Obits
Terry “Kim” Criqui, 69, of Whiting, passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City.
She was born March 30, 1956, in Topeka, the daughter of Tom and Colleen (Raybrook) Myers.
Kim graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1974. She worked 16 years at Oldham’s in Holton and...
Robert Gale (Bob) Powls of Garnett died Jan. 8, 2026, at the Richmond Healthcare facility. He was 94.
He was born June 18, 1931 at Kincaid to Vern and Juanita (Lamm) Powls.
Besides living in and around Kincaid, the Powls family lived in Iola a short time before moving to Garnett in 1942. Bob...
Clara Louise Gibson, 83, of Holton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at her home with family by her side.
She was born Aug. 15, 1942, in Circleville, the daughter of Herbert E. and Elsie M. (Wade) Wells. She graduated from Circleville High School in 1960 and was crowned Homecoming Queen three...
Terry Lyn Craig-Horning, 67, of Holton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at The Pines in Holton with family by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born April 21, 1958, in Wichita, the daughter of Earl Kenneth “Spud” and Laurel “Ruth” (Bontrager) Craig.
Terry graduated from...
Carol Marie Humbolt Keehn, 75, Holton, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at her home.
She was born May 30, 1950, in Valley Center, the daughter of Carl D. and Frances Dennet Humbolt. She attended Valley Center High School and was a student at Longstreet Art School in Wichita.
Mrs. Keehn moved to Holton...
Roxie Ann McConnaughey, 82, of Holton, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at the Pines in Holton.
She was born on Oct. 29, 1943, in Holton, the daughter of Eugene and Phyllis (Desbien) Meier.
Roxie graduated from Holton High School in 1962. She was a stay-at-home mom until her children were older,...
Ronald Eugene “Ron” VandeVelde, 78, Havensville, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at his home.
He was born July 21, 1947, on the family farm at Emmett, the son of August Charles and Anita Mae (Lemon) VandeVelde. He graduated from Emmett High School in 1965.
Mr. VandeVelde worked in construction and...
Timothy “Timmy” Gerard Lierz, 65, of Topeka, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at Midland Hospice.
He was born on Sept. 11, 1960, in Topeka, the son of Gerald and Ethel Brokamp Lierz. Timmy was a lifelong resident of the area and a proud 1979 graduate of Holton High School.
For 19...
Joyce Elaine Tribble Davis was born Nov. 18, 1929, in Kansas City and passed away Nov. 8, 2025, in Topeka at the age of 95.
Joyce was the only child of Scott Richard Tribble and Anna Marie Wilson. The family moved from Kansas City to Erie when Joyce was a small child and she attended grade and high...
Juanita Mildred Hopkins, 93, Topeka, passed away at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
Juanita was born April 25, 1932, in Kansas, the daughter of Harold and Mildred (Taylor) Lux.
Juanita married John Hopkins and to this union they shared one son, Greg. Juanita and John...
