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Lawrence Deek Deeken, 96, of St. Joseph, formerly of Wathena, Kansas, died Friday, August 25, 2017.Lawrence was born on August 13, 1921, in Wathena, to Matthew and Mary (Gabriel) Deeken.He was a Navy Veteran of the USNTS HedRon, FAW2 from 1944-1946, receiving medals of Victory, Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal.Lawrence retired from Armours. He loved to dance, play cards and be around his entire family. His smile and good nature will be missed by many. Hospice services provided by Three Rivers.He was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Joseph.He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Lawrence Bill Deeken; wives, Eileen (Shalz) Deeken, Joan (Thomas) Deeken, Beulah (Hass) Deeken; children, Tresa Miller, Leroy, Frankie and Phillip Hass; a brother, Albert.He is survived by daughters, Elaine Maddox, Marti Sartain; and sons, Tom Athens and Bill Hass; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in St. Joseph.Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery in Wathena.Prayer Service: 6 p.m. Monday, at the Harman Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena, with family visitation to follow.Friends may call after 9 a.m. Monday.Memorials: family requests memorials to Three Rivers Hospice in lieu of flowers.www.harmanrohde.com As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.#ndn-video-player-3.ndn_embedded .ndn_floatContainer { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }... (News-Press Now)

TROY, Kan. Esther (Losson) Weis, 92, of Troy, died Thursday, August 31, 2017.Esther was born on May 7, 1925, in Troy, to Harry and Anna Mae (Blakley) Losson. She lived most of her life in Doniphan County and was a homemaker.Esther is a member of the First Baptist Church, in Troy.She married Alvin O. Kostman on Dec. 26, 1944. He preceded her in death on Sept. 26, 1962.On February 14, 1973 she married Leo Pete Weis. He preceded her in death on Jan. 18, 2004.Esther was also preceded by: her parents; step-son, Gregg Weis; three brothers, Joseph, Harry Jr. and Glen Losson.She is survived by: three sons, Steve (Pam), Carl (Vicky) and Rick (Sandra) Kostman, all of Troy; five daughters, Cherry (Garry) Schacht, Marian (Eddie) Smith and Gail (Hobert) Clary, all of Troy, Linda Donahue, of Maysville, Missouri, Janet Kostman, of St. Joseph; two step-sons, Sonny Weis, of Perkins, Oklahoma, Bill Weis, of Yale, Oklahoma; step-daughter, Reita (Dean) Stonebarger, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; sister, Sandra (Orval) Mills, of Goosecreek, South Carolina; brother, Gary (Betty) Losson, of Bridger, Montana.Funeral:10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, First Baptist Church, in Troy.Burial: Mount Olive Cemetery, in Troy.Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday evening, at the First Baptist Church, in Troy.Friends may call after 9 a.m. Monday, at the Harman Rohde Funeral Home, in Troy.In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to either the Troy Ambulance Fund or the First Baptist Church.www.harmanrohde.com As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.#ndn-video-player-3.ndn_embedded .ndn_floatContainer { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }... (News-Press Now)