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Nancy Lynne Carver-Eddy
Oct 29, 2018
Nancy Lynne Carver-Eddy, 66, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018. She was born March 1, 1952 in Hammond, Indiana, the daughter of Robert Wayne and Florence Evelyn (Catron) Boaz.Nancy graduated from Seaman High School. She taught preschoolers for 17 years in the Oklahoma City School System.Nancy married Dean K. Carver, Sr. in 1971. After a divorce, he...
John H. Gordon
Oct 29, 2018
John H. Gordon, 50, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018 at a Topeka hospital. He was born June 11, 1968 in Cherry Point, North Carolina, the son of David J. and Dessie L. (Warren) Gordon.John graduated high school in Guthrie, Oklahoma and earned a Culinary Degree from Washburn Tech. He was employed by Ramada Inn and Stormont-Vail....
Christine Marlae Huske Barnes
Oct 29, 2018
Christine Marlae Huske Barnes, 68, Topeka, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018.Marlae was born April 18, 1950 in Topeka, the daughter of Kenneth S. and Margaret R. (Akers) Huske. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1968 and received her Bachelor's degree from Washburn University.She was employed at Wheelan's Lumber for 20 years and later in Customer Services at...
Duane F. Johnson
Oct 28, 2018
Duane F. Johnson, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was born October 26, 1940 in Salina, Kansas, the son of Orlando F. and Alice Mae (Halsey) Johnson.Duane graduated from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1963 with a Bachelor's Degree. He went on to receive a Master's Degree in Library Studies...
Maxine O. Smallback
Oct 28, 2018
Maxine Opal Smallback, 95, of Topeka, formerly of Coldwater Lake Michigan, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018.She was born November 25, 1922, in Greensburg, Indiana, the daughter of William E. and Pearl (Blair) Dean. She was a graduate of Morton Memorial High School, Knightstown, Indiana. Maxine was a beautician serving the Ft. Wayne, Indiana area until retiring. She was a...
Madeline A. Stauffer
Oct 27, 2018
Our Mother, Madeline Ann Stauffer, passed away into peace October 27, 2018. Maddy had just had her 90th birthday. She was born October 14, 1928 in Omaha, Nebraska to Thelma Quinlan. Madeline was a beautiful woman that loved to experience life and have fun. She also loved to travel and did so extensively with Stan Stauffer. Before Stan, though, there...
Carol Ann Parks
Oct 27, 2018
Carol Ann Parks, 79, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018.She was born January 19, 1939, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of August Carl and Eva Mae (Fields) Fritz. She was a graduate of Omaha North High School. Carol was employed and retired from the City of Omaha.She was a member of Humane Society of America. Survivors include two...
Nancy Kay Entrikin
Oct 24, 2018
Nancy Kay Entrikin, 84, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018.Nancy was born December 31, 1933 in Wichita, the daughter of Frank and Alice (Truitt) Wall. She graduated from Langdon High School in Langdon, KS.Nancy's career of choice was to be a stay at home mom but reality required that she work. As such, her day jobs included Lee Optical;...
Howard E. Rolfe
Oct 23, 2018
Howard Earl Rolfe, 88, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018.He was born May 8, 1930, in Wetmore, Kansas, the son of Thomas William and Velma Olive (McGinnis) Rolfe. He was a graduate of Highland Park High School and attended Washburn Business School. He served aboard the USS Brown in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.Howard owned and...
Barbara J. Shaw
Oct 22, 2018
Barbara Josephine Shaw, 50, of Topeka, passed away October 22, 2018. She was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on July 30, 1968. She had a traveling soul and settled in Topeka, Kansas. She was a soldier who battled pancreatic cancer.She is survived by four children: John Shaw Jr., Deborah Shaw, James Darrah (Kelsie) and Michael Raines; 7 grandchildren: Aiden, Olivia,...
Martha Soper
Oct 22, 2018
Martha "Alice" Soper, 94, of Topeka, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018.She was born January 8, 1924, in Hewlett, Long Island, New York, the daughter of Charles H. and Martha A. (O'Conner) Schilling. She was a graduate of Woodmere High School, Long Island, NY. Alice was a long-time volunteer of ICT of Topeka at Washburn University where she has served...
Deloris Irene Blankingship
Oct 22, 2018
Deloris I. Blankingship, 92, Topeka, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018.Deloris was born January 1, 1926 in Grinnell, the daughter of John E. and Crystal I. (Hoover) Christenberry. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1943. She was employed for 13 years in food service for USD-501 and 15 years with the USD-450 School district retiring in 1988.She was...
Francis Logan Moran
Oct 20, 2018
Francis Logan Moran, 89, of Topeka, passed away October 20, 2018. He was born May 11, 1929 in Dover, Kansas to Maurice and Esther (Logan) Moran, one of five children.He graduated from Dover Rural High School in 1947. He worked on the family farm for a year and was briefly employed at John Morrell Packing Plant. He then went to...
James W. Hunt
Oct 16, 2018
James W. Hunt, 95, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at a local care center.Jim was born August 8, 1923 in Earlville, IA., the son of James S. and Muriel (Fletcher) Hunt. He graduated from Manchester High School, attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, IA and graduated from the University of Kansas.He served in the Army Air Corps during...
Billie Wayne Todd, Jr.
Oct 15, 2018
Billie W. Todd, Jr. 52, of Topeka, passed away October 15, 2018. He was born July, 10, 1966 to Billie W. Todd, Sr. and Beverly Jo (Willett) Todd at Topeka, Kansas. Billie was raised in Topeka, and spent time in Ft. Worth, Texas and Ft. Myers, Florida. He attended Royal Valley Elementary in Hoyt, Kansas and the Seventh Day Adventist...
Capt. L. Jameson
Oct 13, 2018
Capt. Harold L. "Jamie" Jameson, 89, of Berryton, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at his home. He was born January 7, 1929 in Thedford, Nebraska, the son of LeRoy and Esther (Oman) Jameson.Harold was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951, serving two years with a deployment to Alaska. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and...
Thane Witmer
Oct 12, 2018
Thane Witmer, 81, died on Friday, October 12, 2018 in Topeka, KS, after a long battle with Parkinson's.Thane was born on August 19, 1937 in Topeka, KS the son of the late Elston Victor and Mildred (Boyd) Witmer. Thane was owner and operator of the T.V. Clinic repair shop in Oakland for over 30 years. He was a graduate of...
Carolyn Loretta Barger
Oct 12, 2018
Carolyn Loretta Barger, 81, of Auburn, Kansas, passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018 at an Auburn care facility. She was born August 16, 1937 in Des Arc, Arkansas, the daughter of Zar and Nora (Seevers) Weatherley.Carolyn was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church of Perry.Carolyn married James L. Barger on June 25, 1954...
Jana Kay Kerschner
Oct 11, 2018
Jana Kay Kerschner, 56, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018. She was born November 6, 1961, at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Duane and Janet Mae (Lewis) Kerschner. Jana's father Duane was a career man in the Air Force and her family's travels lead them to assignments in Biloxi, Mississippi; Dover Delaware; Columbus,...
Charles J. Leibold
Oct 11, 2018
Charles J. Leibold, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born June 27, 1923 in Neosho Falls, Kansas, the son of Charles Joseph and Ella Esty (Moorhead) Leibold.Charles graduated high school in Neosho Falls in 1941. He was employed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for 35 years before...
