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Deborah D. Davis
Jan 7, 2015
Deborah was born August 9, 1968, in Kansas City, Missouri, and passed away January 7, 2015. She is the youngest daughter of Darold J. Davis and Judy K (Shepard) Davis. Deborah, a 1986 graduate of Park Hill High School, Kansas City, MO, earned her BA degree from Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, in 1992, and her Juris Doctor Degree from Pepperdine...
William Dale Swiger, Sr.
Jan 6, 2015
William Dale "Bill" Swiger, Sr., 71, of Wamego, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. He was born October 3, 1943, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Virginia Swiger. He was raised in Columbus, Ohio and served for 9 years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Following his service in the Army, Bill was employed as a Rubber Worker...
Dion D. Luekenga
Jan 6, 2015
Dion Dale Luekenga, 76, of Topeka, formerly of Grand Island, Nebraska, passed away January 6, 2015. He was born on May 18, 1938 at Wamego, Kansas to John Harry and Julia Anna (Pittenger) Luekenga. He was raised in Topeka, Kansas, attend Highland Park schools and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1956. He joined the US Navy to serve...
William T. Hipsher
Jan 6, 2015
William T. "Bill" Hipsher, 80, of Topeka, formerly of Auburn, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. He was born August 7, 1934, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of George and Frances N. (DeGraff) Hipsher. Bill was employed as a scale mechanic by the G. S. Barber/WH Scale Company for 34 years, retiring in 1995. He was a proud member of...
Patsy A Mcdonald
Jan 6, 2015
Patsy A. McDonald, 82 of Topeka, KS passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born October 8, 1932, in Atlanta, NE, daughter of G.L, and Mazie Henline. She married Joseph N. McDonald in 1951. They were married 53 years. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Patsy is survived...
Darlene V. Ostrander
Jan 4, 2015
Darlene V. Ostrander, 84, Overbrook, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015.Darlene was born November 19, 1930 in Richland, the daughter of George and Ora (Bryson) Schirmer. Her mother died at an early age and she was raised by her sister and brother-in-law, Georgia and Pat Anderson. She graduated from Berryton High School in 1948.She was employed as a Tax Specialist...
Major Richard Seymour
Jan 3, 2015
Major Richard "Sherman" Seymour (USAR Ret.), 76, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. He was born May 14, 1938 in Wichita, KS, the son of Sherman "August" and Charlotte "Emma" (Buell) Seymour. He was a 1957 graduate of Dodge City High School and later achieved a Master's Degree. He enlisted in the U.S. Army...
Rosemary K. Corbin
Jan 2, 2015
Rosemary Kathleen Corbin, 32, of Lawrence, KS, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015. She was born July 21, 1982 in Marysville, KS, the daughter of Donald Dietrich and Patricia Diane (Walton) Blanke. She was a 2000 graduate of Washburn Rural High School, undergraduate of Kansas University in 2005 and her Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from Washburn University in 2008....
Jule C. Folsom
Jan 2, 2015
Jule C. Folsom, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. He was born June 9, 1930 in Littleton, CO, the son of Jesse R. and M. Matilda Burch Folsom. Jule was an Army veteran during the Korean War. He went to work for Rosco Concrete Company in 1956 and became a Partner in...
John James Gilkison
Jan 1, 2015
John J. Gilkison, 92, of Topeka, former resident of Larned, KS for over 70 years, passed away in Topeka on Jan 1, 2015, four days short of his 93rd birthday. He was born on January 5, 1922 in Larned, Kansas, the son of Charles A. and Olga Sjogren Gilkison. He graduated from Zook High School in 1939 and attended Kansas...
Robert Eugene Mullin
Dec 31, 2014
Robert Eugene Mullin, 78, of Topeka, KS, passed away December 31, 2014. He was born on March 29, 1936 in Oil City, Michigan to Lawrence R. and Vera Anna (Lewis) Mullin. He was raised in Saginaw, MI and attended St. Andrews Parochial School until his enlistment in the Army in 1953. He served as a US Army Airborne Paratrooper with...
Col (Ret)Donaldj. O'Toole
Dec 30, 2014
Col. (Ret) Donald Joseph O'Toole, 91, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014. He was born December 4, 1923 to Joseph and Beulah (Wright) O'Toole at Baltimore, MD. He graduated in 1941 from McKinley Tech High School, Washington, D.C.Col O'Toole joined the military in 1943. In 1945 he was assigned to Bolling Field and established the first base photo lab. He...
Barry Beagle
Dec 30, 2014
Barry Beagle, 91, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014.He was born July 23, 1923, in Alliance, Nebraska, the son of Perce and Nellie (Tellander) Beagle. He graduated from Alliance High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Creighton University. Barry proudly served in the U.S. Army during WWII, Asiatic Pacific Theatre, where he was awarded the Bronze Star.Barry was...
David Michael Kinsch
Dec 29, 2014
David (Mike) Kinsch of Topeka passed away Monday, December 29. He was born May 25, 1956 in Parsons, Kansas to David L. and Virginia Kinsch. Mike attended Topeka public schools and found his passion for machine work in the machine shop at Topeka High. He graduated from Kaw Area Vo-Tech and spent several years at Allis Chalmers. He then worked...
Timothy M. Smith
Dec 29, 2014
Timothy "Tim" Michael Smith, 48, Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Born June 3, 1966, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Michael "Mickey" Smith and Sharon (Crawford) Smith, who survive him. Tim is also survived by his wife Lisa; son Trenton; daughter Mya step-son and step-daughter Kyle and Kelsey Hackett,...
Aaron C. Kinmon
Dec 29, 2014
Aaron C. Kinmon, Jr. 82, of Topeka, went to be with his Lord on Monday, December 29, 2014. He was born February 5, 1932 in San Saba, TX, the son of Aaron C. and Tommie Kinmon, Sr. Aaron graduated from Blackshear High School in San Angelo, TX. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was employed by...
Ruth D. Shelton
Dec 29, 2014
Ruth D. Shelton, 87, of Topeka, died on Monday, December 29, 2014. Cremation will take place and a full obituary will be posted at a later date. To share a special memory of Ruth or to leave a message for her family, please visit the guestbook below.
Edward Tuggle
Dec 29, 2014
Edward Tuggle, 63, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014.He was born November 21, 1951, in Somerset, Kentucky, the son of Eugene and Mary Ina(Selvidge) Tuggle. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Eastern Kentucky University. He served in the Army Reserve.Immediately after graduation, Edward started his career with Xerox as part of their elite sales team. In 1981, Ed...
Emery E. Fager
Dec 28, 2014
Emery E. Fager 97, died on December 28, 2014 at Brewster Place in Topeka, Kansas. He was born April 26, 1917 in Osage City, Kansas, the son of Oscar Edward Fager and Hilma Caroline Beckman Fager. He grew up close to Osage City attending Rapp School and Osage City High School graduating in 1934. During high school he worked part...
Tyra Y. Matthews
Dec 27, 2014
Tyra Y. Matthews, 51, Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Midland Hospice House.Tyra was born May 23, 1963 in Annapolis, MD, the daughter of Jack and Sylvia (Parker) Johnson. She grew up and attended schools in San Diego, CA.She was a child care provider with several day care facilities.Tyra was an active member of her church (Good Shepherd...
