Obits
It is with deep sorrow, and much love, that we mourn the passing of Susan D. Kennedy, age 60, Holton, who passed away Dec. 9, 2022.
Susan was born to Robert and Winifred Lentz on April 21, 1962. They preceded her in death.
Susan will be remembered by her long-time love, Randy Reser; her two...
Sara A. James died unexpectedly in Colorado Springs at the age 81 on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.
Born in San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 4, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. David A. Coleman while her father was in military training, she grew up in Holton, graduating from Holton High School with the class of 1959.
An...
Margaret “Kathleen” Blackwood, 89, of Sabetha, formerly of Denison, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.
She was born June 19, 1933 in Mayetta, the daughter of Albert David and Ruth Margaret (Laughlin) McCrory.
Kathleen graduated from Sterling College in...
Dorothy Maxine Slimmer, 96, of Manhattan, formerly of Holton, passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan.
She was born July 18, 1926, north of Soldier, the daughter of Earl William and Pearl (McDevitt) Watkins.
Dorothy graduated from Wetmore High School in 1945. She lived...
Gayla Sue Schmanke of Overland Park passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at the age of 72.
Gayla was born on Jan. 6, 1950, in Topeka to Maurice and Marjorie Gilliland. She was a graduate of Holton High School in 1968 and then earned a bachelor’s degree in dietetics at Kansas State...
Emeline “Emily” (Russell) Berryhill, 60, of Circleville, passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at her home.
She was born Aug. 19, 1962, in Oakland, Calif., the daughter of Asa and Josephine (Clark) Russell.
She graduated from Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, Calif. She worked at Prairie Band...
Tamera DeAnne O’Hara, 72, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 27, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Though she left us suddenly, she went peacefully, surrounded by her three devoted sons, Charles, Thomas, and Nicholas Howald.
Tamera was born to John and Theona O’Hara in Hamburg, Iowa...
George F. Rickel, 91, Hoyt, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at Anew Nursing Home in Nortonville.
He was born Sept. 15, 1931, at a farmstead west of Hoyt, the son of Dennis and Harriett Woodhead Rickel. He graduated from Hoyt High School in 1949.
Mr. Rickel was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in...
Nikki June Feuerborn, 79, known as Mimi to her family, passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.
Nikki is survived by her husband, Glen; daughters, Megan Featherston, Tara Griffith (Steve) and Glenda Feuerborn; grandchildren, Parker Featherston, Colton Kropf, Sophia Zahn, Tessa Griffith and Campbell...
Regina Dowding “Genie” Fox, 83, Bellevue, Neb., formerly of the Circleville area, died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.
She was born March 30, 1939, the daughter of Kenneth and Feryl Fouts.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Elizabeth Fouts; and a brother, Bob Fouts.
Survivors include...
