Obits
Virginia Arlene (Ginny) Robinson, 71, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at her home.
Ginny was born on April 21, 1950, in Larned. She was preceded in death by her mother, Dana (Petersillie) Rees; her stepfather, George Rees; her father, Calvin Culp; and her brother, Lloyd Culp.
Ginny...
Carl Junior Anderson, 91, of Muscotah, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6 at the Muscotah United Church in Muscotah. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison. Memorials...
Lyle E. Thornton, 81, Lenexa, died on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, at Overland Park Regional Hospital.
Lyle was born April 25, 1940, to Charles (Chuck) and Louella Thornton of Holton. Both his parents and brother, Leo Thornton, preceded him in death. His wife, Paulette (Deke) Thornton, survives....
Christopher Michael Brown, 33, Valley Falls, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.
He was born Oct. 4, 1988, to Michael and Dawn Brown.
Chris graduated from Mission Valley High School in 2007. Growing up, he enjoyed showing cattle in 4-H, playing sports and in high school he loved rodeoing. After...
Robert “Shuckahosee” Larue Shopteese, 86, of Mayetta, passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
He was born Jan. 31, 1935, the son of King P. and Mary “Mae” Ruth (Williams) Shopteese. Robert attended Marty Catholic Boarding School in Marty, S.D.
Robert worked as an...
Marvin “Punky” Leo Massey, 82, Robinson, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, in Hiawatha.
A celebration of Mr. Massey’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha with Chaplain Tim Champ, Freedom Hospice, officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery...
Paschual “Andy” Andrew Robertson, 53, of Holton, passed away with his family by his side on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
He was born May 4, 1968, in Carlsbad, N.M., the son of Samuel Jr. and Reba Nell (Thacker) Robertson. He graduated from Lubbock Monterrey High...
Gary Hickman, 77-year-old former Fort Supply, Okla., resident and current Ponca City, Okla., resident, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, in Ponca City.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 29 at the First Baptist Church of Woodward with the Rev. Steve Scott officiating. Burial followed in the...
The Rev. Curtis Clair Gunther, 68, Washburn, Iowa, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.
He was born on Oct. 22, 1953, in Holton, the son of Clair and Marie Hedges Gunther. He attended Denison High School and graduated from Holton High School. He received his bachelor’s degree from Grace Bible Institute,...
James (Jim) Daryl Browning, 72, Topeka, passed away Friday, Nov. 19, 2021.
Honoring his request, no services are planned.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Beverly; daughter Gloria Gutfleisch (Brooks); grandchildren Madison and Gage; sisters Diane Levick (Bobby), Phyllis Jean Martin (Ed) and...
