  Mary spent most of her life as a resident of Wetmore, Kansas.  She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and playing cards. Mary was preceded in death...

Mary Lou Kellenberger, 82, lifelong citizen of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home.   She was born to the late Louis and Tillie (Strahm) Wenger on May 12, 1938, and married her high school sweetheart, Danny Kellenberger, on October 28, 1956.   Her beautiful life will forever be cherished by her husband, Danny, three daughters and two sons-in-law: Vickie and Scott Angell, Marcie Kerr, and Lesha and Rick Koch, and by her...

Barney Richard DeBusk, 70, of Morrill, Kansas died Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at the Sabetha Manor. Barney was cremated with private family services at a later date and time.