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...
Clayton P. Wenger
Jul 31, 2022
Clayton Philemon Wenger, 90, Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022. He was born March 30, 1932, to Philip and Tillie Wenger at Morrill, Kansas. Clayton is survived by his wife of 67 years, Daisy Wenger, of Topeka, Kansas, daughter Debra Oakley (Wes) of Topeka, Kathryn Harding (Brad) of Lenexa, Kansas, nine grandchildren and thirty-two great grandchildren. He was preceded...
Pam Walters
Jul 31, 2022
Phyllis Adele Molen "Pam" Walters was born on September 21, 1941 in Grandview Hospital, Dayton, Ohio to her loving parents, Earl and Myrtle Molen (deceased). Pam grew up in a loving household which provided dance lessons and piano lessons. Plus, her father taught her about wood working, and how to fix things around the house. Her Mother was interested in...
Marla Rimel
Jul 29, 2022
Marla Lynn Rimel, 73, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022.She was born November 25, 1948, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Sneden) Parker. She was a proud Topeka High School graduate and went on to graduate with her Bachelors in Physical Education from Washburn University. Marla was very athletic during her younger years. She participated...
Morgan Bozarth
Jul 28, 2022
Morgan Leigh Bozarth, 31, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022 after a courageous 8 year battle.Strong, beautiful, sweet, feisty, stunning, compassionate, kind, brave and loving best describe Morgan. She was born September 25, 1990, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Anthony Gomez and Michelle (Bozarth) Baldwin. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 2009.Morgan had a love...
Terry Wayne Heidner
Jul 27, 2022
Terry Wayne Heidner, 77, of Berryton, passed away on Wednesday, July 27 following a courageous battle with cancer.He was born January 31, 1945, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Lloyd and Julia (McFadden) Heidner. He was a 1963 graduate of Pomona High School and received a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas. Terry was...
Michele Anne Smith
Jul 26, 2022
On July 26, 2022, Michele A. Smith passed away peacefully at age 63. Born in Carthage, MO to Murlin Gene and Margie (Coates) Smith in August 1958 and later moved to Topeka, in 1963 later graduating from Topeka High School. She was a graduate of Washburn University with an Associates in Paralegal Studies working in the legal field for over...
Stephen Eugene Burris
Jul 25, 2022
Stephen Eugene Burris, 69, died on July 25th, 2022 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Formerly of Wichita, Kansas, he was a long time member of the SCA and enjoyed archery and researching the Army Air Force of WWII.He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Burris, a brother, William; and three sisters, Melinda Sneary...
Mary (Verink) Patterson
Jul 21, 2022
Mary Louise (Verink) Patterson, 97, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022.She was born August 4, 1924, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Ellis Daniel and Phoebe Elizabeth (Smith) Verink. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942 and went on to attend the University of Nebraska and obtained her Bachelors of Science in Education in 1945. Mary...
Jean Worth Abbe
Jul 20, 2022
Jean Worth Abbe, age 87 was born on 12/31/1935 in Erie, Pennsylvania to Richard and Kathleen Abbe. She attended OU and received her Master's Degree from Weslyn College, in 1996 from Bartsville, Oklahoma. Jean worked with Dr. Nutting in an office for Orthodontic Surgeons located in San Diego, CA. In 1965 Jean married Phillip Ray Wood Sr. and they raised...
James Leon Wilson, Sr.
Jul 19, 2022
In loving memory of James Leon "PD Loc" Wilson, Sr., 44, of Topeka, passed who passed on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.He was born February 18, 1978, in Junction City, Kansas, the son of James Wilson and Brenda Baker. He went to Topeka High School. James worked at a local liquor store for seven years. He enjoyed spending time with his...
Melissa Ann Smith
Jul 19, 2022
Melissa Ann Smith, 59, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022.She was born April 20, 1963, in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Robert and Audrey (Segar) Smith. She attended Cappers Foundation and graduated from Topeka West High School in 1983.Melissa repaired books at Econoclad Books where she was employed for 6 years.She was a 50 year member of Our Savior's...
B. Darline Jaquith-Peterson
Jul 19, 2022
Betty Darline Peterson passed away at Brewster Place in Topeka, KS, July 19, 2022, at the age of 93. She was born on August 22, 1928 at Independence, KS. Her parents, Warren and Cleo Bell and her brother, Lloyd are also deceased. Surviving family members include her nephew, Michael Bell of Garland, Texas, one stepdaughter, Karen Jaquith Voth of Fort...
William Bayley Douthett
Jul 18, 2022
William Bayley Douthett died July 18, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. He was born January 30, 1925 in Isabel, Kansas to Roy E. and Bertha B. (Brown) Douthett. He was in the United States Navy during World War II. He graduated with an accounting degree from Wichita University in 1949. He spent his career with Mobil Oil. He is survived by...
