Craig Steven Ball
Dec 14, 2014
Craig S. Ball, age 55, of Topeka passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 in Topeka. He was born August 22, 1959 in Topeka the son of Charles & Eileen Kauffman Ball. Craig graduated from Seaman High School in 1977. He worked at Cox Communication in Topeka. Craig was preceded in death by his father, Charles September 6, 2002. He...
Elmer C. Hutton
Dec 14, 2014
Elmer Charles Hutton Elmer Charles Hutton, 85, Topeka, passed peacefully Sunday, December 14, 2014, at the home of his daughter, Shelly. He was born September 27, 1929, in Topeka, the son of Archie Reed and Velma Leoti (Hinds) Hutton. He graduated from Topeka High School. He coached Ken Berry Little League Baseball. Elmer served as a U.S. Army Medic in...
Mary Margaret Long
Dec 12, 2014
Mary Margaret "Peggy" Long Mary Margaret "Peggy" Long, 96, Topeka, died Friday, December 12, 2014. She was born April 8, 1918, at Truchton, Colorado, the daughter of Joseph Marcellus and Mabel Clair (Chamberlin) Cody. Peggy was a long-time resident of the Topeka area. She was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist. She loved to read. Peggy was married...
William "Bill" R. Adams
Dec 9, 2014
William R. “Bill” Adams, age 86, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in Topeka. Bill was born March 7, 1928 in Topeka, the son of Faye Adams and Mary Alice Smith Adams. Bill married Lois Shelton in 1946. Four children were born to this union. Bill later married Wilma Mae Casto Petesch, November 20, 1976. He served...
Lisa L. Williams-Hayden
Dec 8, 2014
Lisa L. Williams-Hayden, 48, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 08, 2014 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born April 10, 1966 at Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Marvin B. Williams and Margaret Ray Hayden. Lisa graduated from Highland Park High School. Lisa was preceded in death by her father, Marvin Williams. Survivors include her husband,...
Helen Frances Wiseman
Dec 8, 2014
Helen Frances Spencer Wiseman Helen Frances Spencer Wiseman, 86, Topeka, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014, at her home at Lexington Park Assisted Living. She was born December 2, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Roe Emerson and Helen Frances (Burton) Spencer. Helen graduated from Westport High School in Kansas City, Missouri, and attended Kansas City Community College....
Marcia Ann Snepp
Dec 8, 2014
Marcia Ann Snepp, 74, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014.She was born March 1, 1940 in Waukegan, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Arthur and Virginia Ruth (Eberhart) Bell. She was a graduate of Dodge City High School and later became a Registered Nurse in 1961 from St. Francis School of Nursing in Wichita, KS. Marcia served as a...
Donald E. Norris
Dec 5, 2014
Donald E. Norris, 71, of Topeka passed away on December 5, 2014 at his home with his family by his side. Donald was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 27, 1943 the son of Donald L. and Loretta Bruner Norris. He served in the United States Air Force from 1962 until 1966. He moved to Topeka and began a...
Larry Foster
Dec 4, 2014
Larry Foster, age 71, of Topeka passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at a Topeka care home. Larry was born May 10, 1943 in Manhattan, KS the son of Daniel and Dorothy Mitchell Foster. Larry graduated from Neodesha High School in 1961. He also graduated from Moody Bible Institute and Wichita State University. Larry served in the U.S. Army...
John D. Meade, Sr.
Nov 27, 2014
John D. Meade, Sr., 85, of Topeka passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2014. He was born on August 25, 1929 at Burr Oak Bottoms, Kansas, seven miles north of Wathena, the son of Frank L. and Minnie L. Rhoades Meade. John was raised north of Wathena, served in the United States Army and lived in California and Arizona...
Robert "Gale" Snickles
Nov 27, 2014
Robert "Gale" Snickles Robert "Gale" Snickles, 63, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014, at the Peggy Kelly House after a long battle with dementia. He was born April 19, 1951, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Robert and Ethel (Griffith) Snickles. He was a 1969 graduate of Seaman High School. He served in the Army National Guard. Gale...
Dennis C. Hasson
Nov 26, 2014
Dennis Charles Hasson, 72, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 following a long illness after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2009. Dennis was born in Columbus, Nebraska on May 17, 1942 to Edith and Robert Hasson. The family moved to Parsons, Kansas in the fall of 1949. Dennis graduated from Parsons High School in 1960 and Parsons Junior...
Isabelle Price
Nov 25, 2014
Isabelle Price, 92, of Topeka passed away with her family by her side, on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Isabelle was born on November 19, 1922 in Williamsport Township, Shawnee County, Kansas the daughter of William and Effie Mae Nickell Lewis. She graduated from Seaman High School. She and Jesse attended Seward Ave. Baptist Church for many years. Isabelle sold...
Patty Ellen Ferguson
Nov 25, 2014
On November 25, 2014, Patty Ellen Ferguson [Butterfield] passed away following a short illness at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka, Kansas surrounded by her family. Patty was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 1, 1944. She spent most of her life in Kansas and another period of her life was spent in New Albany, Mississippi before returning to Kansas,...
Terry Lee Steele
Nov 24, 2014
Terry passed peacefully in his sleep at Midland Hospice house. He was born in Neodesha, Ks to Virgil Steele and Dora Mae (Ragan) Steele. He spent his childhood in Neodesha with his much loved grandparents and sisters Lois Marie Steele, Linda Croughn and his brother Charlie Hixon III. Terry is preceeded in death by his parents Virgil Steele, father,...
Janice Ilona Jackson
Nov 24, 2014
Janice Ilona Jackson, age 92, of Topeka, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka. She was born August 25, 1922 in Wilton, Illinois the daughter of August F. and Lillian Brown Woeltje. Janice graduated from Seaman Rural High School in 1940 and Clark’s School of Business. She worked as a secretary to the Treasurer...
Ronald M Schuh
Nov 24, 2014
Ronald M. Schuh, age 86 of Topeka passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at his home in Topeka. Ron was born October 9, 1928 in Saskatchewan, Canada the son of Carl Schuh Sr. and Elsie Oehler. Ron served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, stationed on the USS Sicily. He married Georgia VanHoveln June 18, 1955 in...
Susan M. Kraus
Nov 24, 2014
Susan Maria Kraus Susan Maria Kraus, beloved wife and mother, died Monday, November 24th,2014, at Select Specialty Hospital of Topeka, surrounded by the type of love she gave so freely during her life. Susan Maria Baker was born on September 7, 1947, in Claremont, NH, the daughter of Walter and Mary (Petuck) Baker. She attended Claremont schools, graduating in 1965....
Wilbur W. Post
Nov 22, 2014
Wilbur W. "Boots" Post, 87, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014.He was born July 2, 1927 in Havensville, KS, the son of Herbert A. and Myrtle (Chilson) Post. He was a graduate of Havensville High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from July 27, 1945 until being honorably discharged July 27, 1946.Mr. Post was employed by Goodyear...
Alfred "Al" Schimmel
Nov 20, 2014
Alfred “Al” Schimmel, age 77, of Topeka passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 in Topeka. Al was born May 2, 1937 in Lawrence the son of Ralph Schimmel and Doris McMinn Schimmel. Al was raised by Lewis and Doris Leonard, growing up in North Topeka and graduating from Seaman High School in 1955. Al served in the U.S. Army...
