Obits
Andrew Robert Stinnette, a devoted father, a loving husband and a medically retired Staff Sergeant of the United States Air Force, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Wichita.
Born on July 18, 1986, in Silver Springs, Md., Andrew lived a life marked by courage, loyalty, deep devotion,...
Ida M. Nadeau, 81, of Soldier, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Holton Community Hospital.
She was born April 7, 1945, in Atchison, the daughter of Tom and Ruth (Bidding) Watson.
Ida attended Effingham grade and junior high school. She graduated from Atchison County Community High School in...
Linda Lou Kuykendall Schiffbauer, 81, of Holton, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness.
Linda was born on Dec. 23, 1944, in Wichita, the daughter of Samuel Ezra and Louella Elizabeth Wilson Kuykendall. Shortly after her birth, the...
Douglas Spencer Brown passed away on May 31, 2026, in Olathe, following a long hard battle with bone cancer.
He was born on Oct. 11, 1961, in Sabetha to George and Barbara Morris Brown.
Doug grew up in several Kansas communities, including Wetmore, Holton, Marysville and Anthony, as his parents...
Shea Hunter Deegan, 27, of Denison, passed away on June 1, 2026, at his home.
He was born Sept. 22, 1998, in Grand Forks, N.D., to Shaun Alan Deegan and Tara Abigail Werner.
Surviving relatives include his mother, Tara Werner (Jeff Coleman) of Denison; his father, Shaun Deegan (Suzanne) of Milford...
Wava Skaggs died in Hanover, Pa., on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at age 101.
Born in Denison, she was married to her high school sweetheart, Bob Skaggs, during WWII. They were married for 57 years. As members of the Greatest Generation Bob and Wava served this nation as a military family and as...
Laurel Rose “Lauri” (Livengood) Cole passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026, at her home in rural Fairview from complications of metastatic melanoma.
Born Oct. 20, 1960, in Denver, Colo., to George Wilbur Livengood and Elizabeth Eichelberger Livengood, Lauri later moved to Sabetha, where her mother...
Donald E. Morford, 85, of Holton, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
He was born on Jan. 17, 1941, in Holton to Ralph and Anna (DeVader) Morford. He graduated from Emmett High School in 1959 and then attended St. Benedict’s College in Atchison, where he played football. He was later called to...
Tammy Lucile Larson, 51, Topeka, died Monday, May 25, 2026, at her home in Topeka.
She was born Jan. 10, 1975, in Jetmore, the daughter of Howard Algert and Cheryl Ann Zirger Larson. She graduated from Holton High School in 1993.
Ms. Larson was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Holton....
Myron Melvin Emmons Sr., 87, Horton, died Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at his home.
He was born July 13, 1938, in Pasco, Wash., the son of Clifford and Freda Annadora Brockman Emmons. He graduated from high school in DeRidder, La.
Mr. Emmons spent 67 years as an over-the-road truck driver, retiring at...
