Dr. Michael H. Roller
Aug 17, 2011
CIRCLEVILLE-Dr. Michael Harris Roller was born on April 20, 1922 in Soldier, Kansas the son of James & Elizabeth (Bess) Nicholas Roller. He died on August 17th, 2011 at Stormont-Vail Health Center in Topeka, KS at the age of 89. In 1931 the Roller family moved from Soldier to the new farmstead they built in Circleville, Kansas. Mike and his...
Leah "Wawnee" Juanita Misenhelter
Aug 16, 2011
Leah Juanita "Wawnee" Misenhelter, 88, of Holton passed away Tuesday August 16, 2011 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. She was born March 29, 1923 in Hunnington Park, California, the daughter of Edmond C. and Cassie L. (Crithfield) Scott. She attended Rosedale High School in Kansas City, KS. On January 20, 1942, Wawnee married Ellis Adam Misenhelter in Yuma, Arizona....
George N. Haas
Aug 15, 2011
George Nelson Haas, 82, of Holton passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at Medicalodge Jackson County in Holton. He was born April 1, 1929 in Holton the son of Homer C. and Edith (Meade) Haas. He graduated from Holton High School in 1948 and was a lifelong member of the Jackson County community. George worked for the United States Government...
Edwin "Frank" Forrest Law
Aug 14, 2011
Edwin Forrest "Frank" Law, Topeka, passed away at the exceptionally good age of 76, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at a Topeka hospital. He was born on May 23, 1935, at Whiting, the son of Hugh and Floreine Cochren Law, and the little brother of Bud Law. He grew up in and around Holton and then moved to Circleville when...
Neva K. Fraley
Aug 14, 2011
Neva Fraley, 54, of Circleville died Sunday August 14, 2011 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born January 17, 1957 in Holton, Kansas the daughter of Clyde William and Louise (Schlodder) Fernkopf. She graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1975 and later obtained a computer programming degree from Kaw Area Technical School in Topeka. Neva married Arcle Mythice Fraley,...
Dean Hune
Aug 9, 2011
Harold Dean Hune, 86, of Holton died Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at The Pines in Holton. Dean was born August 26, 1924 Northeast of Holton. He was the son of Delmer C. and Nina U. Ozment Hune. Dean went to Pleasant Grove Grade School and graduated from Wetmore High School in 1942. He served in the US Army during WWII....
Raymond D. Cott
Aug 9, 2011
Raymond Duane Cott, 78, of Hoyt died Tuesday August 9, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Raymond was born on October 22, 1932 in Wabaunsee County, KS, the son of Roland E. and Marguerite Freeman Cott. Raymond was a roofer for Counts Roofing in Topeka before he retired. He had lived in Hoyt since 1992 and in Topeka and...
Everett Lee Kitrell
Aug 7, 2011
Everett Lee Kitrell, 89, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Community Hospital in Onaga. He was born February 20, 1922 in Russellville, Arkansas, the son of Harby L. and Gertrude Voss Kitrell. Everett was in the first graduating class at the new Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, OK in 1939. He was a pipeline welder...
Pfc Cody G. Baker
Aug 3, 2011
HOLTON – PFC Cody G. Baker, 19, of Holton died August 3, 2011 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Cody was born on November 23, 1991 in Topeka, KS. He was the son of Gilbert O. and Candice L. Ferguson Baker, Jr. Cody graduated from Holton High School in 2010. He joined the US Army in February 2010. During his 1 ½...
Charles F. Renfro
Jul 31, 2011
Mayetta- Charles Frederick Renfro, 87, passed away Sunday July 31, 2011 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. Charles was born January 21, 1924 in Denison, KS the son of Charley Austin and Mabel Estella Way Renfro. He graduated from Mayetta High School in 1942. Charles served in the Army during World War II in the Burma-India Theater. He was a Greentire Inspector...
Willard F Ratz
Jul 29, 2011
Willard F. Ratz, 95, Valley Falls, died Friday, July 29, 2011, at LinnWood Park Assisted Living in Valley Falls, He was born on Nov. 15, 1915, at Valley Falls, the son of Fred A. and Vesta L. Knowlton Ratz. He attended schools in Valley Falls and Ozawkie before graduating from Sharyland High School in Mission, TX in 1934. He later...
Dorothy A. "Dot" Evans
Jul 29, 2011
Dorothy A. "Dot" Evans, 72, Winchester, formerly of Valley Falls, died Friday, July 29, 2011, at her home. She was born April 26, 1939, at Kansas City, KS, the daughter of George and Gladys Roush Caldwell. She graduated from Washington High School in Kansas City, KS. Dorothy had worked in the Data Processing Department for Zip Processing at Merchants National...
Ralph J. & Mary A. Bell
Jul 29, 2011
Ralph J. Bell, 92 of Oroville, California, formerly of Holton passed away on July 29th, 2011. He was born on April 18, 1919 in Hill City, Kansas, the son of Harry E. and Nellie (Shell) Bell. He moved with his family to the Larkinburg community in 1920. He joined the Navy in January 1942 and served on the USS Upshur...
Darrell Wayne Davis
Jul 19, 2011
NETAWAKA- Darrell Wayne Davis, 45, of Netawaka, KS passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born May 30, 1966 in Onaga, KS, the son of Francis A. and Betty Elliott Davis. Darrell graduated from Wetmore High School in 1984 and from Vo-Tech in Salina. He had lived all his life in the Netawaka...
Mary I Joy
Jul 17, 2011
Mary I. Joy, 91, of Hoyt passed away Sunday July 17, 2011 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton. She was born July 30, 1919 in Hoyt, Kansas, the daughter of Alexander and Minnie (Kneale) Barker. She married Gail Shipman on May 20, 1939. He preceded her in death in 1945. On October 15, 1956 she married Dana M. Joy in...
John Donald Reschke
Jul 16, 2011
John Donald Reschke, 80, Valley Falls, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011, at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born on Sept. 12, 1930, near Falls City, NE, the son of William and Sophie Santo Reschke. He attended school at Fairview, KS. He served as a Sergeant in the US Air Force and was stationed at Edwards AFB in California....
Davis L Scofield
Jul 10, 2011
MAYETTA – Davis Scofield, 65, of Mayetta passed away at his home on July 10, 2011, in the loving arms of his wife of 35 years, Connie L. Scofield, who will miss him greatly. He will also be missed by their children Brad & Hope Smith of Atchison, KS, Danny & Dee Smith of Circleville, KS, Karen & Eric Rickel...
Kenneth C. Ingels
Jul 8, 2011
Kenneth C. Ingels, 74 of Malvern, IA formerly of Netawaka died Friday, July 8, 2011 in Omaha, NE. He was born on March 1, 1937 in Horton, KS, the son of Frank C. and Emeline R. McClaskey Ingels. Ken graduated from Netawaka High School in 1955. He was a USDA Meat Inspector for 34 years before his retirement and worked...
Mike Jennings
Jul 5, 2011
Walter Micheal Jennings, 63, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at his home. He was born on April 10, 1948, at Leavenworth, the son of Walter and Virginia Martin Jennings. He had attended Calvary Baptist Church in Valley Falls. Mike had worked at Sunrise Stock Farms and Quality Oil in Valley Falls and at the K-Mart Distribution Center in...
Blanche Arlene Area
Jul 4, 2011
HOLTON- Blanche Arlene Area, 91, of Holton, KS passed away July 4, 2011 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born March 25, 1920 in Havensville the daughter of Ira H. and Jennie Stewart (Scott) Haber. Blanche had lived in Holton since 1984 and had previously lived in Soldier. She worked at the Slimaker Dress Factory in Holton for many years....
