Peggy A. Bachmeier
Feb 12, 2015
Peggy A. "Peg" Bachmeier, 89, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born October 19, 1925 in Superior, IA, the daughter of Paul and Dorothy (Dyke) Mickelsen. Peg graduated from Elbow Lake High School at Elbow Lake, MN in 1943. She also graduated from Moorhead Teachers College in Minnesota and Dickinson Teachers...
Ida Mae Smith
Feb 12, 2015
Ida Mae (Merz) Smith, 69, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born June 10, 1945 in Horton, KS the daughter of Floyd Hoffman and Helen Juanita (Henry) Merz. Ida Mae graduated from Horton High School in 1963. She had lived in Holton since 1971. Ida Mae was a Certified Nurse Aide...
Nancy J. Rieschick
Feb 10, 2015
Nancy J. Rieschick, 76, of Havensville, KS passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. She was born April 2, 1938 in Springfield, OH, the daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Matthews) Sherman. Nancy attended schools in Bethel, OH. She worked in housekeeping for various nursing homes and volunteered as an Ombudsman. Nancy married Robert Rieschick...
James D. "J.D." And Miley Wark
Feb 8, 2015
HILLSBORO,TX- James Derrick "J.D." and Miley Wark passed away February 8, 2015 as a result of a vehicle accident in Hillsboro, TX, along with Miley's mother, Amber. James Derrick "J.D.", 44, of Hillsboro, TX was born April 7, 1970 in Holton, KS the son of James Arthur Wark and Viva "Marie" Branam. J.D. attended Holton High School. He was an...
Donald R. Henning
Feb 8, 2015
Don Ray Henning, 82, of Topeka, KS passed away February 8, 2015 at Thornton Place in Topeka, KS. He was born August 21, 1932 in Effingham, KS the son of Roscoe Burman and Virgie (Petrie) Henning. Don graduated from Effingham High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. He had lived in the Holton and Winchester...
Harold L. Mcgranahan
Feb 6, 2015
Harold Lloyd McGranahan, 87, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at his home. He was born October 24, 1927 in Emmett, KS the son of Theodore Lee and Loretta Elizabeth (Aubert) McGranahan. Harold left home at age 15 and worked for a Nebraska farmer. He served in the United States Navy during World War...
Bertha L. Hamon
Feb 6, 2015
Valley Falls- Bertha Lina Cook Hamon, 106, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at Linwood Park in Valley Falls. She was born October 9, 1908 in the Prairie View Community, south of Effingham, the daughter of Edwin Cook and Ida Thompson Cook. Bertha attended Emporia State Teachers College and Kansas State University. She worked as a social worker in Jefferson...
Roberta L. Abrahm
Feb 4, 2015
Roberta "Bobbie" Lea Abrahm, 94, went to join her heavenly father on February 4, 2015. She was born February 5, 1920 in Circleville, KS the daughter of Guy Amos and Dorothy (Beightel) Nelson. Bobbie graduated from Circleville High School in 1937 and continued her education by attending business school in Florida. She married Bernard "Barney" on September 15, 1945 in...
Mary E. Starr
Feb 3, 2015
HOLTON- Mary Emily Starr, 93, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at The Pines in Holton. She was born December 11, 1921 on a farm in Soldier, KS, the daughter of Otto Ross and Stella Louise (Peasley) McKinsey. Mary attended Bucks Grove and Avoca Grade Schools and graduated from Soldier High School in 1940. She was a...
Marvin A. Ingels
Feb 2, 2015
Marvin Albert Ingels, 90, of Netawaka, KS passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born March 21, 1924 in Nemaha County, KS the son of Thomas S. and Maude (Wood) Ingels. Marvin graduated from Netawaka High School in 1942. After graduation, he was drafted into the United States Army. Marvin was a farmer...
Juanita Cozad
Jan 28, 2015
Juanita May Cozad, 93, of Holton, KS passed away January 28, 2015 at her daughter's home in Topeka. She was born January 4, 1922 in Holton, KS the daughter of Otis and Mabel (Decker) Duffy. Juanita graduated from Holton High School and cosmetology school in Topeka. She lived most of her life in Holton and was a homemaker. Juanita was...
Myra "Osh Te Se Kwe" Lee Matchie
Jan 27, 2015
Myra Lee "Osh te se kwe" Matchie, 68, of Mayetta, KS passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at her home. She was born May 16, 1946 in Holton, KS the daughter of Peter Paul and Blanche (Masquat) Matchie. Myra lived in Holton and Mayetta all of her life. She worked at the Senior Mealsite and for Social Services on the...
Constance Sue Trusty
Jan 25, 2015
Constance Sue Trusty, 65, Leavenworth, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at her home. She was born May 14, 1949, at Leavenworth, the daughter of Thomas R. and Darlene I. Lancaster Trusty. She graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1967. Connie had worked as a cook all of her life. She had owned Connie's Cafe in Lansing and had shared ownership...
Maxine R. Goodman
Jan 24, 2015
Maxine Ruth Goodman, 72, of Silver Lake, KS passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born August 6, 1942 in Holton the daughter of Gerald K. and Ethel L. (Nuzman) Snyder. Maxine graduated from Circleville High School in 1960. She was raised in Circleville. She moved to Topeka in 1960 and later to Silver Lake...
Gary E. Mitchell
Jan 23, 2015
Gary E. "Shaw - Nosh" Mitchell, 63, of Mayetta, KS passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born February 8, 1951 in Holton, KS the son of Andrew Mitchell, Sr. and Alberta Marie Nagmo. Gary graduated from Mayetta High School in 1969. He also graduated from Washburn University with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science...
Donald L. Area
Jan 21, 2015
Donald Lee Area, 74, of Havensville, KS passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at his home. He was born August 1, 1940 in Westmoreland, the son of Claude Ray and Blanche Arlene (Haber) Area. Don graduated from Soldier High School in 1958. After graduation, he proudly served in the United States Army. Don retired from Goodyear after 32 years; he...
Edith Berniece Shrimplin
Jan 16, 2015
Edith Berniece Shrimplin, 84, Valley Falls, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. She was born Jan. 22, 1930, at Stull, KS, the daughter of John Thomas and Emma Katherine Olson Ice. She graduated from Liberty Memorial High School at Lawrence in 1947. She attended Washburn University for two years and later graduated from Clark's...
John Lawrence Harnden Jr.
Jan 14, 2015
John Lawrence Harnden Jr., 62, Valley Falls, formerly of Basehor, died unexpectedly at his home, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. He was born Nov. 29, 1952, at Kansas City, KS, the son of John Lawrence and Wilma Cecilia McGraw Harnden Sr. John had retired in 2008 from the General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, KS after 30 years of...
Marta L. Doughty
Jan 12, 2015
Marta Lynn Doughty, 54, of Mayetta, KS passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at her home with her family by her side. Marta had been courageously battling an auto-immune disease. She was born June 29, 1960 in Hartselle, AL the daughter of Gerald and Mary Alta (Robinson) Doughty; the youngest of five children. Marta graduated from Humboldt High School in...
Curtis J. Harding, Jr.
Jan 10, 2015
Curtis J. Harding, Jr., 92, of Topeka, KS passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born January 31, 1922 in Lawton, OK, the son of Curtis J. and Hettie M. (Tuckey) Harding. Curtis graduated from Central High School at Lawton, OK in 1940. After high school, he proudly served in the United States Army during...
