Delores Ross Passes Away

    Delores Jean Ross, 85, of Topeka passed away at Stormont Vail Hospital on Sunday, December 27, 2020.  
    She was born December 29, 1934 in Topeka the daughter of John V. and Lucille Pusch.   Delores was raised in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1953. She met John Davis Ross and they were married in 1954 at the chapel at Forbes Air Force Base. John served in the Air Force and they lived in Florida, California and Arizona before he retired and they moved back to Topeka in 1973.  
    Delores lived in her home north of Topeka until moving to the Rossville Health Care Center three years ago.   She enjoyed bowling, traveling, going to the casino, playing cards and the Christmas Holiday season.   She was a big fan of the Royals and the KU basketball team. Her favorite snack was Oatmeal Cream Pies, and her favorite color was red. But her biggest enjoyment in life was spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

    She is survived by her grandchildren, April Timmons of Ottawa, Abram Timmons of Topeka, Joseph Timmons of Ottawa, Rebekah Timmons of Topeka, Joye Timmons of Topeka, Hope Timmons of Topeka, Christopher Willis of Topeka, Missy McLaughlin of Topeka, Mary Renova in Arizona, and Tony Wilson in Texas and Jonathan Ross in Arizona; two brothers, Ronnie Pusch in California and Jim Pusch of Lawrence, Kansas; and 11 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by four children, Jack Ross, Timothy Ross, Lori Ross, and Jeanene Timmons; her parents; and two grandchildren, Sean McLaughlin and Melvin Timmons.

    Cremation is planned.   Delores will be inurned at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Manhattan next to her husband John.

Arrangements by davidsonfuneral.com

  

Mary Colson Passes Away

Mary Margaret (Rosetta) Colson, 76, of Rossville, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020.

She was born May 25, 1944, in Osage City, Kansas, the daughter of Victor Frank Rosetta Sr. and Mae Elizabeth (Kinney) Rosetta. She received a high school diploma from Osage City High School in 1962.

Mary was employed as a switchboard operator for Memorial Hospital and later for Meninger's Hospital.

Ms. Colson was a member of Most Pure Heart Catholic Church of Topeka.

Mary married Richard Barngrover Sr. - they later divorced. She then married Alois J. Werth Jr. in 1993. He preceded her in death in 1996. She later married Dennis Colson - he survives. Other survivors include her children, Richard Barngrover Jr. (Sharon) of Berryton, KS, Margie Delfelder (Joe) of Topeka, KS and Martha "Mara" Phelps (John) of Gallatin, TN; grandchildren SSgt. Richard Barngrover III (Amber) of Fountain, CO, Dr. Brian Barngrover (Dana) of Nacogdoches, TX, and Lane Phelps of Gallatin, TN; great-grandchildren Gavin and Brayden Barngrover of Fountain, CO and Elizabeth and Jacob Barngrover of Nacogdoches, TX; siblings Marjorie McDonald of Topeka, Victor Frank Rosetta Jr. of Kimberly City, MO, and John Rosetta of Tecumseh, KS; nieces and nephews Victor Rosetta III, Ramona McDonald, Lori Wood, Martin Rosetta, and Amy Warren. She was preceded in death by her brother Fred Rosetta.

Mary enjoyed bowling, bingo, playing cards, visiting the casino and spending time with her family. She also enjoyed traveling - she visited Italy with her sister where she met relatives and traveled throughout Europe. She was an avid K-State fan and enjoyed watching football and basketball and watching her children play sports. She was also a 4-H mom and her primary duties were holding ribbons and trophies.

Mary was cremated. Memorial contributions may be made to Helping Hands Humane Society, 5720 SW 21st, Topeka, KS 66604.

Dove Cremations and Funerals - Southwest Chapel is assisting the family.

To leave a message for Mary's family or to share a special memory of Mary, please click on the "Share Memories" button at Dove Cremations.   https://www.dovetopeka.com/Obituary/193435/Mary-Colson/Dove-KS

Girls Basketball Dec. 18 (updated)

The RHS girls basketball team lost to Southeast of Saline 56-40 on Dec. 18.

Southeast of Saline  17   15    8   16   --   56
Rossville                   9   11  15     5   --   40

Rossville  scoring 

Perine          4       3-3   11 
Streit            1 (1) 0-2     3 
Mitchell         3      0-0     6 
Bergstresser  2      2-2     6 
Rabe            2 (1) 3-4     8 
Porter          1       0-0     2 
Gillum          1       2-2     4

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Strumph Wrestling Results Dec 17

Strumph Duals Wrestling At Rossville Results Dec 17

Sam Twombly       3  0
John McGrath       3  0
Joe McGrath         1  1
Mason Broce        2  1
Krew Lacock        1  2
Colby Hurla          0  3
Deandre Sowers  1  1
Layne Hurla         3  0
Barrett Leitz         0  1
Trenton Barker    2  1
Aryon Klesath      3  0
Kendra Hurla      1  2
Keera Lacock      2  1
Cheyenne Hammer 2  1  

Mary Ann (Ruff) (62) Diehl Passes Away.

   Mary Ann Diehl passed away suddenly on Dec. 19, 2020,  She graduated from RHS in 1962 and has lived in CA the last 20 years.  She is survived by her son Jason of Hollywood, CA and brother Frank Ruff (Lorraine) of Davidsonville, MD.

Derek Gentry Graduates KSU

 Derek Gentry graduated from KSU this fall with a degree in Agribusiness.

Rossville Boys Lose To Atchison

Rossville    15    11     8     8  —  42
Atchison    14    23  16    16  —  69

Rossville scoring 

Garcia          3 (2)   1-2   9
Perine          2         0-1   4
Klesath        1 (1)    0-1   3
Cooney        1          0-0  2
Brown          1 (1)    2-6  5
Jackson       0         0-2  0
Sowers         3 (1)   0-0  7
Hale             3 (1)    1-2  8
Lierz            2          0-0 4

KWCA Rankings For Week Two

      The Kansas Wrestling Association has released their 321A rankings after the second week of competition.    Rossville High senior Layne Hurla dropped from number one down to number two in the 138 lb. class.  Sam Twombly was ranked number five last week in the 152 lb class but dropped out of the top 5 this week.

Silver Lake Basktball

Girls Team

Silver Lake   21    9   12   15  —  57
Rossville       10   13  16   10  —  49

Rossville scoring 

Perine              3       1-1      7
Streit                2       1-3     5
Mitchell           6       4-6   16
Bergstresser    1       2-2     4
Rabe                 2 (1) 0-0    5
Porter               3 (2) 0-0   8
Gillum              1        2-4   4

Boys Team

The boys team lost 55-44 to Silver Lake

Silver Lake    12  18 12 13  —  55
Rossville        10  12  7  15  —  44

Rossville scoring: 

Kenny             1 (1)    0-2      3
Garcia             2 (1)    0-2     5
Perine             2          2-4     6
Klesath           0          0-2     0
Cooney           3           4-8   10
Sowers            4 (1)     2-2   11
Hale                 1 (1)     3-4    6
Lietz                 1           1-2    3

KWU Defeats Avila U. in Women's BB

KWU played at Avila U. in Kansas City on Dec. 14, 2020, upping their KCAC record to 7-4.

Kansas Wesleyan U      79
Avila U.                        59

Caila Hill scored 12 pts on 5 of 7 shooting and 2 of 4 on FTs.  She also had 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Amanda Hill scored 11 pts on 5 of 14 shooting and had 10 rebounds for the sought after "double-double."  She also had 3 assists.

To read the complete details of the game go to:

https://www.kwucoyotes.com/article/5114

Girls Wrestling--Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail Wrestling Tournament Dec. 11, 2020

Girls 120 A   Keera Lacock          1st     9 pts

Girls 120 B   Kendra Hurley        1st     7 pts

Girls 115 A   Cheyenne Hammer 1st    20 pts 

Girls Wrestling--Silver Lake Mixer

Keera Lacock went 1-2
Kendra Hurley went 3-0
Cheyenne Hammer went 1-3

Sacred Heart Basketball Games

The RHS basketball teams played Sacred Heart-Salina on Dec. 11 as part of the Irish Classic.  The Bulldawgs lost both the girls and boys varsity games.

GIRL'S GAME

Rossville          9   11    9   10  —  39
Sacred Heart  6    8   13   21  —  48

Rossville scoring
Perine           2        3-6      7
Streit             2 (2) 1-2       7
Mitchell        4        1-1       9
Bergstresser 1       0- 0      2
Rabe              2        3-6      7
Porter            1 (1)  0-0      3
Gillum           1        0-0      2

BOY'S GAME

Rossville           7     5    0    8  —  20
Sacred Heart 12   17  20   15  —  64

Rossville Scoring

Kenney        1        0-0     2
Garcia          1 (1)  0-2     3
Perine          1 (1)  0-0     3
Klesath        1 (1)   0-0    3
Jackson       0        2-2    2
Sowers         2 (1)  0-1    5
Lietz             1         0-0   2

Melba Jo Raine Passes Away

     Maple Hill—Melba Jo Raine, 81, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

     She was born July 11, 1939, in Maple Hill, the daughter of T. Vernon and Ruby E. Maes Adams.  Melba Jo grew up in Maple Hill and graduated from Maple Hill High School.

    You can read her complete obituary at:  https://www.piperfuneralhome.com/notices/MelbaJo-Raine