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Betty A. (Horacek) Geiken
Jan 8, 2020
Betty A. Geiken, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at a Topeka care facility. She was born March 21, 1933 in Rush County, Kansas, the daughter of Jerry and Besse (Kubal) Horacek.Betty was a hairdresser. She was also employed as a Security Officer for the State of Kansas before retiring.Betty married Dale Misegadis in 1949. They...
Cecelia Ann Busch
Jan 7, 2020
Cecelia A. Busch, 70, Topeka, passed away January 7, 2020.Cecelia was born April 8, 1949 in Concordia, the daughter of Donald E. and Martha I. (Bordewick) Kenaston. She grew up in Beatrice, NE.Survivors include son, Roy Joosten, Manhattan; grandchildren, Haye Lee Green and Kelly Joosten; great-grandchildren, Sophia Wehl, Peyton Green; sisters, Vanese Downs, Micki Hall, Bobbie Mueller; and brother, Michael...
Marian Elizabeth Weeks
Jan 7, 2020
Marian Elizabeth McCauley Weeks, age 73, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020 of complications from a bone marrow disorder. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, William Gerald Weeks (Jerry), whom she married on August 6, 1967. They spent almost 48 years of their lives together, having two daughters, Tonja West (Michael) of Lake Tahoe, California and...
Olivia Y. Zozaya
Jan 6, 2020
Olivia Y. Zozaya, 71, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020. She was born December 2, 1948 in Topeka, the daughter of Pablo A. and Celia G. (Guerrero) Delgado.Olivia graduated from Topeka High School in 1966. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.Olivia married Guillermo Cortez, Jr. They later divorced. She married Steven Zozaya....
Glenn Edward Jones
Jan 5, 2020
Glenn Edward Jones, 79, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020. He was born August 10, 1940 in Gadsden, Alabama, the son of William Jess and Berlie Mac Jones. Glenn was a graduate of Emma Sansom High School, Alabama, and received a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Alabama. He was employed joined Goodyear Tire and...
Delbert L. Bahner, Sr.
Jan 3, 2020
Delbert L. Bahner, Sr., 80, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020.He was born February 10, 1939, in Belvue, Kansas, the son of Raymond and Lydia Bahner.Delbert was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and later became self-employed in Sacramento, California. Delbert relocated back to Topeka in 2002. Survivors include a daughter, Tamela (Keith) Karlan, of Topeka, KS;...
Makayla Marie Lake
Jan 2, 2020
Makayla Marie Lake, 11, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020. She was born December 15, 2008 in Topeka, the daughter of Karri M. Lake and Joshua L. Hayes.Makayla attended Jardine Elementary School. Survivors include her mother, Karri M. (Mark) Culp, her father, Joshua L. Hayes, her siblings, Sarah A. Lake, Avalina M. L. Watkins, one step-sister, Hailie...
L. D. Morlan
Jan 2, 2020
L.D. Morlan, 94, of Topeka, formerly of Carbondale, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at McCrite Plaza. He was born April 17, 1925 in Rantoul, Kansas, the son of Verne William and Bessie Eugenia (Daniel) Morlan, Sr.L.D. graduated from Lane High School. He was a Navy Veteran during WWII, served in the Air Force during the Korean War and...
Deborah Denise Searle
Jan 2, 2020
Deborah Denise "Debbie" Searle, 65, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020.She was born March 24, 1954, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Jackie Dean and Eleanor Maxine (Holland) Parrish. She was a graduate of Highland Park High School and attended Cowley County Community College. Survivors include her daughter, Nikki Johnston, Topeka; her son, Scott Jackson, Georgetown, TX; four...
Robert Wayne Ping
Jan 2, 2020
Robert W. Ping died January 2, 2020 at the age of 79. He was born to Russell and Jerretta Ping on June 15th, 1940 in Washington, Indiana.Preceded in death by his father, mother, brothers; Johnny, Jim, Gib, sisters; Sally Ann Price and Mary Elizabeth Boner, Indianapolis, Indiana.Robert married Kay Grieshaber on December 29th, 1960 in Topeka. Last month, they celebrated...
Francis Elliott "Gene" "Curly" Requa
Jan 1, 2020
Francis Elliott "Gene" "Curly" Requa, 91, of Topeka, received his Heavenly angel wings on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Francis was born in Cassville, Missouri, the son of Fred Requa and Pearl Elliott. Francis married Lillie Horne in October, 1944. They later divorced. Francis then married Beverly Ramsey in September, 1957. He was preceded in death...
Darrell E. Fisher
Dec 31, 2019
Darrell E. Fisher, 85, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at a local care center.Darrell was born January 12, 1934 in Salina, the son of Walter and Eva (Hill) Fisher. He attended school in Salina. He entered the U.S. Air Force at the age of 17 and served for 20 years, retiring in 1971. He received an award from...
Dorothy M. Dahlstrom
Dec 31, 2019
Dorothy Marie Dahlstrom, 94, passed away on December 31, 2019, at Lexington Park Health and Rehab, Topeka. She was born May 9, 1925, to John H. and Mary C. (Walter) Tudhope. She attended Gage Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School in 1943. Dorothy married the love of her life, Clarence "Tuck" Dahlstrom, on October 16, 1943....
Roseann Rebecca Morris
Dec 31, 2019
Roseann Rebecca (Kuehl) Morris, 85, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019.She was born July 24, 1934, in Onaga, Kansas, the daughter of Walter Levi and Elsie Jeanette (Phillips) Kuehl. She was a graduate of Onaga High School. Roseann was a member of the Highland Park United Methodist Church and Order of the Eastern Star of Topeka.Roseann married Charles...
Randolph E. Williams
Dec 30, 2019
Randy "Rando" Williams, 84, Topeka, passed away December 30, 2019 at a local hospital.Randy was born September 1, 1935 in Jackson, Mississippi, the son of Robert E. and Ethel A. (Bush) Williams. He was raised in Jackson and graduated from Forest Hill High School in 1954.He served in the Mississippi National Guard and ending with the U.S. Air Force at...
Gerald L. Chelson
Dec 28, 2019
Gerald L. Chelson, 81, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019.He was born January 25, 1938, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Sam and Hazel Chelson. Gerald attended the Kansas State University. He also served in the United States Army National Guard.Gerald was employed by the Santa Fe Railway for 43 years prior to retiring. He was a member...
Carla Layne
Dec 28, 2019
Carla D. Layne, 59, Topeka, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Midland Hospice House.Carla was born October 14, 1960 in Ottawa to Jim Richardson and Shirley Ronnau. She was raised by Phil and Shirley Ronnau. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1978 and attended Washburn University.She was employed by the...
Jeanine "J" Renee Pearson
Dec 27, 2019
Jeanine "J" Renee Pearson, 43, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019.She was born January 9, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Mark Pearson and Denise Robinson. She was a 1995 graduate of Topeka High School and graduated from the Dental Hygienist Program at Johnson County Community College, Olathe, KS in 2011. J was employed...
James F. Wecker
Dec 27, 2019
James F. Wecker, 74, of Topeka, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019.He was born August 21, 1945, in Emporia, Kansas, a son of Stephen and Ann (Nuessen) Wecker. He was raised in Olpe, Kansas before spending the majority of his life in Emporia. James married Nancy Jean Kramer on June 24, 1968 in Biloxi, Mississippi while serving in the United...
Sarah May Mullin
Dec 27, 2019
Sarah May Mullin, 97, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at McCrite Plaza. She was born September 29, 1922 in Ozawkie, Kansas, the daughter of Benjamin F. and Melissa B. (Hittle) Werst.Sarah attended Lane Tree School in Oskaloosa, Kansas. She had resided in Topeka since 1950 and was a homemaker. She was a member of Highland Park...
