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...
Dorothy Macarthur Beatty Burget
Nov 20, 2007
BURGET HOLTON- Dorothy H. MacArthur Beatty Burget, 82, of Holton, died Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at an Onaga care facility. She was born February 23, 1925 in Royal Oak, MI, the daughter of Raymond and Hilda Havenstein MacArthur. Dorothy graduated from Paxico High School and lived in Topeka for 15 years before moving to Holton in 1959. She was a...
Howard S. Crow
Nov 18, 2007
Crow Holton-Howard Shaffer Crow, 92, of Holton, died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at Midland Hospice in Topeka. He was born January 15, 1915 in Bigelow, MO the son of Gooley and Pearl Schaffer Crow. He was raised near Mound City, MO, in Holt County, and graduated from Mound City High School in 1932. He was a long time owner of...
Bobby Joe Lewis
Nov 18, 2007
HOLTON-Bobby Joe Lewis, 46, of Holton, died Sunday, November 18, 2007. He was born October 30, 1961 in Onaga, KS, the son of Harold and Allie Brandon Lewis. He had lived in the Holton area most of his life and attended Holton schools. Starting at the age of 8 he was a musician and had continued loving music and playing...
Betty Jane Buehler
Nov 15, 2007
BUEHLER MAYETTA- Betty Jane Buehler, 80, of Mayetta, KS, died Thursday, November 15, 2007 at the Holton Community Hospital. She was born October 6, 1927 in Delia, KS, the daughter of John C. and Bettie Adams Curran. Betty graduated from Denison High School in 1945 and completed 2 years of school at Washburn University. She had been a school teacher...
Roger Gene Myers
Nov 11, 2007
WETMORE- Roger Myers, 76, of Wetmore, KS, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at home. He was born January 27, 1931 in Illinois. Mr. Myers had a masters in science and had done Agronomy research for Kansas State University for 30 years. He had served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict. There are no immediate survivors. Memorial services...
Erna M. Miller
Nov 8, 2007
ERNA M. MILLER HOLTON- Erna M. Miller, 90, of Holton, KS, died Thursday, November 8, 2007 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton. She was born March 15, 1917 in Eldon, MO, the daughter of Paul and Lucy Vaughn Kelsay. Mrs. Miller had worked as a beautician for Ethel Wallisch in Holton and later owned and operated her own beauty salon...
Cindy A. Gregory
Nov 4, 2007
Cindy Gregory, 57, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 at her home. She was born September 10, 1950 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of James C. and Marguerite A. Barter Poe. She graduated from Turner High School. She lived in the Holton area for the last fourteen years. She was a homemaker and a member of Friends of the Humane...
Danny Boyle Sr
Nov 4, 2007
Danny Boyle Sr, 71, Valley Falls, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, at a Topeka hospital. He was born June 27, 1936, at Kansas City, KS, the son of Harry and Opal Roark Boyle. He was a roofing worker and was employed by Western Roofing at Kansas City, MO, and Valentine Roofing at Kansas City, KS. He was a member of...
