Obits
Diana L. Dolezilek, a member of the Holton community, passed away on June 26, 2023, at a hospital in Kansas City at the age of 71.
Born on May 24, 1952, in Onaga to Rey E. and Patricia A. Cassity Morford, Diana was raised in the rural Delia area. She attended High Prairie Country School and Delia...
Harold L. Lewis, 95, Mayetta, formerly of Holton, died Monday, June 26, 2023, at his daughter’s home with family by his side.
He was born March 2, 1928, in Balch, Ark., the son of Thomas Richard and Ader Belle Gill Lewis. He had lived in the Jackson County community since 1960.
Mr. Lewis retired...
Arnold Robert Gleason, 76, died Monday, June 26, 2023 at a Holton nursing home.
He was born March 28, 1947, in Keene, the son of Robert and Evelyn Gleason.
Mr. Gleason was a professional truck driver. He worked for Francis Wholesale until his retirement in 2010.
Survivors include two sisters,...
Patricia Mae Armstrong, 84, of Mayetta died Saturday, June 17, 2023.
She was born Aug. 7, 1938, to Teddy and Myrtle Thompson in Bell, Calif. She moved to Kansas and met Dan Armstrong working at the Army ammunition plant in De Soto. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, James D....
Evelyn M. Spencer, 93, of Circleville, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2023, at The Pines in Holton.
She was born Oct. 3, 1929, in Sabetha, the daughter of Charles August and Nora May (Shumaker) Zwahl. She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1946. After high school, she completed Clark Business...
Cameron L. Renner, 20, died Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
He was born Dec. 17, 2002, in Topeka, the son of Marty Allen and Katie L. Paine Renner. He was raised in Rossville and Topeka and graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 2021.
Mr. Renner had worked as a roofer...
Ellen Arlette Lacey, 88, of Holton, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Vintage Park in Holton.
She was born June 24, 1934 in Abilene, the daughter of Seth M. and Estella Esther (Bear) Knapp.
Ellen graduated from Abilene High School in 1952 and from Asbury School of Nursing in Salina, earning...
Beth Eileen (Housh) Williams, 98, of Hoyt, passed away at McCrite Plaza in Topeka on Sunday, June 18, 2023.
She was born Dec. 8, 1924, to Roy Valentine Housh and Lucy Mabeth Edmonds at Winchester. She was preceded in death by her brother, Russell LeRoy Housh; her husband Orion Williams Jr.; her...
Phyllis Jean Wilson, 92, Holton, formerly of Mayetta, died Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at The Pines South.
She was born Aug. 11, 1930, in Bloomfield, Neb., and was placed for adoption shortly after birth. She was adopted by Guy Elwin and Cora F. Fitzgerald Devars in Omaha, Neb. She graduated from...
Merle Cline Strole, 84, of Valley Falls, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
He was born June 29, 1938, in Denison, the son of Vernon Maxey and Florence “Pauline” (Cline) Strole.
Merle graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1956 and attended Washburn University, working towards a teaching...
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