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...
Jesse James Quall, Jr.
Mar 21, 2017
Jesse James Quall, Jr., 83, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family.Jesse was born on July 30, 1933, in Nevada, MO, to Edith Louise (Schaffer) Quall and Jesse James Quall, Sr. He graduated from Topeka High School and was drafted into the US Army where he served four years. Jesse was a residential and...
Janet L. Locke
Mar 18, 2017
Janet L. "Jan" Locke, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at a Topeka hospital. She was born November 11, 1940 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of William J. and Virginia (Palmer) Scott. Jan graduated from Washburn Rural High School and attended Washburn University where she was a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority. She worked...
Ethel Amick
Mar 18, 2017
Ethel "Winkie" Amick, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at a Topeka care facility. She was born February 16, 1923 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Elizabeth (Ratzlaff) Lawrence.Winkie graduated from Dodge City High School. She was commissioned as a Salvation Army Officer in 1942. She and her husband served as clergy for...
Bertha "Bertie" Hassler
Mar 17, 2017
Bertha "Bertie" Hassler, 94, Topeka, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017.She was born October 14, 1922, in Lexington, Missouri, the daughter of Oliver and Lifie (Fairchild) Moffett. Bertie was the financial secretary for Topeka High School retiring after 23 years.She was a member of the First Christian Church for over 50 years where she was also a member of the...
James C. Wright
Mar 16, 2017
James C. "Jim" Wright, 78, died on March 16, 2017 of complications from type A influenza. He was born in Topeka in 1938 to Forest and Naomi Sheafor Wright; she died giving birth. Forest later married Frances McCord, who adopted Jim when he was 13. His Aunt Marie Sheafor Lake was devoted to him. He graduated from Topeka High School...
Kenneth O. Byler
Mar 16, 2017
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great grandfather Kenneth Oren Byler, died peacefully in Rolling Hills Health and Rehab in Topeka, KS on March 16, 2017 at the age of 85. Ken was born on August 24, 1931 in Webb City, MO. He graduated Webb City High School in 1950. He married Merideth, his high school sweetheart, on October 22,...
Georgellen Venturella
Mar 15, 2017
GeorgEllen (DeGraff) Venturella, 93, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017. GeorgEllen was born on January 5, 1924, in Rossville, KS, to Robert George and Eva Sarah (Strimple) DeGraff. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1942 and from Strickler's Business College. She married Anthony Venturella in 1944. Together they had four children. GeorgEllen worked for Santa Fe Railway for over...
Rose Brenner Sheetz
Mar 14, 2017
Rose Brenner Sheetz, 66, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017.She was born October 11, 1950, in Garden City, KS the daughter of Leo J. and Eleanor B. (Casey) Brenner.Rose was a 1968 graduate of St. Mary of the Plains High School in Dodge City and Dodge City Community College School of Cosmetology. She and her business partner, Debra...
Darlene M. Gutierrez
Mar 13, 2017
Darlene M. Gutierrez, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 at a Topeka hospital. She was born July 3, 1935 in Longford, KS, the daughter of Leon and Velda (Macy) Frost.Darlene graduated from White City High School and attended Washburn University. She was self-employed. Darlene married Willie Gutierrez on June 19, 1955 in Topeka. He preceded her...
Matthew A. Leavitt
Mar 12, 2017
Matthew A. Leavitt, 19, Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. He was born January 16, 1998, in Fort Riley, Kansas, the son of William and Shari (Fisher) Leavitt. He attended Seaman High School and Washburn Rural High School. He played the saxophone in the marching band at Washburn Rural. He is survived by his parents; four siblings: Brandon Gogian,...
Thomaset Flaurence Redick-Brown
Mar 12, 2017
Thomaset Flaurence Redick-Brown, 42, of Topeka, passed away on March 12, 2017.She was born on January 11, 1975 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Lawrence and Linda Kay (Wagner) Redick. Thomaset married Stacey Wade Brown on July 2, 2008 in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include two children, Marguarita Consuela Martinez-Routen and Ian Scott Bell; two grandchildren, Esela Breial...
Clarice Janice Tilson Sloan
Mar 10, 2017
Clarice Janice (Schooler) Tilson, 92, Lenexa, formerly of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017. Clarice Janice (Schooler) Tilson was born July 14, 1924, in Maryville, MO, the daughter of Edward and Ethel Schooler. She graduated from Maryville High School in 1942. She attended Chillicothe Business College, Chillicothe, MO., and worked in secretarial positions at various times in her life....
Mary Boniface Garcia
Mar 9, 2017
Mary Boniface Garcia, 88, Topeka, passed away at home on Thursday, March 9, 2017.She was born May 14, 1928, in Eudora, Kansas, the daughter of Ralphal and Magdalene (Gutierrez) Huerta.Mary worked at King Radio and later La Siesta Foods where she retired. Mrs. Garcia was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, Lawrence and Our Lady Of Guadalupe Catholic Church,...
Francis E. Young
Mar 9, 2017
Francis E. Young, 84, of Topeka, passed away on March 9, 2017. Francis Elaine Young was born on January 15, 1933 to Alfonso Brisco and Mildred Hudspeth. She attended school in Topeka. Following her education she went on to work as a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Colmery O'neil VA Hospital in Topeka. She was dedicated to working with veterans,...
