Obits
Elizabeth Jane “Beth” Fleshman, 61, Holton, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
Beth was born Dec. 8, 1953, at Twin Falls, Idaho, the daughter of Robert E. and Evelyn E. Turner Gleason. She was raised in Denver and moved to Kansas in the early '80s. She had...
Avis Lorraine Beneda, 92, of Holton, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 at Medicalodges Jackson County.
Avis was born May 3, 1923 in Oberlin, the daughter of Harry and Hattie (Bliss) Armstrong. She and her two sisters, Phyllis and Frances, were raised on a farm outside of Oberlin. She graduated...
Lois Ellen Blackwood Wing, 85, Lenexa, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at her home at Lakeview Village.
She was a graduate of Denison High School and lived most of her life in Jackson County.
Mrs. Wing was a homemaker and worked in various positions at Denison State Bank over several years.
She was a...
Clair F. Gunther, 87, Mayetta, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka.
He was born May 8, 1928 in rural Soldier, the son of William E. and Flossie M. Fisher Gunther. He graduated from Soldier High School in 1946.
Mr. Gunther worked for Goodyear for more than 30...
Bernice Simpson, 87, of Hoyt, passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, at her home.
She was born Dec. 16, 1927 in Netawaka, the daughter of Herman and Bertha Gerhardt.
Bernice married Lyle Simpson on Feb. 3, 1951, at Topeka, Kansas. He preceded her in death on Aug. 9, 2015.
Bernice is survived by her...
Marjorie F. Venneberg, 87, Onaga, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
She was born Dec. 29, 1927, near Havensville, the daughter of John Scott and Vernice Zella Gibson Manuel. She attended Harrison Grade School in Jackson County and graduated from Havensville High...
Edward “Eddie” Hollingdale, 57, Holton, passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015.
Eddie was born March 5, 1958, in Pontiac, Mich., to Wanda Richman Winans and Robert Hollingdale. He graduated from Santa Fe Trail High school in 1978.
Eddie married Annette Wunder on Oct. 21, 1995, in Scranton. He was a...
Denise Michaela LaRue of Forestville, Md., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. She had just celebrated her 59th birthday on Sept. 24.
She was a member of the Potawatomi Indian Tribe.
She is survived by her mother, Jeannine Jo Blandin LaRue; and her father, Billy D. LaRue, preceded her in...
Mary Kay Stenger, 70, Topeka, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at her home.
She was born Jan. 5, 1945, the daughter of Paul and Margie (Wolf) Stenger.
She was a school psychologist. Prior, she worked in the juvenile justice field and was a pioneer in the studies of linking delinquency and learning...
Phyl Martin, 59, Ozawkie, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, in a traffic accident north of Hoyt.
She was born Sept. 22, 1956, in Topeka, the daughter of Philip and Sondra Norman Johnson.
She married Phillip Martin on Nov. 16, 2012, in Topeka. He survives.
Other survivors include a stepdaughter, Lauren...
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