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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Gale Elizabeth Karns
Mar 18, 2016
Gale Elizabeth Slimmer Karns, 71, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at Holton Community Hospital. Ms. Karns was born August 26, 1944 in Holton, KS the daughter of Lawrence and LaVerna (Drechsler) Slimmer. Ms. Karns graduated from Holton High School in 1962, and from Clark's School of Business, Topeka, in 1963. She worked for the State of...
Donald D. Carder
Mar 18, 2016
Donald D. Carder, 84, Valley Falls, died Friday, March 18, 2016, at Midland Care at Linnwood Park Assisted Living at Valley Falls. He was born Jan. 2, 1932, at Studley, KS, the son of Lonnie and Minnie Simon Carder. He graduated from Hoxie High School in 1950. Don had been a resident of Valley Falls since 1965. He retired from...
Eldon L. Mzhickteno
Mar 15, 2016
Eldon LaRue "Panaw" Mzhickteno, 59, of Topeka, KS passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born August 5, 1956 in Wichita, KS the son of Joseph LaRue and Corrine (Koshiway) Mzhickteno. Eldon attended Lawrence High School and later graduated from ITT Technical Institute in Topeka. He worked in construction as a roofer. Eldon...
David S. Eaton, Sr.
Mar 13, 2016
David S. Eaton, Sr. 63, Valley Falls, died Sunday, March 13, 2016, at his home. He was born May 24, 1952, at Kansas City, KS, the son of Floyd Franklin and Mary M. Durham Eaton I. He graduated from Piper High School in Kansas City, KS. David was a self-employed cement finisher. He was a member of the Valley Falls...
David C. Ross
Mar 12, 2016
David C. Ross, 75, Valley Falls, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton. He was born April 1, 1940, at Lucas, TX, the son of Douglas Cleveland "Pike" and Ruth Irene Deal Ross. He graduated from Wylie High School, Wylie, TX, in 1958. He served in the US Army from 1958-1963, and was stationed in South...
Ruby Maxine Jones Strickler Hansen
Mar 6, 2016
Ruby Maxine Jones Strickler Hansen was born March 19, 1925, the daughter of Elmer and Dollie Higgenbottom Jones on a farm northwest of Scottsville, KS. She died March 6, 2016, at Village Villa Nursing Home, Nortonville, KS, at age 90. Maxine attended country school for six years. In 1939, the family moved to Jamestown. She attended school there until 1944....
