Obits
Michael Love, 71, Mayetta, passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
He was born Oct. 21, 1949, in Topeka, the son of James and Billie (Vance) Love. As a teen, he enjoyed bowling. He bowled a 300 at age 13.
He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1967. He was...
Mildred L. Bowser, 86, formerly of Whiting, died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka following a battle with COVID-19.
She was born June 4, 1934, at Whiting, the daughter of David and Hulda Stuff Wenger. Mildred graduated from Whiting High School in 1952.
She was a member...
Marlene Joyce (Asher) Shove, 89, of Holton, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at the Community Hospital in Onaga.
She was born July 26, 1931, in Alma, the daughter of Henry Oliver and Clara Lucille (Young) Iott.
Marlene graduated from the Stormont-Vail School of Nursing. She lived in the Holton...
John Carl Hurst, 66, Holton, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.
He was born July 2, 1954, the son of George and Dolores Borchardt Hurst. Prior to moving to Kansas, he lived in West Allis, Wisc.
Mr. Hurst had worked at Forbes Air Force Base in maintenance and later at Jackson Heights schools until his...
Allen Lee Thompson, 87, Osceola, Mo., and Hiawatha, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at St. Francis-KU Campus in Topeka with complications from COVID-19.
He was born Sept. 23, 1933, in Holton, the son of Orville and Elizabeth Buchholz Thompson. He grew up in the Holton area and graduated in 1951 from...
Barbara Jean Hughes, 85, Wetmore, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at her home.
She was born Sept. 25, 1935, in Granada, the daughter of Robert B. and Elizabeth A. Wyatt Dean. She graduated from Wetmore High School. She lived most of her life in the Wetmore community and also lived in Oregon for a few...
Francis D. Pierson, 77, Holton, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at a Topeka hospital.
Cremation has taken place and a celebration of Mr. Pierson’s life will be held at a later date. Private inurnment will take place at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Holton Senior Center, 312...
Patsy Jeannette Jones, 74, of Corning, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
She was born Nov. 6, 1946, in Topeka, the daughter of Chester A. and Vera J. (Lloyd) Turner. She graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1964.
Patsy was a homemaker but in her early...
Ryan Wesley Kendall, “The Ryan,” 32, of Helena, Mont., passed away unexpectedly due to diabetic complications on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020.
Ryan was born Dec. 2, 1987, to Ron and Julie Kendall in Newton. Ryan and his family resided in many places through his childhood including Goessel, Seabrook, Texas...
Leona Jean Hinton, 94, Topeka, passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Jean was born Aug. 20, 1926, in Elmont to Clarence and Minnie Russell Grimm. Jean graduated from Fall River High School in 1944. From 1944-46 Jean worked at Beech Aircraft Co., where she met the love of her life, Gerald L. “Jerry”...
