Obits
Charles “Rodney” Albee, 86, Hiawatha, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Maple Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born Dec. 26, 1935, in St. Joseph, Mo., the son of Charles and Velma Earnhart Albee. He had lived in the St. Joseph-Hiawatha area all of his life, attending school in St....
Janet L. Shupe, 84, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022.
She was born April 14, 1937, in Topeka, the daughter of Leslie and Loretta Esser Thomas.
She was a 1955 graduate of Seaman High School. She was instrumental in establishing the Seaman Historical Society, where she was a Charter...
Hiede Ilene Watkins, 49, Holton, died Monday, March 14, 2022, at her home.
She was born July 26, 1972, in Holton, the daughter of Robert J. Rollins and Gail N. Simonsen Ross. She graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1990 and attended vocational technical school, earning an associate degree in...
Emma Consuala Roustan Schirmer left this world on March 15, 2022, and is dancing in heaven with her beloved husband, Phil.
She was the eldest daughter of Leonard Roustan and Mercedes Barroro Rouston, entering into this life on April 8, 1923, and kept the festival going in memory of her siblings,...
Lynette Angela Wright, 53, Muscotah, died Monday, March 14, 2022, at her home.
Celebration of life services will be held at a later date. Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton is assisting the family.
Joseph LeRoy Kennedy, 74, of rural Soldier passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family.
He was born Aug. 10, 1947, the son of Joseph Leo Kennedy and Catherine Beightel Kennedy. He attended Sunny Slope School until eighth grade. He graduated from Holton High School...
Fredrick E. “Rick” Cole Jr., 69, Denison, died Saturday, March 12, 2022, at his home.
He was born June 20, 1952 in Hiawatha, the son of Fred and Mary Bechtold Cole. He attended Leona and Highland schools and served four years in the U.S. Navy and two years in the Navy Reserves.
Mr. Cole worked in...
June I. Criqui, 93, of Topeka, joined her loved ones in Heaven on Friday, March 11, 2022.
Survivors include her siblings, Dorothy M. Dolsky of Topeka and Roy G. Criqui of Overland Park.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19 at Dove Southeast Chapel, 2843 S.E. Minnesota Ave. The...
Terry Dell McNeel, 65, of Mayetta, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in Topeka.
He was born March 1, 1957, in Bisbee, Ariz., the son of Gerald Eugene McNeel and Sharon (Zufelt) Stitt.
Terry retired after nine years from Banner Creek/Johnsonville in Holton, where he worked in the shipping...
Eileen Ellen Boyd, 91, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, at Capetown Assisted Living.
She was born Sept. 6, 1930, in Topeka, to Billy and Sciota Lindsey Isaacs.
Eileen graduated from Mayetta High School in Mayetta. She attended Howard Payne College and Southwest Baptist College...
