Obits
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.
Emily Ann Barber Aitkens, 64, Topeka, formerly of Mayetta, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
She was born July 19, 1952, in Sioux Falls, S.D., the daughter of Willis L. and Julia Ann Cook Barber. She attended Holton High School and one year at Haskell University....
Mary L. Carr, 84, formerly of Topeka, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Town and Country, Mo.
She was born Aug. 15, 1932, the daughter of George Raymond and Lucy (Blandin) Burns. She graduated from Circleville High School.
Mary married Darrell E. Carr on Sept. 1...
Fred “Dick” Currie, 79, Scandia, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
He was born on Aug. 12, 1937, in Concordia, son of the late Fred and Margaret Freed Currie. He was retired from Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka.
He married Linda Lu Howard on May 27, 1972. They lived in rural Mayetta for several years...
Eva N. Rasch, 89, Topeka, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at her home.
She was born Oct. 6, 1927, at Princeton, the daughter of Frank L. and Thelma H. Graves Herring. She graduated from Rock Creek High School north of Meriden.
Ms. Rasch worked at Jostens Printing and Publishing in Topeka for 31 years...
Thayle M. Keller, 93, Holton, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
She was born Feb. 14, 1923, in Mayetta, the daughter of Frank Aloysius and Mary Battese Maines. She graduated from Indian High School in Lawrence.
Ms. Keller worked for Seymour Egg Plant in Topeka,...
Larry K. Fund, 75, Wetmore, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at his home.
He was born June 10, 1941, in Sabetha, the son of Alec and Marty Hawley Fund. He graduated from Goff High School in 1959.
Mr. Fund served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1963. He lived most of his life in the Wetmore...
Ellen May Furgason Stoll entered Heaven on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017.
She was born July 22, 1921, in Topeka to Bert and Maggie May Mitchell Furgason. She had two older brothers, Harry and Raymond “Bill,” and a younger sister, Mary. She grew up playing softball and basketball. In 1939 she...
