Opal Marie Gordon
Aug 30, 2014
Opal Reno Gordon, 100, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at McCrite Plaza Retirement Community, where she lived since September 2012.She was born October 18, 1913, in Halls, Missouri, the daughter of Fred and Maude (Gillespie) Reno. She was a graduate of Gower Missouri High School and Clark's School of Business in Topeka. Early in her adult life...
Regenia Ann Everett
Aug 29, 2014
Regenia Ann Everett, 67, Topeka, passed away Friday, August 29, 2014. She was born November 6, 1946, in Beckley, West Virginia, the daughter of Wilworth and Edith (Lively) Kincaid. Regenia was a pharmacy technician at St. Francis Hospital for 23 years, retiring in 2011.On October 21, 1978, she married John Steven Everett in Lawrence, Kansas. He survives. Other survivors include...
Raymond M. Vaught
Aug 26, 2014
Raymond M. Vaught, 88, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Raymond was born November 30, 1925, in Mayetta, KS, son of John and Martha Sivils Vaught. He graduated from Washburn University. Raymond honorably served during WWII in the US Navy, and later, the US Air Force Reserves. Raymond married Delores Jean Moore in 1946; she preceded him in...
Edith Davison
Aug 26, 2014
Edith Faye Davison, 94, Frankfort, formally of Topeka, left this world Tuesday, August 26, 2014. She was born March 9, 1920, in Soldier, Kansas, the daughter of A.E. and Josie (Clouse) Morford. She graduated from Emmett High School. On July 6, 1942 she married Virgil Davison. Born to this union were two sons and two daughters, Larry, Evan, Janet and...
Lt. Col.Donaldeugene Mathers (Ret.)
Aug 26, 2014
Lt. Col. Donald Eugene Mathers (Ret.), 82, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014.He was born January 17, 1932, in Gardner, Kansas, the son of Carlos and Elba (Dunn) Mathers. He was a 1950 graduate of Topeka High and 1954 graduate of Washburn University with a BA in Business. Don served with the U.S. Air Force in SAC for...
Helen M. Zimmer
Aug 25, 2014
Helen M. Zimmer, 87, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 25, 2014, at Homestead Assisted Living. She was born July 20, 1927, in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Adam and Christina (Knapp) Mauer. Raised on a farm near Gridley, Kansas, she graduated high school at the young age of 17. She later moved to Topeka to work for the war...
Antaniyah Om'Uniqueprincess Lewis
Aug 23, 2014
Antaniyah Om'unique Princess Lewis, 4, infant daughter of Anton and Tawana Lewis of Topeka died on Saturday, August 23, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 2 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka. Interment will follow at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, Topeka. A visitation will be held on the day of the service...
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...
