Donna Fitzpatrick
Oct 23, 2015
Donna Fitzpatrick, Topeka, passed away October 23, 2015. She was born to Robert and Marilyn Dunn on August 18, 1965.Survivors include husband, John; daughter, Megan; son, Justin; mother, Marilyn Chase; and sisters, Marsha, Karolin, and Patty.Private services were held at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel.
Thomas G. King
Oct 23, 2015
Thomas "Tom" G. King, 52, of Topeka, passed into the arms of Jesus on Friday, October 23, 2015. Tom was born on October 28, 1962 in Topeka, KS the son of James D. and Beatrice J. King. Tom graduated from Topeka West High School and retired from USD 501 School District (TWHS /HPHS) after 25 years of devoted service. Tom...
Roberta Ruth Vogel
Oct 21, 2015
Roberta Ruth (Neal) Vogel, 85, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Aldersgate Village.Roberta was born March 9, 1930 in Goff, KS, to Alva W. and Elsie Mae (Rutledge) Neal. Roberta graduated from Soldier High School in 1948. She was in the first graduating class of the Jane C. Stormont School of Nursing in 1951. In 1952, she...
Jim Noland
Oct 20, 2015
James "Jim" Franklin Noland, 85, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Healthcare, Topeka, KS.Jim was born on July 17, 1930, in Enid, OK. He attained his GED while serving in the Army. Jim was in the Korean War, and received an Honorable discharge. He was preceded in death by his parents, James F. and Bertha D. (Champney) Noland;...
Leone R. Mckinney
Oct 20, 2015
Leone, daughter of Lee and May Yoos Schumacher, was born on June 7,1923, on the farm in Louisville Township, about three miles northwest of Louisville, Kansas. She attended grade school in Louisville, graduated high school in Wamego in 1941, and attended Washburn University from 1946-48. She worked for KP&L as a keypunch operator for several years. She married Eugene L....
Robert Frank
Oct 20, 2015
Robert "Bob" Frank, 81, of Topeka, formerly of Silver Lake, KS passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Homestead of Topeka. He was born October 23, 1933 in Waverly, KS, the son of Miles and Neva (Garrett) Frank. Bob was employed by Dupont for over 20 years before retiring. He was a member of the Silver Lake United Methodist Church...
Carl L. Pape
Oct 18, 2015
Carl L. Pape, 83, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015.He was born April 24, 1932, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Arthur and Edna (Harwood) Pape. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1953. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and...
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...
