Obits
Walter Roy Blanton of Onaga died peacefully with family by his side on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was 69.
Walter was born April 14, 1951, in Topeka, to Milton Blanton and Nettie Selby Blanton. Walter was raised in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School. He...
Rosalia A. “Rose” Moseley, 82, of Holton, formerly of Denison, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
She was born Jan. 27, 1938, in Topeka, the daughter of Francis and Laura (Streeter) Lechman.
Rose was a cook for Sutton’s Grocery Store and several restaurants in...
Don D. Collins of Holton died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, while in hospice care at Vintage Park. He was 94 years old.
He was born Nov. 6, 1925, in Welch, Okla., to Dewey and Gussie Collins. He grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from the high school in Pryor, Okla.
In 1944, he enlisted in the U.S. Army...
Donna June Foye, 68, of Holton, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020.
She was born June 3, 1952, in Atchison, the daughter of Elmer E. and Clara “Jean” (McConnaughey) Kautz.
Donna had been a cosmetologist in Holton, a cook at Merry Manor and was a bartender and cook for many...
Frederick “Wayne” Altenburg, 73, Holton, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, at his home with family by his side after a battle with multiple myeloma.
He was born Sept. 29, 1946, in St. Joseph, Mo., the son of George Henry and Mattie Louise Shirley Altenburg. He graduated from Holton High School in 1966....
David Michael Slocum, 26, Mayetta, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Topeka.
He was born Feb. 10, 1994, in Holton, the son of Michael E. and Debra G. Fitzsimmons Slocum. He graduated from Royal Valley High School in 2012 and had attended Washburn University. He was currently attending Washburn Tech. ...
Dennis F. Hadley, 63, Topeka, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
He was born Aug. 8, 1957, in Wichita, the son of Enos and Beverly Sullivan Hadley. He attended Topeka High School and graduated from Salina South High School. He graduated from Hutchinson Junior...
Lynne Ann Mulroy, 76, Holton, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at her home.
She was born April 18, 1944, at Axtell, the daughter of Wayne and Mildred Bergman Neff. She attended Sts. Peter and Paul School in Seneca, graduating from high school in 1962. She later graduated from the House of Heavlin Beauty...
Frank Tecchio, 76, Wetmore, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, at his home with his wife by his side.
He was born in 1944 in Nyack, N.Y.
Mr. Tecchio served in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1964 with the 101st Airborne Division stationed in Augsburg, Germany. He and his wife moved to California, where he...
Bruce Robert Reynolds, 37, Topeka, died July 22, 2020, at a Topeka hospital from heart complications.
He was born March 30, 1983, the son of Bob and Dora Reynolds.
Survivors include his wife, Ashley; three daughters, Sophia, Chloe and Rhylee; a son, Cody; his parents, Bob and Dora Reynolds, Delia;...
