Maxine Schumaker
Jan 14, 2020
HOLTON - Maxine Schumaker, 95, of Holton, KS, passed away at home on January 14, 2020. Mary Maxine Eames was born July 17, 1924, at Whiting, KS, the fourth daughter and the fourth of seven children born to Charles Augustus and Ethel Frances (Woodward) Eames. She grew up on a farm two miles south of Whiting and attended Parallel...
Sandra "Tenes" Mitchell
Jan 12, 2020
POTAWATOMI RESERVATION – Sandra "TeNes" Mitchell, 59, of Mayetta, KS passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. She was born October 24, 1960 in Holton, the daughter of Melvin Twin and Alberta Marie Nagmo.
She graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1978. She later graduated from...
Robert "Bob" J. Bowser
Jan 11, 2020
Robert "Bob" Jackson Bowser, 87, of Emmett, KS, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Tanglewood Health and Rehab in Topeka. He was born June 2, 1932 in rural Mayetta, KS, the son of Lloyd Jackson and Sarah (Bostwick) Bowser.
Bob graduated from Soldier High School in 1950. After graduation, he proudly served in the United States...
Roy R. Bell
Jan 1, 2020
SENECA – Roy Ralph Bell, 88, of Seneca, KS passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at his home. He was born January 21, 1931 in Goff, KS the son of Everton A. and Iva Hulda (Bariess) Bell.
Roy graduated from Goff High School in 1949. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War....
Gary Wayne "Sosah" Buskirk
Dec 28, 2019
Gary Wayne "Sosah" Buskirk, Sr., 67, of Mayetta, KS passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Rossville Manor. He was born October 4, 1950 in Claremore, Oklahoma. The son of Ada Levier (Mahkuk) and Eugene Buskirk.
Gary attended Haskell Institute and Washburn Vocation School. He worked at Allischalmers, Goodyear, PBPN Maintenance and Hamms Construction.
He...
Gerald W. Ritenour
Dec 26, 2019
HOLTON- Gerald William Ritenour, 82, of Holton, KS, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 in Holton. He was born December 25, 1937 in Martinsburg, WV, the son of John William and Mary Jane (Wellen) Ritenour.
Gerald proudly served in the United States Marines and later retired from the United States Air Force in 1975, after 22 years...
Debra "Ceezan" Ann Matchie-Wakolee
Dec 25, 2019
Debra Ann "Ceezan" Matchie-Wakolee, 64, of Hiawatha, KS, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Maple Heights Nursing Home. She was born February 21, 1955 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Amil and Regina (McKinney) Matchie.
Debra graduated from Holton High School in 1973 and attended Haskell Junior College and Highland Community College. She also attended Washburn...
Jack Horner
Dec 13, 2019
Jack Horner, 78, Holton, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born March 18, 1941 in Holton, Kansas the son of Raymond Lee and Gertrude (Daniels) Horner. He graduated from Holton High School in 1960.
Jack served in the U.S. Air Force, and while there he met and united in marriage...
Linda D. Borders
Dec 13, 2019
Linda Darlene Borders, 56, of Whiting, KS, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at her home. She was born December 2, 1963 in Horton, KS the daughter of Keith and Mildred (Wenger) Bowser.
Linda graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1982 and attended NEK Technical College in Atchison. She was a homemaker.
Linda married...
Jerry R. Smith
Dec 11, 2019
Jerry Ray Smith, 54, of Topeka, KS, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019. He was born March 20, 1965 in Horton, KS, the son of Daryl and Nadine Smith.
Jerry graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1983. Jerry grew up on the family farm in Whiting. He enjoyed farming but his greatest love was the horses...
John Franklin Hollander
Dec 7, 2019
John Franklin Hollander, 85, of Holton, Kansas, passed away December 7, 2019 at his home. He was born September 20, 1934 in Holton, Kansas, the son of Frank Joseph and Louise Christine (Wagner) Hollander.
John attended grade school at Ontario and Lawn Ridge and graduated from Whiting High School in 1952. He served in the United States...
Mary Ann Phillips
Dec 2, 2019
Denison – Mary Ann (Brazda) Phillips, 56, of Denison, KS peacefully passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 23, 1963 in Dodge City, KS the daughter of Edward and Ann (Schuetz) Brazda.
Mary grew up in Topeka and graduated from Shawnee Heights in 1982. She was office manager at...
Dorothy I. Simon
Nov 29, 2019
Dorothy Irene Simon, 87, of Netawaka, KS, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019 at her home, with family by her side. She was born January 20, 1932 in Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Charles M. and Goldie Irene (Stewart) Pappan.
Dorothy attended Circleville High School and later earned her G.E.D. In her earlier years, she worked in...
James "Jim" S. Birkbeck
Nov 27, 2019
James (Jim) Samuel Birkbeck, 79, Holton, passed away on November 27, 2019, at Stormont Vail in Topeka, Kansas.
Jim was born on August 5, 1940, to Howard and LaVerne Birkbeck in Burlington, Kansas. He grew up on a farm in rural Burlington, graduating from high school there in 1958. He attended Kansas State University where he was...
Doris Ione Hall
Nov 26, 2019
HOLTON, KS – Doris Ione Hall, 87, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at a Topeka hospital. She was born September 18, 1932 near Holton, the daughter of Ira L. and Rosa Morris Hollenbeck.
Doris attended Holton schools and lived much of her life in Northeast Kansas. She had spent a few years in...
Billie Jean Homan
Nov 19, 2019
HOLTON- Billie Jean Homan, 92, of Holton, KS, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Medicalodge Jackson County in Holton, KS. She was born July 8, 1927 in Peabody, KS, the daughter of Louis and Alice (Wheeler) Hargett.
Billie Jean graduated from Peabody High School in 1945. She married Richard Eugene Homan on June 29, 1947 in...
Benjamin Nioce
Nov 15, 2019
Benjamin Franklin "Mzhickteno" Nioce, 56, of Topeka, KS, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 after complications with diabetes. He was born July 17, 1963 in Holton, KS, the son of Donald Eugene Nioce and Myra Lee Matchie.
Ben graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1981and had attended a few years of college. He proudly served in...
Eileen Griffin
Nov 9, 2019
Mabel "Eileen" Griffin, 94, of Holton, KS, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019 at her home in Holton. She was born May 24, 1925 in Holton, the daughter of Ernest R. and Anna "Lucille" (Hannah) White.
Eileen graduated from Holton High School in 1943. She helped with her family-owned body shop as a bookkeeper and as Librarian...
Richard "Dick" D. Bruns
Nov 8, 2019
Richard "Dick" Dale Bruns, 86, of Holton, KS, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 at The Pines. He was born June 1, 1933 in Denison, KS; the son of William Wren and Eve Blanche (Williams) Bruns.
Dick graduated from Whiting High School in 1951 and attended 2 years at K-State. He ran a bulldozer for Delbert Braum...
Claude Lawrence Grinnell
Nov 5, 2019
Claude Lawrence Grinnell, 74, of Topeka, KS passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at his home. He was born July 13, 1945 in Topeka, KS; the son of Joseph and Nellie Mae (Myers) Grinnell.
He graduated from Topeka High School in 1963 and attended one year at Haskell Indian Nation University (formerly named Haskell Institute). After high...
