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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...
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....
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