Obituary Listing

Sep 19, 2020

Robert "Naotuk" Padilla, 60, of Topeka, KS passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his home. He was born June 3, 1960 in Topeka, the son of Al Padilla and Marcella Nozhackum.

Bobby graduated from Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City. He worked as a printing press operator and in publication for Mainline Printing in Topeka....

Sep 19, 2020

Eleanor Jean Phillips, 94 1/2, formerly of rural Mayetta, died September 19, 2020 at Medicalodges Jackson County, Holton, KS.

She was born March 12, 1926, at their farm home in rural Mayetta, Kansas, daughter of John Wallace and Margaret Vera Moffett Robson. She attended Fairview Grade School, and graduated as valedictorian from Denison Rural High School, class...

Sep 13, 2020

Claudia Mae Rogers, 92, of Holton, KS passed peacefully from this life on Set 13, 2020.  Services have been entrusted to the care of Advantage Funeral and Cremation Service in OKC and a service celebrating her life will be held at 10am Friday, Sept 18 th at Resthaven Memory Gardens. Public visitation will be held on Thursday from 12pm...

Sep 12, 2020

Timothy Alan Pennington, 37, of Holton, KS, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at his home with family by his side after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 19, 1983 in Long Beach, CA, the son of Trinidad Rodriguez and Debbie Pennington.

Timothy attended schools in California. He had lived in the Holton area...

Sep 11, 2020

Perri Elaine Hamilton died unexpectedly on Friday, September 11, 2020.

She was born June 2, 1943 in TyTy, Georgia, the oldest child of Effie Bernice (Strickland) and Carl Benjamin Sikes. She spent her childhood years in Tifton, Georgia and later in parts of Florida.

She was a visible presence for many years at the Menninger...

Sep 9, 2020

Jerry Edward Larrison, 77, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 in Holton.  He was born September 19, 1942 on a farm 3 miles north of Holton, the son of Edgar and Elsie (Stelter) Larrison.

Jerry graduated from Holton High School in 1962. He was a lifelong member of the Holton community. Jerry was a...

Sep 9, 2020

Phyllis Lynn "Sha ne gish go kwe" Dunn, 73, of Mayetta passed away September 9, 2020 at a Topeka Hospital. She was born September 17, 1946 in Holton the daughter of Richard "Dick" and Josie (Wamego) Pahmahmie.

Phyllis graduated from Mayetta High School in 1964 and later from Albuquerque, NM Indian Nursing School as an LPN.  She...

Sep 9, 2020

Delphine Lavina "Kesh ko quah" Knoxsah, 81, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.

She was born June 1, 1939 in Manhattan, KS the daughter of Frank and Martha (McKinney) Lewis.  Delphine graduated from Manhattan High School and later lived in Topeka for many years.  She worked at the VA...

Sep 8, 2020

Margarite Louise Hinkle, 94, of Mayetta, KS passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. She was born June 7, 1926 in Atchison, KS, the daughter of Albert John "Bud" and Clara (Morgan) Keeler.

Margarite attended Horton schools. She was a homemaker and volunteered as a Candy-Striper for Horton Hospital and Cushing Memorial Hospital in...

Sep 6, 2020

HOLTON- Don D. Collins of Holton, KS died September 6, 2020, while in hospice care at Vintage Park. He was 94 years old. He was born November 6, 1925, in Welch, Oklahoma to Dewey and Gussie Collins. He grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from the high school in Pryor, Oklahoma.

In 1944, he enlisted into the...

Sep 6, 2020

LAWRENCE- Michael A. "Blur" Wahweotten, 56, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on September 6, 2020 at his home. He was born on January 28, 1964 in Holton, KS, the son of Warren Wahweotten Sr and Wynona Harrison Wahweotten.

Mike worked from home as a scorer for several Universities.

He was a proud veteran of the...

Sep 3, 2020

Donna June Foye, 68, of Holton, KS, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, September 3, 2020. She was born June 3, 1952 in Atchison, KS, the daughter of Elmer E. and Clara "Jean" (McConnaughey) Kautz.

Donna had been a cosmetologist in Holton, a cook at Merry Manor and was a bartender and cook for many establishments in Holton, including...

Sep 1, 2020

Frederick "Wayne" Altenburg, 73, of Holton, KS, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at his home with family by his side. Wayne fought a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma. He was born September 29, 1946 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of George Henry and Mattie Louise (Shirley) Altenburg.

Wayne graduated from Holton High School...

Aug 30, 2020

TOPEKA- Dennis F. Hadley, 63, of Topeka, KS, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He was born August 8, 1957 in Wichita, KS, the son of Enos and Beverly (Sullivan) Hadley.

Dennis attended Topeka High School and graduated from Salina South High School. He graduated from Hutchison Junior College...

Aug 30, 2020

MAYETTA- David Michael Slocum, 26, of Mayetta, KS, passed away August 30, 2020 in Topeka. He was born February 10, 1994 in Holton, KS, the son of Michael E. and Debra G. (Fitzsimmons) Slocum.

David graduated from Royal Valley High School in 2012 and had attended Washburn University. He was currently attending Washburn Tech.

He...

Aug 19, 2020

OSKALOOSA – Ronald Ray "Bud" Nesbitt, 88, passed away Aug. 19, 2020 in his home. Bud was born in Ozawkie, April 5, 1932, the son of Walt and Myrtle (Metzger) Nesbitt. He married Shirley Jean Harden in 1951 in Ozawkie. They had both attended Ozawkie schools. Their only child, Rhonda, was born in 1953. The family moved to Valley...

Aug 18, 2020

HOLTON- Rosalia A. "Rose" Moseley, 82, of Holton, formerly of Denison, KS, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born January 27, 1938 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Francis and Laura (Streeter) Lechman.

Rose was a cook for Suttons Grocery Store and several restaurants in Topeka. She later earned...

Aug 18, 2020

HOLTON- Ruth Ellen "Skip" Langsjoen, 89, of Holton, KS, formerly of California, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at the The Pines in Holton. She was born January 18, 1931 in Horton, KS, the daughter of Allen Baxter and Ruth (Broadhurst) Crow.

Skip graduated from Horton High School in 1949 and graduated from Kansas University in 1951...

Aug 14, 2020

HOLTON, KS - Helen Ruth (Vliet) Brokaw, 93, of Holton, KS, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 in Holton at Medicalodges Jackson County. Helen passed away from natural causes.  Helen was formerly from Canton, PA.  She was born December 26, 1926 in Lamington, NJ, the daughter of Fred and Dorothy (Timmerman) Vliet.

She graduated from Hunterdon Central...

Aug 14, 2020

HOLTON – Violet Marie (Blackburn) Martin, 91, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at Vintage Park in Holton, KS. She was born September 15, 1928 in Sabetha, KS the daughter of Ben and Irene (Bowron) Fletchell. She graduated from Sabetha High School.

On November 27, 1947, Violet was united in marriage Lloyd Blackburn in...