Obituary Listing

Feb 22, 2020

Joey Lavere "Joe" Fund, 49, of Topeka, KS, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at his home after a courageous battle with brain cancer, with family by his side. He was born November 4, 1970 in Holton, KS, son of James Lavere "Jim" Fund and Marsha Elaine Patterson.

Joe graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1989...

Feb 21, 2020

Deanna Joy Mercer, 80, of Topeka, KS, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born April 21, 1939 in Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Edmund and Anna (Archdale) Maines.

Deanna was a high school graduate and had attended training for the Federal Government. She retired as a federal employee for...

Feb 21, 2020

JoAnn Hollis, 91, of Powhattan, KS, formerly of Goff, KS, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha. She was born October 15, 1928 in Goff, KS, the daughter of Vern and Pearl (Merritt) Monhollon.

JoAnn graduated from Goff High School in 1946 and she earned her Teaching Degree from Emporia Teachers...

Feb 20, 2020

Patrick Arthur Cummings, 84, of Omaha, NE, formerly of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, NE. He was born October 25, 1935 in Mayetta, KS, the son of William P. and Mirva (Morris) Cummings.

Patrick attended Valley Falls schools and spent most of his life in Valley Falls....

Feb 15, 2020

SOLDIER- Naida "June" Jepson, 92, of Soldier, KS, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at her home with family by her side. She was born May 8, 1927 in Circleville, KS, the daughter of Floyd Walter and Ella Marie (Stephenson) Slimmer.

June graduated from Circleville High School in 1945. She began working for Soldier High School as...

Feb 13, 2020

HOLTON, KS – Michael Dean "Mike" Scheele, 68, of Holton, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020, at a Topeka hospital. He was born November 6, 1951, in Beatrice, NE, the son of Donald Henry and Mary Louise White Scheele.

Mike graduated from Nebraska City High School in 1970 and received his Associates Degree in Accounting from Phillips...

Feb 12, 2020

CIRCLEVILLE- Stephen Wayne Tims, 63, of Circleville, KS, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at K.U. Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. He was born March 14, 1956 in Ft. Benning, GA, the son of Herman and Marjorie Viola (Edman) Tims.

Stephen graduated from Centralia High School. He proudly served in the United State Navy during the...

Feb 10, 2020

Marilyn Eleanor Zinn, 71, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020 at St. Francis Medical Center in Topeka, KS. Marilyn was born on June 23, 1948 in Quincy, Massachusetts the daughter of Frank G. and Eleanor M. (Allen) Kish. She lived in several cities on and around the east coast before settling in Kansas.

Her...

Feb 10, 2020

Joyce Dalene (Logsdon) Brown, 74, Valley Falls, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loved ones after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 14, 1945, at Holton, the daughter of Dale and Ruth (Sutton) Logsdon. She was a 1963 graduate of Valley Falls High School.

Joyce went...

Feb 8, 2020

Herbert D. Prince II, 75, of Goff, KS, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 at his home. He was born November 24, 1944 in El Cajon, CA, the son of Herbert D. Prince I and Lillian (Clapsaddle) Prince.

Herbert graduated from high school in Guanite Hills High School in 1962 and attended San Diego State University. He...

Feb 8, 2020

Debra Lynn Patch, 63, of Holton, KS, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born September 28, 1956 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Joe and Lee (Kern) Collins.

Deb graduated from Holton High School in 1975. She lived all her life in Holton. She was an Administrative Secretary...

Feb 5, 2020

Cynthia Lee Smith, 51, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at The Pines in Holton; after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was born December 2, 1968 in Ft. Riley, KS, the daughter of Carlton L and Carol L. (Neal) Miller.

Cynthia graduated from Holton High School in 2015. She had also lived...

Feb 4, 2020

Frances "Irene" White, 94, of Holton, KS, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Lexington Park Nursing Home in Topeka, KS. She was born March 24, 1925 in McLouth, KS, the daughter of Carl R. & Ella Mae (Swain) Moses.

Irene graduated from Basehor High School in 1942. Irene retired from the Kansas Highway Patrol. She also...

Feb 2, 2020

Mildred Ruth Smith, 92, formerly of Vernon and Cedar Counties, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020 in Valley Falls, KS. Mildred was born October 5, 1927 in Sweet Springs, MO to James and Margie (Hartman) Kuntz. On May 11, 1946 she married Eldon Lee Smith in El Dorado Springs, MO and to this union two sons...

Jan 29, 2020

Augustina Trenidad Greemore, 72, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, KS with family by her side. She was born September 30, 1947 in Sabetha, KS, the daughter of Joaquin and Jessie Margaret (Robidoux) Mendez.

Tina graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1967. She worked as a CNA...

Jan 28, 2020

HOLTON – Jerry Fred Segenhagen 79, of Holton, Ks, he would have been 80 years old, and married 50 years on January 30, 2020, passed away at home on January 28, 2020. Jerry Fred Segenhagen was born January 30, 1940, at Holton, Ks, the only son and one of two children born to Wilmer Fred and Elma Deloris (Johnson)...

Jan 27, 2020

Sharon L. Lane, 83, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020 at the Atria Hearthstone Assisted Living in Topeka, KS. She was born December 13, 1936 in Havensville, KS, the daughter of Ralph Ivan and Florence (Nicholas) Clements.

Sharon graduated from Holton High School in 1955. After high school she attended Washburn University. Sharon was...

Jan 25, 2020

EMMETT- Eva Virginia (DeGroff) Bowser, 81, of Emmett, KS, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Tanglewood Health and Rehab in Topeka. She was born March 3, 1938 Onaga, KS the daughter of Willie and Ella Leona DeGroff.

Eva attended Onaga High School and she later attended Highland Junior College where she received a degree in Accounting....

Jan 22, 2020

HOLTON - Alan "Al" L. LeDoux, age 72, Holton, Kansas, died suddenly on his farm doing what he loved, Wednesday, January 22, 2020. He was born August 20, 1947, in San Diego, California, son of Ella (Piercy) and Clifford LeDoux. Al grew up in Topeka and was a graduate of Washburn Rural High School. He graduated from Baker University...

Jan 21, 2020

MAYETTA- Jerome "Jerry" F. Eck, 84, of Mayetta, KS passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born March 14, 1935 in Effingham, KS, the son of Joseph J. and Sophia Agnes (Budke) Eck.

Jerry proudly served in the United States Army, he was stationed in Alaska, during the Korean Conflict.