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Eran Earl Beck
Dec 23, 2023
Eran Earl Beck, 86, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023.He was born September 11, 1937, in Melvern, Kansas, the son of Alfred Earl and Helen Florence (Patterson) Beck. He graduated from Melvern High School in 1955. Eran was employed by Westar as a power plant technician for 29 years, retiring in 1995.Eran married Deloris Brown on June 21,...
Kahla Renee Kliment
Dec 22, 2023
Kahla Renee Kliment, 59, Carbondale, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023.Kahla was born July 28, 1964 in Kansas City, KS., the daughter of Charles J. and Wilma L. (Fair) McCully.She graduated from Lawrence High School in 1984.She was a paraprofessional for USD-434 and later worked at T.A.R.C.She was a former member of Mustard Seed Church in Lawrence.Kahla enjoyed cross stiching.Kahla...
Patricia Ann Thomas
Dec 21, 2023
Patricia Ann Thomas, 83, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023.She was born March 31, 1940, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, the daughter of Edward and Theresa (Cychosz) Sommers. She graduated from P. J. Jacobs High School in 1958. Mrs. Thomas enjoyed the Catholic church up until her marriage in 1960, when she converted to Protestant.Patricia married Thomas S. Thomas...
Michael William Richardson
Dec 20, 2023
Michael W. Richardson, 66, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023.Michael was born September 5, 1957 in Topeka, the son of Edmond and Freda (Webb) Richardson. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1976. He attended Vocational Technical school in Topeka.He worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation and then went on to manage various restaurants.He enjoyed taking his...
Jack M. Mccord
Dec 20, 2023
Jack Morris McCord, 84, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023.He was born June 14, 1939, in Winfield, Kansas, the son of Luther and Hallie (Davis) McCord.He received a Bachelor Degree in Arts in 1970 from Fort Hayes Kansas State College. He served in the Army during the 1960'sJack was employed by the State of Kansas in various positions...
Paula K. Tajchman
Dec 18, 2023
Paula K. Tajchman, 70, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born September 26, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lawrence E. and Anna B. (Woods) Bodine.Paula graduated from Topeka High School and earned her LPN Certification from Kaw Area Technical School. She was employed by Cotton-O'Neil Pediatric Care for over 40...
Cletus R. Von Soosten
Dec 18, 2023
Cletus R. von Soosten, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2023. He was born February 21, 1931 in Brazilton, Kansas, the son of George C. and Katrina (Klintworth) von Soosten.Cletus graduated from Girard High School in 1949. He resided in the Brazilton area for 26 years where he farmed which he truly enjoyed. He moved to Topeka...
George Reed White
Dec 18, 2023
George Reed White, 83, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023.He was born March 23, 1940, in Topeka, the son of Matthew Torbit and Erma Rhea (Reed) White. He graduated from Topeka High School. George served as a Presbyterian minister for many years. George married Sandra Louise Fenske in 1964. She survives in Topeka. Other survivors include his son,...
Gary R. Kirk
Dec 18, 2023
Gary Richard Kirk, 81, took his leave Monday, December 18, after finally having his fill of life hampered by Parkinson's Disease. Gary was born April 16, 1942 in Ames, Iowa, the son of Stanley and Dorothy (Posegate) Kirk. He married an Ames girl, Sandra Gowan, on May 30, 1965. They co-created two daughters, Donna (Steve Swaffar) currently of Ardmore, Oklahoma,...
Fanny Agnes Hand
Dec 18, 2023
Fanny Agnes Hand, 105, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023.Fanny was born in Wilson, Pennsylvania, the third child of George and Karin (Von Hadeln) Stürup.They were Danish and from the Copenhagen, Denmark nobility. They had 4 children, Inger, Jens, Fanny, and Nina Stürup. When Fanny was still a little baby, they moved to Ashtabula, Ohio, where her mother...
Rito Pedro Saenz
Dec 17, 2023
Rito Pedro Saenz, 74, of Topeka, passed away peacefully at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas with his family by his side on Sunday, December 17, 2023.He was born October 21, 1949, in Lamar, Colorado, the son of Joseph A. and Kathryn (Godinez) Saenz. He graduated from Great Bend High School and received an associate's degree...
Thelma Autenrieth
Dec 16, 2023
Thelma Autenrieth, 99, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at a Topeka care facility. She was born June 7, 1924 in Webster (Rooks County) Kansas, the daughter of Guy and Bessie (Adams) Dunning. Thelma married Ernest Autenrieth on July 1, 1944 in Denver, Colorado. He preceded her in death July 1982. She was also preceded in death...
Ella A Carl
Dec 16, 2023
Ella A Carl, 105, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023.She was born December 13, 1918, in Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of (Lawrence) Ernest and Flora Jane (Adams) Truster. Ella was employed as a PBX operator until after World War 2 then worked as a switchboard operator, a motel manager in several states and with Alzheimer's patients through in-home...
Johnna S. Kendall
Dec 14, 2023
Johnna Sue Kendall, 59, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023.She was born April 13, 1964, in St. John, Kansas, the daughter of Wendell Delano and Kitty Lou (Kendall) Brack. She graduated from Liberal High School in 1982 and received an associate's degree in 1997 from Seward County Community College where she was a member of the Phi Theta...
Terrell Moore
Dec 13, 2023
Terrell "Terry" Moore, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. He was born March 19, 1935 in Mayetta, the son of Frank Moore and Ellanor Spitto. Terry graduated from Circleville H.S. and earned an Associate of Arts degree in Social Work from Washburn University and Post Graduate work in Chemical Dependency at the University of Oklahoma Norman,...
Doris K. Haas
Dec 12, 2023
Doris Kay (Wichers) Haas, 82, of Silver Lake, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2023.She was born September 3, 1941, in Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of C. "Doc" and Joyce (Bos) Wichers. She graduated from Downs High School in 1959. Following high school, she attended Asbury Hospital School of Nursing, Salina, Kansas earning her Bachelor's Degree of Nursing in 1964. Doris...
Bernice Verlene Evans
Dec 12, 2023
Bernice Verlene Evans, 91, of Topeka, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.She was born January 28, 1932, in Hartford, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Mary Anna Leigh (Vermillion) Gunter. She graduated from Reading High School in 1950. Bernice was employed by the State of Kansas Insurance Commission for 26 years, retiring in 1994.Mrs. Evans was a member...
Nancy Kaleialoha Petty
Dec 12, 2023
Nancy Kaleialoha (Hall) Petty, 89, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2023.She was born on April 19, 1934, in North Kohala, Hawai'i, the daughter of Joseph Malulu and Rebecca Mileka (Liana) Hall. She was a graduate of St. Francis School in Honolulu, HI, Kansas State Teachers College Pittsburg, KS and received a Master's Degree in Education from Washburn University...
Glenna D. Hurlbert
Dec 11, 2023
Glenna D. Hurlbert, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023. She was born February 5, 1934 in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Harlowe O. and Pansy E. (Haworth) Wolfe.Glenna graduated from Ozark High School in Ozark, Missouri and attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She enjoyed...
Curtis Jay Moats
Dec 9, 2023
Curtis Jay Moats, 58, of Topeka, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 9, 2023.He was born April 11, 1965, in Norfolk, Nebraska, the son of Myron Louis and Nylotis Gail (Overhue) Moats. He was a 1983 graduate of Norfolk High School and received a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Wayne State University, Wayne, NE. Curtis was employed by the Altria Sales...
