Alvena M. Widner
Jan 23, 2018
Alvena Mae Widner, 86, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Atria Hearthstone East in Topeka, KS. She was born August 12, 1931 in Sedan, KS the daughter of Senator Nathaniel and Dorothy (Cooper) Walker.
Alvena graduated from Laramie High School in Laramie, WY. She was a film clerk for the State Health Department...
Dorothy A. Beightel
Jan 22, 2018
Dorothy A. Beightel, 104, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at Vintage Park in Holton. She was born March 14, 1913 in Springfield, SD, the daughter of Thomas James and Lily Pearl (Guptil) Kane.
Dorothy attended Anaheim High School in CA and later earned her G.E.D. at age 65. She was a homemaker. Dorothy...
Berdina V. "Si-Be-Qe" Marshno
Jan 21, 2018
Berdina V. "Si-be-qe" Marshno, 77, of Mayetta, KS passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. She was born November 17, 1940 in Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Joseph M. and Sylvina (Curley) Marshno. Berdina attended schools in Beloit, KS.
Berdina was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and...
Kenneth E. Cattrell
Jan 20, 2018
Kenneth Elroy "Kenny" Cattrell, 77, of Nortonville, KS passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at F.W. Huston Medical Center in Winchester, KS. He was born October 6, 1940 in Dexter, IA, the son of Roy L. and Juanita (Uber) Cattrell.
Kenny graduated from ACCHS in 1958 and attended Vo-Tech in Topeka. He lived in the Nortonville community...
Lorna Mae Graves
Jan 20, 2018
Lorna Mae Graves, 88, of Topeka, KS passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born March 21, 1929 in Delia, KS the daughter of Thomas Henry and Nora Louise (Loughmiller) Perry.
Lorna Mae grew up on her family farms in Emmett, south of Bucks Grove and Havensville. She attended Havensville...
James "Jim" C. Sparks
Jan 18, 2018
James "Jim" C. Sparks, 68, of Hiawatha, KS passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS, with his family by his side. Jim was born April 12, 1949 in Lawrence, KS the son of LeRoy James and Marjorie (Weeks) Sparks.
Jim graduated from Whiting High School in 1967. He has lived in...
Leonard Dale Kranz
Jan 17, 2018
Leonard Dale Kranz, 79, of Circleville, KS passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at his home with family by his side. He was born May 30, 1938 in Holton, KS the son of Henry Fernand Kranz and Sarah Roxie (Jennings) Kranz. Leonard graduated from Netawaka High School 1956. Leonard served in the United States Army in 1960 and was...
Michael Christian
Jan 14, 2018
Michael "Mike" Allen Christian, 64, of Mayetta, KS passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at his home with family by his side. He was born March 11, 1953 in Holton, KS the son of William C. and Betty J. (Nott) Christian. Mike attended Bancroft Schools. He graduated from Wetmore High School in 1970 and played on one of the...
William R. "Bill" Stanley
Jan 14, 2018
William R. "Bill" Stanley, 89, Topeka, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at Midland Care at Linnwood Park Assisted Living at Valley Falls. He was born Jan. 24, 1928, at Troy, Vermont, the son of Archibald and Anna Braun Stanley. He graduated from Douglas, KS High School. Bill served in the US Marine Corps for 14 years. He was with the...
Mona E. Wilson
Jan 12, 2018
Mona E. Wilson, 87, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born August 27, 1930 in Muscotah, KS the daughter of Sherman and Carrie (Liggett) Wiley. Mona graduated from ACCHS in 1949. She worked at Coopers Drug Store, Shields Jewelry and Westside Sundry's (retiring in 1992) all in Holton. She also was...
Anthony "Tony" L. Scheid
Jan 9, 2018
Anthony "Tony" L. Scheid, 66, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born May 23, 1951 in Holton, the son of Milford Louis and Beverly Ann (Campbell) Scheid. Tony attended Holton schools and had lived most of his life in the Holton Community. He worked for various construction companies. He married Lori...
Anthony L. "Bob" Levier "Ob-Na-Sah"
Jan 9, 2018
Anthony "Bob" Lee Levier "OB-NA-SAH", 30, of Mayetta, KS passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at his home, unexpectedly after a brief illness. He was born November 13, 1987 in Emporia, KS the son of Maria Levier-Patterson. Anthony graduated from Royal Valley High School in 2006. He also attended Washburn University. Anthony worked for the Prairie Band Tribe in construction,...
Lee R. Moege
Jan 7, 2018
Lee Robert Moege, 79, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 in Holton, after a courageous battle with cancer, his family by his side. He was born September 13, 1938 in Topeka, KS, the son of Cedric Carl Theodore and Wilma Virginia Maxine (Lane) Moege. Lee graduated from Topeka High School in 1956 and attended Washburn University; earning...
Ella Lester
Jan 3, 2018
Ella Marie Lester, 86, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO. She was born July 27, 1931 in Holton, KS the daughter of Ray Ernest and Anna (Bennett) Simmons. Ella graduated from Soldier High School in 1950. She had lived in the Kansas City area since 1968. Ella was a homemaker....
Maxine Ann Hefty
Jan 3, 2018
Maxine Ann Hefty, 90, Wamego, formerly of Valley Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at a Manhattan care facility. She was born Dec. 27, 1927, at Logan, Iowa, the daughter of Burdette and Alice Grinnell Kennedy. Maxine retired as Assistant Vice President of Bank Operations at the Kendall State Bank in Valley Falls after 33 years of service. She had...
Gerianne Harrington
Jan 1, 2018
Gerianne Harrington, 66, Valley Falls, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, at her home, with her loving family by her side. She was born Mar. 14, 1951, at Topeka, the daughter of Edward A. and Elizabeth Ann Kammer Riedel. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1969 and from Old Town Barber College in Wichita in 2005. Gerianne was a...
Emery Lynn Adcock
Dec 28, 2017
Emery Lynn Adcock, age 29 days, died peacefully, Dec. 28, 2017, in the loving arms of her parents, at the Stormont-Vail Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Center in Topeka. Emery was born Nov. 29, 2017, at the hospital, the daughter of Terry M. and Tobi Gutschenritter Adcock. Survivors include her parents, Terry and Tobi Adcock, brother, Layne Adcock, sister, Avery Adcock,...
Eva D. Martin
Dec 25, 2017
Eva D. Martin, 90, of Whiting, KS passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at Lexington Park Nursing Home in Topeka. She was born March 6, 1927 in Muscotah, KS, the daughter of James Bernard and Eva Mae (Derringer) Wagner. Eva lived most of her life in the Whiting community. She graduated from Whiting High School in 1946. She was a...
Ruby L. Hottman
Dec 23, 2017
Ruby Lee Hottman, 85, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 at her home. She was born January 1, 1932 in Fillmore, MO the daughter of Charles and D. Katherine (Mink) Bowles. Ruby graduated from Atchison High School in 1950. She had lived for over 50 years in the Holton community and previously in Netawaka. Ruby worked for...
Steven Wesley Pence
Dec 23, 2017
Steve Pence, 65, Valley Falls, passed away December 23, 2017, due to heart complications and lung cancer. Graveside services for Steven Wesley Pence will be held at the Valley Falls Cemetery on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life will follow at the Kendall State Bank Community Hall, 408 Broadway, Valley Falls, KS. Please come and...
