Jennifer R. Quinn
Jun 12, 2015
Jennifer Ruth Quinn, 42, of Topeka, passed away Friday, June 12, 2015. She was born March 19, 1973, in Topeka, the daughter of Robert J. and Ruth I. (Masters) Dugan. She was a 1991 graduate of Topeka West High School and attended Washburn University. Jennifer was employed by BNSF Railroad in Topeka for 16 years. She was a member of...
Marvin B. Lang
Jun 11, 2015
Marvin B. Lang, age 88, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Topeka. Marvin was born August 9, 1926 in Topeka one of 16 children born to Maurice J. Lang Sr. and Ida F. Pendergrass Lang. Marvin worked at the Kansas State Hospital as a security guard for over 20 years. He is survived by a son,...
Glenn W. Boaz, Jr.
Jun 11, 2015
Glenn W. "Scip" Boaz, Jr., 81, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015.He was born May 3, 1934, in Topeka, the son of Glenn W. and Floye Maxine (Magee) Boaz, Sr. He was a graduate of Topeka High School. He served in the U.S. Navy. Scip was employed by the State of Kansas, retiring in 1997.Mr. Boaz attended Fairlawn...
Jewell D. Morrow
Jun 10, 2015
Jewell Doraine Morrow Jewell Doraine Morrow, 71, of Ozawkie, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Saint Francis Hospital, Topeka. She was born February 6, 1944, at Heartville, SC, the daughter of Howard Edward and LaBelle May (Norris) Hopkins. Jewell graduated from High School at Camden, SC. She lived in New Mexico moving to Ozawkie in 1980. Before retiring Jewell worked...
Ralph M. Vogue
Jun 9, 2015
Ralph M. Vogue, age 92 of Topeka passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at the Topeka V.A. Hospital. Ralph was born September 24, 1922 in Fostoria, KS the son of Gust and Hilma Appleroth Vogue. He graduated from Fostoria High School in 1940. He served in the U.S. Navy during W.W.II aboard a destroyer in the South Pacific. Ralph...
Loy Stanley Mitchell
Jun 9, 2015
Loy Stanley Mitchell, 82, of Knott, Texas, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, June 12, 2015 at the 14th and Main Church of Christ in Big Spring, Texas, with Stan Mitchell and Bobby Wheat officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Thursday, June 11, 2015...
Barbara Ann Rice
Jun 9, 2015
Barbara Ann Rice, 68, of Clay Center, formerly of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015.She was born December 22, 1946 in Topeka, the daughter of Robert E. and Viola L. (Colgrove) Lee. She was a 1965 graduate of Seaman High School. Barbara was employed by American Linen and Falley's Food 4 Less in Topeka, Auburn State Bank in Auburn,...
Thelma Sue Shehan
Jun 7, 2015
Thelma Sue Shehan, 71, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015.She was born December 14, 1943 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles Henry and the late Dorothy Helen (DeMotte) Sharp.Survivors include 2 sons, David Chandler, Sacramento, CA; Jim Fogal, Hanford, CA; a daughter, Cindy Gaston, Rio Linda, CA; 8 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.A funeral ceremony will be Monday 10...
Kim Lee Kramer
Jun 7, 2015
Kim Lee Kramer Kim Lee Kramer, 58, Topeka, KS, died Sunday, June 7, 2015. She was born February 7, 1957, in Fargo, North Dakota. Kim attended West High in Billings, Montana. She had worked at Sherman's in Perry, Kansas and for the John R. Hooge and Associates, Attorneys at Law, P.A. in Lawrence, Kansas. She was a member of the...
Johnny Ray Williams
Jun 6, 2015
Johnny Ray Williams, 58, of Topeka, passed away on June 6, 2015. He was born Dec. 15, 1956 at Topeka the son of J.V. and Mary (Effingham) Williams. Survivors include: two daughters, Sally Williams, and Marva or “LuLu”; three grandchildren, Bubba, Brandon and Jon-Lee two sisters; one brother, nieces and nephews and ex-wife Mildred Bennett. Johnny was preceded in...
Phyllis J. Puck
Jun 6, 2015
Phyllis J. Puck, 82, passed away on Saturday morning, June 6, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. She was born June 12, 1932 at Grand Junction, Colorado the daughter of Gola Franklin and Evea Juanita Sewart Houdashelt. She moved from Colorado to Concordia, Kansas when she was a young girl. She graduated from high school at Concordia in 1950. She...
Judith Ann Mcdiffett Stuewe
Jun 6, 2015
Judith Ann McDiffett Stuewe, 74, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at a Topeka Hospital. She was born January 7, 1941 in Topeka the daughter of William and Lova Lemon Weiler. She was raised in Topeka and graduated from Seaman High School. Judy worked at Falley's north grocery Store, Sutton's Grocery and Wild Willie's in North Topeka. She...
Alonna Elaine Lake
Jun 6, 2015
Alonna Elaine Lake, age 7, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015.She was born premature at the weight of one pound, 15 ounces on December 23, 2007 in Topeka, the daughter of Joseph James Lake, Jr. and Kimberly Kay "Kim" Anderson. Alonna was a first grade student at State Street Elementary in Topeka and participated in the TARC program....
Margaret M. Carey
Jun 4, 2015
Margaret Marie Carey, 67, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015. She was born October 13, 1947 at Topeka the daughter of John and Katherine (Johnson) Bicknell. She graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1965. Margaret was a tax examiner for the Department of Revenue, State of Kansas, before retiring. She married Arthur O. Carey, Jr....
Gary L. Filby
Jun 3, 2015
Gary Leon Filby, age 65 of Topeka passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Topeka at the Midland Hospice House. Gary was born February 7, 1950 in Topeka the son of the late Leffle Filby and Margaret Murphy Filby. Gary grew up in Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School with the class of 1968. Gary married LuEllen Taggart October...
Frederick Bruce Baenig
Jun 2, 2015
Frederick Bruce Baenig, age 69, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 in Topeka. Bruce was born December 3, 1945 in Wheeling, West Virginia the son of Frederick and Alberta Wise Baenig. Bruce graduated from Wheeling High School and received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University in 1967. He married Kathi Rouse December...
Charles N. Jones, Sr.
Jun 2, 2015
Charles "Norman" Jones, Sr., 84, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015.He was born May 9, 1931 in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of Lawrence N. and Myrtle (Townsend) Jones. He served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was later stationed in Topeka where he met Opal R. Cobler. They were married in 1954....
Mary Jane Brown
Jun 1, 2015
Mary Jane "Granny" Brown, 95, formerly of Topeka, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015.She was born October 13, 1919 in Gentry, Missouri, to William and Nellie (Wilson) Leonard. She was the youngest of eight children. Mary Jane's mother died when she was eight. Mary Jane and her wonderful father lived and worked on a farm. She joined the Church of...
Betty L. Harlow
May 31, 2015
Betty LaVerne Harlow An angel returned home on 31 May 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Betty LaVerne Harlow (McKeever) was born April 12, 1930, to Clyde and Grace McKeever in rural Meriden, KS. She graduated from Hoyt High School in 1948. She attended Kansas City Business College graduating in April, 1949. She married William Harlow at the Church...
Murlin Smith
May 29, 2015
Murlin "Gene" Smith, 80, of Scranton, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015.He was born June 1, 1934, in Weir, Kansas, the son of Luther and Mable (Bruce) Smith. He graduated as class Valedictorian in 1952 at Weir High School and received Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....
