Roberta M. Shockey
Jul 26, 2016
Roberta Maxine Shockey, 83, of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. She was born November 19, 1932 at Seneca, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Alma Crane Townsend. She grew up in Seneca. She later moved to Riverside, California, Sante Fe, New Mexico and Topeka. Roberta loved to sit on her front porch, and spend time with...
Mitchell Arthur Roy Wood
Jul 25, 2016
Mitchell Arthur Roy Wood, age 31, formerly of Dittmer, Missouri, currently of Meriden passed away Friday, July 22, 2016 in Meriden, KS. Mitchell was born July 15, 1985 in Potosi, Missouri the son of Arthur Roy Wood and Sherrye Denise Lamphier. Mitchell graduated from Grandview High School in Missouri. Mitchell worked for Ernest Spencer as an Industrial Painter. Mitchell...
Margaret E. Hoover
Jul 25, 2016
Margaret Elizabeth Hoover Margaret Elizabeth Hoover, 93, Lawrence, formerly of Topeka, died Monday July 25, 2016. She was born December 20, 1922, in rural Douglas County, the daughter of Otis Earl and Jessie Mae (Rhodehamel) Hoover.After graduating from Overbrook High School and attending Clark's Business College she was employed by Stormont-Vail Hospital, Winter Veterans Hospital, John Morrell and Company, American...
Virgil Clark Arbogast
Jul 21, 2016
Virgil Clark Arbogast, age 75 of Topeka, passed away July 21, 2016. He was born July 19, 1941 in Topeka to Wayne Clark (known as Chuck Wayne on WIBW Radio) and June Martin Arbogast. Virgil graduated in 1959 from Seaman High School. He worked for Drug Distributors then the Goodyear Tire and Rubber warehouse for 35 years, retiring in...
Rex Loren Collins
Jul 20, 2016
Rex L. Collins, age 93, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday evening, July 20, 2016 in Topeka. Rex was born January 15, 1923 in Fredonia, Kansas the son of Claude and Hattie Cook Collins. He worked as a machinist for Boeing in Wichita and Long Beach, California before moving to Topeka. Rex married Imes V. Schadel September 6, 1942 in...
Edward "Wayne" Fowler
Jul 19, 2016
Edward “Wayne” Fowler, 74, of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. He was born May 16, 1942 in Perry, Kansas the son of Everett and Velma Grandstaff Fowler. He graduated from Perry High School in 1960. Wayne served his country in the United States Air Force Reserves during the Vietnam War. He was a Construction and Maintenance...
Benjamin Thomas Wiese
Jul 16, 2016
Benjamin (Ben) Thomas Wiese died on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at his home in Tecumseh, KS. He was born on April 15, 1988 in Topeka, KS. He was the son of David and Jan Wiese. He attended Cair Paravel-Latin School and Shawnee Heights High School. He graduated with honors from Washburn University with a bachelor’s degree in Social Work....
Dean William Ruckman
Jul 15, 2016
Dean W. Ruckman, age 53, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 in Topeka. Dean was born August 14, 1962 in Iola, Kansas the son of Earl and Margaret Nichols Ruckman. Dean graduated from Topeka High School. He worked for various companies such as Gainey and Herman Construction as a truck driver. He is survived by his mother,...
Jeannette Ann Flott
Jul 14, 2016
Jeannette Ann Flott, 78, of Topeka passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016. She was born June 10, 1938 at Deweese, NE the daughter of Melvin and Mildred Wood Reed. She was raised in Topeka and attended State Street, Holliday and Topeka High Schools. She worked for Dr. Michael Hassur and Dr. Stacey Fitch before retiring. Jeannette was a...
Robert Lee Hester
Jul 13, 2016
Robert L. Hester, age 74 of Topeka passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Topeka after a long battle with cancer. He was born May 15, 1942 in Tupelo, Mississippi the son of Carl Lee Hester and Addie Rains Hester. He worked for the City of Topeka for many years. He married Anthia Mae Maze, the later divorced. He...
Robert L. Miller
Jul 13, 2016
Robert Leland Miller Robert Leland Miller, 86, Topeka, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016. He was born January 20, 1930, in Rossville, the son of Earl Ward and Dorotha Pearl (Rose) Miller. Bob was educated in the Topeka Public School system. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He began attending Washburn University night school at thirty-six years...
Olive Swagerty
Jul 11, 2016
Olive "Zoe" Swagerty, 84, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016.She was born July 20, 1931 in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Bernie William and Winnivere Grace (Button) Wright. She was a 1949 graduate of Seaman High School. Zoe was employed by Western Hill Veterinary Hospital in Topeka. She volunteered at St. Francis Hospital for 12 years. Zoe married...
Walter E. Kuehl
Jul 9, 2016
Walter Edward "Ed" Kuehl Walter Edward "Ed" Kuehl, 78, Topeka, died Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born February 5, 1938, in Topeka, the son of Carl Henry and Retha Mae (Baker) Kuehl. Ed graduated from Onaga Rural High School in 1956. He had attended Washburn University, Emporia State University, and the University of Kansas. He served...
Alna L. Edmiston
Jul 9, 2016
Alna (Rindom) Edmiston Alna Laurene (Rindom) Edmiston, age 96, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at the Presbyterian Manor in Topeka.Alna was born October 13, 1919 in Oskaloosa, Kansas, to parents Miles and Kate Rindom. She graduated from Ozawkie High School in 1938 and married Claude Edmiston Jr. (Emporia, KS) in June of 1943. The couple lived in...
Gerard P. Kaberline
Jul 8, 2016
Gerard Paul Kaberline, 55, of Topeka passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016. Gerard was born in Quebec City, Canada on May 20, 1961. He had lived in Topeka since the age of four months. Gerard attended Sacred Heart School, and graduated from Hayden High School in 1979. He had worked for the past 15 years at Porubsky’s Grocery....
Henry R. Collins
Jul 7, 2016
Henry Russell Collins Henry Russell Collins, 64, Meriden, Kansas, died Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Midland Hospice House. He was born October 6, 1951, in Independence, Kansas, the son of Ernest John and Ora Glenn (Wilson) Collins. Henry graduated from Seaman High School. He worked for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Plant for over 40 years, retiring on December...
Vera Ilene Arnold
Jul 6, 2016
Vera Ilene Arnold, age 86, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at a care home in Overland Park, Kansas. Vera was born October 11, 1929 in Munden, Kansas the daughter of David and Blanche Canning Pointer. She graduated from Hubbell High School in Nebraska. She married Kent L. Arnold November 23, 1956 in Hubbell, Nebraska. He preceded...
John Hicks
Jul 6, 2016
John Hicks of Topeka passed away on Wednesday morning July 6, 2016. He was born July 27, 1959 in Topeka the son of William L. and Karen F. Crawford Hicks. He attended Washburn Rural Schools with the class of 1978. John was a small engine mechanic by trade, working for John Deere, Dan’s Small Engine, NAPA, A&A Auto and...
Raymond O. Schultes
Jul 5, 2016
Raymond Otto Schultes, 90, Topeka, passed away July 5, 2016. He was born June 6, 1926 at the family farm in rural Randolph, KS. He was the 6th of 8 children born to Edward and Ida (Sand) Schultes.Raymond was a 1944 graduate of Randolph High School and was a self-employed farmer and stockman for over 50 years until retiring in...
Evelyn J. Davin
Jul 5, 2016
Evelyn Juanita (Clark) Davin, 85, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016.She was born January 18, 1931, in Olivet, Kansas, the daughter of Lewis and Hazel (Shackelford) Clark. Evelyn was employed by the Topeka State Hospital and later for the Topeka Senior Center. Evelyn married Douglas Earl Hodges on June 29, 1948 in Wichita. He preceded her in death...
