Shirley Horn
Jan 10, 2014
Shirley Horn, 79, Topeka, passed away Friday, January 10, 2014 at a local hospital.Shirley was born November 17, 1934 in Eminence, MO, the daughter of Burr and Berniece (Sutton) Powell.She graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, MO and attended The Salvation Army School for Officer's Training in Chicago.She and her husband both served as ministers for The Salvation...
Delbert J. Hart
Jan 9, 2014
Delbert J. Hart, 66, Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014. He was born October 8, 1947, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Jack Hart and Myrtle Martha Morgan. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during Vietnam War. He is survived by his children, Ethan D. Hart, Fort Scott, KS and Jennifer R. Hart, Texas and four siblings. He...
Lois Armstrong
Jan 9, 2014
Lois Armstrong, 86, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014.Lois was born May 31, 1927, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, daughter of Arnold and Leila (Fredrickson) Hansen. Lois was proud of her Danish ancestry. She graduated from Morgan High School, Morgan, Minnesota, and Huron Hospital Nursing School, Huron, South Dakota. Lois worked as a registered nurse for 30 years, retiring...
Ernest Blair
Jan 8, 2014
Ernest H. Blair, 96, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014. He was born July 18, 1917 in Topeka, the son of Hunter and Flossie Burkhart Blair. Ernest graduated from Seaman High School in 1936. He served in the Army during World War II, serving in Europe in the 591st Field Artillery Battalion.He married Dorothy A. Willett of Topeka...
Hope Marie Porras
Jan 7, 2014
Hope (Lopez) Porras, 67, of Topeka, passed away on January 7, 2014. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 23, 1946. She graduated from Fenger High School in Chicago in 1964. She moved to Kansas in 1980 where she raised her two children, Monica and Mario. Hope worked as a Claims Assistant Supervisor at Blue Cross and Blue Shield...
Chad E. Barker
Jan 6, 2014
Chad E. Barker, 37, Topeka, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at Stormont-Vail after a brief illness.He was born April 2, 1976, in Topeka, the son of Orville and Carole (Whalen) Barker. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1994. Chad was employed by Frito Lay, where he has been for 8 years.He is survived by his siblings, Donna Estrada-Munoz,...
Elizabeth Ann Beary Purkey
Jan 6, 2014
Elizabeth Anne Beary Purkey, 42, of Topeka, died unexpectedly at her home in Topeka on January 6, 2014. She was born in Edina, Minnesota on November 30, 1971. Elizabeth moved to Overland Park, KS with her family in 1978. As a child, Elizabeth enjoyed singing and playing tennis. She attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School where she played tennis, danced...
Rabbi Joseph Kohn
Jan 6, 2014
Joseph Kohn, 85, formerly of Topeka and Las Vegas, NV, died on Monday, January 6, 2014. Joseph was born in Czechoslovakia to Herman and Hannah Kohn. He escaped Nazi imprisonment and created a life in the United States. Following his decorated military service in Korea he was the only cantor in the state of Nevada and a Rabbi in Las...
Dorothy M. Dale
Jan 5, 2014
Dorothy M. Dale, 90, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014.She was born August 6, 1923 in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Riley and Fawnita (Thompson) Root. She was a graduate of Garnett High School.Mrs. Dale was retired from Dillard's Department Store in Topeka. She was a member of the Highland Park Christian Church and the American Business...
Ellamae Branson
Jan 4, 2014
Ellamae Lyon Branson, 90, Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014. She was born May 23, 1923, in Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Ruth (Foreman) Lyon.After moving to Topeka, she attended Clarks Business School. She worked for the state and also the Health Department of Topeka. She later volunteered at Stormont-Vail Hospital for over 10 years.Mrs. Branson was...
Dorothy Netson
Jan 2, 2014
Dorothy Netson, 94, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014. She was born November 18, 1919, in Goldthwaite, Texas, the daughter of Earl and Leora (Heller) Miller. On March 25, 1945, in San Antonio, Texas, she married Walter I. Netson. He preceded her in death on March 18, 2005. Dorothy was a competitive bridge player, playing in many clubs...
Bob G. Dunnaway
Jan 2, 2014
Bob Dunnaway, 84, of Topeka, died on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Midland Hospice House. Bob was born on November 14, 1929 in Eldon, MO to Ira and Flossie (Marriot) Dunnaway. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1948 and briefly attended Washburn University. Bob worked as a department head for Finney and Turnipseed Consulting Engineers for over 46 years...
Saundra B. Gogian
Jan 1, 2014
Saundra B. Gogian, 71, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 20, 1942, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, daughter of Samuel and Opal (McWhirter) Rowland. Saundra worked as a nurse for 34 years.Saundra married Frank Gogian and they were married for 49 years. They lived in Las Vegas for 44...
Judith L. Macha
Dec 30, 2013
Judith L. Macha, 68, Topeka, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013.Judy was born August 2, 1945 in Delia, the daughter of Joseph and Cecile Zlatnik. She graduated from Delia High School and Washburn University.She established a Piano studio in Topeka for 20 years and in Tulsa for 10 years. Before she was married, she taught music in Carbondale and Atlanta,...
Margaret Gordon
Dec 29, 2013
Margaret Alaire Gordon, 89, Topeka, was released to the angels December 29, 2013. Alaire was born March 15, 1924 in Hamilton, Bermuda to Victor and Annette Burgess. She met and married her former husband, William C. Gordon, then a member of the U.S. Air Force, in Bermuda in 1949. She then began her lifelong devotion to raising and caring for...
Joann Stauffer
Dec 27, 2013
JoAnn Stauffer, 81, of Topeka, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born July 16, 1932 in Dwight, KS, the daughter of John and Lillian Nordeen Holshouser. JoAnn graduated from Dwight High School in 1950 and obtained a BS degree from Kansas State University in 1955 and a MS degree from Emporia State University...
Estle "Bud" Brunton
Dec 25, 2013
Estle E. "Bud" Brunton, 85, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Clare Bridge of Topeka.He was born October 6, 1928, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Glen D. and Viola L. (Culbertson) Brunton. Bud was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during the Korean War. He was a draftsman at Hallmark for over 45 years, retiring in 1990. He...
Betty A. Thornton
Dec 25, 2013
Betty A. Thornton, 67, of Scranton, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Betty was born August 19, 1946, Harvard, Illinois, daughter of Herbert and Margaret (Brim) Stoner. She married William "Bill" Thornton, Sr. on October 16, 1965.Betty worked as a cook at Brookside Manor, Overbrook.She was a member of the Overbrook United Methodist Church. Betty loved playing bingo and her...
Barbara Maloney
Dec 22, 2013
Barbara Jean Maloney, 89, of Topeka, died on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Midland Hospice House. Barbara was born on August 9, 1924 to Floyd and Gertrude (Bowman) Rigby in Topeka, Kansas. She graduated from Topeka High School and worked for many years as a secretary for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. She was married to James Maloney on November 14,...
Judith Ann Shetter
Dec 21, 2013
Judith "Judy" Ann Shetter was born September 7, 1936 to Harry Elmer and Nellie Leona Barclay Coup near Manchester, Kansas and died December 21, 2013 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka, Kansas.She attended several of the Dickinson County country grade schools then graduated from Chapman High School with the class of 1954. She attended Asbury School of Nursing in Salina, Kansas...
