John Simecka
Mar 3, 2015
St. Marys-John L. Simecka, 94, passed away Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the St. Marys Manor. He was born October 7, 1920 at Delia, the son of John S. and Henrietta "Nettie" Scheidegger Simecka. John grew up in the Delia community and graduated from Delia High School in 1938. He served in the United States Army in the 195th Field...
Clayton Stephenson
Feb 26, 2015
Eskridge-Clayton L. Stephenson, 75, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 at his rural Eskridge Home. He was born December 23, 1939 at Miller, the son of Homer and Evelyn Parks Stephenson. Clayton graduated from Northern Heights High School in 1957. Clayton was a ranch manager and later owned a milk route. He owned C & E Motors in Eskridge and...
Patrick Bridge
Feb 19, 2015
Patrick Joseph Bridge, 31 of Topeka, Kansas passed away at his residence on February 19, 2015. Patrick was born on July 30, 1983, in St. Joseph, Missouri son of the late Robert J. Bridge. Patrick grew up all around Kansas with his family. He graduated from Washburn University in 2012 with a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science. Patrick lived...
Melvin Ratzlaff
Feb 9, 2015
Paxico-Melvin E. Ratzlaff, 80 passed away, Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. He was born May 13, 1934 at Newton, the son of Arthur G. and Lydia Gunther Ratzlaff. He graduated from Newton High School. He attended Emporia State University and graduated from Wichita State University. Mr. Ratzlaff served in the United States Air Force....
James Akes
Feb 3, 2015
James W. Akes, 90, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the St. Marys Manor. He was born October 3, 1924 at Amazonia, MO., one of 11 children of James A. and Nina Mae West Akes. James served as a radio operator in the United States Navy during WWII. James was a butcher and later a manager of different grocery...
Gene Nichols
Jan 27, 2015
Willard-Garold Gene "Bull Rider" Nichols, 78, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born February 6, 1936 in Nowata County, Oklahoma, the son of Arley Elbert and Nora Alice Cooper Nichols. Gene graduated from Nowata High School and served in the United States Army and the Oklahoma National Guard. Gene was a...
Jean Clark
Jan 18, 2015
St. Marys-Jean M. Clark, 55, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born September 27, 1959 at Wamego, the daughter of Lorain and Edith Glotzbach Sack. Jean graduated from St. Marys High School in 1977. Jean was a computer technician for Kaw Valley USD No. 321. She had previously worked for Balderson's...
Edward Lester
Jan 13, 2015
Edward C. Lester passed away, Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at his home in St. Marys. He was born at San Francisco, CA, the son of Edward Mills and Marguerite Codis Lester. He had lived many years in California before moving to St. Marys. He was married to Helen C. McCabe on April 20, 1963 at Park Ridge IL. She preceded...
Margaret Overmyer
Jan 12, 2015
Margaret K. Overmyer, age 85, passed away in her sleep on January 12, 2015 in Lenexa. Margaret Eileen "Marge" Krogman was born November 24, 1929 in Seneca, Kansas, to Joseph and Margaret Ellen (nee McNally)Krogman. She was educated in the St. Peter and Paul parochial schools in Nemaha County, graduating near the top of her class academically at age sixteen...
Donald Redmon
Jan 3, 2015
Rossville- Donald Dean "Don" Redmon, 83, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born June 30, 1931 at Emmett the son of Homer and Mary O'Connor Redmon. He grew up in the Emmett, Delia, Rossville and Silver Lake communities and graduated from Silver Lake High School. Don served in the United States Army....
Callahan Conner
Dec 21, 2014
Topeka--Callahan Kyle Conner, 19 months, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born May 11, 2013 in Topeka, the son of Blake E. and Jenny L. Pugh Conner. Callahan loved the outdoors, climbing, slides, (the higher the better) he was fearless. He loved to color, building with his blocks and race cars. Survivors...
Janicesue Stewart
Dec 11, 2014
Janicesue Stewart, 73, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the Midland House in Topeka. She was born January 4, 1941 at Soldier the daughter of Roy and Nellie Cappen Bickford. Janicesue grew up in the Solier and Holton communities and graduated from Topeka High School. Mrs. Stewart had worked for Luce Press Clipping, Channel Grocery Store at Rossville and...
Allen Sweden
Dec 10, 2014
Paxico-Allen R. Sweden, 75, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born October 5, 1939 at New Orleans, LA., the son of Thomas Riley and Nona Louise Cooley Sweden. Allen served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Sweden was a truck driver. He had lived in Louisiana and Mississippi for many years...
Eugene Schwanbeck
Dec 9, 2014
St. Marys-Eugene R. Schwanbeck. 92, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. He was born March 25, 1922 at LaCrosse, WI., the son of Eugene R. and Zita M. Knothe Schwanbeck. He served in the United States Army during WWII. Mr. Schwanbeck was a machinist for the Trane Company. On June 29, 1946 he...
Phyllis Stadler
Dec 9, 2014
Rossville-Phyllis B. Stadler, 74, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born February 24, 1940 at Richmond the daughter of Joseph Richard and Mary Belle Rousselo Coffey. She was one of nine children born to Joseph Richard and Mary Belle Coffey. Phyllis moved to Rossville at an early age living on a farm...
Mark Newby
Dec 4, 2014
Eskridge-Mark Anthony Newby, 45, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born March 11, 1969 at Kansas City, MO., the son of Jerry and Lorna Swenson Newby. Mark served in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Alaska at the Space Command Center. He lived in Minnesota, Arkansas, Arizona...
Robert Farley
Nov 26, 2014
St. Marys-Robert Dean "Bob" Farley, 97, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at the St. Marys Manor. He was born May 17, 1917 at Ottawa, IL, the son of Emmanuel and Margaret Zimmerman Farley. He graduated from Ottawa High School in 1935. He moved to Kansas City in the early 40's and had been a Sales Manager for Colgate and later...
John Wehner
Nov 25, 2014
Rossville-John Alfred Wehner, 86, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at his home. He was born October 21, 1928 at Delia the son of John J. and Mary E. Stallman Wehner. John graduated from Delia High School in 1947. Mr. Wehner worked for the Union Pacific Railroad about 10 months then at his father's grocery store in Delia. John A....
Hildegard Pearl
Nov 23, 2014
St. Marys-Hildegard J. Pearl, 80, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born October 18, 1934 at Marysville, the daughter of Arnold and Emma Kampers Taphorn. Hildegard graduated from Marysville High School. She moved to Topeka after graduation where she worked for Santa Fe Railroad. She was a homemaker and farm bookkeeper for...
Vincent Weeres
Nov 18, 2014
Vincent Charles Weeres, 81, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at his home near Rossville. He was born January 28, 1933 at Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada the son of Herman and Lila O'Conner Weeres. He lived in Canada until moving to the St. Marys community in 1990. Mr. Weeres had worked many years for the Department of Highways in Canada. He...
