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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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