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James Edward Cunningham, Sr.
May 19, 2015
James Edward Cunningham, Sr., 66, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at his home in Topeka, KS.James was born December 11, 1948, in Independence, KS, to Clanton, II and Elizabeth Cunningham. He graduated from Topeka High and then was drafted into the US Army where he served in the Vietnam War. James was also a truck driver and a culinary...
Laura M. Taylor
May 18, 2015
Laura M. Taylor, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015 at a Topeka hospital. She was born November 11, 1931 in Arrington, KS, the daughter of Otis and Mae Baumgart Overmiller. Laura graduated from Malin High School, Malin, OR. She had resided in Topeka since 1974. She was a beautician in Effingham, KS and later employed by...
Hannelore A. Dawson
May 18, 2015
Hannelore A. "Peggy" Dawson, 88, of Topeka passed away May 18, 2015 at the Midland Hospice House.Peggy's long life was rich and filled with many interests and passions. Born January 15, 1927, in Beuthen, Germany, she was an accomplished athlete in her youth and continued to enjoy competitive sports throughout her life, participating in tennis, bowling, horseback riding, and the...
Susan Rae Shannon
May 17, 2015
Susan Rae Shannon, 63, of Topeka passed away May 17, 2015. She was born on April 15, 1952 to Raymond and Wanda (Dockweiler) Shannon at Leavenworth, Kansas. Susan loved riding horses, the countryside, loved music, sports cars, pick up trucks and socializing with her friends. She worked hard to raise her children as a single mother much of her life...
Ronald Tucker
May 17, 2015
Ronald Clayton "Ron" Tucker, 54, of Auburn, KS, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015.Ron was born April 7, 1961, in Topeka, to Ellis and Linda Tucker, of Auburn, KS. He worked for Mission Township on the road crew. Ron loved boating at Melvern Lake and racing motocross with his son, Jesse. He was a talented mechanic and could fix anything...
James P. Gooch
May 15, 2015
James Patrick "Pat" Gooch, 81, of Winchester, Kansas passed away May 15, 2015. He was born on March 17, 1934 at Kansas City, Kansas to Ashford A. and Cecilia E. (Mamie) Gooch. He was raised in Turner, Kansas and attended St. John's Catholic Grade School. Pat graduated from Bishop-Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas. Pat served in the US...
Edith H. Newman
May 14, 2015
Edith H. Newman, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015.She was born May 26, 1934, in Zwittau, Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Robert and Alosia (Kohl) Brexl. Edith attended Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Topeka.Edith married William A. "Bill" Newman on November 16, 1955 in Germany. He preceded her in death on September 23, 1983. Survivors...
Pauline Helen Campbell
May 13, 2015
Pauline Helen Campbell has passed away peacefully at age 93. She was born to Paul Harold Brown and May Belle Redmond Brown on December 4, 1921 in Seabrook, Topeka, Kansas. She had a full and colorful life. Pauline married Leland V. Campbell of Auburn, Kansas in 1941. They lived through the great depression and his service in World War II....
Gail Patricia Horsley
May 13, 2015
Gail Patricia Horsley, 68, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015. She was born June 20, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond and Shirleen Petterson. Gail lived and graduated high school in the Chicagoland area. Following high school, she attended school at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. She spent her senior year of college at Schiller...
Robert Kenneth Paillette
May 13, 2015
Robert Kenneth Paillette, of Topeka, passed away at his home, May 13, 2015. Bobby was born March 4, 1945 in Marysville, Kansas, the son of Robert E. and Maxine (Henderson) Paillette.Bobby worked for many years for Laird Noller Ford in Topeka. He loved to work in his yard and took great pride in it. Bobby was known by his neighbors...
Paul Leroy Huffman
May 10, 2015
Paul LeRoy Huffman, 51, of Osage City, passed away May 10, 2015 at the Osage Nursing Center where he had resided since 2013. He was born July 5, 1963, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Ernest and Patricia (Fike) Huffman. Paul was a resident of K.N.I. for many years before moving to Sheltered Living in 1995. He also received...
Melvin Falck
May 10, 2015
Mel was born and raised in Wheeling, WV where he met his future wife Millie in high school. They graduated in 1941 and he immediately went to work for Burroughs Corporation. World War II began and they married while he attended Niagara University as part of the Army Specialized Training Program before going to Europe with the 104th Infantry Division...
Hazel R. Miles
May 9, 2015
Hazel R. Miles, 92, of Topeka, formerly of Carbondale, passed away May 9, 2015. She was born September 12, 1922 in Whiting, Kansas to Charles and Ruth Chick. She graduated from Whiting High School in 1940. She married Vernice "Vern" E. Miles in October of 1946 at Ottawa, Kansas. They moved to Carbondale, Kansas in 1949. Hazel worked as a...
Kathryn J. Mcatee
May 7, 2015
Kathryn J. McAtee, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at a Topeka hospital. Survivors include her husband, Leon Saunstaire of Topeka. She was preceded in death by her son, Warren J. "Bud" Sholl. Cremation has taken place and as per Katheryn's wishes, no memorial services are planned. Private inurnment will take place in Topeka Cemetery at...
Amanda Kay Weinkauf
May 6, 2015
Amanda Kay Weinkauf, 44, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015. She was born May 29, 1970, in St. Mary's, Kansas, the daughter of Alan and Mary (Coots) Robinson. Amanda was raised in St. Mary's and moved to Topeka as a teenager. She attended St. Mary's High School and Topeka Technical College. Amanda was employed as a billing specialist...
Dean Veltman
May 6, 2015
Dean Veltman, 88, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015.He was born August 15, 1926 in Wakarusa, Kansas, the son of Herbert Burton and Edna M. (Porter) Veltman. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II. Dean retired as an U.S. mail contractor after 30 years of service. He was a Life-Member of Philip Billard VFW Post 1650...
Royal A. Elder
May 6, 2015
Royal A. Elder, 94, of Topeka, passed away May 6, 2015. Royal was born the eleventh of twelve children to David and Edith Elder on March 8, 1921 in Oregon, Missouri. His siblings have all preceded him in death. He moved to Yates Center, Kansas after high school where he met and married Shirley Ann Stoll in October of 1941....
Jackie Leon Shupe
May 4, 2015
Jackie Leon "Jack" Shupe, 56, of Topeka, passed away May 4, 2015.He was born in Topeka, on November 3, 1958, the son of Jackie E. and Janet Shupe.He attended Saint Matthew Catholic Grade School and was a 1977 graduate of Highland Park High School, and attended Kaw Area Vo-Tech School.Jack started out as a printer for the State of Kansas...
Melody Wilhelm
May 1, 2015
Melody Jill (Carver) Wilhelm, 63, went to be with her Lord May 1, 2015. She was born August 7, 1951, in Dresden, ME, daughter of the late Otis L. and Evelyn (LeMar) Carver. She attended school in Dresden and Brunswick Maine. Besides working many years at Dillons as a Deli Manager, she also owned two restaurants; Taste of Country in...
Edward R. Smith
Apr 30, 2015
Edward R. Smith, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Brewster Place in Topeka. He was born March 9, 1933 in Mount Olive, MS, the son of Holly and Mattie "Memaw" McBeth Smith.Edward was an Air Force Veteran, serving 25 years before retiring on July 1, 1972. He served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He...
