Obituary Listing

Mar 25, 2018

Steven Joseph Freed, 65, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 at his home. He was born April 22, 1952 in Hays, KS, the son of George Fredrix and Eileen Josephine (Schmidt) Freed.

Steven graduated from Mayetta High School and had lived all of his life in the Jackson County communities. He worked for over...

Mar 21, 2018

Karen Beightel, 77, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at her home. She was born September 16, 1940 in Atchison, KS, the daughter of Chester "Chet" and Jo M. (Walters) Shell.

Karen graduated from ACCHS in 1958. She was a homemaker and worked alongside her husband, Jack, on the family farm. Karen also worked...

Mar 21, 2018

Ruth Mary Pace, 78, Holton, formerly of Valley Falls, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the Holton Community Hospital. She was born May 7, 1939, at Abilene, the daughter of Raymond Luther and Minnie Ruth Taylor Engle. She graduated from Enterprise High School in 1957, attended Sterling College for one year and graduated from Brown Mackie Business College in Salina....

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....