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Edith B. Maiden
Aug 24, 2022
Edith Beatrice (Wright) Fields, 103, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2022. She was born August 2, 1919 in Tyro, Kansas, the daughter of Austin and Faye (Ingmire) Wright.Edith graduated from Tyro High School in 1935. She worked as a school cook, homemaker, mail carrier and cake decorator during her life.Edith was very involved with the United Methodist Church...
Melvin L. Zeller
Aug 24, 2022
Melvin L. Zeller 88 Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022.Melvin was born May 6, 1934 in Keats, Kansas. The son of Kenneth and Lois (Howe) Zeller. He graduated from Onaga High School.He served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot during the Korean War.He was employed by Santa Fe Railroad as an accountant, retired in 1989. He also...
Pauline Mae Knittel
Aug 20, 2022
Pauline Mae Knittel passed away on August 20, 2022. She was 90 years old and a resident of McCrite Retirement Home in Topeka, KS. Pauline was happily married to Robert "Bob" Knittel (deceased) for 64 years and the mother of five children: Mark Knittel (Joanne) from Bellingham, WA; Jack Knittel (deceased (Maria Knittel MacLean)) from Colorado Springs, CO; LeeAnne Kongs...
Nicholas Sean Neukirch
Aug 20, 2022
Nicholas "Nick" Neukirch, 57, of Topeka, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 20, 2022, after a four-year battle with colon cancer.He was born November 5, 1964, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Marvin and Linda Neukirch. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School and received a bachelor's in Marketing from Washburn University. Nick married Kelly Gregg on March...
Dan L. Robison
Aug 19, 2022
Dan Robison, 88, of Wichita, KS, passed away peacefully Friday, August 19, 2022, in Jupiter, FL surrounded by his loving family. His legacy lives on through his wife Sondra, their three children, and grandchildren. Dan was born on April 10, 1934 in Barnard, MO to Virgil and Lucile Robison. In his early years, Dan's family moved to Kansas, where he...
Erma Lorene Maxwell
Aug 18, 2022
Erma Lorene Maxwell, 95, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022.She was born September 6, 1926 in Lecompton, Kansas, the daughter of John and Mattie Magdalen Matney.Erma moved to Topeka after graduating from Lecompton Rural High School in 1943.She attended Clark's Business School and was employed by Alliance Insurance Company and State Farm Insurance Company. On October 18, 1948...
Lois May Walters
Aug 18, 2022
Lois M. Walters, 95, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022.She was born August 11, 1927, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Oliver and Faith (Dean) Headley.Lois graduated from Topeka High School.Lois married Don L. Walters on November 27, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas. Don and Lois owned Walters Super Saver Grocery Store in the Potwin neighborhood. Lois was a...
Lawrence Henry Johnson
Aug 18, 2022
Lawrence "Larry" Henry Johnson, 91, of Topeka, passed away on August 18, 2022 at the Rossville Health Care & Rehabilitation. He was born on March 12, 1931 to Roscoe Wallace and Lena S. Ford in Hanover, PA. He was raised by his mother, Henrietta Johnson. Larry worked as a Carpenter for Local Union 1445 and for the last 25 years...
Paula G. Thomas
Aug 16, 2022
Paula G. Thomas, 92, of Topeka, passed away on August 16, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born in Rehau, Germany the daughter of the late Heinrich and Marie Hasselbacher. Paula was the eldest of eight children and is survived by two sisters, Dora and Elfreida.She met her husband, Charles N. Thomas while he was stationed in Germany with...
Maurice Luster Cowen
Aug 16, 2022
Maurice Luster "Mo" Cowen, 80, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022.Maurice was born January 20, 1942 in Clayton, NM, the son of Luster and Joyce (Duckworth) Cowen. He graduated from Clayton High School in 1960 and Draughon Business College in Amarillo, TX.He served in the Texas Army National Guard from 1966-68.He was employed as a Manager in the Property...
James R. Wood
Aug 16, 2022
James Ray "Jim" Wood, 80, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at a local hospital. Jim was born October 21, 1941 in Springfield, MO, the son of Claude H. and Fanny M.(Settle) Wood. He graduated from Marshfield High School in Marshfield, MO and Southwest Missouri State University. He served in the U. S. Navy. He was an Agent with...
Mary H. Donlan
Aug 15, 2022
Mary H. Donlan, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022. She was born September 12, 1930 in Staten Island, New York, the daughter of Frank J. and Gerda (Roess) Peters.Mary graduated from Port Richmond High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business from St. Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey. She was employed by the...
Patricia Ann Mcelroy
Aug 14, 2022
Patricia Ann McElroy, 75, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022.She was born October 6, 1946, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Billy Thomas Jones and Virginia Ellen (Bateman) Jones. After her father passed away she was also raised by her stepfather Clement Jacob Weigel. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1964. Pat worked for the Marshall,...
Roger H. Larson
Aug 14, 2022
Roger H. Larson, 81, of Topeka, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, August 14, 2022. He was born September 3, 1940 in Topeka, the son of I.R. and Helen (Baughman) Larson.Roger graduated from Topeka High School in 1958. He was stationed in Korea during his U.S. Army service. As a young man, he worked for the Santa Fe...
Ronald L. Ohlsen
Aug 12, 2022
Ronald L. "Ron" Ohlsen, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022. He was born April 1, 1944 in Riverside, California, the first born child of Lawrence and Edna (Banning) Ohlsen.He graduated from Horton High School, and later served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was stationed in Thailand where he worked on cryptography machines.Ron...
Richard Gale Fuller
Aug 7, 2022
Richard Gale "Dick" Fuller, 95, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022.He was born February 25, 1927, along with twin brother, Robert in Wilson County, Kansas, the son of John W. and Cora A. (Lewis) Fuller.Richard graduated from Fredonia High School and then spent a brief time serving in the United States Navy. Richard attended Independence Junior College and...
Deloris Ilene Thompson
Aug 5, 2022
Deloris Ilene Thompson, 95, of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 5, 2022.She was born June 27, 1927, in New Market, Iowa, the daughter of Elmer and Florence (Wall) Britt. She attended Clarinda High School. Deloris was employed as a clerk at Dibble's and Harry's IGA for 34 years, retiring in 1990.Mrs. Thompson was a member of the First Presbyterian Church...
Richard D. Janovec
Aug 4, 2022
Richard Dean Janovec, 71, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022.Known by many as Richie, he was born September 7, 1950, in Yankton, South Dakota, the son of Delmar L. and Charlotte A. (Dotter) Janovec. He was a graduate of Manhattan High School, Class of 1968, in Manhattan, Kansas and soon after he earned his Barber's Certificate in Topeka....
Alice G. Grady
Aug 4, 2022
Alice G. Grady, 94, of Berryton, Kansas passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 4, 2022 in the care of her son, Tim and granddaughter, Lacey. She was born August 16, 1927 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Christ and Vada (Enterline) Nelson.Alice graduated from high school in Staplehurst, Nebraska and attended Lincoln Business College in Lincoln, Nebraska. She held a...
James C. Bibler
Aug 1, 2022
James C. Bibler, 86, of Topeka, died Monday, August 1, 2022 at Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born August 5, 1935 in Humboldt, KS to the parents of Harold Bibler and Margaret Hazel Stadel. He graduated from Central High School in 1954 and took a few technical college courses.James served in the United States Marine Core from 1954-1957 and the...
