Obits
Charles B. Rickel, 97, Mayetta, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, at The Pines in Holton.
He was born June 11, 1928, at Hoyt, the son of Dennis and Harriett Woodhead Rickel. He graduated from Hoyt High School.
Mr. Rickel was a farmer and a stockman. He also operated Rickel Construction.
He married...
Elliot “Mwewegishek” Masquat, 47, Mayetta, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, at Midland Hospice in Topeka.
He was born Aug. 15, 1978, in Topeka, the son of Curtis P. “Nin We” and Julia Harrison Masquat.
Mr. Masquat was the caretaker of the Buffalo Pen for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and helped in...
Kathrine M. “Kathy” Kranz, 64, of Holton, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
She was born May 14, 1961, in San Francisco, Calif., the daughter of Roy and Beverly Robison Kranz. She attended school at Holton and Jackson Heights and graduated from Jackson...
Patricia “Pat” Weber, 82, formerly of Wathena, passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Holton.
Pat was born on Feb. 14, 1943, in Troy to Kemper and Violet Irene (Edson) Sharp.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Wathena and for the past 10 years she has been attending Holton First Baptist...
Charles “Calvin” McKee, 101, of Hiawatha, died Sunday evening, Aug. 17, 2025, at Amberwell Hiawatha where he had been a patient for a short time.
Calvin was born Oct. 3, 1923 to Nick and Elizabeth “Lizzy” Bindel McKee in Fairview. Calvin graduated from Powhattan High School in 1942. That year he...
Rodney Dee Stauffer, a few hours shy of his 82nd birthday, of Holton, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
He was born Aug. 16, 1943, in Holton, the son of Thayne and Arlene L. (Stuver) Stauffer.
Rodney graduated from Circleville High School in 1961. After high...
John Marshall Robinson IV, 64, Holton, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at his home.
He was born March 14, 1961, in Sedalia, Mo., the son of John Marshall Robinson III and Flora Mae Parks Rodewald.
Mr. Robinson served in the U.S. Navy from 1988 to 1995, serving as a weapons systems technician until he...
Charlotte Ann (Larrison) Utz, 76, of Holton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Charlotte was born on March 9, 1949, to the late Donald and Rosie (Wilson) Larrison. She was raised on a farm southwest of Circleville and graduated from Circleville High...
Luanne Colhouer, 66, of Holton, passed away Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, at her home with family by her side.
She was born Nov. 26, 1958, in Lawrence, the daughter of Dick and Linda Lou (Howard) Currie.
Luanne graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1976 and attended Washburn University.
She was a...
David Leonard Myers, 87, Leavenworth, formerly of Holton, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, at Dwight D. Eisenhower Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Leavenworth.
He was born Feb. 1, 1938, in Soldier, the son of Thomas and Helen Swanson Myers. He earned his GED.
Mr. Myers served in the U.S...
