Sylvia Katherine (Pierce) Faith
Jun 1, 2018
Sylvia Katherine (Pierce) Faith, 70, passed away on Friday, June 1, 2018, at her home in Meriden, KS. Sylvia was born September 10, 1947 to Edward and Dorothy (Rice) Pierce. She graduated from Odessa High School in Odessa, MO. Sylvia married Richard Allen Faith, Sr. on February 24, 1973 in Lexington, MO. Together they had two sons. They were longtime...
Albert Douglas Fiebig
May 31, 2018
Albert D. Fiebig, age 85, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Albert was born December 10, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of John and Laura Branski Fiebig. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Alaska. He married Helen Broadbent May 6, 1956 in Topeka. Albert...
Thelma J. Cottingham
May 31, 2018
Thelma J. Cottingham, 95, Grantville, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018.She was born January 2, 1923, in Burlington, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Bernice (Burge) Roush. She graduated from LeRoy High School in 1942 and attended Emporia Teachers College.Thelma was liner for Jostens American Yearbook for 19 years, retiring December 31, 1985. She was elected Mayor of Dearing, Kansas...
Iris E. Price
May 30, 2018
Iris E. Price, 91, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018.She was born May 26, 1927, in Lyndon, Kansas, the daughter of Neville and Bethel (Bickell) Basel. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1947.Mrs. Price was a member of the Kansas Avenue United Methodist Church and former Women of the Moose.Iris married Edward J. Price on May 27, 1948...
Joann C. Shoulders
May 29, 2018
JoAnn C. Shoulders of Carson Topeka, 81 of Topeka joined her parents in Heaven on May 29, 2018. She was the eldest daughter of Julia Gatewood and Wilbert Carson. She was born on May 31, 1936 at Council Grove, Kansas. JoAnn was raised at Burlingame, Kansas and graduated from high school there in 1955. She worked at Ray Beers...
Delbert Leroy Kahler
May 29, 2018
Delbert LeRoy Kahler, 73, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018.He was born April 5, 1945, in Dover, Kansas, the son of LeRoy and Rocksie (Taber) Kahler. He graduated from Dover High School.Delbert was a sheet metal fabricator with Tower Metal Works, retiring after over 20 years. He was a member of the NRA.Delbert married Ethel White on April 21,...
Velata Vey Tibbs
May 28, 2018
Velata Vey Tibbs, 82 was welcomed to Heaven by her Lord Jesus on May 28, 2018. She was the daughter of Late & Pearl (Rowley) Langley. Velata graduated from Eskridge High School and was retired from Santa Fe. Following retirement she worked in day care.Velata married Nick Tibbs in October 1957. Nick preceded her in death on June 6, 2013.Velata...
Enid "Peggy" Gordon
May 27, 2018
Enid “Peggy” J. Gordon, age 99, of Topeka passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Meriden. Peggy was born March 25, 1919 in South English, Iowa the daughter of Samuel and Maude Starkey McNeal. She graduated from high school in Richland Center, Wisconsin. She married Orville McCauley, they later divorced. She married Harlan Hoover, they later divorced. She then...
Charles E. Paxton
May 27, 2018
Charles E. "Charlie" Paxton, 83, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018, at Brewster Place.Charlie was born October 13, 1934, in Sedalia, MO, to Herbert and Edna (Stephens) Merriott. When Charlie was 4 years old, his father passed away and his mother married Ray Paxton. Ray adopted Charlie and his older brother and they moved to Topeka. Charlie graduated from Seaman...
Connie Dillner
May 26, 2018
Connie Dillner, 69, Mayetta, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018.She was born July 27, 1948, in Salina, Kansas, the daughter of Roland and Elizabeth (Webster) Diehl. She graduated from Assaria High School and Brown Mackie College. Connie was the bus driver for Royal Valley School District for 25 years.Connie married Dennis A. Dillner on September 7, 1990 in Miami, Oklahoma....
Annette Ruth Payne
May 25, 2018
Annette Ruth Payne, 82, Topeka, passed away Friday, May 25, 2018.She was born June 25, 1935, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Harvey and Lucille (Bahnmaier) Wulfkuhle. She graduated from Highland Park High School, where she played clarinet and graduated in 1953. She also attended Washburn University.Annette retired from USD 501 after having served several schools, ie. Quincy, Sumner, Robinson...
Erik Lee Esparza
May 24, 2018
Erik L. Esparza, age 32, of Tecumseh, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 in Tecumseh. Erik was born January 17, 1986 in Topeka the son of David and Debbie Robinson Esparza. He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 2004 and then attended Washburn Tech in Topeka. He worked at Capital Federal Bank in Topeka in the IT department....
Jay Edward Snyder
May 20, 2018
Jay E. Snyder, age 84, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Lexington Park Care Home in Topeka. Jay was born December 22, 1933 in Topeka the son of Clarence and Josephine McFarren Snyder. He graduated from Highland Park High School. He married Karen Whittaker in 1970. She preceded him in death August 31, 2016. Jay worked...
Bonnie L. Mahana
May 20, 2018
Bonnie L. Mahana, 79, Silver Lake, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. She was born August 2, 1938 in Howard, South Dakota, the daughter of Elton and Lucy (Chappell) Jaton. She attended high school in Ramona, South Dakota. In 1954, she married Dan Wolf. They moved to Omaha, Nebraska where she worked for J.L. Brandeis & Sons, Coakley Industrial, and...
Patricia A. Hunter
May 18, 2018
Patricia A. Hunter of Topeka, Kansas passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018. Patty was born on September 9, 1942 in Topeka, Kansas the first child of Glenn and Neva Hunter. She was a graduate of Topeka High School and was a LPN who worked at the Santa Fe Hospital. Patty is survived by her sisters, Linda Hanshaw and...
Jane H. (Settle) Dillon
May 16, 2018
Jane H. (Settle) Dillon, 72, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Jane was born July 4, 1945, in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of Myron C. and Betty Jane (Curry) Settle, Jr. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1963 and attended Washburn University...
Linda Jean (Donnell) Hollingshead
May 15, 2018
Linda Jean (Donnell) Hollingshead, 69, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Stormont Vail Health.Linda was born August 7, 1948, in Leavenworth, KS, to Mervyn Cyril and Marguerite Elizabeth (Korth) Donnell. She graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1966 and later attended the University of Kansas. She married her high school sweetheart, William A. Hollingshead on August 16, 1969,...
Caroline Anna Keyser
May 14, 2018
Caroline Anna (Rose) Keyser, 79, passed away after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's Disease on Monday, May 14, 2018 at Brookdale Senior Living.Caroline was born September 20, 1938, in Wichita, Kansas, the oldest daughter of Franklin H. and Caroline A. (Gallelli) Rose, Sr. She graduated from Hoyt High School in 1956. She was a long time member of Community Congregational...
Connie Kay Grubb
May 13, 2018
Connie Kay Grubb, age 74 passed away Sunday, May 13 th , 2018, at her daughter’s home in Topeka, Kansas. Connie was born August 25th, 1943 in Marysville, Kansas. The daughter of Marvin and Fern Chilcoat. She attended Seaman High School. Connie worked at the K-Mart Distribution Center in Lawrence, retiring in 1996. She married Melvin Gale Grubb, August...
Sarah Beatrice "Bea" Brunke
May 13, 2018
Sarah Beatrice (Guffey) Brunke, 94, formerly of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha where she was a resident since 2008. Beatrice was born in Rogers, Arkansas on October 7, 1923 the daughter of Frank and Violette (Woodard) Guffey. She spent her early years on a farm in rural Hoyt, Kansas area. In...
