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Anna M. Kahler Morehead
May 19, 2014
Anna M. "Annie" Kahler Morehead, 80, of Topeka, passed away May 19, 2014. She was born December 2, 1933, in Maple Hill, Kansas, the daughter of George and Anna Mary Beyer Kahler. Anna was a graduate of Dover High School and had worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a mail sorter for many years. She was a member of...
Jennifer R. Zimmermann
May 18, 2014
Jennifer R. Zimmermann, 28, of Junction City, KS, formerly of Topeka went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 18, 2014. She was born December 22, 1985 in Abilene, TX the daughter of James W. and Tina J. Erickson Westhead. Jennifer attended Shawnee Heights High School. She was employed in retail sales with USA Discounters. Survivors include her fiancé,...
Larry S. Haas
May 18, 2014
Larry S. Haas, 70, Silver Lake, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014 at a local hospital.Larry was born June 23, 1943 in McPherson, the son of Reuben and Marcella (Keefer) Haas. He graduated from Canton High School. He served in the U. S. Army from 1964-1966.He was employed as an Electric Systems Dispatcher with Western Resources for 38 years, retiring...
Shirley Birks
May 17, 2014
Shirley Rae Birks, 77, Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014.She was born March 11, 1937, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Ruth (Wadsworth) Langston. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1955. She was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church. Shirley married Benny Birks on May 9, 1959 at First Lutheran Church in Topeka....
Eric E. Ferrier
May 17, 2014
Eric E. Ferrier, 36, Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 after a yearlong battle with cancer.Eric was born March 25, 1978 in Topeka, the son of Charles and Diana (Traphagan) Ferrier. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1997.He was an Eagle Scout.He had been employed as a Maintenance Technician with Atria Hearthstone for the past 10 years and...
Elana M. Bigenwalt
May 16, 2014
Elana M. Bigenwalt, 65, of Topeka, passed away May 16, 2014. She was born at Atchison, Kansas on June 29, 1948 to Junior Vincent and Dottie Doreen (Hatchell) Bigenwalt. Elana was raised in Topeka, attended public schools and graduated from Highland Park High School. She worked as a property manager for a Topeka apartment complex and loved shopping, painting, embroidery...
Enid F. Schmall
May 15, 2014
Enid F. Schmall, 94, of Topeka, passed away May 15, 2014 at Plaza West. She was born a twin on Feb. 17, 1920 at Oskaloosa, Kansas to Harry and Edith Piper. Her twin, Marguerite, passed away at age 7 days. She was raised by her foster parents, Oscar and Sadie Tosh after her parents' deaths. She married Jacob (Jack) Schmall...
Dorothy E. Ward
May 15, 2014
Dorothy (Jones) Ward, 94, of Topeka, passed away Thursday May 15, 2014. Dorothy was born September 21, 1919 in Radnor, Ohio, the daughter of Ed T. and Mae Jones. She was a registered nurse in Columbus, Ohio. Dorothy married Clyde E. Ward on January 26, 1946 in Delaware, Ohio. Clyde worked for the federal bureau of prisons for 25 years....
Linda Gaye Terrill
May 11, 2014
Linda Gaye Hankenson Terrill, 74, of Topeka, passed away May 11, 2014 at her home. She was born May 21, 1939 at Emporia, Kansas to Paul M. and Nell Lenore (Rankin) Hankenson. She was raised in Topeka, and graduated from Topeka High School in 1957. Linda attended Kansas State University and graduated from Washburn University with a degree in social...
Craig Wade
May 10, 2014
Craig Edward Wade, 51, of Topeka, KS passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014.He was born October 12, 1962, in Plattsburgh, New York, the son of Ralph and Patricia (Pierce) Wade. Craig attended Topeka High School.Craig ended his battle with cancer only after one year.Survivors include two daughters, Erica Duthu, Houma, LA and Alissa Wade, Oakdale, LA; one granddaughter, Camberly Duthu,...
Janet Henderson Bulkley
May 8, 2014
Janet Henderson Bulkley, 99, of Topeka, Kansas passed away May 8, 2014. She was born at Sajita, Texas on March 21, 1915 to Robert D. and Matilda (Dickson) Henderson. She graduated from high school at Auburn, Kansas. Janet married Thomas McConnell Bulkley on March 25, 1933 at Chillicothe, Missouri. She was a member of Auburn Presbyterian Church. They later moved...
Mary Ann Wade
May 7, 2014
Mary Ann Wade, 76, of Topeka, KS, passed away May 7, 2014. She was born July 9, 1937 at Blencoe, Iowa to Walter and Louise "Doogan"(Seuell) Schmollinger. Mary Ann graduated high school at Platte City, Missouri in 1955 and married Daniel P. Wade on May 19 of that year. He made a career of the US Air Force and they...
Ignacio T. Guerrero
May 6, 2014
Ignacio "Neechee" Guerrero, 70, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014. He was born August 25, 1943, in Topeka, the son of Joe and Mary Guerrero. "Neechee" worked for the Sunflower Ammunition Plant, Goodyear, Reeser's, and most recently, an asbestos removal company."Neechee" is survived by his wife, Donna; daughter, Shelly Guerrero; sons, Joe "Poncho" Guerrero and Michael Guerrero; step-children,...
Herbert Clyde Katt
May 4, 2014
Herbert Clyde Katt, 83, of Topeka, passed away May 4, 2014. He was born at Grand Haven, Michigan on October 9, 1930 to Herbert Peter Katt and Sarah Gifford Pedelty Katt.Herbert served in the US Army. After he relocated to Topeka, Kansas he was employed by the YMCA in maintenance. He was baptized at Open Way Church of North Topeka....
John Walter Celuch, Jr.
May 3, 2014
John Walter Celuch, Jr. 58, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014.He was born March 1, 1956, in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Iwan and Olesja (Roman) Celuch. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps. Johnny was a member of the Epiphany Ukrainian Catholic Church, of Rochester, New York, and was very proud of his Ukrainian heritage.Johnny...
Paul Douglas Billings
May 3, 2014
Paul "Douglas" Billings, 52, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the University of KS Medical Center. He was born September 2, 1961, in Topeka, the son of Paul and Shirley (Robinson) Billings.Douglas was raised in Auburn and graduated from Washburn Rural High School. Doug received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Washburn University. Doug was employed...
David L. Kinsch
May 1, 2014
David L. Kinsch of Topeka passed away May 1, 2014, at his home. He was born on March 28, 1934, in Parsons, Kansas, to Henry A. and Nettie B. (Wilkerson) Kinsch. He married Virginia Denney in Parsons on January 22, 1954. In 1957, they moved to Topeka. He was employed at the Santa Fe Railroad, Unclaimed Freight Department. He retired...
Rosie Louise Hysten
May 1, 2014
Rosie Louise Hysten, 76, of Berryton, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 1, 2014.She was born August 11, 1937, in Paxico, Kansas, the daughter of Edgar and Fannie Anderson Bradley. Rosie was employed as a Nurse by Stormont-Vail Hospital for 30 years before retiring in 1998. She was a member of the Indiana Avenue Church of Christ.Rosie...
Dwaine Steeples Evans
Apr 30, 2014
Dwaine Steeples Evans, 77, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka after a lengthy illness. Dwaine was born March 30, 1937 in Bartlesville, OK to Pearl Steeples and Donald Evans. He was raised in Oklahoma by his mother and stepfather Curtis Ryan. His parents preceded him in death.He graduated from Douglas High...
Bessie "Marie"Brown Wrenick
Apr 30, 2014
Bessie Marie Brown Wrenick passed away April 30, 2014, in Topeka, Kansas at the age of 100 years old. She was born March 29, 1914 in Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas. Marie was the daughter of Ernest and Viola Pearl (Brooks) Brown who preceded her in death.Marie attended schools in Redfield and Fort Scott, Kansas along with Pittsburg State College, Kansas....
