David Ray Keefover
May 19, 2009
David Ray Keefover, 36, of Oak Harbor, WA passed away May 19, 2009 in Houston, TX, at his parent's home. He was born August 9, 1972 in Lakewood, CA, the son of Robert and Jane Spiker Keefover. He graduated from Lumberton High School in 1991. He joined the Navy in 1997 and served for 11 years. He served on the...
Zelpha "Zee" C. Duke
May 18, 2009
HOLTON - Zelpha C. "Zee" Duke, 97, of Kansas City, MO formerly of Holton, KS passed away Monday, May 18, 2009 at Kingswood Retirement Community in Kansas City, MO. She was born May 11, 1912 in Soldier, KS the daughter of Clements and Frankie Bahret Bottom. She graduated from Holton High School in 1931. Zelpha had lived in Kansas City...
Marjorie L. White
May 15, 2009
Marjorie Lorraine White, 93, of Centralia formerly of Holton and Havensville, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009 at a Centralia care facility. She was born June 26, 1915 in Circleville, KS the daughter of Fred and Mabel Rule Barnes. She attended grade school north of Soldier until 1929 when she and her family moved to a home east of Havensville....
Aizeiyah Eteeyan
May 15, 2009
Aizeiyah Eteeyan TOPEKA- Aizeiyah Eteeyan, one month old son of Criss Eteeyan and Una Torres, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009. He was born April 10, 2009 in Topeka, KS. He is survived by his parents; his sisters, Shandien Torres, Pe-Sha K. Eteeyan and Pah-Shay K. Eteeyan; his brothers, Miles and Manuel Lee; his grandparents, Kee and Ella Yazzie; his...
Lucile Brown
May 13, 2009
LUCILE BROWN WHITING- Lucile Brown, 94, of Whiting, KS passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at a Horton care facility. She was born December 5, 1914 on a farm southeast of Netawaka, KS, the only child of Fred and Amy Humphries Klahr. She attended country schools and graduated from Netawaka High School in 1932. Lucile taught in country schools several...
Nancy E. Ackeret
May 12, 2009
Nancy E. Ackeret, 64, of Topeka formerly of Soldier, KS died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born July 17, 1944 in Blue Rapids, KS, the daughter of Andrew and Viola Schokey Lister. She retired from Goodyear in 1996 and was a member of United Rubber Workers Local #307. Nancy married Bruce Edward Ackeret...
Virgil M Steinmetz
May 5, 2009
VIRGIL M. STEINMETZ Virgil M. Steinmetz, 87, longtime resident, businessman and community servant of Valley Falls, recently residing at Leawood, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009. He was born Feb. 28, 1922, north of Ozawkie, the son of Albert R. and Verna McDonald Steinmetz. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1940. Virgil served as a Sergeant in the Army...
Daniel T. "Doc" Holaday
Apr 29, 2009
Daniel T. "Doc" Holaday, 74, of Topeka, KS passed away April 29, 2009. He was born January 1, 1935 in Wathena, KS the son of Louis and Mary Gurney Holaday. He lived most of his life in Netawaka, Holton, Hiawatha and Topeka communities. He graduated from Leona High School in 1952 and received educational degrees from Highland Community College and...
Barbara J. Larsen
Apr 28, 2009
BARBARA J. "BOBBI" LARSEN Barbara J. "Bobbi" Larsen, 78, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of the Holton and Mayetta area, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Banner Hospice Center in Mesa, AZ. She was born February 2, 1931 in Trenton, MO, the daughter of Warren B. and Leota L. Sloan Weidemier. Bobbi moved to Arizona in the early 1990's and...
Mildred Esther Francis
Apr 28, 2009
Holton-Mildred Esther Scritchfield Francis, 85, of Holton, KS passed away April 28, 2009 at her home. She was the third child of Floyd C. and Elsie Case Scritchfield. She was born in Topeka, KS on January 6, 1924. She went to Sunny Side School on Burlingame Road for four years, then to Central Park, Boswell and graduated from Topeka High...
Karen Sue Shell
Apr 24, 2009
KAREN SUE SHELL Karen Sue Shell, 69, Aberdeen, WA, passed away Friday, April 24, 2009, at the family home in Central Park surrounded by her devoted family. Karen fought ovarian cancer valiantly and without complaint for four years. Karen was born on November 21, 1939, to Earl and Mabel Abramson in Arrington, Kansas, joining two older brothers. She graduated from...
Paul Clayton Luscombe
Apr 23, 2009
Horton-Paul Clayton Luscombe, 86, formerly of Holton, KS, passed away April 23, 2009 at Horton Community Hospital. He was born April 3, 1923 in Circleville, KS the son of John H. and May Rosa Hill Luscombe. Paul graduated from Denison High School and later joined the United States Navy. He was a lifetime member of the Holton V.F. W. He...
Leota L. Sampson
Apr 22, 2009
Topeka-Leota L. Sampson, 92, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Plaza West Nursing Home in Topeka, KS. She was born March 25, 1917 in Norton, KS, the daughter of DeRoy and Laura Swartz Richards. She graduated from Holton High School in May of 1935 and later graduated from Stewart's Beauty Academy in Topeka. She married Everett Wayne Sampson on...
George Leroy Burget
Apr 21, 2009
George "LeRoy" Burget, 76, of Holton passed away April 21, 2009 at his home. He was born October 13, 1932 in Mayetta, KS; the son of Homer E. and Celia Tillie Millenbruch Burget. He graduated from Mayetta High School and had lived in the Holton community most of his life. He retired from Goodyear Tire Co. in 1998 building Earthmover...
Lyman Warren Bowser
Apr 18, 2009
Rapids City, IL- Lyman Warren Bowser, 75, of Rapids City, IA passed away April 18, 2009. He was born June 5, 1933 in Mayetta, KS the son of Cecil and Effie Johnson Bowser. He graduated from Holton High School in 1951. He married Joan O'Neal Lynn on December 12, 1994 in Geneseo. Lyman had served in the U.S. Army during...
Arlene Nellie Nott
Apr 16, 2009
TOPEKA-Arlene Nellie Nott, 87, formerly of Jackson County, KS, passed away April 16, 2009 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS. She was born April 21, 1921 in Burlingame, KS the daughter of Roy and Nellie Cappen Bickford. She graduated from Soldier High School in 1939 and was a lifelong resident of the Jackson County communities as a homemaker. She...
Richard E. Eckert
Apr 2, 2009
WETMORE – Richard E. "Dick" Eckert, 86, of Holton formerly of Wetmore, KS passed away April 2, 2009 at Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis, KS. He was born June 9, 1922 in Arrington, KS, the son of Jacob Richard and Helen Littleton Eckert. He graduated from Denison High School in 1940. He was mobilized as a Private with the...
Roger Landis Aldis
Mar 27, 2009
HOLTON- Roger Landis Aldis, 56, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, March 27, 2009 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born January 5, 1953 in Kansas City, MO, the son of John and Ruth Gardner Aldis. Roger grew up in Ft. Scott, KS and attended school there. He had worked in Food and Beverage Service and Entertainment Management in...
Bobby E. Brazzle
Mar 21, 2009
Bobby Eugene Brazzle, 76, of Onaga, KS, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born December 15, 1932 in Ogden, KS, the son of Walter and Georgetta Johnson Brazzle. He had previously lived in Wamego before moving to Onaga in 2001. He worked as a Quality Control Inspector at Caterpillar in Wamego for 37...
Judith Lynn "Judy" Shields
Mar 20, 2009
HOLTON – Judith Lynn "Judy" Shields, 61, of Holton lost her battle with cancer Friday, March 20, 2009 in Holton. She was born December 27, 1947 in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Harold and Jean Libby Gearhart. She graduated from Pratt High School in 1965. She earned her B.A. in Nursing from Baker University in 1998 with honors. She had...
