Obituary Listing

Dec 7, 2020

Wayne A. Amon, 80, of Netawaka, KS, died Monday, December 7, 2020 at the Pines in Holton.

He was born November 13, 1940 in Holton the son of Alva and Alma (Ideker) Amon.  He graduated from Netawaka High School.

Mr. Amon served in the United States Army and the Army National Guard of Kansas. He...

Dec 7, 2020

JAMES E. "JIM" JOHNSON

CIRCLEVILLE- James Edwin "Eddy" "Jim" Johnson, 86, of Circleville, KS, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at Colmery O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, KS. He was born October 24, 1934 in Lewiston, NE, the son of James "Clarence" and Margaret Edwina (Snider) Johnson.

Jim graduated from high school in Hastings,...

Dec 4, 2020

Delbert "Keith" Foye, 82, of Whiting, died Friday, December 4, 2020, at Mission Village Living Center in Horton.

He was born August 5, 1938, at Holton, son of Delbert and Phoebe "Peggy" (Mohler) Foye, Keith graduated from Whiting High School in 1956.

He attended Whiting United Methodist Church.

Keith attended KC College of...

Dec 3, 2020

Barbara Lou (Barker) Fernkopf, 91, passed away December 3 rd , 2020. She was born Aug. 10, 1929 in Larned Ks., the daughter of Roy B. and Beryl (Sawyers) Barker. Barbara earned a Bachelors degree at KSU, where she met Wayne Fernkopf. They were married October 7 th , 1950, and moved to Axtell, Ks., for Wayne's first teaching...

Dec 2, 2020

Matthew Shawn Asher, 60, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born September 1, 1960 in Topeka, KS, the son of Jack Asher and Marlene Joyce (Iott) Asher-Shove.

Matt graduated from Meriden High School in 1978 and later earned his Bachelor's Degree. Matt worked as a nurse,...

Dec 1, 2020

SOLDIER- Patrick Edward "Pat" Brucken, 67, of Soldier, KS, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at his home with family by his side. He was born March 6, 1953 in Holton, KS, the son of Lawrence Bernard and Delores Mae (Osterhaus) Brucken.

Pat graduated from Onaga High School in 1972. He worked for Morton Buildings for over...

Nov 27, 2020

WETMORE- Barbara Jean Hughes, 85, of Wetmore, KS, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at her home with family by her side. She was born September 25, 1935 in Granada, KS, the daughter of Robert B. and Elizabeth A. (Wyatt) Dean.

Barbara graduated from Wetmore High School. She lived most of her life in the Wetmore community....

Nov 25, 2020

MARLENE J. SHOVE

HOLTON- Marlene Joyce (Iott) Asher Shove, 89, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the Community Hospital in Onaga, KS. She was born July 26, 1931 in Alma, KS, the daughter of Henry Oliver and Clara Lucille (Young) Iott.

Marlene graduated from the Stormont Vail School of Nursing.  She...

Nov 25, 2020

CORNING- Patsy Jeannette Jones, 74, of Corning, KS, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

She was born November 6, 1946 in Topeka, the daughter of Chester A. and Vera J. (Lloyd) Turner.  She graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1964. Patsy was a homemaker but in her early years...

Nov 21, 2020

Thomas Henry "Tom" Gold, 96, of Goff, KS, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born June 30, 1924 in Baker, KS, the son of Thomas H. and Edna (Anderson) Gold.

Tom graduated from Goff High School and attended K-State University for one semester; before enlisting. He proudly served in the United...

Nov 18, 2020

Richard Leon Hamlin, 76, of Circleville, KS, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 in Topeka, KS. He was born June 28, 1944 in Holton, KS the son of Ralph and Erma (Myers) Hamlin.

Richard graduated from Circleville High School in 1962. He proudly served in the United States Air Force at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware...

Nov 16, 2020

Anthony "Dean" Kabance, 58, of Topeka, KS, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka. He was born October 27, 1962 in Topeka, KS, the son of Carol Jean Kabance.

Dean lived most of his life in Topeka. He worked as a laborer for building construction companies. He was a member of...

Nov 16, 2020

Bonita Lou "Bonnie" Stauffer, 75, of Holton passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 in Holton. She was born May 6, 1945, in Holton, the daughter of Melvin and Aileen (Hallauer) Oxandale.

Bonnie graduated from Whiting High School in 1963 and later attended Clarks Business School in Topeka. She worked for Denison State Bank as a teller for...

Nov 15, 2020

Yvonne Irene Cox, 47, of Hiawatha, KS, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 in Hiawatha. She was born January 16, 1973 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Stanley Minter and Alice Irene (Heiniger) Robbins.

Yvonne graduated from Holton High School in 1992 and an online AM Broadcasting School in Oklahoma. She had lived 8 years in Hiawatha...

Nov 14, 2020

Betty Marie (Cochren) Scheid, 90, of Whiting, KS, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at her home with family by her side. She was born September 10, 1930 in Whiting, the youngest child of Walter W. and Captola Marie (Shannon) Cochren.

Betty graduated from Whiting High School in 1948 and attended both Highland Community College and Benedictine...

Nov 14, 2020

John "Jack" A. Sheldon, 80, of Holton, KS, passed away November 14, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

Jack was born February 10, 1940 near Vesper, Kansas, the youngest son of John and Alice Sheldon.

Jack graduated from Vesper High School and went on to Kansas...

Nov 12, 2020

Richard Eugene Homan, 93, of Holton, KS, passed away Thursday November 12, 2020 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born May 8, 1927 in Peabody, KS, the son of Franklin and Goldie (Suffield) Homan.

Richard graduated from Peabody High School in 1945. He proudly served in the United States Navy during...

Nov 10, 2020

Donna Jean Galbraith, 70, of Hoyt, KS, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020. She was born April 12, 1950 in Texas.

Donna graduated nursing college with a Registered Nurse's Degree working for many years in healthcare.

She was a professional science fiction illustrator and her most notable piece was Brian Lumley's "Hero of dreams" cover...

Nov 7, 2020

Clara Louise Heuertz Wynkoop, 78, resident of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS.

Louise was born on September 21, 1942 at home in Valley Falls, KS. Daughter of Ben and Clara Heuertz. She has 9 siblings, Benny, Mary, John, Phil, Cathy, Margaret, Eddie, Ruth and Carolyn. She...

Nov 2, 2020

Raymond Howard Miller, 52, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away November 2, 2020 in Topeka.

He was born June 2, 1968 in Topeka, the son of Raymond C. Miller and Janet (Whitaker) Bailey. He graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1986.  Raymond and Rae Bryant had three children together Tyler, Ashley and Toni.

He...