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Martha Irene Williams
May 5, 2022
Martha Irene Williams, known to her family as "Marvelous Martha", 90, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 5th, 2022.Martha was born March 20th, 1932, in Osborne, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph Otis and Frances Rebecca (LaRosh) Taylor. She graduated from Osborne High School in 1950 and received a full scholarship to Stephens College. Martha graduated with a bachelor's degree from...
Gary Wayne Gibeson
May 5, 2022
Gary Wayne Gibeson, 71, of Carbondale, after battling colon/liver cancer for over 5 years, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022.He was born November 2, 1950, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of James and Alma (Woodward) Gibeson. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1968 and received bachelors' degrees in business and computer science from Washburn University. Gary was most recently...
Rebecca Ann White
May 5, 2022
Rebecca Ann "Becky" White, 71, of Topeka, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Thursday, May 5, 2022.Rebecca was born September 2, 1950, in Topeka, Kansas. Becky is the daughter of Robert Hipsher and Norma Hipsher. Becky graduated from Seaman High School in 1968. She was employed by St. Francis Hospital for 34 years, retiring in 2018. Becky...
Nancy Smart
May 5, 2022
Nancy L. (Burns) Smart, 72, of Topeka KS, passed away Thursday, May 5th, 2022.Nancy was born July 5, 1949, in Alton, IL, to Joseph and Judith (Dean) Burns, the oldest of three siblings. She graduated from Marquette High School in 1967.Nancy married the love of her life, the Reverend William E. Smart on May 11, 1973. She met William at...
Susan A. Whitaker
May 4, 2022
Susan A. Whitaker, 66, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022.She was born August 13, 1955, in Menlo, Georgia, the daughter of Daniel and Mercedes (Johnson) Lawrence. She graduated from Highland Park High School. Later in life, she attended Friends University and received a Bachelor's Degree in Science in February 2009. Susan worked for Valeo Behavioral Health in Human...
Lyn Ruth Klein
May 2, 2022
Lyn Ruth Klein, 70, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022.She was born December 27, 1951, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Hugo George Dahlstrom and Martha Jane (Dister) Dahlstrom. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1969. Lyn was employed as a secretary for many years.Survivors include her companion, Dennis Friedl; her daughter, Robin Dibbern; her brothers, Hugo...
Sharon Rosalene Norris
May 2, 2022
Sharon Rosalene Ossman Norris, 78, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on May 2, 2022. Sharon Norris was born on November 2, 1943, in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of Rev. Marvin Guy and Ruth Elizabeth (Stocker) Ossman. She lived most of her adult life in Topeka, Kansas. Mrs. Norris graduated from Miltonvale Wesleyan Academy in Miltonvale, KS, in 1961. She earned...
Ronald L. Tyner
May 1, 2022
Ronald L. "Ron" Tyner, 59, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at a Topeka hospital. He was born October 3, 1962 in Topeka, the son of Alvin and Carol (Berends) Tyner. Ron graduated from Topeka High School in 1980. He was employed by Walmart. Ron married Dana L. Lacey-Smith on August 8, 1987 in Kansas City, Kansas....
John P. Cobuluis, Jr.
Apr 30, 2022
John P. "Johnny" Cobuluis, Jr., 81, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the University of Kansas St. Francis Campus Hospital. He was born June 6, 1940 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of John P. and Pauline (Brooks) Cobuluis, Sr.John received his GED and entered the Air Force in 1957. After being Honorably Discharged, he went...
Brock Joseph Ware
Apr 28, 2022
Brock J. Ware, 45, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022. He was born December 8, 1976, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Kenneth Ware and Cheri (Jones) Allen. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1995. Brock later went on to attend Washburn Tech where he received an Associate Degree in Auto Mechanics. Brock joined the...
Patricia Allen
Apr 28, 2022
Patricia Allen, 73, Topeka, formerly of Salina passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022.Pat was born January 10, 1949 in Highland, KS the daughter of Edgar and Wilma (Eckley) Roberts. She was a member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.She was employed by El Dorado National as an inspector.Pat married Larry Dean Allen on July 26, 1968 in Fairbury,...
Melinda Ann Ridgway
Apr 26, 2022
Melinda Ann Ridgway was born in Iowa on April 30, 1954 to John and Barbara Ridgway. She passed away on April 26, 2022. Melinda is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Lynette Ridgway of Ottumwa, Iowa. She is survived by her two brothers, two nieces, one nephew, and many adoring great-nieces and nephews. Melinda attended Albia High School...
Mary Elizabeth Crispin
Apr 26, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Crispin, 95, passed on to her eternal rest on April 26, 2022, at the Lexington Park Nursing Facility, Topeka, Kansas. She was born to Martin William and Carrie (Heffner) Stewart on October 30, 1926, in Overbrook, Kansas. She spent her childhood in Overbrook, where she attended and graduated from the Overbrook Grade and High Schools. After graduation, she...
Edna J. Glenn
Apr 25, 2022
Edna J. Glenn, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022. She was born May 30, 1926 in Hanna, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert and Minnie (Harjo) Carr. She was raised by Alva and Annie Harjo in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Muscogee Creek Tribe.Edna graduated from Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. She was employed...
Stephen C. Evertson
Apr 23, 2022
Stephen Evertson, 77, of Topeka, Kansas, Passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Steve was born December 3, 1944, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Eleanor and Merlin Evertson and Harry Kirk Jr. He attended Topeka High School and Washburn University. Steve served his country with the United States Navy aboard the USS Constellation. He married Stella Evertson in Hong...
James Wright Bloomer
Apr 22, 2022
James Wright Bloomer, 85, of Topeka, KS, died Friday, April 22, 2022 at a local nursing home.James was born on September 28, 1936 on the farm his grandfather homesteaded in Smith County Kansas, 3 miles south and 3 miles east of Bellaire, KS. His parents were James Charles and Nettie Alice (Baker) Bloomer, and he had two older brothers, William...
Barbara Faye Smith
Apr 22, 2022
Barbara Faye Smith, 82, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022.She was born August 22, 1939, in Ada, Oklahoma, the daughter of Mark and Clara (Myers) Lunsford. She graduated from Fitzhugh High School in Oklahoma.Barbara counseled clients at the Iroquois Mental Health Center in Greensburg, Kansas. She then received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Behavioral Sciences from Washburn...
Barbara Jean Clark
Apr 20, 2022
Barbara Jean Clark, 94, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at the Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born May 1, 1927 in Sedan, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas N. and Amanda Laura Jane (Funkhouser) Kidd.Barbara graduated from Sedan High School and earned an Associate of Arts Degree from Washburn University. She was employed...
Jerry Lester Kincaid
Apr 20, 2022
Jerry Lester Kincaid 82, Berryton, passed away peacefully with his wife at his side on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.Jerry was born March 31, 1940, in Topeka, Kansas to Lester and Effie Kincaid. He was the youngest of four children. Jerry graduated from Highland Park High School in 1958.Jerry made a career of working on heavy duty diesel trucks and was...
Donald M. Shurtz
Apr 20, 2022
Donald Shurtz, 91, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at a local care center.Don was born October 21, 1930 in Beloit, the son of Melvin and Virginia (Mead) Shurtz.He graduated from Beloit High School and Kansas University with a degree in Fine Arts.He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.He was a commercial artist, beginning with WIBW...
