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Joseph Donald Fritz
May 5, 2021
Joseph Donald Fritz, son of the late William G. Fritz and Zena (Cox) Fritz was born April 6, 1938 in Bucoda, Missouri and departed this life on May 5, 2021 at the age of 83 years and 20 days.Joseph was raised in the areas of Senath, Missouri and Imboden, Arkansas. He was part of a large family which ran a...
Arlene Shaffer
May 4, 2021
For those unable to attend in person please select this link, https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/1494385435, to share in Mrs. Shaffer's funeral ceremony.Our hearts are breaking with the loss of our beloved Mother, Arlene M. (Willey) Shaffer, 90, on May 4, 2021. She passed at Homestead of Auburn. Arlene was born September 6, 1930 to Earl A and Merle Margaret (Knight) Willey on a...
John Reed
May 3, 2021
John L. Reed, 83, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on May 3, 2021. He was born on February 12, 1938 in Alexandria, Pennsylvania to James Claire and Julia (Dueno) Reed. John was a very educated man. He received a Bachelor's Degree from Pennsylvania State, a Master's Degree in history from Emporia State, a Political Science Degree from Hawaii University and...
Shirley L. Mitchell
Apr 22, 2021
Shirley L. Mitchell, 88, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021.She was born June 15, 1932, in Two Buttes, Colorado, the daughter of Loren and Mabel (Kemp) Gipson. She was a simple person, smart and most of all, a spit fire. She was addicted to doing crossword puzzles, playing trivia and enjoyed her cat companion. She was a...
Wende Caroline Horton
Apr 20, 2021
Wende Caroline Horton, 54, of Topeka, passed away on April 20, 2021 at home from natural causes. Wende was born April 5, 1967 in Topeka, the eldest daughter of Robert and Nancy Horton. She attended the Washburn Rural school district from kindergarten to 8th grade. She then attended Fredericktown High School in Fredericktown, Ohio and graduated from The Ohio State...
Karla Dea (Hostetter) Hardman
Apr 16, 2021
Karla Dea (Hostetter) Hardman, 65, Topeka, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021.She was born August 28, 1955, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Harry Robert (Bob) Hostetter and Erma Lee (Griffitts) Hostetter. She graduated with honors from Topeka West High School in 1973 and received a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Washburn University in 1988.Karla was honorably discharged with...
Joyce Lee Buchmeier
Apr 16, 2021
Joyce Lee Buchmeier passed away peacefully on April 16, 2021 after a valiant battle with leukemia.Joyce was born in Paxico, Kansas September 14, 1935 to Faye Bair Buchmeier and Clarence "Bob" Buchmeier joining older sisters Joan and Marilyn. She attended Paxico schools and graduated from Paxico High School in 1953. After graduation, Joyce moved to Topeka where she worked at...
David J. Overmyer
Apr 16, 2021
David Joseph Overmyer, 63, passed away at his home in Lawrence, Kansas, on April 16, 2021.He was born on October 19, 1957 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of David and Margaret (Krogman) Overmyer. He was educated in the Rossville, Kansas school system, graduating in 1975, where he excelled as a track and field athlete. He held the Kansas state record...
James Walter Howard
Apr 16, 2021
James Walter Howard, born September 19, 1933 in Denver Colorado, died Friday April 16, 2021 in Topeka. He was a long-time Topeka resident and a career state employee. He served two years in the United States Army as a radio field repairman. A public visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the Penwell Gabel Midtown Chapel,...
Robert Joe Breedlove
Apr 13, 2021
Robert Joe Breedlove of Topeka, KS passed away on April 13, 2021 surrounded by his family. At the time of his death, Robert was living in Fort Worth, Texas. The youngest child of Peggy and Joe Breedlove of Topeka, Kansas he was born on September 7, 1969 in Oklahoma City, OK. He moved several times with his Air Force Family:...
Lt. Hull Potter, Usaf (Ret.)
Apr 13, 2021
Lieutenant Colonel Eliot Hull Potter, USAF (Retired), Topeka, Kansas, passed away in his 100th year on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. He was born September 23, 1921 in Bradenton, Florida, the son of Louis Montague Potter and Hope Speaker Potter. He grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and Owings Mill, Maryland. He attended Cambridge Jr. College in Boston, Massachusetts and earned a...
Donald L. Merwin
Apr 11, 2021
Donald L. Merwin, 93, of Emporia, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 in Topeka, Kansas.He was born September 10, 1927, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Earl and Ethel (Baxter) Merwin. He attended Emporia High School. While in high school, he entered into the Navy Reserves and later went back to school and graduated. Donald was employed by the Santa...
Portia L. Metz
Apr 10, 2021
Portia L. Metz, 73, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021.She was born June 5, 1947, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Richard and Mary (Harbaugh) Adkins. She graduated from Topeka High School.Portia devoted her life to being a dedicated Mother and Grandmother, she treasured every moment with them. Portia never met a stranger, to her every person was...
Michael D. Stufflebean
Apr 6, 2021
Michael D. Stufflebean, 71, of Topeka, KS passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at his home eight weeks after diagnosis of small cell lung cancer. Mike was born January 14, 1950 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the son of Vernon Ray Stufflebean Sr. and Geraldine S. Garner. They moved to Topeka prior to Mike starting public school; his father becoming a...
Mary Ann Winchell
Apr 6, 2021
Mary Ann Winchell, 86, of Topeka, Kansas passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Homestead of Topeka after suffering heart failure and dementia. Mary Ann was born April 28, 1934 in Greeley, Kansas. On October 18, 1952, she married Robert Glen Winchell. She is survived by her son, Robert (Susan) Winchell and daughter, Beverly (Lee) Gatton. She was preceded in...
Martha J. Herrick
Apr 2, 2021
Martha J. Herrick, 89, Topeka, passed away Friday, April 2, 2021 at Homestead of Topeka. Ms. Herrick taught in the Topeka schools from 1953-1993, one year at Curtis Junior High School and 39 years at Topeka High School where she taught sophomore, junior and senior English, Humanities, Stagecraft, Acting, and - after Gertrude Wheeler's retirement - served as Chair of...
Janet Johnson Burnett
Apr 1, 2021
Janet "Jan" Johnson Burnett, 92, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Brewster Place after a fight with cancer.Born April 1, 1929, in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of George A. and Alta M. Johnson, Jan had a happy childhood growing up with two sisters and one brother. A lifelong Kansan, she spent her childhood in Manhattan, Norton, Garden...
Walter Bryan Hanks, Jr.
Mar 31, 2021
Walter Bryan Hanks, Jr., 94, of Topeka, went to his eternal heavenly home, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.He was born August 6, 1926, in Bragg City, Missouri, the son of Walter and Ruby (Looney) Hanks. Walter attended high school at Cape Girardeau Missouri Central High School. After graduating from high school, he joined the Navy where he was stationed in the...
Larry S. Wilson
Mar 28, 2021
Larry Stephen Wilson, 71, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021.He was born November 2, 1949, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Phillip Cooper and Betty Jane (Farrell) Wilson. He was a graduate of Washburn University and George Mason University. He served in the United States Army from 1974 stationed in Germany and Washington D.C., until being honorably discharged...
Mary C. Allen
Mar 26, 2021
Mary C. (Appelhanz) Allen, 89, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021.She was born December 4, 1931, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Hefner) Applehanz. She attended Hayden High School where she graduated in 1950.Mary married Olan D. Allen on August 9, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas. They owned several businesses in the Topeka community where she...
