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Daniel Ray Donaldson
May 28, 2024
Rev. Daniel R. Donaldson, 77, of Topeka Kansas, was called home on May 28th, 2024. He was born on June 17th, 1946, preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Elaine (Walters) Donaldson, and his niece Jane Donaldson. Dan is survived by his loving wife of 56 years; Cheryl (Chearie) (Wanke) Donaldson, younger brother; Keary Donaldson (Peggy Harper), younger sister;...
Cecil T. George
May 28, 2024
Cecil T. George, 88, of Topeka, died Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Topeka. Cecil was born in Topeka, Kansas to Joseph and Emma (Devore) George. He grew up and went to school in the Topeka area. He started work at Gregg Tire Company in March of 1952, and worked there until December 31, 1957, he then served as Service Manager...
Edward Trevor "Trevor" Johnson
May 27, 2024
Trevor Johnson, 43, of Topeka, passed away on May 27, 2024 unexpectedly. He was born on July 29, 1980 to Edward W. and Donna Jean (Shutt) Johnson in Topeka, KS. Trevor graduated from Oak Park High School in Kansas City, MO where he then moved to Littleton Colorado and worked as a Head Auto Painter for Macco for many years....
Terry Eli Moffis
May 24, 2024
Terry Eli Moffis, 66, passed away at his home on May 24, 2024. He proudly worked for the State of Kansas for over 30 years before his retirement. In his spare time, he enjoyed watching Nascar, colleting comic books and di cast cars, and hanging out with friends. He was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan and loved watching Sunday...
Anthony John Schumacher
May 23, 2024
Anthony John Schumacher, 59, of Topeka, passed away as a Donor Hero on May 23, 2024 at KUMC in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on September 6, 1964 to Steven and Kathleen (Schoenfeld-Schumacher) Shepard in Topeka, Kansas. He grew up in Topeka with a large extended family on both his mother’s and father’s sides. Anthony was very athletic, playing...
Elmer Dean "Dean" Boyles
May 22, 2024
Elmer “Dean” Boyles, 93, of Topeka, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on May 22, 2024 at Lexington Park Assisted Living. He was born on February 20, 1931 to Thomas and Rosella (Myers) Boyles in Topeka, KS. He was the fourth of eight children. During his working career, he worked at International Harvester and Van T Chevrolet....
James Thomas Holstein Sr.
May 22, 2024
James Thomas Holstein Sr, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Hillsdale Place in Topeka. He was born on October 18, 1933, the son of Hobert and Dollie (Dolin) Holstein in Ashford, West Virginia. James joined the Air Force in May 1954 as a way to get out of West Virginia and the likelihood of working...
Lois L. Jones
May 20, 2024
Lois Leslie Jones, 76, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024. She was born May 31, 1947, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Stutz and Mildred (Harvey) Stutz. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1965. After having her 3 children she attended cosmetology school to help in her mother’s shop. Lois and her mom owned and operated...
Jessie Cunningham
May 16, 2024
Jessie (Purden) Cunningham, 98, of Topeka, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Jessie was born on October 18, 1925, in Glasgow, Scotland. Jessie grew up on Trossachs Street in the Maryhill tenements, under the loving care of her parents, Robert and Isabel Purden along with the rest of a large loving Scottish clan of siblings, extended family and...
Dale Shubert
May 16, 2024
Dale Shubert, 69, of Topeka, passed away on May 16, 2024 at Stormont Vail Hospital. Dale was born to Harold & Lorraine Shubert on June 30, 1954, in Topeka, Kansas, and was pending his 70th birthday. Harold, Dale’s father, served in the Army as a young man, and then worked for the State of Kansas Department of Transportation for the...
Danny Lee Shaughnessy
May 13, 2024
Danny Lee Shaughnessy, 73, of Topeka, passed away on May 13, 2024. He was surrounded by family at his daughter's home in Tecumseh, Kansas. He was born on May 28, 1950, in Parsons, Kansas. After graduating from Parsons High School, he joined the Navy in 1968. He was married to Terri (Fultz) Picolet for 22 years, and they had four...
Robert Allen "Rob" Morris
May 7, 2024
Robert "Rob" Morris, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Kansas University-St. Francis in Topeka, Kansas. He was born on July 21, 1947, the son of Ralph and Marjorie (Powell) Morris in Topeka, Kansas. Rob graduated high school at Topeka High School in 1965. On September 7th, 1974, Rob was united in marriage to Kathy Byler at...
Carolyn Jean Fitzgerald
May 4, 2024
Carolyn Jean Fitzgerald, 98, passed away on May 4, 2024. Carolyn was born June 25, 1925 in Irving, Kansas, the fourth daughter of six children to Adolph A. and Carrie A. (Luznicky) Kratochvil. She graduated from Hays High School, Hays, Kansas in 1944. Carolyn began her career with Southwestern Bell Telephone company in Topeka, Kansas in December of 1944. She...
Alice "Billie" A. Vaughn
May 3, 2024
Alice A. “Billie” Vaughn went to join her husband on Friday, May 3, 2024. Bud passed away on November 18, 2012. She was born August, 31, 1929 to Edward and Faye Smith in Topeka, Kansas. Billie attended 501 schools where she met Bud at Topeka High School in 1945. Later they met again on a blind date, and married on...
Norma "Jean" Harper
May 2, 2024
Norma “Jean” Harper, 91, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024. She was born February 28, 1933, in Burlingame, Kansas, the daughter of Alvin and Elma (Wells) Briggs. She was a 1951 graduate of Osage City High School and received an associate degree from Clarks Business School in Topeka. Jean was employed by Sears and Roebuck in Topeka for...
Jean Frances Gray
Apr 30, 2024
TOPEKA- Jean Frances (Tharp) Gray 70, passed away peacefully, April 30, 2024 at home with her husband and children surrounding her. Jean was born to Charles Tharp, of Parsons, and Jane (Foltz) Tharp of Topeka, in Topeka, January 5th, 1954. She was the youngest of three children. Jean attended Topeka public schools graduating from Topeka West High School in 1972....
Robert L. "Bob" Cordill
Apr 22, 2024
Robert "Bob" Loren Cordill, 83, of Shawnee Mission, passed away on April 22, 2024. Bob was born in Pawnee City, NE to Oliver L. and Hazel M. (Hegenderfer) Cordill. He joined the family having an older sister, Nancy. They later moved to Manhattan, KS where a younger brother, Randy, joined the family. Bob entered elementary school in Manhattan, then the...
Janet Lynne Diehl Corwin
Apr 20, 2024
Janet Lynne Diehl Corwin was born on May 29, 1950 in Kansas City, KS to Barbara and Maurice Diehl. She passed away on April 20, 2024. Janet attended the University of Kansas from 1968 to 1973, earning a bachelor’s degree in K-12 Music Education. While at KU, she met Dean Corwin when she had the good fortune of needing a...
Yon Hui Shreeve
Apr 20, 2024
Yon Shreeve, 80, of Topeka, passed away on April 20, 2024 at home surrounded by her beloved family. She was born on May 1, 1943 to Haksoo Yu and Ilnam Han in Seoul, South Korea. Yon loved her family, her flowers, and working in her yard. She was very athletic and into martial arts. If she wasn’t cleaning or working...
Wayne Spencer
Apr 20, 2024
Wayne Spencer, 86, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away on April 20th, 2024. Wayne was born on March 14, 1938 to Harold and Rosemary Spencer in Wichita, KS. After Wayne graduated from Manhattan High School in 1956, he went on to study Pre-Med at Kansas State University, graduating in 1960. From there he went on to study medicine at the...
