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Obituaries

Updated 5/7/08
NOTE: Obituaries published in the Holton Recorder will be placed
on this page and kept here for observation until roughly
10 days after the date of death, or longer in some cases where 10 days
does not provide adequate notice. "Paid ad" obituaries will be edited for
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) prior to website placement.
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mortuary handling funeral arrangements to send obituary information

Bontrager
Gerald "Jerry" Bontrager, 71, Holton, died May 7, 2008, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1936, in Wetmore, the son of Donald and Helen Meers Bontrager. He was a 1955 graduate of Holton High School. Mr. Bontrager lived in Wichita from 1976 to 2000 and was a marketing manager for Derby Refinery in Wichita. He relocated to Holton in 2000. He married Karen S. Pollock on Oct. 20, 1957, in Holton. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Jerri Truman and husband Wayne, Valley Center; a son, Craig Bontrager, Wichita; two sisters, Ruth Craig and Doris Bontrager, both of Holton; two brothers, Calvin Bontrager, in Oklahoma, and Harold Bontrager, Sedona, Ariz.; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. May 10 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will be in Olive Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 9 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to HCH Home Health, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. Online condolences may be sent to www.mercerfuneralhomes.com

Fitch
Scott E. Fitch, 38, Augusta, died May 3, 2008. Mr. Fitch was a self-employed mechanic and transmission specialist. Survivors include his parents, Bill and Mary Doyle Fitch, Towanda; two brothers, Steve Fitch and wife Amy, Andale, and Brad Fitch, Andover; his grandparents, Joe and Mary Doyle, Holton; and a niece, Maddison Fitch. Funeral services were held May 7 at Dunsford-Zeiner Funeral Home in Augusta, with Pastor Larry Snodgrass officiating. Interment followed in Kuster Cemetery, Augusta. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas Wildlife Fish and Game, sent in care of Dunsford-Zeiner Funeral Home, 201 E. Fifth St., Augusta, KS 67010.

5/5/08

Royer
Milton Lee, Royer, 84, Valley Falls, died April 30, 2008, at a Winchester care center. He was born Nov. 4, 1923, in the Coal Creek community north of Valley Falls, the son of Clark and Orpha Dickey Royer. He attended Valley Falls High School. Mr. Royer served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in North Africa during World War II. He was a construction laborer and also farmed north of Valley Falls. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, a life member of Grahem-Herbers Post 3084, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a member of Laborer's Union Local 142 in Topeka. He married Joyce Frederick Simonsen on June 3, 1971, in Miami, Okla. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Barb Raine, Auburn; three stepdaughters, Garlinda Walls, Hattiesburg, Miss., Gloria Blankinship, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Gail Ross, Holton; a brother, Donald Royer, Carbondale; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchil-dren; and a great-great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Claude Royer, Kenneth Royer and Harold Royer. Funeral services were held May 3 at Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls. Burial was in Valley Falls Cemetery with military honors conducted by Grahem-Herbers VFW Post 3084. Memorial contributions may be made to Grahem-Herbers VFW Post 3084 or Jefferson County Hospice, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, 810 Broadway, Valley Falls, KS 66088. Online condolences may be sent to www.mercerfuneralhomes.com

Sanders
Agatha M. Sanders, 85, Havensville, formerly of Centralia, died May 2, 2008, at her daughter's home. She was born June 3, 1922, at St. Bridget, the daughter of Bernard and Wilamena Hunninghake Sunnenberg. She graduated from Centralia High School in 1941. Mrs. Sanders was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at Lillis and a former member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church at Coal Creek and the Altar Society at the church. She married Joseph E. Sanders on Aug. 7, 1946 at Baileyville. He survives. Other survivors include a son, Joe Bernard Sanders, Centralia; four daughters, Patricia Kolterman and husband Donald, Onaga, Nancy Flowers and husband Sam and Jena Lotridge and husband Eddie, all of Havensville, and Nelda Dulac and husband Greg, Goddard; a daughter-in-law, Sharon Sanders, Topeka; a sister, Mary Keegan and husband Glen, Axtell; many nieces and nephews, including a special nephew, Jim Sunnenberg, St. George; 21 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Sanders; seven brothers, Clem, Ben, Harry, Tony, Ted, Herman and Frank Sunnenberg; and five sisters, Anna Gockel, Josephine VanWinklin, Cecilia Baker, Emerentina Becker and Adelaide Mitten. Mass of Christian burial was held May 5 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Onaga. Burial followed in St. Patrick's Cemetery in the Coal Creek Community. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice in Topeka or Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, sent in care of Tessendorf-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, P.O. Box 300, Onaga, KS 66521. Online condolences may be sent to chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

Zachariasen
Imogene Fern Zachariasen, 69, Meriden, died April 30, 2008, at her home after a battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 30, 1938, in Topeka, the daughter of Herman H. and Nellie E. Tobler Stolle. Mrs. Zachariasen worked as a secretary for the Youth Center at Topeka and for USD 337. She was a member of Meriden United Methodist Church. She married Delbert Zachariasen on Sept. 9, 1956, in Hoyt. He survives. Other survivors include two sons, Deon Zachariasen and wife Mary and Keith Zachariasen and wife Tammy, all of Topeka; three daughters, Royce Schafer, Blue Ridge, Texas, Joy Powell, Hiawatha, and Nancy Hug, Mayetta; a brother, Walter Stolle, Silver Lake; two sisters, Phyllis Schuette, Blaine, and Mildred Plants, Gainesville, Ga.; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held May 3 at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence, Topeka. Interment was in Meriden Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice, 3715 S.W. 29th St., Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66614; or Northeaset Kansas Parkinson's Association, 1631 S.E. 37th Terr., Topeka, KS 66609-1501. Online condolences may be sent to www.PenwellGabel.com

4/30/08

Ashton-Tindall
Morgan Rene Ashton-Tindall, 16, Topeka, formerly of Holton, died April 28, 2008, at her home after a battle with cancer. She was born in Topeka and attended Holton elementary and middle schools and Topeka High School. Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Betty E. and Anthony J. Buckland; her father, Karl T. Tindall; six brothers: Sean Ashton-Tindall and wife Danielle, Joel Ashton-Tindall, Quinn Carley, Anthony J. Buckland II, Andrew Buckland and Cody Myers-Tindall; and three sisters, Kiamoni Myers-Tindall, Ann M. Buckland and Allison K. Buckland. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. May 1 at First Christian Church, 1880 Gage Blvd., Topeka. Family will greet friends at the church one hour prior to the service. The family requests no black clothing be worn to the funeral and that all flowers be sent to the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Children's Mercy Hospital/Children's Cancer Unit. Online condolences may be sent to www.NewcomerFamily.com

Murphy
Brian Gene Murphy, 49, Holton, died April 28, 2008, at his home. He was born Nov. 2, 1958, in Abilene, the son of Delbert and Lena Rowe Murphy. He lived in the Holton community for 13 years and previously lived in Topeka. Mr. Murphy retired from the U.S. Army National Guard, 714th Maintenance Co. after serving for 22 years. He worked as a heavy duty floor technician and was last employed at Harrah's Casino (later Prairie Band Casino) for five years. He attended Lakeview Faith Chapel south of Holton. He married Lisa Borders in 1985. They divorced. He married Larice R. Dean Bennett on Jan. 12, 2001 in Holton. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Pamela Murphy, Topeka; three sons, Sean Murphy, Gardner, Jeremy Murphy, Holton, and Colyn Murphy, of the home; two sisters, Judy Lincoln, Englewood, Fla., and Joyce Marts, Topeka; three brothers, Lawrence "Butch" Murphy, Geneseo, and Dale Murphy and Allen Murphy, both of Topeka; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Darryl Murphy. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. May 2 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will be in Olive Hill Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 1 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Colyn Murphy Education Fund, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. Online condolences may be sent to www.mercerfuneralhomes.com

 

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