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Kathryn Ann Planz
Apr 18, 2017
Kathryn Ann Planz, 94, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Topeka, KS. Kathryn was born November 17, 1922, the daughter of Bert F. and Kate (Couch) Planz. She lived in Topeka all her life. Kathryn graduated from Topeka High School in 1940 and attended Strickler's Topeka Business College. She was employed for the same company for almost 45...
Betty M. Allen
Apr 16, 2017
Betty M. Allen, 89, of Carbondale, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017. She was born February 4, 1928 in Topeka, the daughter of Claude R. and Marie (Heller) Edwards.Betty graduated from Highland Park High School and later attended Baker University. She worked for Tatge Chemical Company in Herrington and later worked for Econo-Clad in Topeka, retiring in 1991. She then...
Donovan C. Buck
Apr 14, 2017
Donovan C. Buck, 88, Topeka, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017.He was born November 22, 1928, in La Plata, Missouri, the son of Bernice and Opal (Payton) Buck. He graduated from Topeka High School.Donovan was employed by Kansas Power & Light Company for 35 years, retiring in 1988.On May 22, 1952, he married Betty K. Dugger, she survives. Other survivors...
Nelda Kathlyn Sidesinger
Apr 13, 2017
Nelda Kathlyn "Susie" Sidesinger, 88, Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017. Susie was born February 9, 1929 in Abilene, the daughter of Charles W. and Neva Z. (Collins) Sellers.She grew up in Abilene and attended Abilene High School and then Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.She worked as an Operator Manager for Southwestern Bell, was a member of their Telephone...
John Logan Casson
Apr 13, 2017
John Logan Casson, 81, died peacefully in Independence, Missouri, on April 13, ten years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He leaves his beloved wife of nearly 59 years, Jane Coolidge Casson of Lee's Summit, Missouri; his brother Dan (Jan) Casson of Littleton, Colorado; his five children Laurian (David) Lytle of Leawood, Kansas; Julienne (David) Fritz of Lee's Summit, Missouri;...
Carole Jean (Johnson) Stone
Apr 9, 2017
Carole Jean (Johnson) Stone, 79, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017.Carole was born June 13, 1937, in Topeka, KS, to Raymond and Inez (Kelly) Johnson. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1955 and later graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Washburn University. She taught kindergarten for USD 501. She later married Lawrence "Larry" R. Stone on...
Sally Ann Braden Lowry
Apr 5, 2017
Sally Ann Braden Lowry, 82, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, April 05, 2017.She was born September 30, 1934 in Topeka, the daughter of Albert and Eva (Beckley) Braden.Survivors include her husband, William Knowles, of the home; a nephew, Randy Patterson of Meriden and a niece, Sherry Record of Topeka.Sally was preceded in death by her father, Albert Braden, mother, Eva...
Sylvesta Hazel Henderson
Apr 4, 2017
Sylvesta "Hazel" Henderson, 93, passed away on April 4, 2017. She was born to Sylvester and Cora Culver on April 10, 1923 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Sylvesta was married to Robert M. Henderson. Together they had four children.She was a homemaker and was dedicated to the needs of her family. Sylvesta was preceded in death by her husband.She is survived by...
Steven C. Dunigan
Apr 1, 2017
Steven "Steve" C. Dunigan, 69, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Life Care Center in Seneca Kansas. He was born May 07, 1947 in Topeka, KS, the son of John and JoAnn (Owen) Dunigan. Steve was a graduate of Topeka High School and Emporia State University. He was employed by Southwestern Bell and was a Nazarene...
Robert W. Schultz
Apr 1, 2017
Robert W. "Bob" Schultz, 56, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at a Topeka hospital. He was born July 26, 1960 in Grundy Center, Iowa, the son of Arnold and Imogene (Roberts) Schultz.Bob graduated from Grundy Center High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations & Marketing from the University of Northern Iowa. He was...
Carl R. Schellhorn
Apr 1, 2017
Carl R. Schellhorn, 82, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017.He was born April 4, 1934, in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Richard and Edith (Houk) Schellhorn. Carl graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in Lawrence in 1952. He went on to receive his Business Degree from Clarke's School of BusinessHe served in the Army National Guard from 1956...
Janice M. Proper
Mar 31, 2017
Janice M. Proper, 80, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born February 22, 1937 in Waterville, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Mildred (Wray) Wolverton.Janice graduated from Barnes High School. She attended Kansas State University and graduated from Washburn University earning a Bachelor's Degree in Education. She was employed...
Melva Duffens
Mar 30, 2017
Melva "Jean" Duffens, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017. She was born February 7, 1933, in Grantville, KS, to Ora E. and Minnie C. Barrett. Jean was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Robert E. Duffens of Topeka, her brothers Raymond J. Barrett and Estus Earl Barrett (Jack), her sisters Lucille Watts and...
Gilbert E. Remington
Mar 30, 2017
Gilbert E. Remington, age 84, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017.He was born October 16, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Ralph Nephi and Eldora (Mizell) Remington. He was a graduate of William Chrisman High School, Independence, MO. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He received a Bachelors Degree in...
Byron R. Braymen
Mar 29, 2017
Byron R. "Barney" Braymen, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017.He was an Army Air Corps veteran, serving during World War II from March 1944 to June 1946.He was born February 28, 1926, near Shenandoah, Iowa, the son of Byron W. and Effie Hood Braymen. He graduated from Shenandoah High School in 1943. He then received his Bachelor of Science degree...
Jeanne Carpenter Morris Johnson
Mar 28, 2017
Jeanne Carpenter Morris Johnson, passed away peacefully in her recent home in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Her keen intellect, wit, kindness and generosity will be greatly missed by all those whose lives she touched. She was born February 26, 1929 to William Randolph Carpenter and Helen Williams Carpenter in Marion, Kansas. Precious son, Laurence "Ward" Simmons, beloved...
Roth A. Gatewood
Mar 27, 2017
Roth A. Gatewood, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, March 27th, 2017. Roth A. Gatewood was born in Sylvan Grove, Kansas on September 1, 1933 to Ralph and Florence Gatewood. He spent his childhood in Sylvan Grove attending its public schools. He attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, and the University of Kansas in Lawrence, where he graduated from...
Katherine Jo Wilder
Mar 24, 2017
Katherine Jo Wilder, 65, Topeka, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017.She was born October 19, 1951, in Onaga, Kansas, the daughter of General Dewey and Gladys (Beard) Wilder.For 18 years, Kathy provided childcare for numerous Topeka families.Kathy is survived by her children: Donald (Dana) Myers, Jr., Norman Myers, Tammy (Josh) Crouse, Crystal (Michael) Hewitt, Amanda Grame and Amy Moon (Jeremy),...
Mary Ann Warner
Mar 24, 2017
Mary Ann Warner, 87, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017.She was born April 10, 1929 in Osage City, KS, the daughter of Andrew B. and Esther A. (Rich) Nelson.Mary Ann was a 1947 graduate of Lyndon High School, attended Washburn University and Clark's Business College. She was blessed to be a homemaker that allowed her to care for...
M. Imogene Duree
Mar 23, 2017
Mildred Imogene Jean Duree Jean Duree passed away March 23, 2017, at Presbyterian Manor of Topeka. She was born June 1, 1922 in Dyer, Arkansas, the daughter of Orel H. Rhodes and Elizabeth James Rhodes. She was a graduate of Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1947. She was a member of the Cadet Nursing Program during World War...
