William H. Meyer
Jun 16, 2006
WILLIAM H. "BILL" MEYER William H. "Bill" Meyer, 73, Topeka, died Friday, June 16, 2006, at Holton Community Hospital after losing his battle with leukemia. Mr. Meyer was a farmer and rancher at Ludell and had worked there for several oil companies. He later worked in property development at Lake Havasu City, Ariz. before retiring in Topeka in 1995. At...
Ruby Alice Branam
Jun 15, 2006
Branam Holton-Our beloved mother and friend to many, Ruby Alice Branam, 83, died Thursday, June 15, 2006, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Ruby was a silk finisher for Hygienic Cleaners in Topeka when she retired. She was a member of the Denison Bible Church and Holton Senior Citizens. She was born Oct. 18, 1922,...
Scott J. Grossoehme
Jun 14, 2006
Scott J. Grossoehme, 36, of Mayetta, died Wednesday, June 14, 2006 in Topeka. He was born October 7, 1969 in Grand Island, NE, the son of Kenneth L. and May Ducote Grossoehme. He graduated from Chapman High School in 1989. Scott and his family lived in Mayetta. He served in the U.S. Army from 1990 -1994. He worked for Cargill...
James Dean Mcdaniel
Jun 10, 2006
McDaniel HOLTON- James Dean "J.D." McDaniel, 78, of Holton, died Saturday, June 10, 2006 at a Topeka hospital. He was born September 8, 1927 in Topeka, KS the son of Perry F. and Gladys Thompson McDaniel. He finished high school while he was in the military and later received an engineering degree from the University of Oklahoma. He served in...
Christine D. Lewis
Jun 9, 2006
LEWIS Christine D. Lewis, 59, of Kansas City, MO, died Friday, June 09, 2006 at St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City. She was born December 25, 1946 in Little Eagle, SD, the daughter of William Bobtail Bear and Thelma Lawrence. Christine was the daughter-in-law of the late Connie Lewis. She attended school at Fort Yates High School in North Dakota...
Maurine Mckee
Jun 9, 2006
Maurine McKee, 95 of New Underwood, SD formerly of Goff died Friday, June 9, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in New Underwood, SD. She was born February 24, 1911 in Burlington, CO. She was the daughter of J.C. and Ethel Abbott Pearce. Maurine married Roy Leland McKee on April 25, 1933 in Goodland, KS. They later moved to...
Thomas Harold Mccrory
Jun 6, 2006
McCrory DENISON- Harold McCrory, 77, of Denison, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006 in Holton. He was born March 9, 1929 in Sterling, Kansas, the son of Thomas and Lora McCrea McCrory. He graduated from Denison High School in 1947. Harold was a dairy farmer and lived all of his life in the Denison community. He served in the U.S. Army...
Marlin White
May 24, 2006
WHITE Holton—Marlin White, 71, of Holton, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006. He was born on June 4, 1934 in Lincoln, Kansas to Ralph and Mabel Eggle White. He graduated from Salina High School in 1952. From 1950-1965 he worked in Salina and Topeka for the Union Pacific Railroad as a yard clerk, switchman and engine foreman. He served in the...
William C. Jacobs
May 22, 2006
JACOBS HOLTON- William C. Jacobs, 96, of Holton, passed away Monday, May 22, 2006 in Holton. He was born August 17, 1909 in Holton, the son of Otto W. and Anna Olbrich Jacobs. Bill graduated from Holton High School in 1927 lived all but 4 years of his life in the Holton community. He worked for Joe Evans Implement Company...
Lois M Sewell
May 22, 2006
SEWELL Holton—Lois M. Sewell, 85, of Holton died Monday, May 22, 2006 at the Holton Hospital. She was born October 19, 1920 in Holton, the daughter of John and Mary Linneman Niehaus. She lived in the Holton community since 1956 and was a homemaker. Lois married Roy E. Sewell on December 23, 1939 in Hiawatha. He survives. Other survivors include...
Robin Adrian Shuckahosee
May 20, 2006
SHUCKAHOSEE Mayetta-- Robin Adrian "Wab-shek-ak" Shuckahosee, 46, of Mayetta died Saturday, May 20, 2006 Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born February 8, 1960 in Holton, the son of Isaac and Ruby M. Wabnum Shuckahosee. He attended Royal Valley High School. Robin lived most of his life in the Mayetta and Topeka Communities and worked construction. He served in...
James H. Alters
May 13, 2006
ALTERS CIRCLEVILLE - James H. "Jim" Alters, 54 of Circleville died Saturday, May 13, 2006 at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, NE. He was born June 14, 1951 in Moline, IL, the son of Cline R. and Ida Mae Greemore Alters. He lived in Circleville for the past 29 years and was a C.F.T. with El Paso Energy/ANR Pipeline....
Charles R. Thomas
May 12, 2006
Charles R. "Sha-nosh" Thomas, 71, of Delia formerly of Topeka died Friday, May 12, 2006 at a Topeka hospital. Charles was born December 23, 1934 in Jackson County, the son of Charley and Lillian Shopteese Thomas. He worked as a painter. He served in the Army 82nd Airborne in Ft. Bragg, NC. He was a member of the Prairie Band...
Rj Stedman
May 12, 2006
Stedman Wetmore—RJ Stedman, 71, of Wetmore, died Friday, May 12, 2006 at Holton. He was born June 6, 1934 in Blue Springs, NE, the son of Warren and Alice White Stedman. He had been a Maintenance Superintendent for oil companies in Libya, Alaska, Malaysia and Indonesia. Mr. Stedman served in the U.S. Navy in the Mediterranean during the Korean War...
Thelma L Gragg
May 8, 2006
THELMA L. GRAGG Thelma L. Gragg, 97, Kansas City, MO, died Monday, May 8, 2006, at the Alpine North Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Kansas City, MO. Mrs. Gragg worked at the Singer Sewing Machine Co. in Kansas City, KS and later taught sewing and sold sewing machines. She was born Jan. 18, 1909, at Ozawkie, the daughter of Elba Oren...
Lillian Rose Calkins
May 5, 2006
Calkins Holton-Lillian Rose Calkins, 87, of Holton, died Friday, May 05, 2006 at Holton Manor. She was born December 12, 1918 in Blue Rapids, Ks, the daughter of John and Mary Straka Zulek. Lillian graduated from a high school in Blue Rapids in 1937. She had lived in Holton for 32 years and had previously lived in Denison for 18...
Dr. Dean Keats Weckman
Apr 30, 2006
WECKMAN HOLTON- Dr. Dean Keats Weckman, retired DVM, 85, of Holton, passed Sunday, April 30, 2006 at the Holton Hospital. Dean was the only child born to Lanius E. and Mabel Keats Weckman on December 9, 1920 in Plattsburg, MO. The family moved to Topeka, KS when he was 5 years old. Dean attended grade school and Jr. High in...
Eugene M. Fernkopf
Apr 28, 2006
Fernkopf HOLTON—Eugene M. Fernkopf, 83, of Holton, died Friday, April 28, 2006 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born August 27, 1922 in Holton, the son of Michael Carl and Mabel C. Stephenson Fernkopf. Eugene graduated from Holton High School in 1941 and lived all of his life in the Holton Community. He was a farmer and stockman and...
Vera V. Patterson
Apr 27, 2006
PATTERSON Vera V. Patterson, 89, of Muscotah, died Thursday, April 27, 2006 at the Hiawatha Hospital. She was born December 19, 1916 at Glen Elder, KS, the daughter of Bruce and Cora Goodshaw Gaston. She graduated from Beloit High School in 1935. She was married to Harold Patterson on December 6, 1936 at the home of her parents in Glen...
James Fred Tillery
Apr 27, 2006
Dr. James Fred Tillery Dr. James Fred Tillery, 69, Meriden, died Thursday, April 27, 2006, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Tillery had formerly lived in Valley Falls for 38 years and had practiced dentistry there for 30 years. He was a member of the Valley Falls United Methodist Church and of the American Dental Association. He...
