Recent Obituaries
Robert Lee Schmelzle
10/31/1945 - 06/02/2026
Seneca, Kansas
Robert Lee Schmelzle, 80, of Seneca, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2026, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital following a brief illness.
Keith Edward Luckeroth
01/25/1958 - 05/23/2026
Seneca, Kansas
Keith Edward Luckeroth, 68, of Seneca, Kansas, died suddenly on May 23, 2026 at his home in Seneca.
Gail A. Perdue
04/15/1951 - 05/14/2026
Seneca, Kansas
Gail A. Perdue, 75, of Seneca, Kansas, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2026, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, surrounded by the love and prayers of her family.
Keith L. Kramer
11/22/1945 - 05/15/2026
Sabetha, Kansas
Keith L. Kramer, 80, of Sabetha, died at his home South of Oneida on May 15, 2026, with his battle of Leukemia.
Gary Lynn Heideman
05/27/1957 - 05/04/2026
Corning, Kansas
Gary Lynn Heideman, 68, of Corning passed away at Onaga Community Hospital on May 4th, 2026 after a long battle with cancer.
Rita Mary Wempe Robke
08/07/1939 - 04/26/2026
Seneca, Kansas
Rita Mary Wempe Robke, 86, of Seneca, passed away on April 26, 2026, at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital after a short illness.
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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.