Vernon Ernie Shopteese, Jr.
Jan 17, 2008
Vernon Ernie "Namen" Shopteese, Jr. (Nam-mah-kweh), 34, of Falls City, Nebraska, formerly of Horton, Kansas died Thursday, January 17, 2008 at a Falls City hospital. He was born November 13, 1973 in Horton, the son of Vernon Shopteese, Sr. and Penelope Keesis Shopteese-McCrory. He graduated from Horton High School and and Highland Community College. He had lived on the Kickapoo...
Lucille Anderson
Jan 14, 2008
ANDERSON HOLTON – Lucille F. Anderson, 90, of Holton died Monday, January 14, 2008 at a Baldwin City nursing home. She was born September 9, 1917 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Hobart and Ina Thompson Carpenter. Lucille lived most of her life in the Holton community. She was a homemaker and worked as a cook for the County Home...
Edith Belle Cox
Jan 13, 2008
Edith Belle Cox, 101, of Holton died Sunday, January 13, 2008 at Medicalodges Jackson County. She was born February 20, 1906 at Benton, KS, the daughter of John James and Ortha May Hunt McGehe. She was a graduate of Holton High School, class of 1925. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Holton, United Presbyterian Women, V.F.W.Auxiliary...
Harry Dan Massey
Jan 11, 2008
Harry Dan Massey, 64, of Holton died Friday, January 11, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. He was born March 6, 1943 in Horton, KS, the son of Harry Henry and Mable Catherine VanDonge Massey. He graduated from Goff High School in 1961. In high school he participated in basketball, baseball, and sang in the Men's Quartet. He retired from Goodyear...
Charles Roland Dobkins
Jan 7, 2008
Charles R. "Chuck" Dobkins, 53, of Holton died Monday, January 7, 2008. He was born August 15, 1954 in Anadarko, OK the son of Wade and Lee Coonfield Dobkins. He had been an electronics salesman. He attended the Church of the Nazarene in Holton. He is survived by a sister, Sandra Gilliland of Marion, IA. A memorial service will be...
Lorena Rose Utz
Jan 4, 2008
LORENA ROSE UTZ Lorena Rose Utz, 98, Valley Falls, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, at the Jefferson County Memorial Geriatric Center in Winchester. She was born April 14, 1909, at Ozawkie, the daughter of Arthur Elbert and Eva Pearl Rose Utz. She graduated from Valley Falls High school in 1927, attended Emporia State Teachers College and graduated from Washburn University...
Billy Petree, Jr.
Jan 4, 2008
Billy Petree, Jr., 83, of Holton, died Friday, January 4, 2008 at Community Hospital in Onaga. He was born April 15, 1924 in Muscotah, KS the son of William Alex and Ilah Reynolds Petree. He owned and operated Petree's Propane Gas in Holton from 1946 – 1988. He also raised and traded horses for many years. He was a member...
Gladys A. Bruns
Jan 3, 2008
HOLTON- Gladys Bruns, 78, of Holton, died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. She was born February 13, 1929 in Winchester, KS, the daughter of Rollo and Grace Ray Trower. She grew up in the Winchester and Atchison area and had lived in the Holton area for over 50 years. Gladys was married to Bill Bruns on July...
Robert Dale Fletcher
Jan 2, 2008
FLETCHER HOLTON-Robert "Bobby" Dale Fletcher, 59, of Holton, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at the Community Hospital in Onaga. He was born September 26, 1948 in Holton, KS, the son of Lyle David and Elizabeth Wilma Zwonitzer Fletcher. He graduated from Holton High School in 1966. He attended KSU and graduated from Reisch American School of Auctioneering at...
Della Faye Hinkle
Dec 31, 2007
Della Faye Newlin Hinkle, 102, of Topeka, formerly of Holton, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2007. She was born May 10, 1905 in Wetmore, KS, the second daughter of Edward and Daisy White Newlin. She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1923 and taught school for a year in a one-room country school. She later worked as a census...
Vernon H Newell
Dec 30, 2007
VERNON H. NEWELL Vernon H. Newell, 87, Valley Falls, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007, at Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Hospital in Topeka. He was born Oct. 23, 1920, northeast of Oskaloosa, the son of James C. and Frances Alice Turner Newell. He had operated the Sunset Drive-in Restaurant at Valley Falls. He had also worked at the Lawrence Paper Co. and the...
Glen F. Linneman
Dec 25, 2007
LINNEMAN EMPORIA-Glen F. Linneman, 84, of Emporia, formerly of Holton and Onaga, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at an Emporia Care Facility. He was born September 23, 1923 in Granada, KS, the son of Andrew and Mildred Spiker Linneman. Glen lived in Holton from 1950 to 1968 and in Onaga from 1968 until 1993 when he moved to Emporia....
Russell Lee Pruitt
Dec 16, 2007
PRUITT Russell Lee Pruitt, 41, of Topeka, formerly of Holton, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. He was born January 30, 1966 in Mason City, IA, the son of Gary L. and Mary J. Carter Pruitt. Russell graduated from Holton High School in 1984. He had lived in Holton most of his life and lived in...
Lois Marjorie Pilger
Dec 12, 2007
LOIS MARJORIE PILGER Lois Marjorie Pilger, 96, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007 in Valley Falls. She was born July 8, 1911, in Stanton County, Nebraska, the daughter of Steve and Harriett Elizabeth Peters Stevenson. Lois was a homemaker and had worked with her husband at their grocery store in Peers, MO. She married Louis Claire Pilger on Oct....
A.D. Moret
Dec 10, 2007
A.D. Moret, 89, Topeka, died Monday, December 10, 2007 at The Homestead. He was born in Parsons, Kansas, on October 21, 1918, the son of Alfred Theophile and Minnie Jeffers Moret. Darrell was a 1936 graduate of Springfield High School and attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri until 1939. He was married to Gertrude Gosnell on September 16, 1938. They...
Minnie Irene Jackman
Dec 7, 2007
MINNIE I. JACKMAN HOLTON-Minnie Irene Jackman, 89, of Holton, KS, died Friday, December 7, 2007 in Topeka, KS. She was born November 26, 1918 in Granada, KS, the daughter of Clarence Elmer and Bertha Ella League Chase. Minnie attended school in Granada and lived most of her life in the Circleville and Holton communities. She was a homemaker. She worked...
Helen Ruth Jilka
Dec 2, 2007
Helen Ruth Skalicky Jilka, 96, formerly of Wilson died Sunday, December 2, 2007. She was born December 7, 1910 in Wilson, KS the daughter of Frank and Mary Adamek Skalicky. She attended Blood Creek Country School in rural Wilson. She had lived in Brookville and moved back to Wilson in 1957. Helen was a member of the Presbyterian Church in...
Tony Davenport
Nov 29, 2007
Davenport Lancaster- Mark Anthony "Tony" Davenport, 55, of Lancaster, KS, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at his home. He was born May 27, 1952 in Atchison, KS the son of Herbert and Ruth Amanda VanWey Davenport. Tony graduated from Maur Hill High School in 1970, working at Arensburg's Grocery while in school. He was a star basketball player for Maur...
Merle Arlene Lassiter
Nov 25, 2007
MERLE A. LASSITER Merle Arlene Lassiter, 93, Valley Falls, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007. at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. She was born April 23, 1914, at Winchester, the daughter of Charles C. and Zella M. Connelly Housh. She graduated from Winchester High School. She had worked in the office of the State Treasurer at Topeka and had been...
James Jerry Jewell
Nov 20, 2007
Mayetta-James Jerry Jewell, 70, was found November 22, 2007 at his home. He was born January 26, 1937 in Lincoln, KS the son of Charles M. and Vaughn Hazel McCormick Jewell. He had lived in the Mayetta community since 1983 and had previously lived in Whiting. He was a retired farmer and also had retired in 1997 from Vanguard in...
