Obituary of Elgin L. Saunders             Elgin Leroy Saunders was born on May 23, 1944 in White Rock, Kansas to Paul and Vera (Carpenter) Saunders.     He passed away on May 24, 2023 at the North Central Kansas Medical Center, Concordia, KS at the age of 79 years and 1 day.   He was the oldest of 3 children.   He grew up on a farm near White Rock, KS and then moved to the farm...

Obituary Judith C. Robison                Judith Carol Robison, the daughter of Carrol Anderson and Mildred (Aspergren) Anderson, was born May 18, 1933 in Scandia, Kansas and passed away on April 13, 2023 at Republic County Hospital at the age of 89 years, 10 months and 25 days.                Judith grew up in Scandia, KS, attending the local public schools and graduated from Scandia High School in 1951. ...

Kathleen Kay Gomer July 8, 1943 - January 10, 2023 Kathy K. Gomer, 79, of Bella Vista, Ark. passed away January 10, 2023. She was born, Kathleen Kay Richardson, on July 8, 1943 to Harold and Dorothy (Moxham) Richardson in Belleville, KS. She married her high school sweetheart, Chuck Gomer, on June 2, 1963.  They spent their first five years of marriage with Chuck in the United States Air Force, the last three years living in Germany while stationed at Sembach Air Base.  They...

THE SERVICE WILL BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE BACHELOR-FAULKNER-DART-SURBER FACE BOOK PAGE Larry Edward Larson, son of George C. Larson and Ruby A. Aspegren Larson was born August 9, 1943, in Concordia, Kansas. He passed away April 10, 2023, as the result of a tractor accident in rural Scandia, KS, at the age of 79 years, 8 months. Larry attended school in Scandia and graduated from Scandia Rural High School in 1961. He attended college at Fort Hays State University and Kansas State University,...

William A. “Bill” Davidson, son of Paul Calvin Davidson and Mildred Irene (Hoffman) Davidson, was born on March 26, 1946 in Concordia, Ks. He passed away March 24, 2023 at Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems in Beloit, KS at the age of 76 years. On July 14, 1982, he was united in marriage to Rebecca S. Buethe at the Christian Church in Glasco, Ks and Paul, Kristi, Chris and Melissa came to bless this home. Bill was a decorated veteran of the United States Army.  He was...

LaVon Svoboda, 84, of Lincoln, NE, former area resident, passed away on April 11, 2023 in Lincoln, NE. She was born December 17, 1938.    She was united in marriage to Leslie Svoboda and he preceded her in death in 2019. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM, Friday, April 14, 2023 at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Belleville, KS. Friends may sign the register book prior to the graveside services on Friday at the cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American...

Obituary of Kenneth V. Naysmith                     Kenneth V. Naysmith, the son of Victor Vernon Naysmith and Hazel Lucille (Clark) Naysmith Hoops, was born August 8, 1942 in Belleville, Kansas and passed away on March 29, 2023 at Credo Senior Living, Belleville, KS at the age of 80 years, 7 months, and 21 days.             Kenneth grew up...

Obituary of Steven R. Hamel             Steven Roy Hamel, 65, the son of Roy Junior Hamel and Dorothy Mae (LeDuc) Hamel, was born October 18, 1957 in Concordia, Kansas and passed away on March 23, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Lincoln, NE.             Steve attended school in Clyde, KS, graduating from Clyde High School.   He received respiratory training and...

Obituary of Cynthia E. Larson- Memorials may be mailed in care of the funeral home, Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home, P.O. Box 326, Belleville, Kansas.   Memorial suggested to Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Norway, Kansas.             Cynthia Emma Larson, the daughter of Fredrik (Fred) E. Ames and Lula Viola Horkman Ames, was born August 23, 1925 in rural Rydal, Kansas and passed away on March 18, 2023 at the Republic...

CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE, 2:00 PM,  FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023 AT THE BACHELOR-SURBER MEMORIAL CHAPEL.   FRIENDS MAY SIGN THE REGISTER BOOK PRIOR TO THE SERVICES AND GREET THE FAMILY FOLLOWING THE SERVICE. Kathleen (Kathy) Ann Lachman, 73, of Belleville, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on February 2, 2023, at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina Kansas.  She was born on March 18, 1949, in Waukegan, Illinois to Robert and June (Larson) Gaston.  She married...