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Richard A. Mckinsey
Aug 26, 2022
Richard A. McKinsey, 79, of Topeka, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, August 26, 2022 at Midland Hospice House.He was born July 24, 1943, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Dick and Aletha (Ayers) McKinsey. Richard grew up in Holton, Kansas and was a proud graduate of Holton High School. He served in the United States Army. After...
William "Bill" Pusey Trotter
Aug 25, 2022
William “Bill” Pusey Trotter, 73, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022.
He was born January 29, 1948, in Washington, D. C., the son of Jesse McLane and Marian Tallman (Warner) Trotter. He attended St. Stephens Episcopal School in Alexandria, Virginia, graduating in 1966. He went on to Princeton University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 1970.
Bill grew...
Robert Paul Olyohant
Aug 25, 2022
Robert Paul Olyphant, 79 of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022. To leave a message for the family online, please visit the guestbook below.
Clara B. Swann Shaull
Aug 24, 2022
Clara B. Swann Shaull, age 89, formerly of LaCygne, Kansas, passed away August 24, 2022, in Topeka with her daughters at her side. She was born April 19, 1933, near Wheeling, Missouri the daughter of Carl and Evelyn Cleo Anglen Swann. Clara spent her early years in rural Missouri and Kansas City. She attended Northeast High School until her senior...
William Edward Gatchell
Aug 23, 2022
William Edward "Bill" Gatchell, 66, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022.He was born September 19, 1955, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Edward and Esther (Gilbert) Gatchell. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1973 KAW Area Vocational Technical School with a certificate in drafting.Bill owned and operated Gatchell Remodeling. He did remodeling and property management until retiring in...
Leona Rayls
Aug 23, 2022
Leona S. Rayls, 94, passed away Tue. August 23, 2022 surrounded by her family at her home in Silver Lake, Ks. She was born February 19, 1928 in Niangua, Mo., the daughter of Sherl & Julia (Cantrell) Johns where she grew up on her family farm. She married Donald P. Rayls Aug. 14, 1946, in Niangua, Mo and was married...
Thomas Cormack
Aug 23, 2022
Thomas Joseph Cormack was born May 29th, 1940, in Topeka, Kansas and attended Topeka Schools. When he was 15, he started his 50 years of service to others, working at the Topeka YMCA after high school. He also worked and studied at the Menninger Children's Department, working with Problem Youth.In the early 1960s he was one of the first to...
Mason Omari Wilhoite
Aug 22, 2022
Mason Omari Wilhoite, was born into heaven on Monday, August 22, 2022.He leaves behind on Earth his parents, Tyren Wilhoite and Maya O'Conner; brother, Isiah Wilhoite; maternal grandma, Torrie Mason; paternal grandma, Diana Wilhoite; maternal great-grandpa, Alan Ray; uncles, Trevor Lowry, Jai'Veon Kelly, Melvin O'Conner, and Malcom O'Conner and aunts, Shawn'Yel Thoms, Shadae O'Conner and Kyra Baker and a host...
Ethel Thompson
Aug 22, 2022
Ethel M. (Seckinger) Thompson, 98, of Holton, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022.She was born March 8, 1924, in Lenape, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Chelsea (Mathia) Seckinger.Ethel married Harry Ewing Thompson on March 14, 1951 in Topeka, Kansas. He preceded her in death on January 30, 2013.Survivors include her sisters, Opal Senogles, Treva Jean Frisbie, and Cherie Seckinger;...
Col. A. Krull
Aug 21, 2022
COL. (Ret.) Harley Alton Krull, 84, of Berryton, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022, in Topeka, Ks. He was born February 4, 1938, in Parker, South Dakota, the son of Harvey and Katheryne (Gottschalk) Krull. He grew up on the family farm and from there his love for country living flourished. Harley was destined to be a successful business man....
Lona May"Terry" Hafling
Aug 20, 2022
Lona May "Terry" Hafling, 99, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born in Abilene, Kansas on June 2, 1923 to Iva and Oscar Erich. She was married to Elmer Hafling for 49 years. He preceded her in death in 1997. They lived in numerous places throughout the Midwest and Southwest as...
Wayne Allen Cottril
Aug 19, 2022
Wayne Cottril, 87, passed away on August 19, 2022 with his wife, Nancy, at his side. He was born August 17, 1935 to Vernon and Ceola Cottril in Atchison, KS. Wayne grew up on the family farm located just south of Fairview, KS. His early days were spent in a one room school, before graduating from Fairview High School. He...
Dorothy Ann Rice
Aug 19, 2022
Dorothy Ann Rice, 88, of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022.She was born November 11, 1933, near Havensville, Kansas, the daughter of William T. and Fannie M. (Lewelling) Jenkins.She graduated from Soldier High School in 1951 and attended Clark's School of Business in Topeka and Manhattan Christian College in Manhattan, Kansas.Dorothy worked at Wolf's Jewelers in the 1960s and...
Harold M. Gentry
Aug 17, 2022
Harold Milton Gentry, 89, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Lexington Park.He was born September 22, 1932, in Melvern, Kansas, the son of Milt and Lucile (Norton) Gentry. He graduated from Williamsburg High school in 1950. After graduating from high school, Harold joined the United States Navy. Harold attended the Clarks School for Business. He went to...
Dorothy Ann Burris
Aug 17, 2022
Dorothy Ann (Huff) Burris, 91, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Midland Care hospice in Topeka, Kansas. She was born May 3, 1931 in Cherokee County, Kansas to Henry and Emma Lucille Huff.She married Elmer J Burris, Jr. at Erie, Kansas on December 26, 1950. He preceded her in death on October 22, 2020. She was also preceded...
Andrea Evans
Aug 10, 2022
Andrea R. (Petropoulos) Evans, 81, of Olathe, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022.She was born October 28, 1940, in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Andrew and Frances (Barbaria) Petropoulos. Andrea married Chester "Chet" Evans on April 28, 1962 in San Francisco, he preceded her in death on October 1, 2011. Survivors include her children, Randy (Tanya) Evans, Lisa (Gary)...
Lisa Joy (Dixon) Bevens
Aug 10, 2022
Lisa Joy (Dixon) Bevens, 60, of Rossville, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022.She was born October 9, 1961, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Barbara (Shelton) Dixon. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1979. Lisa was a Customer Service Representative for over 16 years with Kansas Gas Company. Survivors include her daughter, Rachel Bevens; nephew, Joseph Jones...
Jared Thomas Wolfe
Aug 8, 2022
Jared Thomas Wolfe, 25, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022.He was an intelligent, kind, quiet, loving bright star who touched many lives. He was a gift of inspiration to all who knew him. As his parents, it was an honor and privilege to call him Son. He will forever shine on in our hearts. He was born April...
Susan Fitz
Aug 7, 2022
Susan Beiser Fitz was born in Washington, D.C. on November 18, 1946. She was the daughter of Col. John J. Beiser and Ruby Fulton Beiser of Pittsburg, Kansas. As a child, she traveled often with her military family, including overseas stations in Japan and France. She graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1964 and earned a Bachelor's Degree from...
Janet S. Miller
Aug 4, 2022
Janet S. Miller, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022.She was born August 7, 1941, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Vernon and Claire (Anderson) Carlson. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1959. After graduation, she attended classes at Clark Business School. Janet was a Legal Secretary and worked at various law firms in Topeka and the...
