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...
Darlene L. Cattrell
Oct 15, 2016
Darlene L. Cattrell, 75, of Nortonville, KS passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. She was born October 26, 1940 in St. Joseph, MO, the daughter of Frank and Emeline (McCloskey) Ingels. Darlene graduated from Netawaka High School in 1958. In 1962, she moved to Nortonville. She was a cook and later cook supervisor...
Dana K. Kientz
Oct 13, 2016
Dana K. Kientz, 87, Valley Falls, passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at Medicalodges of Jackson County in Holton. He was born March 14, 1929, at Meriden, the son of Albert R. and Gracie Marks Kientz. Dana was a house painter and had worked in the Valley Falls community and in Topeka. He was an avid outdoors man who...
Viola M. Cannon
Oct 13, 2016
Viola Maxine Cannon, 85, of Goff, KS passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born July 9, 1931 in Goff, KS the daughter of Carl and Reba Maxine (Rokes) Shuler. Viola spent most of her life in the Goff community. She worked at Hillside Rest Home in Goff. She also worked for over...
Maxine Z. Lundin
Oct 13, 2016
Maxine Zula Lundin, 90, of Topeka, KS, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born April 9, 1926 in Delia, KS the daughter of Jacob E. "Bill" and Florence M. (Stout) Murback. Maxine attended grade school in rural Delia and Mayetta. She graduated from Mayetta High School in 1944. On February 14, 1946 Maxine...
Daisy Howe
Oct 12, 2016
Daisy Howe, 75, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at her home. She was born May 13, 1941 in Soldier, KS, the daughter of Donald J. and Donna Gladys (Davis) VanDonge. Daisy graduated from Soldier High School and lived all of her life in the Soldier and Holton communities. She was a nurse's aide at the Onaga...
Mary Anne Oneill Mcelroy
Oct 8, 2016
A Memorial Service for Mary Anne O'Neill McElroy, Goddard, KS, will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at the Winchester Reformed Presbyterian Church. Inurnment will be at the Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery in Winchester. Mrs. McElroy died Oct. 8, 2016, at Goddard. She was born Dec. 25, 1931, at Winchester, the daughter of Hugh Thomas and Helen (Sloop) Fulton...
Lowell A. Moser
Oct 6, 2016
Lowell Alan Moser, 82, of Effingham, KS passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He was born April 1, 1934 in Horton, KS, the son of Ralph George and Cecil Irene (Bartley) Moser. Lowell graduated from Powhattan High School in 1952 and Highland Junior College in 1955. He received his Bachelor's in Agriculture...
Dale W. Wichman
Oct 4, 2016
Dale William Wichman, Sr., 71, of Holton, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at a Topeka hospital. He was born June 6, 1945 in Waterville, KS the son of Ernest Fredrich and Patricia F. (Pickett) Wichman. He had lived in Valley Falls, Clay Center and Oskaloosa before moving to Holton in 1957. Dale attended Holton High School and later...
Arlene Gier
Sep 28, 2016
A. Arlene Gier, age 87, Valley Falls, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at Midland Hospice Care, in Topeka. She was born Feb. 13, 1929, near Denison, the oldest daughter of Harold and Grace Ferrell Scarlett. She graduated from Valley Falls High School, skipping a grade to graduate with her future, and most handsome, husband. She married Robert "Bob" Gier,...
Clinton C. Smith, Jr.
Sep 27, 2016
Clinton Smith, Jr., 77, Holton, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born April 14, 1939, at Kansas City, KS, the son of Clinton and Elsie Worner Smith, Sr. He graduated from ACCHS (Effingham) in 1957. He served in the US Army and was stationed in West Germany. Junior retired in 1997 from Goodyear...
Lee Herring
Sep 19, 2016
Floyd Lee Herring, 71, Valley Falls, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. He was born May 23, 1945, at Topeka, the son of Floyd Earl and Annie E. Metzger Herring. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1963. He served in the US Army and was stationed in West Germany. Lee was a...
Duane L. Hundley
Sep 17, 2016
Duane Hundley, 86, of Holton, KS passed away September 17, 2016 at The Pines in Holton. He was born September 26, 1929 in Omaha, NE, the son of Ernest and Gladys Irene (Spicher) Hundley. Duane graduated from Holton High School and later enlisted in the United States Army proudly serving in the Korean Conflict. He then worked at Goodyear Tire...
Norma Bryant
Sep 17, 2016
Norma Bryant, 75, formerly of Valley Falls, surrounded by family, died Saturday, September 17, 2016, at the home of her daughter, Rae and husband Todd, at Lawrence. She was born July 10, 1941, at Valley Falls, the daughter of Gilbert and Pearl Beasley Boyd. She spent time in Oregon as a child with her mother and father before moving back...
Lowell K. Morrill
Sep 15, 2016
Lowell K. Morrill, 82, Nortonville, formerly Ozawkie, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at a Topeka hospital. He was born March 13, 1934, at Summerfield, the son of Claire Francis and Daisy B. Cameron Morrill. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea. Lowell was a construction superintendent for...
Harvey L. Wahquahboshkuk
Sep 14, 2016
Harvey Lasley Wahquahboshkuk, 3 months, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at his home. He was born June 14, 2016 in Topeka, KS the son of Noah O. Wahquahboshkuk and Rose E. LeClere. Harvey was a member of Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Survivors include his parents; his twin brother, Oakley L. Wahquahboshkuk; 3 brothers, Aaron O. Lawrence, Taylen J. LeClere...
Ronald D. Folk
Sep 12, 2016
Ronald Dean Folk, 74, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at Medicalodges Jackson County. He was born June 24, 1942 in Lorraine, KS the son of Guy and Sylvia (Klima) Folk. Ron graduated from Holyrood High School in 1960. He attended Emporia State for 1 year and was a member of the football team. Ron then transferred...
Laura Bernice Leiker
Sep 10, 2016
Laura Bernice Leiker, 95, Meriden, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at a Topeka care facility. She was born Feb. 2, 1921, at Horton, the daughter of George Thomas and Stella Blanche Darst Hamilton. She graduated from Horton High School. Bernice was a supervisor at the Hallmark Cards Inc. plant at Topeka, where she had worked for 36 years. She retired...
