Obits

Gordon Kern 1926-2016
  Gordon L. Kern, 89, Mayetta, died Saturday, April 9, 2016, at his home. He was born June 21, 1926, on a farm in rural Mayetta, the son of Everett B. and Lucy Hunter Kern. He attended Mayetta High School. Mr. Kern served with the U.S. Navy in WWII and the Korean War. He was a member of Holton VFW...
  The Rev. Edward M. Hays, 84, Leavenworth, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospice in Kansas City, Mo., after a fall in his home. He was born Sept. 8, 1931, in Lincoln, Neb., the son of Thomas and Margaret Nye Hays. The Rev. Hays was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Kan­sas City...
  Clifford Charles Park, 80, McLouth, died Monday, March 28, 2016, at the Tonganoxie Nursing Center in Tonganoxie. He was born Oct. 28, 1935, in Manhattan, the son of Clifford Thurston and Florence Fortner Park. Mr. Park served 15 years in the Army National Guard and worked 20 years as a heavy...
  Elaine Caroline Miller, 84, Holton, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Holton Community Hos­pital. She was born Aug. 19, 1931, in Greenleaf, the daughter of Otto and Hermena Genschorck Harz. She was raised in the Greenleaf com­munity and attended Logan Center and Bethlehem Lutheran elemen­tary...
Robert Baum 1935-2016
  Robert “Bob” Baum, 80, Holton, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at Medicalodges Jackson County. He was born April 7, 1935, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Ernest Roy and Mary Kathryn (Warren) Baum. He graduated from Holton High School in 1953. Mr. Baum served in the Army National Guard for eight years...
Joyce M. Hempel, 91, of Topeka, passed away on April 1, 2016, eight days before her 92nd birthday. She was born April 9, 1924, in Kenosha, Wisc., the daughter of Hubert and Ella (Gale) Pfarr. Joyce graduated from Kenosha High School. She lived a full and independent life, enjoying her three...
  Frank McCollum, 65, of Holton, ended his long battle with poor health that began with a disabling auto accident a few years ago and ended with cancer when he passed away on April 3, 2016. He was born in Gary, Ind., on April 15, 1950, and as a child lived in Idaho, Kansas and Arizona.  He...
Evelyn Wagoner 1915-2016
  A Celebration of Evelyn Wagoner’s life, who passed away January 13, 2016 in Port Angeles, Wash., will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Fellow­ship and visitation with the family will follow the celebration at First United Methodist Church in Holton....
  James Daniel “Jim” Foye, 56, Whiting, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Nov. 20, 1959, in Hiawatha, the son of Delbert “Keith” and Beverly Potterf Foye. He attended Whiting Grade School and graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1977....
Helen Worrall 1914-2016
  Helen Worrall, 101, of Holton, passed away on March 26, 2016, at Vintage Park, Holton. She was born Aug. 21, 1914, in Kansas City, the daughter of Petro and Antonia (Solowski) Gregorcyk. Helen’s childhood was spent in Kansas City until the family moved to Wakeeney. She lived there until...

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