Bertha D. “Peggy” Clemens Ford, 86, of Seneca, KS, died Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at the Sabetha Residential Care Center in Sabetha, KS. She had been a resident there since June 28, 1999…

Mary R. “Rosemary” Nolte, 83, of Seneca, KS, died Monday, July 8, 2002, at Country View Estates care home in Seneca. She had been a resident there since September 1997, after having a stroke…

Dolores H. Schmitz, 70, of Axtell, KS, died Monday morning, July 1, 2002, at her home in Axtell. She had bravely fought cancer.

She was born August 7, 1931, on a farm north of Baileyville,…

Elmer L. Schraad, 69, of Seneca, KS, died Saturday evening, June 29, 2002, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

He was born July 16, 1932, the son of August and Anna Osterhus Schraad…

Bruce A. Slocum, 56, of Marshall, MO, died Friday, June 7, 2002, at his home. He had been ill health for many years.

He was born May 1, 1946, in Jackson County, MO, the son of Maurice…

Barrett Johnathan Scragg, son of Spc. Casey D. and Julie Feldkamp Scragg of Fort Riley, KS, was stillborn on Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at Irwin Army Community Hospital at Fort Riley…

Eileen E. Hermesch, 79, of Seneca, KS, died Saturday, May 18, 2002, at her daughter’s home in Topeka.

She was born February 9, 1923, in Marysville, KS, the daughter of H.H. and Florence…

Emmett A. Steinlage, 65, of Kelly, KS, died Wednesday May 15, 2002, shortly after arrival at the Sabetha Hospital. He suffered a heart attack near Sabetha while working for Nemaha County…

Melvin F. Ronnebaum, 69, of Holton, Kansas, died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at Eastridge care home in Centralia, Kansas. He had been a patient in the Onaga Community Hospital since March 29 and…

M. Lucille Hammes, 83, of Baileyville, KS, died Monday, April 15, 2002, at Country View Estates care home in Seneca.

She was born November 2, 1918, on a farm northwest of Baileyville,…

Elizabeth M. “Betty” Kongs, 97, of Kelly, KS, died Friday, April 5, 2002, at Crestview Manor care home in Seneca, where she had been a resident since March of 1999.

She was born April…

Anna L. Hochard, 102, of Corning, KS, died Sunday, March 17, 2002, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

She was born April 29, 1899 in Bigelow, KS, in Marshall County, an area now covered…

Lawrence F. “Hezzie” Hartman, 79, of Seneca, KS, died March 16, 2002 on his farm north of Seneca.

He was born was born April 11, 1922, on the family homestead north of Seneca, the son…

Adrian B. Strathman, 81, of Seneca, KS, died late Saturday, March 16, 2002, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

He was born November 10, 1920, on a farm south of…

Helen E. Lierz, 88, of Iola, KS, formerly of Seneca, KS, died Monday, March 4, 2002 at Allen County Hospital in Iola.

She was born May 20, 1913, on a farm east of Baileyville, KS,…