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J.U. Ricks
Jul 21, 2021
J.U. Ricks, 88, of Topeka, passed away peacefully at Brewster Place Rehab Wednesday, July 21, 2021.He was born August 12, 1932 in Port Arthur, Texas the son of Joe and Mary Ricks. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and attended the University of Texas for a year before being selected to Officer Candidate School in the Air Force.He completed...
Alvin W. Bacon
Jul 21, 2021
Alvin W. Bacon, 87, of Berryton, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born September 8, 1933 in Topeka, the son of Wendell and Amelia (Iwig) Bacon. Alvin graduated from Highland Park High School in 1952. He was employed by Capital City Blue Print for 21 years. He later went to work...
Steve L. Hillard
Jul 18, 2021
Steve Leon Hillard, 77, of Topeka, passed away on July 18, 2021 at in Topeka. He was born on October 3, 1943 to Olen Glen and Jessie Irene King Hillard in Hillsdale, Michigan. Steve worked for Stormont Vail Hospital. He later worked for the Juvenile Correctional Facility as a Teacher where he retired. On August 1, 2008 he married Luz...
Joan M. Seastrom
Jul 16, 2021
Joan M. Seastrom, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at a Topeka Care Facility. She was born March 29, 1936 in Eskridge, the daughter of Merle and Gladys (Blankenship) Walter.Joan graduated from Eskridge High School in 1954. She was employed as a Dietary Supervisor at Aldersgate Village for many years before retiring. She volunteered at the...
Olive Eloise Burns
Jul 16, 2021
Olive Eloise Burns, 79, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021.She was born November 2, 1941, in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Irwin and Erma (Scott) Dempsey. She was a 1959 graduate of the Academy of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison. She received her Bachelor's in Education from Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison in 1963. She received her...
Paula Carol Quinley
Jul 13, 2021
Paula Quinley of Topeka, KS passed away on July 13, 2021. She was born on November 14, 1932 to Paul Allen McVay and Opal (Coder) McVay in St. Joseph, MO. She was a graduate of KU and K-State (Masters in 1973). Paula married Robert Lee Quinley (deceased) on May 2, 1961. Paula enjoyed travel from a young age with her...
Jacob Tyler Chinn
Jul 13, 2021
Jacob Tyler "JT" Chinn, 26, of Shawnee, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021. He was born August 20, 1994, in Topeka, KS, the son of Bill Chinn Jr and Heidi Waggener. He received a bachelor's degree in Economics from Washburn University. Survivors include his father Bill Chinn Jr and stepmother Deidre Chinn, grandmothers Char Davenport and Glenda Ellis, his mother...
Mary L. Moore
Jul 12, 2021
Mary L. Moore, 66, of Kansas City, Kansas, went to be with her Lord on Monday, July 12, 2021 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born May 10, 1955 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the daughter of Moses T. and Minnie L. (Moore) Robinson.Mary was employed by True Light Family Resource Center in Kansas...
Kathryn Kay Ortiz
Jul 12, 2021
Kathryn Kay "Kathy" Ortiz, 65, of Carbondale, passed away Monday, July 12, 2021.She was born July 29, 1955, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, the daughter of Maynard and Shirley (Gossard) Dillon. Kathryn married Patrick Singer in October of 1971; they later divorced. She later married Doug Ortiz. He preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Shawn Singer (Ashley) of Keenesburg, CO;...
Paul M. Willis
Jul 11, 2021
Paul Marcus Willis, 92, of Salina, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021.He was born April 25, 1929, in Cherryvale, Kansas, the son of Ulysses Grant and Josephine Atwater (Rairdin) Willis. He was a graduate of Elk City Hight School, Independence Junior College, and Kansas State Teachers College at Pittsburg, Kansas. He was drafted into the US...
William Patrick Carrick
Jul 10, 2021
William Patrick "Pat" Carrick, 70, of Berryton, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021.He was born December 27, 1950, in Coffeyville, Kansas, the son of William Neil and Wilma Ruth (Harding) Carrick. He was a graduate of Coffeyville High School. Pat was employed by Washburn University and most recently was a bus driver for USD 501 School District.He was a member...
Latoshia Marie Brown
Jul 9, 2021
The good Lord called LaToshia Marie Brown, 45, of Topeka, home on Friday, July 9, 2021.She was born on December 14, 1975, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Karl Wilson and Ingrid Harness. She is at home with her father, Karl Wilson; mother, Ingrid Harness; step-father, Ronnie Green; dad, Larry Brown; sister, Lamika Harness; and her grandparents. Survivors include her...
Michael Ray Hathaway
Jul 9, 2021
Michael (Mike) Ray Hathaway, peacefully passed away on July 9th, 2021, in Topeka, KS.He was born on March 9th, 1958 in Topeka, KS to Raymond E. "Dusty" and Janet Young (Beadman). He was later adopted by David A. Hathaway, after his mom remarried. He attended Topeka West High School and graduated in 1976. He went on to receive a Certificate...
Melvin Hipsher
Jul 9, 2021
Melvin Hipsher, 67, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born August 24, 1953 in Wichita, the son of Leroy and Joan (Knight) Hipsher. Melvin was an 8 year cancer survivor. He worked at St. Francis Hospital for twenty years before becoming employed with ONE Transportation where he provided transportation...
Travis M. Reed
Jul 7, 2021
Travis M. Reed, 41, of Topeka, died July 7, 2021 in Topeka. He was born February 1, 1980 in Hays, Kansas to Mark and Jauna (Payne) Reed of Silver Lake.Travis was a beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. He loved his family, friends, music, dogs, writing, and the Green Bay Packers.Travis was a 1998 graduate of Silver Lake...
Jo Ann Hepworth
Jul 7, 2021
Jo Ann Hepworth, 73, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021.She was born August 27, 1947, in Buckeye, Arizona, the daughter of Carl Higgins and Analou (Baker) Higgins. She attended Washburn Rural High School.Jo Ann was a homemaker and a caregiver to her grandchildren. She also re-opened the Sage Inn Bed and Breakfast in Dover, Kansas.Jo Ann married Victor...
Cynthia Lee Cummings
Jul 7, 2021
Cynthia Lee Cummings, 70, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021.She was born January 4, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Richard Lee and Agnes Marie (McDowell) Cummings. She was a 1969 graduate of Seaman High School. Cynthia provided Private Duty Nursing in Topeka for many years.Survivors include her daughter, Wendy Lee (Mark) Slawson of Topeka; two...
Mark M. Caccia
Jul 6, 2021
Mark M. Caccia, 62, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021.He was born November 19, 1958, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, the son of Richard Joseph and Josephine (Barto) Caccia. Mark graduated from Lake Lehman High School in 1976, where he played the trumpet in the school band and was a member of the magic club. He had become a well-known...
Richard M. Reser
Jul 5, 2021
Richard M. Reser, 77, a long time Topeka resident, went to meet his maker on Monday, July 5, 2021.Richard was born in Topeka on March 30, 1944 and raised in Silver Lake. He was the younger son of M. Ben Reser and Christine Stich, who precede him. Richard met the love of his life, Dale Anne, while working together at...
Betty Jean Bowling
Jul 3, 2021
Betty Jean (Delfs) Bowling, 91, Topeka, died Saturday, July 3, 2021.She was born August 4, 1929, the only child of G. Arnold and Martha Delfs.She was a member of the 1947 Topeka High School class. She graduated from Washburn University in 1951 where she was a member of Alpha Phi social sorority. While attending Washburn, she was a member the...
