Obituaries

Aug 21, 2013

Paxico- Ruby A. Seematter, 72, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the House at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka.

She was born January 14, 1941 at Axtell the daughter of Paul and Minnie Schmidt Holenbeck. Ruby grew up on a farm near Axtell and graduated from Axtell High School in 1959. She moved to the Paxico...

Aug 21, 2013

Eskridge- Mary E. Schiesser, 92, of Emporia formerly of Eskridge passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the Newman Regional Hospital in Emporia.

She was born July 2, 1921 at Towanda, the daughter of Ellis and Edna Eastman Mossman. She moved to the Eskridge community in 1925.

Mary and her husband "Ike" farmed northeast of...

Aug 10, 2013

Maple Hill-Barbara Grace Kresie Beach, 91, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the House at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka.

She was born February 10, 1922 at Auburn, the daughter of Albert and Adeline McLaughlin Kresie. She lived in McLouth as a youngster and then moved to Iowa. Her father was a foreman in the paving...

Aug 9, 2013

Therese A. Hoffman, 50, St. Marys, passed away Friday, August 9, 2013 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

She was born August 4, 1963 at Tempe, AZ, the daughter of Sylvester H. and Patricia McCarthy Cain. Therese grew up in Leonardtown, MD, and graduated from high school there in 1982.

Therese moved to St. Marys...

Aug 3, 2013

Rossville-Clinton E. Kerwin, 86, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the Rossville Healthcare & Rehab Center.

He was born August 4, 1926 at Delia, the son of Robert E. and Mary A. Hanrahan Kerwin. Clinton graduated from Delia High School with the class of 1944. He lived most of his life in the Delia and Rossville...

Jul 29, 2013

Phyllis M. Brownlee, 85 of Harveyville, passed away Monday, July 29, 2013 from heart failure in Topeka.

She was born January 30, 1928 at Dover the daughter of Ray & Hazel Long Logan. Phyllis graduated from Dover High School.

Phyllis was a homemaker. She was a member of the Dover Federated Church, the Dover Card...

Jul 26, 2013

St. Marys- Lucile P. Fox, 90, passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at St. Marys

She was born June 21, 1923 at Axtell, the daughter of Peter J. and Mary F. Montgomery Eagan. She grew up in the Axtell vicinity and lived there until she and Albert J. Fox where united in marriage by Monsignor George Kugelmeier...

Jul 11, 2013

Eskridge-Dwayne F. Doty, 73, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013 at McCrite Plaza Health Center in Topeka. He was born July 3, 1940 at Topeka the son of Frank Victor and Nellie Grace Rouse Doty. Dwayne move to the Eskridge community at the age of three and was raised by Harold & Maxine McKnight. He graduated from Eskridge High School...

Jun 30, 2013

Rossville-Grace E. Miller, 76, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the Plaza West Care Center in Topeka.

She was born November 22, 1936 at Perry the daughter of Clarence Isaiah and Pearl Opal Best Dick. She grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School.

Mrs. Miller helped on the family...

Jun 29, 2013

Rossville-Dale Paul Mahan, 76, Rossville, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

He was born February 13, 1937 at Holcomb, MO, the son of Byron and Amy Borer Mahan. At an early age he moved to the Garnett community and graduated from Parker High School in 1955.

Dale had worked...

Jun 28, 2013

Gladys K. Kling, 71, passed away, Friday, June 28, 2013 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

She was born March 12, 1942 at Belvue, the daughter of Howard T. and Regina L. Jenkins Bolin. Gladys was raised in the Belvue community.

Mrs. Kling had lived in St. Marys before moving to Topeka where she lived...

Jun 17, 2013

Wamego- Patricia Ann "Pat" Breitkreutz, 77, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. She was born October 27, 1935 at Great Bend the daughter of William and Vernie Banks Murphy. She attended Great Bend Schools. Pat was a foreman for Locke Stove Company and lived many years in Kansas City, MO, and Cameron, MO....

Jun 6, 2013

Rossville- Leo D. Berry, 83, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

He was born November 2, 1929 at Topeka, the son of Leo Daniel and Mildred Rupin Berry. Leo grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from St. Marys High School, in 1947. He attended Creighton University and Kansas State...

May 29, 2013

Emmett-Marie Lourdes Neville, 87, passed away at her rural Emmett home Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

She was born December 14, 1925 at Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Levite and Marie Sirous Thibodeau. She grew up in Maine.

Mrs. Neville worked in trunks and engineering for Mountain Bell Phone Company for many years. She had lived...

May 28, 2013

Josephine Pressgrove, 100, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Rossville.

She was born December 28, 1912 to George and Rosie Hejtmanek Olejnik of Rossville. She spent most of her life in the Rossville, Wamego and Topeka areas and attended Victor 101 School.

Josephine was married to LeRoy...

May 28, 2013

Adeline I. Dickinson, 89, of Maddock, ND, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Heart of America Medical Center Long Term Care in Rugby, ND.

Adeline was born on June 29, 1923 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, the youngest of six children of Thomas and Sophie Melvin. She married Donald D. Dickinson and had five children. Over...

May 24, 2013

St. Marys- Leona M. Wright, 104, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at the St. Marys Manor.

She was born July 11, 1908 at Onaga, the daughter of Robert B. and Alma L. Flinn Wright. Miss Wright grew up in the Onaga community and graduated from Onaga High School in 1925. She attended Emporia State Teachers College...

May 24, 2013

Wamego- Bertha C. Zeller, 86 of Wamego, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at the Rossville Health & Rehabilitation Center.

She was born May 16, 1927 at Paxico the daughter of William Frank & Helena Stech Kolde. Bertha grew up in the St. Marys community where she attended schools.

Mrs. Zeller was a homemaker and...

May 19, 2013

Wamego-Russell N. Arand, 29, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.

He was born August 9, 1983 at Wamego, the son of Ronald L. and Silke A. Straub Arand. Russell grew up in the Wamego community and attended Wamego Schools.

Russell loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and riding...

May 14, 2013

Fred D. Barthuly, 82, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.

He was born March 15, 1931 at Paxico, the son of Fred W. and Thelma Gehring Barthuly. Fred graduated from Paxico High School in 1949.

Mr. Barthuly lived on a farm in the Snokomo community and operated a...