Francis "Big Man" Wahwasuck
Dec 20, 2009
Wahwasuck HORTON- Francis "Big Man" Wahwasuck, 90, of Horton, KS passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009 in Flagstaff, AZ. He was born February 26, 1919 in Powhattan, KS, the son of Frank and Mary Allen Wahwassuck. Francis served in the U.S. Army during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was the recipient of a Purple Heart and five bronze service...
Ruth D Sedlak
Dec 19, 2009
Ruth D. Sedlak, 91, Winchester, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at a Gardner Hospital. She was born Feb. 12, 1918, at Winchester, the daughter of Dr. David M. and Jessie A. Mitchell Dill. She graduated from Winchester Rural High School in 1935. She attended Kansas State Agricultural College for one year and later graduated from Lamson Business College in Phoenix,...
Nellie Marie Tillotson
Dec 19, 2009
Nellie Marie Tillotson, 87, of Owasso, OK formerly of Holton, KS died Saturday, December 19, 2009 at a care center in Owasso. She was born April 17, 1922 in Des Moines, IA. She was the daughter of Calvin B. and Margaret R. Ward Hess. She graduated from high school in Afton, IA in 1941. She was a member of the...
Esther B. Nicholson
Dec 18, 2009
Esther Bess Nicholson, 91, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, December 18, 2009 at her daughter's home in Holton. She was born December 16, 1918 in Florence, KS the daughter of Troy P. and Leona Anderson Bess. Esther lived in Abilene and Topeka before moving to Holton during the depression. She graduated from Holton High School in 1937. She was...
Charles "Chuck" J. Werns
Dec 15, 2009
SOLDIER- Charles J. "Chuck" Werns, 78, of Soldier, KS passed away December 15, 2009 at the Community Hospital in Onaga. He was born April 28, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York the son of Joseph and Lena Roth Werns. He graduated from East New York Vocational High School in 1949, after graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy and served...
Leroy "Mickey" Mzhickteno
Dec 13, 2009
Mayetta- LeRoy "Mickey" Mzhickteno, 91, of Mayetta, KS, passed away December 13, 2009 at his home. He was born October 16, 1918 on the reservation the son of William and Ona Jane Seeley Mzhickteno. Mickey was born and raised on the Potawatomi Reservation. He graduated from Mayetta High School, after graduation he enlisted in the United States Army serving during...
Wayne D. Pollock
Dec 10, 2009
SOLDIER- Wayne D. Pollock, 84, of Soldier, passed away December 10, 2009 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born January 6, 1925 in Soldier, KS the son of Walter C. and Sara Dunn Pollock. He graduated from Soldier High School in 1942, after graduation he enlisted in the United States Army and served during WWII. He lived for over...
Kenneth A. Wilson
Dec 8, 2009
MANHATTAN- Kenneth Alvin Wilson was born in Omaha, NE to Charles E. and Edith Phipps Wilson on June 2, 1931. He entered into God's Kingdom on December 8, 2009 he was 78. Ken joined the Marines at 16 with a signature from the next door neighbor, when he served his term he joined the Army and served until 1959. He...
Alice R Pope
Dec 8, 2009
Alice R. Pope, 90, Wheaton, MD, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, at a care facility at Kensington, MD. She was born on Aug. 6, 1919, at Catherine, NY, the daughter of Walter Mendon and Clara May Beebe Depew. Alice was a homemaker and a member of the Kensington Central Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses She married Chester I. Pope on April...
Deloris I. Reaser
Dec 6, 2009
HOLTON- Deloris Irene Reaser, 88, of Holton, KS, passed away December 6, 2009 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton. She was born July 28, 1921, in Arkansas City, KS the daughter of Edward L. and Lula Ferrell Schmidt. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1940, attended Strickler's Business School and later graduated from Clark's Business School. After college she...
Esther "Viola" Fields
Dec 6, 2009
TOPEKA- Esther "Viola" Fields, 85, of Topeka, formerly of Onaga, KS passed away December 6, 2009 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born August 26, 1924 in Jackson, SD the daughter of Walter Thomas and Rena Wilson Franklin Baker. She had lived in Pottawatomi county most of her life, including Frankfort, Blaine, Onaga, Havensville, Warsaw and earlier Carbondale, Scranton...
Henry Duane Pahmahmie
Dec 6, 2009
MAYETTA- Henry Duane "Wah-wak-sum" Pahmahmie, 59, of Mayetta, KS passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 at his home. He was born August 10, 1950 in Holton, KS the son of Richard "Dick" and Josie Wamego Pahmahmie. He graduated from Mayetta High School in 1968. Henry served in the U.S. Army for 2 tours during the Vietnam War. He worked for...
Maxine Reid
Dec 3, 2009
TOPEKA-Virginia "Maxine" Reid, 85, of Topeka, KS passed away December 3, 2009 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born June 26, 1924 in Vici, OK the daughter of Russell A. and Ocie A. Luck Martin. She had lived in the Topeka community since 1984 and previously in Holton, KS. She was a child care provider in her home for...
Louise M. Hamilton
Dec 3, 2009
HOLTON-Louise M. Hamilton, 81, of Holton, KS passed away December 3, 2009 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS. She was born March 14, 1928 in Wetmore, KS the daughter of Raymond R. and Ethel M. McDaniel Hawley. She lived in Holton for more than 20 years and had previously lived in the Goff and Corning communities. She was a...
Paula Kim Bellinghausen
Dec 1, 2009
WHITING- Paula Kim Bellinghausen, 58, passed away December 1, 2009 at her home in Whiting, KS. She was born July 22, 1951 in Nebraska City, NE, the daughter of Francis "Fritz" Steinman and Anna Jansa Steinman. She was a member of the Whiting community for 12 years and attended St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton. Paula married Dale Bellinghausen on...
Joe P. Anweiler
Dec 1, 2009
SOLDIER – Joseph Phillip "Joe" Anweiler, 80, of Soldier died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Medicalodges Jackson County. He was born November 23, 1929 in Topeka, KS. The son of Henry Emil and Pearl Marie Kuykendall Anweiler. He graduated from Mayetta High School in 1947. He was a truck driver for Sunbeam & Buttercrust Bread. He owned Anweiler Insurance &...
Clyde B Umscheid
Nov 27, 2009
CLYDE B. UMSCHEID Clyde B. Umscheid, 67, Perry, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at his home. He was born on Dec. 13, 1941, at Flush, the son of Anthony C. "Tony" and Elsie Cochran Umscheid. He graduated from Flush High School. He was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Perry. Clyde was a District Supervisor for Kansas Wildlife...
Marvin G Neiberger
Nov 19, 2009
Marvin G. Neiberger, 81, Valley Falls, passed Thursday, Nov. 19, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born June 6, 1928, at Meriden, the son of Leonard and Mildred Rodecap Neiberger. He served in the US Army in the Korean War from 1950-1952. Marvin worked at the Cargill Grain Elevator, formerly CGF, in Topeka for 34 years, retiring in...
Forrest "Frosty" Dean Farmer
Nov 17, 2009
HOLTON-Forrest Dean "Frosty" Farmer, 74, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 14, 1935 in Mayetta, KS the son of Peryl L. and Goldie D. Bowser. He graduated from Holton High School in 1953, after graduation he served in the United States Air Force during...
Elizabeth Klahr
Nov 14, 2009
HOLTON- Ruth "Elizabeth" Klahr, 89, Holton, passed away November 14, 2009 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. She was born July 10, 1920 in the Pleasant Grove Community northwest of Holton, the daughter of Charles Franklin and Esther M. Bohannon Hawks. She attended Pleasant Grove Country Grade School graduating in May, 1934, and graduated from Netawaka High School...
