Mark A. Hunt
Feb 16, 2017
Historian and bibliophile, adventurer and Boy Scout, terrific cook and terrible joke teller, Topeka native Mark Alan Hunt, 67, died early Thursday morning. Mark had a love of history from an early age, begging his older relatives to regale him with tales from their childhood. He would go on to channel his love of the past into a successful career...
J. Joan Anderson
Feb 16, 2017
J. Joan Guy Anderson, 94, Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017.Joan was born September 8, 1922 in Topeka, the daughter of Frank Whitney and Blanche (Scott) Hill. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1940 and later Clark's Business and Secretarial College.She worked at Topeka Bank & Trust, which later became Columbian National Bank. She worked as Vice-President and...
Chong (Cho) Ekis
Feb 15, 2017
Chong (Cho) Ekis, 73, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017.She was born February 22, 1943, in Bu-An, Korea, the daughter of Byung Hui Oh and Mal Jae Gil.Mrs. Ekis was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.Chong married Ronald E. Ekis, Sr. on December 8, 1973. He preceded her in death. Survivors include three sons, Ronald E. Ekis,...
Terry E. Taliaferro
Feb 14, 2017
Terry E. Taliaferro, 62, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017.Terry was born March 22, 1954, the son of Eugene and Edna Mae Taliaferro. He attended Highland Park High School and Kaw Valley Vo- Tech School.He worked at Steel Fixtures for 14 years and later with Delta Design as a Spot Welder for over 29 years, retiring in 2016.He enjoyed...
Mary F. Schwindamann
Feb 13, 2017
Mary F. Schwindamann, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at her residence. She was born March 12, 1932 in Marysville, Kansas, the daughter of Moody and Irma (McMahon) Moser.Mary graduated from Marysville High School. She owned and operated a home day care for many years. She was a member of Topeka Civic Theatre and was a...
Douglas M. Judd
Feb 11, 2017
Douglas M. Judd, 69, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017.He was born February 20, 1947 in Emporia, the son of Kenneth and Jane Judd.Doug graduated from Arkansas City High School and enlisted in the Army where he served as a Sergeant in the Military Police. He had a strong love for his family and an equally strong love...
Ricky Lee Willoughby
Feb 11, 2017
Ricky Lee Willoughby, 51, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017, following a courageous journey with cancer that lasted for 11 years. He was born May 11, 1965, in Kansas City, MO to James and Elsie (Curtis) Willoughby. He graduated from Holton High School in 1983. Following his education, he worked in telecommunications for the State of Kansas. Rick...
Sally Sue O'Grady
Feb 9, 2017
Sally Sue O'Grady, 79, of Papillion, NE, formerly of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February, 9, 2017.She was born September 4, 1937 in Council Grove, KS, the daughter of J. Monroe and Kathern Deetta Louise (Bassett) Williamson.Sally attended Emporia College and worked for the State of Kansas for 39 years. She worked for The Board of Agriculture, The Department of Administration,...
Fred E. Baker
Feb 7, 2017
Fred E. Baker, 79, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at St. Luke's South Hospital, Overland Park, KS. Fred was born on March 1, 1937, in Sioux City, IA, to Clarence and Anna (Wendzillo) Baker. Fred graduated from Southwestern College in Winfield, KS and later was the Investment Specialist in Kansas City for New England Financial Services for many years....
Doris J. Meinking
Feb 7, 2017
Doris Jean Meinking, 84, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Doris was born March 31, 1932 in Miami Co., Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Beulah (Miles) Bratton. She was a 1950 graduate of Osawatomie High School and attended Baker University in Baldwin City, KS.She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church of Topeka.Doris married Henry "Hank" Meinking...
Harold Lee Bearce
Feb 6, 2017
Harold Lee Bearce, 78, of Topeka, passed away on February 6, 2017.He was born on September 8, 1938, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Harold Dugan Bearce and Ida May Bearce. Harold was raised by his loving grandmother, Christina (Dugan) Bearce. He graduated from Center High School in 1956. Following his graduation he enlisted in the United States Army...
Ruth Ellen Bolton
Feb 6, 2017
Ruth Ellen Bolton, 93, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017, at Midland Hospice House.Ruth was born on February 10, 1923, in Cloud County, Kansas, to Guy and Alice Harrington. She married Donald Morrow on October 4, 1944, in Concordia, Kansas. They moved to Emporia, Kansas in 1956 and they lived there for 21 years. Ruth was a homemaker until...
Grace H. White
Feb 5, 2017
Grace H. White, 84, Topeka, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 from congestive heart failure.Grace was born February 23, 1932 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Natalie (Smith) and O'Dell W. Henson. She moved to Topeka in 1946 and graduated from Topeka High School in the class of 1952. She married William Jerry White of Kennebunk, ME in 1951....
Loretta J. Vogel
Feb 4, 2017
Loretta J. Vogel, 85, of Topeka, passed away on February 4, 2017 at her home. She was born June 19, 1931 in Perry, Kansas the daughter of Olen and Letha (May) Hurd. She was a graduate of Perry Rural High School and The Clark School of Business in Topeka. She worked as secretary to the president of National Reserve Life...
Loree Ann Loffer
Feb 4, 2017
Loree A. Loffer, 56, Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017. Loree was born May 1, 1960 in Coffeyville, the daughter of Norman Loffer and Beverly Trissell. Survivors include daughters, Becky Esquibel, Gina Malone, both of Topeka, Danielle Holcomb, Overland Park; grandchildren, Blake and Xavier Noriega, Sequoia and Avery Johnson, Conner Mick; brother, Norman Loffer, Jr; her beloved dog, Nova;...
James E. Gray
Feb 4, 2017
James E. Gray, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born September 28, 1933 in Wheeling, Missouri, the son of Fay E. and Eula Mae (Grice) Gray.James graduated from Meadville High School, Meadville, Missouri in 1951. He was an Air Force Veteran during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. His...
Richard Charles Wolf
Feb 3, 2017
Richard Charles Wolf, nicknamed, "Ritchie", 61-years-old, passed away on Friday morning, February 3, 2017 at Tanglewood Nursing home, Topeka, KS, under the care of Heartland Hospice. The cause of death was natural causes. Richard was born December 20, 1955 in Galveston, Texas to Herman and Bettye Wolf. At age ten, he moved to Topeka, Kansas with his family. Richard graduated...
Ruth Lucille Fairbank
Feb 3, 2017
Ruth Lucille Fairbank, 97, of Topeka, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017. Born on August 4, 1919, daughter of Philip Andrew and Frances Margaret (Thompson) Fairbank, she was ranked among the 100 top athletes in Shawnee County history. She joined softball and basketball teams organized by companies for which she worked, Capper's , Ed Marling's and the Santa Fe Railway....
Norma Lee (Collins) Sikes
Feb 2, 2017
Norma Lee (Collins) Sikes, 90, Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017. She was born January 12, 1927, in Sedalia, Missouri, the daughter of Lewis Bert and Della Mae (Andrews) Collins. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1945 and in 1949 graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Washburn University. While attending Washburn she was a...
Robert Mack Shrader
Jan 31, 2017
Robert Mack Shrader, 70, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital.Rob was born May 1, 1946, in Newton, KS, to Donald and Marjorie (McKim) Shrader. He graduated from Newton High School and was drafted into the US Army while attending the University of Kansas. Rob served two years in the infantry and received the Bronze Star. He...
