John Simecka Is Jefferson Award Winner

    A great news story on KSNT about super volunteer John Simecka who is this month's Jefferson Award winner.
https://www.ksnt.com/jeffersonawards/jefferson-award-winner-john-simecka/?fbclid=IwAR0-9px3GglRIO7uze5rq3_uNF2Yo55mqwfmUC6Xey8sPSMCK7tcJjmG_jg

Marjorie Jean (Nadeau)(57) Holzmeister Passes Away

A Memorial Mass for Marjorie Jean (Nadeau) Holzmeister, 80, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. Rosary will be said at 10:00 a.m. preceding the Mass. Inurnment will be at the Corpus Christi Columbarium. Jean passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer.

Jean was born May 8, 1939 in Sliver Lake, KS the daughter of Paul Edward and Roxie Marjorie (Mitchell) Nadeau. She was enrolled as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, where she was aptly named WISHKOSE 'Walking Strong,' a name that exemplified her strong-willed personality throughout her life and her strength in battling her illness. She attended Rossville High School and Washburn University where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. She married Richard James Holzmeister on October 8, 1960 in Topeka, KS. He survives of the home.

Jean was a homemaker, a faithful and loving wife, and a proud mother and grandmother whose devotion to her family was unmatched. She showed her support for her loved ones whenever the opportunity arose, attending countless sporting events, celebrations, and other life-milestones for all 15 of her grandchildren. She never missed a high school or college graduation ceremony. 

She was an active member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church and a volunteer for various Catholic charities. A true Kansas sports fan, she was a Kansas City Royals supporter and devoted follower of Kansas University basketball. Jean was an active racquetball and later pickleball player, enjoying the fellowship as much as the games. She was also a talented seamstress who lovingly crafted quilts, clothes, pajamas and detailed Halloween costumes for her grandchildren. 

A warm-hearted matriarch, she fostered a supportive and close-knit family environment filled with love, laughter, and card games. She regularly gathered family members from near and far around her home for holidays and special occasions. Jean especially loved the Christmas season, which always included her annual Christmas Eve family gathering, with grandkids looking forward to a new set of her hand-sewn pajamas and a unique tree ornament she had selected especially for each of them. 

In addition to the love and adoration she shared with her family, Jean exemplified the meaning of unconditional love and respect throughout her 59 years of blissful marriage to her husband, Dick. During the many happy years they shared together, she set a wonderful and important example of a true partnership and a loving relationship for her children and grandchildren to aspire to. This environment of warmth and love she created and lived by will be carried on by her loved ones for generations to come. Jean will be greatly missed. 

Other survivors include her daughter Jill ( Steve) Patton, Lawrence; three sons, Jeffery (Lea Ann) Holzmeister, Tempe, AZ, Scott (Deborah) Holzmeister, Gilbert, AZ, Jon (Michelle) Holzmeister, Overland Park, KS; 15 grandchildren; three sisters, Jeanette Lister, Edmond, OK, Sally Carnevale, San Mateo, CA, and Susan Nadeau, Shawnee, KS; and three brothers Michael Nadeau, Silver Lake, KS, David Nadeau, Rossville, KS, Dennis Nadeau, Rossville, KS.

Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Corpus Christi Catholic School and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

For more information or to post a condolence go to warrenmcelwain.com.

Charles Harkness Passes Away

    Charles Eric Harkness, 68, Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019. Private graveside services will be held at Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to NAMI Kansas, P.O. Box 675, Topeka, KS 66601. To read the full obituary or leave a message for Eric's family, visit 

www.ParkerPriceFH.com.

Tall Corn Festival Program 2019

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Haley Brown (15) To MWSU

    RHS and KSU graduate Haley Brown is now Haley Lynn Brown, ATC.   She now has the opportunity to continue her education and use her Athletic Training Degree as a Graduate Asssistant at Missouri Western State University.

48 DeSoto For Sale

I have a 1948 DeSoto 4 door car for sale $800. It has all the doors, hood, fenders, grill, engine, trans, and rear end. It is missing the dash tail lights, and other small parts but would be a great donor if you needed the body .PLEASE CALL me if interested 785-584-6148 I would be glad to answer all of your questions.

Bob Larson, Rossville, KS.

Amy (Elliott) Eaton (87) Passes Away

Amy K. (Elliott) Eaton, 50, of Nickerson, died July 6, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born September 18, 1968, to Richard and Jane (Johnson) Elliott at Fort Riley, KS.

Amy grew up in the Delia, KS, community and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Delia. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1987 and Kansas State University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development and Family Studies with a major in Early Childhood Development. Amy was a preschool teacher at Thatcher Learning Center in Pueblo, CO, for three years, and a District Manager for the Kansas Lottery for 23 years before retiring due to her health.

On November 15, 1997, she married Richard L. Smith in Hutchinson. They later divorced. Amy married Toby Eaton and they divorced.

She is survived by: her parents, Richard and Jane Elliott, Delia; twin children, Tanner and Carly Smith, Nickerson; and brother, Kirk Elliott, Emporia.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2019, at Church of the Holy Cross, 2631 Independence Road, Hutchinson, with Father Michael Kerschen officiating. Burial will follow in Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Elliott Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Tanner and Carly Smith Educational Fund, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.  

Class of 2017 Video

    Paul Borcherding has posted a video honoring the RHS Class of 2017 on Youtube.  You can view it at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64T9QyTaIXU&feature=share

Dohrman's Celebrate 50th.

John and Paulette (Dohrman) of St. Marys will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 11. The couple was married on July 11, 1969 at Immaculate Conception Church in St. Marys. John is retired from the computer business and also is a retired Colonel from the Kansas Army National Guard. Paulette is a retired teacher having worked 30 years for USD #321.

Catherine (Gresser) (69) Barber Passes Away

Catherine E. (Gresser) Barber, 67, died Friday, June 9, 2019 in Colorado Spring, CO.

She was born October 27, 1951 in Topeka, to Joe M. and Ruth McCurry Gresser. She grew up in Rossville and graduated from Rossville High School in 1969. She later attended Emporia State University and Kansas University.

She married Dale F. Barber March 17, 1976 in Rossville. He survives of the home.

She is also survived by her son, Matthew J. Barber (Andrea), Fruita, CO; her daughter, Courtney E. Gregory (Jeremy), Arvada, CO; a brother, Michael J. Gresser (Hannelore), Ojai, CA; a sister, Carolyn R. Gresser, Rossville; 5 grandchildren, Isaac, Samara, Elijah, Clara and Xander Barber. 

A private memorial service was held June 29, 2019 in Rossville.

Fred Schuler (17) Graduates

    Fred Schuler from Rossville was one of 11 firefighters graduating from the Manhattan Fire Dept. Academy on Sat. June 29.  More info is at:
https://www.wibw.com/content/news/11-firefighters-graduated-from-Manhattan-Fire-Department-academy-511991401.html

David Jacobson (80) Is Engineer Of Year

WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) -- David Jacobson, of the Kansas Turnpike Authority, has been named the 2019 Engineer of the Year.

“I’m truly very honored by this recognition,” Jacobson said. “Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of working with many internal and external partners. This award is due to them and the great relationships we’ve developed.”

The Kansas Society of Professional Engineers awarded the KTA Director of Engineering for his work on their decade-long improvement plan. The plan is focused on modernizing the system and enhancing its safety and efficiency.

“Our organization has greatly benefited from David’s leadership and engineering expertise,” Steve Hewitt, KTA’s Chief Executive Officer, said. “He stands at the helm of our modernization efforts and is instrumental in our work to transform tolling in Kansas.”

Improvements from this plan include highway speed electronic lanes, increased vertical bridge clearance, bridge rehabilitation and various guardrail improvements.

Jacobson holds multiple leadership roles, including Board Secretary of the Engineers' Foundation of Kansas.

Donald Stockman (59) Passes Away

    Rossville—Donald H. Stockman, 79, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 at his Rossville home.
    He was born April 12, 1940 at Wamego, the 10th of 13 children to Francis and Martha Boelens Stockman. He was raised in the Sandy Hook Community, and graduated from Rossville High School in 1959.
    Don worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Topeka. He and his wife Marilene owned and operated Swirly Top and Stockman Mobile Home Park both in Rossville. Don owned Stockman Landscaping. He was member of Lakeside Baptist Church in Silver Lake, and the United Rubber Workers Union. He was a past member of the Rossville Lions Club.
    He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings Leo, Tom, Ted, Harold, Pat, Regina and Joe; a son, Randy Stockman and a great-grandson, John Charles Johnson.
    On September 10, 1960 he was united in marriage to Marilene Pendelton in St. Marys. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include a son, Jared (Darci) Stockman, Hoyt; two daughters, Katherine Stockman and Marty (Bobby) Johnson all of Rossville; three brothers, Bob Stockman, Lyndon, Hank Stockman, Emmett and Phil Stockman, Topeka; two sisters, Betty Hazard ,Ozawkie and Frances Carlson, Minnesota; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
    A Memorial visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Monday, July 1, 2019 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To online condolences please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Marilyn Barnes Passes Away

Marilyn Barnes, 89, of Soldier, KS passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 23, 1929 in Soldier, the daughter of Forest and Mary (Wykert) Vanderwall.

Marilyn attended Soldier High School graduating in 1947. She worked for the State of Kansas, Board of Agriculture and Kansas Museum of History for 25 years.

She was a former member of the Soldier Christian Church, Delia Presbyterian Church and Rolling Hills Christian Church

Marilyn married Ronald “Ronnie” Barnes on March 14, 1948 in Soldier, KS. They shared over 57 years of marriage before Ronnie passed away on February 21, 2005.  Ronald preceded her in death on February 21, 2005. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris Vanderkolk and 3 brothers, Richard, Wayne and Harold Vanderwall.

Survivors include a daughter, Vicki Lesser (69) (Bill) of Topeka, KS; three sons, Jack Barnes (67) (Darla) of Sabetha, KS, Terry Barnes (71) (Debi) of Topeka, KS and Ray Barnes (72) (Julie) of Topeka, KS. She is also survived by her 12 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will follow at the Soldier Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 5 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at the funeral home. Memorial may be given to Rolling Hills Christian Church or the Midland Hospice c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.

Marilyn and Ronnie lived in Delia many years and their 4  children graduated from RHS in 1967-1972.