George Earl Askren
Jun 12, 2008
George Earl Askren, 62, of Circleville died Thursday, June 12, 2008 at his home as a result of a tornado. He was born October 9, 1945 in Holton, KS, the son of Lawrence Andrew and Marilyn Edith Cordon Askren. He graduated from Circleville High School in 1966. He was a farmer and he also worked for Shorty's Diesel in Holton....
Charles A. Stein
Jun 10, 2008
Charles A. "Jack" Stein Charles A. "Jack" Stein, 87, Topeka, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born Aug. 3, 1920, at Valley Falls, the son of William B. and Anna S. Kelly Stein. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1938. He served in the U.S. Army in WW II in North...
Ryan Edwin Gunther
Jun 6, 2008
RYAN EDWIN GUNTHER Ryan Edwin Gunther, 24, Valley Falls, died Friday, June 6, 2008, as a result of injuries from a single vehicle accident east of Valley Falls. He was born Oct. 15, 1983, at Holton, the son of Bruce and Tamah Boyce Gunther. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 2002. He had worked as a warehouseman at...
Jean Stauffer
Jun 2, 2008
STAUFFER HOLTON- Emma Jean Stauffer, 82, of Holton, KS passed away June 2, 2008 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born May 20, 1926 in Whiting, KS the daughter of Ralph and Lillie Ethel Wolfe McQueen. She graduated from Soldier High School in 1944. She had lived in Holton since 1960 and had previously lived in the Topeka...
Dorothy Irene Hensley
Jun 1, 2008
HENSLEY Holton – Dorothy I. Hensley, 88, of Holton, died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Community Hospital in Onaga. She was born March 4, 1920 in Holton, the daughter of Marion Arthur and Alice Elizabeth Fisher Beightel. Dorothy graduated from Circleville High School in 1938. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Holton and the...
Marjorie J. Shove
May 28, 2008
SHOVE ONAGA- Marjorie J. Shove, 83, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Onaga, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Brewster Place Health Center in Topeka. She was born May 19, 1925 in Onaga, KS, the daughter of Roy and Felicie Pinet Zehner. She graduated from Onaga High School and lived most of her life in the Onaga community. Marjorie was...
Grayson Christopher Harder
May 27, 2008
HARDER HOLTON-Grayson Christopher Harder, 8 months, passed away May 27, 2008 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He was born September 20, 2007 in Topeka, KS, the son of William and CaSandra Harder. Grayson is survived by his parents; a sister, Kaitlynn E. Schlodder and a brother, Taylor W. Harder both of the home; paternal grandparents, Bill Harder...
Gary Dale Collins
May 26, 2008
HOLTON- Gary Dale Collins, 52, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, May 26, 2008 at a Topeka hospital after a long illness. He was born October 10, 1955 in Holton, the son of Don and the late Faye Collins. He graduated from Holton High School in 1974 and lived most of his life in the Holton community. Mr. Collins worked...
Grace A. Holliday
May 24, 2008
HOLLIDAY SOLDIER-Grace A. Holliday, age 89, of Soldier, KS passed away Saturday, May 24, 2008 at The Pines in Holton, KS. She was born November 23, 1918 in Sabetha, KS, the daughter of Lee and Hazel Wempe Goldsberry. Grace graduated from Soldier High School in 1937. She was a homemaker and was a lifelong resident of the Soldier community. She...
Rose Marie Holder
May 20, 2008
Rose Marie Holder, 29, of Mayetta, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, KS. She was born December 23, 1978 in Minneapolis, KS, the daughter of Frank L. and Carolyn A. McClintock Holder. Rose graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1998 and was a lifelong resident in the Mayetta community. She was hired...
Emmy Wibelius Fuehrer
May 20, 2008
EMMY WIBELIUS FUEHRER Emmy Wibelius Fuehrer, 97, Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at Hickory Pointe Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born on March 20, 1911, at Memel, Germany, the daughter of Karl August and Anna Dorothea Kloess Wibelius. She worked at the Raytheon Manufacturing Plant in Stamford, CT retiring in 1974. She lived in Florida until 1998. She...
Margaret Ann Leflet
May 20, 2008
MARGARET ANN LEFLET Margaret Leflet, 84, Valley Falls, formerly of St. Joseph, MO, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at the home of her daughter, Lucy Thomas, in Valley Falls. She was born May 5, 1924, at Lincoln, Neb., the daughter of Wayne Caldwell and Frances Claude Barnes Wickham. She graduated from Amarillo, Texas High School in 1942. Margaret was a...
Melvin Leroy Lewis
May 16, 2008
Topeka-Melvin Leroy "Anik-son" Lewis, 63, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born July 26, 1944 in Manhattan, KS the son of Frank and Martha McKinney Lewis. Melvin retired after many years in the construction business. He was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and had attended Our Lady...
Pamela Kay Mcmaster
May 15, 2008
HOLTON- Pamela Kay McMaster, 50, of Topeka, formerly of Holton, died Thursday, May 15, 2008. She was born August 12, 1957 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Bennie Ray and Alice Massey McMaster. She graduated from Holton High School in 1976 and received a physical therapy degree from Penn-Foster College. She was a CMA at Holton Manor, Jackson County Nursing...
Thurza E. Koger
May 15, 2008
Thurza E. Koger, 85, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 15 at St. Francis Health Center. She was born October 4, 1922 in Holton, the daughter of William Edward and Laura Bunker Ellis. Thurza was a 1940 graduate of Topeka High School and also attended KSU for 2 years. She was a homemaker and also worked for KSU in the...
Celestine "Sally" Maxwell Carey
May 14, 2008
CELESTINE MAXWELL "SALLY" CAREY Celestine Maxwell "Sally" Carey, 90, Topeka, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at St. Francis Health Center. She was born April 15, 1918, at Liebenthal, the daughter of Peter and Rose Schaffer Legleiter. She graduated from La Crosse Rural High School in 1937. She was the credit manager for Topeka Gas Co., retiring in 1981 after 33...
Warren E. Priest
May 8, 2008
Warren E. Priest, 79, of Whiting, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. He was born August 21, 1928 in Whiting, KS. He was the son of Walton and Myrtle Priest. He graduated from Whiting High School in 1946 and later graduated from Washburn University. He was a rural mail carrier for 37 years and also worked as...
Jerry Bontrager
May 7, 2008
HOLTON-Gerald L. "Jerry" Bontrager, 71, of Holton passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at his home. He was born on November 26, 1936, in Wetmore, KS. He was the son of Donald and Helen Meers Bontrager. He was a 1955 graduate of Holton High School. He lived in Wichita, KS from 1976-2000 and was a marketing manager for Derby...
Milton Lee Royer
Apr 30, 2008
MILTON LEE ROYER Milton Lee, Royer, 84, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at the Jefferson County Memorial Geriatric Center in Winchester. He was born Nov. 4, 1923, in the Coal Creek Community, north of Valley Falls, the son of Clark and Orpha Dickey Royer. He attended Valley Falls High School and served in the US Army Air Corp...
Brian Gene Murphy
Apr 28, 2008
HOLTON-Brian Gene Murphy, 49, of Holton, passed away April 28, 2008 at his home. He was born November 2, 1958 in Abilene, KS the son of Delbert and Lena Rowe Murphy. He lived in the Holton community for 13 years and previously lived in Topeka. He worked as a heavy duty floor tech. He was last employed at Harrah's Casino...
