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...
Col. A.Lee Lundquist (Ret.)
Jan 17, 2015
Col. Albin "Lee" Lundquist (Ret.), 95, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. Lee was born March 20, 1919 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Albin O. and Anna J. (Johnson) Lundquist. His family moved to Topeka when Lee was nine months old. He attended Topeka schools and graduated from Topeka High School in 1937....
Georgia I. Gibson
Jan 16, 2015
Georgia Gibson, 83, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015. She will lie in state from 12:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, Topeka. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 2, 2015, at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, Topeka.
Clarence J. Gideon
Jan 16, 2015
Clarence J. Gideon: Born November 9, 1926 in Delia, Kansas, departed on January 16, 2015. After taking summer school during the summer of 1944 in order to graduate from high school early and join the U.S. Army, he graduated from Topeka High in December of 1944, and enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in the Pacific theater with the 52nd...
Norbert F. Brady
Jan 16, 2015
Norbert F. Brady, 79, of Silver Lake, passed away January 16, 2015, at home under the care of Midland Hospice.He was born October 21, 1935 in Axtell, Kansas, the son of Vincent "Dutch" and Rose (Skoch) Brady. He was raised in Lillis, Kansas, and was a graduate of Frankfort High School. Norbert served in the United States Army from 1955-1957....
Willard O. Mcginn
Jan 15, 2015
Willard O. McGinn, 90, Tecumseh, formerly of the Garden City area, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015.He was born December 5, 1924, in Peterson, Kansas, the son of Robert and Clara (Gass) McGinn. He grew up in Deerfield, Kansas and attended school in both Deerfield and Holcomb. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran serving during WWII, in the...
Richard E. Kopp
Jan 15, 2015
Richard E. Kopp, 84, of Topeka, Kansas died January 15, 2015 under hospice care at Midland House. Born December 10, 1930 to Walter and Ethel Kopp, he was raised in Harveyville, Kansas.Richard served in the Army in the Korean War. He and wife Virginia Palmer Kopp have made their home in Topeka since 1954. He worked at Goodyear 32 years,...
Leslie Law Smith
Jan 14, 2015
Leslie Law Smith, 91, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away January 14, 2015. Les was born April 12, 1923 to Clarence M. and Norma (Metzger) Smith in Cincinnati, Ohio. Les attended Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, and then Purdue University Class of 1945 and the University of Cincinnati, graduating with honors in Chemistry and Zoology in 1948. He was a...
Mary K. Bond-Lueske
Jan 14, 2015
Mary K. Bond-Lueske of Overbrook and formerly of Dover passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at the Brookside Retirement Center in Overbrook. Mary was born in Olivet, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Rose Prost. She was married to Ross Bond; he preceded her in death in 1991. She was later married to Raymond Lueske in 1996. Mary worked...
Billy Wayne Abbott
Jan 14, 2015
Billy Wayne Abbott, 61, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Providence Living Center in Topeka.He was born September 4, 1953, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of John and Faye (Kingcannon) Abbott. Billy enjoyed playing cards and dominos.Survivors include two brothers, Donald Eugene Abbott of Topeka and Raymond Dean Abbott of Alabama; one sister, Beverly Ann Charles of...
David Barkley
Jan 13, 2015
David Barkley, 71, of Tecumseh, died on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at his home. David was born on December 10, 1943, the son of Raymond and Vera (Cook) Barkley in Topeka. He was a graduate of Highland Park High School, class of 1961. He was married to Jackie Newman on September 12, 1964 in Topeka. David was a member of...
Carlene Hutcheson
Jan 10, 2015
Carlene Hutcheson, 74, of Topeka, KS, went to be with her Lord on January 10, 2014, after a yearlong struggle with various health issues.She was born on January 25, 1940, in Topeka, KS, to Rev. Thomas and Marjorie Hutcheson of Denison, KS. In 1949, her family moved to the island of Cyprus, where her parents were missionary teachers. Following her...
