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James Edward Hoffman
Jun 6, 2023
James Edward Hoffman, Jr. 86, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023.He was born October 8, 1936, in Marysville, Kansas, the son of James Edward Hoffman Sr. and Alice (Sloan) Hoffman. He graduated from Marysville High School and received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Kansas. Jim was employed by the Kansas Department of Transportation...
Dolores L. Barnes
Jun 5, 2023
Dolores L. "Susie" Barnes, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023 at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born September 5, 1929 in Allen County, Indiana, the daughter of Raymond and Velma (Cook) Grieser.Susie graduated from high school in Indiana. She had resided since the mid 1950's. She was a self-employed beautician. She was a member of...
Ltc "Ray" Leo Rhodd
Jun 3, 2023
LTC Raymond "Ray" Leo Rhodd, 78, of Topeka, KS, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023. He was a proud member of the Thunder Clan of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and carried the name Nahmankwet, meaning "Lead Cloud", which he fully embodied as the leader of his family.He was born May 19, 1945 in Winfield, Kansas, the son of Maurice...
June Elizabeth Terrill
May 31, 2023
June Elizabeth Terrill, 78, of Moran, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023.She was born June 4, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Fred Wilson and Alice Elizabeth (Mollhagen) Sager. She graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in Moran in 1962 and attended secretarial school in Topeka. June was a homemaker and ran Barsch Corporation with her husband Kenneth.Ms....
Waldemar William Metzenthin, Jr.
May 31, 2023
Waldemar "Bud" Metzenthin, Jr., 91, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Midland Hospice House.Bud was born July 19, 1931 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Waldemar and Edna (Horst) Metzenthin, SR. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1950 and served in the U. S. Army.He worked in his father's business, Kansas Electric Supply Company, retiring as...
Daniel Pleasant Wade
May 29, 2023
Daniel Pleasant Wade, 92, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023. He was born March 11, 1931, in Platte County, Missouri, the son of Walter and Hazel (Grisham) Wade. He attended Platte City High School where he was kicked off the football team for eating chocolate pie, leading him to quit and join the Navy. After a year he...
Lawrence Harold Anderson
May 28, 2023
Lawrence Harold Anderson, 86, of Tecumseh, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023.He was born December 9, 1936, in Buffalo, Kansas, the son of Lloyd H. and Leola M. (Peninger) Anderson. He grew up in Burlington, Kansas and moved to Council Grove, where he graduated from Council Grove High School in 1954. He served in the National Guard 714th Maintenance from...
Dorothy R. Weldon
May 24, 2023
Our beloved mother, Dorothy R. Weldon, 79, sadly passed away on May 24, 2023, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka Kansas. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her, she is missed terribly. Dorothy lived her last 50 years in Keithville, Louisiana where she loved to work outside in her garden. Some of her fondest...
Maurice Burton Allshouse
May 23, 2023
Maurice Burton Allshouse, 93, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023.He was born November 22, 1929, in Berthold, North Dakota, the son of John and Esther (Buen) Allshouse. He was a 1948 graduate of Berthold High School. He served in the U.S. Army. Maurice was the Kansas Sales Director for American Family Insurance for 37 years until retiring...
Rose Marie Glatt
May 22, 2023
Rose Marie Glatt, 81 years young, peacefully passed away on Monday, May 22nd in Topeka with her husband of 43 years, Dean, at her side. She was born May 29, 1941 in Topeka, Kansas, third daughter to Clifford and Juanita Norman. She spent early life in the Oakland community, where she attended State Street, Holiday Jr. High and Topeka High...
Ray D. Homan
May 21, 2023
Ray D. Homan, 83, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023.He was born March 31, 1940, in St. Mary's, Kansas, the son of John and Ragina (McCormick) Homan. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1959. Ray was employed by the City of St. Mary's as a patrol officer for 38 years. He also worked for the Topeka...
Christopher L. Andersen
May 20, 2023
Christopher L. "Chris" Andersen, 38, of Silverthorne, Colorado, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023. He was born September 3, 1984 in Wheatridge, Colorado, the son of Scott and Schelly (Howrey) Andersen.Chris attended Summit High School in Breckenridge, Colorado. He served in the US Army from 2003 - 2015 where he obtained the rank of Sergeant First Class before being...
Lorna & Lawrence Tibbetts
May 20, 2023
Lorna L. Tibbetts, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023. She was born February 17, 1947 in Marysville, Kansas, the daughter of Eldon and Vilas (Coonrod) Wohler.Lorna graduated from Blue Valley High School in Randolph, Kansas. She was employed by the City of Topeka for many years. Lorna married Lawrence Tibbetts on June 17, 1966 in Randolph,...
Robert John Metzger
May 20, 2023
Robert John "Bob" Metzger, 78 of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023.Bob was born April 19, 1945 in Alton, IL. to Vincent E. and Mildred A. (Baer) Metzger. He graduated from Hayden High School in 1963, and the University Of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree in 1974.Bob served in the U.S. Navy as a Pharmacy...
Richard L. Loy
May 20, 2023
Richard L. "Dick" Loy, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born July 8, 1937 in Barnard, Kansas, the son of Harry M. and Flossie M. (English) Loy.Dick graduated from Barnard Rural High School in 1955 and attended Kansas State University. He served in the US Army during the...
Eugene R. Earling
May 19, 2023
Eugene R. "Gene" Earling, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023 at a Topeka care facility. He was born September 10, 1933 in Dundalk, Maryland, the son of Roy and Lena Earling. Gene graduated from Kenwood High School located in Baltimore, Maryland in 1953. He was employed by Crown Cork & Seal in Baltimore for 42 years...
Twila Davis
May 19, 2023
The family of Twila Jane Davis celebrates her unselfish life. Twila was born in rural Seward County, Kansas on July 7, 1929, the oldest child of three to Paul and Nettie (Hileman) Rhiness. At the age of 93, Twila died on May 19. 2023. Twila is survived by her daughter ZoAnn Torrey and husband Don, daughter-in-law Vickie (Kassik) Deaton with...
Stephen Addington Castello
May 15, 2023
We are sad to announce the passing of Stephen Addington Castello of Topeka, Kansas. He passed at the age of 59 on May 15th, 2023 after an extended battle with cancer.Steve was raised in Roswell, NM by parents Thomas Castello Sr. and Marilyn Jean Castello. After high school, Steve attended UNM Albuquerque as a theatre major and went on to...
Gerald "Jerry" A. Miller
May 12, 2023
Gerald "Jerry" Alva Miller, 90, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023. He was born November 1, 1932, in Crawford, Nebraska, the son of Alva Leland and Rachel Edna (Hawthorne) Miller. He attended grades 1-8 in a one-room schoolhouse located near his parents' farm about 20 miles from Chadron. Jerry later chronicled the more than 100-year history of the...
John L. Stanley
May 10, 2023
John L. Stanley, 78, of Tecumseh, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 10, 2023.He was born June 11, 1944, in Lufkin, Texas, the son of Robert Lee and Doris Atrelle (Carswell) Stanley. He was a 1962 graduate of Lufkin High School. John owned and operated the Big 4 Appliance Repair in Lufkin for many years until selling the business in...
