Geraldine E. Troxel
Jul 15, 2014
Geraldine Erna Irene "Jerry" Troxel, 82, of Netawaka, KS passed away July 15, 2014 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born November 6, 1931 in Netawaka the daughter of Kurt and Ella (Mascher) Schumann. Jerry lived all of her life in the Netawaka community, graduating from Netawaka High School. She was a homemaker and worked for Flair Fold in Hiawatha,...
Cristy L. Mick
Jul 15, 2014
Cristy L. Mick, 48, of Holton passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born May 3, 1966 in Huron, South Dakota the daughter of Lawrence and Dolly (Caffee) Hickman. She graduated from Holton High School and later attended Vo-Tech School for Data Entry. She had worked at EDS Federal for 8 years and...
Floyd Richard Lacey
Jul 10, 2014
Floyd Richard Lacey, 87, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born March 4, 1927 in Salisbury, MO the son of Floyd Elmer and Anna Louise (Hale) Lacey. Floyd graduated from Clay Center High School and was drafted directly into the United States Army during World War II. After the war, he...
John F. Duffield
Jul 9, 2014
John F. Duffield, 90, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at Oak Creek Senior Living in Topeka. He was born Sept. 29, 1923, at the family home south of Denison, the son of Brice C. and Laura Bolz Duffield. John was a farmer-stockman. He had worked as a dairyman for Lee Tichenor, at the C, G & F Elevator...
Barbara A. Bottenberg
Jul 8, 2014
Barbara A. Bottenberg, 78, of Topeka, formerly of Holton, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born July 9, 1935 in Soldier, Kansas the daughter of Robert "Bob" and Marjorie (Johnson) Chrisman. She graduated from Holton High School in 1953. On August 14, 1955 Barbara married Warren D. Bottenberg. She was a homemaker,...
Dorena May Bacon
Jul 3, 2014
Dorena May Bacon, 75, of Holton, KS formerly of Redlands, CA, passed away July 3, 2014 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born November 15, 1938 in Ft. Wayne, IN the daughter of Glenn Dore and Evelyn (Session) Seip. Dorena graduated in 1959 from Colton High School in California. She had lived most of her life in California and had...
Richard P. Featherston
Jul 3, 2014
Richard Parks Featherston, 73, of Whiting, Kansas passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014 in Sabetha. Richard was born January 21, 1941 in Ottawa, Kansas the son of William Harold and Bonita "Bonnie" Parks Featherston. He graduated from Lyndon High School in 1959 and attended Kansas State University for 2 years and was an avid K-State fan. Richard was a farmer...
Carl "Woody" F. Robbins
Jul 2, 2014
Carl F. "Woody" Robbins, 74, of Soldier, KS passed away July 2, 2014 at his home. He was born June 9, 1940 in Holton, KS the son of Carl A. and Gladys L. (Graves) Robbins. Woody graduated from Havensville High School in 1958. He was a farmer and stockman. He had also worked for Jeffrey Energy Center as a welder...
Barbara Kay Lamastus
Jun 30, 2014
Barbara Kay LaMastus, 72, of Denison, KS passed away June 30, 2014 at Deseret Nursing and Rehab in Onaga, KS. She was born November 26, 1941 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Lester Edward and Lucille (Poole) Fox. Barbara had lived in the Denison community since 1993 and previously lived in Culver, KS. She was a homemaker. She also...
Betty "Louise" Alley
Jun 28, 2014
Betty "Louise" Alley, 84, of Holton, KS passed away June 28, 2014 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born July 4, 1929 in Los Angeles, CA the daughter of Lawrence G. and Thelma M. (Mead) Hoyt. When Louise was 6 years old, her mother passed away; she was raised by her step-mother, Pauline (Wilson) Hoyt. Louise graduated from Berryton High...
Donald L. Denton
Jun 25, 2014
Donald L. Denton, 78, of Rossville, KS passed away June 25, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born June 14, 1936 in Beatrice, NE the son of Dean L. and Pearl (Benson) Denton. Donald attended school in Beatrice, NE. He proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. Donald owned and operated Denton's Brick...
Geraldine Sarensen
Jun 25, 2014
Geraldine Sarensen, 89, of Holton, KS passed away June 25, 2014 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born December 27, 1924 on a farm in the Straight Creek neighborhood, south of Whiting. She was the daughter of Clifford George and Blanche Mary (Wheeler) Baldwin. Geraldine attended eight grades at Pleasant View rural one-room school; her mother had attended the same...
Donald G. "Dg" Hoffman Ii
Jun 23, 2014
Donald Gene "DG" Hoffman, II, 57, Effingham, died Monday, June 23, 2014, at his home. He was born June 1, 1957, at Winchester, the son of Donald G. and Margaret Ann Weeks Hoffman. DG had worked at Skinners Nursery, Topeka, W.D. Pickers Antique Mall, Platte City, MO, and Blish-Mize Co., Atchison. He enjoyed woodworking, refinishing furniture, oil painting, antiquing, and...
Mary Ellen Reinke
Jun 22, 2014
Mary Ellen Reinke, 55, Valley Falls, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 22, 2014, at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1958, at Lincoln Park, MI, the daughter of John and Ruth Morrison Barry, Sr. She graduated from Lincoln Park, MI, High School. She was a member of St. Mathews Lutheran Church in Nortonville. Mary Ellen was a Certified Nurse Assistant,...
Beverly Secrest
Jun 18, 2014
Beverly Jean (Vaskey) Secrest, 74, of Davenport, NE, passed away on June 18, 2014, at her residence in Holton, KS. She was born in Great Falls, MT on June 20 1939, the daughter of Ambrose and Ethel (Harkness) Vaskey. Beverly moved from California to Davenport in 1972. She married Eugene Secrest on October 20, 1956. She was employed at Wittrock's...
Milton R. "Moose" Young
Jun 16, 2014
Milton R. "Moose" Young, 64, Valley Falls, surrounded by his family, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014, at his home. He was born May 24, 1950, at Hays, the son of Vivian Francis and Millie Hunter Young. He graduated from Bogue, KS, High School in 1969, Garden City Community College in 1971, Fort Hays State University in 1974, and Stormont-Vail...
James Mckinley "Waubaunsee" Potter
Jun 11, 2014
James McKinley "Waubaunsee" Potter, 56 of Mayetta, KS passed away June 11, 2014 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born January 14, 1958 in Topeka the son of John William and Rema Julia (Wahweotten) Potter. Jim graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1976 and attended college in Emporia and Hutchinson. He had lived in Mayetta for...
Loretta M. Dix
Jun 7, 2014
Loretta M. Dix, 91, Valley Falls, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born Sept. 15, 1922, at Topeka, the daughter of William and Amelia Fritton Hartman. She graduated from South Star, a one room school house, and Meriden High School. Her childhood was spent on the family farm, north of Meriden. She...
Ronald A. Montgomery
Jun 7, 2014
Ronald A. "Ron" Montgomery, 75, of Denison, KS passed away June 7, 2014 at his home. He was born October 11, 1938 in Horton, the son of Maurice and Helen (Mosher) Montgomery. Ron grew up on farms in the Denison and Larkinburg communities. He graduated from Holton High School in 1956, and served in the Kansas National Guard receiving an...
David M. Pederson
May 27, 2014
Dave M. Pederson, 57, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014, as a result of complications from a heart attack. He was born December 16, 1956 at a U.S. Air Force base in England, the son of Jason Marvin and Grace Start Pederson. Dave had graduated from high school and from technical school. He had lived in Thermopolis,...
