Obits
Twila June Stapel, 84, Topeka, died Friday, July 10, 2015, at her home.
She was born May 26, 1931, in Sidney, Neb., the daughter of Russell Brown and Ella Marie Davis Kinkade. She was a 1949 graduate of Hoyt High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Washburn University in 1972.
Mrs....
Albert Ronald Schuh, 91, Hoyt, died Saturday, July 11, 2015, at his home.
He was born Jan. 1, 1924, in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Carl and Elsie Henrietta Ochler Schuh. He attended Waterville High School until drafted into the military as a junior.
Mr. Schuh served in the U.S....
Stanley H. Dial of Centennial, Colo., died in hospice care on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at Someren Glen Retirement Community, following a short illness. He was 86.
Stanley was born on June 22, 1928, to John Dial and Hazel Fairbank Dial in Miami, Fla. He was raised in Holton and graduated from...
Karen Lea Stolzenberger, 68, died at her home in Morrill, surrounded by family on Sunday, July 5, 2015.
She was born Oct. 27, 1946, at Seneca, the first born child of Valentine and Arcena Sanders Wilhelm.
She was a waitress at restaurants in the Holton and Sabetha areas before staying at home...
Francis M. Pace, 90, Girard, died Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Westridge Assisted Living Center in Girard.
He was born Dec. 11, 1924, in Horton, the son of Ezekiel and Helen Starr Pace. He graduated from high school in Effingham and had lived in Horton, Arrington, Larkinburg and Mayetta.
Mr. Pace...
Juanita Mae Zwonitzer, 79, Flower Mound, Texas, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at her home.
She was born March 2, 1936, in Hiawatha, the daughter of Clayton and Flo Anderson Wark. She graduated from Denison High School in 1954.
Mrs. Zwonitzer was a sales representative for Beeline Fashion. She...
Brian John Hamilton passed away on July 1, 2015.
He was born in Topeka on Oct. 17, 1968, to John and Shirley Hamilton. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Kansas State University.
Brian was a Superintendent for...
Wallace Marion Callison, 86, Holton, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton.
He was born July 31, 1928, in Oskaloosa, the son of Edward and Dollie Pitts Callison. He was a 1946 graduate of Oskaloosa High School.
Mr. Callison served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to...
Robbie Ray Brooks, age 6 months, Holton, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at his home.
He was born Dec. 26, 2014, in Topeka, the son of Robert Richard Brooks Jr. and Ashlee Michelle Bloomer Brooks.
Survivors include his parents, Robert and Ashlee Brooks, Holton; a sister, Keagan, and a brother, Ryan,...
Laura Mae Phelps-Davison, 71, Lexington, Mo., died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at the Vitas In-Patient Hospice in Kansas City.
She was born Jan. 16, 1944, in Whittier, Calif., the daughter of Raymond and Annie Gross Wallace.
Mrs. Davison had taught ceramics at Pioneer Village in Topeka.
She married...
