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Don R. Paxson
Sep 6, 2015
Don R. Paxson, 79, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015. He was born November 7, 1935 in Topeka, Kansas.Don attended Boswell Junior High, and Topeka High School. Upon graduation, he went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas and a post graduate law degree. While in law school, Don was awarded the...
Mary Ann Lowry
Sep 6, 2015
Mary Ann Lowry, 83, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and dear friend, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015. Born in Topeka, KS, Easter Sunday, March 27, 1932 to Gaylord and Lucile Hogle. She grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School, where she met her husband of 60 years, Wayne Lowry. Early employment included Montgomery Wards and bookkeeping for...
Stanley Charles Rosenbaum
Sep 4, 2015
Stanley Charles Rosenbaum, 61, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at his home. He was born December 8, 1953 in Topeka, the son of Richard and Charlotte (Garner) Rosenbaum. Stanley graduated from Highland Park High School in 1972. He was employed by Laird Noller Ford for many years. He was of the Lutheran Faith. Stanley married Sue...
Carole Jean(Bloomfield) Etzel
Sep 4, 2015
Carole Jean (Bloomfield) Etzel died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Friday, September 4, after a prolonged illness. She was 74. Mrs. Etzel was born on May 25, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA to Lorraine Evelyn Smither Plummer Bloomfield Frederick and William Edward Bloomfield, Sr. She moved to Topeka at an early age and attended Hayden High School,...
Russell L. Bishop
Sep 3, 2015
Russell Lynn Bishop of Oskaloosa, Kansas, also known as "Uncle Russell" passed away September 3, 2015 at Colmery O'Neil VAMC, Topeka, Kansas. Russell was born to Everett and Barbara (Jeffries) Bishop on January 27, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from Viola High School in Viola, Kansas in 1960. Russell joined the US Air Force in 1961 and served his...
Travis Dwynn Webster
Aug 29, 2015
Travis Dwynn Webster, 32 passed away August 29, 2015. He was born April 8th 1983 in Topeka Kansas to Diana Posch and Brad Webster. Travis worked as a Landscaping and Lawn specialist. He enjoyed being outdoors and always kept himself busy with projects around the house. Travis was a person that never hesitated to help people out whenever he had...
Faye M. Hipsher
Aug 28, 2015
Faye M. Hipsher, 97, of Topeka, died Friday, August 28, 2015, at Plaza West Health Care Center.She was born October 5, 1917, in Willow Springs, Missouri, the daughter of Charles and Martha Jane (Fair) Hipsher. The family traveled to Richland, Kansas, when she was 13. Faye had also lived in New York and California before coming to live in Topeka...
Harold D. Criqui
Aug 28, 2015
Harold Dean Criqui, 84, of Denison, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015.He was born April 24, 1931 in Olivet, Kansas, the son of Harvey Albert and Rotha Irene (Lewis) Criqui, Sr. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.Harold was employed by various construction companies including Rodney Milling Company, May Ransom Sheet Inc., and owned and operated the...
Donald Leroy Keim
Aug 27, 2015
Donald LeRoy Keim, 77, beloved husband, father, and friend, returned to his heavenly home on August 27, 2015 after a valiant battle with cancer. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace.Don was born to Roy and Leona (Wells) Keim, in Topeka, Kansas on October 10, 1937....
Connie M. Hull
Aug 27, 2015
Connie M. Hull passed away August 27, 2015, after a brief struggle with cancer. She was born December 15, 1950, in Topeka, the daughter of Howard and Alpha (Stamm) Peck. Connie lived all of her life in Topeka and worked as an Operations Specialist at HCCI. She enjoyed traveling throughout the country and always had fond memories of the time...
Vernon L. Kasten
Aug 26, 2015
Vernon L. Kasten, 91, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015. He was born February 1, 1924, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Otto and Agnes (Higgins) Kasten. Vernon was raised in Topeka and graduated from the Topeka Catholic High School. After high school, Vernon served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was stationed in...
Fred J. Rogers
Aug 25, 2015
Fred J Rogers of Topeka, KS passed away August 25, 2015. He was married to Rosalie Montgomery.He has two daughters Connie Leiker (Kevin) and Vicki Hursh (Curtis). Grandsons Tyler, Dylan, Cody and Chance. Preceded in death by parents Gale and Carrie Rogers, two sisters Joy Long and Gailene Carlock. Survived by brothers Don Rogers (Fern), Keith Rogers (Jan) and Earl...
James C. Boldin
Aug 24, 2015
James Colby Boldin, 20, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015. He was born April 18, 1995, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Jimmy Boldin and Becki Pollock. Colby is survived by his son, Kaleb James Sherman-Pollock of Greeley, Colorado; sister, Carlie Pollock; brother, Elijah Pollock of Destin, Florida; mother, Becki Pollock and father, Jimmy Boldin both of Topeka,...
Donna J. Coffman
Aug 24, 2015
Donna J. Coffman, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015 of cancer at her home surrounded by her family. She was born October 1, 1930 in Scranton, KS, the daughter of Martin and Goldie (Yotter) Eraas. Donna graduated from Topeka High School in 1947. In her youth while attending school, Donna worked for Velvet Freeze Ice Cream...
Arlene Booth Thompson
Aug 22, 2015
Arlene Booth Thompson, 81, of Otis, KS passed away on August 22, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born July 15, 1934, daughter of Oran and Flora Booth in Cambridge, KS. Her early life was spent in and around the Cambridge area. She graduated from Cambridge High School and Arkansas City Junior College. Arlene married Wayne Thompson on October...
Larry C. Williams
Aug 20, 2015
Larry C. Williams, 66, of Topeka, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 19, 1949 in Ottawa, KS, the son of Earman and Sarah (Robinson) Williams. Larry was employed in the construction field for most of his life. He had resided in Topeka since...
Paul Casto
Aug 19, 2015
Paul Boyd Casto, 65, formerly of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Topeka, Kansas. Paul was born in Worland, Washakie County, Wyoming on January 1, 1950 to John Lewis Casto and Rosalee (Buckley) Casto.He lived in Alaska, Texas and Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Navy and worked on the Alaskan Pipeline after graduating from the first Bartlesville...
Shirley A. Mason
Aug 18, 2015
Shirley A. Mason, 83, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015. She was born September 15, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Ben Wilson and Kay Warner (Floyd). Shirley was raised in Topeka, attended Crane Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. Shirley was employed in many areas of civil service and community service....
Nathan Adrian Long
Aug 18, 2015
Nathan Adrian Long, 36, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015.Nathan is survived by his father, Daniel Long, Lenora, KS; his mother Bonnie (Lynn) Kesler, Hays, KS; three brothers, Jeff (Tara) Kesler, Plano, TX, Jordan Long, Camarillo, CA and Christopher (Jeanne) Long, Atlanta, GA; his sister, McKenzie (Thiago) Baby, Miami, FL; a nephew and niece, Matthew and Emma Grace...
Kay Mcfarland
Aug 18, 2015
Former Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Kay Eleanor McFarland passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 18, 2015, following a brief illness. She had recently celebrated her 80th birthday at a dinner attended by friends, including members of what she considered her "court family." Kay was born on July 20, 1935, in Coffeyville, Kansas, the daughter of Dr. Kenneth...
