William Emerson
Oct 19, 2015
William "Ken" Emerson, 86, of Topeka, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015.He was born October 20, 1928, in St. Louis County, Missouri, the son of William and Elsie (Anderson) Emerson. Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 23, 2015, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, where the family will receive friends one hour prior to the...
Lillie Mcclendon
Oct 15, 2015
Lillie M. McClendon, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, age 83 of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born January 19, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was raised in the Westport area and graduated from Westport High School in 1948. She graduated at age 16 from high school...
Paul R. Sharp
Oct 15, 2015
Paul Raymond Sharp, Jr., 59, of Lawrence, Kansas passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka after a courageous battle with bladder cancer. He was the beloved husband of his loving wife Fanny Yvonne Sharp of 37 years. They were married in Ohio on January 11, 1979. Paul Sharp was born in Youngstown, Ohio...
Donald D. Irvin
Oct 14, 2015
Don and Mary Lee Irvin Don, 79, and Mary Lee, 76, Irvin passed away respectively on October 14, 2015, and October 11, 2015. Mary Lee was the daughter of Florence and Wilfred Lincoln. She grew up in the Carbondale area and graduated from Carbondale High School. Mary Lee was a homemaker for many years and later worked for Econo-Clad as...
Ronald G. Corbin
Oct 13, 2015
Ronald George Corbin Ronald George Corbin, 61, Topeka, was called home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born May 22, 1954, at Topeka, the son of George Samuel and Freda Arlene (Kitt) Corbin. His father preceded him in death on April 4, 2008. Ron was baptized in and attended Second Presbyterian Church....
Edna D. Cave
Oct 12, 2015
Edna Doris Cave Edna Doris Cave, 100, Topeka, died Monday, October 12, 2015, at Oak Creek Senior Living. She was born September 26, 1915, at Paxico the sixth of seven children born to Grant Stanley and Elpha Leona (Shroyer) Stout. Edna was a devoted homemaker and had worked as a cook at Capitol Federal. She enjoyed flowers with Iris being...
James Thomas
Oct 11, 2015
James G. Thomas, 71, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. James was born November 5, 1943 at Whiting, Kansas the son of G. “Earl” and Margaret Linneman Thomas. He graduated from the class of 1961 from Topeka High School. He worked for nearly twenty years for the ATSF Railroad and...
Paul Pete Chilton
Oct 11, 2015
Paul “Pete” Chilton, age 84 of Topeka passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015. Pete was born August 21, 1931 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Pete graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1949. Pete married Rosalyn Moser August 26, 1951 in Hiawatha. She preceded him in death July 22, 2014. Pete and Rosie moved to Topeka in the early 50`s where...
Charles E. Snyder, Jr.
Oct 11, 2015
Charles E. Snyder, Jr.Charles E. Snyder, Jr. (CE, Charlie), of Bowie, Maryland, died on October 11, 2015. Survived by beloved wife of 62 years Bonolyn Snyder (Kinney), children Charlie Snyder (Cathy) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jim Snyder of Houston, Texas, John Snyder (Tori) of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dan Snyder of Bowie, MD, 12 grandchildren, Chip, Courtney, Chad, Candace, Braden, Brittany, Macy,...
Walter E. Fidler
Oct 11, 2015
Walter E. "Walt" Fidler, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at a Topeka hospital. He was born April 19, 1922 in Williamstown, KS, the son of Dean and Velma S. (Leaman) Fidler.Walt served in the 32nd Red Arrow Division of the U.S. Army during WWII in the Pacific Theater. He farmed and was employed by the...
Mary Lee Irvin
Oct 11, 2015
Don and Mary Lee Irvin Don, 79, and Mary Lee, 76, Irvin passed away respectively on October 14, 2015, and October 11, 2015. Mary Lee was the daughter of Florence and Wilfred Lincoln. She grew up in the Carbondale area and graduated from Carbondale High School. Mary Lee was a homemaker for many years and later worked for Econo-Clad as...
Chad David Roher
Oct 10, 2015
Chad D. Roher, age 36, of Topeka passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015 at his home in Topeka. He was born April 8, 1979 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to William Decker and Sharon Roher. Chad was an accomplished musician/pianist, specializing his efforts toward Bethoven, specifically the "Moonlight Sonata". Chad is survived by his grandmother, Martha "Kay" Roher; his wife, LeeAnna...
Mary P. White
Sep 30, 2015
Mary Pauline "Polly" White Mary Pauline "Polly" White, 72, Topeka died Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at Midland Hospice House. She was born June 11, 1943, at Auburn, the daughter of Carl Medford and Ruby Beatrice (Prichard) Armstrong. Polly attended Seaman High School. She and her husband founded, owned and operated P & G Builders where she served as Vice-President and...
Elizabeth Wooster-Petrik
Sep 29, 2015
Elizabeth Stover Jackson Wooster-Petrik, age 99, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. She was born March 8, 1916 in Jefferson County, Kansas, the daughter of Howard Taylor Jackson and Nettie Elizabeth Stover. She married Lawrence Wooster April 20, 1940 in Topeka. He preceded her in death January 24, 1998. She married Leo Petrik...
Cecil Eugene Raby
Sep 29, 2015
Cecil Eugene Raby, 85, of Topeka passed away on September 29, 2015. He was born June 18, 1930 at Silver Lake the son of George Ernest and Pansy Mae Ramer Raby. Cecil graduated from Topeka High School in the class of 1949. He served in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He later retired...
Bruce A. Bleeck
Sep 29, 2015
Bruce A. Bleeck, Sr. passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Topeka on September 29, 2015. He was born July 23, 1935 at Laurelton, New York the son of Herbert and Lois Diebell Bleeck. After graduating from high school, he joined the service. He received the rank of Airman First Class before being honorably discharged from the United States...
Ann Marie Tibbs
Sep 29, 2015
Ann Marie Tibbs Ann Marie Tibbs, 82, Tecumseh, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Saint Francis Hospital. She was born January 16, 1933, to Lawrence F. and Ada M. (McDonald) Heil. She graduated from Topeka High School in May, 1950. Ann worked for insurance companies and agencies almost her entire life, except for two years as secretary to the Director...
John D. Murrell
Sep 28, 2015
John "David" Murrell John "David" Murrell was born February 8, 1941, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of John Milton Murrell and Sarah Randolph Murrell. He made his transition September 28th, 2015, after a long illness. He is preceded in death by his father, John Murrell, and Jaryd Osterhaus, a baby son of Darin and Chari Osterhaus. He is survived by...
Pauline Fern Thornburgh
Sep 17, 2015
Pauline “Polly” F. Thornburgh, age 76, of Topeka, went to be with our Lord Thursday, September 17, 2015 at her home in Topeka. She was born March 9, 1939 in Goff, Kansas the daughter of Jesse and Josephine Wade Thompson. Her family moved from Nemaha County to Topeka in 1954. She married Stanley A. Thornburgh September 24, 1965 in...
Lowell Gehrke
Sep 17, 2015
Lowell E. Gehrke, 88, of Topeka, passed away on September 17, 2015 at Legacy on 10th Street in Topeka. He was born August 9, 1927 at Ramona, Kansas, the son of Carl and Sophia Gehrke. Lowell served in the United States Army during the time of the Korean War. He worked in oil fields, drove a dump truck and...
