Diane Weatherly
Jun 17, 2017
Diane Weatherly, age 61, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017. Diane was born October 19, 1955 in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of Raymond Grover Sr. and Letha Gardner. She is survived by three sons, Quaton Grover, Rasheem Grover and Jerell McFalls, all of Topeka; three daughters, Katrina Grover of Bronx, NY, Jolena McFalls and Crishawna Weatherly, both...
Douglas C. Allen
Jun 17, 2017
Douglas C. Allen, 77, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017.The complete obituary will be posted as soon as it becomes available. Please check back soon.To leave a condolence for the family or share a memory, please visit the guestbook below.
Jimmy M. Sisco
Jun 16, 2017
Jimmy M. Sisco, Jr., 54, of Topeka passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017. He was born August 19, 1962 in Topeka the son of Jimmy M. Sisco, Sr and Virginia Akin Sisco. Jimmy lived all his life in the Topeka area. He had worked for Bailey Scrap & Metal and Topeka Foundry & Iron Works. He worked the...
Bruce D. Hildebrandt
Jun 15, 2017
Bruce D. Hildebrandt, 62, of Topeka passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017. He was born July 8, 1954 in Topeka the son of Keith and JoAnn (Myrick) Hildebrandt. Bruce was raised in Topeka and graduated from Seaman High School in 1972. At Seaman, he was a member of the school chorus and the Seamanairs. Bruce was a drywall...
Raymond Keith Freed
Jun 13, 2017
Raymond Keith Freed Raymond Keith Freed, 85, Silver Lake, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. He was born August 2, 1931, at Scandia, the son of Johnny Ralph and Lucy "Mildred" (Veach) Freed. Raymond graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1949. He was a member and Past Master of Lake Lodge # 50, AF &...
Lowell Laverne Ellis
Jun 10, 2017
Lowell L. Ellis, age 85, of Topeka passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Lexington Park in Topeka. Lowell was born August 15, 1931 in Topeka the son of Robert and Lulu McFarland Ellis. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1952 -1954 with the 38 th...
Tamalla "Jean" Dixon
Jun 9, 2017
Jean Dixon, age 80 of Topeka passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at Midland Hospice Care. Jean was born November 3, 1936 in Winfield, Kansas the daughter of Medford and Lola Markley Clodfelter. She graduated from Winfield High School in 1955. She married Leslie Leroy Dixon June 10, 1955 in Winfield. He preceded her in death January 9, 1983....
Shirley Ellen Simmons
Jun 7, 2017
SHIRLEY ELLEN SIMMONS—
Feb. 6, 1937---June 7, 2017
Overbrook, Kansas--- Shirley Ellen Simmons, age 80, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 7 th , 2017 at Brookside Retirement Community with her daughter, Vicky and son, Doc by her side. She was born on Feb. 6, 1937 in Bear Creek, Missouri in Cedar county. She was the...
Patsy Ann Terrell
Jun 7, 2017
The Honorable state Rep. Patsy Ann Terrell, 55, of Hutchinson, Kan., died June 7, 2017, at her apartment in Topeka, Kan. She was a resident of Hutchinson for 33 years. Born Dec. 23, 1961, in Paducah, Ky., she was the daughter of the late Jack and Mary Lea (Myatt) Terrell of rural Barlow, Ballard County, Ky. She lived most...
Gregg Alan Bahr
Jun 6, 2017
Gregg Alan Bahr Gregg Alan Bahr, 58, Topeka, died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born February 2, 1959, in Topeka, the son of Earl Eugene and Beverly Ann (Clabaugh) Bahr. He was a member of IAFF Local # 83, Mayetta Lodge # 393, AF & AM, Arab Shriners, and Arab Shrine Antiques/Classic Cars Unit. He had...
Philip John Simonson
Jun 5, 2017
Philip John Simonson Philip John Simonson, 67, Topeka died Monday, June 5, 2017, at his home. He was born November 27, 1949, in Omaha, NE, the son of Carl Spencer and Marjorie Loraine (Claney) Simonson. He grew up in Red Cloud, NE, where he graduated from Red Cloud High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University...
Mary Jane Lindsey
Jun 3, 2017
Mary Jane Lindsey, 74, of Topeka, passed away June 3, 2017 at her home. She was born January 8, 1943 in Topeka to Tony Clinton Caskey and Mattie Starr Bowman. She was a homemaker all her life. Mary Jane's family will be having a private memorial service at a later date.
Carrol Lee Mills
May 29, 2017
Carrol Lee Mills,PhD, 83, passed away May 29, 2017 at her home in Topeka. She was born February 24, 1934, in McPherson, Kansas, to Andrew and Grace (Schad) Gustafson, and she lived in McPherson until her marriage.
Carrol married Richard A Mills in 1950 (divorced in 1980). She had two children, a daughter, Vicky (Mike) Mitchell, of...
Janice Woods
May 29, 2017
Janice Woods, 64, of Overbrook, passed away on May 29, 2017. Janices’ parents, her father Kenneth Powlas from Wisconsin and mother Margaret, from Oklahoma met at Haskell. Janice was born November 12, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri Janice graduated from Turner High School in 1970. She attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence and received a BS in Education....
Antoine S. Grayib
May 27, 2017
Services will be Friday, June 2, 2017 at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka for Antoine S. Grayib, age 98, formerly of Topeka. Dr. Grayib passed away last weekend at the age of 98 at his home in Montreal. Antoine was born December 12, 1918 in Damour, Lebanon the son of Salim Grayib and Hneineh Aoun. He moved to...
Albert Castle
May 26, 2017
Albert E. Castle, Sr., 77, Topeka, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017.He was born July 22, 1939, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Roy, Sr. and Rose (Hooper) Castle. He graduated from Seaman High School. He enlisted in the Navy on June 1, 1961 and was deployed to the conflict of Bay of Pigs in the South coast of Cuba....
Walter D. Rutherford
May 23, 2017
Walter Derald Rutherford was born on his parent's farm near Page, Nebraska on May 18, 1936, to Homer and Florence Rutherford, the first of five children. His family loved music and he grew up around the piano with his siblings singing and playing old hymns. Walter played the saxophone in high school, but developed a love for flying as...
Tim O. Edwards
May 23, 2017
Tim O. Edwards, 94, of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. He was born October 16, 1922 at Goodland, Kansas the son of William J. and Sarah Ann F. Edwards. He served his country in the United States Naval Air Corps where he was an instrument flight instructor during World War II. Mr. Edwards was a Traffic...
Richard Allen Swearingen
May 23, 2017
Richard Allen Swearingen Richard Allen Swearingen, 65, Topeka, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. He was born October 16, 1951, in Topeka, the son of Marion Lee and Lenora Mae (Mellenbruch) Swearingen. Richard graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1971. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Friends University; his Associate's Degree from Wichita State University;...
Nancy Sharon O'Bryant
May 20, 2017
Nancy Sharon O'Bryant Nancy Sharon O'Bryant, 71, Topeka, died Saturday, May 20, 2017, at her home. She was born April 10, 1946, in Topeka, the daughter of Laverne Harley and Leona June (Stansbury) Harper. Nancy graduated from Topeka High School in 1964. She had worked at Midwest Machine Works, Commercial Insurance, and the State of Kansas. She was married to...
