Sharon Kay Santellano
Jul 11, 2017
Sharon Kay Santellano, 69, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017.She was born January 13, 1948, in Beatrice, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Helen (Easter) Blair.Sharon was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady Of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Topeka.Sharon married Rodolfo Santellano on November 6, 1965 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He preceded her in death on April...
Farris W. Derby
Jul 8, 2017
Farris W. Derby, age 75 of Augusta, KS, formerly of Topeka, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Farris was born June 11, 1942 in Axtell, Kansas the son of George and Vera Johnstone Derby. He grew up in Topeka attending Curtis Junior High School and graduated from Topeka High School in 1960....
Esther Leah Grout
Jul 7, 2017
Esther Leah Grout, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017 at a Topeka care facility. She was born May 21, 1926 in Nortonville, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Gladys (Congrove) Martin.Esther graduated from Nortonville High School in 1943 and moved to Topeka where she had resided since. Esther was employed by the City of Topeka for...
Connie S. Armstrong
Jul 6, 2017
Connie S. Armstrong, age 70, of Mayetta passed away at her home Thursday, July 6, 2017. Connie was born August 26, 1946 in Topeka the daughter of Gene and Almeda Asher Ayers. She attended school in the Seaman district and later worked as a waitress in Topeka. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Skyler Callahan. Survivors include...
Vicky Lee Simpson
Jul 6, 2017
Vicky Lee Simpson, age 64, of Augusta, Kansas passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita after a long battle with cancer. Vicky was born April 29, 1953 in Topeka the daughter of Melvin and Lela Seig Abel. She married Donald Dean Simpson May 9, 1974 in Miami, OK. Vicky worked as a dietician for...
Norma Quaife
Jul 4, 2017
Norma Quaife,89, of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. She was born at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on January 26, 1928 the daughter of Bernard and Edith E. Abbott Shreeve. She was married to James Herbert Quaife at Seattle, Washington in 1952. They lived in California before moving to Topeka in 1954. Norma worked at Kaw Valley...
Harry Dean Lewis
Jul 2, 2017
Harry Dean Lewis passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Peggy Kelly House in Topeka, KS at the age of 80. He passed away from dementia and other health complications. He was born on January 28, 1937 in Manhattan, KS. He is the son of Harry Lewis and Erma Willis Lewis and younger brother of Maxine Keck. The...
Enola Joyce Mack
Jul 2, 2017
Enola Joyce Mack Enola Joyce Mack, 83, of Holton, formerly of Meriden, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Medicalodges Jackson County. She was born July 1, 1934, at Valley Falls, the daughter of Velma Pearle (Greene) and Oliver Clayton Stockwell, Sr. Enola had attended Topeka Schools. She was baptized at East Topeka Baptist Church. She was a member of Heart...
Joseph Dean Alexander
Jul 1, 2017
Joseph “Joe” D. Alexander, age 70 of Perry passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017 near Lawrence. Joe was born July 8, 1946 in Seneca, KS the son of Floyd and Blanche Murdock Alexander. He grew up in Centralia, graduating from Centralia High School in 1964. He married Patricia Forgy November 6, 1965 in Centralia. She survives. He served in...
Edward E. Day Iii
Jul 1, 2017
Edward E. Day, III, 66, of Topeka passed away on Saturday morning, July 1, 2017. He was born in Topeka the son of Edward Day, Jr., and Opal Roberts Day. Ed attended Crane Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School in 1969. He was a carpenter by trade, working in the carpenter’s local union off and on for...
Michael E. Lovelace
Jun 30, 2017
Michael E. Lovelace, 59, Topeka, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017. Michael was born September 12, 1957 in Topeka, the son of Earl G. and Irene J. (Halstead) Lovelace. He served in the United States Marine Corps for 20 years, retiring in 1996 with the rank of Gunnery Sergeant. Survivors include son, Steven Lovelace; daughter, Veronica Anderson, both of Beaufort,...
Rose Elizabeth Cook
Jun 30, 2017
Rose Marie (Schoenrock) Cook, 85, passed away on June 30, 2017 at her home in Grantville, Kansas.She was born on February 3, 1932 to Arthur and Matilda Schoenrock. Rose graduated from Fairbury High School in Nebraska.She married Robert Cook on January 21, 1956 in Lincoln, Nebraska.Rose loved to garden and visit and spend time with family.She was preceded in death...
Dorothy Louise Rush
Jun 29, 2017
Dorothy L. Rush, age 91, of Topeka passed away June 29, 2017 in Topeka. Dorothy was born July 9, 1925 in Topeka the daughter of Albert and Agnes Sigfried Hefner. She was one of eight children born to this union. The family grew up in Topeka. Dorothy married Glenn Hawks, they later divorced. Dorothy worked at Jayhawk Janitorial, Manor...
John H. Bailey, Jr.
Jun 28, 2017
John Herbert Bailey, Jr., 72, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017.He was born May 28, 1945 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of John Herbert and Anna Mae (Magnett) Bailey. John was employed by Contech Engineered Solutions as a Welder for close to 50 years. John married Clara Dreasher on May 8, 1968 in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors...
Othia "Gene" Hiles
Jun 27, 2017
Othia “Gene” E. Hiles, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. He was born February 8, 1941 at Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri. His family moved to Kansas City and he graduated from Argentine High School in 1958. “Gene” was Senior Coordinator of Operating Systems for the Santa Fe Railroad and later the Big New Santa Fe...
Lola Mae Long
Jun 25, 2017
Lola Mae Long, 95, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017 in Topeka. She was born June 28, 1921 in Maysville, Arkansas the daughter of Bert and Olive Brown Collins. Her family moved to the Strong City area where she was raised and attended school. She and Clifford moved to the Topeka area and she lived here...
J.D. Daniels
Jun 22, 2017
J.D. Daniels, age 84, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 in Topeka. He was born March 9, 1933 in Pottsville, Arkansas the son of Leonard and Hazel Hoffstetter Daniels. J.D. served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He worked for DuPont Cellophane plant in Tecumseh for over 27 years, retiring as the manufacturing area superintendent...
M. Ilene Favand
Jun 22, 2017
M. Ilene Favand, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at a Topeka hospital. She was born July 29, 1926 in Abilene, Kansas, the daughter of Vernon C. and Ozetta (Shetron) Viola.Ilene graduated from Abilene High School and attended Hutchinson Business School. She was employed by Kansas Power & Light Co. in Abilene, the University of Kansas...
Joseph D. Constant
Jun 21, 2017
Joseph D. "Jody" Constant, 74, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at his home.Jody was born March 7, 1943 in Holton, the son of Dueward and Josephine (Simecka) Constant. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1961. He believed in working hard and one of his proudest moments was being an owner of Topeka Electric Motor from 1981 to...
Clydeen Marie Logan
Jun 18, 2017
Clydeen Marie (Petersilie) Logan, 64, of Lecompton, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017.She was born September 2, 1952 in Topeka, the daughter of Arthur L. and Ethyl M. (Rainbolt) Petersilie.Clydeen graduated from Shawnee Heights High School and Kaw Valley Area Technical College.She loved spending time with her family, riding horses, gardening and was always accompanied by her dog, Ginger. She...
