Linda Downie
May 17, 2019
Linda Downie, 80, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019.She was born March 11, 1939, in Willard, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Geraldine (Frieson) Pitts. She graduated from Eskridge High School in 1957.Linda married Darrell Downie on August 20, 1960 in Miami, Oklahoma.Linda attended cosmetology school in 1971 and had her own beauty salon in her home. She...
Alfred J. Mannell
May 17, 2019
Alfred "Al" Mannell, 86, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019.He was born June 12, 1932, in Circleville, Kansas, the son of William and Mattie (Woolsoncroft) Mannell.He was an Electronics Technician at DuPont, retiring after 35 years of service.Al was a member of the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, Topeka. He was involved with 4-H as a Project Leader....
Phil P. Dennis
May 16, 2019
Phil P. Dennis, 63, of Topeka passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at his home in Topeka. He was born July 2, 1955 in Topeka the son of Theodore E. and Ethel Griffin Dennis. Phil grew up in East Topeka on Colorado Street later moving to the Oakland neighborhood. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1973....
Rafael Loera Calzadillas
May 15, 2019
Viewing for Rafael will be Friday from 11:00 - 5:00 p.m.
and Saturday from 11:00 - 5:00 p.m.
all at the Davidson Funeral Home.
Colleen Blanton
May 15, 2019
Colleen Blanton, age 88, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at her home in Auburn. Colleen was born October 7, 1930 in Jackson County, Kansas the daughter of Forrest C. and Golda E. (Rippetoe) Calderwood. She graduated from Meriden Rural High School in 1948 and later attended Washburn University. She married John F. Gerber, Jr. October 29,...
Gerald F. Schremmer
May 13, 2019
Gerald F. Schremmer, 76, of Topeka, passed away May 13, 2019 at his home. Gerald was born August 15, 1942 in Ransom, Kansas, the son of William and Margaret (Driscoll) Schremmer. He graduated from Trego Community High School, WaKeeney, Kansas in 1960. Gerald married Patricia “Pat” Claycamp November 3, 1961 in WaKeeney, Kansas. Gerald worked as a farmer and...
Vanessa Kay Lewis
May 12, 2019
Vanessa Kay Lewis, 53, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019.She was born December 24, 1965, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Jerome and Phyllis (Meier) Karle.She attended Topeka high-school. At the age of 15 she began working at Stormont Vail in nutrition services and later moved to Cotton O'Neil where she worked in medical records at the Urish...
Patricia Ann Mick
May 11, 2019
Patricia “Pat” A. Mick, age 85, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the K.U. Med Center in Kansas City. Pat was born August 11, 1933 in Topeka the daughter of Vern and Freda (Black) Tutt. Pat graduated from Topeka High School in 1951. She married Kenneth Mick October 7, 1962 in Falls City, NE. Pat loved...
David Alan Jackson
May 9, 2019
David A. Jackson, 62, passed away Thursday May 9, 2019 at Leavenworth Medicalodge. David was born September 9, 1956 in Leavenworth Kansas, the son of William and Eleanor (Coleman) Jackson.
David had many friends and touched so many lives. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed nature hikes, home gardening, picking wild plants and mushrooms, and studying local...
Ronald C. Casto
May 9, 2019
Ronald C. "Ronnie" Casto, 62, Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at a local hospital.Ronnie was born December 31, 1956 in Topeka, the son of Cecil and Delores (King) Casto. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1974. He was employed by All Construction, LLC in Baldwin City as a concrete finisher.He enjoyed gardening and helping others.Survivors include his...
Larry Eugene Lindsey
May 8, 2019
Larry Eugene Lindsey, age 71, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at his home in Topeka, the son of Homer and Alice (Tuffley) Lindsey. Larry graduated from Highland Park High School with the class of 1965. He worked for the Shawnee County Refuse Department for many years. Larry loved puzzles, drawings and animals. He also enjoyed collecting...
Elrene Elizabeth Mangold
May 8, 2019
Elrene Elizabeth Mangold, age 93 passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the McCrite Plaza Nursing Home in Topeka. Elrene was born December 20, 1925 in Topeka the daughter of Everett W. and Ida C. (Stoltenberg) Gish. She lived for brief periods of time in Elkart, Indiana and then Garden City, Kansas where she attended her first year of...
Shirley Ann Daniel
May 6, 2019
Shirley Ann Daniel, age 82, went to be with her Lord Monday, May 6, 2019 in Topeka at the Midland Hospice Care. Shirley was born May 6, 1937 in Macon, Missouri the daughter of James and Lillian (Boyd) Foster. Shirley graduated from Macon High School with the class of 1955. She married Wayne Daniel November 6, 1955 in Macon....
Bonnie May Mosher
May 6, 2019
Bonnie May Mosher, age 91, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at Stormont Vail Hospital. Bonnie was born July 1, 1927 in Topeka the daughter of Ralph and Lavena Allensworth. She attended school in Elmont. She married Vernon Ray Mosher, Sr. January 13, 1947 in Rushville, Missouri. He preceded her in death October 21, 2001. She attended...
Leonard "Lenny" Boisvert
May 4, 2019
Leonard "Lenny" Boisvert, 78, formally of Topeka, Kansas passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Ormond Beach, Florida.He was born October 20, 1940, in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Euclide and Hilda (Laboissonniere) Boisvert. Leonard retired as a Captain with the Topeka Fire Department #32128. He serviced in the United States Air Force. He was a man that enjoyed...
Dolly Sue Brown
May 2, 2019
Dolly Sue Brown, age 67, of Topeka passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital. Dolly was born May 13, 1951 in Topeka the daughter of Kenneth and Elvira (Peavler) Abrams. Dolly graduated from Topeka High School with the class of 1969. She married her childhood sweetheart, Zane L. Brown December 20, 1969 in Topeka. Zane preceded...
Robert Lee Boeckholt
May 2, 2019
Robert L. Boeckholt, age 83, of Topeka passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Topeka V.A. Hospital. Bob was born April 21, 1936 in Buffalo Center, Iowa the son of William and Minnie (Karls) Boeckholt. Bob served in the U.S. Army during the Korean war. He married Sandra Fjetland in 1960. She preceded him in death December 2,...
Eula A. Harper
Apr 30, 2019
Eula Alberta Harper of Topeka, Kansas passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on April 30, 2019.
She was born July 29, 1936 to Eula Mae Price in Humphries, MO. Her father (David) Albert Price's death preceded her birth on April 1, 1936. She was the sixth of eight children born to her mother.
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Clara Shaw
Apr 30, 2019
Clara "Fern" (Howland) Shaw, 86, of Topeka, passed away on April 30, 2019 at Midland Hospice. She was born on February 12, 1933 in Troy, KS the daughter of Henry Howland, Sr. and Edna Earle (Huber) Howland. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1951 and was selected homecoming queen her senior year. She was employed by the State of...
Terry Lee Sann
Apr 29, 2019
Terry Lee Sann, 76, left his earthly body and took the stairway to Heaven Monday April 29, 2019.Terry was born February 11, 1943, in Kansas City, to Elmer W. and Adena M. (Davis) Sann. He was raised in Topeka in the Oakland area of the city. He graduated from Topeka High School.Terry was married to Linda (Barnes), they were divorced....
