Wesley Wishkeno
Jul 5, 2007
HOLTON-Wesley "Wab sia" Wishkeno, 91, of Topeka died July 5, 2007 in Rossville, Kansas. He was born August 9, 1915 on the Potawatomi Reservation, the son of Arthur and Sara Wapp Wishkeno. He graduated from the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, KS in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was an independent painting contractor and retired from...
Helen M. Duffy
Jul 3, 2007
Helen Duffy TOPEKA-Helen Duffy, 93, of Topeka died on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at her home. She was born July 18, 1913 in Soldier, the daughter of Gottlieb and Dora Esther Mondt Sigg. Helen graduated from Soldier High School in 1932 and attended Emporia State Teachers College. She later taught elementary school near Soldier for several years and was also...
Kody Dean Kautz
Jun 28, 2007
Kody Dean Kautz, age 20, of Whiting, KS died Thursday, June 28, 2007 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City from a choking incident. He was born September 8, 1986 in Atchison, KS, the son of Ron and Connie Behrnes Kautz. He had lived in the Whiting community all of his life attending Horton schools and graduating...
James Henry Frommer
Jun 27, 2007
JAMES HENRY "JIM" FROMMER James Henry "Jim" Frommer, 69, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at his home. He was owner and operator of Frommer oil Co. in Valley Falls for 29 years.. He had worked as a sheet metal worker at the Santa Fe Railway Shop in Topeka. He was born on July 4, 1937, at Half Mound,...
Imogene Beamer
Jun 26, 2007
HOLTON-Imogene Beamer, 86, of Holton, died June 26, 2007 at the Holton Hospital. She was born June 2, 1921 in Clarksville, AR, the daughter of Charles E. Edwards and Lillie Laster. Imogene was a graduate of Clarksville High School in Arkansas in 1936. She was a member of Netawaka United Methodist and a former member of Rose Hill United Methodist...
James Edward Taylor
Jun 19, 2007
TAYLOR SOLDIER- James Edward Taylor, 80, of Soldier, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at Medicalodges Jackson County. He was born January 20, 1927 in Mayetta, KS, the son of George Raymond and Cloe Davis Taylor. Jim graduated from Circleville High School in 1945. He lived in Denison before moving to Holton in 1954. He had lived south of Soldier since...
Artith Y Todd
Jun 16, 2007
ARTITH Y. TODD Artith Y. Todd, 77, Valley Falls, died Saturday, June 16, 2007, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. She worked at the Valley Falls Post Office and had worked in the Valley Falls School Cafeteria. She had been a farm wife and had taught grade school at Arrington, Valley Falls and in the Swabville community, northwest of...
Bonnie P. James
Jun 11, 2007
Bonnie P. James, of Mill Valley, California, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2007, aged 91 years 11 months, 7 days. Married to John E. James Jr. (Jack), (born in Mayetta, Kansas) for 48 years, Bonnie was born on July 4, 1915 in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Byron O. Pickard, of Omaha, Nebraska and Hazel Solley Pickard of...
Barbara Jean Lonard
Jun 2, 2007
Barbara Jean Lonard, 79, Warner Robins, GA, died Saturday, June 2, 2007. A resident of Warner Robins since 1958, she had worked in the warehouse at Robins Air Force Base for twenty years. She was born on Jan. 4, 1928, at Topeka, KS, the daughter of Alvin William and Rilla Pearl Frakes Landreth. She married Clarence I. Lonard on Jan....
Harold E Royer
May 31, 2007
HAROLD E. ROYER Harold E. Royer, 88, Valley Falls, died Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Westwood Manor in Topeka. Harold worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in Topeka for thirty years and was also a blacksmith in Valley Falls. He was born on Sept. 29, 1918, at Shenandoah, IA, the son of Clark S and Orpha Dickey Royer. His...
Leroy L. Jager
May 30, 2007
LeRoy L. Jager, 88, of Mayetta died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at a nursing home in Holton. He was born September 13, 1918 east of Hoyt, KS, the son of Charles F. and Alfreda M. Zeller Jager. He had lived in the Mayetta community since 1946. He was an independent truck driver for many years then worked for Goodyear Tire...
Kandice Mae Jenkins
May 29, 2007
KANDICE MAE JENKINS HOLTON- Kandice Mae Jenkins, 40 day old daughter of Brandon Jenkins and Jena Malbrough, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at the Holton Hospital. She was born April 19, 2007 in Topeka. Survivors include her parents, Brandon Jenkins and Jena Malbrough of Holton, KS; paternal grandparents, Gerald Jenkins, Jr. and Annette Wyre of Holton and Tina Lawrence of...
Wilma Gibson
May 26, 2007
Wilma Gibson, 93, died Saturday, May 26, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. She was born November 16, 1913 in Circleville. She was the daughter of Ellsworth and Emma Nelson Glick. She was a farmwife and had worked at Slimaker Dress Factory. She was a member of Circleville United Methodist Church and Order of the Eastern Star in Circleville. Wilma married...
George Edward Moore
May 25, 2007
MOORE HOLTON – George Edward Moore, 88, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at a Holton nursing home. He was born March 11, 1919 south of Larkinburg, KS, the son of Harry and Sarah Ann Yarger Moore. He farmed near Denison and Larkinburg. In the early 1960's he went to work as a shear operator at United Manufacturing in Topeka, and...
Thelma Mae Whitesell
May 23, 2007
Whitesell HOLTON-Thelma Mae Whitesell, 76, of Holton died Wednesday, May 23, 2007. She was born May 17, 1931 in Iola, KS, the daughter of Cecil F. and Lottie Veneva Hosler Kern. She graduated from Denison High School in 1948. She had lived most of her life in the Denison and Holton communities. She had also lived in Topeka, California and...
Paul W. Slattery
May 21, 2007
SLATTERY MAYETTA- Paul W. Slattery, 70, died Monday, May 21, 2007 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. He was born March 16, 1937 in Mayetta, KS, the son of Cornelius "Neil" and Julia Cochren Slattery. He was a lifelong member of the Mayetta community, except for the time he spent in the military. He graduated from Mayetta High School...
Billie G. Mcconnell
May 19, 2007
McCONNELL HOLTON- Billie G. McConnell, 84, of Holton, died Saturday, May 19, 2007 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born November 12, 1922 in Wetmore, KS, the son of Frederic A. and Rubie B. McDaniel McConnell. He graduated from Wetmore High School in 1940. Mr. McConnell farmed in the Horton and Hiawatha area for several years. He later went...
Sophie L. Hill
May 18, 2007
SOPHIE L. HILL Sophie L. Hill, 77, Holton, died Friday, May 18, 2007, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. She was born April 14, 1930, at Ludell in Rawlins County, the daughter of Wilhelm and Margaret Wolters Meyer. She attended Lutheran Elementary School at Ludell and graduated from St. John's College at Winfield in 1949. Sophie worked as a...
John A Cory Sr
May 16, 2007
JOHN A CORY SR John A Cory Sr, 72, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at his home. He was a Certified Nurse's Assistant at Valley Health Care in Valley Falls and had worked in their maintenance and housekeeping departments. He had worked as a painter and welder for Haul-Mor Manufacturing in Valley Falls. He had been a volunteer...
James Richard Bradley
May 6, 2007
BRADLEY HOLTON- James Richard Bradley, 73, of Holton, KS died Sunday, May 06, 2007 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born July 22, 1933 near Holton, the son of Carl and Eleanor Bohannon Bradley and lived all of his life in the Holton community. He graduated from Holton High School in 1953. Jim had worked for Goodyear for 28...
