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Lyle Douglas Clark
Oct 11, 2015
Lyle Douglas Clark, 87, of Topeka, passed away October 11, 2015. He was born to Henry A. and Grace M. (Thompson) Clark on July 24, 1928 at Geneva, Illinois. Lyle was raised around Villa Park, IL. He joined the Air Force and served during WWII and the Korean conflict. His last duty station was Forbes Air Force Base at Topeka....
Jeffrey Owens
Oct 11, 2015
Jeffrey Lee Owens, 60, of Topeka, Kansas was born April 14, 1955 in Topeka, Kansas to Glenn and Peggy Owens. He passed away October 11, 2015. Jeff attended Highland Park schools and served as a corpsman in the US Navy. He was preceded in death by his father, Glenn Owens. He is survived by his mother, Peggy Owens of the...
William P. Furlong
Oct 11, 2015
William "Bill" Patrick Furlong, 93, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015. He was born March 21, 1922 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of James and Frances E. (Smith) Furlong. He was a lifelong resident of Topeka and received a bachelor's degree from Washburn University. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Wichita during WW II. Bill...
Richard Louis Grecian
Oct 10, 2015
Richard Louis Grecian, 70, died October 10, 2015 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas. He was born May 12, 1945 at Hays, Kansas, the son of Russell and Arlene (Hillman) Grecian. In his younger days, Rick participated in track, basketball, football, and loved going to dances. Later, he loved spending time watching his children and grandchildren in school...
Robert D. Toothman
Oct 10, 2015
Robert D. Toothman, 65, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015.He was born June 15, 1950, in Niles, Kansas, the son of Carl and Mary (Nunn) Toothman. They preceded him in death.Robert enjoyed CB radio and went by "Baboon" and loved the 4th of July. He is survived by a lot of close friends and family.Robert was cremated and...
Evelyn D. Kramer
Oct 7, 2015
Evelyn Doris (Robinson) Kramer was delivered into God's hands on October 7, 2015. Born December 9, 1921 to O.L. Robinson and Doris (McFadden) Robinson in Wakarusa, KS; raised in Auburn, KS and graduated from Auburn High School in 1939. She was married to Harold G. Kramer December 9, 1941 in San Diego, CA. Evelyn resided in Topeka since 1967, was...
Marjorie Mcelhenny
Oct 6, 2015
Marjorie Alexander McElhenny, born May 7, 1921 to Dr. Homer and M. Helen Alexander died Tuesday, October 6, 2015. She was married to William B. McElhenny (d 09/01/1976), a Topeka attorney. Her sister and brother in law, Mary (Alexander) and Wayne Whelan and nephew, Ward Whelan, also predeceased her. She leaves children, Ann McElhenny, Sara McElhenny and Byron McElhenny; a...
Ben Eaton
Oct 5, 2015
Ben "Bennie" Eaton passed away October 5, 2015, at a local hospital. He was born on December 13, 1937 to Paul and Geraldine (Strickland) Eaton in Lenora, Kansas. He attended and graduated from Concordia High School, recently celebrating his 60th class reunion.Bennie married Carolyn Pracht and later divorced. Bennie then married Jane "Janey" Githens on January 28, 1995. Bennie worked...
Alena Louise Patterson
Oct 4, 2015
Alena (Cook) Patterson, 54, widow of Gene Patterson, passed away October 4, 2015. She was born September 6, 1961 to Larry F. and Carolyn J. (Uhl) Cook. Alena enjoyed traveling the states playing on her drums with Gypsy Gene & The Tennessee Ramblers. She loved working on her art work which she has received many awards for. She is survived...
Lois Marie Cain
Oct 4, 2015
Lois Marie Cain, 75, of Emporia, was called away by the Lord, October 3, 2015. She was born to George and Ariel Iams on April 14, 1940 in Dwight, Kansas. She went on to attend public schools in Topeka, Kansas.She married Paul J. McKinsey and was blessed with five children. Lois served others in the health care field for years...
Nancy Pittenger
Oct 4, 2015
Nancy L. Pittenger, 84, Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 at a local hospital.Nancy was born June 18, 1931 in Marysville, the daughter of Sanford and Vera (Vaughn) Tunison. She graduated from Marysville High School and received a Bachelor's degree from Emporia State University.Nancy was a homemaker.Survivors include sons, Knute and wife Diane, Baldwin City, KS, Sandy and wife...
Gerald L. Rus
Oct 4, 2015
Jerry Rus was born January 31, 1947 in Norfolk, Nebraska, and died October 4, 2015 at home in Topeka, Kansas after a yearlong battle with leukemia (AML). Jerry was raised in Norfolk, Nebraska, attending Christ Lutheran and Norfolk Public Schools. He received bachelor's degrees from Lutheran colleges in Indiana and Nebraska. He taught Lutheran School in Cleveland, Ohio. After receiving...
Larry Allensworth
Oct 4, 2015
Larry L. Allensworth, 73, of Mayetta, Kansas, passed away October 4, 2015. He was born November 10, 1941 to Ralph and Lavina (Dutcher) Allensworth. He was a carpenter by trade and built many homes in the Topeka-Shawnee County area. He loved to fish and attend auctions in his retirement years. He had five children by his first wife, Donna Prockish....
Sharon L. Sitzman
Oct 4, 2015
Sharon Lee Sitzman, 73, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015. Sharon was born on September 28, 1942 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of Dr. Charles Allen Torbit, Jr. and Neva Bell (Cristoffer) Torbit. She was a 1960 graduate of Fountain High School, Fountain, CO and attended Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO.Sharon was employed and...
Jean Vavricek
Oct 3, 2015
Jean Vavricek, 85, Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015. She had three sons. Survivors include, Stephen, deceased, his children, Eileen Vavricek of Chicago and granddaughter, Suriah and Michael Vavricek of Berkley, California. David Vavricek, also deceased and granddaughter, Tessa of Topeka. Michael (Connie) Vavricek of El Dorado Hills, California, their daughter, Stephanie (Todd) Tembey and granddaughter, Gracyn and Samantha...
David Cottrell
Sep 29, 2015
David A. Cottrell, 49, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away 9/29/2015. He was born April 6, 1966 in Topeka, Kansas to Milton G. and Helen M. (Hunsecker) Cottrell. He grew up in Topeka and attended Highland Park Central Elementary, Eisenhower Middle School and Auburn Washburn High. He attended American Career College to study computers. David was a painter and handyman for...
Paul D. Blankenship
Sep 29, 2015
Paul D. Blankenship, 78, of Baldwin City, KS, formerly of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. He was born on November 26, 1936 in Topeka, the son of Hylas "Buck" and Doris (Sloyer) Blankenship. Paul graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1954. He was an Army, Navy and Marine Corps veteran. He went to work for Southwestern...
Donna Heath
Sep 28, 2015
Donna Lynn Heath, 65, of Topeka, passed away September 28, 2015. She was born at Onaga, Kansas to Clement and Donis (Flowers) Manuel on April 11, 1950. She was raised in Havensville, Kansas on a farm. Donna graduated from Onaga High School in 1968 and Washburn University in 1999. She married Dennis Heath at Silver Lake, Kansas on February 14,...
Charles Leonard Ramsey
Sep 26, 2015
Charles Leonard Ramsey, 83, of Topeka, passed on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at St. Francis Health Center. He was born January 25, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Archie D. and Louise Oliver Ramsey.Charles graduated from North Eastern High School in Detroit and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he became a Tech Sergeant, and was a veteran...
Betty Jo Ebberts
Sep 25, 2015
Betty Jo Ebberts, 79, passed away Friday, September 25, 2015, at her home in Topeka, KS. Betty was born November 17, 1935, at Munger Ranch near Eureka, KS. Betty was the youngest of eleven children born to Frank and Cova (Snuffer) Ball. Moving to Eureka as a child, she attended Mulberry Grade, Eureka Junior and Senior High schools, graduating in...
