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Kenneth Lee Edwards
Sep 2, 2019
Kenneth L. Edwards, 89, Topeka, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at Midland Hospice House.Ken was born December 18, 1929 in Paradise, KS, the son of Warren and Violet (Kirkpatrick) Edwards. He graduated from Atchison High School and attended Baker University.He served in the U.S. Navy.He retired from Southwestern Bell in 1985 after 37 years.He was an avid handball, racket...
Jay D. Matthias
Sep 2, 2019
Jay D. Matthias, 79, of Tecumseh, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019. He was born November 27, 1939, in Robinson, Kansas, the son of Fred Henry and Myrtle Elizabeth (Thorne) Matthias . Jay was employed by Chevrolet dealerships (Ship Winter and Crown) in Lawrence, KS as an auto mechanic retiring in 2001. Jay married Marilyn Thomas on February 21st, 1976....
Warren Lee Falk
Sep 1, 2019
Warren Lee Falk, 87, of Harveyville, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019.He was born October 17, 1931, in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Wheldon August and Ethel B. (Horne) Falk. He served in the U.S. Army from August 24, 1954 until being honorably discharged on August 10, 1956. Warren was employed by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for over...
Joyce Elaine Hensyel
Sep 1, 2019
Joyce E. Hensyel, 76, Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019.Joyce was born August 4, 1943 in Buffalo Center, IA, the daughter of Nickolas and Edna (Leonard) Thomsen. She graduated from Lakota High School in Lakota, IA. She also attended Mankato Business College.She worked for Josten's Yearbook for over 15 years, retiring in 2005.Some of her favorite activities were fishing,...
Helen Marie Wiedle
Sep 1, 2019
Helen Marie (Feist) Wiedle, 74, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019.She was born March 14, 1945, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Anthony J. and Sophia (Reif) Feist. She graduated from Claflin High School in 1964 and attended Brown Mackie Business School in Salina.Helen was employed as a Kindergarten aide at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic School...
Norrene Elaine Kern
Sep 1, 2019
Norrene Elaine Kern, 80, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019. She was born March 15, 1939 in Alta Vista, Kansas, the daughter of Carl William and Naomi Marie (Syring) Peterson.Norrene graduated from Manhattan High School. She was employed by Kansas State Printing Service before retiring in 1996. She attended the First Baptist Church in Dodge City, Kansas...
Loriene A. Strole
Aug 31, 2019
Loriene A. Strole, 89, of Lawrence, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born January 29, 1930 in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Louis Augustin and Ada Marie (Cunningham) Draut.Loriene was employed by Woolworth, Wright Chiropractic, Jones Store and a grocery store in Rogers, Arkansas prior to moving back to Topeka. She and...
Lyla Lou Accardi
Aug 31, 2019
Lyla Lou (Ralston) Accardi, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019 at Midland Hospice House. She was born December 20, 1946, in Holton, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd Earl and Mable Elizabeth (Horton) Ralston. She was a 1964 graduate of Washburn Rural High School. Lyla was self-employed as a financial broker in Topeka and served as a...
Gary F. Crider
Aug 30, 2019
Gary F. Crider, 76, Topeka, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019. He was born November 21, 1942, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Fred "Fritz" and Velma (Richards) Crider. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1960.He started his career at Van Doren, Hazard, Stallings and Schnacke Engineering as a draftsman, he later worked at Herman's Excavation as an...
Duane L. Boley
Aug 29, 2019
Duane Leo Boley, Sr. 81, Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019 at a local hospital.Duane was born June 19, 1938 in Topeka, the son of Leo G. and Annabelle (Moore) Boley. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School.He was employed by Wolf Construction prior to retirement. He also farmed in southern Shawnee County. He was a member of Millwrights...
Terry Fields
Aug 28, 2019
Terry Lee Fields passed away peacefully at his home in Berryton, KS, on August 28, 2019. He had recently celebrated his 75th birthday.Terry was born on August 1, 1944 in Topeka, KS to Clarence and Margaret (Harvey) Fields. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1962. Terry began his career in 1964 as a carpet and tile installer. He was...
Golda Marney
Aug 28, 2019
Golda "Faye" Marney, 96, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Legends at Capital Ridge.Faye was born December 14, 1922 in Rossville, the daughter of Kenneth and Nora Tomson. She graduated from Rossville High School.She was employed as a clerk with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas for 30 years, retiring in 1988.She was an active member of the...
Kristopher Maurice Steele
Aug 23, 2019
Kristopher M. "Kris" Steele, 65, Topeka, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019.Kris was born January 22, 1954 in Topeka, the son of Andrew and Christine Steele. He attended Topeka Public Schools.He served in the U.S. Army for 12 years. He later worked as a Prison Guard in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was currently employed as a Bus driver with...
Lavern Clayton Bergstrom
Aug 23, 2019
LaVern Clayton Bergstrom, 86, Berryton, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019.He was born April 29, 1933, in Cuba, KS, the son of Arthur John and Elcena Belle (Woods Mason) Bergstrom. He was a graduate of Agenda High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 – 1958. LaVern was employed in sales at Sears for over 20 years, retiring...
Ruth Mae Gallaway
Aug 23, 2019
Ruth Mae Gallaway, 96, Topeka, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019.Ruth was born December 6, 1922 in Dickinson County, KS, the daughter of Edward and Cora Myrtle (Day) Horner. She graduated from Junction City High School.She was employed in food service most of her life.Ruth married Franklin Gallaway, Sr. on April 8, 1947. He died September 2, 1998. Survivors include...
Edward Raymond Bunker
Aug 21, 2019
Edward Raymond Bunker, 87, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019.Ed was born January 11, 1932, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the son of Harry Bunker and Rosina Kleinschmidt. Ed graduated from McPherson High School where he met his wife Joan Scott. Ed and Joan married in Hebron, Nebraska on July 13, 1951. Ed graduated from the U.S. Naval...
Janice D. Breitkreutz
Aug 19, 2019
Janice D. Breitkreutz, 69, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 at a Topeka hospital. She was born April 27, 1950 in Norfolk, Nebraska the daughter of Theodore O. and Bernice H. (Sporn) Klawonn.Janice was employed by Josten's Yearbook Company for over 20 years prior to retiring.Survivors include four children, Kandi Breitkreutz, Mikeal Breitkreutz, Shane Breitkreutz and James...
Betty Lou Ward Jeffress
Aug 18, 2019
Betty Lou Ward Jeffress, 90, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Betty was born on May 7, 1929, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, but moved with her parents at an early age to Woodward, Okla. Betty attended public schools in Woodward and graduated from Woodward High School. Betty married Charles Jeffress in 1952 in Amarillo, Texas, where both...
Ashley T. Usher
Aug 17, 2019
Ashley T. Usher, 18, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019. She was born April 7, 2001 in Guttenberg, Iowa, the daughter of Thad Usher and Jeannette Fauver.Ashley attended Topeka High School. She spent a lot of her time with her friends at skate parks. Ashley was so beautiful inside and out...she touched so many lives,she was so...
Junetta Marie Passmore
Aug 15, 2019
Junetta Marie Passmore, 60, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019.She was born February 15, 1959, in Holton, Kansas, the daughter of Ed M. and June (Miller) Passmore. She was a graduate of Holton High School. Junetta was employed as a paraprofessional with Topeka School District and later operated a day care facilityJunetta married William Laskey. They later divorced....
