Thomas J. Ryan, Jr.
Nov 14, 2015
Thomas J. Ryan, Jr., 82, Valley Falls, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at his home. He was born Sept. 30, 1933, at Kansas City, MO, the son of Thomas J. and Mary Elizabeth King Ryan, Sr. He graduated from Bishop Hogan High School at Kansas City, MO. He served in the US Army from 1957-58 and was stationed in Japan....
Sammy L. Ashley
Nov 10, 2015
Sammy L. Ashley, 89, of Denison, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka. He was born August 3, 1926 in Topeka the son of Moorman and Myrtle (Orrick) Ashley. He attended Topeka High School and received an honorary diploma in 2004 as he ran away at the age of 16 to join the United...
Harold E. Allen
Nov 9, 2015
Harold E. Allen, 80, of Topeka, KS passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born May 11, 1935 in Topeka, the son of Roy Thomas and Fern (Burkett) Allen. Harold graduated from Highland Park High School in 1953. He also attended 3 years and graduated from Faith Bible Institute. Harold proudly served in the United...
Jack L. Beightel
Nov 8, 2015
Jack Loren Beightel, 80, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday November 8, 2015 surrounded by his family, at Stormont Vail Hospital, after a long illness. He was born December 23, 1934 in Holton, KS the son of Jess and Edith (Jackson) Beightel. Jack graduated from Holton High School in 1953 and had attended Kansas State University for 2 years. He...
Gary L. Mcalpine
Nov 4, 2015
Gary Lee McAlpine, Sr., 82, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at home, with his sons at his side. He was born November 16, 1932 in Los Angeles, CA, the son of Phillip Alonzo and Laura Herrnberger McAlpine. Gary graduated from San Bernadino High School in 1952. He had lived in Barstow, CA before moving to Holton...
Engelbert Nicholas Heuertz
Nov 1, 2015
Engelbert Nicholas Heuertz, 98, Valley Falls, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Midland Care Linnwood Park Assisted Living at Valley Falls. He was born Aug. 20, 1917, at Juniata, NE, the son of Mathias and Susan Konen Heuertz. He moved to Valley Falls in 1921, and graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1937. Engelbert was a dairyman and farmed...
Edna Mae Prokop
Oct 27, 2015
Edna Mae Prokop, 77, Denison, took her last breath on this earth at her home surrounded by loved ones, and took her first breath in heaven Tuesday, October 27, 2015. She was born March 13, 1938, at Cape Girardeau, MO, the daughter of Trentis Edward and Lydia Carolyna Muster Jordon. Edna was a career waitress and river boat cook. She...
Ruby M. Chase
Oct 27, 2015
Ruby Maxine Chase, 93, of Grantville, KS, formerly of Mayetta, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in Topeka. She was born May 26, 1922 in Denison, KS the daughter of Charley A. and Mabel E. (Way) Renfro. Ruby graduated from Mayetta High School in 1940. In 1965, she began working as a Postal Clerk in Grantville, was appointed Postmaster in...
Lola M. Stumpf
Oct 26, 2015
Lola Mae Stumpf, 80, of Mayetta, KS passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 at her home with family by her side. She was born July 21, 1935 in Camden, AR, the daughter of Thomas Wesley and Estella Mae (Roberts) Word. Lola was a member of the Mayetta community for 43 years. She was a homemaker; she was a member of...
Avis L. Beneda
Oct 20, 2015
Avis Lorraine Beneda, 92, of Holton, KS passed away, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Medicalodge Jackson County. Avis was born May 3, 1923 in Oberlin, KS the daughter of Harry and Hattie (Bliss) Armstrong. She and her 2 sisters, Phyllis and Frances, were raised on a farm outside of Oberlin. She graduated from Decatur County High School in 1940. She...
Clair F. Gunther
Oct 14, 2015
Clair F. Gunther, 87, of Mayetta passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. He was born May 8, 1928 in rural Soldier, Kansas the son of William E. and Flossie M. (Fisher) Gunther. He graduated from Soldier High School in 1946. On June 25, 1950 Clair married Marie V. Hedges in Holton. She survives...
Iris Maxine Lund
Sep 27, 2015
Iris Maxine (Johnson)(Galster)Lund, 94, of Holton passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born February 6, 1921 in Fillmore, Missouri the daughter of Ervin and Neva (Lance) Johnson. On February 26, 1941 she married Ed Galster. He preceded her in death. She married Walter James "Jimmy" Lund on December 14, 1965 in Miami, Oklahoma. Maxine...
Anthony Brenner
Sep 24, 2015
Anthony Brenner, 65, of Soldier, KS passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Horton Hospital. He was born August 27, 1950 in Topeka the son of Florene (Brenner) Scott. He attended Soldier High School. Anthony worked for the City of Soldier for 35 years as a meter reader and did odd jobs for people in the Soldier Community. He also...
Jerry E. Mcbride
Sep 22, 2015
Jerry Ellsworth McBride, 68, of Topeka, KS passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Alma Manor Nursing Center in Alma, KS. He was born September 25, 1946 in Zanesville, OH, the son of James and Mildred (Beers) McBride. Jerry graduated from Whitehall High School in Columbus, OH. After graduation he proudly served in the United States Air Force. Jerry had...
Melva L. Bowie
Sep 17, 2015
Melva Luella Bowie, 88, of Crowley, TX, formerly of Holton and McLouth, KS, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Gentiva Hospice in Ft. Worth, TX. She was born April 4, 1927 in Valley Falls, KS the daughter of Cecil and Luella (White) Tosh. Melva had lived in McLouth from 1955-1998, in Holton from 1998-2015 and had moved to Crowley,...
Vicky Sue Brading
Sep 16, 2015
Vicky Sue Brading, 59, Valley Falls, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at her home. She was born March 31, 1956, at Atchison, the daughter of John and Dorothy Carson Brading. She received most of her high school education at Valley Falls, and then graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka. She graduated from a cosmetology school in Topeka....
Wilma Lee Anderson
Sep 15, 2015
Wilma Lee Anderson, 76, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at The Pines in Holton. She was born February 2, 1939 in Holton, KS the daughter of Raymond Lee and Gertrude Belle (Reynolds) Horner. At the age of 4, Wilma's mother passed away. Her grandparents, William and Clara Kling, helped with her upbringing. Wilma Lee graduated from...
Jessie C. Mick
Sep 13, 2015
Jessie Clay Mick, 30, of Rossville, KS, formerly of Holton, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family; after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 19, 1985 in Onaga, the son of Dennis Adair Mick and Patrick David and Mary Ruth (Noland) Johnson. Jessie attended Central School in Holton. He also attended...
Margaret L. Martin
Sep 12, 2015
Margaret L. Martin, 109, Rock Creek, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at Kelly House care facility in Meriden. She was born Aug. 16, 1906, at Gowen, in Oklahoma Territory, the daughter of Zura and Lou Annie Leonard Skellenger. She lived at Hartshorne, OK, where she was a care-giver for 17 years in the home of her future great-uncle, John S....
Della J. Callison
Sep 7, 2015
Della J. Callison, 96, Valley Falls, died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at F.W. Huston Senior Living Center at Winchester. She was born Jan. 19, 1919, at Mountain Grove, MO, the daughter of Cyrus Edward and Dollie Pitts Callison. She attended Hoyt High School and graduated from Stewart's Cosmetology School in Topeka. Della had worked for the Maintenance Dept. of the...
