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Ednalee Siek
Apr 7, 2014
Ednalee Siek, 81, Topeka, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014.She was born April 7, 1933, in Moonlight, Kansas, the daughter of Bert and Bertha (Schuman) Crum. She received her cosmetology license from Crum's Beauty College, where she later worked as an instructor. She owned and operated Siek's Beauty Salon for many years. She retired as the clerk of the district...
David M. Holmberg
Apr 7, 2014
David M. Holmberg, 51, Topeka, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 7, 2014 at home with his family by his side, after a year long battle with cancer. His greatest desire was for his situation to not be in vain. His hope to the end was that those he called friends would learn to fully appreciate life, family and friends...
Brian M. Resnik
Apr 6, 2014
Brian M. Resnik, 37, Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014.Brian was born July 30, 1976 in Newton the son of Robert and Marilyn (Powell) Resnik. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1995 and Kaw Valley Area Vocational-Technical School.He was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, R.S.E.S., NRA, the National Eagle Scout Association, and was the...
Ruth Ann Hittle
Apr 5, 2014
Ruth Ann Jewell Hittle passed away April 5, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. She was born October 22, 1941 at Tipton to Charles Milton and Vaughn Hazel McCormick Jewell. She married Bernard Hittle Jr. October 22, 1959 in Whiting. Survivors include her husband, Junior; children, Ruth (Annie) Lentz (Jerry) of Valley Falls, Ellen Hittle (Kelly Wardell) of Douglass,...
Phyllis Nelson
Apr 4, 2014
Phyllis "Sue" Nelson, 75, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014. She was born January 9, 1939, in Paola, KS, the daughter of Ralph and Dorothy (Koelsch) Bendorf. Phyllis was employed by Southwestern Bell for 34 years before retiring in 1991. She then worked for OFG Financial until retiring in January of 2014.Survivors include her son, David Nelson; grandchildren,...
Mary L. Gardner
Apr 1, 2014
Mary L. Gardner, 78, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014. She was born May 5, 1935, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Otto and Cora (Britton) Carnes. Mary was employed by USD 501 as a security guard at Highland Park High School for over 20 years.Mary married Charles C. Gardner. He preceded her in death in 1979. Survivors...
Gordon W. Bordeaux
Mar 30, 2014
Gordon Wayne Bordeaux "Cowboy," age 63, passed away on March 30, 2014. Gordon was born to Anna Hickman Bordeaux and the late Howard "Bus" Bordeaux on January 9, 1951 in Topeka, Kansas. He grew up in Topeka and attended the local elementary and middle schools. In 1966 the family moved to Santa Ana, CA where he finished his high school...
Janice Kavanaugh
Mar 30, 2014
Janice L. Kavanaugh, 76, Carbondale, went home to be with her Savior on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at a local hospital. Janice was born January 9, 1938 in rural Dickinson County, the daughter of George and Genevieve Eutsler. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1956.She worked as an Optician at Hawkins Optical for over 35 years, retiring in 2008.She...
Chester Hilleland
Mar 28, 2014
Chester LeRoy "Chet" Hilleland, 60, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 at his home. He was born January 30, 1954 in Topeka, the son of Norman Hilleland and Ruth Selph Crawford. He attended Highland Park High School. He lived most of his life in Topeka. He was a member of Carbondale Church of Christian Fellowship.He married Geraldine E....
James E. Hicks
Mar 28, 2014
James E. Hicks, 76, Topeka, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014, at Midland Care. He was born October 24, 1937, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Carol (Massey) Hicks. Other survivors include daughter, Pam Craig (Keevin) of Topeka; sons, Darrin Hicks of Topeka and Jimmy Hicks (Terri) of Meriden; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren....
Elsie M. Rukes
Mar 23, 2014
Elsie M. Rukes, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 13, 1924 in Lyndon, KS, the daughter of Earl and Erma Frazier Mickelson. Elsie graduated from Lyndon High School. She was employed by the State of Kansas for 20 years before retiring. She was a member of...
Ronald W. Dean, Sr.
Mar 21, 2014
Ronald W. Dean, loving son, father and grandfather, was met in heaven by his father George W. Dean and his mother Angela Dean Stednitz on March 21, 2014.Ron was born on October 21, 1951 in Hiawatha KS. He attended grade school in Hiawatha, but graduated high school at Highland Park in Topeka in 1969. He married Patricia A. Vawter, mother...
Paul W. Shields
Mar 18, 2014
Paul W. Shields, 57 of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. He was born on July 14, 1956 to John and Patricia Shields. He graduated from Topeka West High School and received a degree in Business and a secondary degree in History from Washburn University. He worked in insurance since he graduated and was Vice President at Kansas...
Randal G. Trackwell
Mar 17, 2014
Randal G. Trackwell, 67, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 at his home in Topeka. Randal was born in Topeka on November 8, 1946, son of Donald and Virginia Finley Trackwell. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1965.Randal served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1969 and was a Vietnam Veteran. He went on to earn...
Lorna Lee Luft
Mar 16, 2014
Lorna Lee Luft, Warrensburg, MO, formerly of Topeka, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, March 16, 2014. A sweet, compassionate soul, she spent her adult years as mom, wife, volunteer and political advocate. Before marrying and having children she was a librarian for Salina School District, Salina, KS and Jardine Junior High School, Topeka. Among many volunteer pursuits, she...
Neal Ivan Brown
Mar 16, 2014
Neal Ivan Brown, 53, of Topeka, passed away March 16, 2014. He was born at Freemont, CA on June 21, 1960 to Gerald E. and Dora (Ewton) Brown. He was raised in Broken Arrow, OK and formerly lived in Herington, KS. He served in the US Marine Corps and was honorably discharged. He married Deborah L. Lenhart on June 17,...
Juanita (Northington) Jones
Mar 15, 2014
Juanita (Northington) Jones, 94, Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014.She was born November 18, 1919, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the daughter of Willis and Minnie (Bray) Jones. At age five, Juanita and her family moved to Kansas City, Kansas where she attended Kansas City Public Schools. She graduated from Madam C.J. Walker Beauty School in 1944 and Noles Barber...
James "Jim"W. Ingram
Mar 15, 2014
James Wilbur "Jim" Ingram, 82, of Topeka, KS passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014. Jim was born August 1, 1931 to Goldie and Stanley Ingram in Hermitage, MO. He graduated from Urbana High School in Urbana, MO in 1947. Jim attended Southwest Missouri State in Springfield for 2 years before joining the Navy in 1952. He married Wilma Byerly of...
Josephine Quarles Minter
Mar 14, 2014
Josephine Quarles Minter, 95, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014.She was born October 27, 1918, in Clarksville, Tennessee, the daughter of Henry Edmond and Pinkye Bell Morris Quarles. She was preceded in death by her parents and four brothers; Robert Quarles, Edmond Quarles, William Quarles and Rueben Quarles; and three sisters; Carnettia Quarles, Ruth Sanford and Rosetta...
Rebecca Ann"Betty"Wakes Herrington
Mar 14, 2014
Rebecca Ann "Betty" Wakes Herrington, 82, Topeka, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014.She was born December 11, 1931, in Lake Village, Arkansas, the daughter of Luelling and Argenta (Coleman) Wakes. After graduating from Topeka High School, she attended the public school practical nursing where she became a graduate practical nurse. She was in the nursing field for 49 years, retiring...
