Obituaries

May 19, 2015

Ellexis Renee Cunliffe, 14, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015. She was born August 30, 2000 at Kansas City the daughter of Don and Roxanna Bays Cunliffe. Ellexis had attended Wabaunsee High School and was a currently attending Topeka West High School. Survivors include her mother, Roxanna Bays, Topeka: her father, Don Cunliffe, Bonner Springs; two sisters, Breanna and Illyana...

May 2, 2015

Judy L. Fauerbach, 71, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born April 5, 1944 near Rossville, the daughter of John H. and Catherine E. Reser Fauerbach. Judy grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1962. She attended Clark's School of Business in Topeka. Judy worked for...

Apr 30, 2015

Maple Hill-Larry D. Stewart, 72, died Thursday, April 30, 2015 at his rural Maple Hill Home. He was born February 6, 1943 at Leavenworth, the son of Donald and Maxine Cooper Stewart. Larry grew up in the Leavenworth, Galveston, TX, and Marion Kansas communities. He graduated from Marion High School in 1962. Larry served in the United States Air Force....

Apr 28, 2015

Paxico-William J. Flach, 58, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born August 1, 1956 at Wamego, the son of Walter J. and Rosanna R. Shields Flach. Bill grew up in the Paxico community and graduated from Paxico High School in 1974, the last graduating class from Paxico High. He worked for Hallmark Cards...

Apr 26, 2015

Jere F. Miller, 82, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. He was born October 12, 1932 at Topeka, the son of Frank A. "Fritz" and Germaine Ronnau Miller. Jere grew up in St. Marys and graduated from St. Marys High School in 1950. He served in the US Army. Jere worked alongside his...

Apr 26, 2015

Rossville-Loretta A. DeVader Scott, 58, went home to her Heavenly Father, Sunday, April 26, 2015. She was born January 12, 1957 at Topeka, the daughter of Joseph C. and Catherine L. Martin DeVader. Loretta grew up in the Emmett community graduating from Emmett Grade School and St. Marys High School in 1976. She was united in marriage to Shelby Scott...

Apr 25, 2015

John R. Floersch 58, Lake Clinton, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born February 4, 1957 at Topeka, the son of Joseph and Dolores Dohrman Floersch. John grew up in the Delia community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1975. He owned and operated Lawn Care Plus Lawn Service in...

Apr 23, 2015

Apr 18, 2015

Paxico-Stella Marie Muckenthaler, 93, died Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Homestead Assisted Living in Manhattan. Stella was born March 10, 1922, at Paxico, the first daughter of Clement A. and Lucy R. (Zeller) Muckenthaler. She graduated from Paxico High School in 1939 and attended Mount St. Scholastica College. Stella entered St. Anthony School of Nursing at Sabetha and received her...

Apr 10, 2015

Lawrence W. "Larry" Schumaker, 83, died Friday, April 10, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born November 1, 1931 at St. Marys, the son of Lawrence N. and Cecilia M. Hesse Schumaker. Larry was a lifelong St. Marys resident graduating high school in 1950. Mr. Schumaker retired in 1991 with 42 years of service having served in...

Mar 31, 2015

Karen L. Crow, 51, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at her rural Delia home. She was born June 5, 1963 at Topeka, the daughter of Joseph and Dolores Dohrman Floersch. Karen attended Delia Grade School and graduated from Rossville High School in 1981. She attended Platt Business College. She was an insurance agent for Farmers Crop Insurance. Karen was...

Mar 25, 2015

Rossville-Winnie Stach, 92, died peacefully on March 25, 2015 at her daughter's home in Rossville. She was born September 2, 1922 in Rossville to Ernest and Mary Orrick Decker. She married Frank Stach November 14, 1943 in Corvallis, OR. He died September 7, 1999. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Schmitz, on November 28, 1994, and...

Mar 17, 2015

Emmett-Teagan Paul Holz infant son of Tanner Holz and Alicia Allen passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. He was born February 18, 2015 at Kansas City. Survivors include his parents, grandparents, Michael and Tracy Allen, and Paul and Chris Holz; Great Grandparents, Dean and Meredith Allen and Pam Konkowski. Funeral services will be...

Mar 16, 2015

St. Marys-Rebecca Josephine Torres Nickerson, 90, passed away Monday, March 16, 2015 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. She was born August 15, 1924, the daughter of Camillo Joseph and Amalia Molina Torres in Dolores CO. She had lived in Kearns, UT. from 1955 until moving to St. Marys in 1999. On August 16, 1946 she was united in...

Mar 3, 2015

St. Marys-John L. Simecka, 94, passed away Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the St. Marys Manor. He was born October 7, 1920 at Delia, the son of John S. and Henrietta "Nettie" Scheidegger Simecka. John grew up in the Delia community and graduated from Delia High School in 1938. He served in the United States Army in the 195th Field...

Feb 26, 2015

Eskridge-Clayton L. Stephenson, 75, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 at his rural Eskridge Home. He was born December 23, 1939 at Miller, the son of Homer and Evelyn Parks Stephenson. Clayton graduated from Northern Heights High School in 1957. Clayton was a ranch manager and later owned a milk route. He owned C & E Motors in Eskridge and...

Feb 19, 2015

Patrick Joseph Bridge, 31 of Topeka, Kansas passed away at his residence on February 19, 2015. Patrick was born on July 30, 1983, in St. Joseph, Missouri son of the late Robert J. Bridge. Patrick grew up all around Kansas with his family. He graduated from Washburn University in 2012 with a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science. Patrick lived...

Feb 9, 2015

Paxico-Melvin E. Ratzlaff, 80 passed away, Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. He was born May 13, 1934 at Newton, the son of Arthur G. and Lydia Gunther Ratzlaff. He graduated from Newton High School. He attended Emporia State University and graduated from Wichita State University. Mr. Ratzlaff served in the United States Air Force....

Feb 3, 2015

James W. Akes, 90, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the St. Marys Manor. He was born October 3, 1924 at Amazonia, MO., one of 11 children of James A. and Nina Mae West Akes. James served as a radio operator in the United States Navy during WWII. James was a butcher and later a manager of different grocery...

Jan 27, 2015

Willard-Garold Gene "Bull Rider" Nichols, 78, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born February 6, 1936 in Nowata County, Oklahoma, the son of Arley Elbert and Nora Alice Cooper Nichols. Gene graduated from Nowata High School and served in the United States Army and the Oklahoma National Guard. Gene was a...