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Juanita Maxine Denton
Jan 25, 2017
Juanita Maxine "Tootie" (DeLaney) Denton, 88, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Midland Hospice House.Tootie was born September 14, 1928, in Fort Scott, KS to Edwin S. and Myrtle B. (McCargar) DeLaney. She graduated from Fort Scott High School. Tootie met Robert M. Denton while on a picnic with friends and they married on April 8, 1946, in Fort...
Mia Sachie Miyamoto
Jan 25, 2017
Mia Sachie Miyamoto, 16, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017.She was born May 11, 2000, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Kurt Miyamoto and Amy McGivern. She was a junior at Hayden High School where she played on the soccer team and was the manager of the girls basketball team. She was a member of Most Pure Heart...
Detryck T. Franklin
Jan 22, 2017
Detryck T Franklin, born in Topeka Kansas on February 13, 1991, was taken from us on January 22, 2017.Born to Tami Daniels and Terry Franklin. Detryck was blessed to have dual families; Tami Daniels and Gerald Henderson, Terry & Mona Franklin.Detryck grew up in Lawrence Kansas with Terry & Mona Franklin and attended the Lawrence Wesleyan Church. He attended Broken...
Col B. Logan
Jan 19, 2017
Col. (Ret) Hollis B. Logan, Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at age 94.He was born June 9, 1922, in Clay Center, Kansas, the son of William Kenneth and Nell Fatima (Ford) Logan. Hollis graduated from Clay County Community High School in 1940, Kansas State University in 1949 where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and...
Ernest Robert Huffman
Jan 17, 2017
Ernest Robert Huffman, 85, Topeka, passed away January 17, 2017.Cremation has taken place and services are pending.
Ruth (Curd) Dickinson
Jan 17, 2017
Ruth Curd Dickinson, 83, passed away suddenly while baking on January 17, 2017 at her home in Topeka, Kansas. Born April 27, 1933 in Wilmore, Kentucky and raised in Evansville, Indiana., Ruth was the youngest of five children of the late Robert Franklin and Ruth Dale (Peckinpaugh) Curd and granddaughter of the late Robert and Lillie (Rough) Curd of Jessamine...
Joan C. Lamb
Jan 15, 2017
Joan C. Lamb, 85, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017.Joan made many contributions to the Topeka community through her volunteer work.She is survived by her daughter, Dana.Inurnment will take place at a later date at Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka.
Rodney A. Say
Jan 12, 2017
Rodney A. "Rod" Say, 70, of Topeka, went home to be with his Lord Thursday, January 12, 2017.He was born June 1, 1946 in Topeka, the son of Frank and Dorothy (Lewis) Say.After high school, Rod went to work for the Santa Fe Railroad, starting in the mailroom and working his way up to working as an accountant. His career...
Dean Robert Campbell
Jan 11, 2017
Dean Robert Campbell Dean Robert Campbell, 88, passed away January 11, 2017 in Wickenburg, Arizona. Dean was born in Topeka, Kansas on March 10, 1928. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lawrence Campbell, Sr. (Valda Vera Johnson). He graduated from Topeka High School and attended the University of Kansas. His parents and two brothers, R.L. Campbell and...
Juanita "Pat" Boggs
Jan 8, 2017
Juanita "Pat" Boggs, 90, a long-time resident of the Topeka, died Sunday the 8th of January at Brookdale Topeka.Born in 1926 in Wichita, KS to Axel and Hazel Nelson, Pat, a dedicated housewife, loved caring for her family.She enjoyed oil painting, cooking, watching old movies and socializing with friends and family. She had a wonderful smile that could light up...
Randall Nephi Wadley
Jan 7, 2017
Randall "Randy" Nephi Wadley, born of James Bryce Wadley, deceased, and Frances Louise Fuller Wadley on August 20, 1981, died peacefully in the family home, with his mother and sister, in the early morning hours of January 7, 2017. Randy lived with a brain tumor first diagnosed in 2006 and died from complications related to the growth of the tumor....
Wesley Paul Nelson
Jan 5, 2017
SSgt Wesley Paul Nelson, 27, Tacoma, Washington, formerly of Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017.He was born February 21, 1989, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Andre and Jackie (Ribordy) Nelson. He graduated from Seaman High School in 2007.Wes entered active duty on March 25, 2008 and arrived at his first duty station, Robins Air Force Base in Georgia,...
Jeanette Matousek
Jan 5, 2017
Jeanette Matousek, 92, Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Midland Hospice House.Jeanette was born July 14, 1924 in Esbon, KS, the daughter of Ora and Lola (Halliday) Hills. She graduated from Esbon High School and attended Brown-Mackie School of Business.Jeanette married Glen Matousek on November 8, 1944 in Fort Wayne, Indiana and enjoyed almost 70 years together as...
B.C. Schutter
Jan 5, 2017
B. C. Schutter, 89, of Cameron, MO, formerly of Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017. He was born September 30, 1927 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Roy and Edna (Connell) Schutter.He was a merchant marine and employed by Santa Fe Railroad for 40 years, retiring September 1, 1987. He was a proud member of the American Legion and...
Rufus Junior Sumner
Jan 5, 2017
Rufus Junior Sumner, 93, Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at a local care center.Rufus was born August 23, 1923 in Winfield, the son of Rufus S. and Viola D. (Chambers) Sumner.He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.He owned and operated Sumner Plumbing. He was a member of the Plumbers & Pipe Fitters Local Union #165...
Freda C. Hackler-Rickson
Jan 4, 2017
Freda C. Hackler-Rickson, 92, of Topeka, fell asleep in the hands of Jesus on Wednesday, January 4, 2017.She was born January 3, 1925 in Delia, KS, the daughter of Levi and Mabel Keller.Freda graduated from Rossville High School in 1942. She was employed as a bookkeeper at Peoples State Bank in Rossville, the State of Kansas Auditors Department and was...
Mark Lee May
Dec 31, 2016
Mark Lee May, 41, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital.Mark was born October 13, 1975, in Topeka, KS, to Gary Lee and Sharon Sue (Cline) May. Mark spent his entire life in Topeka and he lived at Sheltered Living for the last six years and the staff was supportive of him in all aspects of his...
Evelyn L. Agnew
Dec 31, 2016
Evelyn Agnew, 86, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016.Evelyn (Fischer) Agnew was born January 23, 1930, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Paul and Myrtle (Riley) Fischer. Evelyn married James Robert Agnew on May 1, 1948 in Westphalia, KS. He preceded her in death on July 12, 1996. She is survived by daughters, Denise (Dan) Wunder, and...
Elsie Jean White-Borjas
Dec 30, 2016
Elsie Jean White-Borjas, 70, of Topeka, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016.She was born June 15, 1946 in Hamilton, KS, the daughter of Darwin and Nettie Clark.Elsie graduated from Hamilton High School in 1964. She spent most of her adult life in Chanute, working for Young's Welding and Zimmerman Electric as an office manager. After retiring, she devoted much of...
Charles W. Wright, Jr.
Dec 27, 2016
Charles Wesley Wright, Jr., who served two terms as Mayor of Topeka, Kansas, died in Topeka on December 27, 2016. Charles was born in Topeka at Christ's Hospital, the predecessor to Stormont-Vail Hospital, on August 17, 1919. His parents, Charles W. and Mary Kanode Wright predeceased him as did a sister, Mary Eloise Magnuson. His sister, Ruth Hupe, Perry, Kansas,...
