Ruth Larson
Aug 1, 2019
Ruth E. Larson 88, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born March 5, 1931 in Topeka, the daughter of LaVerne and Edna Vilven Spears. Ruth grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School. She attended Kansas State University. She lived most of her life in Rossville moving to...
Robert Stockman
Jul 28, 2019
Robert (Bob) Martin Stockman, 93, left this world to join his Lord Jesus Christ, on July 28, 2019 at his home. He was born April 28, 1926, at his parent's home in Sandy Hook, near St. Marys, Kansas. He was the second of 13 children born to Francis Peter (F.P.) and Martha Boelens Stockman. Bob grew up on the...
Christopher Gross
Jul 27, 2019
St. Marys-Christopher Michael Gross passed away Saturday, July 27th, 2019 at his home in St. Marys, Kansas He was born March 26, 1979 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was adopted by his loving parents Ronald and Jane Gross. He grew up in Maiden Rock, Wisconsin. He came to St. Marys to attend St. Marys Academy and went on to attend St....
LeRoy Buchan
Jul 27, 2019
LeRoy K. Buchan, 58 passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019. He was born April 21, 1961 at Owatonna, MN, the son of Ralph and Shirley Buchan. LeRoy grew up in Minnesota. He served in the Navy. He moved to the Maple Hill community in 1985 and lived in Topeka many years. LeRoy was a "handyman" and could do just about...
Darlene Berry
Jul 27, 2019
Rossville - Darlene Berry, 92, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019 at her home in Rossville. She was born January 23, 1927 in Haviland, KS the daughter of William P. and Alice (Carter) Thompson. Darlene grew up in Haviland and moved to Rossville in 1950. She graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Home Economics. After teaching...
Wade Mayhew
Jul 14, 2019
Emmett-Wade I. Mayhew, 62, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 at a Topeka Hospital. He was born April 12, 1957 at Holton, the son of Adelbert and Elroy Zenher Mayhew. He grew up in the Havensville and Onaga communities. Wade attended Onaga schools. He was a welder and fabricator and had last worked for D & R Properties. He...
Donald Stockman
Jun 28, 2019
Rossville-Donald H. Stockman, 79, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 at his Rossville home. He was born April 12, 1940 at Wamego, the 10th of 13 children to Francis and Martha Boelens Stockman. He was raised in the Sandy Hook Community, and graduated from Rossville High School in 1959. Don worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Topeka. He and...
Philomena Ellis
Jun 25, 2019
Emporia-Philomena (Bernritter) Ellis, 89, formerly of St. Marys passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at her home in Emporia. She was born November 4, 1929 in the Turkey Creek Community the daughter of John and Nellie Laymon Bernritter. Philomena attended Turkey Creek grade school and graduated from St. Marys High School. Philomena was a stay at home mother while raising...
Krystal Goodspeed/Jim
Jun 22, 2019
Krystal Lee Goodspeed/Jim, 33, passed away unexpectedly from complications related to asthma on June 22, 2019. She was born November 2, 1986 in Manhattan, KS, and resided in Eskridge, KS at the time of her death. She married Russell Jim in the summer of 2012 and had 5 children: Alex, 9, Brooklynn, 6, Abbi, 4, Brionna, 3, and Abel, 2....
Joseph Sullivan
Jun 16, 2019
St. Marys-Joseph E. Sullivan, 92, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at his home in St. Marys. He was born April 9, 1927 in San Francisco, CA. the son of John and Margaret McGoldrick Sullivan. Joseph grew up in Nebraska and later graduated from San Francisco University. Joe served in the US ARMY. He taught in California many years moving...
Ellen Teeter
Jun 9, 2019
Ellen Teeter, 84, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Oakley Place at Rossville. She was born March 3, 1935 at Benkelman, NE. the daughter of Marvin M. and Velma Miller Hansen. Ellen graduated from Parks High School, Parks, NE. Ellen worked for Hallmark Cards in Topeka for 29 years. She was a member of the Rossville Christian Church....
Virginia Redding
Jun 5, 2019
St. Marys-Virginia Anne Redding, 61, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at her home in St. Marys. She was born April 11, 1958 at South Lake Tahoe, CA. the daughter of Roger and Virginia DeLallo Ripoli. She grew up in South Lake Tahoe and graduated from high school there. She moved to the St. Marys community in 1991. Virginia worked...
Marguerite Bond
Jun 3, 2019
Delia-Marguerite V. Bond, 96, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at the St. Marys Manor in St. Marys. She was born January 19, 1923 at Emmett the daughter of James and Justina Coon Clark. She grew up in the Emmett community. Mrs. Bond was a homemaker and a farm wife. She lived in the Delia community many years. On November...
Catherine Heim
May 23, 2019
St. Marys-Catherine Jo "CJ" Heim passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the St. Marys Manor. She was born November 15, 1924 to Edward F. and Anna Rose Cunneen Brennan in the Lost Creek Community north of Belvue. CJ graduated from St. Marys High School. CJ first worked at Sunflower Ordnance Works in Lawrence from 1944 through 1946. On April...
Patricia Pletcher
May 23, 2019
Keene-Patricia L. Pletcher, 79, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born March 10, 1940 at Camdenton, MO; the daughter of Harry F. and Nettie A. Tillison Cooper. Patricia was preceded in death by her husband Robert. She was also preceded in death by a son, John F. Pletcher. Survivors include three...
Lavina Barthuly
May 20, 2019
St. Marys-Lavina M. Barthuly, 83, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at the St. Marys Manor. She was born January 7, 1936 at Frankfort the daughter of Raymond and Selma Stelter Falk. Lavina grew up in the Onaga community and graduated from Onaga High School in 1954. She had lived in the St. Marys Community many years. Lavina worked for...
Elizabeth Roache
May 18, 2019
Elizabeth "Betty" Slane Roache, 82, of River Edge, NJ passed away unexpectedly on May 18, 2019. Betty was born on February 28, 1937 in Bronxville, NY, to Michael and Genevieve Slane. In her youth, she was known as Liz. Before she was married, Betty worked on the 20th Century Train Limited and traveled nationally. At one point in her career,...
Eugene Heim
May 11, 2019
Eugene Henry DeWendt Heim (Gene), 39, a resident of Poquoson, Virginia, passed away from a very aggressive cancer on Saturday, May 11, 2019. He was born and grew up in St. Marys, Kansas the son of Richard and Linda Erikson Heim. Gene graduated from St. Marys High school and from Wichita State University in 2002 and later received a...
Dorothy Davis
May 8, 2019
Harveyville-Dorothy M. Davis, 86, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born August 14, 1932 at Alma, the daughter of Carl Frederick Martin Hauer and Marie Malzhan Hauer. Dorothy grew up in the Alma and Volland communities. She graduated from Alma High School in 1950 and Clark's School of Business in...
Annabel Dohrman
May 7, 2019
St. Marys-Annabel Dohrman, 92, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at her home in St. Marys. She was born August 31, 1926 at Wamego, the daughter of Walter A. and Edith Harrell Cordts. She grew up in the Wamego community and graduated from Wamego High School. Annabel and her brother and sisters performed in the Frank Wiziarde Circus, she was...
