Kevin Bell
May 27, 2019
Kevin Curtis Bell, 66, of Whiting, KS passed away, Monday, May 27, 2019 at his home. He was born March 14, 1953 in Oleon, NY, the son of Ronald and Mary McDonald Bell.
Kevin graduated high school in 1971 in Davis, CA. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam era.
Kevin had...
Cody "Nek-Ti" Charles Nozhackum
May 22, 2019
Cody Charles "Nek-ti" Nozhackum, 40, of Livermore, CO, formerly of Mayetta, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 as the result of a vehicle accident.
He was born October 22, 1978 in Holton, KS, the son of LeRoy Jessepe and Linda Nozhackum Tecumseh. Cody graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1997. He had lived most of...
Virginia Dunn Koons
May 19, 2019
Virginia Dunn Koons, 91, Valley Falls, died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at FW Huston Senior Living Center at Winchester. She was born June 5, 1927, at Nortonville, the daughter of Ernest and Anna Brown Heineken. Virginia graduated from No. 12 Grade School north of Valley Falls and from Nortonville High School in 1945. She received her Teachers Training Certificate...
Virginia Lee Alflen
May 18, 2019
Virginia Lee Alflen, 79, of Centralia, KS, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born May 13, 1940 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Charles and Lamonta (Williamson) Ellis.
Virginia attended Raytown, MO schools and later earned her G.E.D. in Holton in 1976.
She was a Daycare...
Merlene G. Smith
May 17, 2019
Merlene G. Smith, 69, Topeka, died Friday, May 17, 2019, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
She was born Dec. 20, 1949, at Topeka, the daughter of Marvin and Louise Warren Gentry. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1967.
Merlene worked as a secretary for the Department of Aging for the State of...
Cecil Lee Bowser
May 13, 2019
Cecil Lee Bowser, 89, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019 at Medicalodge Jackson County with family by his side. He was born July 31, 1929 in Mayetta, KS, the son of Cecil F. and Effie (Johnson) Bowser.
Cecil Lee graduated from Holton High School in 1947. He proudly served in the United States Army...
Raymond C. Mckeever
May 11, 2019
Raymond McKeever, 108, died May 11, 2019. He was born March 18, 1911 to George and Emma (Dick) McKeever in Circleville, KS.
He married Lucille Triess in 1945. In 1959, they moved to rural Holton and then to rural Lawrence in 2002.
Raymond was a farmer and stockman. When he turned 100 he was still...
Edna M. Berridge
May 6, 2019
Edna M. Berridge, 86, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at her home. She was born October 4, 1932 in Holton, KS the daughter of Scott and Laura (Thayer) Berridge.
Edna graduated from Holton High School in 1950 and attended Kansas State University and Washburn University.
In Edna's early years, she worked...
Gwendolyn "Gwen" E. Sigmund Kottman
May 5, 2019
Gwendolyn Esther Hare Sigmund Kottman, 103, of Holton, Kansas, passed away to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at The Pines in Holton. She was born on October 31, 1915, in Glasco, Kansas. She was the second of four children born to Arthur LeRoy and Clara Augusta (Henning) Hare. At age five or six, her parents...
Henry A. Sawyer
May 3, 2019
Henry Allen Sawyer, 81, of Holton, KS, formerly of Soldier, KS, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born January 16, 1938 in Soldier, KS, the son of Elmer F. and Ellen H. (Guffey) Sawyer.
Henry graduated from Soldier High School in 1956. He proudly served in the Army National...
Alice M. Patterson
Apr 30, 2019
Alice M. Patterson passed away in her home, 2 days after her April 28, 2019 birthday, with loving family around her, complications from Lymphoma.
The oldest of 3 children born to H.C. & Martha Poos at Lancaster, Ks. She attended grade school in Lancaster. Alice received her teaching certificate, called "Normal Training" her Senior year of high...
June Clarine Coleman
Apr 26, 2019
June Clarine Coleman, 86, Valley Falls, formerly of Holton, died Friday, April 26, 2019, at Midland Care at Linnwood Park Home Plus at Valley Falls.
She was born Dec. 5, 1932, at Valley Falls, the daughter of John Clarence and Noma Merle Lewis Matthews. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1950. When she was 60...
Darrell W. Williams
Apr 17, 2019
Darrell W. Williams, 72, of Netawaka, KS, passed away April 17, 2019 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born April 4, 1947 in Holton, KS, the son of Wayne and Aletha (Bottenberg) Williams.
Darrell graduated from Netawaka High School. He was a lifelong member of the Netawaka community. He worked at Slimaker Dress Factory, Holton Manor for...
Glenn E. Lockhart
Apr 16, 2019
Glenn E. Lockhart, 81, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
He was born March 14, 1938, at Wetmore, the son of VanBuren and Flossie Costen Lockhart. He graduated from Atchison County Community High School in 1956. Glenn served in the US Army from 1961-63.
Glenn was a surveyor for...
Lloyd H. Scheid
Apr 15, 2019
Lloyd Henry Scheid, 95, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at The Pines in Holton with family by his side. He was born August 5, 1923 on his family farm in Whiting, KS, the son of Henry Jacob and Anna Christine (Grousch) Scheid.
Lloyd was a lifelong member of the Jackson County community as...
Judy Kay Thompson
Apr 14, 2019
Judith Kay Decker Thompson, 79, of Denison, KS, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at The Pines in Hiawatha, KS. She was born May 25, 1939 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Howard and Mary Helen (Kling) Kidney.
She graduated from Holton High School in 1957 and beauty school in 1983 in Topeka.
Judy was...
Nona Pauline Schneider
Apr 13, 2019
Nona "Polly" Pauline Schneider, 84, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Linnwood Park Home Plus in Valley Falls. She was born March 17, 1935 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Ernest "Ike" and Voleta M. (McGuire) Schuster.
Nona graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1953. She worked as a Hospice Nurse...
Robert D. Coffey
Apr 13, 2019
Mr. Robert Dale Coffey, a longtime resident of Prescott Az. Died Saturday 4/13/19 around 1 P.M. at his residence, at AltaVista retirement community. Mr. Coffey was born to the late James Gabriel Coffey and Lena Rose (Higgins) Coffey in Leavenworth, Kansas.
He served in the U.S. Navy, serving in WWII and the Korean War as an Operating...
Leslie L. "Les" Franklin, Jr.
Apr 9, 2019
Leslie L. "Les" Franklin, Jr., 67, Denison, KS, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at his home. He was born April 5, 1952 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of Leslie L. Franklin, Sr. and Mildred (Byers) Franklin.
Les graduated from Midway Denton High School in 1970. He grew up in the Denton community and also lived...
Judy A. Hayes
Apr 7, 2019
Judy Ann Hayes, 73, of Holton, KS, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Judy was born March 9, 1946 in Concordia, KS, the daughter of Vern and Wilma Garlock.
Judy attended Mankato High School. She lived in the Holton community since 1980 and previously in St. Mary's. Judy was a homemaker...
