Obits
Eugene “Gene” Durham, Sr., 85, Corning, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Midland Hospice House surrounded by his loving family.
Gene was born Oct. 4, 1931, in Emmett, the son of Pete and Elsie Mae (Malloy) Durham. He attended Holton High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1952,...
Ross M. Nelson, 91, Holton, died Friday, March 24, 2017, at The Pines in Holton.
He was born Jan. 17, 1926, in Circleville, the son of Guy and Dorothy Beightel Nelson near Circleville. He graduated from Circleville High School in 1943 and later attended Kansas State University, graduating in...
Norma Marie Klahr, 79, Holton, died Friday, March 24, 2017, at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.
She was born March 26, 1937, in Vassar, the daughter of Rufus Valentine and Pauline Emma Haufler Bauck. She graduated from Lyndon High School in 1955.
Mrs. Klahr had helped her husband on their family...
Dorothy Louise Rogers, 93, Holton, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the Holton Community Hospital.
Dorothy was born March 13, 1924, in Wichita, the daughter of John Roy Williams and Margaret (Musgrove) Williams. She is descended from Probate Judge Elijah Musgrove, an early Jackson County...
Elnora Lou Langley Rieschick, 91, of Soldier, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017, at her home.
She was born Dec. 28, 1925, in Hoyt, the daughter of Clell M. and Lou Vina (Garner) Langley.
Elnora attended South Star grade school in Meriden and graduated from Soldier High School in 1943. She...
Edwill Cappleman, 60, Denison, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at his home.
He was born May 4, 1956, in Ennis, Texas, the son of Dallas and Molly Schrunk Cappleman. He graduated from Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas.
Mr. Cappleman worked for various companies as an over-the-road...
Rosalie Brooks, 92, Topeka, died Thursday, March 23, 2017.
She was born Oct. 31, 1924, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Michael and Jeanette Michelson. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1946.
Mrs. Brooks worked at Forbes Air Base as a teletype operator and then at Southwestern Bell....
Velma P. Boley, 91, passed Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Holiday Resort in Salina.
She was born Dec. 18, 1925, near Valley Falls, the daughter of Thomas E. and Freetta M. (Keen) Christie. She graduated from high school at Netawaka in 1943.
Velma married Fredrick J. Scheid. They were later divorced...
Harold Milton Beems, 95, Topeka, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
He was born Sept. 9, 1921, in Holton, the son of Harold Ross and Gladys Violet Hull Beems.
Mr. Beems served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He and his wife owned and operated Beems Electric....
Richard David Mannell, 76, Holton, died Monday, March 20, 2017, at a Houston hospital.
He was born Feb. 3, 1941, in Peru, Ind., the son of Kenneth Robert and Dolly Elizabeth Rogers Mannell. He graduated from Holton High School in 1959.
Mr. Mannell worked as a control mechanic for DuPont/Flexel...
