Raymond E. White
Jan 30, 2017
Raymond E. White, 93, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 in Topeka. He was born August 30, 1923 in Emmett, KS the son of Ernest Roosevelt and Anna Lucille (Hannah) White. Ray attended Holton schools and proudly served in the United States Army during World War II. Ray owned and operated Snappy Lunch in Holton for several...
Jeaneane Chance
Jan 29, 2017
Jeaneane Chance, 75, of Mayetta, KS passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 29, 2017 at her home. She was born August 25, 1941 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Roy and Lucille (Peters) Frey. Jeaneane graduated from Seaman High School in1959 and from Topeka Cosmetology in 1961. She was a life-long member of the Hoyt and Mayetta communities. Jeaneane owned and...
Katie Ruthanne Perkins
Jan 28, 2017
Katie Ruthanne Perkins, 23, Hoyt, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, north of Topeka, as a result of an automobile accident. She was born Aug. 6, 1993, at Holton, the daughter of Phil and Davida Ross Perkins. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 2012. Katie was a devoted mother and homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her family and...
Jimmy Dean Stevens
Jan 27, 2017
Jimmy Dean Stevens, 72, Valley Falls, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. He was born July 12, 1944, at Atchison, the son of Scottie Francis and Marian Hosford Stevens. Jimmy was a warehouse man at the Ft. Leavenworth US Army Base, retiring in 2009 after working there for 25 years. He had worked for...
Stacey L. Pipkins
Jan 26, 2017
Stacey Lynn Pipkins, 51, of Kansas City, MO passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, MO. She was born December 20, 1965 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Gerald Charles Haag and Mary Lou (Slocum) Haag. Stacey graduated from Seaman High School in 1984. She had lived in Kansas City, MO for 12 ½...
Emily A. Aitkens
Jan 24, 2017
Emily Ann Barber Aitkens, 64, of Topeka, KS formerly of Mayetta, KS passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born July 19, 1952 in Sioux Falls, SD, the daughter of Willis L. and Julia Ann (Cook) Barber. Emily attended Holton High School and attended one year at Haskell University. She was a Certified...
Thayle M. Keller
Jan 20, 2017
Thayle M. Keller, 93, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born February 14, 1923 in Mayetta, KS the daughter of Frank Aloysius and Mary (Battese) Maines. Thayle graduated from Indian High School in Lawrence. She had worked for Seymour Egg Plant in Topeka, Sunflower Ordinance in Desoto, Slimaker Dress...
Dorothy E. Gerhardt
Jan 20, 2017
Dorothy E. Gerhardt, 77, Missouri Valley, IA, formerly of Netawaka, KS passed away January 20, 2017, in Missouri Valley, IA. Memorial Graveside Service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017, at the Netawaka Cemetery. Mercer Funeral Home in Holton is assisting the family.
Eva N. Rasch
Jan 20, 2017
Eva N. Rasch, 89, Topeka, died peacefully Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at her home, with her granddaughter, Virginia Rutherford, at her side. She was born Oct. 6, 1927, at Princeton, in Franklin County, the daughter of Frank L. and Thelma H. Graves Herring. She graduated from Rock Creek High School, north of Meriden. Eva worked at the Jostens Plant in...
Vivian Irene Smith
Jan 19, 2017
Vivian Irene Smith, 98, Phoenix, AZ, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 27, 1918, at Valley Falls, the daughter of LeRoy Samuel and Clara Edith Kneedy Gentry. She graduated from Valley Falls High School. She married Eugene V. Smith, April 25, 1943, at Topeka. He died July 28, 1983. She was also preceded in...
Larry K. Fund
Jan 19, 2017
Larry K. Fund, 75, of Wetmore, KS passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at his home. He was born June 10, 1941 in Sabetha, the son of Alec and Marty (Hawley) Fund. Larry graduated from Goff High School in 1959. After graduation, he proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1959 – 1963. Larry lived most of his...
Ellen M. Stoll
Jan 18, 2017
Ellen May Furgason Stoll entered Heaven January 18, 2017. She was born July 22, 1921 in Topeka to Bert and Maggie May Mitchell Furgason. She had 2 older brothers, Harry and Raymond "Bill", and a younger sister, Mary. She grew up playing softball and basketball. In 1939 she graduated from Topeka High School, and later from Stewart's Beauty Academy. Ellen...
Earl R. Bowie
Jan 16, 2017
Earl Richard Bowie, 91, of Burleson, TX, formerly of Holton, KS passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at Mustang Creek Estates in Burleson, TX. He was born March 26, 1925 near Valley Falls, KS the son of Joseph Harvey and Dora Elaine (Hitlerbrand) Bowie. Earl had lived in Holton from 1998 - 2015 and in McLouth from 1955-1998. He had...
Edwin Lee Dinger
Jan 16, 2017
Edwin Lee Dinger, 62, Valley Falls, died unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka. He was born March 20, 1954, at St.George, the son of Chester and Pauline Williams Dinger. Ed had worked at Humm Dingers Restaurant at Valley Falls, and at Woodhaven Inc. and Welchwood Products, both at Perry. He was a member of...
Louis E. Millenbruch
Jan 15, 2017
Louis Edwin Millenbruch, 87, of Winfield, KS passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Winfield Senior Living. He was born January 6, 1930 on the Pottawatomi Indian Reservation near Mayetta, KS to George Edwin and Dorothy Edith (Starkey) Millenbruch. Louis attended grade school in a one room country school and graduated from Holton High School in 1947. He attended a...
Paul Leon Millenbruch
Jan 14, 2017
Paul Leon Millenbruch, 83, of Hoyt, KS passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at his home. He was born December 29, 1933 in rural Mayetta, KS the son of George Edwin and Dorothy Edith (Starkey) Millenbruch. Paul attended Carbon and Miller country schools. He had lived in Mayetta since 1971 and had moved to Hoyt in 2013. He was a...
Cecil "Wab-No-Sah" Ray Mzhickteno
Jan 12, 2017
Cecil Ray "Wab-no-sah" Mzhickteno, 57, of Mayetta, KS passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born August 5, 1959 in Topeka, KS the son of Marvin D. Mzhickteno and Norma (Mattwaoshe) Mzhickteno. Cecil graduated from Topeka West High School in 1977. He had worked in construction, along-side his father. Cecil had also worked...
Patricia Faye Wichman
Jan 6, 2017
Patricia Faye Wichman, 94, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born March 9, 1922 at Swede Creek Township in Riley County, KS. Patricia was the daughter of Malcom and Ethel (Bolejack) Pickett. Patricia had lived in the Holton community since 1957 and previously in the Clay Center area. She was a...
Russel D. Pickett, Sr.
Dec 29, 2016
Russel D. Pickett, Sr., 85, of Solider, KS passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton. He was born December 8, 1931 in Americus, KS, the son of James Hilliard and Mary (Troxell) Pickett. Russel graduated from Americus High School in 1949 before attending Emporia State University. He then served in the United States Air Force...
Lorene Ann Freeborn
Dec 21, 2016
Lorene Ann Freeborn, 70, Atchison, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. She was born Aug. 3, 1946, at Columbus, NE, the daughter of Hubert and Gladyce (Faiman) Sellhorst. She grew up in the Dodge and Clarkson, Nebraska communities. In the summer of her junior year in high school, Lorene was...
