Karen Moore
Oct 17, 2015
Karen Moore, 52, of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. She was born July 21, 1963 in Topeka, the daughter of Gerald and Alida (Monfort) Moore. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1981. Karen earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Interior Design...
L'Aleen Carter
Oct 16, 2015
L'Aleen Gloria Kramer Carter, 93, Overland Park, passed away Friday, October 16, 2015.Born September 23, 1922, in Bristow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joseph Christian and Ella Irene (Myers) Kramer, she graduated from Bristow High School, attended Oklahoma State University and Johnson County Community College in Fine Arts. She was a homemaker and regional artist.Survivors include her five children, Angella A....
Mark Tyree
Oct 14, 2015
Mark L. Tyree, 67, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Mark was born December 10, 1947 in Topeka, the son of Albert and Dorothy (Ingraham) Tyree. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1965 and graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in electrical engineering.He served in the U.S. Air Force at Travis Air Force Base as...
Marjorie Bales Selander
Oct 14, 2015
Marjorie Bales Selander, 98, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015.She was born April 10, 1917, in Axtell, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob and Amalia "Mollie" (Schaefer) Rothfelder. Marjorie received her teaching degree from Kansas State University and was a home economics teacher for Dover and Seaman School Districts for 17 years, retiring in 1963.She was a member of...
Norma Jean Ortega
Oct 13, 2015
Norma Jean "Tillie" Ortega, 84, of Ankeny, Iowa, formerly of Topeka, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015.Norma was born December 15, 1930, in Huron, KS. She graduated high school and worked as a nurse's aide at Hiawatha and Horton Hospitals. She married Jack Meisenheimer, and together they had 3 children.She later moved to Topeka where she went to Nursing...
Jeff Lawson
Oct 12, 2015
Jeff Lawson, 54, Topeka, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015. Born November 5, 1960, in San Diego, California, the son of Robert and Naomi (Wade) Lawson, Jeff graduated from Topeka West High School in 1979.Jeff was a table game supervisor at Prairie Band Casino & Resort for 16 years.He is survived by his wife, Tamera; sons, Alexander and Nicholas, both...
Heather Brianna(Lepper) Miranda
Oct 10, 2015
Heather Brianna (Lepper) Miranda, 40, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015, at her home in Lawrence, KS.Heather was born September 18, 1975, in Beaver, OK, to Bruce and Marsha Lepper. She graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design from the University of Kansas. Heather worked for Jostens as a graphic designer for over 20 years. She served her...
Frona Lovae Bonar
Oct 10, 2015
Frona Lovae Bonar, 68, of Topeka, died on October 10, 2015 under hospice care at Stormont-Vail Hospital.She was born on October 4, 1947 in Garnett, KS the daughter of Chester and Eunice (Welton) Cline. Frona graduated from Garnett High School in Garnett, KS in 1965 and from Clarks Business School, Topeka, in 1967. She was united in marriage to Douglas...
Yarnell Carlene Exum-Okosi
Oct 5, 2015
Yarnell Carlene Exum-Okosi, 38, of Topeka, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015.She was born June 17, 1977, in Manhattan, New York, the daughter of Renee Exum and Harry Pringle. She was a 1996 graduate of Topeka West High School and attended Flint Hills Job Corps in Manhattan, KS in 1997 with studies in Business Clerical Technologies. She graduated in 1998...
Leslie Lynn Burghart
Oct 5, 2015
Leslie Lynn Burghart, 36, of Auburn, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015.She was born August 6, 1979, the daughter of Jacob "Jack" and Ernestine "Tina" (Rogers) Burghart. They preceded her in death.She was a 1998 graduate of Shawnee Heights High School. She enjoyed riding horses and going to the bark park with her three beagles, Rosie, Carrie, and Chloe.Survivors include...
Steve A. Richardson
Oct 4, 2015
Steve A. Richardson, 63, of Topeka, died on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family.Steve was born on May 21, 1952, the son of Elex and Hazel (Woods) Williams in Topeka. Steve was married to Jana Alderton on September 29, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV. He was an independent living advocate in the Kansas area for...
William Joseph Hall
Oct 3, 2015
William "Bill" Joseph Hall, 68, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at his home. He was born August 13, 1947 in Des Moines, IA, the son of William J. and Pearl (Hayworth) Hall.Bill graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines and attended Northeast Missouri State in Kirksville, MO.He was a member of the Iowa Air National...
Ruth Mauderly
Oct 3, 2015
Ruth Mauderly, 93, Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015.Ruth was born December 26, 1921 in Elmdale, the daughter of Frank and Klara (Beikman) Mauderly.She graduated from Linn Kansas High School and attended Clark's School of Business.She was employed as a bookkeeper for State Farm Insurance in Columbia, MO and later worked for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Kansas District...
Reverend Ladonna Carey
Sep 29, 2015
Reverend LaDonna Ruth Carey, 91, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015.Reverend LaDonna Ruth Carey, 91, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015. LaDonna was born June 30, 1924 in Bronson, KS, the first child of Claude F. and Marie (Broughton) Clemings. She was reared in that community and graduated from Bronson High School in 1941. She completed her A.A....
Maxine Norburg
Sep 28, 2015
Maxine Norburg, 95, Parsons, formerly of Topeka, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at Parsons Presbyterian Manor.Maxine was born October 8, 1919 in Saline County, Kansas, the daughter of Olof Lawrence Oborg and Techla (Swenson) Oborg. She graduated from Salina High School and Brown-Mackcie Business College and attended Washburn University.She was employed by Southwestern Bell and the Kansas State Legislature.She...
Janet W. Erickson
Sep 26, 2015
Janet Erickson, 82, died September 26, 2015 at home in Topeka, Kansas with family by her side. Janet was born December 23, 1932 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William C. and Sarah W. Watt. She grew up in Southwest Greensburg, and went on to attend Indiana University in Indianna, Pennsylvania, and the Art Institute-Pittsburgh.Janet worked as a fashion illustrator...
John Reece
Sep 24, 2015
John "J.D." Reece, 85, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015.He was born October 2, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Jess and Willa (Cottrel) Reece. He was a graduate of Seaman High School and owned J.D. Reece Roofing & Guttering for over 30 years.On July 30, 1947, he married Shirley Bare. She preceded him in death on...
Maurice Eldon Goslin
Sep 24, 2015
Maurice Eldon Goslin passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015, while a resident at Rolling Hills Health and Rehab in Topeka.Maurice "Moe" was born June 27, 1929, to Hillary Goslin and Flora Cadue Goslin in Brown County near Horton, Kansas. He married Rachel Faye Hawkins of Hanna, Oklahoma, on June 27, 1950.Maurice was preceded in death by his wife, Rachel, on...
Marjorie B. Garlinghouse-Lovewell
Sep 21, 2015
Marjorie Beard Garlinghouse Lovewell, 100, died September 21, 2015 in San Francisco, California.Marjorie was born July 16, 1915 in Baldwin, Kansas, the daughter of Bernice Cosper and Dr. William Earl Beard. She attended grade schools in Waverly, Ottawa and Topeka before enrolling in Topeka High School, graduating in 1933 as part of the second class to graduate from the school's...
Marion Rankin
Sep 21, 2015
Marion "Clint" Rankin, 89, of Topeka, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Clint is survived by his wife, Donna Jeanne; his son, Shannon (Kathy); his daughter, Sondra Rankin-Lovelace; his son, Erin (Elaine); his grandchildren Audra, Cory Lovelace, Shawna (Seth) Mitchell, Jason (Derra), Maureen, and Kent; his great great-grandsons: Weston, Cameron, Roman; and his...