Obits
Pat Huntington, 78, of Whiting, Iowa, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at Burgess Health Center in Onawa, Iowa.
Pat was born Sept. 17, 1937 in Pickneyville, Ill., the daughter of Irene Bernice Albrecht. She graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in Shawnee Mission.
Pat and Charles Huntington were...
Winifred K. Proctor, 98, Topeka, formerly of Holton, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
She was born Sept. 2, 1918, in Port Mercer, N.J., the daughter of Dr. I.H. and Carrie A. Burris Shaw. She graduated from high school in Trenton, N.J., and later received her...
Ora Patricia “Pat” Hennis, 92, Holton, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka. She was born July 24, 1924, in Troy, the daughter of Kenneth and Fern Ward Brownlee. She attended school in Troy.
Mrs. Hennis was a homemaker and also worked in the fabric de...
Quentin B. Spiker, 82, Horton, formerly of Holton, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
He was born March 23, 1934 in Granada, the son of Ivan W. and Elva G. Kerr Spiker.
Mr. Spiker worked for Topeka Metal Specialty as a shop foreman and as a supervisor at BMB in Holton...
Gordon Kemmery Lowry, 98, Valley Falls, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at Midland Care at Linwood Park Assisted Living in Valley Falls.
He was born July 25, 1918, in Meade, the son of James C. and Ruby E. Kemmery Lowry. He lived in Meade until moving to Topeka in 1934 and graduated from Topeka High...
LaVerne Whelan, 94, of Topeka, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at Kelly House.
She was born in Hoyt on Nov. 27, 1921, the daughter of Harry Hansel and Eva (Stevens) Frazier.
LaVerne attended Hoyt High School where she was a basketball star and also graduated in 1939. She graduated from Stricklers...
Leonard Gerhardt, 92, of Austin, Texas, formerly of Amarillo, Texas, died Aug. 28, 2016.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 31 in the Chapel of Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2 in...
Hugh William "Bill" Jones, 72, of Topeka, formerly of Holton, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
He was born Aug. 7, 1944, in Holton, the son of Wayne D. and Lillie B. (Beamer) Jones.
Bill graduated from Sabetha High School in 1962 and attended Ottawa...
Ruth Ann Kneisel, 75, of Robinson, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday afternoon, Aug. 22, 2016, at Maple Heights Care Center, where she had been a short-term resident.
Ruth was born in Robinson on July 19, 1941, one of four children born to Roy M. and Luverne Glenn. Ruth was...
Jeff Miller, 46, of Topeka, passed away Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, at Lake Perry.
Jeff was born June 8, 1970, in Topeka, the son of Jim and Sharon Miller. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1988 and the University of Kansas in 1995. He then received his Master’s Degree from Baker University in...
