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Mary Ellen (Dawson) Turnbull
Apr 20, 2020
Mary Ellen (Dawson) Turnbull, 98, of Topeka, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020.She was born May 22, 1921, in Graham County, Kansas, the daughter of Hubert and Bertha (Howard) Dawson. She received a Bachelor's Degree in History from Washburn University in 1947. She served in the Navy during World War II.Mary was employed by the State of Kansas in the...
Cynthia Harris
Apr 19, 2020
Cynthia "Cindy" Warren Harris, 62, of Russell, formerly of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Hays Medical Center.She was born March 25, 1958, in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Gerald Dean and Catherine Estelle Saunders Warren. Cindy graduated from Baldwin High School in 1976. She then attended Flint Hill Area Vocational Technical School in Emporia, graduating in 1978...
Lola Jean (Relihan) Hobbs
Apr 19, 2020
Lola Jean Relihan Hobbs, 70, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020.She was born September 9, 1949, in Red Cloud, Nebraska, the daughter of Don and Lona (Atwill) Relihan. Lola retired from Shawnee County as Kitchen Supervisor in 2001. She was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Sisters in Topeka. She enjoyed making all kinds of cakes...
Leann Stephens
Apr 19, 2020
LeAnn Stephens, 75, Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 from a non covid-19 medical incident.She was born August 17, 1944, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Dwight "Ding" and Opal (Taft) Darling. She graduated from Woodruff High School in Peoria, Illinois in 1962.LeAnn retired from the State of Kansas in the Travel and Tourism department. She later worked at...
Leona E. Brinkmeyer
Apr 18, 2020
Leona Elaine Brinkmeyer, of Topeka, KS died April 18, 2020. Leona was born June 11, 1929 on a farm in Kiowa County, KS to Otis R Larkin and Olive Mae Larkin. She was predeceased by her parents; her sister Eleanor G Larkin Jones; her brother Leroy V Larkin; her husband Dean A Brinkmeyer; and her son-in-law David M Filkins. Leona...
Dr. E. Shermoen
Apr 13, 2020
Richard E. "Dick" Shermoen, 89, of Topeka, passed away, April 13, 2020.Dr. Shermoen retired in 1993 as Chairman of the Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Information Science Department after serving Washburn University for 26 years. In retirement he volunteered for AARP Tax-Aide for 25 years and was an active member of Lowman United Methodist Church. Dick was an avid outdoorsman and...
Barbara Christine Edmonds
Apr 13, 2020
Barbara Christine Edmonds, 66, of Topeka, passed away Monday, April 13, 2020.She was born December 29, 1953, in Waltham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Charles Peter and Jean Marie (McDonald) Jones. She was a 1972 graduate of Quincy High School in Quincy, MA; and received a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1976. Barbara was...
Mary J. Tolin
Apr 12, 2020
Mary J. (Tew) Tolin passed away April 12, 2020 at Rolling Hills Health Center, Topeka, Kansas. She was born June 21, 1925, daughter of Mary Margaret Mills and Earl Wayne Tew. She married Gerald L. Tolin on October 7, 1944. He passed away December 31, 2005. Mary was preceded in death by: her parents, a son, Robert W. Tolin; a...
Kathaleen Christen Ann Garcia
Apr 11, 2020
Kathaleen Christen Ann Garcia, 46, of Haltom City, Texas passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020.Kathy was born December 19, 1973, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Debra P. Stark (Durham) and Robert J. Garcia Sr. She graduated from Highland Park High School and received her Associates of Applied Science in Paralegal Studies from Washburn University and an insurance license adjuster's...
Arthur Pagles
Apr 10, 2020
Arthur "Art" Ray Pagles, 49, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020.He was born June 3, 1970, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Clifford and Vicky (Hill) Pagles. He was a very active guy. He enjoyed fishing and shooting pool with his wife. He was happy when everyone else was happy and he enjoyed to fill his space with...
Edward L. Blass
Apr 10, 2020
Edward L. Blass, 83, of Topeka, passed away April 10, 2020, at Saint John Hospital in Leavenworth. He was born July 13, 1936, in Early, Iowa, to John and Florence (Steeg) Blass. His mother died when he was a young child, and he and his brother, William Blass, were raised by their father and stepmother. Ed served in the United...
Dallas Wayne Freeborn
Apr 8, 2020
Dallas W. Freeborn, 89, of Topeka, passed away on April 8, 2020 in Topeka, Kansas He was born on May 5, 1930 at Christ's Hospital in Topeka to Hugh J. and Gladys (Dallas) Freeborn. He grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1948. Dallas graduated from Kansas State College in Manhattan in 1954 with a degree...
Edwin B. Aley
Apr 7, 2020
USAF Major (Ret) Edwin Blaine Aley, 91, of Topeka, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in El Paso, TX. He had been battling cancer for the past few months. He was born into a farming family on April 21, 1928, near Topeka, Kansas, the son of Walter and Jeanette (Lydic) Aley. He attended Highland Park...
Carolyn M. Huffman
Apr 6, 2020
Carolyn Marie (Covert) Huffman, 84, of Topeka passed away April 6, 2020. She was born in Topeka, January 10, 1936 to Eldon F. Covert and Laura Jeanette (Pierson) Covert.Carolyn was a 1954 graduate of Topeka High School and received a Bachelor of Education degree from Washburn University in 1961. She taught first grade in the Seaman School District for 12...
Bernard L. Singleton
Apr 3, 2020
Bernard L. Singleton, 32, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020.He was born September 5, 1987, in Bronx, New York, the son of Albert and Florence (Scriven) Singleton. He graduated from West Scranton High School in 2006. He went on to graduate with his Associates Degree in Diesel Mechanic from Johnson County Community College.Bernard loved planting his vegetable garden,...
Katherine Elizabeth Galbaith
Apr 2, 2020
Katherine Elizabeth (Kelly) Galbraith, age 97, of Topeka, passed away at home April 2, 2020 surrounded by family.She was born March 10, 1923 in Topeka, the daughter of George and Mary Kelly. Katherine grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1941. Katherine married her childhood sweetheart Frank O. Galbraith in Chicago on October 10, 1942. They...
Gloria May
Apr 1, 2020
Gloria (Salts) May was born November 16, 1929 in Mayetta, Kansas to Glen and Gladys Salts. Gloria passed away peacefully in Topeka, Kansas on April 1, 2020 surrounded by family.Gloria graduated from Hoyt High School in 1947. She married Charles McKeever on May 20, 1947. In 1950, she and Chuck started a small restaurant called the Nighthawk Grill located at...
Rosemary Torrez
Apr 1, 2020
Rosemary Parsons Torrez, 95, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020.Rosemary married Arnold LeBombarb in June 1942; to this union they had two children, Carol Hamilton and Lonnie LeBombarb. He preceded her in death on March 6, 1984. She later married Alex Torrez in June 1973; he preceded her in death on May 26, 1984. Other survivors include her...
Jacqueline Coffman
Mar 29, 2020
Jacqueline "Jackie" (Hatfield) Coffman, 93, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020.She was born February 28, 1927, in Noel, Missouri, to Ray and Verna (Swope) Hatfield. She graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia, Missouri, in 1945. She worked as a Service Representative with Capital Federal Savings bank for 21 years. She was a member of Countryside United Methodist...
Spencer Taylor Younger
Mar 29, 2020
Spencer Taylor Younger, 24, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020.He was born April 14, 1995, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Steve Younger and Susan Askren. Spencer was ambitiously employed as a bartender at Old Chicago in Topeka and attended school at Washburn University to pursue degrees in Marketing and Finance. Survivors include his parents, Steve (Brenda) Younger...
