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Shirley Nadine Parks
Jan 5, 2019
Shirley Nadine Parks, beloved wife of Lawrence E. Parks, Miller, KS, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS, surrounded by her family.Shirley was born April 5, 1931, to Ed and Fern Johnson, Miller, KS. She graduated from Miller High School in 1949. She worked as a nurse aid before marrying her high school sweetheart, Lawrence,...
Ethel M. Parker
Jan 4, 2019
Ethel M. Parker died January 4, 2019 at the Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida. She was born in Elizabeth City, CO on April 15, 1941. On June 6th, 1959 she married Phillip Larry Parker. Preceded in death by her husband, parents Darrell Eugene Puterbaugh and Helen Ruth Paxton Puterbaugh Dorr; sisters Rosella Faye Puterbaugh and Martha Darlene Puterbaugh...
Jeffrey Allen Mackay
Dec 31, 2018
Jeffrey Allen Mackay, 55 of Hamilton, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born May 23, 1963 in Plymouth, Massachusetts the son of Allen Roderick and Lolene Mary Mondeau Mackay. Jeff was an experienced metal worker and at one time operated his own custom welding business in New Hampshire. He was working at...
Mary Jane Emch
Dec 22, 2018
Mary Jane Emch, 102, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Holiday Resort. She was born November 10, 1916 in Burlington, Kansas the daughter of George and Bessie Cole Harrington. Mary Jane attended Madison High and graduated as the valedictorian of the Class of 1935. She was also honored as a member of the National Honors Society. After high school,...
Richard Lee "Dick" Fankhauser
Dec 11, 2018
Richard Lee "Dick" Fankhauser, 83, passed away early Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at his home near Madison. Dick was born on March 22, 1935 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of George and Dorothy Osborne Fankhauser.He attended Madison High School and graduated with the Class of 1953. He would enroll at Kansas State University and major in Animal Husbandry. He was...
Virginia Lee Cotten
Dec 11, 2018
Virginia Lee Cotton, 95, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at the Life Care Center in Burlington. She was born on February 4, 1923 in Burlington, Ks. the daughter of John and Elsie FinusDeitrich. Virginia married James Leo Edington in 1940. They had two sons, Jim and Glen. They were later divorced. She moved from Emporia, Kansas to Albuquerque, New...
Sharon Kay Shipley
Dec 10, 2018
Sharon Kay Shipley, 72, passed away early Monday morning, December 10, 2018 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. She was born December 16, 1945 in rural Neosho Falls, Kansas the daughter of Lawrence Leonard and Vivian Mae Smith Yoho. Sharon attended LeRoy High School and graduated with the Class of 1963. She would further her education by attending Clark’s Business School...
David A. Slead
Dec 8, 2018
David A. Slead, 70, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at his home near Lebo. He was born on July 23, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Frank and Mildred Gunkel Slead. Dave attended Lebo High School and graduated with the Class of 1966. Following High School, Dave joined the Kansas National Guard. He went on to attend Kansas...
Mary June Thompson
Dec 7, 2018
Mary June Thompson, 86, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Mary June Hutchison was born June 7, 1932 in Scranton, Kansas, the daughter of Charles M. and Anna (Sheall) Hutchison. She graduated from Scranton High School in the class of 1950. Mary June was joined in marriage to Clinton “Clint” Lee Thompson on...
Edward "Ed" D. Deforest
Dec 6, 2018
Edward David DeForest, 83, died December 6,-2018 at the Veteran’s Home in Mexico, Missouri. He was born May 17, 1935, near Melvern, Ks. the son of Francis Lee Veal DeForest and Bertha Goldie DeForest. Edward graduated from Lebo High School in 1953. He was an army veteran, and served in Korea. Bachelors and Master’s degrees in art education were granted...
Edwin Wayne Michaels
Nov 25, 2018
Edwin Wayne Michaels, 73, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Newman Regional Health. Ed was born December 16, 1944 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Harry and Ruby Rohwitz Michaels. Ed attended Olivet High School and graduated with the Class of 1962. He later attended Allen County Community College where he was a member of the basketball team. He...
James "Jim" E. Rosetta
Nov 24, 2018
James Emil “Jim” Rosetta, 77, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at his home in Topeka. James Emil Rosetta was born February 23, 1941 in Osage City, Kansas, the son of Quinto Emil and Virginia (Vietta) Rosetta. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1959. He was joined in marriage to Susan Leigh Lombard on April 8, 1967 in Topeka,...
Mary F. Carlson
Nov 12, 2018
Mary F. Carlson, 75, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, Kansas. Mary F. Miller was born April 6, 1943 in Nyssa, Oregon, the daughter of Patrick F. and Elenor (Pyle) Miller. She graduated from high school in Theodore, Alabama in 1961. She was joined in marriage to Charles R. Carlson on April 22,...
Elenor Eunice Hentzler
Nov 11, 2018
Elenor Hentzler, 95, passed away November 11, 2018. She was born October 21, 1923, at Watson, Kansas daughter of Nellie Milliken and William A. Herschell. She graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka. She married Herbert “Bud” Hentzler on March 12, 1947 in Topeka. They moved to Eskridge, Kansas in 1952, where they raised cattle and farmed. Herbert preceded...
Virginia M. Bohn
Nov 8, 2018
Virginia M. Converse Bohn, 93, of Topeka, Kansas, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2018, in Topeka at Midland Care Hospice. The daughter of Merle and Nellie Hunt Converse, Virginia was born on June 22, 1925. Virginia grew up with 8 siblings on her parents’ farm south of Eskridge, Kansas, influenced by strong...
Deborah Marie Blatchford
Nov 5, 2018
Deborah Marie Blatchford, 59, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at her home in El Dorado. She was born July 2, 1959 in Sioux City, Iowa the daughter of Cyril and Mary Ann Berens Pottebaum. She attended North High School in Sioux City and graduated with the Class of 1977. Shortly after high school, Debbie enlisted in the United States...
Frederick Charles "Fred" Sapp
Oct 31, 2018
Frederick Charles Sapp 75, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Osage Nursing in Osage City, Kansas. He was born March 14, 1943 in Flagstaff, Arizona the son of Orde G. and Margaret Whitaker Sapp. He attended Reading High School and graduated with the Class of 1961. Fred worked at Dolly Madison in Emporia and retired after 40 years of...
Eunice Vanita "Mickey" Brooks
Oct 24, 2018
Eunice Vanita “Mickey” Brooks, age 65 of St. Paul, MN passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 , after a long illness. Eunice was born February 6, 1953 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Samuel “Bud” and Dorothy Dorsey Brooks. Mickey was a member of St. James Missionary Baptist Church. After graduating from Emporia High, she moved to St. Paul, MN...
Leona Parre
Oct 23, 2018
Leona R. Parre, 84, formerly of Osage City, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. Leona R. Linsey was born on September 23, 1934 in Reading, Kansas, the son of Henry and Minnie (Weimer) Linsey. She graduated from Reading High School in 1952. She was joined in marriage to David L. Parre on June 27,...
Kermit P. Hedrick
Oct 19, 2018
Kermit Paul Hedrick, 76, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at Stormont-Vail in Topeka. He was born August 16, 1942 in Ellsworth, Kansas the son of Paul V. and Mildred I. Schultz Hedrick.Kermit attended Bushton High School and graduated with the Class of 1960. On August 15th of that same year he enlisted in the United States Navy. He would...
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