Bonnie Lou Luthi
Aug 5, 2019
ZEPHYRHILLS, FL – Bonnie Lou (Wells) Luthi, 73, of Zephyrhills, FL, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 at Gulf Regional Hospice Center in Zephyrhills, FL. She was born November 20, 1945 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Clifford and Mary (Wallace) Wells.
She married Loren Luthi on August 5, 1961 in Topeka, KS. They later divorced. To...
Tommy "Numquat" G. Tuckwin
Jul 31, 2019
Tommy "Numquat" Gene Tuckwin, 74 of Hoyt, KS passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was born October 8, 1944 in Mayetta, KS, the son of Louis and Elizabeth (Blandin) Tuckwin.
He graduated from Haskell Indian School in Lawrence, KS in 1962. He also attended Wichita State University and graduated...
Shirley Jean (Harden) Nesbitt
Jul 31, 2019
Shirley Jean (Harden) Nesbitt, 86, Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at FW Huston Senior Living Center at Winchester.
She was born March 27, 1933, at McLouth, the only child of Willis H. "Buck" and Velma G. Robertson Harden. She graduated from Ozawkie High School in 1951.
Shirley immediately started to work for the Farmers...
Don Beam
Jul 30, 2019
Arthur "Don" Beam, 83, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at his home in Circleville, Kansas. He was born May 23, 1936, in Richland, Kansas, the son of Ward and Anna (Hackel) Beam.
He graduated 8th grade from Unity Country School, west of Rock Creek, Kansas, before going to work to help his parents support the family....
William "Bill" Wayne Cochren
Jul 29, 2019
WHITING- William Wayne "Bill" Cochren, 90, of Whiting, KS, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born August 4, 1928 in Whiting, KS, the son of Walter W. and Marie (Shannon) Cochren.
Bill graduated from Whiting High School in 1946 and attended Kansas State University. Bill was a journalist for Topeka Daily...
Joseph Bernard Glissman
Jul 28, 2019
Joseph Bernard Glissman, 80, Tecumseh, died unexpectedly, Sunday, July 28, 2019, at his home.
He was born Nov. 6, 1938, at Seneca, the son of Gus and Gertrude M. Stueve Glissman. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1956 and then served in the US Army.
Joe retired from the Kansas Department of Revenue...
Chester A. Boyce
Jul 17, 2019
Chester A. Boyce, 87, Woodward, OK, formerly of Waukomis, OK, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Mooreland Heritage Manor, Mooreland, OK.
He was born July 24, 1931, at Stillwater, OK, the son of Frank Everett and Jessie Bell Blanchard Boyce. He graduated from high school in Valley Falls, KS, in 1949. He served in the Korean War...
Vance C. Spiker
Jul 10, 2019
QUENEMO – Vance C. Spiker, 37, of Quenemo, KS passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. He was born July 26, 1981 in Westmoreland, KS the son of Allen D. Wichman and Joyce P. Singleton. He was later adopted by Jared and Amy Spiker.
Vance attended Wetmore High School and later received his GED....
Clara Louise Long
Jul 3, 2019
HOYT- Clara Louise Long, 74, of Hoyt, KS, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at her home. She was born November 8, 1944 in Beloit, KS; the daughter of Earl Valentine and Florence Irene (Wenger) Perry.
Clara graduated from Beloit High School in 1960. She owned and operated Clara's Café, beginning in 1976 for many years. She...
Anne L. Roller
Jul 2, 2019
Anne Louise (Goad) Roller, 80 of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, died July 2, 2019 at Holton, Kansas. Anne was born April 1, 1939 in Bradford, Arkansas to Louie and Bessie Goad. She married David Roller in March of 1967, in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. David and Anne were married 53 years. They raised seven children in this area. Anne worked for...
Elizabeth Alice Mansfield
Jul 1, 2019
Elizabeth Alice Mansfield, 93, Holton, died Monday, July 1, 2019, at The Pines in Holton.
She was born Feb. 15, 1926, at Louisville, NE, the daughter of Clarence P. and Ida K. Fornoff Busche. She graduated from Hartley, IA High School in 1943.
Elizabeth was a homemaker and had lived in Holton since 1953. She...
Evaline B. Twombly
Jul 1, 2019
Evaline B. Twombly, 74, of Holton, KS passed away, July 1, 2019 at the Community Hospital, Onaga. She was born July 13, 1944 in Topeka, KS the youngest of 13 children to Charley Clyde and Louisa Eva (Adams) White. She grew up in Topeka and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1962.
On July 16, 1963...
Wanola D. Buss
Jun 29, 2019
Wanola was born August 28, 1925 south of Circleville, KS, the daughter of Floyd Walter and Ella Marie (Stephenson) Slimmer. She was a lifetime resident of Jackson County and the Holton area, attending Pleasant Hill Grade School and graduating from Circleville High School in 1943. Wanola attended Washburn University in 1944 and received her teaching certificate. She taught 2...
Dorothy Mae Schafer
Jun 29, 2019
Dorothy Mae (Knipp) Schafer, 98, of Holton, Kansas, was welcomed home by her heavenly Father on June 29, 2019.
Dorothy was born near Lillis, Kansas, November 22, 1920, the daughter of Oscar and Nada (Wegner) Knipp.
Dorothy graduated Vermillion High School in 1938, along with her future husband John D. Schafer, Sr.
Dorothy...
Marilyn J. Barnes
Jun 27, 2019
TOPEKA- Marilyn J. Barnes, 89, of Topeka, KS passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 23, 1929 in Soldier, the daughter of Forest and Mary (Wykert) Vanderwall.
Marilyn attended Soldier High School, graduating in 1947. She worked for the State of Kansas, Board of Agriculture and Kansas Museum...
Craig Robert Shove
Jun 27, 2019
Craig Robert Shove passed away suddenly June 27th, 2019 in Valley Center, KS at the age of 73. Born in Gustine, CA on January 15th, 1946, Craig lived most of his life in Kansas. Craig earned master's degrees from both the University of Kansas, and Kansas State University, where he was a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity. He...
Melvin Dennis Sharp
Jun 26, 2019
HOLTON – Melvin Dennis Sharp, 74, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was born December 12, 1944 in Loveland, CO the son of Dennis Lowell and Ione Christine (Sanders) Sharp.
Melvin graduated in 1962 from Kanopolis High School in Kanopolis, KS. After he graduated, he...
Kathryn "Kathie" K. Werner
Jun 16, 2019
Kathryn "Kay" Werner, 92, of Lincoln, NE passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Journey Hospice House in Lincoln, NE. She was born October 4, 1926 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of George F. and Ethel A. (Achten) Keggin; two pioneer families to the Granada/Bancroft area.
Kay graduated from Ward Belmont College in Nashville, TN, where she...
Margaret A. Fricke
Jun 3, 2019
Margaret Ann Fricke, 96, of Prescott, AZ, passed away June 3, 2019 in Prescott, AZ. She was born March 23, 1923 in Delia, KS, the daughter of Louis M. and Margaret (Salisbury) Hurla. She was the youngest of 11 children.
Margaret spent her childhood on farms near Delia, KS until 1939. The family then moved to Valley...
David Eugene Mayer
May 28, 2019
David Eugene Mayer, 70, of Wetmore, KS passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at The Pines South in Holton.
David was born September 4, 1948 in Seneca, KS, the son of Harvey Joseph Mayer, Sr. and Rose Wegman Mayer. He graduated from Wetmore High School in 1966 and lived most of his life in the Wetmore community....
