Donna Ford
Sep 2, 2017
HOLTON- Donna Jean Ford, 64, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born March 5, 1953 in Holton, KS the daughter of Donald Gene and Lois Eileen (Hainline) Fowler. Donna graduated from Mayetta High School in 1971 and attended Highland Community College. She was a lifelong member of the Holton...
Patricia L. Platt
Aug 29, 2017
Patricia L. Platt, 60, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 24, 1957, at Santa Ana, CA, the daughter of Charles E. and Barbara A. Godfrey Montgomery Sr. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1975 and then served in the US Navy. Pat had retired from the Kansas State Dept. of...
Mary C. Kimmi
Aug 28, 2017
Mary Catherine Kimmi, 98, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at Vintage Park in Holton. She was born June 22, 1919 in West Line, MO the daughter of Walter Henry and Catherine Amanda (Flora) Burden. Mary graduated from Piper High School in 1936 and attended Kansas University majoring in music. She moved to Holton in 1958 and...
Edward "Nash-Wa-Duk" D. Samqua
Aug 27, 2017
Edward Delaine "Nash-Wa-Duk" Samqua, 80, of Topeka, KS passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born April 13, 1937 on the Kickapoo Reservation, near Horton, KS, the son of Louis and Emma (Cadue) Samqua. Ed attended Red Top Grade School on the reservation and graduated from Powhattan High School in 1955. He was...
Anna Marie Baldwin
Aug 26, 2017
Anna Marie Baldwin, 40, of Topeka, KS, passed away in 2017; she will be greatly missed by her family. She was born August 15, 1977 in Onaga, KS, the daughter of Harold E. Baldwin, Jr. and Rhonda Cochren. Anna was raised by her grandparents, Harold and Norma Ellen (Jenkins) Baldwin.
Anna graduated from Holton High School in...
Marvin C Long
Aug 24, 2017
Marvin C. Long, 79, of Holton, KS, formerly of Hoyt, KS, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Medicalodges Jackson County. He was born September 21, 1937 in Vermillion, KS the son of Wm. Harold and Eva (Gough) Long. Marvin graduated from Axtell High School in 1955 and later attended the University of Kansas. He then went on to proudly...
Nancy Bea Llamas
Aug 17, 2017
Nancy Bea "Nezat" Wishkeno Llamas, 64, of Topeka, KS passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Rossville Nursing Home. She was born June 2, 1953 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Wesley and Nettie Keesis Wishkeno. Nancy graduated from Rossville High School and attended Haskell Indian Junior College. She lived most of her life in the Topeka Community. Nancy retired...
Neola L. Wood Risinger
Aug 15, 2017
Neola L. Wood Risinger, 86, Perry, formerly of Valley Falls, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at a Topeka care facility. She was born Feb. 19, 1931, at Denison, the daughter of Harold E. and Grace Ferrell Scarlett. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1949. Neola owned and operated Valley Falls Barber Shop for 37 years. She was a...
Shane E. Martin
Aug 13, 2017
Shane Eugene Martin, 35, of Horton, KS passed away suddenly Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Horton Hospital. He was born February 25, 1982 in Holton, KS the son of Eugene Walter Martin and Linda Kay (Hopkins) Marr. Shane attended Seaman High School where he participated in wrestling and football. He worked for Crosswinds dog food plant in Hiawatha for a...
Rosezan Toledo
Aug 13, 2017
Rosezan Toledo, 91, of Mayetta, KS passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at her home. She was born on February 25, 1926 in Mayetta, the daughter of Oliver and Mary (Shoughnesse) LeClere. Rosezan attended Marty Indian School in Marty, S.D. and graduated from Chilocco Indian School in Chilocco, Oklahoma. She retired from St. Francis Hospital in 1991 where she worked...
Violet Schafer
Aug 11, 2017
ONAGA - Violet Marie Schafer, 96, of Onaga, KS, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017, at Onaga Health and Rehabilitation. She was born March 8, 1921, in Axtell, KS, the daughter of Dell and Thelma (Larsen) Benson. She spent most of her youth in Marshall County, Kansas. She graduated from Emporia High School, and was married to Harold Franklin Schafer...
Russell E. Baxter
Aug 10, 2017
Russell Eugene Baxter, 74, of Mayetta, KS passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at his home with his family by his side. He was born October 3, 1942 in Holton, KS the son of Lawrence and Lillie Beth (Ray) Baxter. Russell graduated from Mayetta High School in 1960. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1962 – 1965,...
Bernice L. Jones
Aug 9, 2017
Bernice Lucille Jones, 96, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Medicalodges Jackson County. She was born February 5, 1921 in Soldier, KS the daughter of Charles and Dolly (Murphy) Kranz. Bernice was awarded her G.E.D. and attended Soldier schools. She was a life-long member of the Jackson County community. Bernice began her career at Slimaker Dress...
Brenda I. Graner
Jul 24, 2017
Brenda Irene Graner (Pearson), 76, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, July 24, 2017 at Vintage Park in Holton. She was born April 24, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of George Pearson and Estella (Myers) Pearson. She grew up in Milford, P.A. and graduated from Delaware Valley Joint High School in 1959. She married Gilbert "Gibby" Graner, Sr. on...
Phyllis M. Cobb
Jul 24, 2017
Phyllis Mae Cobb 97, passed away on Monday morning July 24 in Holton, Kansas. She was born August 24, 1919, in Wheatland, Wyoming, the daughter of Claude and Irene Norris. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Lincoln Cobb, her sisters Margery, Ova, Leta, and by her brothers Leo and Larry. She is survived by her son, Ronald...
Verna J. Wahweotten
Jul 22, 2017
Verna Jean "Wen-be-quah" Wahweotten, 56, of Mayetta, KS passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 with her family. She was born December 14, 1960 in Holton, the daughter of Vernon and Rosemary (Masquat) Wahweotten. Verna was a lifetime member of the Jackson County community; most of her life was on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation. She was a homemaker and free...
Charles D. Early
Jul 19, 2017
Charles Dee Early, Jr., P.E., 86, of Holton, KS passed away on July 19, 2017 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born December 8, 1930 in Topeka, KS, the son of Charles Dee Early, Sr. and Ruby (Keim) Early. Charles served in the United States Army in Germany for 3 years. He was in the Army Reserve until he served...
Richard Shove
Jul 18, 2017
Richard Shove, 93, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at his home with his wife by his side. He was born January 13, 1924 in Havensville, KS the son of Paul and Mary (Gibson) Shove. Richard graduated from Havensville High School in 1942 and attended a semester at Washburn University. Richard served for a few months in...
Doris Kitrell
Jul 17, 2017
Doris Maxine Kitrell, 94, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born March 25, 1923 in Mayetta, KS the daughter of Cecil and Effie (Johnson) Bowser. Doris graduated from Holton High School in 1941. She was a life-long member of the Jackson County community. Doris was a homemaker and housewife. She was...
Phil Perkins
Jul 17, 2017
Phil Perkins, 51, Valley Falls, died Monday, July 17, 2017, at a Topeka hospital. He was born Oct. 30, 1965, at Oklahoma City, OK, the son of Phillip B. and Gaynell Wooley Perkins. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1983. Phil had worked for Kansasland Tire and Service and Cross Midwest Tire, both in Topeka, D J's Rock...
