Timothy Lyle Sparks
Sep 25, 2016
Timothy Lyle Sparks, 51, of Sabetha passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016. He was born on September 11, 1965, in Hoisington, Kansas. Timothy graduated from Topeka High School. He married Debra Brasher; they later divorced. He joined the U.S. Navy and served on the U.S.S. Enterprise. After he was discharged from the Navy, he moved to Topeka and then later...
Thomas A. Crume
Sep 25, 2016
Thomas A. Crume, 81, Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016.He was born September 26, 1934, in Pittsburg, Kansas, the son of Elmer and Alice "Betty" (Patton) Crume. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1953 and attended Washburn University. Tom was a manager in the accounting department at Santa Fe Railway for 39 years, retiring in 1994.He was a...
Piper Dunbar
Sep 24, 2016
Our little angel arrived on December 16, 2013 and entered in to heaven on September 24, 2016. Left to grieve her departure are her parents Donald (Donnie) Dunbar and Stephanie Rhoads-Dunbar; grandparents, Dennis and Estelle Dunbar, Jeremey Rhoads and Jessica Howard; aunts and uncles, Lisa and Josh Bourland, Billie Rhoads, Ashley Flectchall, and Joshua Kline; and many more extended...
Patricia J. Raikes
Sep 23, 2016
Patricia J. Raikes, 82, of Topeka passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 from lung cancer. She was born on the family farm at rural Timken, Rush County, Kansas on August 22, 1934 to Charles J. Bizek and Edith L. Seelye Bizek. She graduated from Lacrosse High School in 1953 and attended Brown Mackie Business School in Salina, Kansas....
Larry Lee Kuhn
Sep 23, 2016
Larry Lee "Kuhn Dog" Kuhn, 74, of Topeka, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016.He was born December 26, 1941 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Harold Kuhn and Doris (Ingels) Goudy. He served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam. He was employed by Meier's Ready Mix in Topeka and Holton, retiring in 2003.Larry married Barbara Greemore on October 29,...
William R. Sims
Sep 22, 2016
William R. "Bill" Sims, 76, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016.He was born December 1, 1939, in Tobias, Nebraska, the son of Galen R. and Velda L. (Mead) Sims. He was a 1957 graduate of Denison Rural High School, where Bill played football and basketball. William was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad for 34 years, retiring in...
Pearl Nadine Brown
Sep 21, 2016
Pearl Nadine "Missy" Brown, 69, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Midland Hospice Care.Pearl was born November 20, 1946, in Topeks, KS, to Walter and Ida Brown. She worked most of her life as a factory worker and as a housekeeper. Pearl enjoyed gardening and being outside, garage selling, working crossword and jigsaw puzzles. She was famous for her...
Timothy D. Moreno
Sep 21, 2016
Timothy David Moreno, 49 passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at his home in Topeka, KS.Tim was born January 26, 1967, in Phoenix, AZ, to Robert Olivas and Mary Ann (Bills) Moreno. He graduated from Agua Fria Union High School in Avondale, AZ and attended Glendale Community College.He is survived by four brothers, Robert Andrew (Kathy Melinda) Moreno of Phoenix,...
Winifred W. Denzler
Sep 20, 2016
Winifred Wilma "Winnie" Denzler Winifred Wilma "Winnie" Denzler, 97, Topeka, KS, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Midland Hospice House. She was born July 11, 1919, at Altoona, KS, the daughter of Irvin Joseph and Arzilla May (Shoaf) Wiles. Winnie graduated from Garnett High School in 1937. She moved from Garnett, KS, to Topeka in 1950. She was a member...
Terry Lynn Mcdonald
Sep 19, 2016
Terry Lynn McDonald, age 62 of Topeka passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Stormont Vail. Terry was born January 31, 1954 in Topeka the son of Kenneth and Joyce Griffith McDonald. He graduated with the Seaman High School class of 1973. He was an adult care taker, caring for veterans in his home. Terry had attended the North...
Dora Hartzell
Sep 17, 2016
Dora Dean Hartzell, age 89, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the Rolling Hills Care Home. Dora was born April 18, 1927 in Burchard, NE the daughter of Charles and Nellie Kaiserman Wilkins. Dora worked for Hallmark Cards for a number of years and later retired from Adams Business Forms in 1987. She married Donald Wayne...
Mary Lou Hays
Sep 17, 2016
Mary Lou Hays Mary Lou Hays, 76, Topeka, died Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Midland Hospice House. She was born February 23, 1940, at Rantoul, the daughter of Glenn Edwin and Eunice Mary (Rodgers) White. She moved with her family to Ottawa in 1943, where she attended school and graduated from Ottawa High School in 1958. She served in the...
Gladys Dotty Gregston
Sep 15, 2016
Gladys “Dotty” Gregston, age 91, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Aldersgate Care Home. She was born July 25, 1925 in Topeka to the parents of Ulyssis A. Griffin and Evelyn Bertha Billups Griffin. Dotty married Clellon A. Strickland, they later divorced . She then married Eric Gregston. He preceded her in death. Dotty worked at...
Gretchen M. Ferrell
Sep 12, 2016
Gretchen M. Ferrell, 86, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord September 12, 2016 at Midland Hospice House. Born July 2, 1930, in Washington, Kansas, the daughter of William Anders Anderson and Marie Sophie Louise (Diedrichs) Anderson, she graduated from Washington High School in 1948, and from the University of Kansas in 1952. She was a member of...
Kevin Struttman, Sr.
Sep 11, 2016
Kevin Struttman, Sr., 60, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016. He was born January 2, 1956 in Blue Island, Illinois the son of Albert and Lucille Struttman. He attended Seaman High School. Kevin was a sandblaster and painter most of his adult life working for himself. He enjoyed playing the harmonica, fishing the flats with his...
Grace Cowles
Sep 11, 2016
Grace Alberta Cowles, 99, Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at a Brewster Place. Alberta was born July 4, 1917 on a farm southeast of Lawrence, the daughter of Albert and Grace Hadl. She attended Belleview Grade School, and Eudora High School, often driving a Model T Ford Coup to school. During the summers she was involved in 4-H...
Michael Dewayne Ramsey
Sep 10, 2016
Michael DeWayne Ramsey, age 48, of Topeka passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 at his home in Topeka. Michael was born June 4, 1968 the son of Clemmie Lloyd Ramsey and Asalean Marie Price Ramsey. He is survived by his mother, Asalean Netherland of Topeka; five brothers, Harry “Pudgy” Aaron Ramsey of Wichita, Richard Lemont Birdlong of Dallas, Manson...
Sandra K. Fisher
Sep 10, 2016
Sandra Kaye Fisher Sandra Kaye Fisher, 65, Topeka, died Saturday, September 10, 2016, at her home. She was born May 29, 1951, in Topeka, the daughter of Sam Andrew and Louise (Maines) Fleming. She had worked at Colmery-O'Neil V.A.M.C. Sandra retired from the U.S. Coast Guard on May 13, 2013, after 28 years and 9 months of service. She loved...
Elma M. Tschantz,
Sep 7, 2016
Elma Merle Tschantz, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. She was born October 11, 1927 in Trego County, Kansas the daughter of Harry J. and Elsie Gossage Goul. She was raised in Columbus, Kansas and graduated from high school there. Elma moved to Topeka shortly after World War II. She was married to Fred Tschantz,...
Diana L. Schrenk
Sep 5, 2016
Diana L. Schrenk, 64, of Topeka passed away on Monday, September 5, 2016. She was born January 3, 1952 in Topeka the daughter of Gene and Bonnie Decker Williams. Diana graduated from Topeka High School and later attended Washburn. She worked as a hairdresser for over 40 years at J.C. Penney. She attended many car shows with her husband....
