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...
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...
