Ruth Arlene Porter
Dec 6, 2014
Ruth Arlene Porter, 85, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014. She was the daughter of Paul and Freida (Cassity) Trimble. They preceded her in death.Ruth grew up in Wetmore and graduated from Wetmore High School in 1947. She was married to Leland Porter in 1948. After Leland served four years in the Air Force, they settled in Topeka.She worked at...
Margaret Hensley Vanvleck
Dec 5, 2014
Margaret Hensley VanVleck, 94, of Topeka, died on Friday, December 5, 2014. Marge was born on May 26, 1920 in Hotchkiss, VA, the daughter of Willie Edward and Mary Leetha Layton. She attended local schools and graduated from Strayer Business College in Virginia. Marge was married to Morgan Hensley on August 4, 1941 in St. Louis, MO; he preceded her...
Bernard Bentley Ravins
Dec 3, 2014
Bernard Bentley Ravins, 82, of Topeka, died December 3, 2014. He was born on August 9, 1932 in Salina, KS the son of Thomas and Fannie (Bentley) Ravins. He attended Hayden High and Topeka High Schools. He served three years in the Army with two tours of duty in the Korean War as well as 8 years in the Kansas...
Henry B. Cooley
Dec 2, 2014
Henry B. Cooley, 88, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. H.B. was born June 12, 1926 in Goff, the son of Henry and Ruth (Decker) Cooley. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1943 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was employed by Goodyear for over 36 years, retiring in...
Eva Mae(Tunis) Wood
Dec 1, 2014
Eva Mae (Tunis) Wood, 95, died December 1, 2014 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka where she made her home in recent years. Eva was born May 25, 1919, the daughter of Ed and Emma (Niehaus) Tunis at Netawaka, Kansas. Eva graduated from Netawaka High School . She married Walter Wilson Wood September 30, 1937. They celebrated 60 years of marriage...
Robert D. Pasley
Nov 29, 2014
Robert D. Pasley, 83, Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Midland Hospice.Born October 21, 1931 in Topeka, Kansas to Carl Pasley and Ethel (Stewart) Marsh, he graduated from Topeka High School. Robert was a U.S. Air Force veteran serving during the Korean War.He was a member of Seaman Community Church, Moose Lodge No. 555.He retired from Northrop Grumman...
Alaric Bruce Brown
Nov 28, 2014
Alaric Bruce Brown, infant son of Michael and Ellakay Brown, Topeka, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Health Center.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Cecil Earl Welcher
Nov 26, 2014
Cecil Earl Welcher, 97, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Plaza West with his wife, Johnetta by his side. He was born February 7, 1917 in rural Douglas County, KS, the son of Clarence A. and Susan Coffman Welcher. Cecil graduated from Lecompton High School in 1936. He was a Navy veteran of WWII, serving from...
John William Campbell
Nov 25, 2014
John William Campbell, 59, Topeka, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, November 25, 2014. John was born January 6, 1955 in Honolulu, HI, the son of Captain George Willis and Leona Ruth (Miller) Campbell. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1973, graduated cum laude from Washburn University in 1977 receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a double major in...
Bonnibelle Taber-D'Angelo
Nov 23, 2014
Bonnibelle Taber-D'Angelo, 87, Topeka, died Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor.Bonnie was born June 11, 1927 in Larned to Sidney "Gerald" and Faye McConnaughhay. She graduated from Larned High School in 1945 and from the Hertzler Nursing School in Halstead in 1950.She worked as a Registered Nurse at the Colmery-O'Neil V.A. Medical Center, retiring in 1971.Bonnie married Raymond...
Letitia S. Davis
Nov 22, 2014
Letitia Davis (Donnelly), 36, of Topeka and Wichita, passed away Saturday, November 22nd, 2014. She was born in Topeka, KS on February 22nd, 1978. Letitia graduated from Shawnee Height High School in 1996. She was married to Levaris Davis in 2004; they were later divorced. She is survived by her four children, Dasia Davis, Cierra Davis, Jada Davis, and Latavion...
Dana Thomas Bell
Nov 21, 2014
Dana Thomas Bell, 92, formerly of Topeka, passed away peacefully Friday, November 21, 2014 in Lincoln, Nebraska.Dana was born May 31, 1922 in Cogswell, North Dakota, the son of Earl A. and Zora (Bale) Bell. He was a graduate of Cogswell High School and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II.Mr. Bell...
Iker Thiago Carbajal
Nov 21, 2014
Iker Thiago Carbajal, infant son of Juan G. Carbajal and Estrella Y. Calderon, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital.Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel. Burial will follow in the Penwell-Gabel Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of the funeral...
James A. Power, Jr.
Nov 20, 2014
James A. Power, Jr., 87, Topeka passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014. He was born December 28, 1926 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of James and Bettina Power. Jim grew up in Tarrytown, New York and learned to love Swing and Big Band Era music. The war changed things for Jim; he graduated from high school in three years so...
Leo L. Walker
Nov 19, 2014
Leo L. Walker, 96, formerly of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014.He was born October 23, 1918, in Council Grove, Kansas, the son of Harry and Bertha (Borkert) Walker. He served in the United States Army during WWII and was a life-time member of Philip Billard VFW Post #1650 in Topeka. Leo married Thelma Blanton in 1942. They were...
Gracie Balsters
Nov 18, 2014
Gracie "Inez" Balsters, 91, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014.She was born October 23, 1923 in Philadelphia, Mississippi, the daughter of Jessie Wayne and Eula Ann (Pierce) Meeks. She was a graduate of Rayville High School in Rayville, LA, and later graduated from Clark's Business College in Topeka.Mrs. Balsters was employed by Santa Fe Railroad and later worked...
Virginia Ellen(Peterson) Fieger
Nov 17, 2014
Virginia Ellen (Peterson) Fieger, 92, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014.She was born December 2, 1921, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Bertha (Seal) Peterson. She was a graduate of Topeka High School. Virginia married Albert Fieger on February 15, 1942. He preceded her in death on June 17, 1996. She enjoyed bowling, fishing, bingo and...
Nelda S. Flickinger
Nov 15, 2014
Nelda (Stohs) Flickinger, 88, of Marysville and formerly of Topeka, died on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at her home in Marysville. Nelda was born at Bremen, KS, September 12, 1926, the daughter of Ferdinand and Katharine (Leseberg) Stohs. Nelda was baptized on October 3, 1926 at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hermansberg, KS and was confirmed on October 23, 1940....
Kyle Hadden
Nov 14, 2014
Kyle A. Hadden, 77, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at his home.He was born November 23, 1936, in Jackson County, Kansas, the son of Albert and Lucille (Martin) Hadden. He was a graduate of Topeka High School and served in the Army Reserve. Kyle was employed as a Journeyman Plumber retiring in 1996.Mr. Hadden was a member...
Lavonne M. Blankenship
Nov 14, 2014
LaVonne Marie Blankenship, 89, Topeka, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital and went to be with her husband Bob.LaVonne was born September 4, 1925 in Topeka, the daughter of Clarence W. and Myrtle M. (Stanley) Canrobert. She grew up in the Oakland area where she attended grade school and Holiday Junior High. She graduated from Topeka High...
