M. Day Kaufmann
Mar 12, 2021
Mayer Day Kaufmann, 99, of Topeka, KS, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021. He wasborn April 3, 1921 in Ft. Scott, KS, the son of Mayer and Violet Kaufmann. He graduated from Ft.Scott High School then attended Ft. Scott Jr. College and Northwestern University. He proudlyserved as a Warrant Officer and First Lieutenant in the US Army during WWII. He...
Mike Higgs
Mar 11, 2021
Michael A. "Mike" Higgs, 65, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021.He was born October 27, 1955, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of William and Evelyn (Lytton) Higgs. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School and went on to attend Lee Community College. Mike was a simple man. He absolutely loved to fish and ride motorcycles. He and his...
Mary Allen
Mar 9, 2021
Mary Selig Allen passed away on March 9, 2021, at 90 years of age. She was born in Lawrence, KS to John Selig and Agnes Jost Selig on July 10, 1930. She is survived and loved by her husband of 67 years, Judge Adrian James Allen, daughter Mrs. Cynthia Richardson of Mission Hills, KS; son Dr. Roger James Allen and...
Patti Jo Lindley
Mar 6, 2021
Patti Jo (Sippel) Lindley, 91, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021.She was born August 23, 1929, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Floyd and Dorothea (Branson) Sippel. She graduated from Topeka High School. Jo later attended Clark Business College in Topeka and Kansas State University. As a legal secretary, she worked for Attorney Joe French, the office...
June Kathleen Pearl Stapleton Hill Windscheffel
Mar 5, 2021
June Kathleen Pearl Stapleton Hill Windscheffel, 93, Topeka, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021.She was born June 22, 1927, in Sabetha, Kansas, the daughter of Del Stapleton and Pearl Berkley Stapleton. Her mother and father divorced when she was 5. After the divorce, she stayed with her mother, Pearl Berkley, who worked as a sales clerk at Middlebrook's Golden Rule...
James O. Marshall
Mar 4, 2021
James Othneil Marshall III, of Topeka, died March 4th, 2021. He was 86 years old.Jim, the oldest of two children, was born October 17th, 1934, in Wheeling, West Virginia. the son of James and Ada (Jones) Marshall. He graduated from Gouverneur High School in Gouverneur, New York in 1953. After two years in the Army he went on to earn...
John Geartz
Mar 2, 2021
John H. Geartz, 65, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 surrounded by loved ones. He was born October 6, 1955, in Birkenfeld, Germany, the son of John and Sugi (Kawaguchi) Geartz. He loved to fish and watch wrestling. He enjoyed walking his dog Alex. He started working for Adams Business Forms in 1974 and worked there until his...
Joyce Ann Morales
Mar 1, 2021
Joyce Ann Morales, 80, Topeka, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021.She was born January 22, 1941, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Everett and Dorothy (Shephard) Leonhart. She graduated from Topeka High School. Joyce was employed by Adams Business Forms, retiring after 40 years of service.She was a member of Grace Episcopal Cathedral.On May 10, 1971 she married MSGT Jose...
Robert E. Proper
Feb 28, 2021
Robert E. Proper, 87, Topeka, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021.He was born December 31, 1933, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of William and Mary (Burrell) Proper. He served in the Army during the Korean War. Robert was employed at Santa Fe Railroad, retiring after 42 years of service.Robert married Janice Marie Wolverton on June 8, 1958 in Barnes, Kansas....
Clarence J. Schuette
Feb 27, 2021
Clarence Junior Schuette, 92, passed away February 27, 2021. He was born July 9, 1928 in White Water, MO, the son of John and Alma (Reineke) Schuette. He married Betty Roose on July 9, 1950 in Topeka, Kansas. She survives. Other survivors include sons, Gene R. (Jo Ann) Schuette of Wichita, KS and John A. (Heather) Schuette of Lincoln, NE;...
William Ray Beachy
Feb 25, 2021
William "Bill" Ray Beachy, 72, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021.He was born July 5, 1948, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Vernon and Nora (Miller) Beachy. Bill graduated from Haven High School, Hesston College, Antioch College, and received a Master's Degree from Indiana University. Bill was employed as the Executive Director for the Topeka Center for...
Patty L. Beal
Feb 25, 2021
Patty L. "Pat" Beal, 89, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021.She was born February 4, 1932, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Charles E. and Florence G. (Evans) Cummickel. She was a 1950 graduate of Topeka High School. Pat was employed by Stormont-Vail Hospital and retired from the Shawnee Heights School District, USD 450.She was an active member...
Greg A. Martin
Feb 24, 2021
Greg Martin, 59, of Osage City, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021.He was born March 2, 1961, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Verne and Betty (Bailey) Martin. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1979.He loved fishing, bowling, tennis, golfing and watching sports on TV.Greg enjoyed traveling with his brother, Ron. They loved going to the mountains in Colorado....
A. Dixie Pratt
Feb 23, 2021
A. Dixie Pratt, 96, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021.Dixie was born November 1, 1924, in Holton, Kansas, the daughter of Amos and Minnie (Roby) Kauffman.Dixie graduated from Holton High School in 1942. During WW II she was employed in the War Price and Rationing Office at the Jackson County Court House in Holton. Dixie retired from the...
Darl Euguene Everett, Sr.
Feb 22, 2021
Darl Eugene Everett, Sr was born November 25, 1938 to John Everett Sr and Marian Everett in Topeka, Kansas. Darl was the fourth child of seven siblings; he would soon be lovingly referred to as, "Darl Eugene" by family and close friends. Darl Eugene Everett Sr began his formal education in Topeka 501 Public Schools. He completed kindergarten through sixth...
Mildred A. Collie
Feb 22, 2021
Mildred "Millie" Aileen Carlson Collie, 88, was born December 14, 1932 in Topeka, Kansas to Victor Rueben Adolf Carlson and Ada Aileen Skidmore Carlson. Millie passed to her eternal home February 22, 2021. Millie grew up in Topeka, attending Potwin Grade School, Roosevelt Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School in 1951. She worked at Hallmark Cards and retired...
Betty Rosen
Feb 21, 2021
Betty Ruth Horne Rosen died peacefully February 24, 2021, at age 100 in Topeka, Kansas, surrounded by the love of family near and far. Born and raised in Britain, she immigrated in 1947 to the United States at age 26 to marry Irwin Rosen, her husband of 69 years, who passed away in 2016. Their love was constant and deep,...
Kathryn Hill
Feb 21, 2021
Kathryn "Katie" (Quaney) Hill, age 97, passed away on February 21, 2021 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born April 19, 1923 to parents Frank and Lillian Quaney in Topeka, Kansas. Katie graduated from Topeka High School in 1941. She married Wayne Hill, her high school sweetheart, in October, 1943. Together they raised five children: Bruce, Daryl,...
Marion William Manion
Feb 21, 2021
Col. Marion William Manion, (Ret.) 93, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021.He was born March 23, 1927, in Humboldt, Kansas, the son of Marion M. and Elvira (Osborn) Manion. He was a graduate of Humboldt High School and attended West Point Military Academy, Kansas University, Washburn University, Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and United States Army Command...
Melanie D'Ann Downie
Feb 20, 2021
Melanie D'Ann (Webb) Downie, 48, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Melanie was born September 29, 1972 in Topeka, the daughter of Bobbi D. (Durham) Harvey and Ronald D. Webb, Sr.After graduating from Washburn Rural High School, she received a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University and a Master's Degree from Emporia State University. Melanie was a member of...
