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...
Janet Kay Banaka
Sep 7, 2015
Janet Kay Banaka, 67, of Netawaka, KS passed away Monday, September 7, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka after a year-long illness. Janet was surrounded by family and friends. She was born October 20, 1947 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Ralph E. and Viola Pearl (Miller) Sharp. Janet graduated from Holton High School in 1965. She worked at...
Sharryl Cochran
Sep 7, 2015
Sharryl Cochran, 71, of Denison, KS passed away Monday, September 7, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born November 23, 1943 in Topeka, the daughter of Clarence L. and Maybelle (Gifford) Lynn. Sharryl graduated from Hoyt High School. She had lived in the Denison, Topeka, Hoyt and Holton communities. Sharryl was a ward clerk for the Topeka...
Ellen B. Schrick
Sep 4, 2015
Ellen B. Schrick, 92, Valley Falls, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at the F.W. Huston Senior Living Center at Winchester. She was born Apr. 27, 1923, at Holton, the daughter of Floyd and Louise Eckert Littleton. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1941. Ellen retired from Kansas Department of Revenue in Topeka where she had worked as a...
Robert "Bob" M. George
Sep 4, 2015
Robert Merlin "Bob" George, 74, of Nacogdoches, TX passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 in Nacogdoches. Bob was born in Grand Junction, Colorado. His family moved to Idaho when he was a small child. During his elementary and high school years, his family moved to Grantsville, Utah. After high school, Bob spent time working in Alaska to earn money to...
Frankie Marie Ludlow
Sep 2, 2015
Frankie Marie Ludlow, 71, of Emporia, KS after living a very full life, she passed away peacefully with dignity and grace on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born March 30, 1944 in Kansas City, MO the daughter of Charles Redmond and Caroline Elberta (Davis) Byrd. Frankie married Charles "Jerry" Ludlow on June 18, 1960 in...
Ronald L. Thonen
Aug 31, 2015
Ronald L. Thonen, 78, of Circleville, KS passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born December 23, 1936 in Horton, KS the son of Roy and Helen (Grannell) Thonen. Ronald graduated from Whiting High School in 1955. After high school he proudly served in the United States Navy for 4 years. Ronald was a bulldozer...
