James Louis “Wasko Nebi” Wabaunsee, 45, Topeka, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City.
He was born Sept. 29, 1970, in Topeka, the son of Louis and Judith Hale Wabaunsee. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1989 and graduated from The University of...
Rita Jenkins, 85, Holton, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at Holton Community Hospital.
She was born May 10, 1930, at Centralia, the daughter of Henry W. and Violet M. Houpt Jenkins. She graduated from Holton High School in 1948.
Miss Jenkins worked for Dr. Kendall in Holton for 22 years, then...
Maxine E. Metzger, 88, Holton, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at Holton Community Hospital.
She was born May 20, 1927, in Mayetta, the daughter of Theodore “Ted” and Irene Magers McClintock.
Mrs. Metzger and her husband owned and operated Metzger Hardware in North Topeka for many years before...
Bradley Orville Rice, Patko Shuk, 56, Mayetta, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015.
He was born Feb. 20, 1959, at Holton, the son of Orville and Betty Mahkuk Rice.
Mr. Rice was a mechanic for the Potawatomi Tribal Road and Bridge Department.
He was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the...
Alan “PamSot” Hale, 68, Rossville, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at Rossville Valley Manor.
He was born Dec. 19, 1947, in Horton, the son of Louis E. and Pearl Herrick Hale. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1965 and also attended Haskell Indian School in Lawrence.
Mr. Hale served in the U....
Beulah M. Drews, 81, of Holton, passed away on Dec. 7, 2015.
She was born in Dunbar, Neb., to Frank and May Jones Hunt.
Having lived most of her life in Kansas, she and Fred Spain married and lived in Leavenworth, where they raised two sons and a daughter.
She was an excellent homemaker,...
Donald Lee Askren Sr., 82, of Circleville, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at Holton Community Hospital.
He was born Nov. 11, 1933, the son of Jess Lee and May Irene (Wilkerson) Askren.
Don was a dairyman for more than 50 years and a farmer/stockman his entire adult life.
He was a member of...
Pat Singleton, 75, Larkinburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at her home.
She was born Feb. 15, 1940, at Waterville, the daughter of Wilson and Daisy Lillibridge Riesen.
Mrs. Singleton managed Jack’s Tavern in Holton for 35 years and later owned and operated the Singleton Sixpack Bar and Grill in...
Pat Singleton, 75, Larkinburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at her home.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton.
Phyllis Agnes Waller, 78, of Hoyt, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
She was born Oct. 10, 1937, in Axtell, the daughter of Ignatius and Frances (Deters) Rottinghaus.
Phyllis grew up in Baileyville. She graduated from Mt. Saint Scholastica College in Atchison...