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...
Naomi Faye Moran
Mar 26, 2021
Naomi Faye Litke Moran, 97, died March 26, 2021, at Aldersgate Village in Topeka, Kansas. She was born January 29, 1924, on a farm southeast of Alta Vista, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Benjamin Litke and Lily Faye Newcomb Litke. She lived and worked on the farm and graduated from Beman Country School, the same school attended by her parents....
Mary Ann Thompson
Mar 25, 2021
Mary Ann Thompson, 61, of Carbondale, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021.She was born July 1, 1959, in Fenton, Missouri, the daughter of Robert and Patricia (Wirtz) Krampf. She graduated from Sandalwood Junior Senior School in Jacksonville, Florida.She cared about everyone, had a lot of friends and loved to help anyone in need. She enjoyed to be out in the...
Dr. D. Baker
Mar 24, 2021
Dr. Lyle D. Baker, 88, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021.Let us, his family, tell you a little about our Dad. He was born June 15th, 1932 in rural Wisconsin to J. Erwin and Minnie Baker. He was the last of seven children. His love for learning took him from a one room schoolhouse, to the University of...
Dean Allen Troyer
Mar 23, 2021
Dean A. Troyer (77), a retired Topeka Endodontist, expert sporting dog trainer, and decorated Vietnam War veteran, died on March 22, 2021 in the blessed comfort of his home.Born in Aurora, Nebraska on July 30, 1943, the son of Glen and Dorothy (Oswald) Troyer, he graduated from Aurora High School in 1961. An accomplished high school athlete, Dean furthered his...
Buddie L. Salsbury
Mar 22, 2021
Buddie Salsbury, age 90, passed away peacefully in Topeka on Monday, March 22, 2021. He was born on a farm in LeRoy, Kansas in 1930, the son of William and Juanita (Donnell) Salsbury. Buddie was a proud veteran of the US Navy, serving from 1948 to 1952.He was married to his wife Dolores for over 57 years, and together they...
Janet Kay Bair-Rost
Mar 22, 2021
Janet Kay Bair-Rost (née Kesler), of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on the March 22, 2021, at the age of 85. Janet was born on June 3, 1935, to Ethel Hillyer Kesler and Henry Albert Warren (Hank) Kesler in Topeka. She graduated from Topeka High School with honors, and from University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in...
Dean Rinner
Mar 21, 2021
George Dean Rinner, 93, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021.He was born August 9, 1927, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of George and Edna (Retter) Rinner. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Engineering from Kansas State University. He served in the Navy from 1945-1946. Dean was a co-owner of the Rinner Construction Company with his brother William,...
James Vernis Dodson
Mar 20, 2021
James Vernis Dodson, 67, Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021.He was born July 15, 1953, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Lee and Kathleen (O'Brien) Dodson. He attended Wanamaker Grade School, Jay Shideler Jr. High School, and graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1971. Jim led the Washburn Rural Basketball team into several state championships. In 1977, he...
Francisco Caballero
Mar 18, 2021
Francisco Caballero, 72, of Topeka, went home with Jesus, Thursday, March 18, 2021.He was born February 17, 1949, in Meoqui, Chihuahua, MX, the son of Antonio and Alejandra (Rivas) Caballero.After immigrating to the United States, Francisco was first employed with the BRB Contractors group in Topeka. Francisco was then employed by the City of Topeka Water Department for 26 years,...
Alex Hulse
Mar 17, 2021
Alex Lynn Hulse, 26, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021.She was born May 24, 1994, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Scott and Robyn (Viergever) Hulse. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 2012.Alex was a beautiful soul with a creative mind. She had a passion for painting and her pieces are displayed throughout her home.Alex is...
Helen Pedroja
Mar 16, 2021
On March 16, 2021, Helen Pedroja passed away at the age of 85. Helen was born in Wichita, Kansas, studied at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, and graduated from University of Colorado, Boulder in 1958.Helen was a wonderful, giving, and gifted woman. She began teaching at Grant Elementary school in Topeka from 1958 -1964, and then taught at State Street...
Peggy Scott Kimbrough
Mar 15, 2021
Peggy Scott Kimbrough, 92, passed away on March 15, 2021 surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Topeka June 16, 1928, Peggy was the first of three children born to Walter and Agnes (Skadsen) Scott, Sr. In 1946 she graduated from Topeka High School, where she was a cheerleader and was involved in student government. She attended Washburn...
