OBITUARIES
Cynthia Jane Roller
Sep 25, 2020
Cynthia Jane Roller, 73, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at Stormont–Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born on August 8, 1947 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of David C. and Kathryn Smith Chesler. Cynthia’s father served in the military which caused her family to move throughout Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri during her childhood. Cynthia attended Bible College in Missouri...
Robert Kenneth Hitt
Sep 24, 2020
Robert K Hitt, 72, formerly of Topeka KS, passed away Thursday, Sept 24, 2020 Liberty Hospital, Liberty Missouri. Robert Kenneth Hitt was born October 10, 1947 in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Reagan and Marie Jeanette (Smith) Hitt. He lived his early years in Dallas Texas. He attended Bryan Adams High School, and was active in the R.O.T.C. all...
Kathleen May "Blondie" Botkin
Sep 23, 2020
Kathleen May “Blondie” Botkin, 71, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born August 18, 1949 in Osage City the daughter of Fred and Lillian Wyrick Criqui. She spent the first years of childhood in Melvern before her family moved to Lebo during her early teen years. Kathleen was joined in marriage to David...
Lucille L. Hoover
Sep 15, 2020
Lucille L. Hoover, 94, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Star Living Assisted Living in Lawrence, Kansas. Lucille was born December 27, 1925 in Galesburg, Kansas, the daughter of Hugh B. and Flossie V. (Clark) Lowe. She was joined in marriage to Ivan V. Hoover on September 25, 1942 in Garnett, Kansas. He preceded her in death on October...
Betty Ruth Melgren
Sep 4, 2020
Betty Ruth (Norman) Melgren was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 26, 1931 to Justin and Elsie Norman. She was the second of three girls and grew up close to her sisters, Janet and Arlene. After high school, Betty attended North Park College graduating with an Associate’s Degree in Christian education. There she met her husband, Homer Melgren. They were...
William T. "Bill" Jones
Sep 3, 2020
William T. “Bill” Jones, 81, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. He was born September 25, 1938 in Cecil Cove, Arkansas the son of Charles Elliot and May Ana Elizabeth Lamb Jones. Bill’s family moved to Osage City when he was a toddler. He attended Osage City High School and graduated with the Class of...
Mae Marie Cantrell
Aug 25, 2020
It is with profound sadness and deep love that the family of Marie Cantrell announce her passing on August 25, 2020 at the age of 82. Marie was born in Wilmington, Kansas on November 9, 1937 to Walter and Iva Reed. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 51 years, Jimmy Van Cantrell, her parents, Walter and...
Jerry Giles Kelley
Aug 21, 2020
Jerry Giles Kelley, 89, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at his home near Neosho Rapids. He was born December 14, 1930 in Neosho Rapids, Kansas the son of Joseph L. and Lelia Hartenbower Kelley. He attended Hartford High School and graduated with the Class of 1950. On July 14, 1950 he enlisted with the United states Marines and proudly...
Dorothy Bell "Dottie Bell" Mosby
Aug 20, 2020
Dorothy Bell White also affectionately known as “Dottie Bell” was born on October 10, 1923 in Luther, Oklahoma from the union of Tom White and Sylvia Gray. Dorothy had attended schools in Topeka, Kansas where she met and later married Russell Mosby on May 16, 1941. In 1943, Dorothy and her husband settled in the small town of Maple Hill....
Charles Alexander Smith
Aug 13, 2020
Charles Alexander Smith, 83, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 at his home in Emporia. He was born December 28, 1936 in Cedar Pointe, Kansas the son of E.P. and Virgie Ann Criger Smith. Charles attended Neosho Rapids High School and graduated with the Class of 1954. Charles enlisted in the United States Navy on July 7, 1954 and proudly...
Alice Kay Peterson
Aug 10, 2020
Alice K. (Johnson) Peterson, 57, of Osage City, KS, passed away on August 10, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Topeka, KS on February 26, 1963, daughter of the late Ernie and Irene (Morgan) Johnson. Alice is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Todd, and their three wonderful children, Erin, Jacob...
Donna Lou Adams
Aug 8, 2020
Donna L. Adams, 79, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at her home from a short aggressive battle with cancer surrounded by family. Donna Lou Sleisher was born December 22, 1940 in Emporia, the daughter of Albert and Fern (Mounkes) Sleisher. She graduated from Neosho Rapids Rural High School in 1958. After high school she worked for a local telephone...
Stephen Leroy Griffin
Aug 1, 2020
Stephen L. Griffin, 73, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Stephen Leroy Griffin was born July 30, 1947 in Burlingame, Kansas, the son of William Frances and Mildred Francis (Kelley) Griffin. He served in the United State Navy. Steve was joined in marriage Elizabeth Catherine Gunterman on September 6, 1969 in Topeka, Kansas. He had...
Marion Virgil Garman
Jul 31, 2020
Marion V. Garman, 90, passed away, Friday, July 31, 2020 at Trinity Nursing and Rehab in Merriam, Kansas. Marion Virgil Gaman was born March 19, 1930 in Turon, Kansas, the son of Charles and Maudie (Ruckman) Garman. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Marion had worked maintenance for Rickel Elevators throughout Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. In...
Allen Adam Kaiser
Jul 30, 2020
Allen Kaiser, 80, a longtime resident of Northeast Colorado, but most recently of Emporia, KS, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020, from COPD at his home. He was born June 29, 1940, in Greeley, Colorado to Adam Kaiser and Amelia (Gies) Kaiser, Allen grew up in the Galeton and Kersey area of Colorado. He helped his parents farm, and graduated...
Richard Hugh Hamlin, Sr.
Jul 29, 2020
Richard Hugh "Dick" Hamlin, Sr., 74, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Osage City, Kansas. Dick was born July 18, 1946 in Salina, Kansas, the son of Henry Hugh and Violet May (Butts) Hamlin. Their family lived in several communities, including Neodesha, KS, Chandler, AZ, Berthoud, CO, Bel Plaine, KS and Marion, KS. He...
Edward Charles "Ed" Geary
Jul 24, 2020
Edward Charles ”Ed” Geary, 78 of Lebo, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington, Kansas. He was born January 24, 1942 in in Norton, Kansas the son of Emmett and Dorothy Hardick Geary. Ed attended Densmore High School and graduated with the Class of 1960. Following high school, Ed took Barber Classes in Wichita. ...
Dollie Roberta Damron
Jul 20, 2020
Dollie Roberta Damron, 88 passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. She was born on July 14, 1932 in Altoona, Kansas the daughter of Edmund and Lavinna Gentry Loudenbarger. It was in Altoona that she met the love of her life, Walter Leon Damron. Dollie and Walter were joined in marriage on June 12, 1951 in...
Erwin Keith Hammond
Jul 19, 2020
Erwin Keith Hammond of Neosho Falls, Kansas, died Sunday July 19, 2020 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born June 15, 1951 in Colony, Kansas. He is the son of Raymond and Kathryn (Mechnig) Hammond. He grew up north of LeRoy, KS and went to Loudendale school. He attended LeRoy High School, where he graduated in 1969....
Charles Edward Noonan
Jul 6, 2020
Charles Edward Noonan, 90, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Charles was born June 22, 1930 in Emporia, the son of Charles E. and Lula (Woodward) Noonan. He graduated from Westphalia High School in 1949. He served on the front lines for the United State Army. He was a decorated soldier and was injured...
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