Obituaries

Jan 9, 2021

Rossville—Charles G. “Chuck” Droegemeier Sr., died Saturday, January 9, 2021, at the Rossville Healthcare & Rehab Center.

He was born to Carl and Viola Farrington Droegemeier at Ellsworth County, Kansas, on April 2, 1936.  The family moved to Burlingame in 1942, where “Chuck” attended rural grade school and graduated from Burlingame High School in 1954. He worked...

Jan 8, 2021

Delia- Maxine C. Catron, 84, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021, at her home in Delia.

She was born to Cleve N. and Josephine M. (Rice) Sumner on May 5, 1936, at Holton.  Maxine grew up in the rural Delia community and attended Nieve Country School.   She attended Haskell High School in Lawrence for one year and...

Jan 6, 2021

St. Mary’s resident, Irene Ruth (Wilmot) Haase, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Onaga Health and Rehab Center, Onaga, KS.  Throughout her 84 hers of life, Irene found solace in her faith in Jesus Christ.  She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Irene was...

Jan 2, 2021

Memorial Service for Henry A. Gehring Jr. will be at a later date.

Jan 1, 2021

Holden Michael Hurla

Holden Michael Hurla, 20, of Mayetta, died January 1, 2021.  He was born June 2, 2000 in Topeka, the son of Christopher and Angela (Parnell) Hurla.  He was a graduate of Rossville High School in 2018 and earned his electrical technology certificate from Washburn Institute of Technology in 2019.  He was currently employed at PTMW, Inc. as an electrician.

Holden was known by all those that...

Dec 29, 2020

St. Marys – Karen S. Lett, 71, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at the Midland Hospice House.

Karen was born to Robert and Effie Wrench Heim in Ponca City, OK, on March 26, 1949.  She was a respected lifelong resident of St. Marys.  Karen attended Immaculate Conception Grade School for eight years and graduated from St....

Dec 21, 2020

St. Marys - Henrietta Theresa (Hesse) Aubert, 91, died Monday, December 21, 2020, at the Community Hospital Onaga.

She was born February 24, 1929, on a farm near Paxico, the daughter of John L. & Adelaide M. (Flach) Hesse.  She lived in the St. Marys community her entire married life.

Henrietta grew up in the...

Dec 20, 2020

Joseph “Joe” Theodore Flerlage III, age 60, of Alma, KS, was called unexpectedly to his forever home on Sunday, December 20, 2020.  Born on May 28, 1960, in Topeka, KS, Joe was the firstborn son of Joseph and Sally (Sheppeard) Flerlage Jr.  Joe was baptized and confirmed at Immaculate Conception in St. Marys and graduated from St. Marys High...

Dec 19, 2020

Mary Ann Diehl, 75, passed away on December 19, 2020, in the city of Beaumont, CA, from a sudden heart attack en route to the hospital. She will be greatly missed.

Mary Ann was born on March 18, 1945 in Wamego, Kansas to Dale Chalmer and Marsella Ann (Stadler) Ruff, both deceased.

Mary Ann grew...

Dec 13, 2020

Eskridge—Carole J. Mikos, 78, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020, at the Kelly House in Topeka.

She was born June 12, 1942, in Philadelphia, PA.  She graduated from Archbishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill, PA. she also graduated from Washburn University in Topeka.

Carole was an English Teacher and had taught at Crane, Roosevelt,...

Dec 11, 2020

St. Marys--Jodeane (Irwin) Reese, 92, formally of St. Marys, passed away December 11, 2020, at Kelly House in Meriden.  She was born April 27, 1928, in Clay Center, Kansas, the only child of Lester and Ruth (Ingalsbe) Irwin.  She grew up in Onaga, Kansas, where she graduated from Onaga High School in 1946.    After graduation, she moved to Topeka,...

Dec 11, 2020

Maple Hill—Melba Jo Raine, 81, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

She was born July 11, 1939, in Maple Hill, the daughter of T. Vernon and Ruby E. Maes Adams.  Melba Jo grew up in Maple Hill and graduated from Maple Hill High School.

Melba Jo had worked as...

Dec 5, 2020

Maple Hill—Arnold L. Gideon, 83, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the University of Kansas St. Francis Campus, Topeka.

He was born February 15, 1937, on a farm north of Delia, to Garland and Viola Kovar Gideon. He was raised in the Maple Hill Community and graduated from Maple Hill High School in 1955. Arnold served...

Dec 2, 2020

St. Marys—Sera Lynne Mann, 72, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at her home with the Last Sacraments' graces and all her children by her side.

Sera was born on July 23, 1948 in Ferndale, Michigan, the daughter of Robert and Margaret Harcourt. She had fond memories of being a ballet dancer in her youth. She...

Nov 30, 2020

Dean Rogers Page of Rossville died Monday, November 30, 2020 at the age of 92 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka after contracting COVID-19.

Dean was born to Ralph and Ruth Page on January 13, 1928 in Willard, Kansas. One of two children, he graduated from Rossville High School in 1945 and earned a degree from Kansas State College...

Nov 27, 2020

 

      Paul Roberts Wurtz, Ph.D., passed away peacefully on November 27, 2020, at The Neighbors of Dunn County in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

     Born October 13, 1935, in Lillis, Kansas, to Paul and Vivian (Scheffer) Wurtz, Bob was raised in Newbury, Kansas, the fourth of 15 children. Bob attended Paxico High School, graduated from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, and...

Nov 25, 2020

Manhattan—Leo L. Jensen, 78, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at his home in Manhattan.

He was born on January 11, 1942, at Olsburg, to Ferdinand and Georgia Fronce Jensen.  Leo was raised in the Olsburg and Manhattan communities.

Leo was a jack of all trades; he worked in the concrete and construction field and...

Nov 24, 2020

James Kenneth Reilly, 93, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

JK was born February 26, 1927 in Emmett, Kansas, the son of Michael L. and Victoria M. Hrenchir Reilly. He spent most of his early life with Martin J. Reilly, his uncle, in Emmett.  Martin was JK’s father figure.  JK graduated...

Nov 21, 2020

Belvue—Galdino Lopez-Navarrete, 65, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at his home in Belvue.

He was born July 21, 1955, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Galdino Lopez- Saldivar and Maria Soledad-Navarrete.  He came to the United States and was an artist in Ridgefield, CT.

On July 26, 2003, Galdino and Loretta A. Heidt...

Nov 20, 2020

Gainsville, Texas—Dennis L. Ingles Sr., 63, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at the Medical Center Denton, Denton, TX.

He was born to Doris L. and Lorraine V. Righetti Ingles in San Luis Obispo, CA. on December 26, 1956.  Dennis grew up in California.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geo Physics from the University...