Obits
Carl Merril Lovendahl, 84, of rural Meriden, passed away after an extended illness on July 22, 2022.
He was born on April 26, 1938, in Concordia, to Carl Rufus and Ada Elvira (Lundgren) Lovendahl. He spent his early years on a farm near Clyde.
The Lovendahls moved to rural Meriden in 1950. Merril...
Rosalie Pearl Smith, 85, of Berryton, passed away on July 17, 2022, at Oak Creek Senior Living.
She was born on May 15, 1937, to David and Gladys (Perkypile) Coffman in Topeka.
Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at Parker-Price Funeral Home in Topeka.
Memorial services...
Tillie Irene (Trueblood) Neuner Myers, 93, Topeka, died surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 17, 2022. She was 93 years old.
Tillie was born to Vena and Alva Trueblood on Oct. 26, 1928, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada.
She had one sister, Dorothy Burkett, and three brothers, Charles...
Joseph Mercer Conley was welcomed into this world by his parents, James Lewis and Bess Mercer Conley, on Dec. 21, 1933. He was an only child. He passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the St. Marys Manor in St. Marys. He was 88.
He was a lifelong member of the Rossville United Methodist Church...
Helen ‘Max’ Maxine Cook, 98, lifelong resident of the Holton area, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka.
Born on Feb. 10, 1924, in Holton, she was one of 14 children born to Walter Franklin Kathrens and Helen Margaret Glenn. Shortly after graduating high school, Max...
Juanita Lee McKee, 94, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha.
She was born Oct. 24, 1927, in Scranton, the daughter of Roscoe and Adeline Raymer Floro. She attended school in Whiting.
Mrs. McKee was a homemaker and had several part-time jobs outside the home. She...
Eileen Ada Cawood Kling, 101, Hiawatha, died Monday, July 4, 2022.
She was born Aug. 26, 1920, in Palmer, the daughter of Walter F. Cawood and Ada Mae Stiles Cawood. She graduated from Corning High School in 1938 and attended classes at KSU for nursing.
Mrs. Kling worked in various hospitals and...
Warren “Dean” Sharp, 92, of Holton, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at The Pines in Holton, with family by his side.
He was born Jan. 27, 1930, in Clay Center, the son of Albert Everett and Laura Mae (Conkright) Sharp.
Dean graduated from Clay Center High School in 1947. He was a member of the...
Clinton “CL” Loy (Ross) Burger, 45, of Netawaka, previously of Hoyt, gained his freedom from cancer on July 4, 2022, at The University of Kansas St. Francis Campus in Topeka.
He was born Feb. 26, 1977, in Belleville, the son of William Burger and Belinda (Diamond) Kneisler.
CL attended Mankato...
Robert LeRoy “Bob” Williamson, 94, of Holton, formerly of Netawaka, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022, at The Pines.
He was born Feb. 8, 1928, in Grantville, the son of Everette and Nona (Townsend) Williamson.
Bob attended Grantville Grade School and graduated from Turner High School (Kansas City...
