Robert Charles Hosler
Jul 4, 2011
Robert Charles Hosler, 79, Valley Falls, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at his home. He was born on July 18, 1931, at Nortonville, the son of Omer and Catharine May Hosler. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1949. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. Bob retired in 1990 after working 33 years for Trans...
Arthur Julian Lassiter
Jul 1, 2011
Arthur Julian Lassiter, 98, Valley Falls, died Friday, July 1, 2011, at the Jefferson County Senior Living Center at Winchester. He was born on Sept. 14, 1912, at Holliday, KS, the son of William A. and Eliza J. Smith Lassiter. He graduated from Blue Mound Rural Grade School, south of Valley Falls. Art was a farmer-stockman all of his life...
Alma M Crawford
Jun 27, 2011
Alma M. Crawford, 98, Valley Falls, died Monday, June 27, 2011, at LinnWood Home Plus in Valley Falls. She was born on Oct. 5, 1912, at Marysville, the daughter of Peter C. and Marie J. Wassenberg Smith. She graduated from Marysville High School in 1930. Alma owned and operated Crawford Beauty Shop for many years in Valley Falls. She was...
Nadine "Ke Bo Wah Quah" Johnson Gunn
Jun 25, 2011
Nadine "Ke bo wah quah" Johnson Gunn, 58, of Independence, Missouri, lost her battle with Leiomyosarcoma June 25, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 6, 1953, in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Irvin C. and Sarah A. (Harrison) Swamp. Nadine spent her early years on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation. She graduated from...
Leland D Edwards
Jun 25, 2011
Leland D. Edwards, 78, Valley Falls, died Saturday, June 25, 2011, at his home. He was born on Dec. 28, 1932, east of Denison, the son of Lee and Juneva Johnston Edwards. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1950. He served in the US Army and was stationed at Ft. Riley. Leland was a blacksmith at Burlington-Northern Sante...
Charlene Holliday
Jun 24, 2011
SOLDIER – Charlene Louise Holliday, 68, of Soldier died Friday June 24, 2011 at her daughter's home in Blue Springs, MO. She was born on October 22, 1942 in Holton, the daughter of William M. and Kathryn Griffee Correll. Charlene retired May 1, 2010 from Jackson Heights USD #335 as a school bus driver. She had been a school bus...
Elizabeth Vanderblomen
Jun 15, 2011
Mayetta- Elizabeth A. Vanderblomen, 68, of Topeka, formerly of Mayetta, died Wednesday June 15, 2011. She was born February 3, 1943 on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation the daughter of Levi and Marie (Wishteyah) Wahquahboshkuk. She was raised and educated in Mayetta and had lived in Topeka for the last several years. Elizabeth worked at Stormont Vail Hospital in surgical...
William Reed Zinn
Jun 13, 2011
William Reed Zinn, 73, of Holton, died Monday, June 13, 2011 at Community Hospital in Onaga. He was born on July 28, 1937 in Muscotah, KS the son James Reed and Hazel Rebecca Strawn Zinn. Bill attended High Prairie School east of Denison, KS and graduated from Denison High School in 1955. Bill had an auto repair shop in Larkinburg,...
Dennis D Bishop
Jun 11, 2011
Dennis D. Bishop, 58, Valley Falls, died June 11, 2011, at his home. He was born on Dec. 2, 1952, at Topeka, the son of Robert Dale and Edith Adelia May Bishop. He graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka. Dennis had been a welder and machinist for TW&M Inc. at Valley Falls, Hamm Quarries at Perry and the...
Frances C. Browning
Jun 6, 2011
BROWNING HOLTON- Frances C. Browning, 92, of Holton, KS passed away June 6, 2011 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born October 24, 1918 in Oneida, KS the daughter of Trace E. and Minnie (Meader) Ridgway. She had lived in the Holton community since 1935 and had previously lived in Seneca. Frances was a waitress at Bolen's Café in Holton...
Ron Baxter
May 31, 2011
Ronald Baxter, 67, of Mayetta died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on October 17, 1943 in Holton to Lawrence E. and Lillie Beth Ray Baxter. Ron graduated from Mayetta High School in 1961. He worked at DuPont/Flexel for 29 years before retiring. He later worked for the Department of Revenue for 5 years. Ron...
Cecelia "Meeks" Miksekwe Jackson
May 29, 2011
Cecelia Miksekwe Jackson MAYETTA- Cecelia Miksekwe Jackson, 88, of Mayetta, KS passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at a Topeka hospital. She was born October 2, 1922 on the Potawatomi Reservation, the daughter of Joseph Bill and Rosann Lasley Potts. She had lived all of her life on the reservation and was a lifelong member of the Drum Religion. Meeks...
Jerry D. Patton
May 29, 2011
Jerry D. Patton, 86, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born February 7, 1925 in Goff, KS the son of Joe and Jessie (Henry) Patton. Jerry graduated from Holton High School in 1943. He had worked as a heavy equipment operator, he owned and operated Cork & Jerry's Garage in Denison...
Lucille M. Smith
May 27, 2011
Mayetta- Lucille Mary Smith, 78, of Mayetta, KS lost her courageous battle against pancreatic cancer on Friday, May 27, 2011. She was born on June 15, 1932 in Beloit, KS the daughter of John A. Dillner and Lena Mary Baker Dillner Bessett. Lucille had been a school bus driver for Mayetta and Denison, worked at Jackson County Nursing Home and...
Maurice Floyd Pahmahmie
May 27, 2011
Maurice Floyd Pahmahmie, 77, of Kansas City, KS passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 at his home. He was born November 5, 1933 on the Potawatomi Reservation (west of Mayetta, KS) the son of Pete and Gertrude (Moore) Pahmahmie. He was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Maurice graduated from Marty High School in Marty, South Dakota. He...
Alan Wayne Higgins
May 27, 2011
Alan Higgins, 57, of Netawaka, KS passed away Friday, May 27, 2011. at his home of natural causes. He was born September 5, 1953 in Casa Grande, AZ the son of Jack Curtis and Elsie Faye (Huffman) Higgins. Alan had lived in the Jackson County communities for 17 years working as a roofing contractor. He owned and operated Higgins Construction....
Rosena Gier
May 20, 2011
Rosena Gier, 85, Valley Falls, died Friday, May 20, 2011, at a Holton nursing facility. She was born on Oct. 25, 1925, at Rock Creek, the daughter of Moses and Nora Heasler Haun. She graduated from Unity Rural Grade School and later from Rock Creek High School in 1943. Rosie had worked at Kane's Grocery Store, the IGA Grocery Store,...
Rosie Ann Larrison
May 14, 2011
Rosie Ann Larrison, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Vintage Park in Holton. Rosie lived 96 years, 11 months, 29 days and 22 hours. She was born May 15, 1914 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Ross and Elizabeth Nelson Wilson. She was a graduate of Holton High School in 1931. Rosie was a farm wife...
Pauline Marie Persinger
May 11, 2011
MAYETTA- Pauline Marie "Na-bit-no-kwe" Mzhickteno DeWitt Persinger, 84, of Mayetta, KS passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born October 2, 1926 in Mayetta, KS the daughter of Pete and Mary Ann (Matchie) Mzhickteno. Pauline graduated from high school in Oklahoma. She lived in Oklahoma, Topeka and Kansas City. She worked as a...
Mary Elizabeth Sands
May 10, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Sands, 42, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, as a result of injuries from an automotive accident south of Valley Falls. She was born on Oct. 5, 1968, at Kansas City, KS, the daughter of John D. and Judith Lewis Sands. She graduated from Valley Fall High School and later from Kansas State University with a degree...
