Icel Martin
Nov 13, 2011
Icel Martin, 94, of Mayetta, died Sunday, November 13, 2011 at a Topeka nursing home. She was born September 26, 1917 in Linncreek, MO, the daughter of Earnest and Mary Edwards Jeffries. Icel graduated from Hoyt High School in 1935. She lived in Mayetta for 46 years and moved to Holton in 1991. Icel worked at Hallmark Cards from 1951...
Robert L. Brock
Nov 13, 2011
HOLTON- Robert L. Brock, 82, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at a Topeka hospital. Bob was born July 3, 1929 in Nemaha County near Wetmore, KS. He was the youngest of 4 children born to Mirl and Mary (Kissel) Brock. He attended schools in Kansas and Nebraska including Circleville High School. At age 17, he enlisted...
Patricia Ann Ferrell
Nov 13, 2011
Patricia Ann Ferrell, 79, Valley Falls, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, at a Topeka hospital. She was born on Aug. 25, 1932, at Valley Falls, the daughter of Peter and Anna J. Sieh Stein. She graduated from Valley Falls High School. Pat was a homemaker, a member of St. Mary's Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Valley Falls and St. Mary's...
Scott Ronald Strader
Nov 13, 2011
HOLTON- Scott Ronald Strader, 49, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the Holton Hospital after a 9 year battle with pseudomyxoma peritonei (appendix cancer). He was born August 25, 1962 in Holton, the son of Ronald R. and Linda L. Locher Strader. Scott graduated from Holton High School in 1980 and received his B.S. Degree in...
Gary L. Pruitt
Nov 10, 2011
HOYT- Gary Lee Pruitt, 69, of Hoyt, formerly of Holton, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at a Topeka hospital. He was born February 1, 1942 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Lee Roy "Arkie" and Betty L. Langford Pruitt. Gary graduated from Valley Center High School in 1961. He was a 50 year member of Boilermakers Union Local...
Charles Raymond Smith
Nov 10, 2011
Charles Raymond Smith, 81, Valley Falls died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, at Linnwood Park Senior Care in Meriden. He was born on Oct. 26, 1930, south of Valley Falls, the son of Charles L. and Lucille Bledsoe Smith. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1948. Raymond worked for 37 years at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in...
Elizabeth "Beth" Mae Means
Nov 8, 2011
Elizabeth Mae Means, 84, Meriden, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at her home. She was born on Feb. 15, 1927, at Dodge City, the daughter of William and Eva Drummond Armstrong. Beth was a homemaker and enjoyed raising cattle. She had worked in food service at the Washburn Rural schools and at Bishop's Diner and the Jayhawk Hotel in Topeka....
Madelyn June Brown
Nov 8, 2011
Madelyn June Brown entered her Eternal Life on November 8, 2011. At home and surrounded by family and loved ones she peacefully went to the Rest of the Lord. June was born January 13, 1924, to Seth and Mabel Allen in Thurston, Nebraska. The fifth of thirteen children, June enjoyed a close relationship with all her siblings throughout her life....
Gerald "Gerry" Wesley Denny
Nov 6, 2011
SOLDIER- Gerald Wesley Denny, 82, of Soldier, KS passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Select Specialty Hospital in Topeka. He was born November 29, 1928 in Corning, KS the son of Wesley and Sophia Anna (Claycamp) Denny. Gerry graduated from Edgerton High School; after high school he served in the United States Army Air Corp. Gerry had lived in...
Virgil L. Zwahl
Nov 4, 2011
WETMORE-Virgil L. Zwahl, 83, Wetmore, KS passed away Friday, November 4, 2011 at Select Specialty Hospital in Topeka. He was born April 17, 1928 in Wetmore the son of Herman H. and Maggie M. (Hall) Zwahl. Virgil graduated from Wetmore High School in 1946. He served in the infantry in the United States Army, 45th Division, for two years during...
Norwood "Woody" Frank Nocktonick
Nov 3, 2011
Norwood Frank "Woody" Nocktonick (M-zhnauck), 72, of Delia, KS passed away Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Hospice House in Topeka. He was born December 16, 1938 in Mayetta, KS the son of John and Louise (Masha) Nocktonick. Woody graduated from Mayetta High School and Haskell Indian Nations University. He had lived in the Mayetta community for 20 years and had...
Catherine "Cathy" J. Larrison
Oct 31, 2011
HOLTON – Catherine J. Larrison, 66, of Holton died Monday, October 31, 2011 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born December 28, 1944 in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Charles and Catherine Louise (Ford) Kemper. Cathy was a homemaker and also worked at Ogilvie Drug. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Holton. Cathy married Jerry Larrison...
Darrek E. Klahr
Oct 29, 2011
WETMORE- Darrek E. Klahr, 43, of Wetmore, KS passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011 in the Bartlett Grain elevator explosion. He was born July 30, 1968 in Topeka, KS the son of Duane Arthur and Barbara S. (Olson) Klahr. Darrek graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1986. He attended Highland Community College for 2 years and graduated from Kansas...
Goffrey "Jeff" L. Settle
Oct 27, 2011
HORTON- Goffrey "Jeff" L. Settle, 33, of Horton, KS passed away October 27, 2011 in Horton. He was born December 27, 1977 in Tazwell, VA the son of James M. and Margaret E. (Gentry) Settle. Jeff graduated from Pound High School in Wise County, VA. He had lived for several years in the Horton community. Jeff worked for the Labormax...
Rose Ann Staab
Oct 17, 2011
Rose Ann Staab, 93 of Garden City formerly of Valley Falls, KS, died Monday October 17, 2011 at Kearny County Hospital in Lakin. Rose was born February 3, 1918 in Jefferson County, the daughter of Harry B. and Edythe Mallory Martin. Rose had lived in Valley Falls until she moved to Garden City in the early 1980's and later moved...
Jaunita B. Slocum
Oct 17, 2011
Jaunita Bernadine Slocum, 89, of Topeka, KS formerly of Holton, passed away October 17, 2011 in Topeka. She was born August 31, 1922 in Holton the daughter of Arthur William and Josephine Ida (White) Miller. Jaunita had lived in Holton most of her life, DeSoto for 37 years and Topeka for the last 7 years. She worked as a cook...
Dean F. Myers
Oct 8, 2011
HAVENSVILLE- Dean Frederick Myers, 84, of Havensville, KS passed away October 8, 2011 at his home after a long and courageous battle with COPD. He was born July 12, 1927 in Albuquerque, NM, the son of Ralph and Nancy (Armstrong) Myers. Dean was a lifelong member of the Havensville community. He graduated from Havensville High School in 1945. After high...
Rita Renea Waterman
Oct 4, 2011
HOLTON- Rita Renea Waterman, 43, of Holton, KS passed away October 4, 2011 at Kindred Hospital in Kansas City, MO after a long and courageous battle with Lupus. She was born August 13, 1968 in Topeka the daughter of James and Shirley (Howland) Parison. Rita had attended Highland Park High School. She had lived in the Holton community for 13...
Manuel "Manny" Gracia
Sep 24, 2011
Manuel "Manny" Gracia, 47, of Salina, KS passed away September 24, 2011 in Salina. He was born January 5, 1964 in Garden City, KS the son of Maria L. Espinoza Zetino. Manny had lived several months in Salina and had previously lived in Columbus, NE and Garden City, KS. He was a steel fabricator for Columbus Steel in Columbus, NE....
Mary Jo Doyle-Fitch
Sep 22, 2011
Mary Jo Doyle-Fitch, 53, of Towanda, KS formerly of Holton, passed away Thursday September 22, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born September 27, 1957 in Holton the daughter of Joe and Mary (Eckert) Doyle. She graduated from Holton High School and later attended Kaw Valley Technical School. She was the manager at Big Sky Boutique and...
