Paul F. Helus, 88, Topeka, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at his home.
Paul was born on a farm outside Wilson in Ellsworth County on Nov. 7, 1926. He was the son of John and Mary (Kaitman) Helus. He graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1944. Paul entered the Navy at 17 and started boot camp in...
Bonita (Bonnie) Marie (Cornelssen) Anderson, 83, passed peacefully after a long illness on Nov. 9, 2014, at her home in The Lexington in Ventura, Calif.
She was born in Holton on July 22, 1931, to Carl and Mabel Cornelssen. She graduated from Holton High in 1949. She married Melvin Askren in...
Calvin “Ne-Qi” Darnell, 23, Horton, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka.
He was born Jan. 8, 1991, in Topeka, the son of Theresa Darnell and Lorenzo Shopteese Jr. He attended and graduated from Kickapoo Nation School and lived most of his life on the...
Charlene Yvonne Fink, 84, of Hoyt, passed away Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka.
She was born Jan. 12, 1930, in LaCrosse, to Charles and Hannah Auston, the first of four children.
Charlene graduated from high school in Alexander, Kansas, and attended Fort Hays State...
Everett Lee Hyatt, 84, Holton, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, in Topeka.
He was born April 21, 1930, in Topeka, the son of Everett A. and Frances K. Deghand Hyatt. He had lived in Holton for more than 50 years and had also lived in Circleville and Soldier.
Mr. Hyatt served in the U.S. Army during the...
Richard Logan Brown, 83, Mayetta, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Midland Care Hospice House.
He was born Dec. 2, 1930, in Terre Haute, Ind., the son of Jack O Brown and Audrey Irene Davis.
He graduated from Gertsmeyer High School in Terre Haute.
Mr. Brown served from 1950 to 1954 in the U.S. Air...
Jocelyn Leigh VanDonge, infant daughter of Kelly and Jenna Kufahl VanDonge, passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, in the arms of her parents a short time following her birth.
During her brief visit on earth, she was cuddled by her siblings and held close by her parents, grandparents,...
Nellie Naomi Collins, 99, formerly of Holton, died Nov. 9, 2014 in Wichita.
She was born Dec. 13, 1914 in Mercier, Kan., the daughter of Oscar M. and Bessie E. (Teeter) Stewart. Nellie attended school in Horton and Morrill and was a graduate of Stewart’s Beauty School in Topeka.
On Jan. 22, 1938,...
Michael Paul Miller, 58, Valley Falls, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, as a result of a farm accident near Valley Falls.
He was born Nov. 3, 1956, at Seneca, the son of Paul and Dolores Haug Miller. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1974.
Mr. Miller was a life-long farmer working with his...
Pamela Sue Reazin, 58, of Dexter, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at her residence.
Graveside services were held Friday, Nov. 7, at the Whiting Cemetery in Whiting.
She was born Sept. 2, 1956, in Kansas City, the daughter of George Reno and Ruby Berkey Reno.
She was a homemaker and member of the...