Robert "Wa-Sa-Too" Bridegroom
Dec 21, 2016
Robert Keith "Wa-sa-too" Bridegroom, 55, of Topeka, KS passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at his home. He was born August 19, 1961 in Hammond, IN the son of Robert Frank Bridegroom and Julia Lewis. Robert graduated from Calument High School in Indiana. He worked with electronics, loved birds and was a gun collector. Robert was also a proud neighborhood...
Darlene Beatty
Dec 21, 2016
Darlene Beatty, 65, of Onaga, KS passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born October 4, 1951 in Hurricane, WV, the daughter of Arnold Kellison Clagg and Geraldine Angelina (Campbell) Clagg. Darlene graduated from Hurricane High School in 1969. Shortly after graduating, Darlene married Bruce J. Beatty on July 19, 1969 in Hurricane, WV....
Harold E. Tosh
Dec 20, 2016
HOLTON- Harold Edward Tosh, 83, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016. He was born February 10, 1933 near Valley Falls, KS the son of Cecil and Luella (White) Tosh. Mr. Tosh lived most of his early life in the Coal Creek community, north of Valley Falls. He graduated from Effingham High School in 1950. In 1953 he...
Beverly Flanders
Dec 18, 2016
Beverly June Flanders, 85, of Topeka, KS passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Midland Hospice in Topeka. She was born at home on November 7, 1931 in Topeka, the daughter of Walter and Cora Alice (Love) Sharrai. As a child, Beverly lived in Topeka and the surrounding communities, including Willard. She graduated from Holton High School in 1950. She...
Kenneth Eugene Nott
Dec 16, 2016
Kenneth Eugene Nott, 77, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at his home after his battle with cancer. He was born May 5, 1939 in Dover, KS the son of Clarence A. Nott, Sr. and Isla Winona (Bottom) Nott. Kenny graduated from Oneida High School in 1958. He had lived all of his life in the Holton...
Earl "Dee" Olson
Dec 15, 2016
Earl "Dee" Olson, 87, of Hoyt, KS passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016 at his home. He was born May 1, 1929 in Manhattan, KS the son of Conrad E. and Clarice (Gregg) Olson. Dee graduated from Hoyt High School in 1948. After graduation, he proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and also served in...
Travis M. Ketron
Dec 14, 2016
Travis Michael Ketron, 34, of Holton, KS passed away December 14, 2016. He was born March 19, 1982 in Holton, the son of James Daniel Ketron and Vonda Sue Utterback. Travis had lived in Holton and Sparta, WI. He had worked for McDonald and Owen Lumber Yard in Sparta, WI. Travis also worked for Paul Strube Monument and Tara's Produce,...
Mildred "Nadine" Stephenson
Dec 6, 2016
Mildred "Nadine" Stephenson, 89, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born September 24, 1927 in Archie, MO the daughter of Ernest L. and Sarah E. (Duncan) Hawkins. Nadine graduated in 1945 from high school in Harrisonville, MO. She had lived in Holton since 1958 and previously in Harrisonville, MO, Carthage, MO...
Mabel J. Harris
Dec 1, 2016
Mabel J. Harris, 87, of Soldier, KS passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia. She was born March 2, 1929 in rural Soldier, the daughter of Guy and Angelica (Van Valkenburgh) Nott. Mabel graduated from Soldier High School in 1948 and had lived all of her life in Soldier as a farmwife and homemaker. She...
Lavonne M. Riley
Nov 30, 2016
Lavonne M. Riley, 85, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born June 16, 1931 in Iola, KS the daughter of Arthur Edmund and Elizabeth (Whipps) Starr. Lavonne graduated from Welda High School in 1949 and graduated from Kansas State University in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She taught home...
Roy E. Sewell
Nov 19, 2016
Roy E. Sewell, 97, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born December 13, 1918 in Kansas, the son of Hubert and May (Powers) Sewell. Roy attended country schools near Granada, KS and farmed in the Granada area in his early years. Roy also worked for Ohse Meats and Hills Pet Nutrition...
Floyd Shumaker
Nov 19, 2016
Floyd R. Shumaker, 83, of Wetmore, KS passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born June 3, 1933 in Wetmore, the son of Freddie Jacob "F.J." and Mae Christine (Wittenbach) Shumaker. Floyd graduated from Wetmore High School in 1951. After graduation, he proudly served in the United States Navy during Korean Conflict. He was a...
Delbert R. Gilleece
Nov 6, 2016
Delbert R. Gilleece, 62, Valley Falls, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. He was born Oct. 29, 1954, at Manhattan, and was adopted by Veryle and Martha Gilleece. He graduated from Valley Falls High School and from Kaw Area Vocational Technical School in Topeka. Delbert was an equipment operator for the Jefferson County Road...
Gene M. Dickinson
Nov 5, 2016
Gene M. Dickinson, 93, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 at The Pines in Holton. She was born January 9, 1923 in Mayetta, KS the daughter of John Edward and Jewel (Burks) James. Gene attended country grade schools and graduated from Mayetta High School in 1939. After graduation, she attended Kansas State University for one year. She...
Anglita "Angie" A. Rawlings
Nov 1, 2016
Anglita Ann "Angie" Rawlings, 52, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Holton, passed away Tuesday, November 01, 2016 at her home. She was born September 2, 1964 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Roland L. and Doranna L. (Lehmann) Beckwith. Angie attended Holton schools and owned and operated All Around Sweets with her husband, Kevin, in Holton for 7 years. She...
Mary L. Cowger
Nov 1, 2016
Mary L. Cowger, 80, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, MO; after a brief illness. She was born October 30, 1936 in Delia, KS the daughter of Jesse E. and Mabel Henrietta (Van Valkenburgh) Cowger. Mary graduated from Soldier High School in 1954. She had worked at Dillon's in...
Minnie Belle Gorden
Oct 28, 2016
Minnie Belle Gorden, 89, Oskaloosa, formerly of Winchester, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at her home. She was born Nov. 25, 1926, at Winchester, the daughter of Albert J. and Irene McMurtry White. She graduated from Winchester High School in 1944. Minnie Belle taught in Jefferson County Rural Schools from 1944-1956. She had received her Teacher Certification through the University...
Opal I. Adams
Oct 23, 2016
Opal Irene Adams, 89, of Centralia, KS, formerly of Holton and Corning, KS passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Eastridge Nursing Home. She was born August 26, 1927 in Goff, KS the daughter of Everton and Hulda (Bareiss) Bell. Opal graduated from Goff High School in 1945. She had lived in Corning for 30 years and then lived in...
Patsy A. Frommer
Oct 23, 2016
Patsy A. Frommer, 76, Valley Falls, died unexpectedly, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, at her home. She was born Jan. 27, 1940, at Thurston, NE, the daughter of Seth Thomas Blanchard and Mabel Emma Wilson Allen. She graduated from Valley Falls High School. Patsy retired from the United States Department of Agriculture Regional Office in Topeka. She had worked at Frank's...
William "Billy" E. Ray
Oct 16, 2016
William E. "Billy" Ray, 63, of Topeka, KS passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Topeka. He was born March 6, 1953, at Langley AFB, VA, the son of Frank E. and Mary Lou (Meston) Ray. Billy lived in several states growing up, but when his dad retired from the Air Force, the family moved back to the home town...
