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Fourth Linchangco
Nov 29, 2021
Fourth Linchangco of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021.He was born November 29, 2021, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Ricardo Marcelo Linchangco, III and Bernadette Ocampo Linchangco. Survivors include his parents, Ricardo and Bernadette Linchangco of Topeka; his sister, Nicole Linchangco of Topeka; his paternal grandmother, Precinia Linchangco and his maternal grandmother, Cecilia Ocampo. He was preceded in...
Jean Sutton
Nov 28, 2021
Jean "Carlene" Sutton, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021. She was born March 6, 1935 on a farm outside of Dill City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Carl P. and Audrey B. (Pyron) Word.Carlene grew up in Bradley, Oklahoma, then moved to Alec, Oklahoma where she graduated from high school in 1952. Following high school, she moved...
Jason T. Holloway
Nov 27, 2021
Jason T. Holloway, 47, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021.He was born July 9, 1974 in Topeka, Kansas to Clayton Edmund "Ed" and Marilyn Jean (Wilson) Holloway.He graduated from Seaman High School in 1992 and later went on to attend Washburn University where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Business Arts.Jason was employed by Home Depot for...
Lorne Archer Phillips
Nov 27, 2021
Lorne Archer Phillips, 81, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021, after a brave battle with Alzheimer's.He was born January 5, 1940, in Edmonton, Alberta, the son of William D. and Alberta E. (Thoms) Phillips. He received a doctorate in 1973 from Washington State University. Lorne was employed by the State of Kansas for 37 years, retiring in 2008...
Emma J. Henderson
Nov 26, 2021
Emma J. Henderson, 64, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 26, 2021 at a Topeka hospital. She was born August 5, 1957 in Topeka, the daughter of Billy Joe and Doris Henderson.Emma graduated from Topeka High School. She was employed as a CNA/CMA. She was a member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church.Survivors include three children,...
Janet Lynn Paduh
Nov 25, 2021
Janet Lynn Paduh, 71, Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021 at Midland Hospice House due to secondary complications of COVID19.Janet was born January 20, 1950 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Silas (SK) and Jane (Wells) Stephens. She graduated from Topeka West High School 1968 and attended Washburn University.The daughter of accomplished local painter Jane Stephens, art was...
Gerald F. Dietrich
Nov 25, 2021
Gerald F. "Jerry" Dietrich of Topeka, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2021. Jerry was born in North Tonawanda, NY on August 23, 1940, to Lawrence Dietrich and Regina Brzeczkowski. Jerry graduated from North Tonawanda High School in 1958 and shortly after enlisted in the military. He honorably served in the U.S. Army and ended his service...
Christa Lynn Hoss
Nov 24, 2021
Christa Lynn Hoss, 60, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at a Topeka hospital. She was born September 20, 1961 in Greenfield, Indiana, the daughter of David N. and Marla A. (Ernstes) Fansler.Christa graduated from Topeka West High School. She graduated from Child Care Program at the Kaw Area Vo-Tech. Christa was employed by the State of...
Elmo Hyatte Payne, Jr.
Nov 23, 2021
Elmo Hyatte Payne Jr., 70, of Osage City, Kansas, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 23, 2021. There is no greater gift in this life than to love and be loved. Moe will be forever honored as a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother. He was born on October 7, 1951 in Griffin, Georgia to Ann...
Toni Jo Cripps
Nov 23, 2021
Toni Jo Cripps, 69, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. She was born March 3, 1952 in Topeka, the daughter of Farrel Duane and Peggy Joyce (Aaron) Tolbert.Toni graduated from Shawnee Heights High School. She was employed by Washburn University. She was a member of Heritage Baptist Church.Toni married Larry Cripps, Sr. in 1973 in Topeka. They...
Luann Yvonne Long
Nov 21, 2021
Luann Yvonne (Opitz) Long, 72 of Topeka, Kansas passes away peacefully Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital.Luann was born on May 3, 1949 and was later adopted by Luther and Ruby Opitz who lived in Binger, Oklahoma during her childhood. She attended Lookeba-Sickles High School in Lookeba, Oklahoma. She later attended college at Kansas State University and earned...
Maureen Ruth Price
Nov 21, 2021
Maureen Ruth Price (Goede) of Topeka, KS, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021. She was born on August 4, 1933, in rural Pender, NE to William Henry Goede and Frieda Johanna Most. She graduated high school in Columbus, NE at the age of 16 and went on to receive her associate's degree in office management in Chillicothe, MO. She married...
Betty Louise Craig
Nov 20, 2021
Betty Louise Craig, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born December 12, 1925 in Oberlin, Kansas, the daughter of Edward Verne and Mable (Phillips) Eye.Betty and her family moved in 1926 to rural Franklin County, Kansas near Wellsville and graduated from Wellsville High School in 1943 and attended Baker...
Eldon Ernest Soudek
Nov 19, 2021
Eldon Ernest Soudek, 85, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021.He was born May 5, 1936, in Irving, Kansas, the son of Vivien Ernest and Ollie Lorraine (Miller) Soudek.Eldon graduated from Topeka High School in 1954. He continued his education at Washburn University receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts in 1959.Eldon served four years in the United States...
Susan Jane Henry
Nov 18, 2021
Susan Jane Henry, 73, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021. She was born September 7, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of L. Ben and Eva Mary (Bohannon) Kropp.Susan graduated from Barron Wisconsin Senior High School. She was an Army Veteran serving as a nurse during the Viet Nam War. She earned her BS of Science in...
Terry Lynn Pusch
Nov 15, 2021
Terry Lynn Pusch, 53, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021. He was born August 31, 1968 in Topeka, the son of Clayton "Carroll" and Doris Ann (Nichols) Pusch.Terry graduated from Highland Park High School. He owned and operated Pusch Trucking. Survivors include his two sisters, Yvonne Marie Stegman of Fountain, Colorado, Patricia Ann Whitworth of Lawrence, four...
Bruce Wesley Smith
Nov 15, 2021
Bruce Wesley Smith, 66, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 15, 2021.He was born November 4, 1955, in Holton, Kansas, the son of Paul Wesley and Zada Faye (Snyder) Smith. He was a 1973 graduate of Topeka High School.Bruce was employed by Cargill in Topeka, for 34 years, retiring in 2014.Bruce married Cinde S. Wege on January 21, 1978 in...
Margaret Mae Sandberg
Nov 15, 2021
Margaret Mae Sandberg, 91, of Topeka, Kansas passed into her next life on November 15, 2021. She was born in Pipestone, Minnesota on August 16, 1930, to Frank and Gertrude Bruns.As the seventh of 13 children, Margaret was an integral part of a close-knit large family - relationships that continued during her lifetime. This caring family bond helped her become...
Peggy Jo Chittenden
Nov 13, 2021
Peggy Jo Chittenden, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021.Peggy was born February 27, 1945 in Topeka, Kansas to Oscar C. and Josephine (Stramel) Young. She was raised in the St. Joseph German Catholic Church Community. She graduated from Hayden High School and went on to attend Washburn University. Peggy enjoyed floral design and was a graduate...
Norma L. Tenbrink
Nov 12, 2021
Norma L. Tenbrink, 86, of Wakarusa, passed away on November 12, 2021 at Autumn Home Plus. She was born on July 23, 1935 to Quinton and Velma (Tudor) Cloud in Topeka, Kansas. Norma graduated from Enterprise Academy in 1953. On April 13, 1955, she married Robert "Bob" Spaeth in Topeka. They later divorced.On July 14, 1972 she married Alex "Bill"...
