Obits
Ruth Mary Pace, 78, Holton, formerly of Valley Falls, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Holton Community Hospital.
She was born May 7, 1939, at Abilene, the daughter of Raymond Luther and Minnie Ruth Taylor Engle. She graduated from Enterprise High School in 1957, attended Sterling College for one...
Kenneth R. Houck, 81, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
He was born June 21, 1936 at rural Delia on the same farm that he lived on all of his life, the son of Leroy and Elsie W. Jacobson Houck. Kenneth graduated from Delia High School in 1954.
Kenneth was a...
Myra Lee Sauvage, 85, Havensville, died Monday, March 19, 2018, at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton.
She was born Jan. 12, 1933, in Onaga, the daughter of Delbert and Esther Teske Channel. She graduated from Havensville High School in 1951.
Mrs. Sauvage worked for Forbes Supply and Depot in...
Samuel Delbert Carriker, 82, Mayetta, died Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
He was born Sept. 15, 1935 in Roscoe, Mo., the son of Ulysses E. and Nancy E. Kelly Carriker. He graduated from Eddyville Oregon High School and Clackamas Community College in...
Stephanie Jean Stotts, 63, Mayetta, died Thursday, March 15, 2018, at her home after battling cancer.
She was born Aug. 15, 1954, in Holton, the daughter of Joseph L. and Ella Grace Clements Stotts. She graduated in 1972 from Madisonville High School in Madisonville, Ky., then earned her certified...
Catherine L. Cormier, 91, Holton, formerly of Soldier, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Medicalodges Jackson County.
She was born Nov. 1, 1926, in Bancroft, the daughter of Fred James and Emma Catherine Freel Staehli. She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1944.
Ms. Cormier had lived in Texas...
Richard Lee Stanley, 71, Holton, died Saturday, March 10, 2018.
He was born Dec. 19, 1946, in Culver, the son of Viola and Lewis Stanley.
He married Janet A. Granzella on Nov. 12, 1967. She survives.
Other survivors include three sons, Michael Stanley and wife Jessica, Topeka, Gary Stanley and wife...
Phyllis Louise Parker, 92, Holton, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at The Pines care facility in Holton.
She was born Dec. 3, 1925, at Portage, Wisc., the daughter of Harley Otto and Susette Louise Stevens Everson. She graduated from Wichita High School North.
Phyllis married Raymond Hardy...
Randy E. Harshaw, 67, of Topeka, formerly of Holton, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at Midland Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born Dec. 19, 1950 in Seneca, the son of Francis and Ruth (Bolen) Harshaw.
Randy graduated from Holton High School in 1969. Randy was a...
Eleanor M. Sadowski, 89, Holton, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at her daughter’s home.
She was born Nov. 7, 1928, in Newton, the daughter of Cecil and Velna Cummings McFarlane. She graduated from Newton High School in 1947.
Mrs. Sadowski was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton, the...
