Wayne C. Christensen
Mar 25, 2015
Wayne Christensen, 82, of Topeka, died on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Wayne was born October 14th, 1932 near Shubert, Nebraska. Wayne was the oldest son of Peter Christensen and Beulah (Keithley) Christensen. Wayne graduated from Verdon High School in 1951. He met Carol Rose Montgomery in Stella, Nebraska and they were married on May 25, 1952. They had two sons,...
Graceanna Wood
Mar 23, 2015
Graceanna Wood, 88, of Topeka, died on Monday, March 23, 2015. She was born on April 23, 1926 in Horton, the daughter of Theodore and Anna (Green) Christensen. She worked 38 years for the Santa Fe Railroad (now BNSF), retiring in 1984. She also worked 11 years for the Kansas Legislature, retiring in 1999. She married Jim Wood in 1967;...
Joseph Henry Lumpkin, Jr.
Mar 21, 2015
Joseph H. "Joe" Lumpkin, Jr., 78, Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Health Center. Joe was born October 6, 1936 in Tupelo, MS, the son of Joseph H. Sr., and Susy (Wilson) Lumpkin. He graduated from Central High School in Memphis, TN; and received his BS and MBA degrees from the University of Arizona. He was employed...
Wayne M. Casebeer
Mar 20, 2015
Wayne M. Casebeer, 66, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015.Wayne was born on March 3, 1949, Topeka, Kansas to Deane and Leona (Bowen) Casebeer. Graduated from Carbondale High School in 1967. On June 30, 1999, he married Cynthia (Pendergrass) Tate. He was a member of First Southern Baptist Church, Topeka. Wayne is survived by his wife, Cynthia; children,...
Mary Faye Vaughn
Mar 14, 2015
Mary Faye Vaughn, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at her home. She was born January 11, 1943 at Christ Hospital in Topeka, the daughter of C.G. and Elba Dunn Mathers. She was a 1961 graduate of Topeka High School and retired from Stormont-Vail Hospital. Mary was married to Marvin Vaughn; he preceded her in death...
Carolee (Barrett) Horton
Mar 12, 2015
Carolee (Barrett) Horton, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015. She was born September 19, 1934, in Meriden, Kansas, and the daughter of Billy and Myrna (Tripp) Barrett. Carolee was a 1951 graduate of Valley Falls High School. She loved spending time with family and friends.Carolee married Dale R. Horton on December 4, 1954, in Topeka, Kansas. He...
Lydia G.(Matyak) Anderson
Mar 12, 2015
A lovely smile has left us....Lydia G. (Matyak) Anderson, 93, passed away Thursday morning, March 12, 2015, at Clare Bridge in Topeka. She was born on Jan. 1, 1922, on the family farm in Carter, South Dakota, the daughter of Paul and Marie (Dolezilek) Matyak. Lydia had three brothers Paul, Frank, and Joe.Lydia attended Curlew Grade and Witten High Schools,...
Theo Brenner
Mar 12, 2015
Theo Brenner, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015. Services are pending with Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, Topeka.
Dr. Philipe. Mills, Jr.
Mar 11, 2015
Dr. Philip E. Mills Jr., 78, recently retired to Castle Rock, Colorado, passed away there on March 11, 2015. He was born in 1936 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Philip E. Mills Sr. and Marjorie Mae (Gross) Mills. After graduating from Topeka High School, Phil attended Harvard University on an ROTC scholarship and served in the Air Force in...
Maxine Dickson
Mar 8, 2015
On the eighth day of March 2015, Mrs. Maxine E. Dickson, nee Marx, departed this world and her loving family to enter into God's grace. She is once again with her life-long partner and love, Hiram. She passed away peacefully in her sleep. Maxine was born on March 18th, 1924, in Emporia Kansas and lived 90 years, 11 months. She...
Rev. Thomasrichard Hutcheson
Mar 7, 2015
Thomas Richard (Dick) Hutcheson, 98, passed away March 7, 2015, at Stormont Vail Hospital, with family present, following a short illness. Mr. Hutcheson was born August 21, 1916, in rural Morning Sun, Iowa, to Walter and Jessie (Turnbull) Hutcheson. He attended grade school in Morning Sun and high school in Mediapolis, Iowa. After high school, he attended Burlington Iowa Junior...
Cheryl J. Karns
Mar 6, 2015
Cheryl Jean (Stroemer) Karns, 63, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on March 6, 2015, after a brave battle with cancer. She was born on November 3, 1951 in Marysville, Kansas to Duane and Phyllis Stroemer. She graduated from Summerfield High School in 1969 and attended Brown Mackie Career College, where she studied to be a paralegal. She was a dedicated...
Mary Ellen Hall
Mar 5, 2015
Mary Ellen Hall, 90, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015.Mary Ellen was born on May 14, 1924, in Kingman, Kansas, daughter of Wallace and Emma (Seyb) McIlrath.She graduated from Kingman High School, Emporia State, and later, Washburn University, where she obtained her Master's degree in Elementary School Education.Mary Ellen was an Elementary School Librarian in several schools...
Donna J. Grimes
Mar 3, 2015
Donna Grimes, 86, of Topeka, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Donna was born on January 20, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Emery and Bertha (Jones) Shimer. She graduated from Topeka High School and attended the University of Kansas. She married the love of her life, Jim N. Grimes on June 6,...
Beulah L. Taylor
Mar 2, 2015
Beulah L. Taylor, 85, Topeka, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at McCrite Plaza. Beulah was born October 2, 1929 in Topeka, the daughter of LeRoy and Neva (Adams) Noe. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1947. She was employed by the State of Kansas, Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services for 40 years, retiring in 1989. Beulah was...
Mary Lu Parks
Mar 2, 2015
Mary Lu Parks, 86, of Topeka, KS formerly of Columbia, MO passed away March 2, 2015. She was born March 27, 1928 in Akron, Ohio to Bernal and Ethel Bodkin. Growing up in New Jersey outside New York City, she enjoyed dancing, cheerleading, theater, the seashore and Girl Scouts.Her adventurous spirit led her to the University of Tennessee where she...
Robert Dale Shaw
Mar 1, 2015
Robert Dale Shaw, 79, of Topeka, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. Dale was born on January 25, 1936 in Sedalia, MO the son of William Tolbert and Ruby Pearl (Majors) Shaw. He graduated from Osage City High School in 1954. He married Loeva Shoemate in Topeka on June 22, 1957. Dale worked for many...
Georgia Menninger
Mar 1, 2015
Georgia Menninger, 81, Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born October 22, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of George and Wilma (Goodwin) Kiepe. In 1953, she graduated from Soldan-Blewett High School in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1958, she received a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy from Washington University in St. Louis,...
Jarod M. Coonce
Feb 28, 2015
Jarod M. Coonce, 30, Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015.He was born August 29, 1984, in Falls City, Nebraska, the son of Gail "Ed" and Donna (Whitehead) Coonce. He graduated from Topeka High School in 2003.He was employed with Falley's, Payless Shoe Source and Wal-Mart.Jarod was a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. He participated in Boy...
Ezra Cole Boyd
Feb 26, 2015
Ezra Cole Boyd passed away February 26, 2015. He was born November 24, 2014, in Topeka, the son of Malcolm and Lexi Boyd.Survivors include his parents; sister, Naomi Raine Boyd; grandparents, Victoria Solis-Fitzhugh, Malcolm Earl Boyd, Sr., and William and Lori Walters; great-grandparents, Leland and Debbi Kling and Virginia Walters; great-great-grandmother, Shirley Solis; and a host of extended family members.Funeral...
