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John W. Green
Aug 24, 2020
John Green, 75, died at his home Monday, August 24, 2020. John was born to William and Georgia Green in Evanston, Illinois, on June 14, 1945. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Diane Green; children: Scott (Maureen) Green, Overland Park, Kansas, and Kristie Jones, St. Louis, Missouri; grandchildren: Logan Jones, and Parker and Ally Green; brother Bill...
Patricia Elaine Rutz
Aug 24, 2020
Patricia Elaine Rutz, 77, Topeka, passed away August 24, 2020.She was born to Frederick and Pearl Rickman on July 14, 1943 in Jefferson County, Kansas.She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Florence Hollingsworth; and 2 grandchildren. She is survived by her husband, Keith; her children, Brenda (Jody) Long, Sherry (Kent) Kerns, Keith Rutz, Jr, Heather (Anthony) Barber, Heidi...
Linda Marie Zeller
Aug 23, 2020
Linda Marie Zeller, 73, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2020.She was born December 3, 1946, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Lynn and Martha (Sietz) Conn. She was a graduate of Hayden High School. Linda was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Topeka.Linda married William Joseph Zeller on June 5, 1965 in Topeka, KS. He...
Richard Michael Bowser
Aug 21, 2020
Richard Bowser, 68, of Ozawkie, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020. He was born on October 29, 1951 in Lawrence to Robert Leroy Bowser and Fanny Louise (Leitnaker) Bowser. Richard was a member of the Abate of Kansas. He enjoyed motorcycle riding, visiting friends and family, and loved his dog Milo. Richard is survived by his daughter, Lindsay Elizabeth...
Rita Mae Renyer-Carothers
Aug 21, 2020
Rita Mae Renyer-Carothers, 83, Topeka, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at Midland Hospice House.Rita was born November 20, 1936 in Topeka, the daughter of Wendell and Amelia (Iwig) Bacon. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1954.She was a member of St. David's Episcopal Church.She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, cross stitch and camping.Rita married Leonard L. Renyer on September...
Philip Lavern Ridgway
Aug 20, 2020
Philip Ridgway, 85, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020.He was born on December 21, 1934 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Leslie and Lola (Cochran) Ridgway. He attended Topeka High School. He later served in the Army National Guard. Philip married Roberta Dacquet on December 31, 1955. He later married Roberta Ferlet on March 26, 1983 in Emporia,...
Fern A. Hubbard
Aug 20, 2020
Fern Alouise (Thompson) Hubbard was born in Aulne, Kansas on March 29, 1924, the youngest of 3 daughters. Her parents were Artie and Chester Thompson. After her mother died, Fern was raised by her Aunt Anna and Uncle Joe Daniels in Nowata Oklahoma, where she attended elementary and high school. After graduating, Fern married her childhood sweetheart, Robert A. Hubbard....
Johnny Ladd Edwards
Aug 18, 2020
Johnny Ladd Edwards journeyed to the spirit world on August 18, 2020 in Topeka, Kansas.Ladd was born on August 20, 1950, to Charlotte Mae Blacksmith and John Edwards in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He is an enrolled member of the Kickapoo Nation of Kansas and is also Absentee Shawnee of Oklahoma. His given Indian name is Nat-noh.Ladd grew up in the Wichita...
Charlene Still
Aug 17, 2020
Charlene Still, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. She was born January 29, 1926 in Pawnee City, Nebraska, the daughter of Charles E. and Alma M. (Crane) Townsend.Charlene was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Free Methodist Church.Charlene married Roy Still on March 8, 1945 in Seneca, Kansas. He...
George Thomas Pierce
Aug 16, 2020
George Pierce, 76, of Emporia, passed away on August 16, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. George was born on August 2, 1944 to Arthur William and Nettie Marie (Dawson) Pierce in Girard, Kansas. George worked as a manufacturer for the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. On September 17, 1979, George married Rebecca Babb in Miami, Oklahoma. George is survived...
Patricia Craig Lane
Aug 15, 2020
Patricia Craig Lane, 80, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020. She was born January 5, 1940 in Cherokee, Oklahoma, the daughter of George L. and Lois W. (Frix) Durscherl.Patricia graduated from Caney High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Pittsburg Teachers College and a Master's Degree in Education from Washburn University. She was employed...
Roger A. Van Etten
Aug 14, 2020
Roger A. Van Etten, 65, of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020, at his home.He was born March 31, 1955, in Washington, D.C., the son of Herman and Barbara (Hodge) Van Etten. He was a graduate of Queensbury High School in Glens Falls, New York and received a BA from State University of New York at Albany, and his...
Wilma Jean Boyd
Aug 13, 2020
Wilma Jean Boyd, 89, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 of natural causes.She was born April 30, 1931, in Aurora, Colorado, the daughter of Clinton Ralph and Velma Mae (Kukuk) Chapman. Shortly after birth the family moved to Waverly, Ks where she spent her childhood. She was a graduate of Waverly High...
Gail Bakken Ross
Aug 12, 2020
Gail Bakken Ross, 58, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020.She was born October 17, 1961, in Ithaca, New York, the daughter of David Allen and Margaret Alene (Young) Bakken. She served in the U.S. Army from September 25, 1979 until being honorable discharged March 1, 1980. Survivors include a her daughter, Amanda Michelle Rene; her son, Joshua Donald...
Robert Edward Wolf
Aug 12, 2020
Robert Edward Wolf, 85, of Topeka, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.He was born December 31, 1934, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Robert Edward Wolf and Sara (Cornelson) Wolf. He served in the army from 1956 to 1958. Robert married Alberta F. Waters on September 17, 1960 in Hutchinson, KS. Robert was previously employed by...
Ronald Preston
Aug 10, 2020
Ronald "Ron" Preston, 78, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020.He was born April 8, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas M. Prendergast and Dorothy Rossberg. He was raised by his foster parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Preston. He was a graduate of Caesar Rodney High School in Wyoming, Delaware and received a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from...
Michael S. Hadden
Aug 9, 2020
Michael S. "Mike" Hadden, 55, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020.He was born May 29, 1965, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Kyle and Beverly (Barkley) Hadden. He was a graduate of Shawnee Heights High School and received a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University. Mike was employed by Security Benefit in Topeka for over 20 years. Survivors include...
Howard E. Mitteff
Aug 7, 2020
Howard (Buddy, Mitt) Mitteff, 82, of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020, at the Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Administration hospital in Topeka. Howard was a navy veteran, serving in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CVA II. He retired from the VA health care system after 49 years of service. The joy of his life was his sons,...
Jerrie Lyn Ross
Aug 6, 2020
Jerrie Lyn Ross, a friend to everyone, bright light and loving soul left this earth on Thursday, August 6, 2020.She was born May 19, 1958, in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Lawrence Leroy Heath and Gale Marie (Nye) Heath.Affectionately known as "JR" by all her friends and family, she was a tremendous gardener and Cook, not to mention "Ms. Fix-it"....
Edgar J. Burdiek
Aug 6, 2020
Edgar J. "Ed" Burdiek, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born March 5, 1930 in Seneca, Kansas, the son of Frank Anthony and Anna Agnes (Meyer) Burdiek.Ed served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1952 - 1954 serving aboard the U.S.S. Boxer during the Korean War. He worked...
