Arlene M. Widner
Dec 31, 2016
Arlene M. Widner, 80, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016. She was born November 28, 1936 at Maple Hill, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Jeanette Sweeney Gooden. Arlene lived most of her life in the Topeka area except for two periods of time she spent in Arizona that lasted five and ten years each. Survivors include her...
Verna Louise Hayes
Dec 31, 2016
Verna Louise (Ellis) Hayes, 79, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Lexington Park Assisted Living.Verna was born December 21, 1937, in Topeka, KS, to Lloyd Dale and Margarite Elva (Tipton) Ellis. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1955. She married her high school sweetheart, Rodney Hayes on December 27, 1956. Together they enjoyed traveling the world. Verna worked...
Christopher William Folster
Dec 29, 2016
Christopher W. Folster, age 47, of Topeka passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. Chris was born October 29, 1969 in El Dorado, Kansas the son of Carl and Linda Thomas Folster. Chris graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1988. In 1992, Chris graduated from Washburn University. He married Michelle Riddle August 12,...
Rex 04/23/1955 Shubkagel
Dec 29, 2016
Rex A. Shubkagel, 61, of Topeka went to be with the Lord on Thursday December 29, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 23, 1955 in Topeka the son of Harry and Thelma (Ausherman) Shubkagel. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1973. Rex lived in Kansas City for many years before moving back...
Mary Ann King
Dec 29, 2016
Mary Ann (Butterfield) King, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Midland Hospice Care.She was born August 29, 1936 in Topeka, the daughter of Max and Lena Butterfield.Mary Ann was a 1954 graduate of Seaman High School. She worked briefly at McClellans Drug Store and at Duckwalls Drug Store. She then began her 31 year career as...
Harry Edward Kahle
Dec 27, 2016
Harry E. Kahle, 94, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016. He was born February 13, 1922 in Alma, Kansas, the son of Henry and Hilda (Thowe) Kahle.Harry farmed most of his life in the Northern Shawnee County. He also was employed by Meriden Co-op Elevator and Allis Chalmers, retiring in 1986.Harry married Norma Catren on March 3, 1950...
Verna A. Fell
Dec 26, 2016
Verna A. Fell, 85, of Topeka passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016. She was born November 30, 1931 at Hutchinson, Kansas the daughter of Easley and Katherine Rademacher Austin. She graduated from Buhler High School. After living in Winfield and Pratt, Mrs. Fell moved to Topeka in 1990, continuing her career working for the State of Kansas. Verna...
Mary L. Doty
Dec 25, 2016
Mary L. Doty, age 77, of Topeka passed away peacefully Christmas morning 2016, surrounded by family. Mary was born August 13, 1939 in Manhattan, KS the daughter of Jack and Martha Cox, later adopted by Jesse Figgins. Mary married the love of her life, James Doty, June 17, 1961. He preceded her in death on April 3, 2016. Mary...
Gary Lee Hamlin
Dec 24, 2016
Gary Lee Hamlin, Sr., age 57, of Topeka passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 in Topeka. Gary was born June 9, 1959 in Topeka the daughter of William Hamlin Sr. and Margaret Taylor Hamlin. Gary graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1977. Gary served in the U.S. Army. He married Mary Ann Jones May 30, 2003 in Dawsonville,...
Bonna Jean Lincoln
Dec 24, 2016
Bonna Jean Lincoln Bonna Jean Lincoln, 91, Topeka, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Midland Hospice House. She was born May 5, 1925, in Topeka, the daughter of Ralph and Veva "Marie" (Thomas) Wilson. Bonnie graduated from Topeka High School in 1943. She was a member of Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene. Her favorite hobbies were making baby quilts,...
Roena Nadine Collins
Dec 23, 2016
Roena Nadine Collins Roena Nadine Collins, 86, of Topeka died Friday, December 23, 2016, at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born May 12, 1930, in Topeka the daughter of Ralph Washington and Daisy Anna (Tubbs) Oldham. She was reared by her father and step-mother, Anna Marie (Minch). Roena graduated from Topeka High School in 1948. She was a homemaker and...
Donna Sue Roberts
Dec 22, 2016
Donna Sue Roberts, age 69, of Topeka, passed away December 22, 2016. Donna was born December 5, 1947 in Edgerton, KS the daughter of Claude and Nellie Gilmore Hunter. Donna attended school in east Topeka. Donna married Sonny Roberts December 15, 1965 in Topeka. Donna worked as a caretaker from her home. She is survived by her husband, Sonny...
Ernesta Earlene Post
Dec 22, 2016
Ernesta Earlene "Peggy" Post Ernesta Earlene "Peggy" Post, 91, Topeka, died Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Lexington Park Nursing Center, Topeka. She was born June 6, 1925, in Osage County, the daughter of Ernest C. and Mamie (Davis) Akins. She graduated from St. Maries High School at St. Maries, Idaho. She had worked for Capper Publications, Stauffer Publications, and the...
Don Davis Mew, Sr.
Dec 22, 2016
Don Davis Mew, Sr. Don Davis Mew, Sr., 89, Topeka, died Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Lexington Park Nursing Center, Topeka. He was born June 21, 1927, at Harrisonville, MO, the son of Charles Athel and Thelma Eleanor (Davis) Mew. Don graduated from high school in Kansas City, MO. He served in the United States Merchant Marines during World War...
John David Kirsch
Dec 21, 2016
John David Kirsch, age 48, of Topeka passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in Topeka. John was born August 17, 1968 in Brookfield, Wisconsin, the son of Paul E. Kirsch and Audrey A. Kirsch (Beaudoin. John attended high school in Brookfield. He married Jennifer Penry on January 31, 2006; they later divorced. His greatest joy was spending time...
Carrie Christena Michaelson
Dec 21, 2016
Carrie Christena (Jensen) Michaelson Carrie Christena (Jensen) Michaelson, 85, Topeka, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. She was born November 22, 1931, on a farm near Denmark (Lincoln County), Kansas, to Henry and Clara (Nelson) Jensen. She was a homemaker and worked for 10 years for Hallmark Card, Topeka. Carrie was a member of the Pleasant...
Judith Aliene Holmes
Dec 20, 2016
Judith A. Holmes, 78, of Sioux Falls, SD, crossed over on December 20, 2016.A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April, 11, 2017 at Penwell-Gabel Parker Price Chapel, 245 NW. Independence, Topeka, KS 66608. Inurnment will follow in Rochester Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made to Charles Holmes to defray funeral costs or to The American Cancer Society.To...
Rhodabelle Rothfuss
Dec 19, 2016
Rhodabelle Rothfuss, 85, of Topeka passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016. She was born August 13, 1931 in Jasper County, Iowa one of eight children born to William and Helen Klopping. Rhodabelle was a phone operator for the phone company for over 30 years. She was later a phone operator at Bank 4 in Topeka. In Topeka Mrs....
Philip Charles Morse
Dec 19, 2016
Philip Charles Morse died on December 19, 2016 at his home after a nine year struggle with cortical basal degeneration (http://memory.ucsf.edu/education/diseases/cbd ) . He was born in Wichita on June 7, 1941, son of Melvern Charles Morse and Marjorie Jane Stark Morse. In 1952 the family settled in North Topeka. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1959. He...
David S. Brent
Dec 19, 2016
David S. Brent, 52, of Silver Lake, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016. David was born December 9, 1964 in Topeka. He attended Silver Lake schools after his family moved to Silver Lake in 1970. He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1983. He attended Kansas College of Technology,Kansas State University at Salina. He worked for Ogden Publications...
