Obituary Listing

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....

Feb 4, 2018

Charles Patrick Jewell, 85, of Mayetta, KS passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the VA Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was born March 23, 1932 in Lincoln, KS, the son of Charles Milton and Vaughn Hazel (McCormick) Jewell.

Charles attended schools in Lincoln and Farmington, KS. He was a longtime resident of Mayetta. He proudly served...

Jan 31, 2018

Frank Cisero Dean, 77, of Wetmore, KS passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born February 17, 1940 in Granada, KS, the son of Robert V. and Elizabeth A. (Wyatt) Dean.

Frank attended school in Granada. He worked as a farmhand on farms in Wetmore. Frank had also worked in...

Jan 31, 2018

Avis Marlene Stockwell, 82, Wichita, formerly of Valley Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at her home. She was born Dec. 21, 1935, at Wichita, the daughter of Johnny Grant and Hazel L. Lockart Simpson. She graduated from Wichita East High School in 1954. Marlene worked at Valley View Nursing Home in Valley Falls from 1976-1988. She had worked at...

Jan 30, 2018

Donald "Don" Eugene Dick, 89, of Circleville, KS passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton, KS. He was born August 29, 1928 in Holton, the son of Joseph M. and Lorene (Stauffer) Dick.

Don attended Carwood Country School west of Holton, before graduating from Circleville High School in 1946. He proudly served...

Jan 27, 2018

Joanne Rose Day, 70, of Hoyt, KS, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born December 25, 1947 in Kansas City, MO the daughter of Walter J. "Jimmy" and Esther Frances (Gentile) Lund.

Joanne graduated from Mayetta High School in 1965. She worked for the State of Kansas in the Vital...

Jan 25, 2018

Merle L. Marmet, 86, of Topeka, KS, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Rossville Nursing Home. He was born July 18, 1931 on a farm north of Sabetha, KS the son of Wesley and Viola (Enchelberger) Marmet.

Merle graduated from Honey Creek High School in 1949 at Salem, NE. After graduating, he proudly served in the...