Robert "Bob" Lee Blevins
Dec 13, 2015
Robert “Bob” Lee Blevins Sr., age 78, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. Bob was born May 29, 1937 in Topeka the son of Albert and Fay Gish Blevins. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1955. He married Cathy Skaggs, they later divorced but remained very close. He married Pat Humble. She...
Kenneth A. Johnson
Dec 12, 2015
Kenneth Allen "K.J." Johnson Kenneth Allen "K.J." Johnson, 67, Topeka, died Saturday December 12, 2015, at his home. He was born May 20, 1948, in Topeka, the son of Eldon Dwayne and Lillie Elaine (Hile) Johnson. Kenny graduated from Highland Park High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and Kansas Army National Guard....
Harry Milton Rees
Dec 9, 2015
Harry Milton Rees, age 88, of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Midland Hospice in Topeka. Milton was born April 1, 1927 in Manchester, Kansas the son of Ray and Florence Fiek Rees. He attended Chapman High School before entering the U.S. Army in 1945 where he served in the W.W.II and was stationed in Germany. Milton...
Glenn E. Hause
Dec 7, 2015
Glenn E. Hause, 89, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015.He was born October 30, 1926, in Rossville, Kansas, the son of Oscar and Blanche (Tuller) Hause. He was a graduate of Rossville High School and served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. Glenn was employed by the United States Postal Service for 34 years and Shawnee County...
Richard Lynn
Dec 5, 2015
Richard D. Lynn, 92, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born November 28, 1923 in Topeka the son of Francis M. and Edna M. Kistler Lynn. Richard served our country in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He worked for the Santa Fe...
Reuben Kelly
Dec 2, 2015
Rueben D. Kelly, 68, of Topeka passed away at his home on December 2, 2015. He was born December 16, 1946 in Topeka the son of George and Nellie (Turner) Kelly. Mr. Kelly served in the United States Army. He worked as a barber prior to his retirement. He is survived by his son, David Kelly of Aurora, Colorado;...
Verna G. Engelhardt
Nov 30, 2015
Verna G. Engelhardt, 92, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015. She was born December 6, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Gertrude (Medendorp) Engelhardt. Verna was employed by Rotary International, the Illinois Synod of the Lutheran Church, the Lutheran School of Theology - Chicago (LSTC), and Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Riverdale, Illinois. She was...
Janice A Johnson
Nov 24, 2015
Janice A. Johnson, 74, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at her home. She was born July 9, 1941 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Thomas and Agnes Gulley Boyd. Janice worked at Goodyear until her retirement. She attended St. Phillips Episcopal Church and later at St. David’s Episcopal Church. She volunteered many hours for Let’s...
Ronnie Eugene Hicks
Nov 23, 2015
Ronnie E. Hicks, Jr. age 29, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 in Kansas City. Ronnie was born April 2, 1986 in Topeka the son of Ronnie E. Hicks Sr. and Gloria Howerton. He attended Shawnee Mission North High School. He worked with his father as a professional painter. He is survived by his parents,...
Francis J. Armstrong
Nov 22, 2015
Francis James "Jim" Armstrong Francis James "Jim" Armstrong, 72, Silver Lake, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at his home. He was born February 13, 1943, at Wetmore. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Ammas Armstrong; and his mother, Ruby Veda Janet (Deahl) Armstrong Marx. Jim graduated from Hoyt High School. He served in the U.S. Army from...
Leann Sanchez
Nov 21, 2015
LeAnn Sanchez, 48, passed away November 21, 2015 in Mayetta. She was born on July 16, 1967. LeAnn worked as a newspaper printer. She is survived by one brother, Johnny Whitlock, two nephews, Cole and Logan Whitlock, and a Goddaughter, Lillie LeAnn Amack. She is preceded in death by both of her parents, Jerry Whitlock and Roberta Jackman. Funeral...
Richard Odom Penick, Jr.
Nov 21, 2015
Richard Odom "R.O." Penick, Jr. Richard Odom Penick, Jr., 95, Topeka, died Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Midland Hospice House. He was born February 29, 1920, in Hodgenville, KY, the son of Reverend Richard O. and Amelia Belle (Harned) Penick. The family moved to Kansas in October, 1920, and lived in Whiting, Holton, Hiawatha, Fort Scott, and Independence where his...
Dorene Michael
Nov 20, 2015
Dorene M. Michael, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015 at her home in Topeka. She was born January 2, 1923 in Topeka the daughter of Fred L. and Etta Higgins Spencer. Dorene worked for many years at Hallmark Publishing. She was married Harold L. Michael on September 5, 1942. He preceded her in death on...
Dixie Lee Rees
Nov 19, 2015
Dixie Lee Rees, 77, of Grantville, Kansas passed away November 19, 2015 at Stormont Vail in Topeka. She was born on August 30, 1938 in Topeka. She was the daughter of William Fannin Sr. and Ruth Lousie Williams. Dixie lived in Wakarusa where she attended Wakarusa Grade School. She later moved to Topeka where she graduated from Washburn Rural...
Jackie R. Bailey
Nov 19, 2015
Jackie R. Bailey, 80, of Topeka, died on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Jackie was born on September 6, 1935 in Illinois. Jackie was married to Bonnie J. Bell; she survives. He retired from Cargill in Topeka after many years spent as a maintenance worker. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Bailey of Topeka, daughter, Kathy (Larry)...
Joseph G. Waterworth
Nov 18, 2015
Joseph Glen "Joe" Waterworth, 89, Topeka, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born September 18, 1926, at Ottawa, IL, the son of Charles Richard and Emma Mary (Burkhart) Waterworth. Joe served in the U.S. Army for 10 years and in the U.S. Air Force for 11 years, serving in World War II, the Korean Conflict, and...
Dolores I. Sorrells
Nov 18, 2015
Dolores I. Sorrells Dolores I. (Jernigan) Sorrells, 85, of Silver Lake, KS, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at her home. She was born February 15, 1930, in Osage County, the daughter of Reese Adli and Flora (Haller) Jernigan. She was a graduate of Topeka High School.Dolores owned and operated Dolores's Beauty Shop in Silver Lake, and later retired from...
Carolyn Sue Neill
Nov 18, 2015
Carolyn Sue Neill Carolyn Sue Neill, 65, Topeka, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Midland Hospice House. She was born April 11, 1950, in Topeka, the daughter of Eldon Eugene and Wilma Winona (Weiler) Roberts. Carolyn graduated from Topeka High School in 1968. She worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and was a member of Local # 307. She...
Mary A. Boltz
Nov 16, 2015
Mary Alice Warfel Boltz, 92, of Topeka passed away on Monday November 16, 2015. She was born May 28, 1923 the youngest of six children to John G. and Cora E. (Hall) Warfel at Morrill, Kansas. She graduated from high school at Sabetha in 1941. She later attended art school in Texas in the 1970’s. She was a homemaker,...
Charlotte Higgins
Nov 10, 2015
Charlotte Higgins, 86, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at her home. She was born January 30, 1929 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles and Florence Duffield Gesey. She was a 1951 graduate of the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas with a BS degree in Advertising.Charlotte married Joseph S. Higgins on May...
