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...
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...
