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Betty Lee Lorenz
Aug 22, 2014
Betty Lee Lorenz, age 89, of Manhattan, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014 in Topeka. She was born October 7, 1924, in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence L. and Ruby J. (Woodward) Martin. Betty graduated from Topeka High School. She married Henry D. Vogel and they had one son, Lawrence. In 1985, Betty married Harvey Lorenz in Manhattan....
Eunice Brunker
Aug 21, 2014
Eunice Brunker, 96, Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor.Eunice was born October 23, 1917 in Narka to Charley and Ethel McCarty. She graduated from Clyde High School in 1935 and the Jane C. Stormont School of Nursing in 1943.She worked as a Registered Nurse for many years in Topeka. After retirement, she was an active member...
Larry L. Starbuck
Aug 14, 2014
Larry L. Starbuck, 74, Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014. He was born December 26, 1939, in Smith Center, Kansas, the son of Randall "Skinner" and Evelyn (Clark) Starbuck. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1958 and attended Washburn University. Larry was an auto body technician for over 30 years, retiring from Vic Yarrington in 1998. He was...
Gary D. Fadely
Aug 14, 2014
Gary D. Fadely, 75, Sarasota, FL, formerly of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014.Gary was born December 25, 1938 in Topeka, the son of Richard and Dorothy (Sutherin) Fadely.He graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University.He started his banking career at what was then Merchants National Bank of Topeka. He later went to work for Commerce State...
Nancy J. Lebbert
Aug 13, 2014
Nancy J. Lebbert, 74, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014.She was born December 17, 1939, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Genevieve (Miller) Phillips. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1957. Nancy was employed by the Kansas Department of Transportation as an email administrator and IT support for 20 years, retiring in 1999.Nancy married John L....
Betty Mae Mattice
Aug 13, 2014
Betty Mae Mattice, 87, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at Atria Hearthstone East.She was born December 31, 1926, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Diedrich) Thoke. On June 3, 1963, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, she married Louis Mattice. He preceded her in death on November 13, 2006.Survivors include sisters, Clara Trout of Colorado Springs, Colorado...
Helen M.Collins Setnor
Aug 13, 2014
Helen M. Collins Setnor, 98, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at Atria Hearthstone East.She was born June 18, 1916, in Linn, Kansas. Helen married Francis Collins on August 13, 1935. He preceded her in death on October 23, 1965. She then married Michael Setnor on October 23, 1983. He preceded her in death on November 23, 2000.Survivors...
Joann A. Shideler
Aug 13, 2014
JoAnn Adella (Currier) Shideler, 82, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014. JoAnn was born March 9, 1932 in Abilene, Kansas, the daughter of Robert M. and Eva Lucille (Wells) Currier. She was a 1950 graduate of Washburn Rural High School. She attended Washburn University and was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.JoAnn was joined in marriage to Philip...
Mary Louise(Powell) Lagerberg
Aug 12, 2014
Mary Louise (Powell) Lagerberg, 83, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014.She was born October 10, 1930 in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of C.M. and Eva F.(Smart) Powell. The family moved to Topeka when Mary was quite young. She attended Topeka Public Schools graduating from Topeka High School in 1948. After graduation, she attended Washburn University where she...
Helen Maxineburke Porter Jackson
Aug 11, 2014
Helen Maxine Burke Porter Jackson, 89, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014. She was born September 24, 1924 to Hortense and John Burke of St. Louis, MO. The family moved to Topeka in 1927. Maxine attended Topeka Public Schools. She was a National Thespian and graduated from Topeka High School. She attended Emporia State University and was an...
Norman R. King
Aug 11, 2014
Norman R. "Dick" King, 86, of Topeka, passed away August 11, 2014, at Brewster Place. He was born June 25, 1928, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the son of Army Captain Norman D. and Stella Clark King. He spent his youth there and in Casper, Wyoming, and Alliance, Nebraska, where he graduated from high school. Dick served in the Army from 1950-52...
Tommy Lee Long
Aug 10, 2014
Tommy Lee "Tom" Long, 79, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014.He was born March 22, 1935 in Topeka, the son of Charles and Ellen (Beckley) Long. He attended Highland Park High School. Mr. Long was a sheet metal worker for Kansas Sheet Metal, and was employed in the service station industry for many years and would later own...
Roy Wiedwald
Aug 10, 2014
Roy E. Wiedwald, 91, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014. Survivors include one daughter, Chery (Tom) Johnson of Berryton, two sons, Tod Wiedwald of Topeka, Lance (Cindy)Wiedwald of Meriden, KS, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 15, 2014, at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, Topeka.To leave a special message for Roy's family, please...
Richard D. Evans
Aug 10, 2014
Richard D. Evans, 69, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014, after a 30 year courageous journey with cancer. Richard D. Evans was born June 4, 1945, in San Diego, California, son of Frank and Ruth Evans. He attended San Diego State University, Golden Gate Seminary, and received his PhD from Northwestern University.Richard married Beth M. Brady on September...
Thomas Joe Comfort
Aug 9, 2014
Thomas Joe Comfort, 76, Topeka, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014.Tom was born October 31, 1937 in Topeka, the son of Thomas Josiah and Vera Mae (Kraus) Comfort. He graduated from Hiawatha High School and attended Washburn University. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1956 and was stationed at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Colorado and the 98th General Hospital...
Robert H. Pruitt
Aug 9, 2014
Robert H. Pruitt, 98, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be deeply missed.Born on May 31, 1916, Robert was one of nine children. Growing up during the Depression in Decatur, Ala., he learned the value of hard work when he dropped out of school in the eighth...
Walter N. Scott, Jr.
Aug 9, 2014
Walter N. Scott, Jr., 83, of Topeka, passed away peacefully at Legend at Capital Ridge, on Saturday, August 9, 2014. Walter Newton Scott, Jr. was born October 27, 1930, in Topeka, son of Walter N. Scott, Sr. and Agnes S. Scott. He graduated from Seneca High School, Washburn University, and the Washburn University School of Law. Walter served as an...
Dana Harris Bloom
Aug 5, 2014
Dana Harris Bloom, 57, of Tecumseh, died on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Dana was born on February 18, 1957 in Kansas City, KS to Floyd Burton and Myrl (Harris) Bloom. He attended Topeka High School. He worked for Halls Lithographing Company for 12 years and UCB-Innovia, where he held several positions over a 20 year span. Dana enjoyed fishing, gardening,...
Betty Burbach
Aug 3, 2014
Betty Lou Burbach, 87, Topeka, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2014 at Midland Care Hospice House. She was born on February 2, 1927 in Leavenworth, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest and Marie Angelbeck. She grew up and attended schools in Leavenworth County.Betty married Douglas Lowell Burbach on June 11, 1950. Two daughters were born to this union, Vicki Tanner...
Ruth Margaret Ausherman
Aug 3, 2014
Ruth Margaret Ausherman, 95, Topeka, KS, died Sunday, August 3, 2014, at Eagle Ridge at Brewster Place.She was born May 24, 1919, near Elmont, the daughter of Eppa C. and Margaret Price Ausherman. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1937 and from Kansas State University in 1943.Miss Ausherman taught high school and junior high home economics in Kansas for...
