Obits
Gale Elizabeth Slimmer Karns, 71, Holton, died Friday, March 18, 2016, at Holton Community Hospital.
She was born Aug. 26, 1944, in Holton, the daughter of Lawrence and LaVerna Drechsler Slimmer. She graduated from Holton High School in 1962 and from Clark's School of Business, Topeka, in 1963....
Donald D. Carder, 84, Valley Falls, died Friday, March 18, 2016, at Midland Care at Linnwood Park Assisted Living at Valley Falls.
He was born Jan. 2, 1932, at Studley, the son of Lonnie and Minnie Simon Carder. He graduated from Hoxie High School in 1950. He had been a resident of Valley Falls...
Eldon LaRue “Panaw” Mzhickteno, 59, Topeka, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
He was born Aug. 5, 1956, in Wichita, the son of Joseph LaRue and Corrine Koshiway Mzhickteno. He attended Lawrence High School and later graduated from ITT Technical Institute in Topeka....
Alisha Marie Quigley, 23, Topeka, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Topeka.
She was born March 1, 1993, the daughter of Howard Clay and Karen Smirl Quigley.
Miss Quigley had worked in the medical records department at Stormont-Vail Health and also was...
Carl I. Frazier, 87, Clarkston, Wash., formerly of Grangeville, Idaho, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Tri-State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston.
He was born April 17, 1928, in Mayetta, the son of Roy E. and Nellie Frazier. Carl attended school in Mayetta.
Mr. Frazier joined the U.S. Army in 1946...
David C. Ross, 75, Valley Falls, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton.
He was born April 1, 1940, at Lucas, Texas, the son of Douglas Cleveland “Pike” and Ruth Irene Deal Ross. He graduated from Wylie High School, Wylie, Texas, in 1958. He served in the US Army...
Anita Louise Fassnacht, 66, Muscotah, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Hiawatha Community Hospital.
She was born March 25, 1949, in Holton, the daughter of Phillip and Ruth Driscoll Watkins. She attended Rose Hill Grade School, graduated from ACCHS in 1967 and later graduated from Crum Beauty...
Rebecca Riederer passed away Friday, March 4, 2016, at her Topeka home, surrounded by family and friends.
She was born Nov. 5, 1954, in Holton, the daughter of Robert and Ramona Smith Riederer.
Rebecca attended Holton schools and received her BA and MBA from Washburn University. She most...
Larry B. Koontz, 68, Pratt, died Monday, March 7, 2016.
He was born Jan. 25, 1948, in Augusta, the son of Jimmie Lloyd and Peggy Jo Jones Koontz. He graduated from Dodge City High School in 1966, attended Dodge City Community College and served in the U.S. Army Reserves.
Mr. Koontz moved to Pratt...
Ernest Hoffman, 86, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at The Pines Nursing Home in Holton.
He was born July 26, 1929, southwest of Victoria, the son of Conrad and Christina (Geist) Hoffman.
Mr. Hoffman was a farmer, a homebuilder and carpenter in the Victoria and Hays area for 45 years.
He married...
