Obituary Listing

Feb 8, 2024

Leonard L. Duchesneau, 68, of Denison, KS, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born March 19, 1955 at Travis AFB in Fairfield, CA. The son of Master Sgt Rene D. "Dutch" Duchesneau and Wilma Mae Schreiber.

Leonard attended grade school in California and Soldier, KS. He graduated from Jackson...

Feb 8, 2024

Delbert "Wally" Wallace Hawthorne, 74, of Topeka, KS passed away, Thursday, February 8, 2024 surrounded by his family after a long battle with a failing heart and kidney disease. He was born in Warrensburg, MO to Harlond and Thelma (Coleman) Hawthorne on January 16, 1950. He grew up in the Leeton, MO area with a sister and brother, working...

Feb 7, 2024

Melvin "Mel" Eugene Cowger, 80, of Topeka, KS, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at The Gardens at Aldersgate in Topeka. Mel was born October 19, 1943 in Holton, KS, the son of Jesse Emery and Henrietta Mabel (Van Valkinburgh) Cowger.

He graduated from Holton High School in 1961. After high school, Mel attended a Butcher Chef...

Feb 5, 2024

Alice K. (Correll) Cormier, 78, of Soldier, KS, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024 at Community Healthcare System in Onaga, KS. She was born October 13, 1945 in Holton, KS, the daughter of William and Katherine (Griffee) Correll.

Alice was a homemaker and housewife.

She married Edward E. Keehn, they later divorced.

She...

Feb 2, 2024

Orin Floyd Marshall, 76, of Valley Falls, KS, formerly of Holton, KS, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka with family by his side. He was born December 26, 1947 in Medford, OR, the son of William Robert and Lois Elizabeth (McCormack) Marshall.

Orin was an Army "Brat", traveling around the world...

Feb 1, 2024

Judith "Judy" Ellen Richardson, 82, of Valley Falls, formerly of Mound City, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024, at the St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City. She was born on August 10, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Charles and Mary Lewis.

After graduating from Washington High School in Kansas City, Judy worked as a secretary...

Jan 29, 2024

Connie Jean Kautz, 67, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, January 29, 2024 at The University of Kansas St. Francis Campus. She was born April 7, 1956 in Horton, KS, the daughter of Harvey Lee and Eudene (Monaghan) Behrnes.

Connie graduated from Horton High School in 1974. She attended Atchison Technical College and later earned her Registered...

Jan 27, 2024

Robert "Bob" Steve Giles, Jr, 71, of Topeka, KS, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Stormont Vail in Topeka, KS. He was born February 11, 1952 in Toledo, OH, the son of Robert Sr and Irene (Toth) Giles.

Bob attended high school in Toledo, OH. He continued his education with night classes working on his EMT...

Jan 25, 2024

Christina Ann Tatum, 52, of Holton, KS, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2024 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, one day after her 52nd birthday. She was born January 24, 1972 in Sanford, FL, the daughter of John Ed Leach and Patricia Ann (Scott) Tatum.

Christina graduated from Deltona High School in Florida and attended Highland Community...

Jan 22, 2024

Gracie Rose (Combs) Thompson, 93, of Winchester, Kansas (formerly of Valley Falls, KS) passed away on January 22, 2024 at F.W. Huston Senior Living Center.  Grace was born on March 20, 1930 in McFall, Missouri to Arthur Merle and Ethel May Cropper Combs.  She was a 1948 graduate of Valley Falls High School. She was a homemaker and delivered...

Jan 21, 2024

HOLTON - James K. "Scottie" Scott, 95, of Topeka, KS and formerly of Holton, KS, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2024 at the Rolling Hills Assisted Living in Topeka, KS. He was born April 13, 1928 in North Bend, Nebraska the son of Henry P. and Agnes R. (Feala) Scott.

James proudly served during the Korean Conflict...

Jan 20, 2024

Bessie Earlene Reichart, 90, Meriden, died Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Kelly House of Meriden. She was born January 3, 1934, at Valley Falls, to Earl and Agnes (Seible) Lillie.

Earlene graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1952, and worked many years in the accounting department for Whelan's Lumber in Topeka. She and her husband Roland...

Jan 19, 2024

Bonnie Elaine Deinlein, 73, of Holton, KS, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024 at The Pines in Holton, KS. She was brought into this world on August 23, 1950 at Keene, KS, the daughter of Robert and Evelyn (Turner) Gleason.

Bonnie married the love of her life, Robert E. Deinlein on June 29, 2015 in Topeka, KS....

Jan 19, 2024

Estella R. Pagel, 94, of Holton, KS, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024 at Vintage Park in Holton, KS. She was born July 30, 1929, south of Wetmore, KS, in her grandmother's home. The daughter of Clyde Patton and Ethel Mae (Trapp) Ely.

Estella attended Hazel Row Grade School, graduated from Wetmore High School in 1946 and...

Jan 14, 2024

Beverly Ann Bohnenkemper Baxter (Bev), 81, of Holton, Kansas, passed away, Sunday, January 14, 2024 at Aldersgate Nursing Home, Topeka, Kansas, after a long struggle with illness. She was born May 22, 1942 in Holton, Kansas, the daughter of Harlan and Faye Bontrager Bohnenkemper.

Bev graduated from Whiting High School in 1960.

Bev spent her...

Jan 11, 2024

HOLTON- Raymond Leroy "Ray" Beatty, 77, of Holton, KS, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2024 at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, KS. He was born January 1, 1947 in Topeka, KS, the son of Alvin Leroy "Bud" & Dorothy Mae (MacArthur) Beatty Burget.

Ray graduated from Holton High School in 1965. He worked for the City...

Jan 10, 2024

HOLTON- Marie Vietta Gunther, 90, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born March 30, 1933 in Maple Hill, KS, the daughter of John Milton and Thelma Marie (Clark) Hedges.

Marie graduated from Denison High School in 1950. She was a lifelong member of the Denison community....

Jan 9, 2024

Lois Rue "Louie" Wabaunsee Dominguez, 68, of Wichita, KS, passed away January 8, 2024 at her home; with her husband, Mike Dominguez, by her side. She was born January 1, 1956 in Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Llewellyn "Lou" and Freda J. (Nozhackum) Wabaunsee. She was a sister, wife, mother and grandmother, whom she had a heart full of...

Jan 4, 2024

Lea Ella Dudoit, 63, of Horton, KS, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024 at her home. She was born August 15, 1960 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Thomas Joseph Walker and Celia Mae (Kahbeah) Goslin.

Lea attended school in Powhattan, KS and in Oregon; she later earned her GED. She lived and started her family in...

Jan 3, 2024

Jocylene Margueritte Strube, 56, of Holton, KS, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at her home. She was born October 27, 1967 in Ames, IA, the daughter of Jacque Motte and Donna K. (Flockhart) Brewer.

Jocylene graduated from Madison High School and attended trade school. She worked in chemical cleaning for smoke and fire restoration, ran...