Obits
Melvin D. Shupe, 77, of Circleville, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020, at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka.
He was born Jan. 23, 1943, at the home of Dr. Forest Kendall in Holton, the son of Oscar Curtis and Lela Frances (Myers) Shupe.
Melvin graduated from Circleville High School in 1961. He worked...
Robert Jerome “Bob” Fuemmeler, 70, of Effingham, died on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at his home in Effingham.
Private family memorial services will be held on Friday, June 12 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison. The body has been cremated. A public celebration of life service will be held at...
Ida Ellen Kaufman, 86, Fallon, Nev., died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at Saint Mary Hospital in Reno, Nev.
She was born Nov. 6, 1933, in Holton, the daughter of Roy and Velma E. Tuck.
Mrs. Kaufman was a retired accountant/auditor.
She was a member of various RV clubs, including the Oasis Sams and the...
Alvina “Mee-gis-kee” Wamego LaClair, 97, Mayetta, died Sunday, June 7, 2020, at her home.
She was born Dec. 21, 1922, on the Potawatomi Reservation, the daughter of Henry and Florence Walters Wamego. She graduated from Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma and also attended school in Pierre, S.D., and...
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Cheryl Kay Hamlin, 70, of Circleville, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at her home with family by her side.
She was born Sept. 9, 1949, in Holton, the daughter of Paul Clayton and Geraldine Irene (Heiselman) Luscombe.
Cheryl graduated from Holton High School in...
Allan “Al” Warner Shumaker, 71, of Wetmore, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
He was born Jan. 12, 1949, in Sabetha, the son of Ernest and Edith (Rebenstorf) Shumaker.
Al graduated as valedictorian from Wetmore High School in 1967. He later graduated from The...
Barbara Marie Birch Russell, 77, Goff, died Sunday, May 31, 2020, at her home.
She was born July 7, 1942, in Eau Claire, Wisc., the daughter of Robert and Lucile Daniels Birch. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High in 1954 and attended Rice Lake Technical College in Rice Lake, Wisc., for two...
Eileen Willis, a longtime resident of Hoyt and most recently living in Gardner, died on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020, at her home.
Eileen was born Dec. 6, 1936. She grew up on an old-fashioned farm outside Emmett.
She met her husband, Marvin, while he was playing trumpet professionally at a dance....
Warren Marshall Pugh, 70, of Mayetta, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at his home in rural Mayetta.
He was born Sept. 4, 1949, in rural Silver Lake, the son of Marshall Ivan and Sarah Earline (Tibbs) Pugh. He graduated from Mayetta High School in 1968, from U.S. Naval Electronics and Crypto...
Frank Henry Morris, 83, Holton, died Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
He was born April 22, 1937, in Oregon, Mo., the son of Clarance Marion and Lillian Ina Breckinridge Morris. He attended school in Oregon, Mo.
Mr. Morris served in the U.S. Navy as a machinist’s mate...
