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Lorene Dorman
Feb 18, 2015
Lorene Irene Dorman passed away February 18, 2015, at her home at Legend Capitol Ridge in Topeka, KS. Lorene was born April 3, 1920, in Clifton, KS, to Adelbert and Myda Belle Loyd. She grew up in Clifton and graduated from Clifton HS in 1938. She attended Stewart School of Cosmetology in Topeka and worked as a beautician until her...
Nettie Bocock
Feb 18, 2015
Nettie Bocock, 92, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at a local care center.Nettie was born June 22, 1922 in Lebanon, MO, the daughter of Avard and Bertha McCormick.She worked as a cook at the Sunny Elevation Grade School for several years, and owned and operated a Pie shop in North Topeka before retiring in 1976 and moving to...
Carol Neeley
Feb 17, 2015
Carol Joan Novotny Neeley was born to Peter and Elizabeth Novotny on October 5, 1965 in Topeka, Kansas. She passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at her home in Rossville, Kansas.Carol was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She graduated from the University of Kanas with Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Social Work. Over the past 20 years, she held...
Verna V. Weinbeck
Feb 16, 2015
Verna V. Weinbeck, 83, of Topeka, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015.Survivors include three children, Thomas (Beate) Weinbeck, Dennis (Lu) Weinbeck, and Charles Weinbeck; and four grandchildren Christina (Marc) Wagner and their son, William, Stephanie Weinbeck, Amanda Weinbeck and Shelby Weinbeck and her daughter, Tatum Brown.She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Weinbeck, and two daughters, Rita and...
Douglas L. Warren
Feb 14, 2015
Douglas L. Warren, 71, of Topeka, died peacefully in the arms of God on Saturday, February 14, 2015. He was surrounded by family and friends.Douglas was born on October 6, 1943 in Hays, Kansas, the son of John Leroy and Irene Rose (Coupal) Warren. He graduated from Hays High School and from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor's degree...
Carolyn Ann Burnham
Feb 12, 2015
Carolyn Ann Burnham, 76, of Topeka, died February 12, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital from complications from lung surgery. She was born July 29, 1938, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Elmer and Gertrude Burch. Carolyn was a 1956 graduate of Hutchinson High School. She was a homemaker and avid quilter, winning numerous ribbons for her work. She is survived by...
Phyllis E.(Tilberg) Mason
Feb 9, 2015
Phyllis E. (Tilberg) Mason, 93, of Topeka, died Monday, February 9, 2015.She was born January 14, 1922 in Dwight, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Esther (Swenson) Tilberg. She graduated from Dwight Rural High School and attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas for 2 years, receiving a Normal Teacher's Certificate. Mrs. Mason was the Assistant to the Personel Manager at...
David B. Harley
Feb 9, 2015
David B. Harley, 65, of Lawrence, died peacefully on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.He attended Topeka High school and Washburn University. He was a retired court reporter for District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas.David had a passion for collecting autographs from notable classic film stars. He had an extraordinary personal fund of facts and memorabilia related to...
Loreane Rank
Feb 7, 2015
Loreane Rank, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015.She was born in Beaver, Oklahoma, and lived in Kansas most of her life. Loreane was married to her husband William Rank for 68 years.She is survived by her son, Ronald Rank, Topeka; daughter, Donna Lewis, Franklin, TN; seven grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.Private graveside services will be held at Mount Hope...
Roland E. Orth, Sr.
Feb 6, 2015
Roland E. Orth, Sr., 88, of Mayetta, KS, formerly of Wymore, NE, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Medicalodges Nursing Facility of Jackson County in Holton, KS. He was born April 9, 1926 in Beatrice, NE, the son of William and Effie (Knoche) Orth. Roland resided in Wymore until moving to Mayetta in 2003. He was employed...
Maudene Goebel
Feb 4, 2015
Maudene Goebel, 92, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. She was born on August 10, 1922 to Edward and Maude Messmer. After her parents died, Maudene was raised by her maternal grandparents, James and Retta Skillen. She grew up in Norwich, and graduated from Norwich High School, then attended Southwestern University where she focused...
Piper Marie Lancaster
Jan 30, 2015
Piper Marie Lancaster, infant daughter of Haley E. Dockstader and Gary P. Lancaster of Manhattan, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015.Memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m. Monday, February 9, 2015, at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66604.To leave a special message of condolence for the family, please visit the guestbook below.
Marvin Curtis Clark
Jan 28, 2015
Marvin Curtis Clark, 84, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. He was born May 23, 1930 at Wakarusa, KS the son of Russel and Esther Shafer Clark. Mr. Clark was raised on the family farm south of Topeka where as a young boy he enjoyed planting an annual wheat crop; his latest crop will...
Lucille Curls-Mosley
Jan 28, 2015
Lucille Curls-Mosley, 60, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Midland Hospice House.Lucille was born February 4, 1954 in Turrell, AR, the daughter of Posh and Gertrude Alston. She attended school in Arkansas and Kansas and received her Bachelor's degree in Business from Baker University in 2008.She worked in the Medical field in the early 80's in Long Beach,...
Genevieve H. Manley
Jan 27, 2015
Genevieve H. Manley, 97, passed away on January 27, 2015, at Aldersgate Village in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on March 6, 1917, in Portland, Oregon. She was the daughter of Mela Dale Hill Bullock and William Henry (Harry) Bullock. Her parents moved to Topeka when she was three months old. Following the death of her mother in 1918, she...
Rev. Merrittmax Wright
Jan 25, 2015
Reverend Merritt Max Wright, 94, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015, at Emporia, KS. He was born February 21, 1920 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the youngest of two sons born to Reverend Herbert Thomas and Eda Zeloa (Young) Wright. He grew up in rural Bellevue Community just north of Leona, Kansas and in Hiawatha, Kansas. Following graduation from...
Evelyn Amthauer
Jan 24, 2015
Evelyn F. Amthauer 96 of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015.Evelyn was born January 19, 1919 in Jasper County, Missouri, in a rural area near Joplin known as Tuckahoe. She was one of ten children of Peter and Essie (Miller) Sandy and was the last surviving child. Evelyn was united in marriage to Earl W. Amthauer on November 21,...
Jack E. Wright
Jan 24, 2015
Jack E. Wright passed away on Saturday January 24, 2015. Born on January 27, 1923 in Watsontown, Pennsylvania, he was the last of 13 children born to Chris and Kathryn(Muffley)Wright. After graduation from Watsontown High School in 1940, Jack served during WWII in England as a navigator on a B24 with the 448 Bomber Group, 8th AF (1944-45). He received...
John Robert Hack
Jan 23, 2015
John Robert Hack12/20/1946 to 01/23/2015Our awesome cherished husband, father and grandfather completed his earthly journey in our loving arms and passed to our Lord on Friday January 23rd 2015.John Robert Hack was born on Dec 20, 1946, the son of John and Mary Hack. Best known as Bob to everyone he knew, he graduated from Hayden High School in 1964...
William A. Land
Jan 18, 2015
William A. Land, 84, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015.He was born May 26, 1930, in Clinton, Oklahoma, the son of William and Sarah (Andrew) Land. William was a United States Air Force veteran and truck driver for Apple Lines for a number of years, retiring in 1992.On May 29, 1950, he married Oleta L. Medlin. She preceded...
