Bessie "Tickie" E. Penrod
Jun 1, 2024
Bessie Elaine "Tickie" Penrod, 94, of Centralia, KS, formerly of Soldier, KS, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Eastridge Nursing Facility. She was born March 24, 1930 in Burlington, KS, the daughter of Frank Roy and Vira Althea (Boyer) Wagoner.
Tickie attended country school and graduated from Horton High School. She was a seamstress for...
Dean Roscoe Teter
May 29, 2024
CIRCLEVILLE- Dean Roscoe Teter, 76, of Circleville, KS passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 27, 1947 in Holton, KS, the son of Jay Roscoe & Aileen D. (Albright) Teter.
Dean graduated from Circleville High School in 1965. He attended college at Emporia State University, and...
Jennifer Dawn Monhollon
May 23, 2024
HOLTON – Jennifer Dawn Monhollon, 39, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024 at Holton Community Hospital in Holton, KS. She was born July 1, 1984 in Garden City, KS, the daughter of Randy and Rhonda (Crook) Magnison.
She graduated from Ulysses High School in 2002 and she earned her Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice...
John Joseph Heuertz
May 18, 2024
Valley Falls – John Joseph Heuertz, 84, of Valley Falls, KS passed away Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Midland Hospice in Topeka, KS. He was born November 9, 1939, in Valley Falls, KS the son of Benedict Alois and Clara Louise (Seifner) Heuertz.
John graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1957. After high school, John served...
Sandra "Sandy" K. Gantz
May 17, 2024
Sandra Kaye "Sandy" Gantz, 82, of Reserve, KS, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 17, 2024. She was born July 11, 1941 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of William Martin and Dorothy Jean (Walker) Fredricks.
Sandy graduated from Cheyenne High School in 1959 and attended the University of Wyoming.
Alongside her husband,...
Diana M. Fate
May 17, 2024
Diana Marie Fate, 57, of Holton, KS went to her heavenly home Friday, May 17, 2024 at her home with her family by her side.
Diana was born March 30, 1967 in Elko, NV, the daughter of Homer Samuel and Ellen Josephine (Barber) Nixon. She lived in Elko until 1979. She graduated from Belleville High School in...
Jeanette Ann Brose
May 16, 2024
Jeanette Ann (Hamon) Brose, 88, of Valley Falls, KS passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024 at Homestead Assisted Living of Topeka, KS. She was born at home on the family farm May 28, 1935 in Valley Falls, KS, the daughter of Leonard and Nellie (Oswald) Hamon.
Jeanette attended a one room school house close to her family's...
Phillip J. Wingender, Sr.
May 16, 2024
Phillip Jacob Wingender, 82, of Onaga, KS, formerly of Holton, KS, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born September 24, 1941 in Leavenworth, KS, the son of Samuel A. and Lilah J. (LaBarge) Wingender.
Phil grew up in Leavenworth. He was an over the road truck driver for over 50 years....
Joan M. Hosler
May 13, 2024
Joan Marie Mattox Hosler, 70, of Valley Falls, went to be with the Lord, Monday, May 13, 2024. She was born November 15, 1953 in Leavenworth, KS, the daughter of Charles Mattox, Sr. and Clara Allene Mitchell Mattox.
She attended Winchester Grade School, one year of high school in Winchester, and three years at JCN in Nortonville,...
Megan R. Meadows
May 6, 2024
Megan Renee Meadows, 29, of Overland Park, KS, formerly of Horton, KS, passed away unexpectedly Monday, May 6, 2024 at her home. She was born October 7, 1994 in Nashville, TN, the daughter of Eric Donald Meadows and Karen Frances Wahwasuck.
Megan earned her Certified Nurse's Aide and worked at Tri County Nursing Home and Mapel Heights...
Mary Ellen Cochren
May 5, 2024
Mary Ellen Cochren, 98, originally from Whiting, KS, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Villa St. Francis Nursing Home in Olathe, KS. She was born February 20, 1926 in Whiting, KS, the daughter of B. Ernest and Kathryn R. (Snyder) Williams.
Mary attended Whiting High School until her Junior year and graduated from Topeka High School...
Janet S. Levingston
May 2, 2024
Janet Sue (Reynolds) Ellerman Levingston, 88, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024. She was born August 18, 1935, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Robert L. and Viola (Tackett) Reynolds.
Janet graduated from the Kansas School for the Deaf in 1956. She lived over 6 years in Valley Falls and previously from...
Judy Lee Armstrong
May 1, 2024
Judy Lee Armstrong, 80, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at Midland Care in Topeka. She was born December 10, 1943 in Ft. Bragg, NC, the daughter of Roy and Lelah (Truman) McKinsey.
Judy graduated from Holton High School in 1962; she was proud of her cheerleading and flute during...
Rita "Ferne" Walder
Apr 30, 2024
Rita Ferne Walder, 81, of Auburn, passed away at Midland Care Hospice House Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Ferne was a fighter and beat cancer nearly 20 years ago, but this new illness was a battle she did not have the strength to win.
Ferne was born on April 13, 1943, in Fort Scott, Kansas to Carl and...
Bernita "Bee" Hawley
Apr 28, 2024
Bernita Bee Hawley, 91, of De Soto, Kansas, formerly of Goff, KS, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2024. Bee was born January 7, 1933 in rural Ellis County, and was the second eldest of six children, to the parents of Earl and Bernadine Murphy. She and her siblings grew up in Covert, Kansas where Bee graduated from Covert...
James "Jim" Ronan Clulo
Apr 27, 2024
James "Jim" Ronan Clulo, 90, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Restwell Home Plus in Oskaloosa, KS. He was born December 4, 1933, in Marquette, MI, the son of James A. and Laura (Coe) Clulo.
Jim graduated from Graveraet High School in 1952, in Marquette, MI. In 1973, he earned his BA...
Jay Bruce Vannortwick
Apr 21, 2024
HAVENSVILLE- Jay Bruce VanNortwick, 71, of Havensville, KS passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024, at The Pines of Holton with his loving family by his side. He was born February 25, 1953 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Cecil Lee and Alice Marie (Funk) VanNortwick.
Jay attended Holton High School. He served in the Kansas Army National...
James Alan Rolfe
Apr 19, 2024
James Alan "Jim" Rolfe, 77, of Holton, KS, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024 as a result of a vehicle accident. He was born April 29, 1946 in Holton KS, the son of Kenneth E. and Mary Alice (Kahle) Rolfe.
Jim earned a chemistry degree form Washburn University. He worked over 30 years for Goodyear Tire Company....
Alma "June" Boyce
Apr 16, 2024
Alma "June" Boyce, 89, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at F.W. Huston Medical Center in Winchester, KS. She was born June 30, 1934, in Dunavant, KS, the daughter of Clarence W. and Trilby Blanche (Manchester) Gaut.
June graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1952. After high school she attended Baptist Bible...
William E. Mccall
Apr 12, 2024
William Eugene "Bill" McCall, 75, of Litchfield Park, AZ, passed away Friday, April 12, 2024 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born April 25, 1948 in Garnett, KS, the son of Cecil and Elsie (Atwood) McCall.
Bill graduated from Westport High School in 1966. He was a pipefitter for 30 years at General Motors...
