Robert L. Cook
Apr 19, 2015
Robert L. Cook died Sunday morning on 4-19-2015. He was the only child of Millard I. Cook and Ruby (Freeman) Cook, born 12-3-49 in Topeka Ks. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1968 and served his country as a Special Forces demolitions expert in the Army serving in Germany from 1968 until 1972. He married Janice Smith...
Laura B. Schultz
Apr 17, 2015
Laura Belle Schultz, 79, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015.She was born September 1, 1935 in Tecumseh, KS, the daughter of Leo and Alice (Collett) Werner. Laura was a homemaker she enjoyed spending time with her granddaughters, crocheting or embroidering. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Frank Schultz, her sisters, Mary L. Iwig,...
Rayna Lavone Smith
Apr 15, 2015
Rayna L. Smith, age 66, of Carbondale, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at her home in Carbondale. Rayna was born October 24, 1948 in Topeka the daughter of Hilton and LaVone Mead Metzger. She married Elmer Smith October 15, 1992. Together they owned and operated Elmer Smith Trucking for 20 years. She was a member of the Lakeside...
Virginia L. White
Apr 14, 2015
Virginia Lorraine White Virginia Lorraine White, 87, Topeka, KS, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka. Virginia was born August 5, 1927, at Topeka, the daughter of Allen P. and Elizabeth "Elsie" (Keil) Streeter. Among Virginias hobbies were quilting and crocheting. She enjoyed going to the Casinos. She was married to Charles Edison White on August 28, 1944,...
Billy J. Gibbs
Apr 13, 2015
Billy J. Gibbs, 70, of Hoyt, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015.He was born May 2, 1944, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Charles and Roberta (Ruth) Gibbs. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Billy was employed by the City of Topeka Water Department, retiring after 38 years of service.Mr. Gibbs was a member of the Hoyt United Methodist...
Bette J. Jackson
Apr 10, 2015
Bette Jacqueline Jackson, 90, of Topeka died on April 10, 2015 at Peggy Kelly House, Topeka. She was born July 10, 1924 in Lenora, Kansas to James Bryan Butler and Beatrice K. Butler, she moved to Topeka with her parents and sister, Belva Butler Sandmeyer (deceased), during the depression. A Topeka High graduate, she was employed by Merchants National...
Royce V. Wilcox
Apr 10, 2015
Royce V. Wilcox, 57, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015.He was born August 4, 1957, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Roy E. and LaVaughn F. (Howell) Wilcox. Royce was owner / operator and truck driver of Getco Trucking.Royce married Michelle Andrews on July 14, 2012 in Topeka. She survives of the home. Other survivors include his children,...
Donna Joann Flowers
Apr 9, 2015
Donna Joann Flowers Donna Joann Flowers, 55, Topeka, died Thursday, April 9, 2015, at Stormont-Vail. She was born September 16, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Franklin LeRoy and Wanda Lorraine (Bauchman) Masuch. Donna graduated from VanHorn High School in Independence, MO. She was employed at Cardinal, BG Services, and ISS. She was married to Dale Allison Flowers...
Randall T. Essman
Apr 8, 2015
Randall T. Essman, 62, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. He was born October 27, 1952 in Topeka the son of Samuel and Virginia (Proud) Essman. Mr. Essman graduated from Seaman High School in 1970. He worked for many years at Hallmark Cards, and later for Securitas at KPERS. He was married to Lyndsey Thomas in...
Maria Mendoza Weems
Apr 8, 2015
Maria Mendoza Weems, 79, of Topeka passed away on April 8, 2015. She was born April 9, 1935 in Manila, Philippines the daughter of Nickolas and Timotea Ramos Mendoza. She came to the United States in 1969. She was married to Beryl Weems on Oct. 5, 1969. Beryl served in the U.S. Air Force. She lived in Topeka since...
Erma R. Harden
Apr 8, 2015
Erma Ruth Harden, 85, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015.She was born November 16, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Ruth (Goeckler) Anderson. She was a 1947 graduate of Silver Lake High School. Erma was an assistant manager for Dunkin Donuts in Topeka for many years.She was a member and sang in the choir at...
John Ray Maude
Apr 7, 2015
John Ray Maude, 53, of Topeka, passed away on April 7, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born November 2, 1961 in Kansas City, KS the son of Cecil Chapel and Helen Wiltfong. John enjoyed, woodworking, beading and fishing. He is survived by his sons, Russell Shobney of Wichita, Tyler Shobney of Delia and Tanner Shobney of Delia; two...
Robert Dell Millard
Apr 7, 2015
Robert D. Millard, 88, of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. He was born January 2, 1927 at North Bend, Nebraska the son of Clair H. and Blanche Ashton-Millard. He moved to Corpus Christi, Texas before settling in Topeka, Kansas in 1932. Robert’s mother called him Bobby Dell, he started working at the age of five, shining...
Chester Wright Furman
Apr 6, 2015
Pastor Chester W. Furman, age 75 of Topeka passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Stormont Vail Hospital. Chester was born February 10, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Chester and Bonnie Shook. He grew up in Cincinnati graduating from school there. He graduated from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO and Faith Bible Institute. Pastor Furman...
Nicholas Calabrese
Apr 6, 2015
Nicholas A. Calabrese, age 93, of Topeka, passed away April 6, 2015 at his home. Nicholas was born July 30, 1921 in Geneva, New York to Michael and Catherine Calabrese. He was employed with Falley's Grocery for more than 32 years retiring in 1982. Mr. Calabrese served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WW II from 1942 until 1946....
Raymond Bailey
Apr 5, 2015
Raymond Bailey Raymond Bailey, 87, Topeka, died Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Aldersgate Village. He was born July 9, 1927, at Silver Lake, the son of Ollie and Ellen (Day) Bailey. Raymond graduated from Silver Lake High School. He served in the U.S. Army Military Police from 1946 to 1948 in Korea. Raymond was employed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber...
Carol Ann Peterson
Apr 4, 2015
Carol Ann Peterson, age 66, of Topeka passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at her home in Topeka. Carol was born January 28, 1949 in Denver, CO the daughter of Walter J. Crawshaw and Neva E. Crawshaw. Carol was an active member of St. David’s Episcopal Church where she was active with the Order of St. Luke’s Healing Ministry...
Karen Sue Deever
Mar 31, 2015
Karen Sue Deever Karen Sue Deever, 68, of Topeka, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She was born August 25, 1946, in Topeka, the daughter of Carl and Katherine Haglund, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, Darrell; son, Matt, and daughter-in-law, Jennifer; two grandsons: Jack and Henry; and sisters:...
Georgina Haydon Hensleywebb
Mar 28, 2015
Georgina Haydon Hensley Webb, 89, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on March 28, 2015. She was born October 23, 1925, in Topeka, the daughter of George and Marcella Haydon. She graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. Georgina married Harland Hensley March 4, 1945, in Topeka. He preceded her in death May 31, 1981. She married Marvin...
Robert D. Henderson
Mar 28, 2015
Robert D. Henderson, age 88 of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015. He was born March 5, 1927 in Stark, Kansas. Memorial services will be Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Southwest Christian Church in Topeka.
