Ford L. Williams
Jul 17, 2015
Ford L. Williams, age 91 of Topeka passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Ford was born November 4, 1923 in Sabetha, KS the son of George and Fern Williams. He graduated from Holton High School in 1941, living in Topeka most of his life. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp. During...
Mary Martha Miller
Jul 17, 2015
Mary Martha Miller, 93, of Topeka entered into eternal peace with Jesus July 17, 2015 at Autumn Home Plus in Topeka, Ks. She was born August 10, 1921 near Rossville, Ks, the daughter of Roy W. and Emma Ruth Trostle Searcy. She grew up on farms near Rossville, Wamego, Stull, Paxico, and Meriden, graduating from Meriden High School. After...
Ramona L. Foust
Jul 17, 2015
Ramona Lea Foust, 87, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015.She was born May 14, 1928 in Topeka, the daughter of John Spencer and Ina B. (Cutright) Horton. She was a graduate of Seaman High School. Ramona married George William Foust on February 22, 1947 in Bucklin, KS. He preceded her in death on December 9, 2011. Survivors include...
Eugene E. Root
Jul 16, 2015
Eugene E. Root, 90, of Topeka passed away on July 16, 2015 at his home. He was born January 26, 1925 at Topeka the son of Theodore and Agnes (Dressel) Root. Gene farmed northwest of Topeka. He and his family sold produce at the farmers market for many years. After his retirement, he continued to help out on the...
Blanche M. Roswurm
Jul 16, 2015
Blanche M. Roswurm, age 91, of Topeka went to be with the Lord Thursday, July 16, 2015 at her home in Topeka. Blanche was born December 26, 1923 in Topeka the daughter of George Haydon and Marcella Anderson Haydon. She grew up in Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School in 1942. She married Robert U. Roswurm February 13, 1944...
Walter "Wally" F. Pukach
Jul 15, 2015
Walter “Wally” F. Pukach, age 86 of Topeka passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at his home in Topeka. Walter was born December 7, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of Frank and Frances Pukach. Walter married Janis Ramsey July 23, 1954. Walter served in the U.S. Army before moving to Topeka. He was a member of the Moose...
Jo Ann Knight
Jul 15, 2015
Jo Ann (Kent) Knight, 85, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015.She was born November 4, 1929, on a farm northeast of Hoyt, Kansas, the daughter of Hamilton and Ruth (Colhouer) Kent. She attended Rising Sun Grade School and was a 1947 graduate of Hoyt High School and Clarks Business College. She worked at Santa Fe Railroad office before...
Kelly R. Bowers
Jul 14, 2015
Kelly R. Bowers, age 50 of Topeka passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in Topeka. Kelly was born May 7, 1965 in Topeka the daughter of Clyde “Butch” Randol and Barbara Hansford Randol. She attended the Overbrook Community Church where she was active with a bible study. Recently she has been active with the Family of God Church. Kelly...
John Matthew Perry Powell
Jul 12, 2015
John M. Powell, age 21, of Topeka was killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday, July 12, 2015. John was born July 22, 1993 in Topeka the son of Evelyn Creek Powell. John graduated from Topeka High School in 2011 and then received an automotive degree from Washburn Technical School in Topeka. John was currently working for Laird Noller Ford...
Margie M. Wilson
Jul 12, 2015
Margie M. Wilson, 91, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at her home in Topeka. She was born March 20, 1924 at St. Joseph, Missouri the daughter of Matthew Mark Herson and Floy Adelia Darst Herson. Margie was raised in St. Joseph. She worked in a defense plant during World War II in the Kansas City...
John G. Ingenthron
Jul 12, 2015
John "Gary" Ingenthron John "Gary" Ingenthron, 69, Meriden, died Sunday, July 12, 2015. He was born February 11, 1946, in Topeka, the oldest son of John Joseph and Sylvia (Meek) Ingenthron. Gary grew up in the Topeka and Grantville area, graduated from Hayden High School 1964, Washburn University 1970, and Penn State University 1972. Gary worked for the State of...
Dorothy L. Creollo
Jul 12, 2015
Dorothy Louise Creollo Dorothy Louise Creollo, 88, Topeka, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at her home. She was born October 15, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Alfred Carl and Mary Jane (Brown) Schinner. Dorothy moved to Topeka as a teenager. She was a homemaker and after the death of her husband was employed by Josten's from 1978...
Norma Jean Joynt
Jul 10, 2015
Norma J. Joynt, age 85, of Berryton, KS passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at her home. She was born April 27, 1930 in Wolbach, Nebraska the daughter of John Lantz and Edith Stillinger Lantz. She married James Lee Joynt June 5, 1949 in St. Paul, Nebraska. He preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Jeff and Jay...
Twila J. Stapel
Jul 10, 2015
Twila June StapelTwila June Stapel, 84, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, at her home. She was born May 26, 1931 in Sidney, Nebraska, the daughter of Russell Brown and Ella Marie (Davis) Kinkade. She was a 1949 graduate of Hoyt High School and received a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University in 1972. Twila was employed as a...
Dodds S. Miller
Jul 9, 2015
Dodds S. Miller, 88, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015.He was born May 16, 1927 in Miller, Kansas, the son of Peter and Winnie (Nurnberg) Miller. He was a graduate of Admire High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II.Dodds was an automobile mechanic in Topeka and enjoyed restoring antique engines and tractors.He was a...
Alvin E. Tyner
Jul 7, 2015
Alvin E. Tyner, 77, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in Topeka. Alvin was born April 8, 1938 at Topeka one of six children born to Morris and Beulah Graham Tyner. Alvin enjoyed genealogy and was a member of the Topeka Genealogy Society. He was also a member of First Assembly of God for many years. Survivors...
Joyce Mae Howland
Jul 7, 2015
Joyce Mae Howland, age 72, of North Topeka passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Joyce was born August 4, 1942 in Columbus, Indiana the daughter of Jesse Thurman Byrd and Nora Jewell Byrd. She grew up and graduated from high school in Columbus, Indiana. She married Joseph C. Ross from Columbus, Indiana. He preceded her in death. She was...
A. Alberta King
Jul 4, 2015
Armina Alberta "Bert" King, 82, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015.She was born February 23, 1933 in Rossville, Kansas, the daughter of Alvi Bert and Morvid (Lewis) Haines. She attended Topeka public schools.Bert was retired from Security Benefit Group in Topeka.She was a member of Women of the Moose Lodge No. 555. Bert married Edwin L. Kelley in...
Norman Lee Leinacker
Jul 2, 2015
Norman Lee Leinacker, 85, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on July 2, 2015. He was born on September 24, 1929, in Topeka. Norman was a Topeka Fireman for 33 years before retiring in 1989. He also served his country in the United States Navy. He is preceded in death by his parents: Joseph and Rose Leinacker; and a brother,...
Alta May Rutledge
Jul 1, 2015
Alta May Rutledge, age 92, formerly of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in Fullerton, California where she was living to be near her daughter, Wanda. Alta was born December 21, 1922 in Belvue, Kansas the daughter of Lewis Tyler and Alice Shumaker Tyer. Alta worked at the Topeka State Hospital for several years as a nurse aid....
