Raymond Duane Gantz
Jul 10, 2006
Raymond Duane Gantz, 80, of Greenfield, IA died Monday, July 10, 2006 in Dallas, OR. He was born April 9, 1926 in Glenrock, WY. He was the son of Deloyd and Laura Isaacs Gantz. Raymond had a very interesting and diverse working career. He was an Aeronautical Engineer Structural Consultant; designing many of the aircraft still in use today, designed...
Albert D. Heugel
Jul 10, 2006
HEUGEL TOPEKA - Albert D. Heugel, 71, of Topeka, died Monday, July 10, 2006 at Rolling Hills Health Center in Topeka. He was born September 16, 1934 in Valley Falls, KS to Martin and Nora Simmons Heugel. He was baptized December 9, 1934 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Valley Falls. He attended Valley Falls Grade School until age 12,...
Nellie Marie Freed
Jul 8, 2006
FREED Nellie Marie Freed, 85, of Holton, formerly of Mayetta, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 08, 2006 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born July 27, 1920 in Arrington, KS, the oldest child of Jacob Richard and Helen Marie (Littleton) Eckert. Nellie graduated from Holton High School in 1937. She had worked for United Telephone Company in...
Nicolas Eugene Boyce
Jul 6, 2006
NICOLAS EUGENE BOYCE Nicolas Eugene Boyce, 26, Kansas City, MO, formerly of Valley Falls, died Thursday, July 6, 2006, at Kansas City, MO. Nicolas was a fabricator and had worked in Kansas City. He had also worked for Ernest-Spencer Metals at Meriden and for We-Mac Manufacturing at Atchison. He was born Feb. 5, 1980, at Winchester, the son of Raymond...
Freda Marie Tucking
Jul 5, 2006
FREDA MARIE TUCKING Freda Marie Tucking, 92, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at Village Villa in Nortonville. She was a homemaker and had worked at Slimaker Dress Factory in Holton. She was born March 12, 1914, at Denison, the daughter of Frank and Nellie Towler Johnston. She graduated from Denison Rural High School. She married Charles Delmar Tucking...
Zada Faye Smith
Jul 2, 2006
SMITH Zada Faye Smith, 73, of Shawnee, KS, died Sunday, July 2, 2006 at an Overland Park Hospital. She was born February 25, 1933 in Circleville, KS, the daughter of Walter and Grace Clemetson Snyder. She was a graduate of Circleville High School. Mrs. Smith worked in real estate and insurance sales and served as district manager for Avon. She...
Elizabeth Karrie Parks
Jul 2, 2006
Elizabeth Karrie Parks, 35, of Topeka died Sunday, July 2, 2006 in Topeka. Elizabeth was born April 10, 1971 in Anchorage, AK, the daughter of Milton Lee Gollihugh, Sr. and Iris Jean Butchee. She had previously lived in Minnesota. She married Robbie C. Parks and they were later divorced. She is survived by her children, Charles Parks, Adam Parks, and...
James Gilkerson
Jun 29, 2006
GILKERSON James Gilkerson, 83, of Lincoln, NE, died Thursday, June 29, 2006. He was born October 21, 1922 in Marysville, KS, the son of Morris and Ethel Dague Gilkerson. He was also a past resident of Holton, KS, here he owned and operated Gilk's Potato Chips Company. He served in the Army Air Corp during WWII and was a member...
Mary Helen Kidney-Musick
Jun 28, 2006
KIDNEY-MUSICK HOLTON- Mary Helen Kidney-Musick, 88, of Holton, died Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at the Holton Community Hospital. She was born April 10, 1918 in Wetmore, KS, the daughter of Herbert C. and Beryl Williams Kling. She attended school in Wetmore and later moved to Holton where she worked for Slimaker Dress Factory, Ogilvie Drug Store and Federated Department Store....
Forrest Eugene Jones
Jun 28, 2006
JONES HOYT—Forrest E. "Frosty" Jones, 79, of Hoyt, died Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at a care facility in Topeka. He was born February 1, 1927 on a farm near Netawaka, Kansas, the son of Carl and H. Leona Prewett Jones. Frosty graduated from Wetmore High School in 1945 and attended Kansas State University. He had lived in Hoyt since 1969...
Ivan Leroy Hittle
Jun 27, 2006
HITTLE Ivan Leroy Hittle, 82, of Topeka, formerly of Goff, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006 in an ultra-light plane crash near Beuna Terra air strip in Topeka. He was born April 24, 1924 in Goff, KS, the son of John Henry and Laura Bell Hittle. He attended school in Goff and lived in the Goff community until he moved to...
Frank L. Smith
Jun 22, 2006
SMITH Frank L. Smith, 79, of Topeka, died Thursday, June 22, 2006 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born October 3, 1926 in Kansas City, the son of J. B. and Lula J. Warner Smith. He attended high school in Kansas City and later graduated from the University of Kansas. Frank was a retired Lt. Col. in the...
Dolores Lee Stephens
Jun 18, 2006
DOLORES STEPHENS Dolores Stephens, 76, Valley Falls, died Sunday, June. 18, 2006, at LinnWood Home Plus in Valley Falls. Mrs. Stephens was a homemaker. She was a cook for 13 years at USD 338 in Valley Falls. She worked for the State of Kansas for eight years in the Title and Registration Department. She was a member of the Coal...
Robert Shove
Jun 18, 2006
SHOVE ONAGA- Robert Shove, 82, of Onaga, died Sunday, June 18, 2006 at a Topeka care facility. He was born January 13, 1924 in the English Ridge community near Havensville, Kansas, the son of Paul and Mary Gibson Shove. He graduated from Havensville High School in 1942. He had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Bob lived...
Edward J Hofstra
Jun 17, 2006
EDWARD J. HOFSTRA JR Edward J. Hofstra JR Captain US Navy Ret., 78, Valley Falls, died Saturday, June 17, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka following a heart attack. His 30 year military career included enlistment during WW II, surviving a crash landing behind enemy lines in Korea and flying missions in Vietnam as the Commander of the VA...
John W. Kehler
Jun 16, 2006
John W. Kehler, 81, of Holton, died Friday, June 16, 2006 at the Holton Hospital. He was born August 24, 1924 north of Holton, the son of E.J. and Alice K. Mesnard Kehler. John was a lifelong resident of Holton. He graduated from Holton High School in 1942. He was a farmer and a rancher for over 50 years. He...
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...
