Lawrence E. Schreiber
Aug 29, 2007
SOLDIER-Lawrence E. Schreiber, 85, of Soldier, died Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born on February 1, 1922 in Ionia, KS, the son of Leo and Grace Schoen Schreiber. He attended Goff High School and lived most of his life in the Soldier Community. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII aboard the...
Kathleen M. Bell
Aug 28, 2007
BELL TOPEKA-Kathleen M. Bell, 69, of Topeka, died Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at her home. She was born September 5, 1937 in Onaga, KS, the daughter of Paul and Otha Scofield Bell. She graduated from Tonganoxie High School in 1955. She worked for the SRS Dept. in Topeka for 27 ½ years. She married Richard Spielman on May 22, 1955...
Iola F Armstead
Aug 26, 2007
IOLA F. ARMSTEAD OZAWKIE - Iola F. Armstead, 96, Ozawkie, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, at Village Villa in Nortonville. She was born in 1911, at Valley Falls, the daughter of James and Edna Towler Meredith. She graduated from Westward Rural Elementary School and Valley Falls High School. She received her Teaching Certificate from Emporia State Teacher's College and taught...
Brent Curtis Jordan
Aug 26, 2007
JORDAN Topeka-Brent Curtis Jordan, 44, of Topeka, died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at his home. He was born September 12, 1962, the son of Kenneth and Donita Cordon Jordan. He graduated from Wetmore High School in 1980 and graduated from Emporia State University with his degree in Education in 1984. Mr. Jordan taught middle school for 10 years and coached...
Eleonora Teresa Heinen Pecinovsky
Aug 22, 2007
ELEONORA TERESA HEINEN PECINOVSKY Eleonora Teresa Heinen Pecinovsky, 96, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, at the Jefferson County Memorial Geriatric Center in Winchester. She was born Jan. 18, 1911, on the family farm west of Valley Falls, the daughter of John and Clara Wadle Heinen. She graduated from St. Mary's Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School in Valley Falls....
Robert Gordon Holloway
Aug 7, 2007
HOLLOWAY HOLTON, KS – Robert G. Holloway, 75, of Holton, formerly of Illinois, died Tuesday, August 07, 2007 at his home. He was born February 24, 1932 in Alameda, CA, the son of Clifford Lester and Dorothy White Holloway. Robert graduated from Freemont High School in Oakland, CA in 1949. He earned his B.A. and MS degrees from the University...
Pauline Strole
Aug 6, 2007
PAULINE STROLE Pauline Strole, 93, Valley Falls, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, at Village Villa in Nortonville. Mrs. Strole was a homemaker and had worked with the Red Cross Senior Meal Program in Valley Falls. She had also worked at the Valley Falls School Cafeteria. She was born on Sept. 5, 1913, at Denison, the daughter of Ira E. and...
Louis B Reppert
Jul 30, 2007
Louis "Louie" B. Reppert Louis B. Reppert, 95, Valley Falls, died Monday, July 30, 2007, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Louie was a dairyman and farmer northwest of Valley Falls. He was a member of the Valley Falls United Methodist Church. He was born May 17, 1912, at Valley Falls, the son of Louis A. and Mae U. Blue...
Jennifer Kay Tessendorf-Edwards
Jul 30, 2007
TESSENDORF-EDWARDS HOLTON- Jennifer Kay Tessendorf Edwards, 23, of Holton died Monday, July 30, 2007 at the Holton Hospital. She was born December 19, 1983 in Onaga, KS the daughter of Larry R. and Gina Clark Tessendorf. Jennifer graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 2002. She was married to Jeremy Edwards on September 13, 2003 in Netawaka, KS. They were...
Michelle Ranae Norton
Jul 24, 2007
Michelle Ranae Norton Michelle Ranae Norton, 38, Topeka, died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at the home of her mother, Judy Norton, near Meriden. She had worked at Burlington Northern Railroad as a dispatcher for train crews. She had also worked in customer service for Blue Cross Blue Shield in Topeka. Michelle was born Nov. 10, 1968, at Winchester, the daughter...
Raymond E. Reichart
Jul 20, 2007
RAYMOND E. "GENE" REICHART Raymond E. "Gene" Reichart, 73, Valley Falls, died July 20, 2007, at his home in the Coal Creek Community, north of Valley Falls. Gene was a farmer and a stockman. He had also worked at Rockwell International which later became Atchison Casting, Inc. He was a former member of the Prosperity 4-H Club and a lifetime...
Dale Marvin Kellerman
Jul 19, 2007
KELLERMAN HOLTON- Dale Marvin Kellerman, 72, of Holton died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. He was born August 27, 1934 in Stuttgart, KS the son of Paul and Alwina Merklein Kellerman. He graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1952 and from Fort Hays State University in 1956 with a Business Administration Degree. He was a member of...
Frederick (Fred) A Means
Jul 17, 2007
Frederick "Fred" A. Means Frederick "Fred" A. Means, 81, Meriden, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka. Fred was a service manager at Laird-Noller Truck Center in Topeka. He had also been a service manager at Jay Beard Truck Center and had operated a Skelley Service Station, both in Topeka. After retiring, he and his...
Verne O. Bottom
Jul 15, 2007
Verne Orid Bottom, 78, formerly of Onaga and Topeka, died Sunday, July 15, 2007 at a care facility in Edwardsville, KS. He was born August 16, 1928 near Havensville, KS, the son of Roy and Eva Kroth Bottom. He graduated from Soldier High School. He worked as a mechanic for Martin Tractor in Topeka and various other places. Mr. Bottom...
M. Lavonia Hiskey
Jul 12, 2007
HAVENSVILLE- M. Lavonia Hiskey, 95, of Havensville, KS died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. She was born June 16, 1912 in Havensville, the daughter of William A. and Allie Odie Dennis Irwin. She was the youngest of five children having four brothers, Lester, Dewey, Raymond and Evan, all deceased. Lavonia attended Havensville...
Roscoe Russell Fields
Jul 12, 2007
TOPEKA- Roscoe Russell Fields, 79, of Topeka, KS formerly of Onaga, KS died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. He was born July 22, 1927 in Onaga, the son of Albert P. and Maude Flora Highfel Fields. Roscoe had lived in the Onaga and Havensville communities until 1970. He had also lived in Warsaw, MO for 7 years...
Mary Elizabeth Twombly
Jul 10, 2007
TWOMBLY Mary Elizabeth Twombly, 80, of Topeka died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, KS. She was born March 24, 1927 in Garnett, KS the daughter of Delos and Mabel Scott Lewellin. She lived most of her life in the Topeka community. Mary had worked in sales for F.W. Woolworths in Topeka. She was married...
Kenneth F. Olson
Jul 8, 2007
Kenneth Olson HIAWATHA-Kenneth F. Olson, 47, of Hiawatha, died July 8, 2007 at a Topeka nursing facility. He was born April 16, 1960 in Omaha, NE, the son of Donald and Ruby Mulanax Olson. He attended Holton High School. He lived in Hiawatha since 1979. Kenneth was a computer programmer for Shawnee County and worked at St. Francis Hospital in...
Leonard Albert Lierz
Jul 8, 2007
LIERZ WETMORE- Leonard Albert Lierz, 78, of Wetmore died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at his home. He was born December 20, 1928 near Seneca, KS, the eldest of 10 children born to Lawrence and Melinda Hasenkamp Lierz. His family moved near Wetmore where he attended schools at Wetmore and Bancroft. He then studied for 3 years at Maur Hill in...
Gladys Aletha Shay
Jul 6, 2007
Gladys A. Shay, 85, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas, died Friday, July 6, 2007, at her home in Wichita, Kansas. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 10, at Mercer Funeral Home, Holton, Kansas. Burial will be in the Holton Cemetery. Friends may call on the family from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are...
