Larry Harker, Jr.
May 26, 2010
Larry Harker, Jr., 58, of Gallup, New Mexico, passed away May 26, 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born August 22, 1951 in Fort Defiance, Arizona to Estelle and Larry Harker Sr. Survivors include: his wife, Shirley Harker of Gallup, NM; his mother, Estelle Brown of Gallup, NM; his sisters, Norma Halona of Anchorage, AK, Carmelita Harker of Oakland,...
Robert Lee Ray
May 24, 2010
Robert Lee "Bob" Ray, 72, of Valley Falls, KS passed away Monday, May 24, 2010 at his home. He was born July 7, 1937 in Denison, KS the son of Jesse and Helen Caskey Ray. Bob graduated from Denison High School in 1955 and lived all of his life in the Denison area. He served in the U.S. Army from...
Elmira Skwe-Kish-Ko-Kwe Mcclure
May 24, 2010
MAYETTA – Elmira Skwe-kish-ko-kwe McClure, 72, of Mayetta formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away Monday, May 24, 2010 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton. Elmira was born December 31, 1937 in Mayetta, KS. She was the daughter of Ernest and Angeline Whitefish Seymour. Elmira was the Director of St. Augustine Center for American Indians in Chicago. She was a member...
Jewell Allen Hinkle
May 21, 2010
Jewell A. Hinkle, 84, of Wetmore, KS passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 at the Hiawatha Community Hospital. He was born June 7, 1925 in Powhattan, KS, the son of George Blaine and Della Faye Newlin Hinkle. Jewell graduated from Fairview High School in 1943. He served in the Army during World War II. He worked for Beech Aircraft in...
Elsie M. Wells
May 11, 2010
HOLTON- Elsie M Wells, 88, of Holton, KS passed away May 11, 2010. She was born May 9, 1922 in Greenleaf, KS the daughter of Zara E. and Elsie M. Warner Wade. She was a life-long member of the Jackson County community. She had worked as a seamstress for the Slimaker Dress Factory. Elsie married Herbert E. Wells in March...
Josephine A. Peacock
May 7, 2010
HOLTON- Josephine Agatha Peacock, 97, of Holton passed away May 7, 2010 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born March 15, 1913 in Kansas City, KS the daughter of Pete and Antonia (Solowski) Gregorcyk. She graduated from Wakeeney Kansas High School. She had lived in the Holton community for 14 years and previously lived in Great Bend for over forty...
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Clemetson
May 6, 2010
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Clemetson, 63, of Olathe, KS passed away May 6, 2010 at the Kansas City Hospice House. She was born May 23, 1946 in Atchison, KS the daughter of Bernard Lee and Ora Patricia Brownlee Hennis. She graduated from ACCHS in 1964. She had lived in the Olathe community since 1987 and previously in Englishtown, N.J., Greensboro, N.C....
Mary Alice Kuglin
May 2, 2010
Mary Alice Kuglin, 66, of Holton passed away Sunday evening May 2nd, 2010 in Holton. Mary was born January 24, 1944 the daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Guffy) Banks in Sabetha, Kansas. She graduated from Fairview High School in 1962. Mary married John E. Quinton on May 30, 1966. They were later divorced. On May 19, 1979 she married David...
Lois L. Koon
Apr 28, 2010
Lois L. Lake Thoman Koon, 78 of Mayetta passed away Wednesday morning April 28, 2010 at her home. Lois was born November 30, 1931 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Howard S. and Ethel E. (McMullen) Lake. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. On March 1, 1980 Lois married William "Bill" L. Koon in Topeka. He preceded her...
Orville R. Hug
Apr 25, 2010
Orville R. Hug, 88, of Holton died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at a Topeka hospital. He was born May 16, 1921 in Mayetta, KS, the son of Oscar S. and Blanche Edwards Hug. Orville graduated from Hoyt High School in 1939 and served in the Army during World War II. Orville owned and operated Western Auto from 1953 to 1992....
Mark A. Hermreck
Apr 23, 2010
HOLTON- Mark Anthony Hermreck, 51, of Holton, KS passed away April 23, 2010 as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was born March 3, 1959 in Garnett, KS the son of Francis Eugene Siebert and Velva Mae Teter. He had graduated from Garnett High School in 1977. He worked for Sprint as a BMO tech for 25 years and...
Melvin F. Beneda
Apr 23, 2010
Melvin F. Beneda, 87, of Holton formerly of Denver, CO, died Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born September 17, 1922 in Almena, KS, the son of James and Mata Jorgensen Beneda, Jr. He attended Lone Star Country School and graduated from Decatur County High School in 1940. He owned Chaffee Park Standard in Denver...
Judy L. Anweiler
Apr 18, 2010
ANWEILER SOLDIER- Judy Anweiler, 71, of Soldier, KS passed away April 18, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born November 22, 1938 in Netawaka, KS the daughter of Elvin Edward and Goldie Marie Whaley Watkins. She attended Denison and Holton schools and was a lifelong member of Soldier and Holton communities. She worked as a waitress for...
Shirley June Babb
Apr 18, 2010
Shirley June Babb, 74, of Holton, KS passed away April 18, 2010 at her home. Shirley was born August 14, 1935 at Fairview, Kansas to John Henry and Mildred Jennifer Houlette Fraser. She has five sisters: Joan Hall of Holton, Kansas, Mary Kleppe and husband Paul of Hiawatha, Kansas, Betty Adams of Central Point, Oregon, and Janice Kathrens and husband...
George Raymond Brenner
Apr 15, 2010
GEORGE R. BRENNER HOLTON- George Raymond Brenner, 73, of Holton, KS passed away April 15, 2010 at his home. He was born December 1, 1936 in Arrington, KS the son of Ralph Adam and Elsie Mae Auxier Brenner. He attended Arrington Grade School and graduated from Effingham High School in 1954. He had lived in Holton since 1992 and previously...
Mary L. Mcgrath
Apr 14, 2010
Mary L. McGrath Denison- Mary Linda McGrath, 67, of Denison, KS passed away April 14, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born March 28, 1943 in Washington D.C. the daughter of Elwood Franklin and Bertha French Lonas Mathieson. She graduated in 1961 from Anacostia High School in Washington D.C. She had lived in the Denison/Holton community since...
Berniece Cochren
Apr 10, 2010
Circleville- Vera Berniece Cochren, 94, of Circleville passed away April 10, 2010 at the Holton Community Hospital. She was born August 1, 1915 in Hoyt, KS the daughter of Fred and Mary Courtwright Ingle. She graduated from Wetmore High School and later from Emporia Teachers College. She was an elementary teacher near Hoyt for 5 years, worked at the Slimmaker...
Albert James "Red" Holt
Apr 8, 2010
Albert James "Red" Holt, 69, of Holton died Thursday April 8, at his home with his family by his side. He was born May 24, 1940 in Corona, California the son of Walter J. and Myrtle E. McCormick Holt. He had lived and worked in Riverside, California before settling in Holton in 1993. On March 3, 1962 Albert married Betty...
Jay "Tiny" Vernon Medlock
Apr 2, 2010
MAYETTA- Jay Vernon "Tiny" Medlock, 89, of Mayetta, KS passed away Friday, April 2, 2010 in an auto accident near Mayetta. He was born February 11, 1921 in Holton, KS, the son of Calvin and Susie Medlock. Tiny attended Mayetta High School and lived most of his life in the Mayetta community. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII...
Bertha Marie Nott
Apr 1, 2010
Bertha Marie Nott, 88, formerly of the Holton area died Thursday, April 1, 2010 in Deming, New Mexico. Bertha was born on February 26, 1922 in Soldier the daughter of Horace and Ruby (Bottom) Chrisman. She attended Bucks Grove and later graduated from Soldier High School. On January 29, 1940 she married Frank W. Nott in Hiawatha. He preceded her...
