Catherine Simon
Jan 11, 2026
Catherine Cooper "Anni - Wee" Simon, 98, of Topeka, KS, passed away January 11, 2026 at her home. She was born May 23, 1927 on the Potawatomi Reservation near Mayetta, KS, the daughter of John and Madeline Jackson Cooper. Catherine’s father, John, was a Trapper by trade and unable to take care of his children, so he decided to have...
Clara L. Gibson
Jan 10, 2026
Clara Louise Gibson, 83, of Holton, KS, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026 at her home with family by her side. She was born August 15, 1942 in Circleville, KS, the daughter of Herbert E. and Elsie M. (Wade) Wells. She graduated from Circleville High School 1960 and was crowned Homecoming Queen 3 times.
Clara was the Jane of all trades,...
Terry L. Craig-Horning
Jan 10, 2026
Terry Lyn Craig-Horning, 67, of Holton, KS, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026 at The Pines in Holton with family by her side; after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born April 21, 1958 in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Earl Kenneth “Spud” and Laurel “Ruth” (Bontrager) Craig.
Terry graduated from Holton High School in 1976. During high school, she worked...
Terry "Kim" Criqui
Jan 9, 2026
Terry “Kim” Criqui, 69, of Whiting, KS, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. She was born March 30, 1956 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Tom and Colleen (Raybrook) Myers.
Kim graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1974. She worked 16 years at Oldhams in Holton and later owned and operated Tommy...
Ronald "Ron" VandeVelde
Jan 8, 2026
Ronald Eugene “Ron” Vande Velde, 78, of Havensville, KS passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026 at his home. He was born July 21, 1947 on the family farm at Emmett, KS, the son of August Charles and Anita Mae (Lemon) Vande Velde.
Ron graduated from Emmett High School in 1965. He worked in construction and bridge building. Ron worked for Walter...
Carol M. Keehn
Jan 7, 2026
Carol Marie (Humbolt) Keehn, 75, of Holton, KS, passed away, unexpectedly, at her home on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. She was born in Valley Center, Kansas on May 30, 1950, the daughter of Carl D. and Frances (Dennet) Humbolt. Carol attended Valley Center High School. She was a student of Longstreet Art School in Wichita, KS.
Carol moved to Holton in...
Juanita M. Hopkins
Jan 7, 2026
Juanita Mildred Hopkins, 93, Topeka, Kansas passed away at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka on January 7, 2026. Juanita was born April 25, 1932 in Kansas, the daughter of Harold and Mildred (Taylor) Lux.
Juanita married John Hopkins and to this union they shared one son, Greg. Juanita and John raised two granddaughters, Kari and Jackie, as they were their own...
Roger Heckerson
Jan 1, 2026
Roger Heckerson, 76, passed away on January 1, 2026 doing what he loved, riding his bicycle in Springdale, AR. He was born June 6, 1949 in Holton, KS to Charles Heckerson and Agnes (Stuber) Heckerson. After graduating from Holton High School, Roger went on to graduate with an accounting degree from Kansas State University and then spent the majority of...
Freda J. Smith
Dec 29, 2025
Alfreda (Freda) Jeanette Smith, 86, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away at her home on December 29, 2025 surrounded by her family. She was born January 17, 1939 in Corning, KS to the parents of Vincent J. and Mary A. (Skaler) Eisenbarth.
As a child she attended elementary school in Bancroft until it closed and then the family moved closer to...
Justin R. Pahmahmie
Dec 27, 2025
Justin Ryan “Ak wa be” Pahmahmie, 39, of Mayetta, KS, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was born April 19, 1986 in Topeka, KS, the son of Richard, Jr. and Pamela (Brewer) Pahmahmie. He was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Justin graduated from Royal Valley High School in 2004....
Georgette Marie Hinkle
Dec 22, 2025
Georgette Marie Hinkle, 61, of Mayetta, KS, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 22, 2025 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS. She was born August 19, 1964 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Loyd and Adeline (Jessepe) Horn.
She graduated from Platte County R3 High School in 1982. Attended the University of Missouri for one year and went on to...
Robert A. Raye
Dec 20, 2025
Robert Allen Raye, 72, of Whiting, KS, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 20, 2025 at his home. He was born October 29, 1953 in Dover, OH, the son of David Lane Ross and Josephine (Gates) Raye.
Robert graduated from Atchison High School in 1975. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1972 – 1975 during the Vietnam War.
He worked...
Shirley Ann Allen
Dec 20, 2025
Shirley Ann Allen, 95, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Kelly House in Meriden. She was born November 4, 1930 in St. Joseph, MO, the daughter of Wesley Theodore and Rena Mae (Hammond) Arthur.
She attended school in St. Joseph, MO, Kansas City, MO, Sioux City and LeMars, IA; before graduating from Valley Falls High School...
Lewis Lee King
Dec 17, 2025
Lewis Lee King, 64, of Nortonville, KS, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025. He was born November 6, 1961 in Winchester, KS, the son of Willie M. and Oleta G. (Metzger) King.
Lewis graduated from Jefferson County North High School in 1980 and later earned his Horticulture Degree from Kaw Valley Vo-Tech. In early years he worked...
Dahlma G. Miles
Dec 13, 2025
VALLEY FALLS-Dahlma G. Miles, 92, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025 at FW Huston Medical Center in Winchester, KS. She was born September 17, 1933 in Wheeling, MO, the daughter of Alvin and Margaret (McNinch) McDowell.
Dahlma attended Dunlap High School, and later received her GED in Atchison, KS.
She worked for the Iowa Beef Processing plant in...
Eleanor "June" Ashley
Dec 12, 2025
Eleanor "June" Ashley, 91, of Denison, KS, passed away Friday, December 12, 2025 at Vintage Park Nursing Home in Holton, KS. She was born June 12, 1934 in Vermillion, KS, the daughter of Frank L. and Thelma H. (Graves) Herring.
June graduated from Ozawkie High School in 1952. She worked a few years for the State of...
Ella Mae Holding
Dec 7, 2025
Ella Mae (Dunn-Green) Holding, 98, of Valley Falls, KS, died December 7, 2025, at her home with family by her side. She was born on April 25, 1927, in Topeka, KS, the daughter of William Albert and Edith Lillian (Morris) Dunn. At 16 months of age, she was lovingly adopted by Charles and Christena Green.
Ella attended Bolton School in Valley...
Randall "Randy" S. Nott
Dec 5, 2025
Randall "Randy" Spencer Nott, 65, of Wetmore, KS, passed away at his home, Friday, December 5, 2025. He was born April 22, 1960 in Seneca, KS, the son of Clements Claudean Sr. and Mary Francis (Chrisman) Nott.
He graduated from Wetmore High School in 1978. He learned leather work in high school and enjoyed making items for...
Judy Levier "Mamigwekwe" Sebo
Dec 5, 2025
Judy Levier "Mamigwekwe" Sebo, 79, of Topeka, KS, passed away Friday, December 5, 2025 at Rolling Hills Nursing Home. She was born November 28, 1946 in Holton, KS the daughter of Joseph Paul and Nova (Kundiff) Levier.
Judy graduated from Marty Indian School in Marty, S.D. She worked for Sante Fe Railroad. She later earned her Dental...
Althea Marie Fordham
Dec 4, 2025
Althea Marie (Cordell) Fordham, 95, formerly of Havensville, KS, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025 at Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia, KS.
Althea Marie, oldest child of Glenn Sanford and Gladys (Hickman) Cordell was born July 20, 1930 in Holly, Colorado. She attended middle school in Granada, Colorado in a school her father was proud to help...
