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Maxine Dickson
Mar 8, 2015
On the eighth day of March 2015, Mrs. Maxine E. Dickson, nee Marx, departed this world and her loving family to enter into God's grace. She is once again with her life-long partner and love, Hiram. She passed away peacefully in her sleep. Maxine was born on March 18th, 1924, in Emporia Kansas and lived 90 years, 11 months. She...
Rev. Thomasrichard Hutcheson
Mar 7, 2015
Thomas Richard (Dick) Hutcheson, 98, passed away March 7, 2015, at Stormont Vail Hospital, with family present, following a short illness. Mr. Hutcheson was born August 21, 1916, in rural Morning Sun, Iowa, to Walter and Jessie (Turnbull) Hutcheson. He attended grade school in Morning Sun and high school in Mediapolis, Iowa. After high school, he attended Burlington Iowa Junior...
Cheryl J. Karns
Mar 6, 2015
Cheryl Jean (Stroemer) Karns, 63, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on March 6, 2015, after a brave battle with cancer. She was born on November 3, 1951 in Marysville, Kansas to Duane and Phyllis Stroemer. She graduated from Summerfield High School in 1969 and attended Brown Mackie Career College, where she studied to be a paralegal. She was a dedicated...
Mary Ellen Hall
Mar 5, 2015
Mary Ellen Hall, 90, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015.Mary Ellen was born on May 14, 1924, in Kingman, Kansas, daughter of Wallace and Emma (Seyb) McIlrath.She graduated from Kingman High School, Emporia State, and later, Washburn University, where she obtained her Master's degree in Elementary School Education.Mary Ellen was an Elementary School Librarian in several schools...
Donna J. Grimes
Mar 3, 2015
Donna Grimes, 86, of Topeka, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Donna was born on January 20, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Emery and Bertha (Jones) Shimer. She graduated from Topeka High School and attended the University of Kansas. She married the love of her life, Jim N. Grimes on June 6,...
Beulah L. Taylor
Mar 2, 2015
Beulah L. Taylor, 85, Topeka, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at McCrite Plaza. Beulah was born October 2, 1929 in Topeka, the daughter of LeRoy and Neva (Adams) Noe. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1947. She was employed by the State of Kansas, Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services for 40 years, retiring in 1989. Beulah was...
Mary Lu Parks
Mar 2, 2015
Mary Lu Parks, 86, of Topeka, KS formerly of Columbia, MO passed away March 2, 2015. She was born March 27, 1928 in Akron, Ohio to Bernal and Ethel Bodkin. Growing up in New Jersey outside New York City, she enjoyed dancing, cheerleading, theater, the seashore and Girl Scouts.Her adventurous spirit led her to the University of Tennessee where she...
Robert Dale Shaw
Mar 1, 2015
Robert Dale Shaw, 79, of Topeka, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. Dale was born on January 25, 1936 in Sedalia, MO the son of William Tolbert and Ruby Pearl (Majors) Shaw. He graduated from Osage City High School in 1954. He married Loeva Shoemate in Topeka on June 22, 1957. Dale worked for many...
Georgia Menninger
Mar 1, 2015
Georgia Menninger, 81, Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born October 22, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of George and Wilma (Goodwin) Kiepe. In 1953, she graduated from Soldan-Blewett High School in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1958, she received a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy from Washington University in St. Louis,...
Jarod M. Coonce
Feb 28, 2015
Jarod M. Coonce, 30, Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015.He was born August 29, 1984, in Falls City, Nebraska, the son of Gail "Ed" and Donna (Whitehead) Coonce. He graduated from Topeka High School in 2003.He was employed with Falley's, Payless Shoe Source and Wal-Mart.Jarod was a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. He participated in Boy...
Ezra Cole Boyd
Feb 26, 2015
Ezra Cole Boyd passed away February 26, 2015. He was born November 24, 2014, in Topeka, the son of Malcolm and Lexi Boyd.Survivors include his parents; sister, Naomi Raine Boyd; grandparents, Victoria Solis-Fitzhugh, Malcolm Earl Boyd, Sr., and William and Lori Walters; great-grandparents, Leland and Debbi Kling and Virginia Walters; great-great-grandmother, Shirley Solis; and a host of extended family members.Funeral...
Dr. A.S.Padma Raju
Feb 26, 2015
Dr. A.S. Padma Raju, 75, of Topeka, died on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital surrounded by his family and friends.Padma was born on August 19, 1939 in Bangalore, India the son of A. Siddappa and Sharadamma. He was a graduate of Mysore Medical College in Mysore, India. He immigrated to the United States in 1963 where he finished...
Donald Charles Bliss
Feb 24, 2015
Donald Charles Bliss, 85, of Topeka, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Brewster Place. Donald was born on November 12, 1929 in Oskaloosa, KS the son of Daryl and Virginia (Loomis) Bliss. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1948. He continued his studies at Washburn University and the University of Kansas graduating with a Master's degree in Physical...
Harold E. Hypse
Feb 24, 2015
Harold E. Hypse, 84, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015.He was born November 13, 1930, in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Luther William and Agnes Nora (Peters) Hypse. He was a 1949 graduate of Wakefield High School, Wakefield, NE and Luther College, Wahoo, NE in 1951. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 7, 1951, serving...
Margie Dalton
Feb 23, 2015
Margie Jewel Dalton, 87, Topeka, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015. She was born June 3, 1927, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Alfred and Mary Anna (Langenfeld) Stone and sister to Mildred, Matilda, Howard, Helen, Melvin, Clifford, Keith and Bernice. In 1945, she graduated from South High School in Minneapolis, MN and then attended Garden City Jr. College.Margie did...
Noma K. Eisler
Feb 21, 2015
Noma Kathleen Eisler, 90, Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at a local hospital. She had resided at Homestead of Topeka for the past 2 years.Noma was born April 26, 1924 southeast of Effingham to John Clarence and Noma Merle (Lewis) Matthews. She attended schools in Valley Falls and Effingham. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church where...
Harold J. Swenson
Feb 20, 2015
Harold Junior "Swede" Swenson, 91, of Topeka, KS, died peacefully, February 20, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor.He was born March 13, 1923 in Keokuk, IA, son of Herman and Alice (Neaterour) Swenson.He graduated from Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, KS, in 1941. In June of that year he volunteered for the U.S. Navy. Basic training was at Great Lakes Naval...
Wylie Craig Deines
Feb 20, 2015
Wylie Craig Deines, 51, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Ozawkie passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Wylie was born October 7, 1963 in Great Bend, KS, the son of Rudy and Bonnie Schwien Deines. He had resided in Ozawkie for most of his life prior to moving to Springfield two years ago. He graduated...
Fenwick Campbell Byrd
Feb 20, 2015
Fenwick Campbell Byrd, 66, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 at his home. He was born January 19, 1949 in Tuscaloosa, AL, one of twins born to John B. and Bernadette V. Smith Byrd, Jr. He spent his early years in Eutaw, Alabama; at age 9, he moved to Demopolis, Alabama. He graduated from Demopolis High School...
Claris Barngrover
Feb 19, 2015
Claris Barngrover, 99, formerly of Topeka, passed away February 19, 2015, in Ellisville, Missouri. Claris was born February 24, 1915 in Glen Elder, Kansas. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1933. Claris married Glen Barngrover in 1937; they were married for 72 years. She lived in Topeka for 88 years, and moved to St. Louis, MO in 2009.Claris has...
