Obituaries

Jul 22, 2020

Rossville—Esther J. Wehner 90, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Oakley Place of Rossville.

She was born on October 24, 1929, at Delia, the daughter of Ignac and Veronica Hejtmanek Horak.  Esther grew up in the Delia community and lived there until she moved to Rossville in 1957.

Esther Horak and John A. Wehner...

Jul 21, 2020

Kansas City—Gale A. Remington Smith, 66, formerly of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at the Providence Medical Center in Kansas City.

She was born March 11, 1954, in Topeka, the daughter of the late Marvin C. and Helen M. Latter Remington.  Gale grew up in Topeka but moved to San Antonio, TX. and graduated from...

Jul 11, 2020

Karen Kay Haskins passed away on July 11, 2020 at the age of 78. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald  Haskins; She is survived by her son, Timothy Scott Haskins of Topeka, KS; daughter, Tammy Renae (Steven) Fulper of Spring Hill, TN; sister, Yolanda Lonnie McKinney of Wright City, MO; grandson, Dillon James Haskins; two granddaughters,...

Jul 7, 2020

Robert Reed “Bob” Graves, 68, passed away on June 7, 2020, at home with his wife by his side.

Bob was born January 19, 1952, in Manhattan to William R. and Phyllis M. (Lillard) Graves.  He was an only child and grew up in the Rossville community, where he graduated from high school.

Bob was...

Jun 30, 2020

Michael J. Flannigan passed away June 30, 2020, in Manhattan, Kansas

He was born March 7, 1947, in Wamego, Kansas, the son of Thomas W. Flannigan Sr. and Lois Dempsey Flannigan.  He grew up in the St. Marys community and attended schools there.  He was active in the local Boy Scout Troop attaining the Eagle rank.  He...

Jun 28, 2020

Rossville—Judith Dianne Cowan Darting 73, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, at her home in Rossville.

She was born July 24, 1946, the daughter of Reece and Virgie Hoffman Cowan at Ft. Lewis, Washington.  Judy was the daughter of a career Army man and had lived in many cities across the US and overseas.  In the early...

Jun 27, 2020

James Patrick Palmeri infant son of Luke and Jessica Zyrowski Palmeri was born Saturday, June 27, 2020, at the Community Hospital in St. Marys and passed away a few short hours after birth.

Besides his parent's other survivors include his paternal grandparents, Patrick and Margy Palmeri; his maternal grandparents, James and Donna Zyrowski.

A Mass...

Jun 11, 2020

Gerald T. “Jerry” Pearl, 88, died June 11, 2020, at his home with his loving family at his bedside. He was born May 14, 1932 on a farm near St. Marys referred to as the “Sandy Hook” community.  He was the youngest of six children born to Thomas M. and Florence G. Doyle Pearl.  Mr. Pearl attended James Grade...

Jun 9, 2020

St. Marys—James N. “Nick” Stamos, 93, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at the St. Marys Manor.

He was born June 15, 1926, in Minneapolis, MN., the son of Nick and Maria Kratz Stamos.   James enlisted in The United States Navy in 1944 and was a “Captain’s Talker”- (Morse Code).  In 1946 he attended Minnesota School of...

Jun 7, 2020

Maple Hill—Lyle D. Raine, 89, passed away, Sunday, June 7, 2020, at his home in Maple Hill.

He was born July 19, 1930, in Rural Maple Hill the son of Frances and Murrell Cox Raine.  Lyle grew up in Maple Hill, moving to Topeka and graduating from Highland Park High School in 1948.

After graduation,...

May 25, 2020

Myrna Delores Pistora was born May 22, 1930 in Ft. Laramie, WY to Arthur Lee McAdams and Amanda Lydia Margarete Heinrichs.  She lived in an Earth-bermed home NE of town.  By age 9, her family had moved to Davenport, NE.  In 1948, she graduated from Davenport High School where she was a cheerleader.  Myrna first met her husband Joe Elden Pistora at her Uncle Roy’s Davenport store, where she was...

May 22, 2020

St. Marys—JoAnn Osborne, 81, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at her home in St. Marys.

She was born on October 21, 1938, at Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Albert and Gertrude (Brangers) Cooper.  She grew up in Kentucky.  She had lived in Mitchell, IN., from 1969 until moving to St. Marys in 2005.

She...

May 21, 2020

St. Marys—Douglas J. Hohman, 53, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020, at his rural St. Marys home.

He was born on January 27, 1967, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Kenneth D. and Patricia A. Malone Hohman.  Doug grew up in Pittsburgh. and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh.

He moved to the St. Marys...

May 1, 2020

St. Marys—H. Theodore “Teddy” Remark, 48, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020, at the Wamego Hospital.

Teddy was born April 21, 1972, in Burlington, Vermont, the son of Phillip B. and Lydia Martinez Remark.  Teddy graduated from St. Marys Academy.  He later attended welding school.

He worked at SAM’S Club in Topeka and also was...

May 1, 2020

Rossville—John D. Kratina, 85, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020, at Oakley Place in Rossville.

On July 26, 1934, he was born in rural Rossville, the son of John R. and Helen (Hruska) Kratina. John was raised in the Moravian Czech community of Rossville attending Victor 101 Schoolhouse and graduated from Rossville High School.

On November 18,...

Apr 30, 2020

Rossville—Marjorie Ann Kratina, 83, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020, at Oakley Place in Rossville.

On April 29, 1937, she was born in rural Silver Lake, the daughter of Elmer John and Agnes B. (Fleming) Crawshaw. Marjorie was raised in the Silver Lake community and graduated from Silver Lake High School.

In her youth, Marjorie...

Apr 25, 2020

Emmett—Jonn Henry “Hank” Stockman, 78, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the St. Marys Community Hospital.

He was born on February 12, 1942, in the Sandy Hook community near St. Marys, the son of F.P. and Martha (Boelens) Stockman.

Hank was a welder and owned and operated Stockman Repair in Emmett.

He...

Apr 19, 2020

Earl C. Hepworth, Jr., 93, passed away on April 19, 2020. He was born May 22, 1926, to Earl C. Hepworth, Sr. and Ella M. Barnett Hepworth near Burlingame, KS.  He graduated from Burlingame High School in 1944. He was a Navy veteran.  He served as a flight orderly logging 677 hours with the Naval Air Transport Service, Pacific...

Apr 18, 2020

Adelbert  B. “Bert"  Welch Jr. 90, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020, at the Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook.

He was born July 3, 1929, in St. Marys, the son of Adelbert B. Welch Sr. and Mary E. Sower Welch.  Bert was raised in St. Marys and graduated from St. Marys High School.  He served in the US...

Apr 12, 2020

James Patrick Gayner passed away in a car accident Sunday, April 12.

Jimmy, as everyone called him, was born March 17, 1967 in Howell, Michigan to Jerome Gayner and Mary Gayner nee Garcia. In 1979 the family moved to Holton, Kansas, and Jimmy was enrolled in St. Mary’s Academy. He graduated from SMA in 1985. In 1987,...