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...
Helen L. Smith Turner
Mar 16, 2020
Helen Louise Smith Turner, daughter of John Raymond Alexander Smith and Estel Mae Rinehart Smith, was born January 14, 1939, in Topeka, Kansas, and died at her home on March 16, 2020, after a courageous battle with bile duct cancer. Helen attended Lungren grade school, Holiday Junior High, and graduated from Topeka High School. Helen married Warren G. (Doc) Turner...
Bernita M. Balzer
Mar 16, 2020
Bernita M. Balzer, 88, of Topeka passed away Monday, March 16, 2020. She was born May 15, 1931 on a farm near Bremen, KS, to Walter F. Loemker and Alma (Niemann) Loemker. She was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Bremen, KS, and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Topeka, at the time of her death. She took nurses...
Alice Arnold
Mar 14, 2020
Alice Arnold, 86, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020.She was born December 31, 1933, in Pueblo, Colorado, the daughter of Roy and Dollie (Armitage) Epps. She accepted Christ at the age of 15. She attended Kansas City Bible College where she met her husband Dallas Eugene Arnold. They married on July 13, 1952, he survives.Together they had four...
Evelyn C. Sawyer
Mar 12, 2020
Evelyn C. Sawyer, 98, of Topeka, passed away on March 12, 2020 in Topeka. She was born on May 14, 1921 to Edwin Arthur and Leva Jones in Topeka, Kansas. Evelyn worked as a secretary for Volume Shoe Corporation 35 years. She retired in 2000. On September 18, 1944 she married I. Wayne Sawyer in Denver. He preceded her in...
Kenneth W. Paslay
Mar 12, 2020
Kenneth W. Paslay, 89, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020.He was born July 15, 1930, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Roy and Lillie (Kelly) Paslay. He graduated with his degree in Pharmacy from the University of Kansas.He was crazy about all cars. He was very involved with the Topeka Car Club as well as a couple of...
Dr. Paul Rebek
Mar 10, 2020
Dr. Paul Rebek, 77, died March 10, 2020 at Midland Care Hospice House. Paul was born in Beregszasz, Hungary on January 23, 1943. The son of Julius and Eva Rebek, Paul immigrated to the United States at age six from a refugee camp in Austria where the family resided for five years prior to obtaining a United States visa. Paul...
Suzanne L. Miller
Mar 8, 2020
Suzanne Lee Miller, 74, of Wakarusa, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020.She was born March 4, 1946, in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Fay E. and Estelle Lorraine (Toburen) Sears. Suzanne graduated from Washburn Rural High School and from the University of Kansas.Suzanne married Larry Miller on July 9, 1994 in an outdoor ceremony at Lake Shawnee.She worked a variety...
Christel Elisabeth Trolenberg Marquardt
Mar 8, 2020
Christel (Elisabeth) Trolenberg Marquardt, age 84, passed away on March 8, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was very thankful of the many friends who helped her through this time.She was preceded in death by her son, Eric, in 1981. Survivors include Phil, Andrew (Jackie), and Joel (Gyalsten), and grandchildren Charlie, Ben, Grace, Sarah, Andrew, Maddie, and Tashi....
Donna Roeser
Mar 8, 2020
Donna Roeser, 78, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020.She was born November 30, 1941, in Rock Creek, Kansas, the daughter of Thelda Way and Millard and Rose Kabriel. She worked at the corporate office for Volume Shoes for 11 years before working in Human Resources at BNSF for 14 years, retiring in 2006.She loved all animals, cats especially...
Marjorie G. Adams
Mar 6, 2020
Marjorie G. (Gould) Adams, 98, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020.She was born May 6, 1921, in Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of Francis Irving and Florence Zelma (Randall) Gould. She was a graduate of Manhattan High School and received a B. A. in Arts & Science from Kansas State University. Marjorie was proud to be a homemaker for...
Irene Frances Romig
Mar 5, 2020
Irene Frances (Krakowiecki) Romig, 77, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020.She was born October 9, 1942, in East St. Louis, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Paula (Turek) Krakowiecki. Irene was employed by US Postal service for over 20 years, until retiring.Irene married Clifford Romig, Jr. on September 26, 1964 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He survives in...
Dorothy Jean Fager
Mar 4, 2020
Dorothy Jean Fager, 98, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Brewster Place in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on November 10, 1921, in Joplin, Missouri, the daughter of Charles August and Gladys (Shewmaker) Alford. She grew up in the Joplin area, graduating from Seneca High School and Joplin Business College. She then met Emery E. Fager, a young...
