Obituary Listing

Sep 16, 2023

Merriell V. "Matewa" "Meatball" Wahwassuck, 78, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023 at his home with family by his side. He was born August 26, 1945 in Delia, KS, the son of Johnnie P. Wahwassuck, Jr. and Josette P. (Nahgonbe) Wahwassuck.

Merriell retired as a Boiler Maker and member of Local 627 in Phoenix,...

Sep 14, 2023

Doris Mae Oxandale, 89, of Wetmore, KS passed away Thursday, September 14 2023 at the Holton Hospital in Holton, KS. She was born August 13, 1934 in Goff, KS the daughter of Gerald Francis and Ruby Marie (Porter) Sourk. She graduated from Goff High School in 1952. She earned her teaching certificate from Emporia State University and returned to...

Sep 13, 2023

David Kirk Fletcher 66, of Topeka KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. He was born March 9, 1957, in Honolulu Hawaii the son of Keith G. and Betty Lou (O'Neill) Fletcher.

David graduated from Ft. Hunt High School in 1975. While in high school, David enjoyed playing on his high school football team and...

Sep 6, 2023

HOLTON – Albert L. Nocktonick, 82, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at his home in Holton, KS. He was born January 18, 1941 in Holton, KS, the son of Joseph and Louise Catherine (Tork) Nocktonick. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1959. Albert earned his Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Washburn University.

Sep 1, 2023

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Marlene Towle, 83, of Overland Park, KS and formerly of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023 at the KC Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. She was born August 17, 1940 on the family farm in Valley Falls, KS, the daughter of Elmer Clarence and Veryl Gwendolyn (Pratt) Reichart. She graduated from Valley Falls...

Sep 1, 2023

June Alma Brown Schlodder, 87, of Holton, KS, formerly of Denison, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023 at Vintage Park of Holton, with family by her side. She was born June 13, 1936 in Netawaka, KS, the daughter of Roy Virgil and Mabel Ferne (Bohnenkemper) Hallauer.

June graduated from Horton High School in 1954. She worked for...

Aug 30, 2023

Nain Gamaliel Avalos Montoya, 42, of Hiawatha, KS, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023 in Washington, KS. He was born April 10, 1981 in Nueva Concepion Chalatenango, El Salvador, the son of Carlos Del Carmen Avalos and Irma Coralia Montoya De Avalos.

Nain had lived in the Hiawatha area for about 1 ½ years and previously in...

Aug 29, 2023

Marvin D. Stous, 89, of Holton, KS, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at The Pines South with family by his side. He was born December 16, 1933 in Holton, KS, the son of Wallace F. and Mina (Bateman) Stous.

He graduated from Holton High School in 1951. Marvin proudly served in the United States Navy-Seabees from...

Aug 28, 2023

Col. (Ret.) Gerhard Adolph 'Doc' Malm DVM, age 89, who resided in Valley Falls, Kansas for most of his life, died August 28, 2023, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

Gerhard was born October 21, 1933, in Auburn, Kansas, the eldest child of Oscar and Bertha (Henderson) Malm. He attended various grade schools in the Topeka area,...

Aug 28, 2023

WHITING- Beverly Ann Foye, 86, of Whiting, KS, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023 at The Pines South in Holton, with family by her side. She was born August 30, 1936 in Reserve, KS, the daughter of George Raymond and Dorthea Lois (Wright) Potterf.

Beverly graduated from Everest High School in 1955 and attended 3 years at...

Aug 25, 2023

Valley Falls – Martha Gail Gilleece, 84, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Friday, August 25, 2023 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born April 19, 1939 west of Holton, KS, the daughter of Jesse Miles Laverne and Loreen (Elkinton) Hayden.

Martha graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1957 and attended Stewart College of...

Aug 19, 2023

LENNEY EUGENE HICKMAN (77) died at his home in Acworth, GA on August 19, 2023 after a short stay in hospice. He was born September 5, 1945, in Holton, KS to Clifford Francis Hickman and Adeline "Addie" LeVeta Bottom Hickman.

Lenney married Arlena Joy Kemp on April 2, l964. To this union one son Terry Allen Hickman...

Aug 16, 2023

AUBURN- Cameron Scott Bedford, 28, of Auburn, KS, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023. He was born June 22, 1995 in Topeka, KS, the son of Russel Dean Bedford and Jennifer Michelle Spreer.

Cameron graduated from Perry Lecompton High School in 2013 and attended Wind Turbine Tech School in California. He was on the State and National...

Aug 14, 2023

Kyle Jack Riggles, 60, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Monday, August 14, 2023 at his home. He was born May 14, 1963 in Wamego, KS the son of Jack LeRoy and Dixie Joan (Wells) Riggles.

Kyle graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1981. In his early years he managed a gas station for Clark Oil Company...

Aug 11, 2023

Kenneth Allen Gesaman, 85, of Hiawatha, KS, formerly of Wichita, KS, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023 at Maple Heights in Hiawatha, KS. He was born November 18, 1937 in Morris, OK, the son of Donald Kenneth and Ruby Grace (Bannon) Gesaman.

Kenneth graduated from North High School in Wichita and attended Wichita State University and Baptist...

Aug 10, 2023

Douglas "Doug" DeLong, 73, of Eudora, KS, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2023 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. He was born October 7, 1949 in Topeka, KS, the son of Wilbur Maurice and Edna Elizabeth (Naylor) DeLong.

Doug graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1967 and Manhattan Christian College in...

Aug 10, 2023

Joshua Daniel Penry, 38, of Holton, KS, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, August 10, 2023 at his home. He was born July 18, 1985 in Winchester, KS, the son of Daryl Penry and Lisa (Jenkins) Siemens.

Josh graduated from Royal Valley High School in 2004. He volunteered for the Jackson County Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry and he participated...

Aug 3, 2023

Harold R. Kolbek, 90, of Holton, KS, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2023 at The Pines in Holton. He was born June 8, 1933 in Silver Lake, KS, the son of John Frank and Mattie May (Viles) Kolbek.

Harold graduated from Hoyt High School in 1951. He worked for Walter Bennett Plumbing and Heating for 4 years...

Jul 31, 2023

Melita "Ann" Snavely, 75, of Whiting, KS passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023 at her home. She was born October 19, 1947 in Miami, FL, the daughter of Elmer Samuel and Doretha "Richie" (Drummonds) Sands.

Ann was owner operator (alongside her husband, Dick) of Rick's Country Store and Snavely's Pub both of Whiting, KS. She had...

Jul 30, 2023

Dillan Michael Stelly, 18, of Alma, KS, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2023 in Rapid City, SD, as the result of a motorcycle accident at Sturgis. He was born November 16, 2004 in Holton, KS, the son of Michael Christopher Stelly and Jancy Dee Davis.

Dillan graduated from Manhattan High School and simultaneously earned his Heavy Diesel...