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Raymond "Frank" Quimby, Jr.

Raymond "Frank" Quimby, Jr.

May 2, 2016

Raymond Franklin "Frank" Quimby, Jr., 46, of Mayetta, KS passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born April 7, 1970 in Fairfax, MO the son of Raymond F. "Ray" Quimby, Sr. and Patricia Ann (Gardner) Quimby. Frank graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1988 and received his Associates Degree from ITT Tech...

Erryn E. Langdon

Erryn E. Langdon

Apr 28, 2016

Erryn Elizabeth Langdon, 69, of Holton passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 27, 1946 in Concordia, Kansas the daughter of Elson "Sparky" and Myra (Freeburg) Landis. Erryn graduated from Courtland High School in 1964. She graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in 1969. She...

Dolores J. Smith

Dolores J. Smith

Apr 21, 2016

Dolores Jeannine Smith, 79, of Holton, KS, formerly of Whiting and Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Medicalodges Jackson County. She was born May 21, 1936 in Whiting, KS the daughter of Stanley R. and Irene V. (Andrick) Knutsen. Dolores graduated from Whiting High School in 1954. She was a housewife, loving mother and farmwife for 12 years...

Judith R. "Judy" Norton

Judith R. "Judy" Norton

Apr 20, 2016

Judith R. "Judy" Norton, 73, Meriden, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at her home. She was born January 20, 1943, at Los Angeles, CA, the daughter of Roland A. and Anna Viola Rosevelt Godfrey. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1961. Judy had worked as an income tax examiner for the State of Kansas and a bookkeeper for...

Reba L. Bacon

Reba L. Bacon

Apr 20, 2016

Reba Lavelle (Hood) Bacon, 95, of Aberdeen, MS passed away April 20, 2016 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton, KS. She was born April 19, 1921 in Monroe County, MS, the daughter of Clarence Lee and Nettie Lee (Rieves) Hood. Reba graduated from Aberdeen High School (Aberdeen, MS) in 1940. She had lived in the Aberdeen community for 52 years....

Esther Elizabeth Thompson

Esther Elizabeth Thompson

Apr 17, 2016

Esther Elizabeth Thompson, 90, Meriden, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born June 14, 1925, at Williamstown, the daughter of Glen Zachariah and Cassie Mae Dick May. She graduated from Perry High School and from Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Topeka. Esther worked as a registered nurse at the Santa Fe Hospital...

Mary Ann Brazzle

Mary Ann Brazzle

Apr 16, 2016

Mary Ann Brazzle, 72, of Onaga, KS, passed away at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at her son's residence in Tuscola, IL. Mary Ann was born on July 10, 1943 in Wiggins, MS. She was a daughter of William Travis and Annie Marilyn (Madden) Cooley. She married Bobby Eugene Brazzle on January 22, 1983 in Belvue, KS. He...

Marian J. Gier

Marian J. Gier

Apr 16, 2016

Marian Jene Gier, 69, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at her home. She was born October 8, 1946 in Holton, KS the daughter of Marion G. and Wilma "Jene" (Miller) Wood. Marian graduated from Holton High School in 1964. She worked several years as a secretary for Oldham's Meat Packing Plant and retired after 20 years...

Sadie Sha-No-Qua Waupoose

Sadie Sha-No-Qua Waupoose

Apr 14, 2016

Sadie Mae Waupoose (Sha-no-qua), 81, of Topeka, KS passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born July 8, 1934 in Keshena, WI the daughter of Fred Wayne and Susie (Notinokey) Spoone. Sadie received an Associate's Degree in Secretarial Science at Haskell Junior College in Lawrence, KS. She had worked for various casinos in Kansas and...

Gordon L. Kern

Gordon L. Kern

Apr 9, 2016

Gordon L. Kern, 89, of Mayetta, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at his home in Mayetta. Gordon was born June 21, 1926 on a farm in rural Mayetta, the son of Everett B. and Lucy (Hunter) Kern. He attended Mayetta High School and later enlisted with the United States Navy proudly serving his country in WWII and the Korean...

Darlene A. Abramson

Darlene A. Abramson

Apr 7, 2016

AURORA, CO- Darlene Ann (Richard) Abramson, 83, of Aurora, CO, formerly of Netawaka, KS passed away April 7, 2016 in Aurora. She was born September 6, 1932 in Netawaka, KS the daughter of George "Jack" and Dorothy (Bennaka) Richard. Darlene graduated from Whiting High School in 1950. She had lived over 50 years in Aurora, CO and had previously lived...

Thomas W. Davies

Thomas W. Davies

Apr 7, 2016

Thomas Wayne "Tom" Davies, 74, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born September 11, 1941 in Concordia, KS the son of Rowland A. and Isabelle M. (Hess) Davies. Tom graduated from Concordia High School in 1959. He attended San Bernardino College in CA and also Emporia State University. Tom...

Frank L. Mccollum

Frank L. Mccollum

Apr 3, 2016

Frank McCollum, 65, of Holton ended his long battle with poor health that began with a disabling auto accident a few years ago and ended with cancer when he passed away on April 3, 2016. He was born in Gary, Indiana on April 15, 1950 and as a child lived in Idaho, Kansas and Arizona. He graduated from Glendale High...

Joyce Hempel

Joyce Hempel

Apr 1, 2016

Joyce M. Hempel, more affectionately known by her family and many others as Peka, resided in Topeka, Kansas. She passed away on April 1, 2016, eight days before her 92nd birthday. She lived a full and independent life, enjoying her three children: Kathleen (Mark) Armstrong, Muscotah, Kansas; Jon (Julie) Hempel, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Karen Lubrano, Roeland Park, Kansas; her beloved...

Robert Baum

Robert Baum

Apr 1, 2016

Robert "Bob" Baum, 80, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born April 7, 1935 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Ernest Roy and Mary Kathryn (Warren) Baum. Bob graduated from Holton High School in 1953. He proudly served in the Army National Guard for 8 years. He had lived in...

Buddy Leroy Bryant

Buddy Leroy Bryant

Mar 31, 2016

Buddy LeRoy Bryant, 75, Valley Falls, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at his home. He was born Oct. 16, 1940, at Cripple Creek, CO, the son of Sylvan and Maebelle Clark Bryant. Buddy was self-employed in the recycling business. He was a member of the Valley Falls Christian Church. He married Norma Boyd Dec. 18, 1960, at Topeka. He was...

James D. Foye

James D. Foye

Mar 31, 2016

James Daniel "Jim" Foye, 56, of Whiting, KS passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He was born November 20, 1959 in Hiawatha, KS, the son of Delbert "Keith" and Beverly (Potterf) Foye. Jim attended Whiting Grade School and graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1977. During his school years, Jim played...

Ellis Grace Holliday

Ellis Grace Holliday

Mar 28, 2016

Ellis Grace Holliday, beautiful baby daughter of Chris and Carrie Holliday of Soldier, closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep in this world and woke up in the arms of Jesus in paradise on March 28, 2016. She was welcomed into this world on February 17, 2016 by her parents, Chris and Carrie Holliday. She was the answered prayers of...

Helen Worrall

Helen Worrall

Mar 26, 2016

Helen Worrall, age 101, of Holton passed away on March 26, 2016 at Vintage Park, Holton, KS. She was born August 21, 1914, in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Petro and Antonia (Solowski) Gregorcyk. Helen's childhood was spent in Kansas City, KS until the family moved to Wakeeney, KS. She lived there until graduation from Wakeeney Kansas High School....

Donnie L. Collins

Donnie L. Collins

Mar 19, 2016

Donnie Lee Collins, 64, of Topeka, KS formerly of Holton, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born October 29, 1951 in Holton, KS the son of Don D. and Lela Faye (Fisher) Collins. Donnie graduated from Holton High School in 1971. He proudly served in the Kansas Air National Guard from 1972 – 1978....

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