Obituary Listing

Mar 19, 2018

Myra Lee Sauvage, 85, of Havensville, KS passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at Medicalodge Jackson County in Holton, KS. She was born January 12, 1933 in Onaga, KS, the daughter of Delbert and Esther (Teske) Channel.

Myra Lee graduated from Havensville High School in 1951. In early years, she worked for Forbes Supply and Depot in...

Mar 17, 2018

Dolores Soto Werder, 82, Valley Falls, died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at her home. She was born and raised at Greenleaf, KS, the daughter of Albert and Mae Hansen. She graduated from Barnes High School, and then earned a B.A. Degree from Washburn University and a Master's Degree in Child Development from the University of Kansas. Dolores worked at the...

Mar 16, 2018

TOPEKA- Martin Anthony Levier, 69, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Salina, KS passed away Friday, March 16, 2018 at Legacy on 10 th in Topeka. He was born April 18, 1948 in Salina, KS, the son of Anthony Edgar and Juanita (Tatro) Levier.

Martin earned his GED while he was serving in the U.S. Army and attended...

Mar 15, 2018

Samuel Delbert Carriker, 82, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. He was born September 15, 1935 in Roscoe, MO, the son of Ulysses E. and Nancy E. (Kelly) Carriker.

Samuel graduated from Eddyville Oregon High School and Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, OR....

Mar 15, 2018

Stephanie Jean Stotts, 63, of Mayetta, KS passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at her home in Mayetta after a courageous battle with cancer.. She was born August 15, 1954 in Holton the daughter of Joseph L. and Ella Grace (Clements) Stotts.

Stephanie graduated from Madisonville Highs School in 1972 in Madisonville, KY. After high school she...

Mar 14, 2018

Catherine L. Cormier, 91, of Holton, KS, formerly of Soldier, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born November 1, 1926 in Bancroft, KS the daughter of Fred James and Emma Catherine (Freel) Staehli.

Catherine graduated from Wetmore High School in 1944. She married Wilson P. Cormier in 1945 at Topeka, KS,...

Mar 9, 2018

Phyllis Louise Parker, 92, Holton, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at The Pines care facility in Holton.

She was born Dec. 3, 1925, at Portage, Wisc. , the daughter of Harley Otto and Susette Louise Stevens Everson. She graduated from Wichita High School North.

Phyllis married Raymond Hardy Parker Jr. on February 2, 1946...

Mar 9, 2018

Randy E. Harshaw, 67, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Holton, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018 at Midland Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 19, 1950 in Seneca, KS the son of Francis and Ruth (Bolen) Harshaw.

Randy graduated from Holton High School in 1969. Randy was a journeyman machinist/ foreman...

Mar 6, 2018

Lester E. Shupe, 79, of Circleville, KS passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Onaga Community Hospital. He was born August 22, 1938 in Topeka, KS the son of Oscar Curtis and Lela Frances (Myers) Shupe.

Lester graduated from Circleville High School in 1957. He worked for over 40 years for Strader Drilling Company as a pump...

Mar 1, 2018

Ida Marie Boyles, 94 of Denison, KS passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Midland Hospice in Topeka, KS. She was born March 11, 1923 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Henry E. and Grace Laurel (Edison) Anderson.

Ida was a lifelong resident of Denison, KS. Alongside her husband, she owned and operated A & B...

Feb 26, 2018

Richard Marion Lassiter, 82, of Denison, KS passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was born August 23, 1935 in Valley Falls, KS the son of Frank Marion and Sarah Elizabeth (Boydston) Lassiter.

Richard graduated from Denison High School in 1954. He proudly served in the United States Army Reserves...

Feb 22, 2018

Doris Widerburg, 84, of Lawrence, KS, formerly of Overbrook, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at her home. She was born September 28, 1933 in Valencia, KS, the daughter of Virgil H. and Agnes (Banaka) Snoddy.

Doris graduated Rossville High School. She had lived in the Overbrook community for 25 years. She had also previously lived in...

Feb 20, 2018

Norma Sue Whiteaker, 81, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born June 26, 1936 in St. Paul, AR, the daughter of Orville and Era (Ogden) Langley.

Norma Sue graduated from St. Paul High School in 1954. She had lived in the Jackson County community for 27...

Feb 19, 2018

Jaroslav "Sid" Sedlacek, 95, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, February 19, 2018 at his home in Holton, KS. He was born April 28, 1922 in Abie, Nebraska the son of Frank and Theresa (Stach) Sedlacek.

Sid graduated from Rossville High School in 1940. After high school Sid served in the United States Army during WW II....

Feb 12, 2018

Patricia Cannon Welch, 59, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at University of Kansas Health St. Francis Campus. She was born May 2, 1958 in Charlotte, N.C. the daughter of Joe Edgar and Ruth Clementine (Hearn) Cannon.

Patricia had lived in the Holton community for 2 months to be closer to her son and...

Feb 10, 2018

Raymond L. Flanders, 87, of Topeka, KS passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at his home in Topeka. He was born September 12, 1930 in Soldier, KS, the son of Clarence A. and G. Maye (Scheidegger) Flanders.

Ray grew up in the Circleville area, attending Kiwonka School and graduating from Holton High School in 1948. He married...

Feb 10, 2018

Connie L. Schlodder, 66, of Holton, KS passed away February 10, 2018 at her home. She was born November 24, 1951in Holton, KS the daughter of Dean Campbell and Betty (Campbell) Moser.

Connie attended Holton High School graduating in 1969. After high school she attended Stormont Vail School of Nursing where she received her Registered Nursing Degree....

Feb 9, 2018

HOLTON - Ora Lee Moore, 67 of Holton, KS passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born April 13, 1950 the son of Kenneth and Erma (Montgomery) Moore. Ora graduated from Atchison County Community High School in 1968 and he graduated from Washburn University in 1972 where he earned his B.A. in...

Feb 6, 2018

Daryl M. Ford, 94, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Midland Care at Linnwood Park Assisted Living at Valley Falls. He was born July 18, 1923, in the North Cedar Community, west of Valley Falls, the son of Calvin Courtney and Eva Viola Ferrell Ford. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1941. He served aboard the...

Feb 4, 2018

Wilbur Maurice DeLong, 92, Eudora, formerly of Valley Falls, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at a care facility at Eudora. He was born Oct. 21, 1925, at La Cygne, the son of Ira and Bertha Carter DeLong. He graduated from Burlington High School. Wilbur was a telegraph agent for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road for 32 years....