Charles Brandon Ellis
Jun 29, 2020
TOPEKA- Charles Brandon Ellis, 32, of Topeka, KS, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 29, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born August 14, 1987 in Topeka, KS, the son of Gerald W. Ellis and Lori A. (Larkin) Ellis.
Charles graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 2005.
Survivors include his father, Gerald...
Terry C. Marsh
Jun 23, 2020
Terry Charles Marsh, 82, of Ozawkie, KS, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at his home. He was born May 22, 1938 in Valley Falls, KS, the son of William Raymond and Mary Elizabeth (Simons) Marsh.
Terry graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1956. He proudly served in the United States Air Force beginning in 1956...
David R. Baum
Jun 21, 2020
HOLTON- David Roy Baum, 55, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020 at his home with family by his side. David fought a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born January 15, 1965 in Topeka, KS, the son of Robert Phillip and Carol Ann (Finn) Baum.
David graduated from Holton High School in 1983...
Joann Hofstra
Jun 14, 2020
JoAnn (Zink) Hofstra age 85, Valley Falls, died Sunday, June 14th, 2020. She was born November 30, 1934 at Leavenworth, the daughter of Emery and Letha (Sales) Zink. She attended Leavenworth High School and participated in the marching band, graduating in 1952. After graduation, she began working for the Red Cross in Leavenworth.
JoAnn married Ed Hofstra...
Melvin D. Shupe
Jun 12, 2020
Melvin D. Shupe, 77, of Circleville, KS, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. He was born January 23, 1943 at the home of Dr. Forest Kendall in Holton, KS, the son of Oscar Curtis and Lela Frances (Myers) Shupe.
Melvin graduated from Circleville High School in 1961. He worked for 45...
Jack Earnest Estes
Jun 11, 2020
Jack Earnest Estes died June 11, 2020 in Arkadelphia where he and his wife Bonnie have lived since 1965. Retired from Ouachita Baptist University after 36 years, Professor Emeritus Estes taught French, chaired the Department of Modern Languages, director of the exchange program with Seinan Gakuin University, and served as assistant dean in the School of Arts and Science. ...
Alvina “Mee-Gis-Kee” Wamego Laclair
Jun 7, 2020
Alvina "Mee-gis-kee" Wamego LaClair, 97, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020 at her home with family by her side. She was born December 21, 1922 on the Potawatomi Reservation, the daughter of Henry and Florence (Walters) Wamego.
Alvina graduated from Chilocco Indian School in OK and also attended school in Pierre, SD and Genoa,...
Allan Warner Shumaker
Jun 3, 2020
Topeka- Allan "Al" Warner Shumaker, 71, of Wetmore, KS, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born January 12, 1949 in Sabetha, KS, the son of Ernest and Edith (Rebenstorf) Shumaker.
Al graduated Valedictorian from Wetmore High School in 1967. He later graduated Kansas University in 1971 with a degree...
Barbara Marie Russell
May 31, 2020
GOFF- Barbara Marie (Birch) Russell, 77, loving wife and mother passed away at her home in Goff, Kansas, with family by her side, on Sunday, May 31, 2020. She was born July 7, 1942 in Eau Claire, WI, the daughter of Robert Steven and Lucile (Daniels) Birch.
Barbara graduated from Eau Claire Senior High in...
Cheryl Kay Hamlin
May 27, 2020
CIRCLEVILLE- Cheryl Kay Hamlin, 70, of Circleville, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her home with family by her side. She was born September 9, 1949 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Paul Clayton and Geraldine Irene (Heiselman) Luscombe.
Cheryl graduated from Holton High School in 1967. She had lived in the Circleville community since...
Cheryl K. Hamlin
May 27, 2020
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Cheryl Kay Hamlin, 70, of Circleville, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her home with family by her side. She was born September 9, 1949 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Paul Clayton and Geraldine Irene (Heiselman) Luscombe.
Cheryl graduated from Holton High School in 1967. She had lived in...
John H Tweed
May 25, 2020
Rev. John H. Tweed, 90, of Winchester, KS, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 at his home with family by his side. He was born Dec. 28, 1929, at Beaver Falls, PA, the son of Dr. James Boyd and Elizabeth Dodds Tweed. He graduated from Beaver Falls High School in 1947, Geneva College in 1951, and the Reformed Presbyterian...
Frank H Morris
May 24, 2020
Frank Henry Morris, 83, of Holton, KS, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born April 22, 1937 in Oregon, MO, the son of Clarance Marion and Lillian Ina (Breckinridge) Morris.
Frank attended school in Oregon, MO. He proudly served in the United States Navy as a Machinist Mate during...
George H. Cochren
May 23, 2020
George H. Cochren, 98, of Holton, KS, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Medicalodges of Jackson County. He was born February 9, 1922 in Wetmore, KS the son of John H. and Lena (Wegman) Cochren.
George had lived in Holton since 1963 and previously in Netawaka and Whiting. He proudly served in the United States Navy...
John Lee Hewitt Sr.
May 11, 2020
VALLEY FALLS, KS- John Lee Hewitt Sr., 83, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at his home. He was born April 17, 1937 in Leavenworth, KS, the son of Gale C. and Virginia (Harper) Hewitt.
He attended schools in Leavenworth and later served in the United States Army as a cook.
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Charles G. King
May 11, 2020
Charles Glenn King, 88, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at The Pines in Holton, KS. He was born April 16, 1932 in Mayetta, KS the son of Charles O. and Cliffie Maye (Suttles) King. He graduated from Holton High School in 1950.
He served in the United States Army during the Korean War...
Mary L. Mcmullen
May 7, 2020
Mary Louise McMullen, 76, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Mayetta, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born December 24, 1943 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Jess Dale and Mary (Huston) Lepart.
Mary lived most of her life in the Mayetta and Topeka communities. She was a homemaker and...
Gregory Keith Andler
May 4, 2020
HOYT-Gregory Keith Andler, 57, of Hoyt passed away on May 4, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his family. Greg was born August 7, 1962 in Topeka, KS, to Harold and Shirley Rhudy Andler. He grew up on a farm near Holton and graduated from Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri, in 1981. He attended Cowley County Community College,...
Barbara Carleen Denny
May 3, 2020
SOLDIER-Barbara Carleen Denny, 86, of Soldier, KS, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Onaga Health and Rehabilitation. She was born January 30, 1934 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Barney L. and Katherine (LaRochelle) Perdue.
Barbara had lived in the Soldier community since 1988 and previously in Denver, CO. She was a cashier at Albertson's...
Willa N. Hart
May 3, 2020
Willa Nell Hart, 92, of Wamego, KS, formerly of Holton, KS, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society Valley Vista in Wamego. She was born March 5, 1928 in Jewell County, KS, the daughter of Wilbur "Frank" and Iva Viola (Aubushon) Crumley.
Willa graduated from Esbon High School in 1945 and had attended one...
