Recent Obituaries
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.
Sarah Alveda Heideman
03/04/1938 - 07/20/2026
Seneca, Kansas
Sarah Alveda Heideman, 88, of Seneca, Kansas, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2026, at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.
Lucina Christine Steinlage Henry
02/23/1938 - 07/11/2026
Centralia, Kansas
Lucina Christine Henry passed away at the age of 88 on July 11, 2026, at Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility in Centralia, Kansas.
Shirley Ann Geivett Koch
06/12/1930 - 07/08/2026
Fairway, KS
Shirley Ann Koch, 96, passed away at her home in Fairway, KS on July 8, 2026.
Joyce A. Hayes Broxterman
11/19/1946 - 07/03/2026
Baileyville
Joyce Ann Hayes Broxterman, 79, of Baileyville, Kansas, passed away on July 3, 2026, with her family by her side, holding her hand.
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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.