Obits
George Frederick Achten, 95, Wetmore, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at the Apostolic Christian Church Home in Sabetha.
He was born Oct. 17, 1923, south of Granada, the son of Frederick and Anna Achten.
Mr. Achten was a farmer and stockman.
He was a member of the Church of the Brethren in Granada...
Joan A. Hall, 95, Holton, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at Holton Community Hospital.
She was born Nov. 23, 1923, in Fairview, the daughter of John Henry and Mildred Jennifer Houlette Fraser. She graduated from high school and later graduated from Washburn University.
Mrs. Hall worked as an...
Ila Mae Martin, 90, of Topeka, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at the Plaza West Care Center in Topeka.
She was born May 22, 1928, at Avoca in Jackson County, the daughter of Lloyd and Sarah Bostwick Bowser. She graduated from Soldier High School in 1946.
Mrs. Martin had worked at American Bindery in...
Sonia N. “Mammaw” Swanson, 69, Mayetta, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
She was born February 23, 1949 in Dallastown, Pa., the daughter of Charles and Hazel Stewart Godfrey. She graduated from Spring Grove High School in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Swanson worked as an...
Cecil T. Johnson, 85, Holton, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
He was born Feb. 10, 1933, in Wellston, Okla., the son of Fred and Fannie Johnson. He attended school in Oklahoma.
Mr. Johnson and his wife Terri owned and operated Johnson’s Painting and two car washes in Holton before retiring.
He was...
Ret. Lt. Col. John Blaisdell Nowlin, 81, of Bellflower, Calif., died at his home on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.
He was born Nov. 25, 1937, in Orange, Orange County, Calif., and was the first of four children to Oscar JB Nowlin and Dorothy Odessa (Longsdorff) Nowlin. John’s family moved from California...
Major Robert Frederick Layton, 85, of Denison, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Holton Community Hospital.
He was born Oct. 11, 1933, in Baltimore, Md., the son of Robert Edward and Alyce Rae (Schulte) Layton.
Bob lived in the Denison community since 1986 and had...
Patsy J. Dallas, 72, of Hoyt, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at the North Care Hospice in Kansas City, Mo.
She was born April 15, 1946 in Fresno, Calif., the daughter of Frank and Pauline Grimes Hunt.
Patsy attended Denison Bible Church. She was an author, an accomplished artist and a great homemaker...
Merinda Ann “Mindy” Oaks, 41, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at Midland Hospice in Topeka after a short battle with cancer.
She was born May 18, 1977, in Hiawatha, the daughter of William and Rebecca Ferry-Torres Oaks of Horton. She attended school at Horton and Wetmore, graduating from Seaman High...
Doris Irene Adams, 99, of Holton, passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton.
She was born March 26, 1919, in Granada, the daughter of Roscoe and Artemicia “Artie” (Williams) Guffy.
Doris attended grade school in Granada. She was a homemaker, worked for Slimaker...
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