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Kenneth Wayne Johnson, Jr.
Apr 21, 2015
SSG Kenneth Wayne Johnson, Jr., 52, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015, due to an accident that occurred in Maricopa, Arizona. Ken was born January 14, 1963, in Kentucky, the son of Kenneth W., Sr. and Alta M. Johnson. He served in the U.S. Army and the Kansas Army National Guard as a technical inspector for Black Hawk...
Billy Ross Shepard
Apr 21, 2015
Billy Ross Shepard passed away peacefully in the arms of his father while holding his mothers hand and with family surrounding on April 21, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born March 4, 2015 in Topeka Kansas. In his 49 days here on Earth he touched the lives of many family, friends, and strangers. Weighing 1lb 7oz at birth he...
Patricia Louiseputnam Davis
Apr 21, 2015
Patricia Louise Putnam Davis, 92, died April 21, 2015, in Topeka. She was born March 24, 1923, in Emporia, Kansas, to Perry L. and Lauretta Schultz Putnam. She graduated from Admire High School in 1941 and earned a BS degree in dietetics from Kansas State University in 1945. She was a member of the United Methodist Churches of Admire and...
Brian Lee Bailey
Apr 21, 2015
Brian Lee Bailey, 25, of Silver Lake, Kansas.Our Lord wrapped his loving arms around Brian to summon him on a new mission Tuesday, April 21, 2015 with his family by his side.Brian was born October 20, 1989, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Mark Brian and Jami Lynn (Douglass) Bailey. He attended St. Marys schools. He served in the United...
Frances R. Anderson
Apr 21, 2015
Frances R. "Fran" Anderson, 94, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015.She was born February 15, 1921 in Topeka, Kansas, and lived in Topeka until high school. At that time she moved with her parents, Dr. Frank Garfield and Blanche Olive (Fees) Richard to Partridge, Kansas. She graduated from Partridge High School and continued her education at Emporia State...
Ferne Morse
Apr 21, 2015
Ferne E. "Mema" Morse, 95, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at Presbyterian Manor, Topeka, KS.Mema was born April 16, 1920, in Hoyt, KS, to George Edmond and Mayme Elizabeth (Cox) Tolin. She graduated from Hoyt High School in 1938. Immediately following graduation she went on to Strickler Business College. She worked for Capital Service Bureau many years before retiring...
Henry Moore
Apr 20, 2015
Henry Melvin Moore, 86, of Topeka, passed away on April 20, 2015 at Brandon Woods Nursing Center. He was born on April 23, 1928 to Norval and Mary (Provost) Moore at Martin, SD. He was a member of the Oglala Sioux- Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD.. Henry is survived by his sons, Stuart Moore and Daughter-in-law, Cindy and Scott Moore,...
Robert L. Wagstaff
Apr 19, 2015
Robert L. Wagstaff, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born April 25, 1926 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Malcolm and Agnes Swanson Wagstaff. He was a Navy veteran of WWII. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.Robert married Alice Mae Ericson in Minneapolis, MN....
J. Stanley Smith
Apr 18, 2015
J. Stanley "Smitty" Smith, 84, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015. He was born October 12, 1930 in Topeka, KS, the son of Arthur Romain and Claribel Carolyn (Stanley) Smith. He was a 1947 graduate of Topeka High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from August 9, 1948 until being honorably discharged on August 2, 1952. Smitty...
Ronald L. Robb
Apr 18, 2015
Ronald L. Robb, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born October 16, 1927 in Topeka, the son of Arthur and Sarah Baxter Robb. Ron graduated from Topeka High School. He was an Army veteran of WWII. After completing his war service, he graduated with a BA Degree in...
Adrian Kramer
Apr 16, 2015
Adrian "Bruce" Kramer, 96, Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015.Bruce was born January 20, 1919 in Marquette, the son of William B. and Audrey Miranda (Youngs) Kramer. He graduated from Marquette High School and Kansas State College with a degree in Agronomy.He served as an Airplane Armorer Gunner in the Army Air Corps during World War II.He was employed...
Billy E. Dean
Apr 16, 2015
Billy E. Dean, 88, Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015.Billy was born July 24, 1926 at Glen Elder, the son of Edward and Elizabeth Dean, in a farm community. He graduated from Glen Elder High School. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II aboard the U.S.S. Lexington, a carrier which followed the U.S.S. Missouri into...
Ernest G. Charay, Jr.
Apr 15, 2015
Ernest "Ernie" G. Charay, Jr., 86, of Topeka, died on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. Ernie was born July 24, 1928, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Ernest and Julia (Silva) Charay. He served his country honorably as a Corporal in the US Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. He worked for 49 years at Hills Pet...
Margaret Ivy Howey
Apr 15, 2015
Margaret Ivy Howey, 80, of Topeka, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Margaret was born in Sandwich, Kent England June 11, 1934. She married U.S. Army Sergeant, William H. Howey in 1953 and became a US Citizen in 1959. An avid animal lover, Margaret spent many years working for the Lawrence Humane Society. She is preceded in death by her...
Carl B. Jordan
Apr 14, 2015
Carl B. Jordan, 72, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015.He was born March 27, 1943, in Cheraw, South Carolina, the son of Leo and Wilma (Rogers) Jordan. He graduated from Cheraw High School in 1961. After high school, Carl joined the Air Force and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. After being honorably discharged from the military,...
Jean Mccaskill
Apr 14, 2015
Jean Catherine McCaskill, 88, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015.She was born February 3, 1927, in Delphos, Kansas, the daughter of William and Bessie (Cherry) Spivey. She graduated from Wyandotte High School and attended Kansas State University. Jean was an office clerk for the State of Kansas retiring in the late 1980's.Mrs. McCaskill was a member of the Gage...
Stephen M. Hall
Apr 13, 2015
Stephen M. Hall, 94, Topeka, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. He was born in Topeka, January 2, 1921, at Stormont Hospital, to Louis S. and Elizabeth Mills Hall Dean. He graduated from Topeka High School with the class of 1939. He then enrolled at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Phi Delta...
Merle Edwin Ramseier
Apr 11, 2015
Merle E. Ramseier, 70, passed away April 11, 2015, at Midland Care. He was born October 18, 1944. He worked as a store manager in several tire stores, ending his career at Kansas Tire & Auto.Merle is survives by his wife, Sheila; son, Brendon (Lora) Ramseier and daughters, Mackenzie and Morgan; son, Eric (Sarah Townsend) Ramseier and son, Michael Ramseier;...
James Mac Barron
Apr 11, 2015
James Mac (Jim) Barron, 81, of Topeka, died on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. He was born January 20, 1934 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Clif and Frances Ann Langston Barron. Jim graduated from Wichita High School East in 1951 and from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in1955. After college he...
Gloria J. Steinbock
Apr 8, 2015
Gloria J. Steinbock, 86, of Topeka, died on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital. Gloria was born on April 25, 1928 in Marysville, Kansas the daughter of Jesse and LaVina (Newell) Hurley. She graduated from Central High School in Oklahoma City, OK in 1946. She worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and retired in 1977....
