Kenneth Leroy Ellis
Nov 1, 2022
Kenneth Leroy Ellis, 88, of Topeka, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.He was born February 19, 1934, in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Roy Ellis and Rachel (Davis) Phillips. He graduated from Manhattan High School. He attended Kansas State University. Kenneth had a passion for spreading the word of God. He was an Ordained...
Frances A. Bishop
Oct 30, 2022
Frances "Fran" Bishop, 88, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022.She was born March 5, 1934, in Wamego, Kansas, the daughter of William "Leonard" and Mabel "Marian" (Teeter) Stewart. She graduated from Wamego High School in 1952.Fran enjoyed working for Dr. William Zimmerman as a Medical Assistant for 25 years. She also worked for the Kansas Department of Agriculture...
Marilyn Hypse
Oct 29, 2022
Marilyn Hypse, 92, of Topeka, passed away on October 29, 2022.She was born July 16, 1930, in Almena, Wisconsin, the daughter of Richard I. and Florence (Fornell) Dimick. She graduated from Barron High School in 1948 and received an associate's degree from Luther College in Wahoo, Nebraska in 1952. Marilyn was employed as a bookkeeper for the Sommer Seed Company...
Leo Brown
Oct 24, 2022
Ireton Leo Brown, 78, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Rossville, Kansas on Monday, October 24, 2022.Leo, as he preferred to be called, was born May 15, 1944, in the Highgate District of the Parish of St. Catherine in Jamaica, West Indies -the son of Albertha Redden and Steven Brown. He grew up...
Marilyn Ann Pauley
Oct 23, 2022
Marilyn Ann Perry Pauley, 86, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 23, 2022, in Phoenix, AZ from injuries sustained in a fire at her home and dog kennel the previous day.Marilyn Ann Perry was born on October 4, 1936 in Lawrence, KS, and was the only child of Lewis Reed Perry and Clea (Gard) Perry. Marilyn...
Jaylene Dumas
Oct 23, 2022
Jaylene Dumas, 75, of Topeka, Kansas died Sunday, October 23, 2022.Jaylene was born in Paola, Kansas, on June 2, 1947 to Jay and Marianna (Dunaway) Bearly. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1965 and Stormont-Vail School of Nursing in 1968. Jaylene worked as a licensed EMT, Registered nurse at Tucson Medical Center, Stormont- Vail Hospital and Topeka State...
Joanna L. Huffman
Oct 22, 2022
Joanna L. Huffman, 88, of Topeka, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 22, 2022.She was born March 30, 1934, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of James and Idawayne (Barker) Baker. She graduated from Wichita North High School. Joanna helped educate young children at the preschool on Forbes Air Force Base and enjoyed the special bond with the...
Robert Lee Reed
Oct 16, 2022
Robert "Bob" Lee Reed, 80, of Topeka, passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on Sunday, October 16, 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimers.He was born November 2, 1941, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Charles and Gertrude (Priest) Reed. He lost his father at two years old and was raised by his mother. He graduated from Topeka...
Dorothy M. Strom
Oct 16, 2022
Dorothy Strom, 100 passed away Sunday October 16, 2022 in Topeka Kansas.She was born September 27, 1922, in Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of Andrew and Hulda (Dewall) Wiberg.Dorothy was a lifelong member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Topeka, Women's Club of Topeka, and Kiwanianne Club.Dorothy married Wendell Strom on January 25, 1944 in Fort Carson, Colorado. She is...
Pauline "Pat" Ann Lowry Dwyer
Oct 15, 2022
Pauline "Pat" Ann Lowry Dwyer, age 78, passed away peacefully in the arms of her only son on Saturday morning, October 15, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS after a courageous battle with cancer. Pat was born on April 21, 1944, to Pauline Shepherd Lowry and James Dewey Poore and raised in Miami, Florida. As she began her...
Debbie Scholl
Oct 15, 2022
Deborah "Debbie" (Owen) Scholl, 66, of Topeka, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 15, 2022. She was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, Nana and friend. She was born on January 29, 1956, in Mount Clemens, Michigan, the daughter of USAF Lieutenant Colonel Richard and Jacqueline (Oppendike) Owen. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1974....
Janice (Olson) Baer
Oct 14, 2022
Janice (Olson) Baer, 76, of Topeka, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022.She was born June 16, 1946, in Oberlin, Kansas, the daughter of Gilbert and Evelyn (Lorenson) Olson. Janice was a tax examiner for the state of Kansas, retiring in 2000.Janice married Robert F. Baer on April 1, 1978 in Topeka, Kansas. He survives. Other survivors include two children, Brandi...
Mary M. Biggers
Oct 13, 2022
Mary Mae Biggers, 79, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022.She was born December 21, 1942, in Oskaloosa, Kansas, the daughter of James and Sarah (Werst) Adams. Mary loved to go fishing, if she wasn't working or spending time with her family, you could catch her fishing. With her love for fishing came many fish fry's to follow with...
Shirley May Manning
Oct 11, 2022
Shirley May Manning, 92, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at the Midland Hospice House.She was born August 27, 1930, in rural Cherryvale, Kansas, the daughter of Vern and Ethel (Majors) Wallingford. Shirley married Paul Arthur Manning on March 26, 1953 in Topeka, KS. Shirley was employed by the State of Kansas for 39 years.She and Paul were...
Cash Liam Turkin
Oct 9, 2022
Cash Liam Turkin, infant son of Damon and Ashly Turkin, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.He is survived by his parents, Damon and Ashly Turkin; brother, Daymian Asher Turkin; maternal grandparents, Patrick and Becky Williams of Topeka and Larry and Ronda Auten of Denison, Kansas; paternal grandparents, Carla D. Turkin and Rick D. Turkin...
Dianna J. Bloom
Oct 8, 2022
Dianna J. Bloom, 68, Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022.She was born August 18, 1954, in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Byron and Bridget (Sommers) Foster. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1972.After graduating from high school, Dianna worked for her father at Hall Lithographing Company for over 20 years until it closed in 1992. She later...
Charles R. Walker
Oct 8, 2022
Charles Walker, 75, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022.He was born August 20, 1947, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of M. Gilbert and Billie B. (Curry) Walker. He served in the Navy during Vietnam War. Charles was employed by the Topeka Police Department for 25 years, and then with SMG Corporation until his retirement in 2013.Charles married Mary...
Keith Allen Springer
Oct 6, 2022
Keith Allen Springer was born in a farm house south of Waterville, Kansas, January 28, 1932, to Gerald M. and Ruth M. Anderson Springer. Keith was three months old when his parents moved to a farm on Walnut Creek north of town. Keith completed country school Star School District #86 and graduated from Waterville high school in 1950. He became...
Elmer Eugene Garretson
Oct 4, 2022
Elmer Eugene Garretson, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at his home with his beloved family. He was born June 1, 1929, in a farmhouse on the bank of the Neosho River, near Strauss, Kansas. He was the first born of James and Mary Elizabeth Garretson. He was a man that loved and understood all Nature...
Norman H. Scheele, Sr.
Sep 29, 2022
Norman "Timber" Scheele, Sr., 89, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022.He was born September 22, 1933, in Greenleaf, Kansas, the son of Henry and Edna (Mueller) Scheele. Timber grew up on a farm in Greenleaf. He attended Greenleaf High School. After high school, he moved to Topeka, Kansas in 1952. He and Beverly Wilson were married November 14,...
