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...
Robert "Sarge" Hegemann
Mar 28, 2010
HOYT-Robert H. "Sarge" Hegemann, Senior Master SGT, Ret., 79, Hoyt, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2010, at a Topeka hospital, after a three and one-half month illness. He was born on June 15, 1930, at Omaha, NE, the son of William and Helen Gould Hegemann. Bob was a Senior Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force, working as an...
Craig Swamp
Mar 19, 2010
Craig Swamp, "Nagmo" 40, Kansas City, MO, died Friday, March 19, 2010, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. He was born on October 28, 1969, at Kansas City, MO, the son of Kenneth and Sallie Swamp Barker. He graduated from high school in Kansas City, MO. Craig worked for Broski Fence Co. as a fence installer for 20 years...
Donald Eugene Scheid
Mar 16, 2010
HOLTON – Donald Eugene Scheid, 51, of Holton has passed away at his home. He was the son of Milford L. and Beverly A. Campbell Scheid. He was born on January 16, 1959 in Holton. Donald attended Holton High School. He was a heavy equipment operator before his retirement. After his retirement he owned and managed several rental houses. As...
Curtis "Nin-We" P. Masquat
Mar 14, 2010
Mayetta- Curtis P. "Nin-we" Masquat, 62, of Mayetta, KS passed away March 14, 2010 at his home. He was born July 28, 1947 in Topeka, KS the son of Curtis and Elizabeth Whitefish Masquat. He attended Mayetta schools and graduated from Haskell. Curtis served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for Quaker Oats/ General Food...
Francis M. Watkins
Mar 12, 2010
HOLTON – Francis M. Watkins, 77, of Holton died Friday, March 12, 2010 at a Holton nursing home. He was born on May 15, 1932 in Bancroft, KS. He was the son Harvey Edward and Edna May Gorrell Watkins. He was a truck driver for Fairmont Foods for 37 years. He also drove a school bus for USD #336. He...
Connie Jo Peterson
Mar 7, 2010
Soldier- Connie Jo Peterson, 52, of Soldier, KS passed away March 7, 2010 at her home. She was born March 15, 1957 in Topeka the daughter of James Edward and Twila Pauline Clifton Taylor. She was a lifelong member of the Jackson County community. She graduated from Holton High School in 1975. For over 16 years she was manager and...
Franklin "Butch" N. Harrison
Mar 6, 2010
Mayetta-Franklin " Butch" Neal Harrison (Numqui), 67, Mayetta, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, from complications of diabetes. He was born on Feb. 12, 1943, on the Potawatomi Reservation, west of Mayetta, the son of Charles and Minnie Nozhackum Harrison, Sr. Butch was a welder for the Potawatomi Road and Bridge Dept. He had also...
Lorena M. Dunigan
Feb 28, 2010
Holton- Lorena M. Dunigan, 78, of Holton, KS passed away February 28, 2010 at the Holton Community Hospital. She was born January 25, 1932 in Wamego, Kansas the daughter of Loren and Caroline Eby Thompson. She had lived the last seven years in Holton and previously in Topeka. She was owner and operator of Lavender & Lace beauty shop in...
