Dorothy Ronsse
Aug 20, 2018
Dorothy Jean (Yancey) Ronsse of St. Marys passed away on Aug. 20, 2018 at age 92, just 3 days before her 93rd birthday. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest F. (Duke) Ronsse, Jr. in 1986. She was born August 23, 1925 in Kansas City, the daughter of Gertrude D. (Kramer) and Stephen A. Yancey, both originally from...
Wilma Phoenix
Aug 17, 2018
Rossville--Wilma M. Phoenix, 74, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born August 17, 1944 at Gassville, AR. the daughter of Isaac James and Lula Mae Gunsaullus Gilliland. Wilma grew up in Arkansas and graduated from high school there. Wilma had lived in the Emmett community many years before moving to...
Genevieve Watts
Aug 10, 2018
Wamego-Genevieve T. Watts, 76, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at her home in Wamego. She was born February 2, 1942 at Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada the daughter of Alexander and Molly Score Birch. She and her family moved to the United States many years ago. She had worked in customer service. Genevieve was a member of St. Bernards Catholic...
Richard Lambotte
Aug 9, 2018
Rossville-Richard Lee "Rick" Lambotte, 62, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at his home. He was born May 15, 1956 at Topeka, the son of Norman S. and Elizabeth "Betty" Jacobson Lambotte. Rick grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1974. Rick had worked in construction and had last worked for Jacobson Asbestos. He...
James Eastman
Aug 1, 2018
James Henry Eastman, 66 passed away at his residence on August 1, 2018. He was born on November 10, 1951 to Ruth and Frank Eastman. He graduated from Eskridge High School. ln 1971 he was drafted into the Army where he served 2 years as a Combat Engineer. He was married to Rose Marie Davis on July 6, 1973....
Riley Timmons
Jul 30, 2018
Riley N. Timmons, 81, Topeka, returned home on Monday, July 30, 2018. He was born October 20, 1936 in Belvue, Kansas. The son of Pearl Roberta (Heston) and Melvin A. Timmons, Riley attended State Street Elementary School and Holiday Jr. High. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1959 where he obtained his G.E.D. Riley always had a...
Frank Kennedy
Jul 28, 2018
Emmett-Frank J. Kennedy, 87, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Sunflower Memory Center at the Topeka V.A. He was born February 16, 1931 at Emmett the son of William L. "Bill" and Agnes C. Reilly Kennedy. He attended Holy Cross Catholic Grade School and graduated from Emmett High School in 1949. Frank served in the US Air Force...
Ryoko Newsham
Jul 28, 2018
Rossville--Ryoko Takahashi Newsham left her earthly home for her eternal home on July 28, 2018. She was born December 13, 1935 to Tsuru Oda and Nikichi Takahashi in Masuda-machi, Akitaken, Japan. She was the eldest daughter and fourth of nine children. She married Charles Leroy Newsham on August 1, 1960 in Tokyo, Japan. She was a military wife and...
Clare Lobner
Jul 27, 2018
Clare Elaine Lobner passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. She was born Wednesday, July 25, 2018 the daughter of Christoper and Kathleen Rafferty Lobner. They survive of the home. Other survivors include her grandparents, Janet Rafferty, Emmett, Mike and Marlene Lobner, Olathe; aunts, Kelli (Joey) Pine, Maple Hill and Jessica (Scott) Meissner, Olathe;...
Leon Sievers
Jul 15, 2018
Topeka-Leon R. Sievers, 73, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Midland Hospice House. He was born March 8, 1945 at Alva, OK. the son of Bill Bronson and LaVina Fern Rose Sievers. He grew up in Alva and graduated from high school there. He attended Northwestern University. Leon was a firefighter in Alva and was a volunteer fireman...
Ruth Martinek
Jul 13, 2018
Ruth Agnes Diehl Martinek, 101, Topeka, died July 13, 2018 at Midland Hospice. She was born February 19, 1917 in Stockton, Kansas, daughter of Myrtle and Frank Diehl and graduated from Rossville High School in 1935. She spent most of her life in the Rossville and Delia communities as well as Wimberely and Canton, Texas. She was a member of...
Margaret Sumner
Jul 7, 2018
Margaret Janice (Moore) Sumner, 89, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Midland Hospice. She was born in Delia, KS on January 13, 1929 to Cora Mildred (Zickefoose) and Cyrus Moore. She graduated from Delia High School. She was a homemaker and worked many years in food service for USD 321. On June 7, 1947 she married Charles (Bob) Sumner....
Everett Hoobler
Jul 7, 2018
St. Marys-Everett A. "Ol Ev" Hoobler, 89, passed away late Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Oakley Place of Rossville. He was born January 4, 1929 in the Turkey Creek Community, Wabaunsee County Kansas, the son of Vernon P. and Mary M. Rake Hoobler. He attended Turkey Creek and St. Marys grade schools and St. Marys High School until moving...
Marcial Lambert
Jul 1, 2018
Lake Wabaunsee-Marcial A. Lambert, 89, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at a Topeka hospital. She was born June 7, 1929 at Tecumseh the daughter of Isaac S. and Jessie L. Melton Robinson. Marcial graduated from Seaman High School and attended Clark's Business School. She had lived in the Rossville and Delia communities before moving to Lake Wabaunsee. Marcial...
Laura Lohmeyer
Jul 1, 2018
Rossville-Laura B. Lohmeyer, 84,formerly of St. Marys died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Oakley Place in Rossville. She was born December 9, 1933 at Miltonvale, the daughter of Loyd Q. and Louise Collins Lawrence. Laura graduated from Concordia High School and attended Marymount College in Salina. Laura graduated from Kansas State University with a Master's degree in education. She was...
Michael Prue
Jun 28, 2018
Onaga-Michael A. Prue, 61, formerly of Wamego died Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the Onaga Health & Rehab Center. He was born February 6, 1957 in Topeka, the son of Richard D. and Viola Spetter Prue. Michael grew up in the Wells Creek community and graduated from Paxico High School. He had lived in Salina many years where he worked...
Louise Karnowski
Jun 6, 2018
Louise Frances Blanchat Karnowski made her journey to the Lord on June 6, 2018 at the Valley Vista Home in Wamego, Kansas. She was born in Anthony, Kansas on August 31st, 1924 to Arthur Louis and Mary Catherine Fitzpatrick Blanchat. She graduated from Emporia High School and earned her nursing degree in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She worked as a...
Christine Riat
Jun 2, 2018
Christine M. Riat-Thornburgh, 62, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018 at the Healthcare Resort of Topeka. She was born January 30, 1956 at Wamego, the daughter of Kenneth E. and Phyllis M. Prickett Riat. Christine was raised in the Belvue community and graduated from Wamego High School in 1974. Christine had worked in customer service. She had lived in Topeka...
Robert Broxterman
May 27, 2018
Robert (Bob) L. Broxterman, 85 passed away peacefully on May 27, 2018 at the St Mary's Manor. He was born August 8, 1932 to Andrew and Lena Buessing Broxterman at the farm in Seneca, Kansas. He grew up in the rural Baileyville area going to Baileyville Grade School through the 8th grade and received his GED in 1987. He served...
Elizabeth Miller
May 23, 2018
Elizabeth Joan "Betty" (Pendleton) Miller, age 79 of Rossville, passed away on May 23, 2018. She was born on June 5, 1938 in St. Joseph, MO; the daughter of W. Warren and Naomi E. Pendleton. Elizabeth attended Willard Grade School and graduated from Rossville High School in 1956. She earned her RN diploma from Stormont Vail School of Nursing in...
