John W. Lyons
Sep 1, 2016
John William LyonsJohn William Lyons, 81, Topeka, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016. He was born March 7, 1935, at Ashdown, Arkansas, the son of Walter and Ruth Lee (Sewell) Lyons.John retired from Cargill Grain Elevator..John married Louise Mary Kelly. They had been married 56 years when she died on October 31, 2013.Surviving is a son, Gary John Lyons of...
Robert James Courville
Aug 31, 2016
Robert “Bob” Courville, age 70 of Topeka passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in Topeka. Bob was born November 27, 1945 in Eunice, Louisiana the son of Urisin and Ludia Bertrand Courville. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and was stationed in the Azor Islands. He married Ruth Bowers August 19, 1966 in Topeka....
Karen M. Snyder
Aug 31, 2016
Karen M. Snyder, age 78 of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Midland Hospice. Karen was born April 25, 1938 in Beaver County, OK the daughter of Carl and Geneva Beck Whittaker. Karen worked in several nursing homes throughout Topeka. She married Jay Snyder in 1970. She was a member of the Oakland Christian Church. She played...
Edward J. Thomas
Aug 31, 2016
Edward Joel Thomas Edward Joel Thomas, 63, left the loving arms of family into the loving arms of Jesus on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at his Topeka, KS home. He was born June 16, 1953, in Topeka, KS, the son of Merle F. and Donna Faye (Kennedy) Thomas. Ed graduated from Seaman High School in 1971. He worked for BNSF...
Stephen J. Moran
Aug 30, 2016
Stephen John Moran, 57, of Topeka passed away August 30, 2016. He was born January 10, 1959 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Betty and Basil Moran. Steve graduated from Seaman High School and attended Washburn University. Steve was a brick layer and a member of the Brick Layers Union Local 15. Steve is survived by his parents and two...
Ronald E. "Paco" Boettcher
Aug 29, 2016
Ronald E. “Paco” Boettcher, 52, of Topeka passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016. He was born August 19, 1964 in Topeka the son of Vernon and Connie (Penrod) Boettcher. Ron graduated from Topeka High. He later served in the United States Air Force. He was an avid reader and loved to play chess. He is survived by three...
Doris Fitzpatrick
Aug 29, 2016
Doris FitzPatrick loved life. Her hearty laugh has been experienced by those she grew up with in Topeka, shared with many co-workers at the Santa Fe Railroad Offices, and of course, her laugh was part of the foundation of her communication style with her daughter, Keri FitzPatrick and Doris' life partner, Dave Childs. Doris has been described as "someone...
Hugh Hannagan
Aug 28, 2016
Hugh Hannagan, 81, Carbondale, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016. He was born June 13, 1935 in Manhattan, the son of William S. and Elsie M. (Whitmer) Hannagan.He spent his early years on a farm west of Manhattan and moved with his folks to Johnson County where he attended a one room grade school. He graduated from Stanley High School...
H. "Spence Stewart
Aug 23, 2016
Horace “Spence” Stewart, 80, of Prattville, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Mr. Stewart served in the United States Air Force for 35 years and worked 26 more years as a civilian for the Air Force at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Stewart belonged to Air Force 1 Lodge #889 F.&A.M. at Maxwell Air...
Norman “Homer” Higney
Aug 21, 2016
Norman “Homer” Higney, age 90, of Topeka passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016 at the St. Francis Hospital. Homer was born March 6, 1926 in Providence, Rhode Island to the parents of Wallace Higney and Helen Alexander Higney. Homer served in the U.S. Army during W.W.II with the 83rd Infantry and received three bronze stars. He worked as a...
Barry W. Carswell, Sr.
Aug 21, 2016
Barry W. Carswell, Sr. Barry W. Carswell, Sr., 69, Topeka, died Sunday, August 21, 2016, at his home. He was born February 4, 1947, at Durham, North Carolina, the son of Frances Elizabeth (Rich) and William Joseph Carswell, Sr. He moved to Topeka in the summer of 1961, from Sarasota, FL. Barry graduated from Seaman High School in 1966. He...
Katherine Crook
Aug 21, 2016
Katherine Marie "Kathy" Crook, 60, of Wakarusa, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016 at her home.She was born February 16, 1956, in Elizbethtown, Kentucky, the daughter of Henry and LaVerna (Weinkauf) Lane. She was a graduate of Topeka West High School. Kathy married Rodger W. Crook on March 15, 1980 in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Tanya...
Gabrielle "Gaby" Greeve
Aug 18, 2016
Gabrielle “Gaby” Noel Greeve, age 11, of Topeka, passed away August 18, 2016 after a vehicle accident near Silver Lake. Gaby was born November 29, 2004 at Brandon, Florida the daughter of Tim Greeve and Tonya Dugger. Gaby was currently in the 6th grade at Silver Lake Elementary. She served as a volunteer at Harvestor’s, the Hope House and...
Devin Micheal Greeve
Aug 18, 2016
Devin Micheal Greeve, age 17, of Topeka, passed away August 18, 2016 after a vehicle accident near Silver Lake. Devin was born January 4, 1999 at Topeka, Kansas, the son of Tim Greeve and Tonya Dugger. Devin was currently a senior at Silver Lake High School. He worked part time at Walmart as a cashier. He also worked at...
L. Curtis Lester
Aug 17, 2016
Lonnie Curtis Lester (Curtis) age 52 of Scranton passed away Wednesday August 17, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Curtis was born February 14, 1964 in Topeka, the son of Lonnie Lester and Mildred Chiles Lester. He was a man of many trades but cooking was his favorite. He was an avid Kansas City Chiefs, Ku and royals...
Galen T. Watts
Aug 16, 2016
Galen Tecumpseh Watts, 63, of Emporia died Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Newman Regional Health Center in Emporia. Galen was born July 26,1953 in Eureka, Kansas the son of Norman P. and Mary Pauline Grider Watts. He is survived by his wife, Daine L. McCaleb-Watts of emporia; daughters, Hope Watts-Garber of Iola, Kansas, Misty Kemmerer and Heather Kinzle both...
Herman"Olin" Remmert, Jr.
Aug 16, 2016
Herman "Olin" Remmert, Jr. Herman "Olin" Remmert, Jr., 78, Topeka, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Midland Hospice House. He was born July 24, 1938, at Council Grove, the son of Selinda Jane (Casselle) and Herman Olin Remmert, Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings: David Remmert and Linda Dugan. Olin had worked at Munns Medical...
Tristan Allen Jones
Aug 15, 2016
Tristan A. Jones, age 24, of Topeka passed away Monday, August 15, 2016. Tristan was born July 15, 1992 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Jim Jones and Rebecca Fulton Jones. He graduated from Heritage Christian School 2010 and then attended Manhattan Christian College and Kansas State University. He worked for Capital Insulation in Topeka. He was a...
Michael Eugene Stapleton
Aug 14, 2016
Michael Eugene Stapleton passed away August 14, 2016. He was born at West Point, New York to Wilbur and Betty (McKinnie) Stapleton on July 6, 1951. He graduated from Haven High School, Haven, Kansas in 1969 and attended Washburn University. He married Susan Kendall on February 14, 1998. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Susan...
Mildred E. Korch
Aug 14, 2016
Mildred E. Korch, 89, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016. She was born March 18, 1927 at Tasco in Sheridan County, Kansas the daughter of Earl and Olive (Richards) Zimmerman. She lived in Salina until 1972, at which time she moved to Topeka. Mildred was a member of Seaman Baptist Church. She retired as a supervisor...
