Delbert A. Mapes
Apr 30, 2015
Delbert A. Mapes, Sr., 89, of Topeka, formerly of Whiting and Mayetta, passed away April 30, 2015 at Plaza West in Topeka. He was born May 24, 1925 in Waterville, KS the son of Benjamin Harry and Pearl (Holland) Mapes. He worked for the Whiting Grain Elevator for 17 years and later Pauline Co-Op for 12 years. On December 8,...
Ralph Wabnum
Apr 26, 2015
Ralph "Ka-note-ko" "Popo" Wabnum, 67, of Mayetta, KS passed away April 26, 2015 at his home. He was born July 12, 1947 in Topeka. His parents were Lou and Freda (Nozhackum) Wabaunsee. Ralph graduated from St. Paul Indian Mission in 1965 at Marty, SD. He was an alumnus of Wichita State University. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he was...
Ronald "Pete" Wells
Apr 26, 2015
Ronald E. "Pete" Wells, 73, of Holton, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Colmery O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka. He was born August 9, 1941 in Holton the son of Herbert E. and Elsie M. (Wade) Wells. After graduating from Circleville High School in 1959. Ron enlisted with the United States Navy and proudly served his country for...
Virginia L. Bowser
Apr 25, 2015
Virginia L. Bowser, 83, of Holton, passed away April 25, 2015 at Holton Hospital. She was born June 22, 1931 in Holton, the daughter of Leonard G. and Elsie M. (Moore) Askren. She graduated from Holton High School in 1949 and then attended Emporia State Teacher's College earning her teaching degree. On June 3, 1951 she married Robert C. Bowser...
Mildred M. Alley
Apr 24, 2015
Mildred M. Alley, 92, lifelong resident of Holton, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born July 16, 1922 in Holton, the daughter of Ora and Edgareta "Reta" (Decker) Duffy. She graduated from Holton High School in 1940 and worked at Jackson County Courthouse. On December 24, 1942 Mildred married her highschool sweetheart,...
Virginia Ross Ray
Apr 19, 2015
Virginia Ross Ray, 93, formerly of Ligonier, PA, died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at F.W. Huston Senior Living Center at Winchester. She was born Jan. 16, 1922, at New Florence, PA, the daughter of Robert A. and Nevada Snodgrass Ross. She graduated from Ligonier High School and Grace Martin Secretarial School in Pittsburgh, PA. She was a member of Covenant...
Robert "Bobby" D. Hirsch
Apr 19, 2015
Robert Dean "Bobby" Hirsch, Jr., 59, of Netawaka, KS passed away April 19, 2015 at Horton Community Hospital. He was born June 12, 1955 in Hiawatha, KS the son of Robert Dean Hirsch, Sr. and Barbara Marie (Harvey) Hirsch. Bobby graduated from Powhattan High School in 1973 and had attended Atchison Vo-Tech for Body and Fender Repair. He worked for...
Nell L. Hawley
Apr 17, 2015
Nell Lorena Hawley, 85, of Wetmore, passed away April 17, 2015 in her home she had for a short time in Holton. She was born August 30, 1929 in Bancroft, KS the daughter of Verne and Ruth Ardella (Baird) McDaniel. Nell graduated from Wetmore High School in 1947. She had lived in the Wetmore community for most of her life....
Dennis D. Douglas
Apr 15, 2015
Dennis D. Douglas, 60, of Netawaka, passed away April 16, 2015 in Holton. He was born January 7, 1955 in Topeka the son of Morris and Neva (Seastrom) Douglas. He graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1973 and had worked at Goodyear until his retirement in 2010. Dennis enjoyed traveling, reading, ancestry and music. He was a member of...
Marilyn S. Heintzelman
Apr 13, 2015
Marilyn S. Heintzelman, 69, Topeka, died Monday, April 13, 2015, at her home. She was born July 16, 1945, at Topeka, the daughter of Donald D. and Eva N. Herring Rasch. She graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1963. Marilyn had worked as a cashier at the USAF Commissary, RAF Lakenheath, England. She had also worked as a cake...
Ladonna M. Oliver
Apr 10, 2015
LaDonna M. Oliver, 83, of Netawaka, KS passed away April 10, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born March 25, 1932 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Raymond and Catherine (Oddie) Moore. LaDonna graduated from Garfield High School in Terre Haute, IN. She had lived in Arizona from 1970 – 2003 and since 2003 lived in Netawaka....
Lauren R. Stauffer
Apr 9, 2015
Lauren Russell Stauffer, 92, of Holton passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Vintage Park. His family all knew his birthday was October 5 but October 12 is listed on legal documents. He was born in 1922 in rural Jackson County (Banner Township), the son of Russell Ambrose and Charlotte Elizabeth (Stephenson) Stauffer. Lauren attended Pleasant Valley Grade School, and...
Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Kirkham
Apr 5, 2015
Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Kirkham, 89, Valley Falls, died Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Cummings, KS. She was born May 27, 1925, at Bendena, KS, the daughter of A.T. and Florence Jones Foster. She attended both grade and high school in Bendena. Betty lived all of her life within 35 miles of her birthplace. She lived in Atchison County until 1968,...
Virginia L. Wolfe
Apr 4, 2015
Virginia L. Wolfe, 87, Valley Falls, died Saturday, April 4, 2015, at the F. W. Huston Senior Living Center in Winchester. She was born April 27, 1927, at Valley Falls, the daughter of Travis and Mildred Hurst Evans. She graduated from Topeka High School. Virginia worked for Hallmark Cards in Topeka for many years as a section manager and a...
Daryl L. Tolin
Apr 2, 2015
Daryl L. Tolin, 72, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Vintage Park in Holton. He was born May 1, 1942 in Topeka, the son of Lyle and Jean (Sigg) Tolin. Daryl graduated from Holton High School in 1960. He worked for Soldier Clipper while in high school. He also worked for Anderson Construction and later retired...
Earl L. Irwin
Apr 1, 2015
Earl L. Irwin, 96, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Plaza West care facility in Topeka. He was born Nov. 25, 1918, at Valley Falls, the son of Melvin and Ida Mae Summerfelt Irwin. Earl raised cattle on his farm south of Valley Falls. He had retired in 1981 from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Topeka, where...
Iva (Peggy) Couch
Mar 30, 2015
Iva (Peggy) Couch, 96, formerly of Holton, went to meet our Lord March 30, 2015 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas. She had suffered from increasing dementia since 2008. Iva was born on March 17, 1919, in Limerick, PA, the daughter of William Borneman and Sarietta (Wales) Borneman. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...
Dorothy J. Phillips
Mar 28, 2015
Dorothy J. Phillips, 91, Valley Falls, took her last breath on this earth at Oakley Place in Topeka, and her first breath in heaven Saturday, March 28, 2015. She was born Oct. 12, 1923, at Winchester, the daughter of Edward and Anna Corpstein Noll. She graduated from Perry High School in 1941. Dorothy was a homemaker and worked with her...
Judith K. Burke
Mar 27, 2015
Judith K. Burke, 67, of Kansas City, MO passed away March 27, 2015 at her home. She was born October 3, 1947 in Versailles, MO the daughter of Wendell H. and Rose Marie (Blandin) Burke. Judith graduated from Versailles High School and later from Haskell Junior College. She worked for government services in the disability department in Kansas City. Judith...
Robert "Bob" L. Rieschick
Mar 26, 2015
Robert Lee "Bob" Rieschick, 81, of Havensville, KS passed away March 26, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born November 11, 1933 in Soldier, the son of Ernest and Margaret (Hanna) Rieschick. Bob graduated from Havensville High School and later received his Associates Degree in Agriculture Business. He had lived in the Havensville, Valley Falls, Holton and...
