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James J. Finn
Jul 14, 2022
James J. Finn passed away on July 14, 2022, in Topeka, Kansas. He was born on August 5, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of John and Mary Finn. He was a graduate of West High School in Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota.Jim was a resident for many years in Topeka and worked as a social worker at the...
Barbara J. Wildrix
Jul 13, 2022
Barbara J. Wildrix, 99, of Tecumseh, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born April 5, 1923 in Phillips County, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard and Helene (Zimmerman) Preuss. Barbara graduated from Phillipsburg High School. She was a secretary for various offices. She had previously resided in Oskaloosa and Wichita, among other places,...
Cheryl Kaye Cowen
Jul 13, 2022
Cheryl Kaye Cowen, 78, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022.She was born February 1, 1944, in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Raymond and Faye (Hess) Stewart. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1962. Cheryl was self-employed, running a daycare from her home for 15 years, retiring in 1983.Cheryl married Gerald Cowen on July 17, 1962 in...
Rosalie Marie Amis
Jul 12, 2022
Rosalie Marie Amis, 89, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022.She was born February 14, 1933, in Osage City, Kansas, the daughter of George T. and Mabel E. (Adolphson) Ohlsson. She graduated from Osage City High School. Rosalie was a loving homemaker.Ms. Amis was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons, Michael Amis (Victoria) of Topeka,...
David Samuel Meek
Jul 11, 2022
David S. Meek, 91, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022.He was born February 24, 1931, in LaHarpe, Kansas, the son of Eldon and Alma (Folk) Meek.David graduated from Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville, Kansas. He furthered his education by attending Coffeyville Community College. He served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955 during the Korean...
Robert Dean Hockenberry
Jul 10, 2022
Robert Dean Hockenberry, 77, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022.He was born June 27, 1945, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Lawrence and Edith May (Davis) Hockenberry. He served in the army during the Vietnam War. Robert married Judy Hockenberry. She preceded him in death on October 27, 2013. Survivors include his daughter, Devona Young (Glenn) of...
Randall Arthur Brown
Jul 10, 2022
Randall Arthur Brown, 79, of Manhattan, Montana, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022.He was born March 2, 1943, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, the son of Jean Arthur and Jessie Vivian (Morris) Brown. He graduated from Casper High School in Wyoming and received a bachelor's degree in management and organizational development from Spring Arbor College in Jackson, Michigan. He served...
Herbert Keith Johnson
Jul 10, 2022
Herbert Keith Johnson, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022.He was born November 20, 1932, in Elkhart, Kansas, and grew up on the family farm near Liberal, Kansas. He was the son of Herbert and Echo Johnson. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1952, then attended the New Mexico Military Institute, Southwest Texas Junior College and...
Donald Marvin Brown I.
Jul 9, 2022
Donald "Don" Marvin Brown, 79, of Topeka, passed away on July 9, 2022 at his home. He was born on July 15, 1942 to Lester E. and Bertha E. (Runyan) Brown in Topeka, Kansas. Don graduated from Topeka High School in 1960. After graduation, Don served in the United States Navy as a Deck Hand. Don worked as a Yardman...
Leonard L. Ewell
Jul 6, 2022
Leonard L. "Lenny" Ewell, 79, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022.Lenny was born March 7, 1943 in Omaha, NE, the son of L. Owen and Kathryn (Lynn) Ewell.He graduated from Windom HS in 1961. He earned a bachelor's degree in industrial arts from McPherson College, and a Master of Science Degree from Pittsburg State University.Lenny joined the Kansas National...
Louis David Perez Cantrell
Jul 5, 2022
Louis David Perez Cantrell, 39, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022.He was born May 2, 1983, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Louis Perez and Regina Cantrell. He attended Highland Park High School was employed in cabinetry with Koch & Co. in Seneca, Kansas in cabinetry.Louis married Marisela Medina on April 1, 2011 in Leavenworth, Kansas. Survivors include...
Jerome Langham
Jul 5, 2022
Jerome "Jerry" Langham, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. He was born June 17, 1937 in Robertsdale, Alabama, the son of Aubrey A. and Betty J. (Seay) Langham.Jerry began his Air Force military career at the age of 17 where he served during the Vietnam War. During his service he earned his Bachelor of Arts and...
Donald Lee Hall
Jul 2, 2022
Donald Lee "Don" Hall, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2022. He was born June 30, 1934 in Topeka, the son of Clifford H. and Florence (Feldner) Hall. Don graduated from Highland Park High School. He was a Navy Veteran during the Korean War, serving from 1954 - 1956 and enlisted in the Army Reserve where he...
Gerardo De La Torre Castro
Jul 1, 2022
Gerardo De La Torre Castro, 51, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022.He was born February 15, 1971, in Santo Domingo, Mexico, the son of Juan De La Torre Jauregui and Maria Isabel Castro Navarro. Gerardo was the owner and operator of Pancho's and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka.Survivors include his wife,...
Dale E. Anderson
Jul 1, 2022
Dale E. Anderson, 62, of Auburn, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 1, 2022.He was born August 5, 1959, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Jo and Rose (Viergever) Anderson. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1978. Dale attended Washburn University and received an Associate's Degree.Dale worked in the meat department at Dillon's for 10...
Thomas Emmett Mcmahon
Jun 30, 2022
Thomas Emmett McMahon passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022. Tom was born July 22, 1926 in the home of his parents, John and Clare (Pottorf) McMahon in Ness City, Kansas, He joined his sister Patricia and half-sister Madge Edwards. The family moved to Lawrence, Kansas, where he graduated from Liberty Memorial High School (Lawrence High School). He enlisted in the...
Leslie Eugene Krull
Jun 29, 2022
Leslie (Les) Eugene Krull, 85, of Berryton, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Prairie Winds Senior Living, in Berryton, KS. He was born June 9, 1937, to Eugene and Roberta "Pauline" (Townsley) Krull at home in Mound City, KS. The family then moved to a farm outside nearby Blue Mound, KS, where he attended elementary and high school, excelling in...
L.B. Wade Anderson, Jr.
Jun 28, 2022
L.B. Wade Anderson, Jr., of Topeka, died on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Midland Hospice. Dr. Anderson was 79. He was born on July 8, 1942 in Smithville, Missouri. He graduated from Junction City High School, The Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, and Michigan State University earning a Ph.D. in Mathematics in 1973. Dr. Anderson worked in education for...
Clayton Bullock
Jun 27, 2022
Clayton D. Bullock, 42, of Burlingame, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022.He was born March 23, 1980, in Topeka, Kansas the son of Daniel R. Bullock and Earla "Jodi" (Lang) Bryant. Clayton attended Lawrence High School. He worked in construction as a welder and was an avid fisherman with a love for the outdoors.Survivors include his mother, Jodi Bryant of...
William Patrick Thornton Sr.
Jun 27, 2022
William Patrick "Bill" Thornton, Sr., 77, of Scranton, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022. He was born July 15, 1944, in Texas, the son of James D. and Mary (Rentas) Thornton. He served in the Air Force during Vietnam. Bill was employed by the K-Mart Distribution Center in Lawrence, Kansas for 24 years. Bill married Betty Ann Thornton on October...
