Lydia Aranda
May 26, 2024
Lydia Christina Aguilar Aranda, loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin, and friend, passed away unexpectedly from a medical condition on May 26, 2024, at age 41. She was born to Eleanor Duran and Javier Aguilar in Long Beach California on April 17, 1983. She was raised in Wilmington, Los Angeles by her mother and father, Jaime Duran. Lydia became...
Joseph Amon
May 25, 2024
Joseph Eugene Amon, 78, of Hoyt, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024 after a lengthy and hard-fought battle with cancer. Joe was born on January 8, 1946, in Netawaka, Kansas. He was the son of Oscar H. and Lyda S. Amon. He graduated from Netawaka High School in 1964. Joe served in Viet Nam and for the United States Army...
Melissa Berry
May 24, 2024
Melissa Jo Catt Berry, 47, of Topeka, KS passed away May 25, 2024. She was born on September 29,1976 to Michael Catt and Virginia Jamerson in Topeka, KS. She attended Emporia High School. She loved spending time with Family and Friends. Her babies meant the world to her. She loved music, dolphins, shopping (Gordmans), baking (cherry cheesecake), and playing in...
Carolyn Kay Bailey
May 22, 2024
Carolyn Kay Bailey, 71, of Silver Lake, KS passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2024. She was born in Topeka, KS on October 15, 1952, the daughter of Raymond and Marie (Jensen) Bailey. Carolyn was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. She was bestowed the Potawatomi name “Nimkikwe” which means “Thunder Woman.” Carolyn moved from Topeka to Silver Lake...
Bradley "Brad" Blaker
May 17, 2024
Bradley "Brad" Blaker, 61, of Topeka, passed away May 16, 2024. Brad was born November 10, 1962 in Topeka, to Don and Arlene Blaker. Brad graduated from Seaman Highs School and Kaw Area Tech in 1998. He married Debbie Cox in 1999 and they later divorced. He worked for Payless Shoes at the warehouse for approximately 20 years and later...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Gomel
May 16, 2024
Jacqueline “Jackie” Gomel, 89, of Maple Hill, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024. She was born August 19, 1934, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Andrew and Gladys (Woodward) Owen. She graduated from Topeka High School. Jackie loved working in her garden. She enjoyed having her family birthday parties and holidays. Her hobbies were decorating and painting. She loved to...
Wayne L. Boline, Jr.
May 15, 2024
Wayne L. Boline, Jr., 71, of Baldwin City, Kansas passed away on May 15, 2024 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born May 10, 1953 in Topeka the son of Wayne L. Boline, Sr. and Katherine Taylor Boline. He was raised in the Oakland neighborhood and attended Highland Park High School. Wayne joined the...
Stuart A. Robinson
May 12, 2024
Stuart Allen Robinson, 59, of Topeka, passed away at Midland Hospice on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Stuart was born on July 15, 1964 in Pomona, California. The son of Clarence A. and Barbara A. Robinson, one of 4 children. He lived in Colorado Springs for the majority of his childhood and later moved to Topeka, where he attended Shawnee Heights...
Blake Asher
May 11, 2024
Blake Asher, 44, of Topeka passed away on May 11, 2024 as a result of a ATV accident at the State Lake Northeast of Silver Lake. Blake was born August 5, 1979 in Topeka the son of Clifford Eugene Asher, Jr. and Judy H. Asher. He lived in Topeka all his life. He attended school in the Seaman School District....
Katherine "Kathy" Stowers
May 11, 2024
Katherine “Kathy” Inez Stowers, 79, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024 in her home. She was born March 11, 1945, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was the daughter of Furl and Dorothy (Baney) Todd. She went to Plato High School. Kathy will be remembered for her baked goods. Everyone loved her cookies, cakes, and especially her pies. There...
Edith M. Houser
May 8, 2024
Edith M. Houser, 82, of Topeka passed away on May 8, 2024. Edith had suffered a massive stroke in April before passing. She was born October 7, 1941 in Wakefield, Kansas the daughter of Howard D. and Eunice R. Clifton. She was raised in the Oakland area, surviving the 1966 Topeka tornado which ravaged her neighborhood and destroyed her childhood...
Harold Joseph "Worm" Halstead
May 7, 2024
Harold Joseph “Worm” Halstead, 77, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2024. He was born January 28, 1947, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Lloyd E. and Bertha P. (Rabe) Halstead. He attended Topeka schools. Harold was an over the road truck driver and later employed by City of Topeka where he was a member of Teamsters Local No....
Rhaecilli "Jean" Reed
May 6, 2024
In Loving Memory of Rhaecilli “Jean” Reed Jean passed away peacefully at her home in Topeka, Kansas, on May 6, 2024, with her loving husband, Carl, and her children by her side. Jean, fondly called “Jeanie” was Carl’s treasure and wife of 41 years. She was lent to us from God and she has returned home to the Lord. Jean...
Jerrold "Jerry" Franklin
May 6, 2024
Jerrold “Jerry” Franklin, 84, of Overland Park, passed away Monday, May 6, 2024. He was the son of Charles Woodrow Franklin and Ruth Ann (Hansjergen) Franklin. Jerry married Patricia Franzel on November 1962. She preceded him in death on July 20, 2014. To this union, they had one son, Jay Michael Franklin. He passed away unexpectedly on March 22, 2024....
Howard Lyden
May 6, 2024
Howard Lee Lyden, 77, a long-time resident of Independence, MO, passed away Monday, May 6, 2024, in Baldwin City, KS where he was a patient at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab Center. Howard was born in Mulberry, KS and was raised primarily in Topeka, KS. He attended Highland Park High School in Topeka where he excelled in Debate, Emporia State University...
Darlene Diel
May 5, 2024
Darlene Diel, 91, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024. She was born September 4, 1932 to Faye and Clinton Phillips. Darlene graduated from Topeka High School in 1950. She worked for Blue Cross & Blued Shield for over 20 years, retiring in 1994 from the Auditing Department. She was united in marriage to Robert Diel on July 1, 1951. He...
Richard Jennings
Apr 28, 2024
Brad Jennings, 68, of Topeka passed away on April 28, 2024. He was born in Topeka, September 4, 1955 the son of Dick and Rita Weller. He was raised in Topeka, continuing to live and work in Topeka for most of his life. He owned Brad’s Country Restaurant in Auburn, later Brad’s Country Restaurant at 10th and Fairlawn in Topeka,...
Marvin "Jr." Cramer
Apr 27, 2024
Marvin Morris Cramer Jr., 88, passed peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 27'", 2024. He was born July 5, 1935 in Topeka, Kansas to Marvin and Della Cramer (Bateson). Marvin is survived by his wife of 18 years, Joletta L Cramer (Eraas); his three daughters, Terri L Cramer, Cindi L Stover (David) of Topeka, and Roxi L Smith of...
Jeanne L. Knowles
Apr 27, 2024
Jeanne Knowles, 78, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024. She was born in Topeka on January 27, 1946 the daughter of William B. and Evelyn P. Greer Herschell. She was raised in Topeka, attending grade school in Oakland neighborhood and then at Tecumseh. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1964. She was married in August of...
Raymond "Bud" Carney
Apr 20, 2024
Raymond L. “Bud” Carney, 87, of Topeka, KS, died peacefully at his home on April 20, 2024. Bud was born on January 14, 1937 to Loyce (Harding) Carney and Raymond G. Carney. He studied engineering before setting out on a career of more than 50 years in construction. He was a contractor in Missouri early in his career, followed by...
