Obits
Elenora Evelyn Starr, 91, of Topeka, formerly of Holton, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at Topeka Presbyterian Manor.
She was born Jan. 7, 1932, in Marysville, the daughter of Guy L. and Eula (Plattner) Roudybush.
Elenora lived for more than 70 years in the Holton community. She retired from...
David Keith Hug, 60, of Hoyt, passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023 at his home with family by his side. He was born July 16, 1963 in Topeka, the son of Keith Hug and Judy J. (Nott) O’Gorman.
David graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1981. He was a self-employed farmer and stockman all of his...
Kenneth Wayne Dibbern, 75, of Mayetta, passed away Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 at his home. He was born Nov. 14, 1948 in Leavenworth, the son of Loren P. and Cora Lee (Hundley) Dibbern.
Kenny graduated from Soldier High School in 1966. He was drafted in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from...
Sharon Joy Hollander, 86, Topeka, passed away at the Legend at Capital Ridge on Nov. 24, 2023 in Topeka.
Sharon was born Oct. 12, 1937 in Alva, Okla., the daughter of Hubert B. “Tobe” and Mary Grace (Cummins) May. Sharon moved with her family to Kansas at age six, where she attended Denison...
Eric Dwight Ohlsen, 62, of Whiting, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Holton, with family by his side.
He was born April 9, 1961, in Horton, the son of Bernard and Betty (Keeler) Ohlsen.
Eric graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1979. He was a lifelong farmer and stockman,...
David Kent Reed, 76, Seneca, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.
He was born July 17, 1947, in Emporia, the son of William “Bill” G. and Dorothy L. Christy Reed. He graduated from Wetmore High School in 1965. He received his bachelor’s degree from Emporia State University and his master’s degree from...
Irene J. Rethman, 84, Holton, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton.
She was born May 8, 1939, at Odebolt, Iowa, the daughter of John and Helen Neu Taphorn. She graduated from nursing school in Omaha, Neb.
Mrs. Rethman was a nurse at Merry Manor Nursing Home, and...
LeAnna Kay Meeks, 83, of Sabetha, died on Nov. 17, 2023, of natural causes.
She was born Dec. 25, 1939, at the country doctor’s house near Hunter, to Elsie Mae Sigle (Hayden) and Frank Henry “Toots” Sigle Jr. She married James Francis Meeks in 1962.
After graduation from Sylvan Grove High School,...
Doris Foster, age 101, of Hoyt, departed from this life Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, surrounded by her family.
Doris was born March 4, 1922, in Nortonville to John and Catherine Noll Didde. As the eighth child of nine siblings and a deceased father, her mother steered the family and farm through the...
Earl Floyd Teetzel, 71, of Mayetta, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, at the Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
He was born Dec. 3, 1951, at Holton, the son of Earl and Mary Gerety Teetzel. He graduated from Denison High School and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
Floyd was a member of St...
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