Chapel Oaks Funeral Home- Holton

Ronald F. Cummings, 82, formerly of Chandler, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2024 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born July 25, 1942 in Jackson County, KS, the son of Raymond and Minnie Marshall Cummings. Ronald worked as a truck driver for various trucking companies in Texas. He was very active in local car clubs and a member of the Tyler, Texas Mustang Club. He also had a love for dogs and was an avid dog owner. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Connie Lorranie Taylor, Arlene Bridget Cummings, and Rose Ellen Saothoff, and five brothers, Felix Virgil, Charles Neal, Raymond Eugene, Earl William and Paul Laverne Cummings. Survivors...

ONAGA - Betty L. Haug, 89, of Onaga, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023 at the Onaga Health and Rehabilitation Facility. She was born February 20, 1934 near Onaga, the daughter of George and Elsie (Fairbanks) Annan. She graduated from Onaga High School and from St. Mary's College of Nursing in Kansas City, Missouri. Betty was a Registered Nurse. She worked for the Onaga Hospital, the Westy Care Home in Westmoreland, the Pottawatomie County Health Department, and for Drs. Reitz, Miller and Meek in Manhattan. After retiring from nursing, she was also a childcare provider for the local communities of Blaine and Onaga. In her pastime she enjoyed watching her grandchildren in...

GERALD L. "JERRY" CONLEY HAVENSVILLE - Gerald L. "Jerry" Conley, 70, of Havensville, passed away from an accident with a bull on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 near Westmoreland. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 11th at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Onaga. Burial with military honors will follow in the Havensville Cemetery. Jerry will lie in state from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church, with a Rosary being prayed at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church or HRHS Community Center, and may be sent in care of...

HOLTON - Gerald M. Lierz, 89, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 13th at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton. A Rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton, followed by visitation until 8:30. Please wear a mask at the services. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

CIRCLEVILLE - Raymond L. Dibbern, 75, of Circleville, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at the Holton Community Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 5th at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Friday. Please wear a mask at the services. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com.

Helen Elizabeth Abramson (Barnett) of Cassoday (by way of Holton,) Kansas passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 22, 2021. Helen, born September 30th 1931 in Muscotah, was the daughter of Samuel Luther (Luke) and Margaret A. (Thomas) Barnett, who both preceded her in death. She attended elementary school in Rose Valley and high school at Atchison County Community where she graduated in 1949. In 1951 she met Charles R. Abramson of Arrington and after marrying, they settled in Wichita to raise their two children, Elise (Abramson) McLeod and John Eric Abramson (Seattle.) Helen was a steady steward of the life she and Charles cultivated in Wichita. She enjoyed reading, traveling and...

HOLTON - Adrian F. "Cookie" Koch, 96, of Holton, died Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 9th at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton. A Rosary will be prayed at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, followed by visitation until 5:00 p.m. at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton. Please wear a mask for the Rosary, visitation and the Mass. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

Lynne Ann Mulroy, 76, of Holton, died Friday August 28, 2020 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 4th at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton, with a Rosary prayed at 7:00 p.m. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

TOPEKA - DeCoteau Arthur "Coteau" Jackson, Win Bi Tuk, 27, of Topeka, died Sunday, August 9, 2020 at his home. A supper and wake will be held Saturday evening at the Nozhackum Hall, west of Mayetta. Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday in the Shipshee Cemetery. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

Sharon J. McDonald, 72, of Holton, died Thursday, July 16, 2020 at her home in rural Holton. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 20th at the Holton Cemetery. Sharon will lie in state from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

HOLTON - Lester Stallbaumer, 82, of Holton, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the Pines South Nursing Facility near Holton. He was born October 17, 1937 on the farm, north of Corning, the son of Suitbert and Elizabeth Hutfles Stallbaumer. He attended Corning Schools and helped out on the family farm. He served in the U.S. Army in California for six months and in Germany for eighteen months. Lester worked in construction as a crane operator and bridge builder for Welliever Construction of Holton for forty-five years. He retired in 2002. He was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton. Lester married Dolores A. Rogers on May 9, 1958 at the Catholic Church in Alma. They...

TOPEKA - Linda L. Ireland, 75, of Topeka, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Aldersgate Village Nursing Facility in Topeka. She was born March 9, 1945 in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Bernard and Edna Anderson Woodall. She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1963 and from Washburn University with a Bachelor's Degree in interior design. Linda married Lawrence Phillip Ireland on August 28, 1965 in Holton. He died July 24, 2012. She was also preceded in death by her parents and numerous family members. Survivors include two sons, Doug Ireland and Brent Ireland, both of Topeka; a sister, Susan Mencl (Jerry), Holton; one grandson, Blake Ireland and two granddaughters, Grace and Claire...

HOLTON - Debra K. "Debbie" Clark, 65, of Holton, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at her home near Holton. Celebration of Life Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 28th at the First United Methodist Church. A visitation will be held from 9:30 until service time. A register book will be available to sign at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

Fred L. Brown, 93, of Topeka and formerly of Holton, died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Oakley Place in Topeka. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 27th at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton. Visitation will be from 1:00 until service time. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

HOLTON - Reva Carolyn Korte, 85, of Holton, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 13th at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton. A Rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, followed by visitation until 8:30, at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

HOLTON - Burton Charles Smith, 85, of rural Holton, died Sunday, January 26, 2020 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 31st at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton. Burton will lie in state after 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

HOLTON - Chuck Abramson, 93, of Holton, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at his home surrounded by family. He was a few days shy of his 94th birthday. Cremation is planned and no services or burial are scheduled. Special messages for the family may be left at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

JANE F. KENNEDY PROCTOR TOPEKA - Jane F. Kennedy Proctor, 70, of Topeka, died Thursday, August 29, 2019 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born April 7, 1949 in Holton, the daughter of Bernard and Doris McKinsey Kennedy. She graduated from Holton High School in 1967 and earned her Bachelor's Degree from Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison. Jane taught school briefly, but most of her working career was in accounting. She had worked as an accountant in Oklahoma and Kansas, and for thirty years for the State of Kansas. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Topeka, she helped with funeral dinners at the church, and did Adoration at the church since it started...

TOPEKA - Gary D. Sharp, 65, of Topeka, died Thursday, August 1, 2019 in Topeka. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 5th at the Topeka Community of Christ Church at 5252 SW 19th St. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com