Obituaries

Feb 6, 2021

St. Marys—Freda V. Zemek, 73, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021, at a Kansas City Hospital.

Freda was born to Fred and June Burton McCollough at Topeka on November 8, 1947.  She grew up in the Rossville community, graduated from Rossville High School in 1965, and attended Clark's School of Business in Topeka.

In her...

Feb 5, 2021

Randy Mark Brown was born October 12, 1950 in Clay Center, Kansas to Carl Eugene and Imateen Knox Brown and entered his eternal rest at home on February 5, 2021 surrounded by family. He attended St. Ann’s Catholic School in Clyde, Kansas through the 8 th grade. He graduated from Clyde High School in 1969 and then attended Beloit...

Jan 28, 2021

SFC George B Mergenmeier, Ret., 84, Topeka, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at his home with his spouse by his side.

George was born on July 23, 1936, south of Seneca in Nemaha county, KS to George W. and Stella (Lierz) Mergenmeier.

He graduated from St. Peter and Paul Grade School...

Jan 27, 2021

Brenda L. Miller Ohse, 59, of Scranton, passed on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City after suffering a heart attack. Brenda was born the youngest of three children on May 11, 1961, to DeVere and Grace Miller. Brenda grew up in the Rossville and Willard communities. She graduated from Rossville High School in...

Jan 24, 2021

Paxico—Margaret Rose Zeller, 95, passed away peacefully, Sunday, January 24, 2021, surrounded by her family at her son Mike’s home in Paxico.

She was born January 4, 1926, at Paxico, to John L. and Adelaide Flach Hesse.  Margaret grew up in the Paxico community and attended Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School and graduated from Paxico High School in 1943.  She was a member of Sacred Heart...

Jan 23, 2021

St. Marys—Jane Marie Orina, died Saturday, January 23, 2021, in St. Marys.  She was born October 9, 1930, at Whallonsburg, NY.  She was preceded in death by her husband John in 1997.  Survivors include her four children, Greg, John, Jane, and Jaime, and several grandchildren.

Requiem Mass will be at 9:00 A.M. Saturday, January 30, 2021, at...

Jan 22, 2021

Topeka—Anna M. McMorris, 94, died Friday, January 22, 2021, at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehab Center in Rossville.

Anna was born to Mathias and Edith Brubaker Rodenbaugh at St. Marys on December 11, 1926.  She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Grade School and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School.  Anna attended Clark’s School of Business in Topeka.

Jan 22, 2021

John W. Rogers, 50, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021.

He was born November 23, 1970, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Don and Ruth (Raine) Rogers. John graduated from Rossville High School in 1989.

He worked as a Sous Chef. John was a proud recovering member of the Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Jan 12, 2021

Lucinda “Cindy” Mitchell, age 63, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was born October 8, 1957, in Topeka, KS, to Jesus and Mary Barranco. She was a graduate of Seaman High School. Cindy married the love of her life, Christopher “Chris” Mitchell on March 17, 1982. She was an avid...

Jan 9, 2021

Mary Bernadette (Monaghan) Carroll, age 85, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the St. Mary's Hospital in St. Mary's, Kansas. She died with family by her side after receiving the Last Rites of the Catholic Church.

Mary was born October 13, 1935 in Dublin, Ireland to Bernard and Anne (Colgan) Monaghan, the oldest of six children,...

Jan 9, 2021

Rossville—Charles G. “Chuck” Droegemeier Sr., died Saturday, January 9, 2021, at the Rossville Healthcare & Rehab Center.

He was born to Carl and Viola Farrington Droegemeier at Ellsworth County, Kansas, on April 2, 1936.  The family moved to Burlingame in 1942, where “Chuck” attended rural grade school and graduated from Burlingame High School in 1954. He worked...

Jan 8, 2021

Delia- Maxine C. Catron, 84, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021, at her home in Delia.

She was born to Cleve N. and Josephine M. (Rice) Sumner on May 5, 1936, at Holton.  Maxine grew up in the rural Delia community and attended Nieve Country School.   She attended Haskell High School in Lawrence for one year and...

Jan 6, 2021

St. Mary’s resident, Irene Ruth (Wilmot) Haase, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Onaga Health and Rehab Center, Onaga, KS.  Throughout her 84 hers of life, Irene found solace in her faith in Jesus Christ.  She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Irene was...

Jan 2, 2021

Memorial Service for Henry A. Gehring Jr. will be at a later date.

Jan 1, 2021

Holden Michael Hurla

Holden Michael Hurla, 20, of Mayetta, died January 1, 2021.  He was born June 2, 2000 in Topeka, the son of Christopher and Angela (Parnell) Hurla.  He was a graduate of Rossville High School in 2018 and earned his electrical technology certificate from Washburn Institute of Technology in 2019.  He was currently employed at PTMW, Inc. as an electrician.

Holden was known by all those that...

Dec 29, 2020

St. Marys – Karen S. Lett, 71, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at the Midland Hospice House.

Karen was born to Robert and Effie Wrench Heim in Ponca City, OK, on March 26, 1949.  She was a respected lifelong resident of St. Marys.  Karen attended Immaculate Conception Grade School for eight years and graduated from St....

Dec 21, 2020

St. Marys - Henrietta Theresa (Hesse) Aubert, 91, died Monday, December 21, 2020, at the Community Hospital Onaga.

She was born February 24, 1929, on a farm near Paxico, the daughter of John L. & Adelaide M. (Flach) Hesse.  She lived in the St. Marys community her entire married life.

Henrietta grew up in the...

Dec 20, 2020

Joseph “Joe” Theodore Flerlage III, age 60, of Alma, KS, was called unexpectedly to his forever home on Sunday, December 20, 2020.  Born on May 28, 1960, in Topeka, KS, Joe was the firstborn son of Joseph and Sally (Sheppeard) Flerlage Jr.  Joe was baptized and confirmed at Immaculate Conception in St. Marys and graduated from St. Marys High...

Dec 19, 2020

Mary Ann Diehl, 75, passed away on December 19, 2020, in the city of Beaumont, CA, from a sudden heart attack en route to the hospital. She will be greatly missed.

Mary Ann was born on March 18, 1945 in Wamego, Kansas to Dale Chalmer and Marsella Ann (Stadler) Ruff, both deceased.

Mary Ann grew...

Dec 13, 2020

Eskridge—Carole J. Mikos, 78, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020, at the Kelly House in Topeka.

She was born June 12, 1942, in Philadelphia, PA.  She graduated from Archbishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill, PA. she also graduated from Washburn University in Topeka.

Carole was an English Teacher and had taught at Crane, Roosevelt,...