Gary Lee Shump, 87, of Seneca, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2025, at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital surrounded by those who loved him.

After sailing past his 90th birthday, Donald Joseph Lauer changed course and finally joined his soulmate, Beverly, in Heaven on July 16, 2025.

Clayton Joseph Becker, 77, of Saint Joseph, MO passed away peacefully on August 27, 2025, at Wathena Healthcare

Nancy “Jane” Strohmeyer of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away on August 16, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri with her friend by her side.

Stephen Gerard Nordhus, 61, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Seneca, KS, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, KS surrounded by his family.

Michael “Mike” Kevin Barnes, 65, of Vermillion departed this world on Monday, July 28, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Sharon P. Schultz 77, of Topeka died on July 15, 2025 at the Rolling Hills care center in Topeka.

Ida Rose Sextro, 98, of Seneca, died on Wednesday morning, July 16, 2025 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca with her son by her side.

Carolyn A. Becker, 82, of Seneca, died Saturday morning, July 12, 2025 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

Cole Robert Matson, 21, of Centralia, passed away tragically in a farm accident on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.

Harold Eugene Estes, affectionately known as Gene, passed away peacefully at his home in Ottawa, Kansas on July 8, 2025, surrounded by his beloved wife and family.

Elizabeth J. “Betty” (Bowhay) Olberding, 77, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2025, at Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas, surrounded by her loving family.

Dora C. Bowhay, 72, of Seneca died Sunday, November 22, 1981, at Country View Estates at Seneca.

Virgil V. Bowhay, 81, Seneca, died Friday, November 20, 1992 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

Lyle Rottinghaus, age 91, of Seneca, Kansas, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2025.