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Diana Jo Osterhout
Jan 24, 2021
Diana Jo Osterhout, 78, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021.She was born December 7, 1942, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Howard and Evelyn (Buechner) Osterhout. Diana graduated from Topeka High School and attended Kansas University. Diana was employed by the Arab Shriners of Topeka for 35 years, retiring in 2018.Ms. Osterhout was a member of the First...
Thelma Dorothy Pearson
Jan 24, 2021
Thelma Dorothy Pearson, 98, passed away on January 24, 2021. Ms. Pearson was born February 7, 1922 in Seattle, Washington. She was a 1940 graduate of Issaquah Washington High School and received a Bachelor of Music degree in piano at McPhail Conservatory of Music in Minneapolis, MN. She continued her music studies further another year at Julliard School of music...
Rodney L. Bluma
Jan 20, 2021
Rodney L. "Rod" Bluma, 64, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021.He was born July 5, 1956, in Holton, Kansas, the son of Charlie and Elsie (Person) Bluma.Rod was a mechanic, owning his own shop, Rod's Welding and Machining, and most recently working at Frito Lay.He is survived by his fiancé, Sue Seele; step-daughters, Amber (Chris) Wettengel and Cynthia Twombly...
Richard E. Long
Jan 20, 2021
Richard E. Long, 87, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021.He was born September 9, 1933, in Hopeville, Iowa, the son of Roy and Anna (Gildsig) Long. He graduated from Afton High School and went on to attend Washburn University.He was a longtime member for over 60 years with First United Methodist Church. He was very active throughout his...
Ronald Lee Buchanan
Jan 20, 2021
Ronald Lee Buchanan, 84, Auburn, KS, died on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Stormont Vail Hospital of a heart attack.Ron lived in Topeka, KS, his entire life. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1955.He married Sue C. Johnson on August 16, 1958 in Wichita, KS. He worked at Quaker Oats for 25 years. He was in the Marine...
Donald Everett Benson
Jan 20, 2021
Donald Everett Benson, 75, Topeka, formerly of California and Kansas City, MO, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at a local hospital.Donald was born February 8, 1945 in Topeka, the son of David and Aline (Hickman) Benson. They divorced and Aline married Merrill Jenkins, who was also a father figure to Donald. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1963....
Norman Charles Grant
Jan 17, 2021
Norman Charles "Bud" Grant, 88, Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021.He was born February 24, 1932, in Salina, Kansas, the son of Norman and Hazel (Frech) Grant. He graduated from Salina High School in 1950 and received a Bachelor's Degree from Kansas Wesleyan College, Salina. Bud was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean War.He retired from the...
Melvin Eugene Middendorf
Jan 17, 2021
Melvin Eugene Middendorf, 87, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021.He was born April 14, 1933, in Hiawatha, Kansas, the son of Emil E. and Freida L. (Puvogel) Middendorf. Melvin graduated from Fairview High School in 1951. He went on to serve in the United States Air Force from 1953 to 1956 during the Korean War.Melvin worked as a...
Luella Marie Foster
Jan 15, 2021
Luella Marie Foster, 91, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021.She was born March 16, 1929, in Onega, Kansas, the daughter of Aaron and Marie (Brunner) Clark. She graduated from Topeka High School. She lived a joyous life. She enjoyed to smile and would give anything to anyone in need. She was always put together and loved getting her...
Odell Michael Boyer
Jan 12, 2021
Odell "Odie" Michael "Mike" Boyer, 71, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021.He was born August 8, 1949, in Delaware, Ohio, the son of Odell and Prudence (Arnold) Boyer. He received an Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering from a technical college in Columbus, OH. Odie was employed by the Southwestern Bell for 30 years, retiring in 1999.Mr. Boyer was...
Martha "Lois" Jenkins
Jan 10, 2021
Martha "Lois" Jenkins, 86, formerly of Topeka, KS passed away on January 10, 2021 at Presbyterian Manor in Wichita, KS.Martha Lois Jenkins was born July 5, 1934 on a farm outside Reading, Kansas, the daughter of James Herbert Balding and Martha Alexandrine Louise Boisson. She graduated from Reading High School and then the University of Kansas, majoring in Music Education....
Eloise K. Haybarker
Jan 10, 2021
Eloise K. Haybarker, 85, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021.She was born January 29, 1935, in Eskridge, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Edna (Connell) Schutter. She attended Topeka High school. Eloise was a member of the Oakland United Methodist Church, of Topeka.She enjoyed reading, shopping, cooking, and making various floral arrangement and wreaths. Eloise also enjoyed making...
Delores Merriam Stitt
Jan 10, 2021
Delores Merriam Stitt, 87, Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021.She was born February 19, 1933, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of George and Maye (Cline) Kious. She graduated from Topeka High School.Delores married Jerry D. Stitt on March 15, 1952 in Topeka. He preceded her in death February 17, 2018. She was also preceded in death by her parents...
Judith M. Blocher
Jan 10, 2021
Judith M. Blocher, 79, Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021.She was born September 4, 1941, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Gerald and Ida (Moore) Sharkey. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1959.Judy was a supervisor for the City of Topeka Water Department, retiring after 27 years. She loved painting and made several pieces of landscapes and barns....
Wayne E Pence Jr
Jan 9, 2021
Wayne E. Pence, Jr, 53, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 due to complications from Covid-19.Wayne was a goofy, smart, hardworking man. He was born June 9, 1967, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Wayne and Jeanne (Oyler) Pence. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1985 and went on to obtain his Bachelors in Biology from...
Mary "Kathleen" Schneider
Jan 9, 2021
Mary "Kathleen" Schneider, age 104 years, passed from this world January 9, 2021 in Lawrence, Kansas.She was born in Douglas County on September 22, 1916 to Margaret (Gibbons) and Elmer Bahnmaier.She attended Jones District 73 grade school, Oread High School and briefly attended the University of Kansas and graduated from Lawrence Business School.With the outbreak of World War II, Kathleen...
Gerald Edmond Robinson
Jan 9, 2021
Gerald Edmond "Jerry" Robinson, 94, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the University of Kansas – St. Francis Health Campus.Gerald was born August 2, 1926, in Topeka, Kansas, to Lucille and Orville Robinson. He graduated from Topeka High School and then joined the United States Navy and served in the Pacific in World War II. After...
Robert Rumsey
Jan 9, 2021
Robert L. "Bob" Rumsey, 92, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Rossville Healthcare. He was born May 2, 1928, in Pratt, Kansas, the son of Floyd Roscoe and Maude Belle (Allen) Rumsey. He graduated from Topeka High School.He played slow pitch softball well until his 70's. He and Ferne loved to entertain. They enjoyed playing card games...
Joseph E. Moreland Iii
Jan 8, 2021
Joseph "Joe" E. Moreland III, 65, of Topeka, passed away on January 8, 2021. He was born on September 15, 1955 to Joseph and Virginia (Coffman) Moreland in Wichita, Kansas. Joe worked as a Planning and Policy Analyst for the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services. On June 29, 1985, he married Carol Macy in El Dorado, Kansas. Joe was...
Louise R. Cunningham
Jan 7, 2021
Louise Rose (Boyek) Cunningham, 96, of Topeka passed away on January 7, 2021, in the arms of her loving daughter, Barbara.Louise was born in Akron, OH to Rudy and Emma Boyek.She was preceded in death by her devoted husband Fred; a son, Randy; her brother, Walter and two sisters, Erna Shean and Hilda Kendron.Fred and Louise were married in 1945...
