Obituary Listing

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...