Lorraine M. Long
Aug 11, 2015
Lorraine M. Long, 85 of Topeka, died on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Lorraine was born on May 20, 1930 in Manhattan, KS to Thomas and Lida (Sees) Fraker. She graduated from Manhattan High School and from Washburn University. She spent many years as an elementary school teacher for several schools in the Topeka area. Her greatest joy was being a...
Pauline C.(Vogel) Eberwein
Aug 10, 2015
Pauline Clara (Vogel) Eberwein, passed away at the age of 95, Monday, August 10, 2015. She was born February 26, 1920, in Topeka, the daughter of Martin and Ottilie (Hochhaus) Vogel. She was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Topeka. Pauline graduated from Topeka High School in 1937, and attended Strickler Business College in Topeka. She married...
Elwanda Mae Smith
Aug 8, 2015
Elwanda Mae Smith, 93, of Seattle, WA and formerly of Topeka, died in the home of her daughter in Seattle on Saturday, August 8, 2015.She spent over 20 years in Topeka and enjoyed her last years in Seattle living with her daughter. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Fred Latto, and her husband, Walter P. Smith....
Elizabeth Ward Carlson
Aug 4, 2015
Elizabeth Ward Carlson, 92, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at her home in Topeka, KS.Elizabeth was born September 28, 1922, in Lindsborg, KS, to Sidney and Raye Henmon. She graduated in 1940 from Lindsborg High School and from Bethany College in 1944. While at Bethany she was crowned Daisy Queen (Bethanian Queen). She taught business classes at Concordia High...
Dawn Rae Marsh
Aug 2, 2015
Dawn Rae Marsh of Topeka died on Sunday, August 2nd, 2015, at a local hospital. She was 70 years old.She was born Dawn Carey on March 16, 1945 in Alleghany County, Virginia, to Troy and Virginia (McCoy) Carey. She was the second of five children and the only daughter. A member of the CT Smith High School class of 1963,...
Eugene L."Gene" Stallsmith
Aug 2, 2015
Eugene Laverne "Gene" Stallsmith, 90, of Topeka, KS, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015, at the VA Community Living Center.He was born March 11, 1925, in Cherokee, KS, the son of Frank and Georgia (Snow) Stallsmith. Gene was a Staff Sargent in the Army Air Corp during World War II as an aerial gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress, where...
Peggy L. Heald
Jul 31, 2015
Margaret L. "Peggy" Heald, 91, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015.She was born November 24, 1923, in Alahandra, California, the daughter of Joseph and Minnie (Ure) Mosso. Peggy was a 1941 graduate of Carbondale High School. After graduation, she worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. Peggy married Gordon Heald on October 7, 1956. He preceded her in death...
Harry Holzle
Jul 30, 2015
Harry Ross Holzle, 93, of Topeka, passed away at home on Thursday, July 30th. He was born in Topeka, KS, August 16, 1921, the son of Harry C. and Gladys (Thomas) Holzle. Harry graduated form Topeka High School and received his BS in Civil Engineering from KU. He served in the US Army during World War II. Harry married Virginia...
Toni Marie Schuckman
Jul 28, 2015
Toni Marie (McGivern) Schuckman, 58, loving mother, grandmother (NaNa), sister, and friend to all passed away, Tuesday, July 28th, 2015. Toni grew up in Topeka, KS, where she attended Most Pure Heart of Mary School and graduated from Hayden Catholic High School and Kansas State University. She then went on to obtain her Master's Degree in Family Studies at Friends...
Glenna M. Ross
Jul 26, 2015
Glenna M. Ross began her life journey June 25, 1936; it came to an end July 26, 2015. She was born in Sentinel, Oklahoma, the daughter of C. Glen and Flora M. Shrum Quillin. She was a graduate of Garland High School. In 1959, Glenna graduated from Texas Women's University, Denton, Texas, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree...
Frederick Arnold Cunningham
Jul 26, 2015
Fred Arnold Cunningham 92, Topeka died peacefully at home, in the arms of his loving wife Louise, on Sunday, July 26, 2015. They had just celebrated their 70th anniversary in February. Fred was born in Akron Ohio on Nov. 6, 1922. He was the son of Fred R. & Lora Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham joined the Marines during WWII and served...
Robert L. Anderson
Jul 26, 2015
Robert L. "Bob" Anderson, 87, Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015.He was born March 28, 1928, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Frank and Lola (Shanley) Anderson. Bob attended Topeka High School and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran serving during WWII and the Korean War, where he was awarded a Purple Heart. He was a member of the...
Russell J. Smith
Jul 24, 2015
Russell Jot Smith, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on July, 24, 2015 at Olathe Medical Center. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 17, 1926 to Orville and Edna Smith. Russell was raised in Olathe, Kansas. Russell was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Lucille Smith, his parents, his brother, Roe Smith and his sister Dorothy Brown....
Agatha A.Oestman Cavanaugh
Jul 21, 2015
Agatha A. Oestmann Cavanaugh, 93, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015.Born January 13, 1922 in Talmage, Nebraska, the daughter of Henry and Helen (Kreimer) Doermann, she graduated from Talmage High School.Agatha was an LPN working for Stormont-Vail Hospital and later Shawnee County Health Department, where she retired. She was a member of Hope Lutheran Church and Hope LWML.On July...
Mark Grenovich
Jul 19, 2015
Mark Grenovich, 57, of Topeka, died on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Kansas Neurological Institute. Mark spent most of his life at KNI and leaves behind many loving friends and dedicated caregivers. A memorial service is pending and will be held at a later date at KNI in Topeka. Private burial of his cremated remains will take place at Penwell-Gabel...
Dolores J.(Bouska) Lewis
Jul 18, 2015
Dolores J. (Bouska) Lewis, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015. She was born on December 5, 1931, in Haddam, KS. She grew up in Belleville, KS, graduating from Belleville High School in 1949, where she was valedictorian of her high school. She was the daughter of Luther and Doris Bouska. She had two brothers, James and...
Gladys I. Erp
Jul 18, 2015
Gladys Irene Erp, 93, of Topeka, died on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born on March 24, 1922 in Springfield, Ohio. Gladys worked for many years as a secretary for the State of Iowa. There will be no services and a private burial will take place at Mount Hope Cemetery in Topeka. To share a special...
Gloria Yvonne Elliott
Jul 17, 2015
Yvonne Fendorf Elliott, 88, of Tonganoxie died peacefully, Friday, July 17, 2015, at home, surrounded by her loving family.She was born March 24, 1927, the daughter of John and Ova Miksell.She is survived by her husband, Ret. Lt. Col. Harlen Elliott, daughters, Lisa (Jeff) Hoefgen, Cherre Miller and Geri (Chris) Urban, stepdaughters, Denise Miller and Erin (Vaughn) Kirkland, stepson, Thornton...
George V. Staples
Jul 15, 2015
George V. Staples, 82, of Topeka, passed away July 15, 2015. He was born November 13, 1932, in Sweet Springs, Missouri, the son of Martin Vernon and Nettie Mary Stanley Staples. George attended Topeka schools and graduated from Topeka High in 1952. He served in the United States Navy from 1952-1956. George owned and operated Quality Products in Topeka for...
Frances Elaine Boykin
Jul 12, 2015
Frances Elaine (McMillan) Boykin, 88, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015, in Westfield, IN.Elaine was born August 1, 1926, in Topeka, KS, to Lester and Lorna McMillan. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1944. In November 1944, she married Ernest Boykin in Honolulu, HI. She is survived by her daughter, L. Leilani (Michael) Gettys; grandsons, Matthew Gettys, of Noblesville,...
