Obits
Ruth “Nadine” McDougal, 84, Onaga, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at her home with family by her side.
She was born Feb. 20, 1940, at home in rural Havensville, Jackson County, the daughter of Clifford William Chance and Ida Nancy Arganbright Chance. She graduated from Springdale Grade School and...
Carol “Jean” Haber, 95, Topeka, formerly of Holton, Carbondale and Emporia, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at Aldersgate Assisted Living in Topeka.
She was born Aug. 5, 1928, in Butler, Mo., the daughter of Harry C. and Lucy Agnes Wilson Fisher. She graduated from Emporia High School in 1947.
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Harold E. Thompson, 96, of Denison, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at The Pines South in Holton.
He was born March 23, 1927, in Hoyt, the son of Elmer and Nellie V. (Mann) Thompson.
Harold graduated from Denison High School in 1944. After graduation he proudly served in the United States Army...
Kathryn Montgomery, 64, passed away after a long illness on Nov. 28, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kathy was born in October 1959 to William (Jr.) and Ruth Montgomery.
She grew up in Holton, where she attended Colorado Elementary School and Holton High School, and worked as an EMT. She moved to...
Mary Jane Moser, 83, of Effingham, passed away Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at the Onaga Community Hospital.
She was born May 7, 1940, in Horton, the daughter of William R. and Mary A. (Gordon) Warren.
Mary Jane attended Willow Grove School and graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1958. She attended...
Theodore Ray Sipe, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend passed away Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at age 83 in Topeka, surrounded by his devoted family.
Son of Fred Dean Sipe and Marjorie Jones Sipe, Ted was born Dec. 6, 1940 in Tonkawa, Okla. He graduated from Tonkawa High School in...
Delbert “Wally” Wallace Hawthorne, 74, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, surrounded by his family after a long battle with a failing heart and kidney disease.
He was born in Warrensburg, Mo., to Harlond and Thelma (Coleman) Hawthorne on Jan. 16, 1950. He grew up in the Leeton, Mo. area...
Leonard L. Duchesneau, 68, Denison, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
He was born March 19, 1955, at Travis AFB in Fairfield, Calif., the son of Master Sgt. Rene D. “Dutch” Duchesneau and Wilma Mae Schreiber. He attended grade school in California and in Soldier,...
George John Brtek, CMSgt. USAF (Ret.), 91, born May 25, 1932, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.
Born in Bejou, Minn., and passing in Omaha, Neb., George was raised on a family farm near Bejou with seven siblings. Upon graduation from Mahnomen High School in 1950, he joined the United States Air Force,...
Melvin “Mel” Eugene Cowger, 80, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, at The Gardens at Aldersgate in Topeka.
Mel was born Oct. 19, 1943, in Holton, the son of Jesse Emery and Henrietta Mabel (Van Valkinburgh) Cowger. He graduated from Holton High School in 1961. After high school, Mel...
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