Ruth O. Dodge
Feb 23, 2019
Ruth O. (Miller) Dodge, 98, Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019.She was born August 31, 1920, in Montgomery County, Iowa, the daughter of Fredrick and Ida (Peterson) Miller. She graduated from LeRoy High School and earned a teaching certificate from Emporia State College.Ruth taught school for three years in a one room school in Coffey County. In midlife, she...
Ellen Thompson
Feb 22, 2019
Ellen Thompson, 95, of Silver Lake, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019.She was born October 1, 1923, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of J.W. and Celestia (Shetron) George. She graduated from Silver Lake High School.Mrs. Thompson was a member of the Silver Lake United Methodist Church.Ellen married Lee Vern Thompson on October 7, 1946 in Las Vegas NV. He preceded...
Marlin E. Bingham
Feb 20, 2019
Marlin Bingham, 47, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. He was born April 21, 1971 in Topeka the son of Kenneth Marlin and Betty Jo Fitzgerald Bingham. Marlin attended and graduated from Washburn Rural High School. He worked for USD #501, Auburn Washburn USD #437 and the State of Kansas. Marlin served in...
Katherine R. Hanson
Feb 18, 2019
Katherine Rose Hanson, 66, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 at St Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS. Kathy was born February 29, 1952 in Topeka. She is the youngest daughter of Charley T and Irene Frances (Mack) Starkey. She attended Meriden Grade School and graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1970. She attended beauty school and Kaw...
Geraldine "Jeri" E. Becher
Feb 15, 2019
Geraldine “Jeri” E. Becher, age 88, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord Friday, February 15, 2019 at Plaza West Care Home in Topeka. Jeri was born August 25, 1930 in Joplin, Missouri the daughter of John and Eula Roberts Speedy. She married Thomas A. Becher December 2, 1947 in Bentonville, Arkansas. She was a member of the...
Doris I. Baker
Feb 15, 2019
Doris I Baker, 89, Topeka, passed away Friday February 15, 2019. She was born May 21, 1929 in Topeka, Ks, the daughter of Raymond and Lola (Banta) Landis. She graduated from Topeka High School. Doris was employed with New York Life Insurance for many years. Later, she managed Plaza West Apartments until her retirement. She was very involved with Northland...
Harry Edwin Puett
Feb 15, 2019
Harry E. Puett, 88, Topeka, passed away Friday, February 15, 2019.He was born October 3, 1930, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Paul William and Bertha Elizabeth (Binkley) Puett.He graduated from Topeka High School in 1948.Harry was a meat cutter for several grocery stores in the area including Lindy's, Falley's, Suttons, and A&P. After many years as a meat cutter,...
Elizabeth Kay Farley
Feb 14, 2019
Elizabeth Kay Farley, age 68, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 in Topeka. Kay was born May 11, 1950 in Fullerton, California the daughter of Maurice and Gwendolyn Bachman Farley. Kay lived in California several years. In 1989, Kay moved to Manhattan, Kansas where she worked at Kansas State University where she managed the bookstore for 22...
William Braun
Feb 14, 2019
William "Bill" J. Braun, 80, Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019.He was born October 2, 1938, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of William and Sophie (Sterbenz) Braun. He graduated from Ward High School and served two years in the Marine Corps.Bill was an entrepreneur from home remodeling to satellite service.He was a member of Albert Neese Lodge #248.Survivors...
Richard Gingrich
Feb 11, 2019
Richard "Dick" Gingrich, 83, of Topeka, passed away Monday, February 11, 2019.He was born August 28, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Theodore and Marjorie (Peoples) Gingrich.Survivors include his life partner, Betty L. Corwin, sons, Mark (Elaine) Gingrich, Brian Gingrich, Kevin (Vicki) Gingrich, and daughter, Lisa (Ed) Hickey; step-daughters: Georgia Rogers, Patti (Gary) Ross, Jackie (Richard) Overton and...
Ada Seifert
Feb 9, 2019
Ada Mae Seifert, 89, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, February 9th, 2019.
She was born March 10th, 1929 in Woodward Oklahoma. Ada was the daughter of William Ernest and Edith Grace Cavin Oehlert of Salina, KS.
Ada graduated from Washington High School in Salina, in 1947. She attended Phillips University in Enid Oklahoma, and...
Arvan Eugene Steenbock
Feb 8, 2019
Arvan Eugene Steenbock, age 85 passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 in Topeka. Arvan was born June 10, 1933 in the family home located about 9 miles south of Barnes, Kansas the son of the late William Fred and Elsie Christina Grob Steenbock. Arvan attended Ober Grade School which was across the road from the Fancy Creek EUB Church,...
Joseph M. White
Feb 7, 2019
Joseph M. White, age 24 of Houston, TX, returned to the Lord Thursday, February 7, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Joe was born February 28, 1994 in Topeka the son of Timothy and Karen Hewett White. Joe grew up in Topeka attending Seaman schools and later at Spring Hill, Kansas. He worked in Olathe. He is survived by his parents,...
George Thomas Upton
Feb 4, 2019
George Thomas Upton died peacefully at his home at Oakley Place in Topeka, Kansas at the age of 95 on February 4, 2019. He was born in Concord, NH on December 26, 1923, son of former U.S. Senator Robert Upton and Martha (Burroughs) Upton and graduated from Concord High School in 1942 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1945....
Lois Marie Sewell
Feb 2, 2019
Lois M. Jackson Sewell, age 91, of Topeka passed away Saturday morning, February 2, 2019 at her home in Topeka. Lois was born October 30, 1927 in Emporia the daughter of David D. Shelton and Mabel M. Smith Shelton. Lois married Bill Adams. After 26 years they divorced. She then married Robert Jackson. He preceded her in death after...
Randy L. Viergever
Feb 2, 2019
Randy L. Viergever, 61, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019, at his home surrounded by his friends and family. Randy was born September 26, 1957, in Topeka, KS, to Donald Allen and Anna Mae (Walthall) Viergever. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1976. Randy married Karen Liggett on October 21, 1978. Together they had a daughter, Lisa Marie on...
David Austin Tillman
Feb 2, 2019
David Austin Tillman, 48, Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019.He was born April 30, 1970, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of David and Marian (Ginter) Tillman. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1988 and earned his journeyman's license from IBEW Local 226.In 2005, Dave began working at Burlington-Northern Santa Fe, Local 959, where he worked as an electrician...
Mary Lou Stickney
Feb 1, 2019
Mary Lou Stickney, age 87, of Topeka passed away Friday morning, February 1, 2019 at the Midland Hospice in Topeka. Mary Lou was born April 13, 1931 in Topeka the daughter of Fred and Luella Andres Siegel. She grew up in Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School. She married Arthur Edward Stickney November 11, 1949 in Topeka. He preceded...
Russell Dean Harris Sr.
Feb 1, 2019
Russell Dean Harris Sr., age 53, of Topeka passed away February 1, 2019 at the K.U. Medical Center. Russell was born September 22, 1965 in Oldsmar, Florida the son of Kenneth Harris Sr. and Janet Spivey Harris. He attended school in Florida. He moved to Topeka in 1987 where he worked as a carpenter for Midland Exterior, Window Design...
Darlene Rae (Metzger) Maley
Jan 31, 2019
Darlene Rae (Metzger) Maley, 84, Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019.She was born November 21, 1934, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Don and Carrie (Peyton) Metzger. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1952.Darlene was employed by Security Benefit as a press operator, retiring after 22 years. Darlene married Tim F. Maley on February 4, 1956 in Topeka....
