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Lois L. Wright
Mar 30, 2016
Lois L. Wright, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on May 30, 1926 in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Myrtle (Bradshaw) Burton. Lois had resided in Topeka since 1953. Lois married Kenneth Wright on November 20, 1950 in Clayton, New Mexico. He preceded her in death in...
Johnnie L. Almond
Mar 29, 2016
Johnnie L. Almond, 84, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Midland Hospice House.Johnnie was born October 29, 1931, in Elmer, MO, to Eddie Rado and Sally Adelaide (Griffin) Almond. He graduated from Elmer High School in 1949. Johnnie went to work for Santa Fe Railroad right after high school where he worked for many years as a lineman and...
Olivene Morey Albrecht
Mar 27, 2016
Olivene Morey Albrecht, 86, Topeka, passed away Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016. She was born August 30, 1929, in Fairview, Kansas, the daughter of Harold Connaroe and Ida (Wenger) Morey.Olivene was a colorist for black and white photography at Maddigan's in Wisconsin, retiring after 30 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Topeka. She made her home a...
Evelyn A. Siegel
Mar 27, 2016
Evelyn A. (Brown) Siegel, 91, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 27th at Midland Hospice House surrounded by her family. She was born March 20, 1925 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of James Arthur Brown and Gertrude Daisy (Davis) Brown.Evelyn attended Topeka High School. She was employed at American Legion Auxiliary as the Secretary Treasurer and Abouds Catering. She attended...
Floyd A. Eaton
Mar 26, 2016
Floyd A. Eaton, 98, Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Midland Hospice House.Floyd was born August 1, 1917 in Greenleaf, KS, the son of Leslie and Amanda Eaton. He graduated from Greenleaf High School in 1936. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp on September 25, 1942 and was honorably discharged on February 13, 1946.Floyd was a clerk...
Jessie A. Bowman
Mar 26, 2016
Jessie Bowman, age 92, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka.She was born in Miller, Kansas and married Walter Bowman on May 6, 1945. She worked at the VA Hospital in Topeka for many years where she received several commendations. She was a member of Crestview United Methodist Church for over 25 years. She enjoyed spending...
Ernest Dale Martin
Mar 25, 2016
Ernest Dale "Lil Ernie" Martin, 68, of Topeka, died on Friday, March 25, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Ernest was born on October 22, 1947 in Hutchinson, KS to Dolores (Moralez) Martin. He is survived by his brother, Frank Dominguez aka Paul Martin of Quapaw, OK, his daughter, Jilliana Knoxsah of Mayetta, four grandchildren, the father who raised...
Clarence M. Irwin
Mar 25, 2016
Clarence M. Irwin, 93, Topeka, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at Homestead of Topeka.He was born February 8, 1923, on a farm east of Valley Falls, Kansas, the son of Melvin E. and Ida Mae (Summerfelt) Irwin. Clarence's mother died in 1928 and his father later married Pearl Tosh. This marriage combined to make a family of ten children....
William T. Gorman
Mar 22, 2016
William Gorman, 74, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016.He was born December 11, 1941, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of William and Ruth (Hopkins) Gorman. William served his country honorably in the United States Navy. He is survived by his step-brothers, Stanley Bush of Roswell, New Mexico, Pat Bush of Granbury, TX, Charles Bush of Goodyear, AZ and...
Judith Gaitherjorg Johnson
Mar 21, 2016
Judith Gaither Jorg Johnson, 75, of Topeka, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016.She was born November 28, 1940, in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter Samuel Henry and Alice Pearl (Whiteside) Jorg. Judith was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond and received a bachelor's degree in sociology from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg. She was employed...
Ruth E. Vogel
Mar 20, 2016
Ruth E. Vogel, 96, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 with her family at her side.She was born January 9, 1920, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Walter G. and Tina G (Luecht) Kohlschreiber .Ruth was a 1937 graduate of Topeka High School. She then graduated from the Jane C. Stormont School of Nursing as a Registered...
Dale B. Mazachek
Mar 20, 2016
Dale B. Mazachek, Major, USAF (Ret), 82, passed away peacefully at Midland Care Hospice on March 20, 2016.Dale was born October 27, 1933, the only child of John and Lucile Mazachek in Lemon, South Dakota. He and his family left the family farm to move to Scio, Oregon, where his family owned a Chevrolet Repair and Service Station. He graduated...
Andrew Toliver Walker
Mar 20, 2016
Andrew Toliver "Andy" Walker, 59, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, at his home in Topeka, KS.Andrew was born May 29, 1956, in England, to Toliver Andrew Walker and Mary Ann Chandler. He previously worked for Essex Wire, Topeka Railway Equipment, Vanguard, and Filter Pro. Andrew currently worked for Crosswind Pet Foods. He was a pilot and loved flying as...
Wendell E. Yockey
Mar 19, 2016
Wendell Eugene Yockey, 91, Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 surrounded by his family. Wendell was born July 21, 1924 in Ottawa, the son of Joe A. and Edna Rachel (Stadel) Yockey. He graduated from Ottawa High School in 1942 and from the University of Kansas in 1950 and received a Masters of Education in School Administration in 1951...
Hayden St. John
Mar 17, 2016
Hayden B. St. John, 75, Topeka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Midland Hospice House. Mr. St. John founded Lawyers Title of Topeka, Inc. in 1975, together with his father, Harry H. St. John, Jr. and Robert T. Craig, III. At the time of his death, he was Chairman of the Board and his sons, Christopher St. John...
Clifford "Kip" Myers
Mar 15, 2016
Clifford "Kip" Howard Myers died March 15, 2016 at the age of 85 years old. He was born to Ross and Bertha Wax Myers on May 9, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas, the eighth of ten children. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1950 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy November 4, 1951. Kip served four years in the Navy...
Donna Jean Bond
Mar 14, 2016
Donna Jean Bond, 92, of Westminster, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016.She was born January 17, 1924, in Overbrook, Kansas the daughter of William A. and Pauline Burruss.Donna was a supervisor at Menninger's in the records research and development, retiring after 27 years.She married Emory Bond, Jr. in 1996 in Topeka, Kansas, he preceded her death in 2009.She was a...
Barbara J. Leal
Mar 13, 2016
Barbara Jean Leal was born to Dwight L. Burton and Myrtle Pottinger Burton on April 1, 1925 in Topeka, Kansas. She was the sixth of nine children.Barbara began her childhood education at Buchanan Elementary School, continued on to Holy Name Catholic School from first through eighth grade, and then graduated from Hayden High School in 1943. She attended the University...
Bobette Garretson
Mar 13, 2016
Bobette Lowe Garretson, 71, of Olathe, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 after a long illness.She was born November 13, 1944 in Topeka, the daughter of Robert Lee and Betty Ruth Lowe.Bobette attended Crane Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School in 1963. She attended Washburn University and later went to work for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas,...
Larry D. Hager
Mar 12, 2016
Larry D. Hager, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at a Topeka hospital. He was born May 19, 1929 in Bloomington, Nebraska, the son of Donald V. and Verda A. (Strickert) Hager. Larry was an Air Force Veteran during the Korean War where he obtained the rank of Airman 1st Class. Larry earned a BS Degree...
