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Larry L. Rice

Larry L. Rice

Nov 13, 2008

HAVENSVILLE- Larry L. Rice, 52, of Havensville, KS died Thursday, November 13, 2008 at his home. He was born March 19, 1956 in Onaga, KS, the son of Maurice and Fern Hinkle Rice. He attended grade school in St. Clere and Havensville. He graduated from Onaga High School in 1974. He lived most of his life in Pottawatomie County where...

Nadine L Logsdon

Nadine L Logsdon

Nov 11, 2008

Nadine L. Logsdon, 39, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, at her home, following a two year struggle with cancer. She was born May 15, 1969, at San Bernardino, CA, the daughter of Clair and Barbara Logan Duby. Nadine worked for Jefferson County 911 Communications at Oskaloosa and was also an Emergency Medical Technician for EMS District 11 at...

Jarrel Lee Barnes

Jarrel Lee Barnes

Nov 9, 2008

NETAWAKA- Jarrel Lee Barnes, 81, of Netawaka, KS, formerly of Soldier, passed away Sunday, November 09, 2008 at the Onaga Hospital. He was born September 21, 1927 in Bancroft, KS, the son of L.L."Chick" and Florence (Riggs) Barnes. He graduated from Soldier High School in 1945 and worked as a dairy farmer in the Soldier community for most of his...

Helen F. Zwonitzer

Helen F. Zwonitzer

Nov 8, 2008

HOLTON- Helen F. Zwonitzer, 90, of Holton, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton, KS. She was born April 24, 1918 in Aniston, MO, the daughter of Luther and Mae Gibbons Metz. She attended Soldier Grade School and Holton High School. She was a lifelong member of the Holton community. Helen was a homemaker, a...

Ricky Dean Hyatt

Ricky Dean Hyatt

Nov 8, 2008

HOLTON- Ricky Dean Hyatt, 49, of Holton, KS passed away November 8, 2008 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born April 5, 1959 in Onaga, KS the son of Everett L. and Olive L. Place Hyatt. Ricky was a mechanic, known as "Grease Monkey". He worked in bridge construction and he played a guitar for local bands early in...

Gyneth Ruth Sanders

Gyneth Ruth Sanders

Nov 2, 2008

GYNETH RUTH SANDERS ROELAND PARK, KS- Gyneth Ruth Sanders, 58, of Roeland Park, KS passed away Sunday, November 2, 2008 at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born October 28, 1950 in Lincoln, NE, the daughter of William and Lila Hageman Sanders. She graduated from Northeast High School in Lincoln in 1969. She received a biology degree from...

Harold D Foley

Harold D Foley

Nov 1, 2008

Harold D. Foley, 74, Valley Falls, died Sat., Nov. 1, 2008, at a Topeka hospital. He was born Feb. 27, 1934, at St. Joseph, MO, the son of Paul C. and Mary Alice Owens Foley. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Alaska. Harold was a regional manager...

Melvin Walter Edwards

Melvin Walter Edwards

Nov 1, 2008

Melvin Walter Edwards, 80, of Holton formerly of Netawaka, KS, died Saturday, November 1, 2008 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born October 5, 1928 in Goff, KS. He was the son of Ellsworth Burton and Lenna Mae Henry Edwards. He attended schools in rural Nemaha and Pottawatomie counties. He was in the United States Air Force and served...

Brandon L. Jenkins

Brandon L. Jenkins

Oct 30, 2008

HOLTON – Brandon L. Jenkins, 22, of Holton died Thursday, October 30, 2008 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born on April 16, 1986 in Holton, KS. He was the son of Gerald Jenkins, Jr. and Tina Parrish. He attended Holton Middle School and Northern Heights High School. He worked for BNSF Railroad and was a member...

Harold L. Simon, Sr.

Harold L. Simon, Sr.

Oct 24, 2008

Harold L. Simon, Sr., 73 of Mayetta formerly of Topeka died Friday, October 24, 2008 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born on December 10, 1934 in Topeka, KS. He was the son of Willie and Lenore Wabski Simon. He was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. He was retired from Volume Shoe in Topeka. Harold...

Richard Spencer

Richard Spencer

Oct 20, 2008

SPENCER CIRCLEVILLE- Richard Spencer, 84, of Circleville, KS died Monday, October 20, 2008 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born January 26, 1924 in Circleville, the son of Fred and Goldie Pool Spencer. He graduated from Circleville High School in 1942 and attended the University of Kansas before serving in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. Richard was...

Donald Ray Royer

Donald Ray Royer

Oct 19, 2008

Donald Ray Royer, 79, Carbondale, formerly of Valley Falls, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, at an Overbrook care facility. He was born Jan. 24, 1929, at Valley Falls, the son of Clark S and Orpha Dickey Royer. He graduated from Valley Falls High School and served in the US Army Air Corps. Don was a truck driver in Topeka. He...

Edward A Riedel

Edward A Riedel

Oct 18, 2008

Edward A. Riedel, 85, Valley Falls, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at the Jefferson County Hospice care facility at Winchester. He was born on Oct. 11, 1923, at St. Peter in Graham County, the son of John J. and Anna K. Rome Riedel. He owned and operated Ed Riedel's Body Shop in Valley Falls for 27 years. He was a...

Lem Loyd Kemp

Lem Loyd Kemp

Oct 15, 2008

HOLTON- Lem Loyd Kemp, 90, of Holton, KS passed away October 15, 2008 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born August 13, 1918 in Stratford, OK the son of David and Estalee Kemp. He was a member of the Holton community for 47 years and had previously lived in Garden City. He was the agency manager for Kansas...

Paul Holt

Paul Holt

Oct 14, 2008

MAYETTA- Paul Holt, 98, of Mayetta, passed away October 14, 2008 at a care home in Holton. He was born August 2, 1910 in Hoyt, KS the son of James and Jessie Lindsey Holt. He graduated from Hoyt High School in 1929. He was a lifelong member of the Hoyt and Mayetta community as a farmer and stockman. He was...

Willis Eugene Butchee

Willis Eugene Butchee

Oct 5, 2008

Willis Eugene Butchee, 83, of Circleville, KS died Sunday, October 05, 2008 at a Topeka nursing home. He was born February 23, 1925 in Lamesa, Texas, the son of Rufus Marion and Mary Myrtle Brothers Butchee. He ran a small business, farmed, and worked as a cotton ginner. He served in the Pacific Theatre in World War II. He had...

Sharon Lynn Schlossman

Sharon Lynn Schlossman

Oct 5, 2008

SCHLOSSMAN TOPEKA-The Lord Jesus granted Sharon Lynn Schlossman her eternal reward in glory on October 5, 2008. She was born Sharon Lynn Higgins on January 15, 1948 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Francis and Dorothy Span Higgins. Sharon graduated from Maria High School in 1966, attended Daley Junior College both of Chicago, IL and attended Highland Community College. She...

Florence Ruth Mcgee

Florence Ruth Mcgee

Oct 4, 2008

Florence Ruth McGee, 96, Crestwood, KY, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at a nursing facility in Louisville, KY. She was born on Sept. 16, 1912, at Wood River, NE, the daughter of Orin Alva and Anna Reichart Hefty Lewton. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1930, and from Stormont School of Nursing in 1933. She completed postgraduate work...

Charlotte Eva "Eve" Carlson

Charlotte Eva "Eve" Carlson

Oct 3, 2008

Charlotte Eva "Eve" Carlson, 101, Prairie Village, KS, formerly of Valley Falls, KS, died on Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at Brighton Gardens care facility in Prairie Village. She was born on May 24, 1907, at Junction City, the daughter of William and Rose Oswald Murray. She graduated from Junction City High School in 1925. Eve worked for Boeing Aircraft in...

Sally Jo Burns

Sally Jo Burns

Oct 2, 2008

KANSAS CITY - Sally Jo Ham Burns, 55, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 in KC, MO after a lengthy illness. She was born in Herrington, KS on Dec. 5, 1952 and grew up in Hutchinson, KS. She was a 1971 graduate of Hutchinson High School and 1972 graduate of Adela Hale Bus. School. Sally is survived by her mother,...

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