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Harold W. Snyder
Dec 26, 2015
Harold W. Snyder, 91, died December 26, 2015 at Brewster Health Care Center, Topeka. He was born in Topeka on March 5, 1924, the son of Ralph and Vesta (Kinyon) Snyder, and attended Topeka schools. After graduation from Topeka High School in 1942, he went to work in the Treasurer's office of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as...
William Melvin Coultis
Dec 25, 2015
William Melvin "Mel" Coultis, 93, Berryton, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at Midland Hospice House.Mel was born December 22, 1922 in Berryton, the son of William and Esther (Land) Coultis. He graduated from Berryton High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a printer, having worked primarily in the Topeka area, but also...
Harold Everett Lambson
Dec 24, 2015
Harold Everett Lambson, 74, Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015.He was born May 15, 1941, in Alma, Nebraska, the son of Glen and Gladys (Mason) Lambson.Harold was employed by Rylie Equipment and Contracting Co. for 33 years, retiring in 2004. After retiring, he worked part-time as ground maintenance for Shawnee County Parks & Rec. for eight years.He was a...
Andrew Cleve Mcmahon
Dec 22, 2015
Andrew Cleve McMahon, infant son of Christina A. McMahon, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital. To leave a special message for his family, please visit the guestbook below.
Phyllis June Bartley
Dec 22, 2015
Phyllis June Bartley, 80, Abilene, formerly of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015.She was born May 16, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Crawford and Josephine (Holdren) Neff. She graduated from Spring Hill High School in 1954 and attended Kansas State University. She was cook for Topeka Public Schools.Mrs. Bartley was a member of St. John's Episcopal...
Melvin Alan Peterson
Dec 22, 2015
Melvin Alan "Al" Peterson was born on October 8, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Melvin and Helen (Nicholson) Peterson. Al grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated from Classen High School. He was an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma and an active member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.In junior high, Al met his first wife, Margaret Esther Wilkins,...
Charles Daniel King
Dec 20, 2015
Charles Daniel King, 91, of Topeka, died Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Plaza West Regional Health Center.He was born April 26, 1924, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Robert W. and Etta E. (Wickersham) King. Charles was educated in St. Louis Public Schools. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1942, receiving basic training at Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn,...
Charles Warren Lear
Dec 19, 2015
Charles Warren Lear, 91, died at Topeka, Kansas, on December 19th, 2015. He was born at Stafford, Kansas, to Rex O. Lear and Pearl Milton Lear on March 28, 1924.Chuck was raised in Salina, Kansas, and graduated from Salina High School in 1942. He was recruited by coach Phog Allen to play basketball at the University of Kansas. He enrolled...
Paul Levern Jones
Dec 19, 2015
Paul Levern Jones, 90, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015.He was born May 7, 1925, in Topeka, KS the son of Ray and Marjorie Jones. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy during WWII aboard the USS Griffin. Paul was employed by the Western Electric Company for over 30 years, retiring in 1985.Paul married Marilyn Joyce...
Jean Ellen Cloud
Dec 17, 2015
Our Lord opened His arms and welcomed Jean Ellen Cloud home on Thursday, December 17, 2015. Jean was surrounded by her loved ones during her final days.Eldest daughter of Derrell and Frances McRae, Jean was born March 12, 1953, in Topeka, Kansas. She was a long-time member of Faith Lutheran Church. Jean's passions included fishing, chatting with friends on the...
Leonard Walter Engel
Dec 15, 2015
Leonard Engel, 69, of Junction City, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015.He was born April 9, 1946, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Walter and Gertrude (Kornoejle) Engel. He served in the Army during Vietnam War. Private burial will be at the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery, Manhattan, Kansas.Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel will assist the family.
Dennis L. Weber
Dec 12, 2015
Dennis L. Weber, 88, Topeka, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, December 12, 2015. He was born December 23, 1926 in Dodge City, Kansas to Lewis and Mary (Gross) Weber. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Graveside services with military honors will be 11 am, Wednesday, December 16 at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel is assisting the family.
Harold E. Vawter
Dec 12, 2015
Harold E. Vawter, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2015. He was born June 18, 1928 in Carbondale, KS, the son of Leonard F. and Eva E. M. (Herold) Vawter.Harold graduated from Auburn Rural High School in 1947. He was a member of the Kansas National Guard 35th Division Field Artillery Unit which was called into active...
Merton Collie
Dec 11, 2015
Merton Dale Collie, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. He was born November 25, 1932 in Jewell Co., KS, the son of Vernon and Nolene (Henry) Collie. Dale graduated from Ionia High School. He was a Navy Veteran during the Korean War.Dale was employed by the City of Topeka as a...
James Edward Channel
Dec 9, 2015
James "Bunny" Edward Channel, 70, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015.He was born May 6, 1945, in Texarkana, Texas, to Miles Davis Channel and Mozelle F. Scott. James was employed with USD 383 in Manhattan for many years and due to health issues retired in 2007. He will most be remembered for always fixing peoples' cars. He was...
Michael Edward Schonhoff
Dec 8, 2015
Michael Edward Schonhoff, 65, died peacefully at home on December 8,2015 in Burlingame, KS. Michael was born on May 22, 1950 in Great Bend, Kansas to Edward andJoan Schonhoff. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1968. Michael joined the United States Marine Marine Corps and fought in Vietnam. Michael retired from the United States Postal Service where he...
Betty Jane Nelson
Dec 8, 2015
Betty Jane Nelson, 100, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015.She was born May 26, 1915 in Topeka, the daughter of William Frederick and Emma Christina (Nelson) Boettcher. She was 1933 graduate of Topeka High School.Betty was employed by the State of Kansas for 32 years before retiring. She attended Faith Lutheran Church in Topeka. Betty married Leroy Gustave...
Marjorie Jean Muther
Dec 4, 2015
Marjorie Jean Muther, 90, of Topeka, died on December 4, 2015. She was born June 22, 1925, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd & Alice (Galligher) Tiffany. Marjorie graduated from Topeka High School. She married Thomas Muther on July 2, 1948, who preceded her in death after 59 years of marriage. She was a homemaker and loved to paint,...
Geralyn Ann Frederick
Dec 4, 2015
Geralyn Ann Frederick, 59, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born April 4, 1956 in Topeka, the daughter of Jerome W. and Marion (Pfannenstiel) Desch. Geralyn graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1974. She resided in Virginia Beach, VA and South Carolina prior to returning to Topeka in...
Maureen D. O'Donovan
Dec 4, 2015
Maureen Dawne O'Donovan, 66, of Topeka, died on Friday, December 4, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. Maureen was born on June 9, 1949 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada the daughter of Harold Frank and Margaret (O'Donovan) Josling. She moved to Kansas City, Kansas in 1961 at age 12 with her family and became a Naturalized Citizen of the United...
