Obits
Donald “Dean” Tuck, 89, of Hoyt, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Topeka.
He was born Sept. 14, 1927, at home in Hoyt, the son of Marvin and Gladys (Martin) Tuck. He lived his entire life in the Hoyt area. He graduated from Hoyt High School in 1945.
Dean married Alberta Piper on Nov. 28,...
Raymond E. White, 93, Holton, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Topeka.
He was born Aug. 30, 1923, in Emmett, the son of Ernest Roosevelt and Anna Lucille Hannah White. He attended Holton schools.
Mr. White served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He owned and operated Snappy Lunch in Holton...
Jeaneane Chance, 75, Mayetta, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at her home.
She was born Aug. 25, 1941, in Topeka, the daughter of Roy and Lucille Peters Frey. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1959 and from Topeka Cosmetology in 1961.
Mrs. Chance owned and operated Jeaneane’s Beauty Salon in...
David E. Safarik, 59, of Hoyt, died Friday, January 27, 2017.
He was born Jan. 17, 1958, at Holton, the son of LeRoy and Carol Hess Safarik. He graduated from Wetmore High School in 1976.
Mr. Safarik worked as a welder at Caterpillar in Wamego and currently worked for Industrial Chrome in Topeka...
Calvena “Connie” Rae Wilson, 88, Topeka, formerly of Wamego, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
She was born Oct. 12, 1928, in Holton, the daughter of George M. and Alice V. Kessinger Sloyer. She attended local schools and graduated from Seaman High School in...
Katie Ruthanne Perkins, 23, Hoyt, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, north of Topeka, as a result of an automobile accident.
She was born Aug. 6, 1993, at Holton, the daughter of Phil and Davida Ross Perkins. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 2012.
Katie was a devoted mother and...
James C. ”Jim” Booth, 77, Delia, passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys.
He was born May 19, 1939, at Emporia, the son of Russell and Elsie Marie Shelinbarger Booth. Jim was raised in Osage County south of Osage City on the Marais des Cygnes River. After...
Stacey Lynn Pipkins, 51, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
She was born Dec. 20, 1965, in Topeka, the daughter of Gerald Charles Haag and Mary Lou (Slocum) Haag. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1984. She had lived in...
Marvin Dale Bairow, 75, Westmoreland, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at the Wamego Health Center.
He was born Oct. 3, 1941, in Westmoreland, the son of William and Viola Repp Bairow. He attended local schools and graduated in 1959 from Westmoreland High School.
Mr. Bairow was a farmer and...
Paul Leon Millenbruch, 83, Hoyt, died Saturday, January 14, 2017 at his home.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church in Holton. Inurnment will follow in Holton Cemetery. Mercer Funeral Home in Holton is in charge of arrangements.
