Obits
David “Dave” Wayne Shepherd, 70, of Hoyt, passed away on July 1, 2024, in his home after a short battle with cancer.
He was born on May 22, 1954, in Aledo, Ill.
Dave worked as a truck driver, heavy equipment operator and a farmer. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, driving his Dodge Challenger and...
Velma Carole White, 80, Holton, died peacefully Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at Holton Community Hospital with family by her side.
Carole was born July 9, 1943, in Hazard, Ky., the daughter of Buster and Velma Victoria Cornett.
She graduated from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La., with a...
Gary Dean Wilson, also known as “Beano” and “Chief,” 67, of Mayetta, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2024, at his home, with family by his side.
He was born Sept. 30, 1956, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Robert Henry Wilson and Delores Pauline Pahmahmie.
Gary graduated from Rossville High School in...
Dorothy Dee Schuyler, 88, of Holton, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at The Pines South.
She was born March 5, 1936, in Green Ridge, Mo., the daughter of James Irwin and Ethel Christine (Wade) Hile.
Dorothy graduated from Washington High School in 1954 at Piper and attended The University of...
Anna Mae (Clay) Spacek, 96, passed away peacefully, with her daughter by her side, on June 20, 2024, in Topeka.
She was born to John and Julia Clay on May 1, 1928, the seventh of eight children. Her parents, farmers, were hit hard by the Depression years and World War II, leaving a lasting...
Mary M. Mick, 75, of Holton, died Monday, June 17, 2024, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
She was born March 21, 1949, in Holton the daughter of Roy J. and Arlene (Gunselman) Moore. She graduated from Soldier High School in 1968.
Mrs. Mick was a homemaker, a crossing guard and lunch room...
Kathryn A. Wahwasuck, 70, Mayetta, died Saturday, June 15, 2024, at her home with family by her side.
She was born Dec. 18, 1953, in Maryville, Tenn., the daughter of Richard William and Anita Faye Harris Mead. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1971 in Denver, Colo., and from...
Darell Wayne Kern, 90, of Mayetta, died Friday, June 14, 2024.
He was an irreplaceable man. If you had the chance to meet him and the great opportunity to know him, you would know he was “one of a kind.”
He was born Nov. 11, 1933, in Mayetta, the son of Everett and Mary “Lucy” (Hunter) Kern. He...
Artemis “Artie” Levas Babb Hatle, 92, of Holton, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at The Pines South in Holton.
She was born July 7, 1931, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of James and Anna (Hohler) Levas.
Artie graduated from Topeka High School and attended college at Washburn University....
Daniel Haynes Amberg, 91, of Holton, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at home.
Daniel was born on Christmas Day 1932 to Jacob Henry Amberg II and Courtenay Dolores Herpin in Oklahoma City, Okla.
He served in the Navy aboard the USS Walter B. Cobb during the Korean War, attaining the rank of...
