Recent Obituaries

Philip “Toby” Tangeman
12/14/1954 - 11/20/2023
Centralia, Kansas
Philip “Toby” J. Tangeman, 68, of Centralia, Kansas lost his battle against cancer on Monday, November 20, 2023 at Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia.
Glenda L. Conley Wilhelm
08/26/1954 - 11/09/2023
Seneca, Kansas
Glenda L. Wilhelm, 69, of Seneca, died unexpectedly at her home in Seneca, on the evening of November 9, 2023.
Glen Frederick Becker
11/23/1942 - 11/09/2023
Seneca, Kansas
Glen Frederick Becker, 80, of Seneca, Kansas died Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital surrounded by family and friends.
Chad Alan Stoddard
01/01/1969 - 11/07/2023
Topeka, Kansas
Chad Alan Stoddard, 54, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on November 7, 2023, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS with his son and sister by his side.
Mary Ann Brokamp Henry
08/16/1934 - 10/31/2023
Seneca, Kansas
Mary Ann (Brokamp) Henry, 89, passed away peacefully on Oct 31, 2023, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca with her family by her side.
Kimberly L. Schmitz Barnhart
09/06/1983 - 10/22/2023
Des Moines, IA
Kimberly Louise Barnhart, 40, passed away early Sunday, October 22, 2023, near Des Moines, IA, as the result of a vehicle accident.
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No one likes to think about death, let alone plan for it. However, planning ahead just makes sense. Preplanning is truly one of the most thoughtful and loving things you can do for your family.
When a death occurs, there are many decisions that must be made at that time. By preplanning your funeral, you relieve your family of having to make important arrangements during a period of great stress and grief, a time when people are not thinking very clearly and may not know what to do because you never made your wishes known.