Richard Dean Mcnamara
Jul 1, 2015
Richard Dean "Rich" McNamara, 46, of Burlingame, formerly of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 after a 14 month battle with bile duct cancer.He was born September 30, 1968 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Richard Thomas and Melba Darlene (Burk) McNamara. He was a 1988 graduate of Seaman High School.Richard owned and operated Overbrook Construction and was later...
John L. Hawn
Jun 30, 2015
John Louis "Jack" Hawn, 78, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015. He was born January 4, 1937 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Albert Wesley and Martha Elizabeth (Hunter) Hawn. He was a 1955 graduate of Topeka High School and Washburn University receiving a BA in Accounting. Jack was employed by Hawn Petroleum in McPherson, Kansas and later...
R. D. Boisvert
Jun 28, 2015
R. D. Boisvert R D. Boisvert, 76, Topeka, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Saint Francis Hospital. He was born October 13, 1938, in Topeka, the son of Charles and Josephine Eleanor " Jo" (Wilson) Boisvert. He graduated from Silver Lake High School. R.D. worked dry-wall construction most of his adult life. He had built, owned, and raced race cars....
Virginia B. Skinner
Jun 28, 2015
Virginia Belle Skinner Virginia Belle Skinner, 93, Topeka, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Brewster Place. She was born January 22, 1922, in Topeka, the daughter of George Cowan and Mary Elsie (Stagner) Howard. She was a life-long Topekan and graduated from Seaman High School in 1940. She attended Clark's Secretarial School. She was a devoted homemaker first, caring for...
Daryl G. Lake
Jun 27, 2015
Daryl G. Lake, age 64, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015 at a Topeka hospital. Daryl was born May 28, 1951 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Leroy C. Lake and Lena E. Newton Lake. Daryl worked several jobs, including a carpenter for Gideons Pallet in Paxico. Daryl was a former member of the East Topeka United...
Pablo Cenen Reyes-Rosas
Jun 27, 2015
Pablo Reyes-Rosas, age 59 passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015. Pablo was born June 24, 1956 in Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo, Puebla, Mexico the son of Valentin Reyes-Aquino and Juana Rosas De Reyes. Pablo worked at the Ramada Inn West in Topeka. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Elia...
Leah Ann Porter
Jun 26, 2015
Leah Ann Porter Leah Ann Porter, 66, Topeka, died Friday, June 26, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born October 24, 1948, at Topeka, the daughter of Leland and Florence (Johnson) Niehaus. Leah graduated from Highland Park High School in 1966. She graduated from American Career College in 1980. She was a Certified-Nursing-Assistant at Brighton Place West. Surviving are sons:...
Lyman Bruce Selby
Jun 25, 2015
Lyman Bruce Selby, 92, of Topeka passed away on Thursday evening, June 25th at McCrite Plaza. Lyman was born August 11, 1922 at Bushong, Kansas, the last of nine children born to Raymond Frederick and Clara Eva Bierman Selby. He went to Mount Pleasant Grade School near their home. He spent his early years helping his mother care for...
Leah Kay Ross
Jun 25, 2015
Leah Kay Ross Leah Kay Ross, Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas, 14 months, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO. She was born April 25, 2014, in Topeka. Surviving are her mother: Johanna Lea Ross of Topeka; her aunt: Jessica Lyn Ross of Topeka; her grandparents: Gary Ross and Ellen Ross both of Topeka; and...
Margaret Lee Bowers
Jun 23, 2015
Margaret Bowers, age 64 of Topeka passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the Midland Hospice Care facility in Topeka. Margaret was born August 16, 1950 the youngest of three to Leonard Bowers and Angeline Olliso Bowers. Margaret grew up in Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School in 1968. Margaret worked at several places over the years including Crossroads...
David Clelland
Jun 22, 2015
David A. Clelland, 53, of Topeka passed away at his home on June 22, 2015. He was born on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1962 at Hiawatha, one of eleven children of Bob and Rosemary Clelland. David was raised at Hiawatha. He spent most of his adult life in Topeka. He was a welder by trade and worked at...
Joe Rodriguez
Jun 20, 2015
Joe Rodriguez, 75, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born June 25, 1939. Joe grew up in the bottoms, an area of Topeka, now covered by industrial buildings like the old Hallmark Cards building, Ramada Inn and the interstate highway and the county jail. Mr. Rodriguez worked for...
Beverly Kay Miller
Jun 20, 2015
Beverly Kay Miller, 69, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the Osage Nursing Center, Osage City, KS.She was born July 27, 1945 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Velta (Bailey) Chase. She attended school in Meriden, Kansas. Beverly was employed by Scotch Cleaners, Brewster Place and was a private baby sitter in Topeka. Beverly married...
David Scott Ireland
Jun 19, 2015
David S. Ireland, age 66, of Topeka passed away Friday, June 19, 2015 at his home in Topeka. Dave was born September 23, 1948 in Holton the son of Harold Ireland and Elsie Burroughs Ireland. Dave graduated from Holton High School in 1966. He received an Associate Degree and taught as an adjunct teacher at Kansas City Kansas Community...
Deborah J. Halstead
Jun 17, 2015
Deborah HalsteadDeborah "Debbie" Joann Halstead, 63, of Topeka passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at her residence at Brighton Place West. Debbie was born September 23, 1951 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of William Gilchrist and Dorothy (Dahlstrom) Gilchrist, and was the youngest of five children. She attended Topeka High School before starting her career at Josten's where...
Donna M. Higbee
Jun 15, 2015
Donna M. Higbee, 85, of Topeka passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015. She was born April 8, 1930 at Rieger, Missouri the daughter of Albert and Eula (Burress) Price. She moved to Shawnee County when she was a young girl and lived the rest of her life in the Shawnee County area. She lived at Elmont and then...
Gladys W. Ryan
Jun 15, 2015
Gladys Willa Davis Ryan Gladys Willa (Davis) Ryan, 105, of Topeka, died Monday, June 15, 2015, at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born April 3, 1910, at Rossville, the daughter of Denny Morgan and Grace Lucinda (Alexander) Davis. Gladys was raised on the family farm at Rossville; graduated Rossville High School and in 1933 from Christ Hospital School of Nursing....
Julia M. Hasty
Jun 14, 2015
Julia Mae Hasty Julia Mae Hasty, 90, Ozawkie, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Kelly House, Meriden. She was born February 11, 1925, at Burbank, OK, the daughter of Raymond and Viola (Pearson) Westbrook. She attended school at Meriden. She retired from the State of Kansas, Board of Health in February, 1985. Julia was married to Donald Hamilton Hasty on...
Adam Nicolas Auten
Jun 13, 2015
Adam N. Auten, age 24, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Adam was born August 5, 1990 in Topeka the son of Larry Auten and Rebecca Creech Auten. Adam attended Topeka 501 Schools, graduating from Highland Park High School in 2009. He attended TARC, Capper Foundation and was affiliated with Sheltered...
Wanda M. Morgan
Jun 13, 2015
Wanda Marie Morgan Wanda Marie Morgan, 83, Topeka, died Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. She was born November 14, 1931, at Littlefield, TX, the daughter of Fannie Mae Jennings and Hershell Whitfield. Wanda lived in Texas for 19 years and in California from 1952 to 1966; when she moved to Topeka. In Topeka she was employed...
