Obituary Listing

Jun 1, 2018

Martin Shumaker, 77, of Netawaka, KS passed away Friday, June 1, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka; one day short of his 78 th birthday. He was born June 2, 1940 in Sabetha, KS, the son of Walter and Martha (Martin) Shumaker.

Martin graduated from Wetmore High School in 1958. He was a lifelong farmer/stockman in...

May 31, 2018

Dale Henry Mellies, 84, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born May 24, 1934 in Morganville, KS, the son of John Carl and Nettie (Liby) Mellies.

Dale graduated from Holton High School. He proudly served in the United States Army Reserve for 12 years and was a former...

May 28, 2018

JoAnn Esther Pantle Engroff, 84, Topeka, died Monday, May 28, 2018, at FW Huston Medical Center at Winchester. She was born June 19, 1933, at Atchison, the daughter of David Benjamin and Flora Ethel See Pantle. She graduated from Nortonville High School in 1952. JoAnn retired from working at the office of National Reserve Life Insurance Co. in Topeka, after...

May 27, 2018

MAYETTA – Jon Albert Schuh, 66 of Mayetta, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. He was born April 3, 1952 in Chula Vista, CA the son of Albert Ronald and Norma (Kinnel) Leach.

Jon graduated from Chula Vista High School in 1971. In his early years he worked...

May 27, 2018

Dorothy L. Gerhardt, Topeka, passed away on May 27, 2018 at Midland Hospice after a long struggle with cancer. She was born on March 31, 1944, at Steele City, Nebraska, to Orvel W. and Lucille Meyer.  She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, Palmer, KS.  She graduated from St. John's Lutheran School, Palmer, KS in 1958...

May 22, 2018

Edna Etta (Argo) Brock, 87, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at The Pines in Holton. She was born January 6, 1931 in Delia, KS the daughter of Ernest Earl and Etta Belle (Scheidegger) Argo.

Edna attended rural schools at Neive and Drake. She graduated from Holton High School in 1949. Edna worked for...

May 21, 2018

Daniel Lee McGinnis, 68, of Topeka, KS passed away unexpectedly Monday, May 21, 2018 at his home. He was born August 23, 1949 in Manhattan, KS, the son of Dale M. and Lenita E. (Arnold) McGinnis.

Dan graduated from Pratt High School in 1967 and attended Pratt Junior College. He proudly served in the Army National Guard....

May 20, 2018

Sheryl Renee Stremmel, 68, of Hoyt, KS passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born November 25, 1949 in Macon, GA, the daughter of Forrest Dean and Elsie June Collins.

Sheryl graduated from Benson High School in Omaha, NE. She also graduated from Kaw Valley Vo-Tech with a LPN degree. Sheryl worked...

Apr 29, 2018

Alice Clare McMaster, 80, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Holton, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka, KS. She was born May 9, 1937 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of William H. and Alice Barbara (Kirkendall) Massey.

Alice graduated from Seaman High School in 1955. She attended nursing school at Kaw Area...

Apr 29, 2018

Joanna "JoAnn" Faye Mick, 76, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born October 23, 1941 in Holton, KS the daughter of Walter F. and Hallie (Hawkins) Kranz.

JoAnn attended Circleville High School. She was a homemaker and a day care provider. She attended the Evangel United Methodist Church....

Apr 28, 2018

Dorothy Delk Diehl, 103, Kansas City, MO, died Saturday, April 28, 2018, at an Overland Park, KS care facility. She was born April 3, 1915, at Valley Falls, the daughter of Ampie and Minnie Booth Delk. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1933. Dorothy owned Dorothy's Fabrics in Valley Falls until 1981, when she relocated the business to...

Apr 22, 2018

Harold P. "Poodle" Sauvage, 75, of Topeka, KS formerly of Havensville, KS passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. He was born in 1943 the son of Ralph G. Sauvage and Opal (Bolin) Thrasher.

Harold attended Havensville High School. He retired from Iron Workers Local 10 and later retired from Kansas Department of Transportation in 2005.

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Apr 20, 2018

Ronald L. Feasel, 74, Meriden, died Friday, April 20, 2018, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Ron was born Nov. 19, 1943, at Topeka, the son of Leon and Ruth Blankenship Feasel. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1961, and from Washburn University with a B.S. degree in Mathematics in 1965. Ron had worked in pharmaceutical sales in eastern...

Apr 20, 2018

Billy G. "Bill" Wilson, 89, of Circleville, KS, passed away April 20, 2018 at his home. He was born October 6, 1928 in Neosho, MO., the son of Dallas and Edith Watson Wilson.

Bill began his schooling at Hopewell Rural School in Atchison, Kansas. The family moved to the Carmel Neighborhood where he finished his rural schooling....

Apr 15, 2018

Robert William "Bob" Strawn, 83, of Denison, KS, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born May 15, 1934 in Valley Falls, KS, the son of William Ellis and Harriett A. (Gile) Strawn.

Bob graduated from Denison High School in 1953 and had lived in the Denison community since 1949....

Apr 14, 2018

Margaret M. Dial, 78, Topeka, died Saturday, April 14, 2018, at a Topeka care facility. She was born Jan. 21, 1940, at Burlingame, the daughter of David S. and Reva Rogers Love. Marge graduated from Burlingame High School in 1958. She loved music and sang solos at the Federated Church Choir. She was a cheerleader, class president, and played community...

Apr 10, 2018

Carl F. Mauersberger, age 85, of Wetmore, KS passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Sabetha Community Hospital in Sabetha, KS. He was born January 14, 1933 in Elgin, OK the son of Emil and Addie (Shumaker) Mauersberger. He attended Shumaker Country Grade School in Wetmore and graduated from Wetmore High School in 1950.

Carl worked...

Apr 10, 2018

Helen Jeanette "Mes kwob no kwe" Wilson, 81, of Delia, KS passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born September 7, 1936 in Mayetta, the daughter of George Henry and Helen Cynthia (Claybear) Williams.

Helen was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

She married Robert Wilson;...

Apr 6, 2018

Julie Beth Jensen, 61, of Mayetta, KS, passed away unexpectedly Friday, April 6, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born July 24, 1956 in Sabetha, KS, the daughter of James Edward and Margaret Alice "Margie" (Koehler) Sheik.

Julie graduated from Bern High School in 1974 and attended Kansas State University from 1974 – 1979; earning her...

Apr 5, 2018

Billy Lee "Bill" Sauvage, 83, of Linn, KS, formerly of Havensville, KS passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Linn County Nursing Home. He was born June 1, 1934 in Emmett, KS, the son of Carl Charles and Nellie "Mae" (Day) Sauvage.

Bill lived most of his life in Havensville, Emmett and St. Clere. He attended Holton...