Martha DeNayer

Martha K. DeNayer was born on April 3, 1917, near Holcomb, Kan., the

daughter of Char-les A. and Anna Bertha (Maune) Krug. Martha was one of 11 children born to Charles and Anna. She grew up in the Holcomb community, attending school in Garden City and Satanta, and obtaining her GED in Ft. Collins, Colo. Martha was united in marriage to Lawrence Earl DeNayer on Sept. 12, 1936, in Topeka. To this marriage, five children were born.

Martha worked as an insurance agent, and was the owner of Mankato

Storage. She enjoyed working with genealogy and history, and making lap quilts for veterans. Martha...