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Ada L. Kuglin

Ada L. Kuglin

Oct 29, 2009

HOLTON- Ada L. Kuglin, 88, of Holton, died Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Medicalodges Jackson County. She was born May 19, 1921 near Whiting, KS, the daughter of Henry and Minnie Klahr Bergman, Jr. She grew up on a farm east of Netawaka. She was the Valedictorian of her class at Netawaka High School in 1937. She also graduated from...

Ruth Craig

Ruth Craig

Oct 27, 2009

HOLTON-Ruth Craig, 76, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at her home. She was born June 20, 1933 in Wetmore, KS the daughter of Donald L. and Helen M. Meers Bontrager. Ruth graduated from Holton High School in 1951 and had lived most of her life in the Holton community. She worked with her husband, Spud, at...

Angel Mary Beecham

Angel Mary Beecham

Oct 26, 2009

Valley Falls- Angel Mary Beecham, precious infant daughter of Michael Anthony and Nikki Louise Bohannon Beecham was born October 26, 2009 and passed away a few hours later. Survivors include her parents; maternal grandmother, Roxann Howerton of Holton, KS; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Beecham of Valley Falls, KS and great grandmother, Esther Beecham of Overland Park, KS. Graveside...

Leo Scotland "Scottie" Bontrager

Leo Scotland "Scottie" Bontrager

Oct 24, 2009

Leo Scotland "Scottie" Bontrager, 80, Wetmore, died Saturday, October 24, 2009, at a Topeka Hospital. He was born December 24, 1928 at Goff, the son of George Washington and Clara Troxel Bontrager. He attended Wetmore High School and later served in the US Army. Scottie was a Finish Road Grader Operator. He had worked for Abel Construction at Lincoln, NE...

Dr. M. Ross Moser

Dr. M. Ross Moser

Oct 21, 2009

M. Ross Moser, M.D. HOLTON- Dr. Ross Moser, 90, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born June 8, 1919 at Sabetha, KS the son of Karl O. and Mollie Worwag Moser. He attended Sabetha schools and graduated from Sabetha High School. While in Sabetha, Dr. Ross was a member of...

Cheryl Ann Smith

Cheryl Ann Smith

Oct 20, 2009

Overland Park, KS- Cheryl Ann Jepson Smith, 62, of Overland Park, KS passed away October 20, 2009 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 2, 1947 in Holton, KS the daughter of Marion "Dale" and Naida "June" Slimmer Jepson. She attended Soldier Grade School and graduated from Soldier High School in 1965. She then...

Letha L Krumrey

Letha L Krumrey

Oct 20, 2009

Letha L. Krumrey, 92, Topeka, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born Aug. 20, 1917, at Valley Falls, the daughter of Ed and Ruby M. Burton Kabriel. She graduated from Rock Creek High School in 1936. Letha married Harland Frederick Krumrey on Oct. 25, 1939, at Lawrence. They farmed north of Meriden in...

Virginia May Dannenberg

Virginia May Dannenberg

Oct 15, 2009

HOLTON – Virginia May Pfister Dannenberg, 92, of Holton, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton. She was born July 5, 1917, in rural Hiawatha, KS, the youngest of ten children born to John W. and Flora May Lewis Pfister. She graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1935. Virginia married James Robert Dannenberg on February 24,...

Donald H. Pagel

Donald H. Pagel

Oct 15, 2009

PAGEL HOLTON – Donald H. Pagel, 82, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, October 15, 2009 as the result of an ATV accident heading off cattle at his farm north of the Parallel Road. He was born August 24, 1927 west of Holton, KS the son of Theodore and Mina E. Haas Pagel. He graduated from Holton High School in...

Shirley Mae Potter

Shirley Mae Potter

Oct 11, 2009

Shirley Mae Potter, 73, of Holton, died Sunday, October 11, 2009. She was born February 27, 1936 in Chicago, IL. She was the daughter of William and Mae Fenn Gallagher. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Holton. Shirley married Clarence O. Potter in 1957. He preceded her in death on March 14, 2008. She is survived by...

Natalie Jae Marie Garner

Natalie Jae Marie Garner

Oct 7, 2009

GARNER Mayetta- Natalie Jae Marie Garner, precious infant daughter of Bradley Fechter and Stephanie Garner was stillborn October 7, 2009. Survivors include her parents, maternal grandparents, Troy and Claudia Garner of Larkinburg, KS, Pamela Stotts of Holton, KS; paternal grandparents, Ronald and Donna Fechter of Belvue, KS; maternal great grandparents, Alberta Garner of Holton, KS, Roena Collins of Topeka, KS,...

Juanita Elizabeth Smolar

Juanita Elizabeth Smolar

Oct 5, 2009

TOPEKA-Juanita (Nita) Maas Smolar, 92 years old, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2009. She was born in Harveyville, Kansas, July 27, 1917, and she and her late husband, Milton Maas, raised their three children in Topeka. She is survived by her daughter, Dena Kelly, her husband Milton of Florence, AZ, Janet Guidry, her husband Jim of Gold Canyon,...

Wanda Lee Phillips

Wanda Lee Phillips

Oct 3, 2009

Wanda Lee (Lundin) Phillips SOLDIER- Wanda Lee (Lundin) Phillips, 79, of Gulfport, MS, formerly of Soldier, KS passed away Saturday, October 03, 2009 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton. She was born June 23, 1930 in Soldier, KS, the daughter of Pleasant Harold and Margarette Stella Manis Winters. Wanda had lived in Panama for several years before moving to the...

Etta Avera Bottle

Etta Avera Bottle

Oct 1, 2009

Etta Avera Bryers Polley Bottle, 98, of Holton, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2009, at The Pines in Holton. She was born September 17, 1911, in Omapere, New Zealand, the daughter of Victor and Kitty (Leef) Bryers. After graduating from Teachers' College in 1932 , Etta was placed in her hometown school at Te Kopuru, then accepted a position at...

Rozella Davis

Rozella Davis

Sep 29, 2009

DAVIS HOLTON- Rozella Bonjour Shaw Davis, 77, of Holton, KS passed away September 29, 2009 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. She was born February 1, 1932 in Centralia, KS the daughter of Simon Eugene and Ellen Savajo Bonjour. She graduated from Centralia High School. Rose had lived in the Holton community for 46 years and previously in Onaga,...

Floyd Cecil Anderson

Floyd Cecil Anderson

Sep 24, 2009

HOLTON- Floyd Cecil Anderson, 94, of Holton, KS, formerly of Valley Falls, passed away September 24, 2009 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born November 9, 1914 south of Denison, KS the son of Arthur Monroe and Ethel May Robbins Anderson. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1933. He had lived in Oroville, CA from 1957 – 1971, lived...

Phyllis Irene Smith

Phyllis Irene Smith

Sep 23, 2009

Phyllis Irene Smith, 84, Soldier, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born December 3, 1924, in Holton, to Frank Robert and Aletha Mae Musgrove Utterback. She graduated from Holton High School in 1942. Phyllis lived most of her life in Jackson County and had been a resident of the Soldier community since 1951. She...

Deloris J. Marshno Mansfield

Deloris J. Marshno Mansfield

Sep 21, 2009

Mayetta- Deloris J. Marshno Mansfield, 77, of Mayetta, KS passed away September 21, 2009 at the VA Hospital in Topeka, KS. She was born March 30, 1932 in Mayetta, KS the daughter of Francis Nug and Lillian Marie Wilmot Marshno. She graduated from Mayetta High School in 1950, after graduation she served in the United States Army during the Korean...

Corolyn "Corky" Mildred Scheidegger

Corolyn "Corky" Mildred Scheidegger

Sep 19, 2009

Corolyn "Corky" M. Scheidegger, 79, of Holton, KS made the move to heaven on September 18, 2009. She was born May 19, 1930 in rural Glenvil, NE the eldest daughter of Lenord F. and Ella Eggers Meester. Corky graduated from Glenvil High School in 1947 and attended 2 years at Hastings Community College. She taught school in one room rural...

Kara Louise Morgan

Kara Louise Morgan

Sep 12, 2009

LAWRENCE- Kara Louise Morgan, 26, of Lawrence, KS formerly of Holton, KS passed away September 12, 2009 as the result of a car accident. She was born August 25, 1983 in Tacoma, WA the daughter of Robert A. and Connie J. Wade Morgan. Kara graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 2001. She had lived in Lawrence the past 4...

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