Clare Lobner
Jul 27, 2018
Clare Elaine Lobner passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. She was born Wednesday, July 25, 2018 the daughter of Christoper and Kathleen Rafferty Lobner. They survive of the home. Other survivors include her grandparents, Janet Rafferty, Emmett, Mike and Marlene Lobner, Olathe; aunts, Kelli (Joey) Pine, Maple Hill and Jessica (Scott) Meissner, Olathe;...
Leon Sievers
Jul 15, 2018
Topeka-Leon R. Sievers, 73, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Midland Hospice House. He was born March 8, 1945 at Alva, OK. the son of Bill Bronson and LaVina Fern Rose Sievers. He grew up in Alva and graduated from high school there. He attended Northwestern University. Leon was a firefighter in Alva and was a volunteer fireman...
Ruth Martinek
Jul 13, 2018
Ruth Agnes Diehl Martinek, 101, Topeka, died July 13, 2018 at Midland Hospice. She was born February 19, 1917 in Stockton, Kansas, daughter of Myrtle and Frank Diehl and graduated from Rossville High School in 1935. She spent most of her life in the Rossville and Delia communities as well as Wimberely and Canton, Texas. She was a member of...
Margaret Sumner
Jul 7, 2018
Margaret Janice (Moore) Sumner, 89, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Midland Hospice. She was born in Delia, KS on January 13, 1929 to Cora Mildred (Zickefoose) and Cyrus Moore. She graduated from Delia High School. She was a homemaker and worked many years in food service for USD 321. On June 7, 1947 she married Charles (Bob) Sumner....
Everett Hoobler
Jul 7, 2018
St. Marys-Everett A. "Ol Ev" Hoobler, 89, passed away late Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Oakley Place of Rossville. He was born January 4, 1929 in the Turkey Creek Community, Wabaunsee County Kansas, the son of Vernon P. and Mary M. Rake Hoobler. He attended Turkey Creek and St. Marys grade schools and St. Marys High School until moving...
Marcial Lambert
Jul 1, 2018
Lake Wabaunsee-Marcial A. Lambert, 89, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at a Topeka hospital. She was born June 7, 1929 at Tecumseh the daughter of Isaac S. and Jessie L. Melton Robinson. Marcial graduated from Seaman High School and attended Clark's Business School. She had lived in the Rossville and Delia communities before moving to Lake Wabaunsee. Marcial...
Laura Lohmeyer
Jul 1, 2018
Rossville-Laura B. Lohmeyer, 84,formerly of St. Marys died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Oakley Place in Rossville. She was born December 9, 1933 at Miltonvale, the daughter of Loyd Q. and Louise Collins Lawrence. Laura graduated from Concordia High School and attended Marymount College in Salina. Laura graduated from Kansas State University with a Master's degree in education. She was...
Michael Prue
Jun 28, 2018
Onaga-Michael A. Prue, 61, formerly of Wamego died Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the Onaga Health & Rehab Center. He was born February 6, 1957 in Topeka, the son of Richard D. and Viola Spetter Prue. Michael grew up in the Wells Creek community and graduated from Paxico High School. He had lived in Salina many years where he worked...
Louise Karnowski
Jun 6, 2018
Louise Frances Blanchat Karnowski made her journey to the Lord on June 6, 2018 at the Valley Vista Home in Wamego, Kansas. She was born in Anthony, Kansas on August 31st, 1924 to Arthur Louis and Mary Catherine Fitzpatrick Blanchat. She graduated from Emporia High School and earned her nursing degree in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She worked as a...
Christine Riat
Jun 2, 2018
Christine M. Riat-Thornburgh, 62, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018 at the Healthcare Resort of Topeka. She was born January 30, 1956 at Wamego, the daughter of Kenneth E. and Phyllis M. Prickett Riat. Christine was raised in the Belvue community and graduated from Wamego High School in 1974. Christine had worked in customer service. She had lived in Topeka...
Robert Broxterman
May 27, 2018
Robert (Bob) L. Broxterman, 85 passed away peacefully on May 27, 2018 at the St Mary's Manor. He was born August 8, 1932 to Andrew and Lena Buessing Broxterman at the farm in Seneca, Kansas. He grew up in the rural Baileyville area going to Baileyville Grade School through the 8th grade and received his GED in 1987. He served...
Elizabeth Miller
May 23, 2018
Elizabeth Joan "Betty" (Pendleton) Miller, age 79 of Rossville, passed away on May 23, 2018. She was born on June 5, 1938 in St. Joseph, MO; the daughter of W. Warren and Naomi E. Pendleton. Elizabeth attended Willard Grade School and graduated from Rossville High School in 1956. She earned her RN diploma from Stormont Vail School of Nursing in...
Jara Lannan
May 21, 2018
Paxico-Jara D. Lannan, 72, died Monday, May 21, 2018 at her home in Paxico. Jara was the daughter of the late Charles A. Perry and Mildred G. and Ray Reasoner. She grew up in the Colby community and moved to Hill City. Jara attended KSU and Washburn University. She received an associate degree in Hotel & Hospitality Management. She was...
Rowena Gannon
May 16, 2018
Rowena M. Gannon, 86, of Rossville passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the St. Marys Manor. She was born May 16, 1932 at Muscotah the daughter of Russell and Gladys Sisco Hollenbeck. Rowena moved to Topeka at an early age and graduated from Topeka High School. Rowena had worked at Nellie's Variety Store in Rossville and clerked sales for...
Robert Sage
May 15, 2018
Dover-Robert L. Sage, 90, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at his rural Dover home. He was born April 12, 1928 on a farm near Dover the son of John L. and Mary Moran Sage. Bob was raised in the Dover community and graduated from Dover High School in 1946. He served in the United States Army during the Korean...
Jerry Newby
May 7, 2018
Eskridge-Jerry D. Newby, 75 passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at his home in Eskridge. He was born March 26, 1943 at Wichita, the son of Bon B. and Ardis Virginia Bourne Newby. Jerry was raised in the Yates Center community and graduated from Yates Center High School with the class of 1961. Jerry was in insurance management for several...
Leila Bond
May 3, 2018
Emmett-Leila Catherine Culver Bond, 95, left us early Thursday morning, May 3, 2018 at her rural Emmett home. She was born June 10, 1922 at Lyndon, the daughter of Grant Rhines and Mable Thompson Culver. Leila graduated from Lyndon High School. As a young girl out of high school Leila went to work for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City as...
Myron Figge
Apr 28, 2018
Myron D. Figge, 81, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Via Christi Village in Manhattan. He was born May 5, 1936 near Wheaton, the son of Fred William Figge Jr. and Lorna Teske Figge. He was raised in the Wheaton community and graduated from Wheaton High School in 1954. Myron entered the US Army on June 7, 1956 and...
David Miller
Apr 27, 2018
Maple Hill--David W. Miller, 58, died Friday, April 27, 2018 near Maple Hill in a farm accident. He was born October 7, 1959 in Topeka the son of Donald and Elizabeth Pendelton Miller. David grew up in the Rossville and Willard communities. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1977 and then attended and graduated from Cloud County Community College....
James Heston Sr
Apr 18, 2018
James H. Heston, Sr. 83, formerly of Belvue, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Thornton Place in Topeka. Jim was born December 15, 1934 in rural Emmett, to Albert Heston Sr. and Pauline (Day) Heston. He attended Emmett and St. Marys Schools, graduating from St. Marys High School. On February 21, 1955 he married Barbara Ann Herneisen. They divorced...
