Darrell A. Carlson
Nov 29, 2025
Darrell Addison Carlson was born on March 15th, 1951, to Victor Addison and Neva (Wiley) Carlson in Concordia, KS. He passed away on November 29th, 2025, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer at the age of 74. Darrell attended Courtland schools and graduated with the class of 1969. During high school, he worked at the Courtland Elevator.
Upon graduating high...
Marie C. Chmidling
Nov 29, 2025
Marie C. (Blecha) Chmidling, 78, of Topeka, passed away November 29, 2025.
Services are being determined and will be announced in the coming days.
Rita A. Stehno
Nov 27, 2025
Rita Ann (Pachta) Stehno, of Munden, Kansas, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2025, the rosary in her hand guiding her home to spend Thanksgiving with her husband and family in heaven.
Rita was born March 6, 1939, to Vincent and Magdalena (Baxa) Pachta in Belleville, Kansas. She was raised on the family farm east of Belleville and attended Prairie Home...
Mary L. Chinn
Nov 27, 2025
Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Chinn, 76, of Belleville, Kansas, passed away on November 27, 2025, at the Belleville Health Care Center.
Mary Lou was born on August 14, 1949, to Carlin and Lorraine (Goldsmith) Hasselbring. Her father worked in bridge construction, which required the family to move often and travel throughout Kansas. Mary Lou spent her childhood living in many towns...
April L. Benne
Nov 23, 2025
April Lynn (Sanderson) Benne was born at 12:18 pm on February 21, 1978, in Lawrence, Kansas, to the late Cindy Sue Sanderson (December 2020) and the late Douglas Dean Sanderson (October 1979). April peacefully entered God’s glory at her family home in Courtland, Kansas, on November 23, 2025.
Alongside her mother, April spent her 1st grade year working as a missionary...
Janice A. Thomas
Nov 13, 2025
Janice Ann (Thornton) Thomas, the daughter of Daryl G. and Joyce M. (Renken) Thornton, was born on May 26, 1948, in Fairbury, Nebraska. She passed away on November 13, 2025, at her home in Belleville, at the age of 77. During her childhood, she lived in Fairbury, Nebraska, Clyde, Kansas, and Republic, Kansas. Her parents operated the grocery store in...
Susan M. Hubert
Nov 10, 2025
Susan Hubert, age 79, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2025, at Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde, Kansas.
Susan was born on September 24, 1946, to Clayton and Agnes “Irene” (Hiltgen) Peterson in Concordia, Kansas. She was raised in Clyde, Kansas, where she enjoyed a childhood full of fun and adventure with her siblings, cousins, and many close friends.
After graduating...
Fr. Henry R. Baxa
Nov 9, 2025
Henry Richard Baxa was born on February 17, 1941, in Wayne, Kansas, to Henry and Blanche (Oborny) Baxa. Henry attended Wayne grade school, and then attended St. Francis Preparatory Seminary in Victoria, Kansas, where he graduated with his high school diploma. He then attended and graduated from Benedictine College in Atchison with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, and...
Don D. McChesney
Nov 6, 2025
Don Dwayne McChesney was born on September 4, 1942, to Chester A. and Nellie C. (Hogle) McChesney in Belleville, Kansas. They first lived west of Narka, moving in March 1943 to the Hanel farm north of Munden.
Don attended Rose Creek Center country school followed by Munden schools, where he graduated in 1960 as valedictorian. Following high school, Don attended and...
Sammie J. Lahodny
Oct 8, 2025
Sammie Joyce (Sis) Lahodny was born on February 22, 1943, near Munden, Kansas, to George E. and Frances (Sramek) Sis. She passed away on October 8, 2025, at the age of 82. She was baptized into the Catholic Church and was a lifelong member of St. Edward Catholic Church in Belleville, Kansas. She attended school in Belleville, graduating from Belleville...
Anthony "Tony" Christian
Sep 15, 2025
Anthony “Tony” Lee Christian, 69, of Washington, Kansas, passed away on September 15, 2025. He was born July 27, 1956, in Center, Texas, to Robert and Dessie (Bryan) Christian.
Tony attended Beckville High School through the 11th grade and later proudly served four years in the U.S. Navy. He worked for many years as a heavy equipment operator and later spent...
Gerald A. Sothers
Sep 14, 2025
Gerald Albert Sothers, age 96, entered into rest on Sunday, September 14, 2025, in Belleville, Kansas. He was born on February 20, 1929, in Courtland, Kansas, to Elder Sothers and Juvernia (Garman) Sothers. Gerald grew up in Courtland and graduated from Courtland High School, Class of 1947.
On New Year’s Day of 1949, Gerald went on his first date with Pauline...
Juanita A. Horak
Aug 27, 2025
Juanita Avonne Horak went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 27, 2025, in Baldwin City, Kansas.
She was born on January 14, 1928, to Lloyd James and Ferne Dora (Nixon) Murphy on a farm near Belleville, Kansas. Less than a year later, her family moved to a farm one mile west of Munden, Kansas, where...
Loren H. Bohling
Aug 25, 2025
Loren passed away Monday, August 25, 2025, in Hebron, Nebraska, at the age of 92 years. He was born on July 21, 1933 in Hebron, Nebraska to Herman J. Bohling and Frieda (Hoops) Bohling. He was baptized on July 23, 1933 in Hebron. He was confirmed on March 30, 1947. His confirmation verse was Psalm 27:4. He graduated from Byron...
Charles Lundblade
Aug 18, 2025
Charles Eugene Lundblade, 82, of Courtland, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025. He was born on August 6, 1943, in Concordia, Kansas, to James “Jim” and Mildred (Rathbun) Lundblade.
Charles graduated from Courtland High School in 1961 and went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Fort Hays State University. He spent his career teaching in...
Kevin M. Weber
Aug 17, 2025
Kevin Michael Weber, 60, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on August 17th, 2025, with his wife and daughters by his side. Kevin was born March 2nd, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Richard Weber and Vicki Leece Weber. Kevin graduated from Cozad High School, Cozad, Nebraska, in 1983. He then went on to get his associate’s degree in...
Richard Frank Eggers
Aug 10, 2025
Richard Frank Eggers, 75, passed away at Sunset Home in Concordia, Kansas, on Sunday, August 10, 2025. He was born on October 12, 1949 in Agra, Kansas to Edmond Frank and Betty Irene (Palmer) Eggers.
Richard attended Stockton High School in Stockton, Kansas, graduating in 1967. He studied diesel mechanics at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, KS.
While attending CCCC he...
Brad Klima
Aug 1, 2025
Bradley Frank “BK” Klima, 67, died at his family home in Belleville, Kansas on Friday, August 1st, 2025. He was born on October 22, 1957 in Belleville to Charles and Roberta “Bobbie” Klima. Brad grew up in Scandia, Kansas and graduated from Scandia High School in 1975.
On September 4, 1976, Bradley married Alice Faye LeSage in Beloit, Kansas. The couple...
Dr. Duane L. Scott, M.D.
Jul 2, 2025
Dr. Duane L. Scott, age 90, of Belleville, Kansas, passed away peacefully at Cedarhurst Assisted Living in Lawrence, Kansas, on July 2, 2025. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, companion, and physician, Duane dedicated his life to healing and fostering meaningful relationships with all those who had the honor of knowing him. His compassion, humility, and gentle spirit shaped a...
Luella Mae Welch
Jun 25, 2025
Luella Mae Welch of Haddam, Kansas, passed away on June 25, 2025, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson, at the age of 90. She was born on September 29, 1934, on a farm near Morrowville, Kansas, to Clarence and Minnie Miller Terpening. She completed eighth grade at Lowe Center School, a one room schoolhouse.
On November 26, 1955, she married Edwin Welch...
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