Reverend F. Dickinson
Jan 7, 2022
Reverend Richard Fred Dickinson, 87, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022. He was born May 6, 1934, in Alhambra, California, the son of Frederick and Elaine (Cook) Dickinson. He was a graduate of Alhambra High School and received a Bachelor's Degree in English from Bethany College (VA) in 1956. He attended the Pacific School of Religion (Berkeley), Vanderbilt...
Regina M. Hoover
Jan 7, 2022
Regina M. Hoover, 69, Tecumseh, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022.She was born November 4, 1952, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Regis and Nancy (McAdam) Hoover. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1971.Survivors include her daughter, Sondra Richards; three grandsons, Michael Rose, Cody Richards, and Deven Garcia; and one sister, Cynthia K. Hoover. Private family burial will...
Shirley A. Ritchie
Jan 6, 2022
Shirley A. (Hamilton) Ritchie, 93, Topeka, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022. She was born July 22, 1928, in Cuba, MO, the daughter of Corbett and Anna (Gorsage) Hamilton. Shirley was married to Charles Claude Ritchie on June 18, 1949. Together they enjoyed fifty-nine years of marriage. They were parents of two children, Leanna and David. Claude preceded her...
Debra Athanas
Jan 5, 2022
Debra Louise Athanas, 64, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on January 5th, 2022. She was born to Lawrence Laverne Mathews & Rose Mary (Pierce) Murray on September 18th, 1957 in Concordia, California. Later on, Debra would study Arts & Computer Sciences at Oregon State University in Ashland, Oregon until 1999. In 1992 she married Steven Richard Athanas, in Castleberry Florida....
Stephanie Sue Smith-Pepper
Jan 5, 2022
Stephanie Sue Smith-Pepper gained her angel wings on January 5th, 2022 at The University of Kansas Health Systems, St. Francis in Topeka, KS. She was just 60 years old. Stephanie's life would seem too short to many, but those of us who were blessed to be touched by her understand that her time with us and the imprint she left...
Barbara J. Mccartney
Jan 4, 2022
Barbara J. McCartney, 87, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022.She was born December 20, 1934, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Paul William, Sr. and Esther Bernice (Toevs) Bartsch. She graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. She married Dennis McCartney in 1968.Barbara was a secretary for the state department of Economic Development. She then stayed home...
Dane Merle Clark
Dec 31, 2021
Dane Merle Clark was born March 26, 1955 in Topeka, KS. He is the son of Edwin Merle Clark and Elizabeth "Betty" Joan (Elliott) Clark. He passed away December 31, 2021.Dane graduated from Topeka High School and attended some college. He formerly worked for Joe Warren Company and was an electrician and equipment operator for Torgeson electric since 2004, where...
Teresa L. (Pagenkopf) Paulson
Dec 29, 2021
Teresa L. (Pagenkopf) Paulson, 52, of Galveston, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021.She was born July 23, 1969, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Roger and Judith (Fowlkes) Pagenkopf. She graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1987 and attended Washburn University for two years.Teresa married Randal L. Paulson on September 9, 2007 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He survives....
Darlene Marie Fiedler
Dec 29, 2021
Darlene Marie Fiedler, 71, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021.She was born March 18, 1950, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of A. Otis and Dorothy (Cross) Beach. She was a 1968 graduate of Neodesha High School, Neodesha, Kansas. Following graduation, she attended business school and trained to be a court stenographer.Darlene worked as an Administrative Assistant at Kansans...
Marilyn Nellis
Dec 29, 2021
Marilyn Kendall Nellis, 90, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2021, at The House at Midland Care, Topeka, Kansas. Marilyn was born in Great Bend, Kansas, on March 24, 1931, to loving parents Paul and Dorothy Kendall. Also very important in her life were two sets of adoring grandparents and a doting older brother, Charles Kendall. She relayed a near-idyllic...
Helen Faye Fagan Ortega
Dec 28, 2021
Helen Faye Fagan Ortega, 90, of Carbondale, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021.She was born December 31, 1930, in Kearney, Nebraska, the daughter of Lloyd and Fern (Kerwood) Knight. Helen loved spending time with her family. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren meant the world to her. She had a passion for cooking. One of her family's favorite memories of...
Fernando Villa-Martinez
Dec 28, 2021
Fernando Villa-Martinez, 69, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at a local hospital.Fernando was born July 27, 1952 in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Francisco Villa- Carmona and Justina Martinez-Sanchez.He came to the United States in 1976. He was a welder and was employed in Denver, CO. He attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.Survivors include daughters, Mariana Villa,...
Jorden Whitney Austin
Dec 27, 2021
Jorden Whitney Austin, 31, of Overland Park, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, at the home of a relative in Topeka. She was born March 7, 1990, in Topeka, to Kristin M. Hoffman and Andrew "Drew" V. Austin.Jorden attended Topeka and Norman, Oklahoma public schools, and earned her credentials as a Certified Nurse Aide from Washburn University Institute of Technology...
Emma May Osborne
Dec 27, 2021
Emma May Smith Osborne, 92, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021.She was born October 27, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Myrtle (Crable) Smith. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1948. Emma was a homemaker and took care of her children, Dan and Melody. She would do odd and end jobs through the home....
Thomas G. Hoffman
Dec 27, 2021
Thomas (Tom) George Hoffman, age 78, died on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS. Tom is survived by his children, Angela (John) Bollinger of Lawrence, KS, Amy (Dustin) Sink of Ottawa, KS, Ian (Angie) Hoffman of Kansas City, MO, Aimee (Brian) Stoy of Topeka, KS, his sister, Connie (Bob) Yocum of Kentwood, MI and 14...
Terri Lynn Hernandez
Dec 26, 2021
Terri Lynn Hernandez, 62, Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021.She was born May 14, 1959, in St. Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of Robert T. and Joan (Obrist) Wible. She was a graduate of Shawnee Heights High School and attended Washburn University. Terri was a seamstress and an over the road truck driver with her husband. She was a member...
Beulah Irene Tenbrink
Dec 25, 2021
Beulah Irene Tenbrink, 91, of Berryton, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021.She was born January 27, 1930, in Alta Vista, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Zelda (Furney) Heideman. She graduated from Alma High School in 1949.Beulah began her working career as a phone operator and keypunch operator. Later, she worked as a school bus driver for the Shawnee Heights...
Robert L.ÂBobâ Kibby
Dec 25, 2021
Robert Lee "Bob" Kibby, 87, of Topeka, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 25, 2021 surrounded by his family and loved ones.He was born June 2, 1934, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Ernest and Hazel (Wilcox) Kibby. He graduated from Topeka High School and furthered his education by completing courses at Washburn University.Robert married his sweetheart Sandra Alderman on December...
Dennis Clyde Mccartney
Dec 24, 2021
Dennis Clyde McCartney, 84, Topeka, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021.He was born April 27, 1937, in Smith County, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Evelyn (Arbuckle) McCartney. He attended Mount Hope School and graduated from East High High School in Wichita. He graduated from Wichita State University and later the University of Kansas with a degree in Mechanical Engineering....
Doris Faye Dodd
Dec 23, 2021
Doris Faye Bomar Dodd, 87, of Topeka, KS, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 23, 2021 at home, attended by her two daughters. She had been weakened by a stroke in early December.Doris was born December 29, 1933 in Bovina, TX, and grew up along with 13 brothers and sisters in the farming-and-ranching community of House, NM. A homemaker, Doris was...
