JoAnn Osborne
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...
Douglas Hohman
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...
Theodore Remark
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...
John Kratina
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,...
Marjorie Kratina
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...
John Stockman
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...
Earl Hepworth Jr.
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...
Adelbert Welch
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...
James Gayner
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,...
Kenneth Tolle
Mar 4, 2020
Kenneth Howard Tolle, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Topeka under the care of Elara Caring Hospice. He was 79. Born December 30, 1940, in Topeka to E. Howard Tolle and Veda Lee (Burress) Tolle. He was a computer programmer. Ken is survived by son Dennis Tolle, Topeka, daughters Kim Fordham, St. Marys, KS, and Jodi Jordan, Lawrence,...
Cletus Manhart
Feb 22, 2020
Cletus G. Manhart, 83, of Silver Lake passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020.
He was born September 9, 1936, in Grinnell, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Ann Zimmerman Manhart. Cletus graduated from Hoxie High School in 1954 and Pittsburg State University in 1960.
He lived in Beloit where he taught at St. John’s High...
Dorthy Argabright
Feb 20, 2020
Dorthy Ann (Dirks) Argabright passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Homestead of Topeka.
Dorthy was born November 16, 1930, to Cordy D. and Martha Virginia (Denman)Dirks in Martin, South Dakota.
As a child, she moved with her parents and brother to Charleston, Mississippi and later to Hobart, Oklahoma. In 1936 the family returned to...
Monika Fryar
Feb 19, 2020
Auburn—Monika Fryar, 76, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at her rural Auburn home.
She was born on July 28, 1943, in Ehrhorn, Germany, the daughter of Egon and Johanna Schaefer Lauf.
Monika was a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Maple Hill.
Survivors include her three children, Colette (Mauricio) Abascal,...
Noah Thibodeau
Feb 16, 2020
Eskridge—Noah Matthew Thibodeau, 20, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020, at a Topeka Hospital.
Noah was born on May 6, 1999, at Kansas City, MO, the son of Scott Thibodeau and Amy D. Morey. He was raised in the Eskridge community and graduated from Lee’s Summit High School, Lee’s Summit, MO.
He was a welder...
Jan Dannefer
Jan 27, 2020
Rossville-Jan Marie “Jamboree” Dannefer, 67, passed away, Monday, January 27, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.
She was born on August 30, 1952, at Topeka, the daughter of Orville and Jacqueline Lloyd Strimple. Jan grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1970. She attended Kaw Valley Technical School in Topeka,...
Anthony Toler
Jan 24, 2020
Anthony Stephen Toler, 22, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020, in Manhattan.
Anthony was the son of Robert C. and Tina M. Wright Toler. Anthony graduated from St. Marys High School in 2017. He was a member of the Assumption Chapel in St. Marys, where he served as an altar boy growing up. Anthony was employed in...
Shirley Keyser
Jan 23, 2020
St. Marys—Shirley J. Keyser, 73, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Stoney Brook in Manhattan.
She was born on February 3, 1946, at Easton, the daughter of Herman and Rita Siebert Brockish. Shirley grew up in the Flush and St. Marys communities. She graduated from St. Marys High School in 1964.
Shirley worked for...
Laverne Hurla
Jan 19, 2020
Paxico—Laverne M. Hurla, 94, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020, at her home.
She was born July 19, 1925, at Paxico, the daughter of Vincent and Juanita Stitz Glotzbach. She lived all of her life in the Paxico community, graduating from Paxico High School in 1943.
Mrs. Hurla was a farmer's wife and mother of 14...
Tina Huffmier
Jan 17, 2020
Carbondale-Tina Marie (Stum) Huffmier, 56, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020, at the House at Midland Care in Topeka.
Tina grew up in the Rossville community, where she attended school. She was grateful to have had the opportunity to live with the Don and Marilene Stockman family as a teenager. They became her “adoptive family". Don preceded...
Geraldine Wilson
Jan 14, 2020
St. Marys—Geraldine E. Wilson, 89, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at her home in St. Marys.
She was born on January 12, 1931, in Oakland, CA., the daughter of Gerald and Evelyn Hammett Coakley. She grew up in California, where she graduated from high school.
She was united in marriage to Edward A. Wilson...
