Obits
Bessie Elaine “Tickie” Penrod, 94, of Centralia, formerly of Soldier, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Eastridge Nursing Facility.
She was born March 24, 1930 in Burlington, the daughter of Frank Roy and Vira Althea (Boyer) Wagoner.
Tickie attended country school and graduated from...
Dean Roscoe Teter, 76, Circleville, died Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at his home surrounded by family.
He was born Dec. 27, 1947, in Holton, the son of Jay Roscoe and Aileen D. Albright Teter. He graduated from Circleville High School in 1965 and attended college at Emporia State University.
Mr. Teter...
Richard J. “Grandpa” Cornelison, 94, of Topeka and Meriden, died Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at home.
He was born Oct. 15, 1929, in the Bloomfield Community in Jefferson County, the son of Wilbert Richard and Anna Jeanette Crowley Cornelison. He attended first through eighth grades at the Unity Schools...
Cheryl Zibell Blevins, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Anew Healthcare Nursing Home in Holton.
She was born June 21, 1945, at Holton, the daughter of Robert and Lorene Eulert Zibell. She graduated from Holton High School, and later from Washburn University with a business...
Steven J. Dillon Sr., 76, Topeka, died Saturday, May 25, 2024, surrounded by family at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka.
He was born Sept. 16, 1947, in Topeka, the son of Clifford “Doc” and Helen Woodard Dillon. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1965.
Mr. Dillon was drafted...
Denette A. McGehee, 66, of Mayetta, formerly of Prairie Village, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024, at Anew Healthcare Nursing Home in Holton.
She was born Jan. 6, 1958, at Holton, the daughter of Donald and Dolores Feldkamp Holthaus. She graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1976.
Denette...
Jennifer Dawn Monhollon, 39, of Holton, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Holton Community Hospital in Holton.
She was born July 1, 1984, in Garden City, the daughter of Randy and Rhonda (Crook) Magnison.
She graduated from Ulysses High School in 2002 and she earned her bachelor’s degree in...
Verna Marie Ramage, 90, Holton, formerly of Hoyt, died Monday, May 20, 2024, at Lexington Park Nursing Home in Topeka.
She was born Nov. 5, 1933, in Blanchard, Okla., the daughter of Samuel and Nancy Taylor Anderson.
Mrs. Ramage worked as a cook for Hoyt schools. She later worked in the deli at...
Phillip J. Wingender Jr., 55, died Friday, May 17, 2024, at Stormont-Vail Health Center in Topeka.
He was born June 16, 1968, at Leavenworth, the son of Phillip J. Wingender Sr. and JoAnn Perry Wingender.
Mr. Wingender served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Midway in the Persian Gulf War. He had worked...
Freddie Hayes Segrist, 71, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 13, 2024, after a long illness of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
He was born May 7, 1953, in Holton, the eighth child of John and Inez (Armstrong) Segrist.
He lived in rural Jackson County on a farm. Fred attended Circleville Elementary...
