Recent Obituaries
Mona Lisa Meade
02/06/1964 - 09/05/2026
Centralia, Kansas
Mona Lisa Viola Meade, 62, of Centralia, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home on September 5, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.
Edgar “Ed” F. Sheley
07/31/1942 - 09/04/2026
Corning, Kansas
With grateful hearts and a lifetime of wonderful memories, we celebrate the life of Edgar Franklin Sheley, 84, of Corning, KS, who peacefully left this earth on September 4, 2026.
Rodney Joseph Noble
05/12/1952 - 08/29/2026
Seneca, Kansas
Rodney Joseph “Joe” Noble, 74, of Seneca, Kansas, died Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca after a battle with cancer.
Richard Lee Sloop
05/11/2000 - 08/26/2026
Seneca, Kansas
Richard Lee Sloop, 26, of Seneca, KS passed away on August 26, 2026. He was born on May 11, 2000 in Paris, TN.
William R. Bredemeier
03/23/1960 - 08/13/2026
Seneca, Kansas
William Richard “Bill” Bredemeier, 66, of rural Seneca, Kansas, passed away at his home on August 13, 2026.
Linus A. Huerter
01/02/1957 - 07/31/2026
Seneca, Kansas
Linus A. Huerter, 69, of rural Seneca, Kansas, died Friday, July 31, 2026, at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.
Lauer Funeral Home
Lauer Funeral Home is family-owned and operated, serving all faiths in northeast Kansas since 1901. Our mission and dedication is to create a service that is both individual and meaningful for the families we serve. Be certain that in your time of deepest need you can rely on our continued dedication to tradition, respect and understanding. We recognize that funeral service is a calling with great responsibilities, demanding the highest professional standards. This trust and confidence makes us both proud and humble.
Plan Ahead
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.