Recent Obituaries
Daniel Joseph Shump
09/06/1949 - 06/20/2021
Seneca, Kansas
Daniel “Danny” Joseph Shump, 71, of Seneca, died Sunday, June 20, 2021 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.
Mark P Feldkamp
03/20/1942 - 06/15/2021
Seneca, Kansas
Mark P. Feldkamp, 79, of Seneca lost his battle against pulmonary fibrosis on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.
Daniel Joseph Schmelzle
11/18/1977 - 03/23/2021
Axtell, Kansas
Daniel Joseph Schmelzle, 43, died unexpectedly on March 23,2021 at his place of employment. He was born November 18, 1977, one of seven sons and a daughter born to Robert and Laura (Wessel) Schmelzle.
Gene Thomas Hickman
10/24/1934 - 06/12/2021
Axtell, Kansas
Gene Thomas Hickman,86, of Axtell, Kansas died on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at the Life Care Center of Seneca.
Doris Nolte Roeder
11/01/1925 - 06/06/2021
Topeka, Kansas
Doris Nolte Roeder, 95, of Topeka, died Sunday, June 6, 2021 at the Lexington Park Nursing Home in Topeka.
Von E. Rusche
09/24/1956 - 06/05/2021
Seneca, Kansas
Von E. Rusche, 64, of Seneca departed his earthly life on Saturday, June 5, 2021.
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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.