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Wade Miller

Wade Miller

Dec 21, 2010

Wade Miller, 86, Mayetta, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at the Atchison Hospital Emergency Room. He was born on April 14, 1924, southeast of Oskaloosa, the son of Harvey E. and Sarah Elizabeth "Bessie" Black Miller. He attended Valley Falls High School and later received his GED in 1985. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II in...

Thomas M Abramovitz

Thomas M Abramovitz

Dec 18, 2010

THOMAS M. ABRAMOVITZ Thomas M. Abramovitz, 78, Valley Falls, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, at his home west of Valley Falls after a 15 month struggle with leukemia. He was born on Aug. 15, 1932, at Kansas City, KS, the son of Thomas A. and Josephine Michalski Abramovitz. He graduated from Turner High School in 1950 and served in the...

Pearl M Flory

Pearl M Flory

Dec 10, 2010

Pearl Margeurite Flory, 91, Valley Falls, died Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at Village Villa Care Center in Nortonville. She was born on Aug. 30, 1919, at Grand Island, NE, the daughter of August M. and Leota Pearl Harden Gontz. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1937. Pearl was a member of the Coal Creek United Methodist Church and...

Therma M. Zabel

Therma M. Zabel

Dec 4, 2010

Therma M. Zabel, 98, of Valley Center, KS, formerly of Wetmore, KS, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2010 at a Sedgwick, KS care facility. She was born September 18, 1912 in Soldier, KS the daughter of George and Pearl Blankley Thomas. Therma grew up in Whiting, KS where she graduated from Whiting High School in 1931 and taught elementary school...

Michael A Harrington

Michael A Harrington

Dec 3, 2010

Michael A. Harrington, 63, Valley Falls, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at his home. He was born Aug. 7, 1947, at Salina, the son of John R. and Irene Scheid Harrington. He graduated from Solomon High School and later served in the Kansas Army National Guard. Mike was a Heavy Equipment Field Mechanic for the Hamm Companies at Perry and...

Patricia Louise Mccoy

Patricia Louise Mccoy

Nov 30, 2010

Patricia Louise McCoy, 63, died November 30, 2010 at her home in Mayetta. She was born May 25, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Mildred (Olson) Varone. She graduated from Spring Lake High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1965. On April 20, 1972 Patricia married George McCoy in Sisseton, South Dakota. She had worked for Burlington Northern...

Kenneth Joe "Go-Rat" Slocum

Kenneth Joe "Go-Rat" Slocum

Nov 25, 2010

CIRCLEVILLE- Kenneth Joe "Go-Rat" Slocum, 45, of Circleville, KS passed away, Thursday, November 25, 2010 as a result of an auto accident north of Circleville. He was born September 24, 1965 in Warrensburg, MO, the son of Larry Dean "Butch" and Cheryl "Susie" Marr Slocum. Kenny graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1984 and had lived in Circleville for...

William Henry Curtis

William Henry Curtis

Nov 25, 2010

William Henry Curtis, 87, Clay Center, formerly of Topeka and Valley Falls, died Thursday, November 25, 2010, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. He was born on March 9, 1923, at Valley Falls, the son of Meryl D. and Leona Constance Langston Curtis. He graduated from Ozawkie High School. He was a Mess Sergeant Officers Cook in the 8th...

Sueko "Sue" Mcdaniel

Sueko "Sue" Mcdaniel

Nov 22, 2010

Sueko "Sue" Sumino McDaniel, 77, of Goff, died November 22, 2010 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Sue was born March 29, 1933 in Kobe, Japan. She graduated from high school in Japan in 1948 and attended KoKusai Dressmaking also in Japan. On April 16, 1963 she married John McDaniel in Japan. The couple owned and operated Goff...

Patty Mae Comfort

Patty Mae Comfort

Nov 22, 2010

Patty Mae (Baldwin) Comfort, 75, of Topeka, formerly of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, November 22, 2010 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born March 20, 1935 near Whiting, KS the daughter of Clifford G. and Mary Blanche Wheeler Baldwin. Patty graduated from Holton High School in 1953 and attended Clarks Secretarial School in Topeka. She worked for...

Sherry Lee Zibell

Sherry Lee Zibell

Nov 20, 2010

HOLTON- Sherry Lee (Smith) Zibell, 58, of Holton, KS died Saturday, November 20, 2010 at her home. She was born October 2, 1952 in Leavenworth, KS the daughter of James B. "Jim" and Janice Marie Doss Smith. Sherry was a high school graduate and had lived in Holton since 1977. She was a florist and enjoyed gardening, animals, music and...

Minnie Irene Cornell

Minnie Irene Cornell

Nov 19, 2010

Minnie Irene Cornell, 88 of Holton died Friday November 19, 2010 at Eastridge Nursing Facility in Centralia, KS. She was born on September 1, 1922, in Exeter, MO. Minnie was the daughter of B.B. and Gussie Annie Cooper Antle. Minnie was a farmwife and worked at Fasco Implement for over 10 years. She was a member of The Exeter Assembly...

Aidan Lee Crowson

Aidan Lee Crowson

Nov 19, 2010

Aidan Lee Crowson, infant son of Kevin and Shelley (Arnold) Crowson of Topeka, KS, passed away at birth Friday, November 19, 2010 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. They attend St. Joseph Catholic Church in Topeka. Aidan is survived by his parents; his brother, Colin Reid Crowson and his twin sister Aubrey Marie Crowson of the home; his grandparents, Bobby...

Louise E. Scoby

Louise E. Scoby

Nov 12, 2010

Louise Ellen Scoby, 53, Sabetha, went to be with the Lord at her home on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, following a courageous bout with cancer. Louise was born on Jan. 19, 1957, at Holton, the daughter of Dale and Kathleen McCrory Blackwood. She grew up and attended school in the Denison community and was graduated from Holton High School in...

Robert Earl Clark

Robert Earl Clark

Nov 9, 2010

Robert Earl Clark, 82 of Holton died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at a Topeka hospital. Robert was born April 14, 1928 in Epsom, IN. He was the son of Robert Ernest and Bessie Mae Hardy Clark. He attended grade school in Epsom, IN and graduated from Ashley High School in Indiana. Robert got his Bachelor's Degree from the University of...

Leatrice "Joy" Taylor

Leatrice "Joy" Taylor

Nov 6, 2010

Leatrice "Joy" Taylor, 72, of Holton passed away after an extended illness Saturday November 6, 2010 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born July 10, 1938 in Bethany, Missouri the daughter of Andy "Lee" and Ida Mae (Phillips) Hale. She graduated from North Harrison High School in Eagleville, Missouri in 1956. She attended Gards Business College in St....

Mary A. Schober

Mary A. Schober

Nov 4, 2010

Mary Schober, 92, of Holton, passed away Thursday November 4, 2010 at St. Francis Regional Health Center in Topeka. Born on April 7, 1918 in Hiawatha, Kansas, she was the daughter of Irvin and Anna (Royer) Strahan. She graduated from Hiawatha High School. On October 20, 1946 Mary married Robert "Milton" Schober in Olathe, Kansas. The couple made their home...

Dorcas E Turner

Dorcas E Turner

Nov 2, 2010

Dorcas E. Turner, 89, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at Village Villa Care Center at Nortonville. She was born on March 18, 1921, at Bendena, KS, the daughter of Robert E. and Violet Mae Ricklefs Corcoran. She graduated from Atchison County Community High School in 1939. Dorcas was a homemaker. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran...

Edwin L. Smith

Edwin L. Smith

Nov 1, 2010

Wetmore- Edwin L. Smith, 86, of Wetmore, KS died Monday, November 1, 2010 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, KS. He was born August 13, 1924 in Hiawatha, KS the son of Charles and Pearl (Gilmore) Smith. He graduated from Wetmore High School in 1942. He worked as a farmer and stockman up until he retired in 2004. He...

Twila P. Taylor

Twila P. Taylor

Nov 1, 2010

Holton- Twila P. Taylor, 84, formerly of Soldier passed away Monday November 1, 2010 in Holton. She was born July 30, 1926 in Oneida, Kansas the daughter of Elwin and Thelma (Young) Clifton. She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1944. On January 12, 1948 she married James E. Taylor in Holton. He preceded her in death on June 19,...

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