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Connie Lee Orr
Dec 29, 2014
Connie Lee Orr, born in Topeka in 1947 to John and Dorisbel Jackson, was a true red head with a feisty personality to match. She died at home on December 29th. She is survived by her husband of 46 years Jim Orr and two daughters Jennifer (Dan) Bolan of Austin, TX and Jamie Orr-Taylor of Mesquite, TX. Her family includes...
Eugene Tedrow Halbert
Dec 27, 2014
Longtime Topeka resident, Eugene Tedrow Halbert, went to his eternal rest on December 27, 2014. He was born in Topeka June 28, 1924. These last several years he has been a resident at Brewster Place.Eugene graduated from Highland Park High School. He also matriculated at the University of Kansas and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. During WWII he...
Rita F. Figgs
Dec 27, 2014
Rita F. Figgs, 82, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014. Rita was born January 12, 1932, in Ogden, Kansas, daughter of Albert and Barbara Watson. While she was in high school, she worked with her friend, Mary, at the Jayhawk Theatre, Topeka. Rita graduated from Hayden Catholic High School. Rita married Jack Figgs on July 22, 1950. She...
C. Ferol Lindsey
Dec 26, 2014
C. Ferol Lindsey passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014 at Midland Hospice House. She was born in Ottawa, KS, the daughter of Christopher and Edna Blanche Loper. She attended Puget Sound University in Washington to study Music Theory, and she taught piano and voice at the Trenton Conservatory of Music in Trenton, N.J. She lived and traveled the world....
Keith Paul Kirby
Dec 24, 2014
Keith Paul Kirby, 90, of Topeka, KS, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. He lived most of his life and raised his family in Coldwater, Michigan.He was born December 4, 1924 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the son of Paul and Ruth McNickle Kirby. He graduated from Battle Creek High and attended the University of North...
Donavan Eugene Derr
Dec 24, 2014
Donavan Eugene Derr, 40, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014.He was born September 8, 1974, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Robert and Patti (Derr) Keithley. He graduated from Highland Park High in 1992. Donavan was an operations manager for Sheltered Living, Inc.On October 15, 1999, he married Nadine Auten in Topeka, Kansas. She survives. Other survivors include three...
Helen Ditzler
Dec 22, 2014
Helen Maxine Ditzler, 90, Topeka, died Monday, December 22, 2014 at Peggy Kelly House in Topeka.Maxine was born September 26, 1924 in Wetmore, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Merle Bell. She attended Wetmore High School where she played basketball, and graduated as co-valedictorian.She moved to Topeka after graduation where she worked in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe office...
Troy A. Glenn
Dec 22, 2014
Troy A. Glenn, 44, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Troy was born March 7, 1970 in Tacoma, WA, the son of Galen E. and M. Jean Harrell Glenn. He graduated from Seaman High School. He was employed by Reser's Find Foods, Inc. Survivors include his parents, Galen and Jean Glenn...
Dean E. Fleming
Dec 21, 2014
Dean E. Fleming, 93, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014.He was born September 16, 1921, in Topeka, the son of George and Stella (Nelson) Fleming. He was a graduate of Topeka High and a WWII veteran of the United States Air Force 98th Bomb Group.Dean worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Topeka for 29 years until his...
Mary Bodenheimer
Dec 20, 2014
Mary Ann Bodenheimer, 76, Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014.She was born August 28, 1938, in Independence, Kansas, the daughter of Kermit and Florence (Kepler) Burroughs. In 1970, Mary began working for Jostens. After 33 years, she retired in December 2003 as a group leader in layout department. She was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.On March 6,...
Everly Grace Shipley
Dec 19, 2014
Everly Grace Shipley, infant daughter of Sonja Ortiz and Paul Shipley of Topeka, died on Friday, December 19, 2014. Friends are welcome to pay their respects and to greet the family from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 7 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave. in Topeka. Burial will follow at Grantville Cemetery at 2:30 p.m....
Henrietta Rocelia(Linsey) Henderson
Dec 18, 2014
Henrietta Rocelia (Linsey) Henderson, 87, passed away December 18, 2014. She was born December 12, 1927, in Adel, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Weimer) Linsey.Henrietta was the oldest of four children. She married Cody Noel Henderson on May 21, 1950. He preceded her in death in 1994. Henrietta worked for Hallmark Cards and for most of her working...
Wayne W. Stover
Dec 17, 2014
Wayne W. Stover, 100, of Topeka, passed away December 17, 2014 at Aldersgate Village. He was born February 3, 1914 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Harry and Mildred (Williams) Stover. He graduated from Lecompton High School in 1932.In June of 1948, he married Loeeta Miller. She preceded him in death in 1982. He was also preceded in death by...
Charles E. Litz
Dec 17, 2014
Dr. Charles Litz, 78, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Midland Hospice House.Dr. Litz was born January 28, 1936, the son of Henry and Lucille (Patterson) Litz. He graduated from Washington Court House, Ohio High School and immediately enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He received his undergraduate from Ohio University and his Master's and Doctorate from the...
Martha E. Killian
Dec 15, 2014
Martha E Killian died suddenly on December 15, 2014 in her 79th year of life. A Master Gardener Emeritus and retired USD 501 teacher, Martha was loved by many, appreciated and respected for her integrity loyalty, skill, quiet leadership, and hard work. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Francis Knop Palmgren, her husbands, Samuel B. Grolmes,...
Ruth A. Anderson
Dec 15, 2014
Ruth A. Anderson, 80, Topeka, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014.She was born March 14, 1934, in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Alice (George) Hixson. She graduated from Lawrence High School and Washburn University.In 1953, she married Gene Anderson. He preceded her in death in 2002. Ruth was professional secretary for Josten's and Washburn University. Survivors include her...
Harold Max Bennett
Dec 14, 2014
H. Max Bennett, 81, of Topeka, died on December 14, 2014 at his home. Max was born on April 21, 1933 in Ottawa, the son of Harold Marcus and Beth (Reynolds) Bennett. He graduated from Eskridge High School and lived all of his working life in Topeka. Max was married to Dorthy Harding on December 22, 1979 in Mayetta, KS....
James H. Hamilton
Dec 13, 2014
James H. "Jim" Hamilton, 71, Alma, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Stormont Vail Health Center.Jim was born June 16, 1943 in Mountain View, MO, the son of Lester and Myrtle (Reese) Hamilton. He served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam era.He worked as a Mechanical Engineer with Central Mechanical Construction Company, retiring in 2009. Survivors include...
Carol L. Appelhanz
Dec 12, 2014
Carol L. Appelhanz, 61, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2014 at Midland Hospice House. She was born May 16, 1953 in Wichita Falls, TX, the daughter of Richard L. and Virginia L. Stahn Young. Carol graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1971 and received a nursing degree from Kaw Area Vo-Tech in 1980. She was employed...
Alice Mae Weinkauf
Dec 11, 2014
Alice Mae (Clark) Weinkauf passed from this world into Paradise Thursday, December 11, 2014 at home. Alice was born February 28, 1932 to Arron and Marie (Brunner) Clark in Wamego, Kansas. After living in Western Kansas for a few years, the family settled in Topeka. Alice attended Topeka Lutheran School and graduated from Topeka High School in 1950 and Washburn...
