Bill Z Scanland
Jun 1, 2014
Bill Z Scanland, 70, Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Midland Hospice House. Bill was born March 22, 1944 in Holton, the son of Perry M. and Dorothy E. (Moore) Scanland. He graduated from Butler High School in Huntsville, AL and attended both Kansas State and Washburn University.Bill served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1965-1968. Later he...
Loren Francis Hladky
May 31, 2014
Loren Francis Hladky, born in Delia, Kansas and lived for 94 years and 365 days, passing May 31. The seventh child of Charles and Anna (Macha) Hladky with four younger siblings. He graduated from Delia High School in1938 and went into the Kansas National Guard in 1939. With the war breaking out Europe he enlisted in the regular Army in...
Loyality Renee' Nelson
May 30, 2014
Loyality Renee' NelsonLoyality Renee' Nelson, was stillborn, Friday, May 30, 2014, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center.Surviving are her parents, Diamond Renee' Hoskins and Gary Wayne Nelson III, and her sister: Ey'Honesty Shabra Nelson of the home, Topeka, Kansas; grandparents: Gary Wayne Nelson, Jr., Rachele Anne Nelson, Tanesha Nicole Goode Martinez, and Tommie Lee Hoskins, Sr., all of Topeka; great-grandparents: Gary...
Julie L. Hayes
May 30, 2014
Julie L. Hayes, 50, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Julie was born October 22, 1963, in Junction City, KS, daughter of Roger and Helen (Shane) Hayes. Her family moved to Topeka in 1968. She attended school at Topeka Education Center. Julie worked at TARC Industries and resided at Sheltered Living, Inc.She enjoyed participating in...
Martha W. Carithers
May 29, 2014
Martha W. Carithers, 87, of Topeka, died on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Topeka. She was born in Topeka, on February 25, 1927, the daughter of Robert L. and Ruth Kaster Webb.Martha graduated from Topeka High School in 1944 and from Antioch College in 1949. With Antioch's cooperative program, she worked in human relations offices in Chicago and Boston. After...
Joe H. Landon
May 27, 2014
Joe Harley Landon, age 80, of West Fork, Arkansas, died in the loving hands of his children, Tuesday, May 27, 2014 in West Fork. He was born February 14, 1934 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Clarence Harley and Emily Griffith Landon. He was preceded in death in 2006 by his wife of 50 years, Charlotte Landon and a son,...
Ignacio Esic Rodriguez
May 27, 2014
Ignacio Esic Rodriguez, 97, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014.He was born July 30, 1916, in Cebu City, Philippines, the son of Alfonso and Fabiana (Esic) Rodriguez. Ignacio married Filomena Lecera in Cebu City, Philippines. He was a farmer. In April 1993, Ignacio became U.S. citizen.Mr. Rodriguez was a member of the St. Matthew Catholic Church.Ignacio was employed for...
Betty Kensett Edgar
May 26, 2014
Cora Elizabeth (Betty) Kensett was born on March 3, 1927 in Sabetha, Kansas. Her father, James W. Kensett, Sr., was a school principal, and her mother, Cora Kensett (née Rose), was a sometimes teacher for the public schools. She also taught piano and sang professionally. Betty had a brother Dr. James W. Jr. three years her senior. After a change...
Dr. Williamr. Roy
May 26, 2014
William Robert Roy, MD, 1926-2014William Robert Roy, 88, Topeka, KS, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014, at Stormont Vail Hospital in the presence of family members.Bill was born February 23, 1926, in Bloomington, IL, to Elmer Javan Roy and Edna Blanche Foley, who preceded him in death. Bill married Jane Twining Osterhoudt of Bloomington, IL, on September 7, 1947. They...
Roy Eugene Sudduth
May 24, 2014
Roy Eugene Sudduth, 81, Topeka passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at a Topeka hospital. He was born October 13, 1932 in Topeka to Napoleon and Marie Payne Sudduth. Roy worked for many years at the Purple Cow restaurant at 9th and Kansas Ave. in Topeka. He grew up in the Church of God, which his grandparents had founded, and...
Robert Jennings Varney
May 23, 2014
Robert Jennings Varney, 84, of Topeka, died on Friday, May 23, 2014 at a Topeka hospital.Bob was born on July 10, 1929 in Ragland, West Virginia to James A. and Tessie Mae Varney, who preceded him in death. In 1952, he was married to his beloved Beverly Ann Weber and together they raised their 3 very active sons, William E....
Katharine "Delphine" Catron
May 21, 2014
Katharine "Delphine" Catron, 93, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014. She was born October 21, 1920, in Valley Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Alice (Irwin) Rolin.Delphine was a data recorder for Blue Cross & Blue Shield for 20 years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of the East Side Baptist Church for over 65 years.On...
Angela Marie Nicholas
May 19, 2014
Angela Marie Nicholas, 25, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014.She was born February 6, 1989 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Stanley L. and Sandra (Moses) Nicholas. Survivors include a daughter, Madison Benfer, MO; a son, Evan Nicholas, MO; her parents, Stanley Nicholas, Topeka, Sandra Moses of Parkville, MO; six sisters, Melissa, Amanda and Elizabeth Nicholas all of...
J.W. "Bill" Mcandrew
May 19, 2014
J.W. (Bill) McAndrew, 88, of Wichita, formerly of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014.Mr. McAndrew was born in Midland, PA, and attended Lincoln High School before joining the Navy as a corpsman during World War II and in the Korean War. He met his wife, Dorothy, while on a trip to Chicago for a friend's wedding, and fell in...
Lorene Cummings
May 19, 2014
Lorene "Renie" Cummings, 82, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at her home. She was born January 14, 1932 in the outskirts of Kincaid, KS, the only child of Loren M. and Jennie M. Smith Stanton in the farmhouse her father built. Her great-grandmother, on her father's side was full blooded Cherokee Indian. She was very proud of...
Charles William Dunkle
May 18, 2014
Charles William "Charlie" Dunkle, 55, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Midland Hospice House, Topeka.He was born January 11, 1959 in Leavenworth, Kansas, the son of Charles Millard Dunkle, deceased April 1961 and Alice "Jean" (Giese) Townsend. He attended schools in Leavenworth and Topeka, finishing courses at the Kaw Area Vocational Technical School in small engine as...
Joyce E. Schwisow
May 17, 2014
Joyce E. Schwisow, 69, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. She was born October 23, 1944 in Fairbury, NE, the daughter of John and Hilda Fett Eisenhauer. Joyce spent her youth growing up on a farm and was very active in 4-H. She took great pride in growing up...
Marion F. Culver
May 17, 2014
Marion Francis Culver, 97, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Midland Hospice House.Marion was born November 28, 1916 to John and Orabelle (Morse) Culver in Gulfport, MS, the youngest of four brothers. He was raised in Jackson, MS and moved to New Orleans, LA where he graduated from Fortier High School.He joined the Army-Air Corps in 1942...
Gloria A. Appleton
May 16, 2014
Gloria A. Appleton, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014 at Brewster Place. She was born August 4, 1920 in El Dorado, KS, the daughter of Dr. Amos H. and Merle Gifford Gish. She graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor's degree in Education. She later obtained a RN degree from Washburn University. She was a...
Charlotte Scott
May 16, 2014
Charlotte Faith, daughter of Brent and Misty Scott, was stillborn May 16, 2014, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She has two brothers and two sisters.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, Topeka. In lieu of flowers, attendees are asked to bring pink balloons for a balloon release.Heartfelt donations may be directed...
