Obits
Walter G. “Pete” Clark, 90, of Topeka, died Monday, March 1, 2021, at the House at Midland Care.
He was born June 19, 1930, in Topeka the son of George and Vera (Morgan) Clark.
Walter served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He received his B.A. in accounting from Washburn University. Walter...
Raymond L. Dibbern, 75, Circleville, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at Holton Community Hospital.
He was born July 18, 1945, at Atchison, the son of Loren and Cora Hundley Dibbern. He graduated from Soldier High School in 1963.
Mr. Dibbern was a welder for Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka for 38 years.
He...
Keith Bowser, 87, passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at the Mission Village Nursing Facility in Horton.
He was born Oct. 7, 1933, on a farm west of Mayetta, the son of Roy and Ina Bostwick Bowser. He graduated from Whiting High School in 1951.
Keith was a farmer and a stockman in the Whiting area...
Helen Elizabeth (Barnett) Abramson of Cassoday (by way of Holton) passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.
Helen, born Sept. 30, 1931, in Muscotah, was the daughter of Samuel Luther (Luke) and Margaret A. (Thomas) Barnett, who both preceded her in death. She attended elementary...
Warren Dale Hall, 80, Topeka, passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.
Warren was born May 28, 1940, in Holton to Edward and Maysol Bennett Hall. He attended grade school at Sunny Slope, Soldier, attended Holton High School for three and one-half years and graduated from Nortonville High School in 1959....
Marshall Stewart V, 21, of Topeka, took his honor walk into God’s arms on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Through his selfless organ donation at least six lives were saved.
He was born July 20, 1999, in Topeka, the son of Jennifer Anderson and Marshall Stewart IV. He attended Royal Valley High School but...
Rocky Leon Bratcher Sr. took the Lord’s hand and crossed into Heaven on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at the age of 61.
Rocky was born and raised in Tulare County, California, where he spent more than a decade driving a semi-truck as well as volunteering as a firefighter. He and his family moved to...
Larry John Savage, 78, of Bernalillo, N.M., formerly of Soldier and Holton, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at his home. His wife was at his side.
He was born Nov. 25, 1942, in Wetmore and was the son of Lawrence W. and Kathryn (Patch) Savage, who preceded him in death; he also was preceded in...
Mary McComb, 95, of Muscatine, Iowa, passed away on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at Lutheran Living Senior Campus.
A private funeral service will be held at a later date. Burial will take place in Springhill Cemetery in Whiting. The Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home will be in charge of...
Jerome R. Dolsky, 79, Topeka, loved to travel and on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, he reached his final destination, Heaven.
Jerome was born Sept. 6, 1941, in Leroy, to Charles and Erma Malek Dolsky. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1959, earned his bachelor’s degree from Emporia State...
