Obits
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...
Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Mapes, 71, Burlington, died Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at her home.
She was born June 19, 1944, in Denver, Colo., the daughter of Edward and Marjorie Lundy Mewhinney. She grew up in Kansas and moved to Burlington in 1972.
Mrs. Mapes had owned and operated Liz’s Truck Stop in...
Edgar Lee Levier Sr., Shakazee, 70, Mayetta, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born July 7, 1945, in Topeka, the son of Ada Levier. He graduated from Holton High School.
Mr. Levier had worked as a firefighter in Arizona and at Blackburn...
Willna Fordice Zweifel, 92, Topeka, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Saint Francis Hospital. She lived at Brewster Place for many years.
She was born Oct. 16, 1923, at Smith Center on a farm and moved to Topeka in 1936 with her family. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1941.
Willna married...
