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Leona E. Casebeer
Jul 8, 2014
Leona Casebeer, 92, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014.She was born in Apache, OK, daughter of Mitte and Allie (Robertson) Bowen.Leona was married to Deane M. Casebeer on September 26, 1942.Leona was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is survived by her husband, two children, six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and a sister.Leona was preceded in...
Marvin Maydew
Jul 7, 2014
Marvin Wayne Maydew, age 88, of Topeka, died on Monday, July 7, 2014. He was born in Lebanon, Kansas on June 12, 1926, the third of nine children of Kermit A. and Lelia Inez (Phifer) Maydew. Marvin was raised on a farm in northeast Smith County, Kansas.After attending the University of Colorado, Marvin earned bachelor of business administration and juris...
Owen "Gene" Noakes
Jul 6, 2014
Owen "Gene" Noakes, 88, Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Midland Hospice. He was born August 24, 1925, in Severy, Kansas, the son of Marietta Noakes. He graduated from Severy High School in 1943. Gene was a U.S. Army veteran serving during World War II. He was a carpenter for the Santa Fe Railroad for 36 years and...
Marilyn K. Morford
Jul 4, 2014
Marilyn Kay Morford, 75, passed away July 4th, 2014 at Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas. She's survived by sons Thomas and Larry Morford, Topeka, KS. She was preceded in death by her husband Larry G. Morford, Sr. Marilyn was a graduate of Seaman High School and Washburn University. Visitation will be Sunday, 5pm to 7pm, at Penwell-Gabel...
Harry W. Lawrence
Jul 3, 2014
Harry W. Lawrence, 85, Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Midland Hospice House.Harry was born May 12, 1929 (Mother's Day) in Chicago, to Harry and Marie (Wojceiski) Lawrence. He graduated from high school in Chicago. He tried joining the military at age 15 and 16 and was rejected for age. Finally in 1946, he turned 17 and joined...
Harlan C. Klein
Jul 2, 2014
Harlan Charles Klein, 76, of Koochinching County, MN, formerly of Topeka, passed away on July 2, 2014.Visitation will be held from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel on Thursday, July 10. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 11 at the Penwell-Gabel Memorial Park Cemetery.To leave a special message for the family, please visit the...
Jai'Shon Christophermychel Luarks
Jul 1, 2014
Jai'Shon Christopher Mychel Luarks, 21, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014.He was born September 16, 1992, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Kevin Coffman and Machelle Bryant. They survive. Jai'Shon attended Topeka West High School and was working toward earning his diploma. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, going to the shooting range, restoring his car, and playing with his...
Melva Peters
Jun 29, 2014
Melva "Jean" Peters, 85, Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014.Jean was born December 14, 1928 in Topeka, the daughter of William T. and Louise W. (Reiber) Robinson. She graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University.She was employed as a Paraprofessional with USD-501, retiring in 1995.She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.Jean married Keith N. Peters...
Stanton Lloyd Johnson
Jun 28, 2014
Stanton Lloyd "Stan" Johnson, 71, of Topeka, died at his home on Saturday, June 28, 2014, son of Lloyd Edward and Rose Marie (Nelson) JohnsonStan attended Topeka public schools and graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1961 where he was a member of a state championship basketball team. He graduated from Ottawa University in 1965 with a bachelor's degree...
Betty Lucille Adams
Jun 27, 2014
Betty L. Adams, 91, of Topeka, died on Friday, June 27, 2014. Betty was born on December 31, 1922 in Jennings, KS to Allyan and Dottie Mae (Conley) Beers. Her early years of schooling were in a one-room school house until she attended and graduated from Kanona High School. She was married to E. George Adams in 1942 in Denver,...
Robert D. Cast
Jun 27, 2014
Robert Duane Cast, 77, of Topeka, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014.He was born in Bearer Crossing, Nebraska, on November 5, 1936, to Robert Henry Cast and Hazel Leona Terril Cast. After a year in a local college, he joined the Air Force. Bob's Air Force time and training led him into a career of space and missiles with Lockheed...
Mary Jo Wodtke
Jun 26, 2014
Mary Jo Wodtke, 83, of Topeka, Kansas, passed on Thursday, June 26, 2014. She was born December 28, 1930, in Austin, Texas, daughter of Louis Henry and Ima Jane (Ballard) Bradshaw. She graduated from Austin High School in 1948. Mary Jo attended St. John's College, Winfield, Kansas, from 1948-1950, graduating with an Associate Degree in business. It was while at...
Marilyn Bahner
Jun 24, 2014
Marilyn Ilene Bahner, 87, formerly of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Presbyterian Manor, Emporia.Marilyn was born February 28, 1927, in Topeka, daughter of Edwin and Hildegard (Quednow) Senne. She graduated from Topeka High School.Marilyn was united in marriage to Benjamin "Ben" Bahner in 1948. Ben passed away in 2012. They enjoyed 63 years of marriage.She worked for...
Charley A. Faulk, Jr.
Jun 21, 2014
Charley "Bud" A. Faulk, Jr., 86, of Topeka, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Charley was born on December 19, 1927, the second of seven children born to Charley A. Sr. and Irene (Hestand) Faulk in Topeka. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School and served his country honorably in both the Merchant Marines and the...
Kay Adamson
Jun 21, 2014
Kay Julie (Hunter) Adamson, 66, died at home in Topeka, Kansas of small-cell lung cancer on Saturday, June 21, 2014.She was born in Denver, Colorado on June 23, 1947, a daughter of Doris Marie (Sholander) and John Sheldon Hunter. Within months after her birth, her family moved back to Topeka, Kansas, where she spent the rest of her life. Kay...
Norma Lee(Schneider) Peterson
Jun 20, 2014
Norma Lee (Schneider) Peterson, 84, of Topeka, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014.She was born July 12, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Anna Margaret (Pfeiffer) Schneider. Norma was a 1947 graduate of Washburn Rural High School and attended Clark's Business School. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone as a records clerk for 21 years, retiring September...
Charles L. Wilkins
Jun 18, 2014
Charles Lee Wilkins, 74, son of Oscar Lee and Christine Wilkins passed away at his home on June 18, 2014. He was born on August 4, 1939 and was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Carolyn Wilkins, and a son, Charles L. Wilkins, Jr. Mr. Wilkins was honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force, and retired after 20...
Joann Elizabeth Strimple
Jun 17, 2014
Joann Hardy Strimple, 83, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014.She was born March 21, 1931, in Hammond, Indiana, the daughter of Clyde and Ruth (Smith) Hardy. She graduate from Baldwin High School and attended the University of Kansas.Joann was an administrative assistant for the MTAA and later retiring as administrative assistant for the Attorney General.Joann married Larry Strimple on...
Ernestine Burghart
Jun 17, 2014
Ernestine "Tina" Burghart, 67, Tecumseh, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at a local hospital. Tina was born August 1, 1946 in Rocky Mount, NC, the daughter of Robert and Ernestine (Curtis) Rogers.She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1964 and attended Emporia Teachers College and graduated from Washburn University.She taught History in the Santa Fe Trail School District...
Waneitta Mayhudson Rockhold
Jun 16, 2014
Waneitta May Hudson Rockhold, 83, of Topeka, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014.She was born June 4, 1931, in Reamsville, Kansas, the daughter of Clifford Haas and Zelpha (Smith) Haas Breitenstein. She was a CNA and CMA in the Rossville and Topeka area. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 1 and the Moose Lodge.On June...
