Darrel "Tubby" Hunt
Jun 8, 2015
Darrel "Tubby" Hunt, 78, Topeka, passed away Monday, June 8, 2015.He was born March 3, 1937, in Waverly, Kansas, the son of Vance and Lulu (Hess) Hunt. He graduated from Highland Park High School.Darrel was a union glazier, retiring after 53 years. He was a member of the local glazier's union. He and his wife were one of five couples...
Larry G. Kroth
Jun 5, 2015
Larry G. Kroth, 77, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015, at his home.Larry was born October 8, 1937, in Soldier, KS, to Walter Evan and Mabel Ester (Gibson) Kroth. He graduated in 1955 from Holton High School. Larry served in the US Navy for four years and retired from BNSF after 40 years.He is survived by his loving wife, Hazel...
Mary Wasson
Jun 2, 2015
Mary Wasson, 89, Lawrence, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015.Mary was born January 13, 1926 in Topeka, the daughter of Paul and Inez Moser. She graduated from Topeka High School and Washburn University with a B.A. degree.She was employed as the Director of Internal Affairs with the Kansas-National Education Association for 30 years, retiring in 1996.Survivors include son, Chip (Elizabeth...
James L. Maloney
Jun 2, 2015
James L. Maloney, 91, of Topeka, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. James was born on July 6, 1923 in Casper, WY. He was a graduate of the University of Kansas. James was married to Barbara Rigby on November 14, 1942 in Topeka; she preceded him in death on December 22, 2013. He worked...
Verne Horne
Jun 1, 2015
Verne "B" Horne, 94, passed away on June 1, 2015, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Born in 1921, she grew up on a farm in Illinois surrounded by a large extended family. She started her career after college as a librarian at Evanston Township High School in 1943, where she met James B. Horne, then a senior, who would...
Frances E. Jipp
Jun 1, 2015
Frances E. Jipp of Topeka, KS went to be with her one and only, Jay Jipp, on Monday, June 1, 2015 with her daughter Jo at her side. Frances was born in Iowa and was raised in Ashland, NE where she met and married Jay Jipp. Jay and Frances enjoyed traveling and camping extensively in Southern Colorado and New Mexico....
Viola Ruth Rahberg
May 31, 2015
Viola Ruth "Vi" Rahberg, 88, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015, in Rochester, MN.Vi was born December 2, 1926, in Topeka, KS, to Herbert and Martha (Lamberson) Stephens. She graduated from Topeka High school in 1945 and was employed as a teller at Capitol Federal Savings Bank. Vi married Kenneth D. Rahberg on May 10, 1951. She was a fulltime...
Irene C. Wendt
May 31, 2015
Irene C. Wendt, 96, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015.Irene was born October 22, 1918, in Clay Center, KS, to Clarence and Hannah (Shutt) Alstrom. She married Raymond Wendt on January 25, 1942. Irene worked for Hallmark and retired from the State of Kansas. She was a long-time member of Quivira Heights Church of Christ.A memorial ceremony will be held...
Raymond A. Mitchell
May 29, 2015
Raymond A. Mitchell, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. He was born February 20, 1921 in Topeka, KS, the son of Dudley M. and Opal B. Strickler Mitchell. Raymond attended Hutchinson High School. He was an Army Veteran of WWII. He resided in Topeka since 1991. Raymond was employed as a...
Delpha R. Hart
May 28, 2015
Delpha R. Hart, 68, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born August 21, 1946 in Topeka, the daughter of Verl and Eunice Nincehelser. Delpha graduated from Highland Park High School. She was employed by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas for 39 years before retiring in 2000. Delpha...
Mary Frances Law
May 28, 2015
Mary Frances Law, 88, Lawrence,Kansas, formerly of Graham, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 surrounded by her children.She was born September 21, 1926, in Kennett, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Thomas and Ruby Mozell (Crutchfield) Paul. She graduated from Kennett High School in 1944 and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri in 1949, where she...
Bob Dean Abbey
May 27, 2015
Bob Dean Abbey, 82, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at a local care center.Bob was born July 28, 1932 in Mountain View, MO, the son of Albert and Ida (Becker) Abbey. He attended schools in Mountain View.He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He was a laborer and plasterer for Florence Contractors for over...
Betty L. Yarrington
May 25, 2015
Betty L. Yarrington, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 12, 1922 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of John Melvern and Mayme Mason Thoes. Betty graduated from Central High School in Kansas City, MO. She worked for the Avon Corporation during her husband, Victor's...
Jack H. Ford
May 23, 2015
Jack H. Ford, 89, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015.Jack was born August 24, 1925, to Walter H. and Nina Mae (Moore) Ford, in Elkhart, KS. He graduated from Grant County Rural High School in Ulysses in May 1943 and joined the United States Marine Corps the following August being discharged in 1946. He and Gloria A. Hammer were united...
Norma Louise Berry
May 19, 2015
Norma Louise Berry, 91, of Derby and formerly of Topeka, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at her home. Norma was born on September 3, 1923 in Topeka, the daughter of Louis and Mary Jane (Black) Streeter. Norma was married to Johnnie E. Berry on November 15, 1941 in Topeka; he preceded her in death on December 3, 2001. Survivors...
Donna R. Van Dyke
May 19, 2015
Donna R. Van Dyke, 67, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015.She was born April 24, 1948, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas and Helen (Garbe) Parker. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1966 and Washburn University with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education.Donna was employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield for 35 years, retiring in 2005. She...
James William Mullen
May 18, 2015
James William Mullen, 67, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 18, 2015. He was born July 14, 1947, in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of William and June (Ishmael) Mullen.James was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in Shawnee, Kansas and attended Rockhurst College and the University of Kansas. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era...
Irving E. Sheffel
May 18, 2015
Irving E. Sheffel, 98, of Topeka, died on Monday, May 18, 2015 at Brewster Place. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave. in Topeka. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 21 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery...
Patricia R. Castle
May 16, 2015
Patricia R. Castle, 74, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015. She was born January 27, 1941, in Topeka, the daughter of Roy and Rose (Hooper) Castle.Patricia was a 1959 graduate of Seaman High School and attended Washburn University and Columbia Junior College. She worked as a prison guard for the State of California and in Topeka, and at...
Irma I. Grotefendt
May 16, 2015
Irma I. Grotefendt, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born December 4, 1919 in Marine, IL, the daughter of Edward and Margaret Henze Grotefendt. Irma moved to Topeka in 1940. She was employed by State Farm Insurance Company, the Santa Fe Railway Company and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company...
