Frank Emerson Quaney Jr.
Aug 17, 2017
Frank E. Quaney, Jr, age 93, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at his home. Frank was born July 19, 1924 in Topeka, son of Frank Quaney Sr. and Lillian Jordon Quaney. Frank graduated from Topeka High School in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was stationed in Germany. He married Ethel Hupe...
Irene June Hurst
Aug 17, 2017
Irene June Hurst Irene June Hurst, 94, Valley Falls, KS, died Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Atria Hearthstone East, Topeka. She was born June 26, 1923, at Russell, the daughter of Katherine (Dumler) Herdt ( 03/09/1901-10/12/1934) and John Walter Herdt, Sr. (03/21/1895-11/09/1973). She had lived in Russell, WaKeeney, and Clyde before moving to Valley Falls. She had lived in Hillsboro...
Franklin C. Morstorf
Aug 17, 2017
Franklin C. "Frank" Morstorf, 66, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017. He was born June 12, 1951 in Topeka, the son of Russell and Dilla (Schultz) Morstorf. He was a graduate of Topeka High School in 1969.Frank owned and operated various printing businesses in the Topeka and Meriden communities prior to his retirement.Frank married Joyce K. Adamek on...
Herschel Belden Sims
Aug 12, 2017
Herschel Belden Sims Jr., 68, of Topeka, Kansas passed away August 12, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born on June 2, 1949 in Kokomo, Indiana to John Tennif West and Lorraine Warner. He was raised by his aunt Bertha West-Sims and grandmother, Batchi Arnett-West of Bulls Gap, Tennessee on a 1300-acre farm with many cousins. Herschel left...
Robert Maust
Aug 11, 2017
Robert C. Maust, 62, of Ozawkie passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017. He was born July 26, 1955 at Topeka the son of Calvin Junior Maust and Audrey P. Boose Maust. Bob worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and later for a vending machine company called Drink-O-Mat. He and his family attended St. Aloysius Catholic Church at...
Paul W. "Pete" Metzger
Aug 9, 2017
Paul W. ”Pete” Metzger, 89, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. He was born June 14, 1928 the son of Frank T. and Jessie E. Humphries Metzger. He was raised in Topeka and after living in several different places, the family settled in Highland Park and he graduated from Highland Park High School. He raised his...
Richard Johnson Welch
Aug 9, 2017
Richard Johnson Welch Richard "Rick" Johnson Welch, 69, Topeka, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. He was born May 5, 1948, in Hutchinson, the son of Jack Richard and Billie Jean (Johnson) Welch. Rick attended Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Junior College. He served in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. He was employed by AT&T...
Marvin Lee Mcclendon
Aug 8, 2017
Marvin McClendon, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. He was born September 17, 1932 to Robert and Louise Piquard McClendon. Marvin married Lillie M. McClendon on June 6, 1953 at the Westport Presbyterian Church in Kansas City. They lived in Prairie Village after Marvin got out of the Air Force. They moved to their farm...
Inez Marguerite Tasker
Aug 5, 2017
Inez Marguerite (Mahin) Tasker passed away peacefully in her home August 5, 2017. Inez, known to all as Marguerite, daughter of Rev. Ross Leonard and Rev. Fern Amanda (Haines) Mahin, was born on the tenth of February 1923 on the family farm on Cedar Creek, Smith County, near Cedar, Kansas. She and her siblings, Leila, Franklin, and Duane daily...
Ricky Lee Phinney
Aug 4, 2017
Ricky Lee Phinney, 56, of Topeka passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017. He was born August 11, 1960 at Topeka the son of Donald Phinney, Sr. and Genevive Pappan Phinney.
He lived all his life in Topeka. Ricky was a very simple person. Ricky worked several jobs during his working career.
He is best...
Ronald Dwayne Dees
Aug 2, 2017
Ronald Dwayne Dees, 47, of Topeka, Kansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on August 2, 2017 at Midland Hospice House. Ronald was born on January 25, 1970 in Port Charlotte, Florida, to Donald Dees and Cynthia Howze Dees. Ronald served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marines from 1988-1996, and served in the Persian...
Sammy Lee Collom
Aug 2, 2017
Sam L. Collom Sam L. Collom passed away peacefully at his home in Topeka, on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at the age of 77. He was born on August 7, 1939, in Danville, IL, and was preceded in death by his parents Samuel and Rowena Collom, and daughter, Lori Kay Collom, on January 19, 1998. Sam is survived by his...
Linda Kay Flagler
Aug 1, 2017
Linda Kay Flagler Linda Kay Flagler, 74, Topeka, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at her home. She was born October 10, 1942, in Columbus, KS, the daughter of Roger E. and Francis (Serra) Simon. Linda moved to Topeka after graduating from Chanute High School in 1960. She worked for Frito-Lay, New England Life Insurance and Columbian Title Company. She and...
John David Whitlock
Jul 31, 2017
John David Whitlock, 51, of Topeka, passed away July 31, 2017, at his home. He was born on December 23, 1965 in Kansas City, Kansas, son of Jerry Whitlock and Roberta Jackman. He worked at Payless Distribution Center for 12 years as a forklift operator.
He is preceded in death by both parents and a sister LeAnn...
Ray Eugene Searcy
Jul 31, 2017
Ray E. Searcy, age 80, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 at a Kansas City hospital. Ray was born March 11, 1937 in Paxico, Kansas the son of Roy and Emma Trostle Searcy. He grew up in rural Rossville graduating from Dover High School in 1955. Ray served in the U. S. Air Force for four years....
Major E. Mobley, Usaf (Ret.)
Jul 28, 2017
Major Scott Everett Mobley, 86, passed away on July 28, 2017, after an extended illness. Scott was born on July 22, 1931, in Ashland, Kansas, to George Knapp Mobley and Alpha Elizabeth Mendenhall Mobley. He graduated from Wichita High School East in Wichita, Kansas, in 1948.Scott married Mary Darlene Mounts on June 10, 1953, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Scott's love of...
Edward J. Montour, Sr.
Jul 24, 2017
Edward J. Montour, Sr, 95, Topeka, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017. He was born January 7, 1922, in Shawano County, Wisconsin, the son of Dewey and Esther (Hartman) Montour. Edward served in the U.S. Army Corps during WWII in the 39th Bombardment Group. He was honorable discharged with rank of Corporal. He was a television technician at Ed Marlings,...
Harold Martell Richey, Jr.
Jul 24, 2017
Harold Martell Richey, Jr. Harold Martell Richey, Jr., 70, of Topeka, died Sunday, July 23, 2017, at his home. He was born August 6, 1946, at Nevada, MO, the son of Nannie "Lucille" (Witcher) and Harold Martell Richey, Sr. Harold graduated from Highland Park High School and served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He attended plumbing school...
Robert A. Harrington
Jul 21, 2017
Robert A. "Bob" Harrington, 73, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at Brewster Place in Topeka. He was born February 27, 1944 in Montague, Massachusetts, the son of Avery H. and Rose (Herzig) Harrington.Robert was an Air Force veteran during the Vietnam War. He had resided in the Meriden Community since 1972. Robert was employed by the...
Patricia Ann Linder
Jul 21, 2017
Patricia Ann Linder Patricia Ann Linder, 76, Topeka, died Friday, July 21, 2017, at Rossville Health and Rehab. She was born June 1, 1941, at Holton, the daughter of Kenneth Dean and Audrey Eileen (Baldwin) Scheidegger. Pat graduated from Highland Park High School in 1959. She was a member of the Oakland Presbyterian Church. She was secretary at Eastminster Presbyterian...
