Donna Sue Ross
Apr 13, 2014
Donna Sue Ross, 71, Valley Falls, died Sunday. April 13, 2014, at the F.W. Huston Senior Living Center in Winchester. She was born on Aug. 10, 1942, at Lawrence, the daughter of William L. and VanEtta Charlotte Nowak Lederer. She graduated from Denison Rural High School in 1960. Donna was a homemaker, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved auctions and...
Noel "Bill" H. Dickinson
Apr 13, 2014
Noel H. "Bill" Dickinson, 93, of Holton, KS passed away April 13, 2014 at The Pines in Holton. He was born July 2, 1920 in Hoyt, KS the son of Edward Marion and Eliza Ann (Farner) Dickinson.
Bill attended grade school in a country school near Hoyt, he attended Hoyt High School for 2 years and graduated...
Mildred Lynn
Apr 11, 2014
Mildred Lynn, 106, of Holton, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at Medicalodges in Holton with her niece by her side. She was born January 16, 1908 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Hubert and Emma Powers Sewell.
Mildred grew up in the Fairview community and was baptized at the Church of the Brethren in Granada,...
Francis J. Turley
Apr 10, 2014
Francis J. Turley, 94, of Holton, KS passed away April 10, 2014 at Crestview Manor in Seneca. He was born June 21, 1919 in Soldier, KS the son of Jesse and Helen (McCann) Turley.
Francis graduated from Ellis High School in 1939. He proudly served in the United States Army during WWII; earning American Defense Medal, American...
George "Dallas" Coleman
Apr 10, 2014
George "Dallas" Coleman, 89, of Denison, KS passed away April 10, 2014 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born November 23, 1924 in rural Denison, KS the son of Loyd Everett and Flossie Elsie (Renfro) Coleman.
Dallas graduated from Denison High School in 1942. After high school he proudly served in the United States Army during the...
Lawrence A. Kappelman
Apr 8, 2014
Lawrence Adrian "Larry" Kappelman, 60, of Kansas City, KS passed away April 8, 2014 at his home after a courageous battle with colon cancer. He was born February 3, 1954 in Kansas City, MO the son of Lawrence J. and Elberta J. (Twiselton) Kappelman.
Larry graduated from Washington High School in 1972. He later received his Associates...
Karen L. (Harris) Bagwell
Apr 4, 2014
Karen Lucille (Harris) Bagwell, 72, of Whiting, KS passed away April 4, 2014 at her home. She was born August 24, 1941 in Battle Creek, IA the daughter of Leo Christopher and Amelia Martha (Wittmaack) Harris.
Karen graduated from ACCHS in 1959. She proudly...
Ernest Allen Rudy, Jr.
Apr 2, 2014
TEXAS - Ernest Allen Rudy, Jr., 93, of Weatherford, Texas, passed away on April 2, 2014, in Weatherford.
Ernest was born July 17, 1920, to Ernest Allen and Elfa Fisher Rudy in Atchison, Kansas. He spent much of his youth in the Soldier and Holton Kansas communities, where he graduated from Soldier High School. At age 16,...
Alan H. Schlodder
Mar 31, 2014
Alan H. Schlodder, 64, of Holton died March 31, 2014 in a farming accident at his home.
He was born August 18, 1949 in Holton the son of John and Delores (Kling) Schlodder. Alan graduated from Holton High School in 1967 and later attended Topeka Technical College. He was a farmer/stockman and had worked at Payless Shoe...
Jerry D. Johannes
Mar 27, 2014
Jerry Johannes, 69, of Havensville, Kansas died peacefully at home Thursday, March 27th from Congestive Heart Failure.
Jerry was born April 18, 1944 to Juel and Esther Tollefson-Johannes in Horton, Kansas and grew up on the family farm outside Horton. After graduating from Horton High School he married Lois Lehman in October 1962. They were married 51-years,...
Warren D. Boyce
Mar 13, 2014
Warren D. Boyce, 92, Valley Falls, died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at his home. He was born on Sept. 17, 1921, near Guthrie, OK, the son of Frank Everett and Jessie Bell Blanchard Boyce. He graduated from Valley Falls High school in 1939, and served in the US Navy as a Gunners Mate Third Class in the Pacific Theatre during...
Arlyn Max Thompson
Mar 13, 2014
Arlyn Max Thompson, 81, of Holton, KS passed away March 13, 2014 at his home. He was born September 15, 1932 in Soldier, KS the son of Lyle and Jessie (Bottom) Thompson.
Max graduated from Soldier High School in 1950. After graduation, he served in the United States Army from 1952 – 1954 in Germany. He later...
Harold W. Pace, Jr.
Mar 12, 2014
Harold Pace, Jr., 52, passed away March 12, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital.
He was born September 22, 1961 in Horton, Kansas the son of Harold William Pace Sr. and Ruth Mary (Engle) Pace. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1979 and later attended Vo-Tech in Topeka. Harold lived in Topeka for many years. He...
Dale K. Blackwood
Mar 10, 2014
Dale K. Blackwood, 78, Sabetha, formerly of Denison, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. He was born September 3, 1935, in St. John, KS, the son of Henry and Florence Wright Blackwood. Dale graduated from Denison Rural High School and was a farmer and dairyman in the Denison community for most of his...
Edward A. Brazda
Mar 9, 2014
Edward A. Brazda, 85, of Holton, KS passed away, Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Jackson County Medicalodge in Holton after a courageous 24 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Edward was born October 17, 1928, in Timken, KS, the son of Adolph E. and Mary Ann (Serpan) Brazda. He graduated from Bison High in 1947. He proudly served in the United...
Floyd Harold "Cha Ga Be" Laclair
Mar 9, 2014
Floyd Harold "Cha ga be" LaClair, 62, of Topeka, KS formerly of Mayetta, passed away March 9, 2014 at Midland Hospice House. He was born July 12, 1951 in Manhattan, the son of George James and Julia Gertrude (Eteeyan) LaClair. Floyd attended Manhattan Grade School and graduated from Topeka High School and Kansas City Trade School. He retired from USD...
Jessie Mae Montgomery
Mar 5, 2014
Jessie Mae Montgomery, 86, Valley Falls died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Midland Care LinnWood Park care facility at Valley Falls. She was born on Dec. 9, 1927, south of Valley Falls, the daughter of Walter and Lillie Booth Koons. She graduated from Valley Falls High School. Jessie worked for many years at Terry's Thriftway in Valley Falls. Prior...
Faye Kaul
Mar 2, 2014
Faye Kaul, 92, a 10 yr resident of Garden Ridge, TX (San Antonio) and prior 36 yrs of Amarillo, TX entered eternal rest on Sunday, March 2, 2014. After high school, she attended Business school and then worked for the Dept of Agriculture in Manhattan, KS. It was there she met her future husband, Frank Kaul, who was an engineer...
Bertha Pauline Frink
Feb 27, 2014
Bertha Pauline (Whitcraft) Frink, 97, of Topeka, KS formerly of Wetmore and Holton, passed away February 27, 2014 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood near Holton, KS the daughter of Paul S. Sr. and Bertha Olive (Baker) Whitcraft. She graduated from Netawaka High School in 1935 and attended beautician school in Topeka....
Patsy R. Miller
Feb 26, 2014
Patsy Ruth Miller, 88, of Holton, KS passed away February 26, 2014 at her home. She was born November 8, 1925 in Holton, the eldest daughter of Paul and Opal Leota (Bailey) Martin. Patsy had lived in the Holton community until 1976 and had previously lived in Makakoff, TX from 1976 - 1989 and Wetmore from 1989 - 2004. She...
