Elvin Aldus "Al" Carey
May 4, 2012
Elvin Aldus, "Al" Carey, 91, Topeka, died Friday, May 4, 2012, at a Topeka hospital. He was born on March 15, 1921, at Valley Falls, the son of Ralph and Alice Lewis Carey. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1941. Al worked in the maintenance department at Blue Cross & Blue Shield in Topeka for 23 years. He married...
Helen M. Proctor
May 3, 2012
HOLTON – Lenora Helen (Moser) Proctor, 80, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born Septemeber 8, 1931 in Horton, KS the daughter of Dr. Roy H. and Ada Merle (Cozad) Moser. She graduated from Holton High School in 1949 and earned a degree in education from Washburn University. Helen...
April May Wahquahboshkuk Corbidge
May 3, 2012
April May Corbidge, 32, of Topeka, KS passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012 at her home. She was born April 13, 1980 the daughter of Roy and Ethel Foster Wahquahboshkuk. She was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and received a business degree from Baker University. She is survived by her father, Roy Wahquahboshkuk and his wife, Chris;...
Lucille Bernice Adcock
May 2, 2012
Lucille Bernice Adcock, 89, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the LinnWood Park Home Plus care facility in Valley Falls. She was born on Oct. 20, 1922, at Stella, NE, the daughter of Henry and Rena Cornford Eichelberger. Lucille was a homemaker and a farm wife near Hiawatha. After moving to Valley Falls in 1973, she worked at...
Viola Geneva Vandonge Nichols
Apr 25, 2012
CIRCLEVILLE – Viola Geneva VanDonge Nichols, 88, of Highland, KS, formerly of Circleville, went to heaven April 25, 2012 in Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka with many family members surrounding her. Viola was born January 19, 1924 in Cawker City, KS, the daughter of Daniel Peter and Frances Minnie Schoen VanDonge. She was the last surviving of 6 children. Viola...
Evelyn Rasdall
Apr 21, 2012
C. Evelyn Rasdall, 88, Valley Falls, KS, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the LinnWood Home Plus care facility in Valley Falls, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 12, 1923, at Kansas City, KS, the daughter of William Bryant and Cyrena Ellen Ragland Berry. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1941. Evelyn worked...
Lenora C. Beethe
Apr 19, 2012
Tribune, KS- Lenora C. Beethe, 89, of Tribune, KS, formerly of Atchison and Hoyt, KS passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Greeley Co. Hospital in Tribune. She was born October 8, 1922 in Ellis, KS the daughter of Fred and Bertha (Aust) Kerth. Lenora is survived by a daughter, Barbara Harter (Jerry) of Mayetta, KS; two sons, Eugene Beethe...
Richard John Knaak
Apr 15, 2012
Richard John Knaak, 65, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012 at his home. He was born July 27, 1946 in Herington, KS the son of John and Alice Groening Knaak. Richard graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1964 and earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Emporia State University in 1968. He taught band in Anthony, KS...
Wilfred "Dale" Scheidegger
Apr 11, 2012
Wilfred "Dale" Scheidegger, 80, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at his home. He was born December 5, 1931 in rural Soldier, KS the son of George Nichols and Gertie May (Flanders) Scheidegger. Dale graduated from Soldier High School in 1949 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. Dale served for the USMC from 1949 -1971...
Gale F. Kling
Apr 11, 2012
Gale F. Kling, 69, of Topeka, KS passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at a Topeka care facility. He was born January 10, 1943 in Holton, KS the son of Francis S. "Barney" and Mildred (Sproul) Kling. Gale graduated from Soldier High School and had attended Washburn University and Kansas University. He had lived most of his life in the...
Twila I. Conger
Apr 4, 2012
Holton-Twila Ielene Conger passed away April 4, 2012 at Stormont Vail Hospital Topeka. Twila was born July 1, 1926 in Netawaka the daughter of Fred H. and Hattie (Wood) Beman. She lived in Whiting and then moved to Netawaka, KS. where she graduated from Netawaka High School. Twila moved to Holton when her mother decided to quit farming. She worked...
Julia G. Laclair
Mar 31, 2012
MAYETTA- Julia G. (Eteeyan) LaClair "Kwe wah quah", 96, of Mayetta, KS passed away March 31, 2012 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born May 15, 1915 on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation in Mayetta the daughter of Steven and Gertrude "Birdie" Inez (Cunningham) Eteeyan. Julia went to government schools in Chilocco and Geneva Oklahoma. She retired from...
Walter "Rick" P. Thomas
Mar 29, 2012
HOLTON – Walter P. "Rick" Thomas, 52, of Holton, KS passed away March 29, 2012 at his home. He was born February 9, 1960 in Albuquerque, NM the son of Walter Ivy "Ivan" and Delores (Vaughn) Thomas. Rick had lived in Holton for 5 years and previously in Liberal, KS. He had worked as an iron worker before being disabled....
Greg Oberst
Mar 29, 2012
AUBURN- Greg Oberst, 66, Auburn, KS, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at a Topeka hospital. He was born on March 6, 1946, at Owensboro, KY, the son of Marcellus B. and Margaret Mary Cecil Oberst. He graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School in 1964. He married Rosie Estes on Feb. 14, 1992, at Atlanta, GA. She survives. Other survivors include...
Alvin William Ward
Mar 29, 2012
HOLTON- Alvin William Ward, 49, of Holton, KS passed away March 29, 2012 at Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born July 30, 1962 in Alice, TX the son of Frank D.R. and Myra (Schmidt) Ward. Alvin graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1980. He had lived in the Holton community since 1993 and had previously lived in Topeka. Alvin...
Jim R. Studebaker
Mar 25, 2012
James (Jim) Roy Studebaker, 66, of Holton, passed away peacefully March 25, 2012, at Holton Community Hospital with great dignity after a long battle with cancer, made possible by the loving help of friends, family, Dr. Joel Hutchins, Henrietta and Donna from Holton Hospice, and the nurses at the hospital. Jim was born July 2, 1945, in Pratt Kansas, the...
Lowell A. Martin
Mar 23, 2012
Lowell A. Martin, 87, of Fairfield, OH formerly of Whiting, KS died March 23, 2012 at Hospice of Hamilton in Hamilton, OH. He was born September 2, 1924 in Greenfield, IN. Lowell was a WWII Veteran serving his country in the US Army. Lowell was a Principal in Kansas and a teacher in Ohio, and later employed by Aurgroup Credit...
Sharon Lee Barrow
Mar 21, 2012
Sharon Lee Barrow, 64, passed away Wednesday March 21, 2012 in Holton. She was born August 4, 1947, in Holton, the daughter of Vernon and Lou Emma (Gilliland) Barrow. Sharon graduated from Denison High School in 1965 and later graduated from Washburn University with a BA in criminal justice. She had worked as a cottage parent at the Center for...
Rachel Rumbaugh
Mar 17, 2012
Rachel Rumbaugh, 79, of Holton died Saturday March 17, 2012 at Community Hospital in Onaga, KS. She was born May 6, 1932, in Topeka. She was the daughter of Edwin and Nellie Winus Rumbaugh. Ms. Rumbaugh has been cremated. A memorial graveside service will be at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday March 27, 2012 at Holton Cemetery. Inurnment will be in Holton...
Ruth I. Mitschele
Mar 14, 2012
HOLTON- Ruth I. Mitschele, 91, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born October 29, 1920 in Piper City, IN the daughter of Walter and Minnie Marie (Peters) Shaw. Ruth graduated from Linwood High School in 1939. In 1957 she and her husband, James moved to Green County, WI. They rented a...
