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Ted William Worthington
Nov 9, 2014
Ted William Worthington, 78, of Tecumseh, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at a Topeka hospital. He was born April 10, 1936 in Lecompton, the son of Charles and Rosa Grindol Worthington. He graduated from Berryton High School in 1954. Ted played American Legion Baseball and in the Ban Johnson League prior to being drafted by the New York...
Phillip E. Dobelbower
Nov 8, 2014
Phillip Edward Dobelbower, age 54, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at his home. Phillip was born July 9, 1960 in Oklahoma City the son of Thomas and Betty (Keetch) Dobelbower. He graduated from Topeka West High. He married Genevieve Young in 1983; she survives. He is survived by his three sons Tyler (Sarah), Travis (Briana), Nicholas...
Joseph D. Aunkst
Nov 7, 2014
Joseph Daniel Aunkst of Topeka died on Friday, November 7, 2014. He was born in Delaware Township, PA on March 28, 1929 and grew up in Watsontown, PA. After joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1946, he served one tour during the Corps' transition to the U.S. Air Force. He was honorably discharged in 1950 and took a position...
Larry Schlink
Nov 5, 2014
Larry Eugene Schlink, 62, of Berryton, passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at his home. He was born February 3, 1952 in Topeka, the son of Glenn and Helen Louise Frakes Schlink. Larry graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1970 and obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Washburn University in 1981. He retired from the State...
Thomas Ritter
Nov 5, 2014
Thomas Hamilton Ritter, 98, Topeka, KS, formerly of Tacoma, WA, passed away on Wednesday November 5, 2014 at Lexington Park Skilled Nursing.Thomas H. Ritter finished writing the first volume of his life story on Nov. 5, 2014 as he passed from this life into the next and into the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Tom was born...
Steven E. Locke
Nov 4, 2014
Steven E. Locke, 76, of Topeka, formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014.He was born August 3, 1938 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Fred R. and Sophye (Moskowitz) Locke.Steven was a graduate of Blackwell High School. Mr. Locke served in the U.S. Army.He was a member of Boy Scouts of America, Jaycees, Citizen Band Radio...
Betty Jane Pence
Nov 3, 2014
Betty Jane Pence, 90, Topeka, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014.She was born February 11, 1924, in Silver Lake, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Blanche (Baird) Davis. She graduated from Rossville High School. Betty was a bookkeeper for Pence's Grocery Store & Stormont-Vail Hospital.Mrs. Pence was a member of the Lowman United Methodist Church.Betty married Clyde W. Pence on...
Loren L. Ronnekamp
Nov 2, 2014
Loren L. Ronnekamp, 81, of Topeka, KS passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014. He was born October 31, 1933 at Hastings, Nebraska to Raymond and Lenora (Komrofske) Ronnekamp. He grew up in Hastings, NE. Throughout his younger life he lived in several other towns in Nebraska: McCook, Gothenburg, and North Platte. In 1975 after both of his parents passed away,...
Dustin Cecil Mckinney
Nov 2, 2014
Dustin Cecil McKinney, 29, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2014. He was born August 7, 1985 in Oklahoma City, OK, the son of Larry Cecil and Rebecca Nickelson McKinney. Dustin graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 2003. Survivors include his children, Kyler Cecil, Kaden Wesley and Elijah Rowe McKinney, his fiancé, Staci Liles, his mother, Rebecca...
John Richard Brantley
Nov 1, 2014
John Richard Brantley, 68, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2014 in Topeka, KS where he lived with his daughter, son-in-law, and two grandsons. John was born in St. Joseph, Mo on August 20, 1946, to Arthur H. and Yvonne (Atterbury) Brantley. He was preceded by his wife of 38 years Kristin Brantley and his daughter, Heida Benonysdottir in 2012....
Linda L. Corkill
Oct 31, 2014
Linda L. Corkill, 66, Topeka, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Health Center.Linda was born June 18, 1948 in Topeka, the daughter of John and Ruth (Mix) Cunningham. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1966 and Washburn University with a Bachelor's degree in Business.She worked in the offices at KSNT television, the I.R.S. and for the Insurance...
Ruth A. Redenbaugh Rupp
Oct 31, 2014
Ruth A. Redenbaugh Rupp, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014. She was born November 26, 1929 in Carbondale, KS, the daughter of Jess and Marguerite Caldwell Redenbaugh. Ruth graduated from Lyndon High School. She has resided in Topeka since 1948. She was employed at National Reserve Life Company. Ruth ran a successful Tupperware business for many...
John Bruggen
Oct 29, 2014
John Bruggen, 78, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital.John was born August 8, 1936 in Belle Rive, IL, the son of Frank and Ruby (Childers) Bruggen. He graduated from Mt. Vernon, IL High School and attended Southern State University in Illinois. He served in the U.S. Air Force.He worked in the Food and Beverage industry...
Myron R. Cooper
Oct 28, 2014
Myron R. Cooper, 81, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at Midland Hospice House. He was born February 5, 1933, in Hugoton, Kansas, the son of Archie Cooper and Margaret (Stevens) Cooper.Raised near Moscow, Kansas, Myron graduated from Moscow High School, and served in the United States Navy at the Adak Naval Operating Base in Alaska and then in the...
Joseph Lawrence Stringfellow
Oct 27, 2014
Joseph Lawrence "Larry" Stringfellow, 57, died on Oct. 27, 2014, at his home in Topeka, Kan. Larry was born May 7, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of William and Rosemary Stringfellow. His family moved to Hampton, Va., in 1969. Growing up in Hampton, he was affectionately known as Spot by his friends. He graduated from Kecoughtan High School in...
Amy Lou Naylor
Oct 27, 2014
Amy Lou (Tilton) Naylor went to be with our Lord on Monday, October 27, 2014. She was born July 30, 1965 to Harold M. Tilton, Jr. and Joanie (Mirowski) Tilton in Topeka, Kansas. Amy was a 1983 graduate of Highland Park High School and was a member of Rock Creek Bible Church. Amy married Karl K. Naylor at Hoyt, Kansas...
Beverly Ann Varney
Oct 26, 2014
Beverly Ann Varney, 80, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at her home.Bev was born on September 11, 1934 in Hutchison, Kansas to Ervin G. and Lessie P. Weber, who preceded her in death.In 1952 she was married to her beloved Robert Jennings Varney and together they raised their three very active sons; William E. Varney (Tena)...
Loretta M. Gleissner
Oct 25, 2014
Loretta M. Gleissner, 87, Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014. She was born May 18, 1927, in New Baden, Illinois, the daughter of Anton and Elizabeth (Mathews) Griesbaum. Loretta met Frederick F. Gleissner while working in St. Louis and on October 1, 1949 they were married in Great Bend, Kansas. He preceded her in death in 2006. She was...
Gene Loren Breitkreutz, Jr.
Oct 23, 2014
Gene Loren Breitkreutz Jr., 64, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014. He was born February 7, 1950, in Stanton, Nebraska, the son of Gene and Frances (Pettit) Breitkreutz.Gene is survived by his children, Kandi Breitkreutz, Mikeal (Rebekah), Shane, James (Johz), Bryan-Travis, Kyle, Tyler, and Jonathan; 15 grandkids; 1 great-grandchild; sister, Sandy McInerney (Jim) and brother, Thomas Breitkreutz. He...
Grace I. Gibbs
Oct 19, 2014
Grace I. Gibbs, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Plaza West Care Center. She was born February 27, 1921 in Richland, KS, the daughter of Charles and Myrtle Dove Rupple. Grace was raised in Richland and moved to Topeka when she married Lester Gibbs. They lived in the Oakland community for over 60 years. She...
