Obits
Memorial services for Bonita (Bonnie) Marie Cornelssen Anderson, 83, who died Nov. 9, 2014, at her home in Ventura, Calif., will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 22 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton.
Herschel Edmund Zirger, 89, of Holton, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at his home.
He was born March 3, 1926, in Holton, the son of Albert Edward and Genevieve E. (Ludwig) Zirger.
Mr. Zirger attended Washburn University, the University of Kansas and Tulsa University. He earned a Bachelor’s...
Colene Jewell, 80, Mayetta, died Monday, May 11, 2015, at Holton Community Hospital.
She was born June 21, 1934, in Atchison, the daughter of Henry Watts and May McNenee Watts Maxwell. She graduated from Atchison High School in 1952.
Mrs. Jewell was supervisor of the Kansas Department of Revenue...
Jack Lee Walters, 84, Excelsior Springs, Mo., died Sunday, May 10, 2015, at Valley Manor Care at Excelsior Springs.
He was born April 19, 1931, at Winterset, Iowa, the son of Wilfred L. and Mildred Fay Beasley Walters. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1951.
Mr. Walters served in the...
Gayle H. Stithem, 76, of Hoyt, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka as a result of a farming accident doing what he loved.
He was born Oct. 7, 1938, in Moline, Ill., the son of Lester LeRoy and Helen Belle (Claycamp) Stithem. He graduated from Hoyt High School in...
Jean Marie Haag, 93, Hays, formerly of Holton, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Hays Medical Center.
She was born February 24, 1922 in Larkinburg, KS the daughter of Homer M. and Nora A. Shaffer Humphrey. She graduated from Holton High School in 1940 and attended Woods Women’s College in Fulton,...
Linda Rae Fitzgerald-Simoneau, 49, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Meriden after a courageous battle with Huntington’s disease.
She was born Dec. 22, 1965, in Mayetta, the daughter of William F. and Alma (Ray) Fitzgerald.
Linda graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1984,...
Mary Anna Dugan, 77, Soldier, died Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital.
She was born Jan. 16, 1938, in Lakin, the daughter of George Thomas and Ida Winona Beaty McKinney. She graduated from Syracuse High School in 1955 and attended Kansas State University for two years.
Mrs. Dugan...
Max David Deck, 90, of Holton, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at Glenn Moore Meadows in Holton.
He was born Feb. 16, 1925, in Circleville, the son of Charles Oscar and Bertha Olga (Pool) Deck.
After attending school in Circleville, Max proudly served in the United States Navy during World...
Rickey Leroy Cochran, 58, Wetmore, died Sunday, May 3, 2015, at his home.
He was born Aug. 9, 1956, in Wichita, the son of Jerry Duane Cochran and Doris “Jean” O’Neal Webster. He graduated from Jackson Heights High School.
Mr. Cochran served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea. He had...
