John M. Koger
May 15, 2014
John M. Koger, 93 of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Holton, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Brewster Place in Topeka. John was born December 4, 1920 in Cheney, Kansas, the son of Dr. Robert G. and Ermon Sloan Koger. He graduated from Cheney High School in 1938 and received his Business Administration Degree from Kansas State University in 1943....
Clyde M. Rieschick
May 11, 2014
Clyde Milton Rieschick, 91, of Soldier, KS passed away May 11, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born July 1, 1922 in Soldier the son of Henry Fred and Audrey (McKinsey) Rieschick. Clyde attended Soldier schools. He was a farmer and stockman. He was a member and elder of the Soldier Christian Church, board member of...
Mary Lou Means
May 9, 2014
Mary Lou Means, 94, Columbus, OH, formerly of Lawrence, KS, died Friday, May 9, 2014, at Columbus, OH. She was born on Oct. 10, 1919, at Olathe, the daughter of Louis and Mabel Casey. Mary had worked as a secretary in the English Department at the University of Kansas at Lawrence. She married Ramey L.Means. He died on Sept. 24,...
Larry R. Tessendorf
May 9, 2014
Larry R. Tessendorf, 72, of Circleville, KS passed away May 9, 2014 at his home. He was born July 11, 1941 in Westmoreland, KS the son of Walter and Helen (Barclay) Tessendorf. Larry went to Belvue Grade School and graduated from Wamego High School. He worked for Goodyear Tire Company for 30 years and he was a farmer. Larry was...
Julie A. Coverdale
May 7, 2014
Julie A. Coverdale, 53, of Holton, KS passed away May 7, 2014 at her home. She was born March 2, 1961 in Cedar Rapids, IA, the daughter of Donald E. and Paula "Jane" (Danner) Powers. Julie graduated from Great Bend High School in 1979 and attended Kansas State University. She had lived in the Holton Community since 1990 and had...
Rose Arlene Roth
May 6, 2014
Rose Arlene Roth, 88, Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born on Sept. 22, 1925, at Olsburg, the daughter of Frank Oscar and Mabel Holm Hanson. She graduated from Garrison High School. She taught rural school at Carnahan Creek and Randolph, and at Highland Park in Topeka. Rose was a homemaker. She...
Patricia Nott
May 5, 2014
Patricia Nott, 60, of Topeka, KS passed away May 5, 2014 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 23, 1953 in Holton the daughter of Paul and Arlene (Bickford) Nott.
Patricia earned her Associates Degree from Friends University. She was a Liaison Coordinator for Blue Cross and Blue Shield and had also worked for...
Barbara A. Montgomery
May 3, 2014
Barbara A Montgomery, 76, Valley Falls, died Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka. She was born on Aug. 30, 1937, at Topeka, the daughter, of Roland and Anna Roosevelt Godfrey. Barbara had retired from the State of Kansas Driver Control Department. She had also worked as a Nurse's Aide at the Jefferson County Memorial Hospital...
Marjorie M. Hug
May 3, 2014
Marjorie Maxine (Rudy) Hug, 91, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 in Lawrence surrounded by her family, watching her great-grandsons play soccer.
Marjorie was born August 14, 1922 in Soldier, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest Allen Rudy, Sr. and Elfa (Fisher) Rudy. She graduated from Holton High School in 1940 and attended Clarks Business...
Edward "Ed" Ray (Nockquagieshuck) Wahweotten
May 2, 2014
Edward "Ed" Ray (NockquagieShuck) Wahweotten, 73, of Mayetta, KS passed away May 2, 2014 at Plaza West Regional Health Center in Topeka. He was born September 20, 1940 on the Potawatomi Reservation, the son of Ray and Elsie (Wahwassuck) Wahweotten.
Ed attended Mayetta Grade School and Pawnee Boarding School. He was an artist and worked construction. Ed...
Hazel M. Mckee
Apr 25, 2014
Hazel Marie McKee, 92, of Wetmore, KS passed away April 25, 2014 at Glen Moore Meadows, Holton, KS. She was born February 5, 1922 in Granada, KS the daughter of Floyd and Frances (Porter) Chase.
Hazel graduated from Wetmore High School in 1940. She was a homemaker and helped her husband on the dairy farm for many...
Donald Earl Flory
Apr 25, 2014
Donald Earl Flory, 56, Valley Falls, died Friday, April 25, 2014, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. He was born on Jan. 17, 1958, in Winchester, the son of George Elvin and Pearl M. Gontz Flory. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1976. Don was a farmer-stockman. He owned a hunting preserve on his own property and...
Angie Evelyn Curtis
Apr 23, 2014
Angie Evelyn Curtis, 89, Clay Center, formerly of Topeka, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor. She was born on Nov. 1, 1924, at Ozawkie, the daughter of Guy H. and Bessie E. Johnson Brammell. She graduated from Ozawkie High School. Angie had worked in the Department of Revenue for the State of Kansas in Topeka...
Barbara L. Brown
Apr 21, 2014
Barbara Lee Brown, 71, of Holton, KS formerly of Geneseo, KS passed away April 21, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 11, 1942 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Frank L. and Myrtle Bell (Crable) Smith.
Barbara had lived in the Holton community for over 14 years and previously in Geneseo and...
Daryl L. Courter
Apr 21, 2014
Daryl L. Courter, 53, Valley Falls, died Monday, April 21, 2014, at a Topeka hospital. He was born on Oct. 22, 1960, at Winchester, the son of Dale Richard and Mary E. Gillum Courter. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1980. In his youth he had attended Calvary Baptist Church in Valley Falls. Daryl was a City of...
Thelma J. Dick
Apr 20, 2014
Thelma Jean (Smith) Dick, 81, formerly of Holton, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014, at Lexington Park in Topeka, Kansas, with loved ones at her side.
She was born September 20, 1932 in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, the daughter of Stanley and Emma Susan (Williams) Smith. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1951.
She married...
Justin T. Kennedy
Apr 18, 2014
Justin Tyler Kennedy, 26, of Greensburg, KS formerly of Holton, passed away April 18, 2014 in Hays as the result of a vehicle accident. He was born September 29, 1987 in Holton, the son of Paul Bernard and Janet Elaine (Kimmi) Kennedy.
Justin graduated from Holton High School in 2006. He attended Hutchinson Community College for 2...
Mildred A. Hefty
Apr 16, 2014
On April 16, 2014, at Midland Care LinnWood Park Care Facility in Valley Falls, the Lord called home our loving grandmother, Mildred Hefty. Mildred lived her entire life, 101 years, in Valley Falls, Kansas. She was born Mildred Agnes Strawn on September 25, 1912. She was the 4th oldest child of John and Ella Strawn and sister to nine siblings....
Pamela S Sloop
Apr 15, 2014
Pamela S. Sloop, 50, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at St. Francis Health Center at Topeka, after a brief illness. She was born on Sept. 24, 1963, at Winchester, the daughter of Arthur L. "Bud" and Alice Grollmes Frakes. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1981. Pam had worked at Great American Crop Insurance in Lawrence,...
Nada L. Sparks
Apr 14, 2014
Nada Lee Sparks, 87, of Topeka, KS passed away April 14, 2014 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was the only child born to Vernon and Desta (Baker)(Dempsey) Dilling in San Jose, California, on March 23, 1927. At the age of six months she came to Kansas with her mother, two aunts, maternal grandmother and sister. They settled in Goff,...
