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
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
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,...
Kenneth F. Kruse
Oct 20, 2010
HOLTON-Kenneth Fredrick Kruse, 83, of Holton, KS passed away October 20, 2010 at his home. He was born August 4, 1927 in Morrill, KS the son of Fred W. and Bessie Honick Kruse. He graduated from Fairview High School in 1945. After graduation, he served in the United States Marine Corp. Kenny lived in Fairborn, OH for over 40 years...
Clarence F. Kranz
Oct 18, 2010
DENISON- Clarence Frederick Kranz, 89, of Denison, KS passed away Monday October 18, 2010 at Medicalodges Jackson County. He was born August 7, 1921 in Larkinburg, KS the son of Fred and Josephine Chick Kranz. He attended Carbon School near Larkinburg. Clarence was a farmer and Stockman all of his life and had lived on his farm east of Denison...
William Wayne "Bill" Oaks
Oct 16, 2010
William Wayne "Bill" Oaks, 52, of Topeka, KS was killed in an accident at work on Saturday, October 16, 2010 in Jefferson County. He was born March 3, 1958 in Atchison, KS the son of John and Hazel Laurie Oaks. Bill had attended Muscotah and Horton schools and had worked in construction all of his life. He had been working...
Vernelle Thomas
Oct 7, 2010
Vernelle Belle Thomas, 81, of Wetmore, KS passed away Friday October 7, 2010 at Jackson County Medicalodges. She was born February 18, 1929 in Sabetha, KS the daughter of John and Ethel (Wimpy) Lortscher. She graduated from Sabetha High School in 1947 and later earned an associate's degree at School of Theology. She was a social worker for the State...
Robert L. Britton
Oct 5, 2010
Robert Lee Britton, 88, of Soldier formerly of Topeka died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at a nursing home in Onaga, KS. Robert was born September 1, 1922 in Florence, KS. He was the son of John Joseph and Edith Lenora Winner Britton. Robert has lived in Soldier since 1986 and in Topeka prior to that. Robert was an aide at...
Ethabelle "Bonnie" Kranz
Oct 2, 2010
Ethabelle "Bonnie" Kranz, 82, Denison, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, at the Holton Community Hospital. She was born on Sept. 19, 1928, at Goff, the daughter of Eldon and Evelyn Smith Claycamp. She graduated from Circleville High School in 1947. Bonnie was a homemaker and farmed with her husband, Clarence, east of Denison. She worked at the A & B...
Dale Mason Mcginnis
Sep 30, 2010
Dale Mason McGinnis, 81, lost a courageous battle to cancer at the Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas on September 30, 2010. Dale was born October 14, 1928, son of Ralph Erp McGinnis and Blanche Hood McGinnis, who preceded him in death. He graduated from Holton High School in 1947 and attended Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. He was...
Oleta G King
Sep 29, 2010
Oleta G. King, 83, Valley Falls, formerly of Ozawkie and Nortonville, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at Village Villa Care Center in Nortonville. She was born on May 4, 1927, at Ozawkie, the daughter of John and Lilly Meyers Metzger. She graduated from Ozawkie High School and was a member of the former Calvary Baptist Church at Ozawkie. Oleta was...
Norman Cook
Sep 29, 2010
Norman C. Cook, 88, lifelong resident of the area, passed away Wednesday September 29th, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Born on October 13, 1921 in Fairview, Kansas, he was the son of Forest D. and Gladys (Guider) Cook. Shortly after graduating high school Norman enlisted with the United States Army and proudly served his country for 30 years...
Alice M. Fund
Sep 25, 2010
Alice M. Fund, 88, of Sabetha, formerly of Goff passed away Saturday September 25, 2010 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. She was born October 26, 1921 in Goff, Kansas, the daughter of Lynn and Ella (Curtis) Derr. She graduated from Goff High School in 1938. On September 13, 1938 Alice married Walter Fund in Topeka, Kansas. He preceded...
Winfred "Pete" Adams
Sep 25, 2010
Winfred H. "Pete" Adams, 72, of Holton passed away Saturday September 25, 2010 in Holton. He was born November 1, 1937 in Riverbank, California the son of Winfred M. and Blanche (Menteer) Adams. He graduated from Thomas Downey High School in Modesto California and later attended Modesto Junior College. He proudly served his country with the United States Navy and...
Clifford L. Muckey
Sep 19, 2010
HAVENSVILLE – Clifford Lewis Muckey, 93, of Havensville, KS died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at a Topeka nursing home. He was born May 3, 1917 in Ionia, KS the son of Stratton Franklin and Lydia Ellen Coffield Muckey. Cliff had lived in Havensville since 1967. He worked for over 30years at the Havensville Lumber and Hardware; he also worked in...
Opal "Nolene" Chism
Sep 16, 2010
Opal "Nolene" Chism, 72, of Soldier, KS passed away September 16, 2010 at Community Hospital in Onaga. She was born May 3, 1938 in Mountain Home, AR the daughter of Wayne and Viola Bowman Holt. She attended Fifty Six schools in Fifty Six, AR. Nolene had lived in Circleville and Soldier communities since 1972 and had lived in Holton from...
Agnes Marie Hedrick
Sep 10, 2010
Agnes Marie Hedrick, 86 of Holton died Friday, September 10, 2010 at Medicalodges Jackson County. Agnes was born May 26, 1924 in Soldier, KS. She was the daughter of Charlie A. and Rachel Albin Myers. Agnes previously lived in Topeka and St. Charles, MO before moving back to Holton in 1979. Agnes married Donald Hedrick. He preceded her in death...
Laura Jane Foley
Sep 8, 2010
Laura Jane Foley, 74, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at a Topeka hospital. She was born Feb. 20, 1936, at Topeka, the daughter of Clarence V. and Mildred A. Strawn Hefty. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1954. Laura worked for many years for the State of Kansas Appraisal Office and supervised the needs of local...
Alma Sarah Spiker
Sep 7, 2010
Alma Sarah Spiker, 90, of Topeka formerly of Wetmore died, Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at a nursing home in Topeka. She was born on December 5, 1919 in Goff, KS the daughter of Paul and Rosa Eberwein Thieme. She graduated from Goff High School. She was a lifelong member of the Wetmore and Goff communities as a homemaker. She also...
Robert Alec Hunter
Sep 5, 2010
Holton- Robert "Bob" Alec Hunter, 87, of Topeka, formerly of Holton, passed away Sunday September 5, 2010 at Plaza West Care Home in Topeka. He was born on September 5, 1923 in Kansas City, KS the son of Alec and Ellen Burke Hunter. He graduated from Holton High School and later served in the United States Army during WWII. He...
