Obituary of Larry D. Stephens Larry Dean Stephens, the son of George Lawrence Stephens and Mollie Leona (Kroulik) Stephens, was born August 26, 1938, in rural Munden, Kansas, and passed away May 6, 2026, at the age of 87 years, 8 months, and 10 days. Larry grew up in rural Munden. He attended country schools and later graduated from Narka High School, Narka, Kansas. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army and served from 1956 until his honorable discharge in 1958. After his ...

Brian Lee Novak (Barney) was born October 3, 1969 in Belleville, Kansas to Roger and Jean (Pelesky) Novak and passed away May 3, 2026 at his home in Belleville at the age of 56. Brian attended North Central High School graduating with the Class of 1988. He later attended Beloit Vo-tech receiving his certification in diesel mechanics. Brian worked a number of jobs throughout his life. He could always be found working with his hands and always fixing a motor that needed a tune up. He was an ...

Armantine M. Lee, 70, of Belleville, KS, passed away on May 3, 2026. Arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date. Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home, 1322 19th St, Belleville, KS is assisting.  

Obituary of Wayne L. Dake             Wayne Lynn Dake, the son of Kenneth Dake and Dorothy (Jones) Dake, was born November 12, 1951 in Belleville, Kansas and passed away on April 20, 2026 in Deshler, Nebraska at the age of 74.             Wayne grew up in the Chester, NE area, attending and graduating from Chester High School.  He then attended and graduated from Southeast ...

Peggy Jean Erickson, of Phoenix, AZ, the daughter of Orland “Ole” Erickson and Elizabeth  (McGregor-Erickson) deBrauwere, was born January 31, 1945, in Greeley, Colorado and  passed away February 23, 2026, at Hospice in the Valley, Sherman House, Phoenix, AZ, at the age of 81.  Peggy attended grade school and high school in Scandia, graduating from Scandia High School in 1963.   After high school, Peggy received a BA in Family and Child Development with ...

Mary Lou (Morehead) Lamb of Denver, died December 18, 2025, she was the eighth child of William Archie and Nina Lucille (Fisher) Morehead.  She was born on a farm north of Republic, Kansas on December 15, 1934. Mary Lou started her elementary education at Lake School until the family moved to Belleville, KS.  She attended the rest of grade school through high school in Belleville, graduating in 1953.  Later she worked for the State Highway Commission in Belleville as a ...

Obituary for Jean M. Harber Jean Marie Harber (née Klaumann), 104, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2025, at Credo Assisted Living in Belleville, Kansas. She was just one month shy of her 105th birthday. A lifelong resident of Belleville, Jean lived independently in her own home until 2023, a reflection of her remarkable longevity, resilience, and spirit. Born on December 27, 1920,  the second child and daughter of Charles J. and Millie (Worman) Klaumann, Jean began her ...

  https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1G5V8Hrsid/     FACEBOOK LINK TO VIEW MEMORIAL SERVICE VIA ADA LUTHERAN CHURCH FACEBOOK PAGE.   Lyle Ivan Bergstrom of rural Courtland, KS, son of Ivan W. and Lillian (Hedstrom) Bergstrom was born December 4, 1944 in Concordia, KS and passed away from this life on January 28, 2026.      Lyle attended Kackley Elementary school through the 8th Grade, and graduated high school from Courtland.  On ...

THE SERVICE WILL BE LIVESTREAMED ON BACHELOR-FAULKNER-DART-SURBER FUNERAL HOMES FACEBOOK PAGE. https://www.facebook.com/bachelorsurber Gloria Lynn Walthers of Cuba, Kansas passed away on Friday, April 3rd  2026  at  her home in Cuba at the age of 70. Gloria was born Oct. 24th 1955 in Belleville, KS to Davey and Lois Lahodny .  She graduated from Belleville High School in 1974. She was employed at First National Bank in Belleville, KS as a teller before moving to ...

Lonnie Dean Craig was born May 5, 1959 in Inglewood, California to Lloyd E. and Wanda D. (George) Craig and passed away March 16, 2026 at his home in Munden, Kansas, at the age of 66, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Lonnie graduated from Chester High School in 1977. Early on, he worked for Alsop Sand Company before working for KDOT for 5 years. His career of 25+ years found him at the Republic County Road Department. He later worked for Reinke Manufacturing.  On April ...