Jerry Newby
May 7, 2018
Eskridge-Jerry D. Newby, 75 passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at his home in Eskridge. He was born March 26, 1943 at Wichita, the son of Bon B. and Ardis Virginia Bourne Newby. Jerry was raised in the Yates Center community and graduated from Yates Center High School with the class of 1961. Jerry was in insurance management for several...
Leila Bond
May 3, 2018
Emmett-Leila Catherine Culver Bond, 95, left us early Thursday morning, May 3, 2018 at her rural Emmett home. She was born June 10, 1922 at Lyndon, the daughter of Grant Rhines and Mable Thompson Culver. Leila graduated from Lyndon High School. As a young girl out of high school Leila went to work for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City as...
Myron Figge
Apr 28, 2018
Myron D. Figge, 81, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Via Christi Village in Manhattan. He was born May 5, 1936 near Wheaton, the son of Fred William Figge Jr. and Lorna Teske Figge. He was raised in the Wheaton community and graduated from Wheaton High School in 1954. Myron entered the US Army on June 7, 1956 and...
David Miller
Apr 27, 2018
Maple Hill--David W. Miller, 58, died Friday, April 27, 2018 near Maple Hill in a farm accident. He was born October 7, 1959 in Topeka the son of Donald and Elizabeth Pendelton Miller. David grew up in the Rossville and Willard communities. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1977 and then attended and graduated from Cloud County Community College....
James Heston Sr
Apr 18, 2018
James H. Heston, Sr. 83, formerly of Belvue, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Thornton Place in Topeka. Jim was born December 15, 1934 in rural Emmett, to Albert Heston Sr. and Pauline (Day) Heston. He attended Emmett and St. Marys Schools, graduating from St. Marys High School. On February 21, 1955 he married Barbara Ann Herneisen. They divorced...
Pauline Greidanus
Mar 31, 2018
St. Marys, Kansas-Pauline A. Greidanus, 88, passed away peacefully on Holy Saturday, March 31, 2018 at her home in St. Marys with family and friends by her side. She was born October 20, 1929 at Worcester, MA. the daughter of Clayton W. and Sophie Engelhard Pettey. Pauline lived in Massachusetts until moving to Wisconsin at the age of 14. She...
Robert Copeland
Mar 31, 2018
Robert "Bob" Copeland was born on December 5, 1950 to Helen and Ernie Copeland in Topeka. He passed away at home on March 31, 2018. Bob had dementia. Bob served with the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He grew up and lived in Eskridge until he married Patty and moved to Topeka. Bob was preceded in death by his...
Kenneth Houck
Mar 20, 2018
Delia-Kenneth R. Houck, 81, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born June 21, 1936 at rural Delia on the same farm that he lived on all of his life, the son of Leroy and Elsie W. Jacobson Houck. Kenneth graduated from Delia High School in 1954. Kenneth was a farmer and...
Donald Glotzbach
Mar 18, 2018
Paxico-Donald Joseph "Don" Glotzbach, 87, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018 at his rural Paxico home. He was born July 14, 1930 in the same rural house that he died in, the son of Victor Charles and Frances Elizabeth Hund Glotzbach. Don graduated from Paxico High School in 1948. He served in the United States Army. Don was a farmer...
Wilma Smith
Mar 14, 2018
St, Marys-Wilma K. Smith died Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the St. Marys Manor at the age of 99. She was born January 14, 1919 to Matt and Edith Dalrymple Knedlik at Barnes, Kansas. She attended Poverty Knoll grade school and graduated from Barnes High School in 1936 the valedictorian of her class and was also named Most Outstanding Student....
Barbara Brandon
Mar 13, 2018
Barbara F. Brandon, 70, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at a Topeka hospital. She was born April 16, 1947 at New Orleans, LA., the daughter of Joseph and Doris Gaudin Valenti. Barbara lived most of her life in Louisiana moving to St. Marys in 2014 and then to Rossville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Barbara was preceded in death by her...
Shirley Oliver
Mar 9, 2018
Maple Hill-Shirley A. Oliver, 84, died Friday, March 9, 2018 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born July 7, 1933 in Topeka the daughter of Joseph V. and Muriel Merillat Huggins. Shirley and her family moved about during her youth, she graduated from Delia High School in 1951 and attended Clark's School of Business in Topeka....
Leonard Cummings
Mar 6, 2018
St. Marys-Leonard L. Cummings 81, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at the St. Marys Manor. He was born March 21, 1936 at Mayetta the son of John and Viola Jones Cummings. Leonard was one of 13 children, John, Francis, Cornelius, Gerald, Theodore, Anthony Richard, Vera, Theresa, Millie, Margaret and Mary. He grew up on the reservation and graduated from Mayetta...
Hazel Kemp
Mar 4, 2018
Hartford-Hazel E. Kemp, 87, formerly of Eskridge passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at her home in Hartford. She was born December 22, 1930 in Topeka, the daughter of Guy A. and Helen Lucille Brelsford Sterrett. Hazel graduated from Washburn Rural High School with the class of 1948. Hazel had lived in the Eskridge community many years before moving to...
William Rafferty
Mar 1, 2018
Emmett-William G. "Bill" Rafferty, 59 passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born October 30, 1958 in Topeka, the son of William Keith and Eileen M. Zima Rafferty. Bill graduated from St. Marys High School in 1976. He had lived in the Emmett community all of his life. Bill had worked for...
Sarah Salinas
Feb 19, 2018
Sarah Helen Salinas, 38, died in an automobile accident near Belvue on Monday, February 19, 2018. Sarah was born August 10, 1979, at Albuquerque, NM. the daughter of Homero Salinas and Sylvia Maez. She moved to the St. Marys community at an early age and graduated from St. Marys Academy and attended St. Marys College. She had been a dispatcher...
Bruce Leonard
Feb 17, 2018
Bruce James Leonard, 31, died Saturday, February 17, 2018, in Homosassa, FL. He was born August 12, 1986, at Topeka, the son of Dennis Darryl and Shelley Annette Acker Leonard. Bruce lived in the Emmett and St. Marys communities and attended St. Marys Schools where he excelled in all sports. He participated in all sports in early grade school and...
Mary Wessling
Feb 13, 2018
Topeka-Mary J. Wessling, 92, formerly of St. Marys passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at the Presbyterian Manor in Topeka. She was born December 21, 1925 at Salina, the daughter of John Raymond and Grace Lillian Lockard Shanahan. Mrs. Wessling attended Marymount College in Salina. Mrs. Wessling was a secretary for a real estate office in Salina. She and her...
Arthur Osborne
Feb 10, 2018
St. Marys, Kansas-Arthur "Bud" Osborne, 84, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at St. Marys Manor. He was born November 15, 1933 at Three Points, KY. the son of Daniel and Fanny Mae Shockley Osborne. He was raised in Louisville where he attended school. Mr. Osborne was an accountant for Reynolds Metal for 20 years. He later owned and operated...
Keith Brownell
Feb 10, 2018
Keith P. Brownell, 60, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018, peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 30, 1957, in Clinton, MA. to Sidney J. and Patricia (Hamilton) Brownell. On December 12, 1981, he was united in marriage to Terry Mulford in St. Marys, KS. She survives at their home. He leaves three beautiful children: son...
