Kenneth F. Wessel
Sep 21, 2014
Kenneth Frank "Kenny" Wessel Kenneth Frank "Kenny" Wessel, 68, Goff, died September 21, 2014, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, surrounded by his family. He was born February 15, 1946, at Seneca, the son of Vincent Frank and Clara "Marie" (Nolte) Wessel. He was grounds superintendent at Mount Hope Cemetery and later at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery before...
Bobbie Jo Baker
Sep 18, 2014
Bobbie Jo Baker Bobbie Jo Baker, 50, born March 25, 1964, in Topeka, the daughter of Gerald and Doris Baker. She passed peacefully on September 18, 2014, at Midland Hospice Care. She had been battling Diabetes since the age of eight. Bobbie will be missed by all that knew her, especially her family, her mother Doris, her three sisters, Terry...
Kevin L. Ferrell
Sep 16, 2014
Kevin Layne FerrellKevin Layne Ferrell (64) died September 16, 2014, in Corpus Christi, Texas, of metastatic lung cancer. He was born May 24, 1950, to Paul E. & Janice C. Ferrell. His maternal grandparents were Ernest & Ima Pogue of Minneapolis, KS; his paternal grandparents were Eugene & Audrey Ferrell of Valley Falls, KS. His grandparents, parents and an infant...
Laberta Mae Paslay
Sep 15, 2014
Laberta M. Paslay, 89, of Topeka passed away on Monday, September 15, 2014. Laberta was born April 13, 1925 at Sabetha, Kansas the daughter of Harlan and Sylvia (Church) Deaver. She graduated from Sabetha High School in 1943 as class salutatorian. She went on to graduate from Ottawa University. She married Roy E. Paslay, Jr. June 25, 1947 in...
Frank B. Sewell
Sep 15, 2014
Frank B. Sewell, 70, of Topeka, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014, at Midland Hospice House.He was born March 5, 1944, in Topeka, the son of E. Frank and Margaret E. (Mannen) Sewell. He was a 1962 graduate of Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. Frank retired as an electrician with IBEW, Local Union No. 226 and also retired...
Robert E. Rook
Sep 14, 2014
Robert E. Rook, 81, of Topeka passed away peacefully at Midland Hospice House in Topeka on September 14, 2014. He was born February 7, 1933 at Cortland, New York the son of William E. and Marie Boorman Rook. He joined the F.W. Woolworth Company at age 17. After two years serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War,...
Craig Allen Young
Sep 11, 2014
Craig Allen Young of Topeka was taken by cancer on September 11, 2014. He was born April 3, 1953 to John and Eileen Young at Centralia, Kansas. He graduated from Centralia High School and attained a B.S. degree from the University of Northern Colorado. He returned to Kansas in 2012 to be closer to his family. He is survived...
Dexter H. Claspill
Sep 10, 2014
Dexter Hilton Claspill Dexter Hilton Claspill, 75, Tecumseh, KS, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at Manor Care, Topeka, KS. He was born April 14, 1939, in Fort Scott, KS, the son of Isaac Freland and Thelma Elizabeth (Shinn) Claspill. He was reared at Fort Scott and graduated from Fort Scott High School. Dexter was married to Carolyn Nadine Hawkins on...
Glenn R. Haid
Sep 10, 2014
Glenn Roy Haid Glenn Roy Haid, 77, Meriden, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at his home.. He was born January 12, 1937, in Topeka, the son of John Wesley and Emily Martha (Fields) Haid. Glenn was reared at Newman in Jefferson County and attended school there. He was a heavy equipment operator and a member of Operators Union, Local 101....
Icy Lee Collins
Sep 9, 2014
Icy Lee Collins, age 91, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, September 09, 2014 at the Rolling Hills Care Home in Topeka. She was born June 24, 1923 in Rocksdale, West Virginia the daughter of Charles Carpenter and Dorcas M. Husk Carpenter. She graduated from Philo Ohio High School in 1941. She worked at Line Material Industrial defense plant in...
Betty A. Seibert
Sep 8, 2014
Betty A. Seibert, 87, of Topeka, passed away on September 8, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born June 24, 1927 at Los Angeles, CA the daughter of George and Hazel A. Taggart Baer. Betty was married to William J. Seibert on January 18, 1947 in Silver Lake. Mr. Seibert passed away in May of 1994....
Jodi E. Peet
Sep 8, 2014
Jodi E. Peet, age 64, of Topeka passed away Monday, September 8, 2014 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. Jodi was born January 30, 1950 in Topeka the daughter of Roy Leonard Nelson and Helen Louise Myers. She grew up in Topeka, graduating from Highland Park High in 1968.She was first married to Paul Daugherty, they divorced. She married...
Catherine Louise Hockenbarger
Sep 7, 2014
Catherine Louise Hockenbarger, 59, Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014.She was born February 13, 1955 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Lester and Violet (Rhodes) Colvin. She attended McLouth High School.Catherine was a nurse's aide for various nursing homes throughout Topeka.On August 2, 1980, she married Harold Dean Hockenbarger in Topeka, Kansas. He survives. Other survivors include her...
Laverda Marker
Sep 4, 2014
LaVerda "Verdie" Marker LaVerda "Verdie" Marker, 94, of Topeka, died Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Aldersgate Village. She was born March 19, 1920, at Meriden, the daughter of John Canady and Lillie Belle (Cunning) Collier. Verdie graduated from Meriden High School in 1938. She was a tax examiner for the State of Kansas before retiring. She was married to Raymond...
Veronica J. Jones
Sep 2, 2014
Veronica Jovita (Mercier) Jones, 86, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014.She was born January 13, 1928, in Greenleaf, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Margaret (Gray) Mercier. She was a graduate of Greenleaf High School, Greenleaf, KS and received a Teaching Certificate from Kansas State University.Veronica was a salesperson for Christmas Around The World and retired from the...
Beulah Maxine Hamme
Sep 1, 2014
Beulah M. Hamme, age 80, of Topeka, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 in Topeka. Beulah was born December 21, 1933 in Stockton, KS the daughter of Henry Fleming and Winnie House Fleming. She married Lloyd Hamme in 1953. He preceded her in death in 1975. She worked in Topeka for Southwestern Bell Telephone. She was preceded in death...
Reta Naomi Gabriel
Aug 30, 2014
Reta Naomi Gabriel, age 102, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at McCrite Care Home in Topeka. Reta was born August 17, 1912 in Meriden the daughter of C. Leonard and Mabel Martin Higgins. Reta and her family moved to Topeka where she graduated from Seaman High School in 1931. She married David “Duke” Gabriel in 1931....
Melva Jean Rogers
Aug 30, 2014
Melva Jean Rogers, age 77, of Topeka passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at her home in Topeka. Melva Jean was born November 27, 1936 in Perry, Kansas the daughter of Hammel Pearson and Melva Humphries Pearson. Melva Jean graduated from Perry High School in 1954. She married Dale Rogers November 27, 1955 in Perry. She owned and operated...
William Kenneth Verna
Aug 28, 2014
William Kenneth "Sonny" Verna, 86, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 at his home.He was born February 8, 1928, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Alexander and Isabelle (Curley) Verna. He served in The United States Marine Corps from February of 1946 to November 1947 and then served in the United States Army from April of 1950 until...
James C. Washburn
Aug 26, 2014
James Clark "Jim" Washburn, 66, of Topeka, has gone home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, August 26, 2014.He was born March 24, 1948, in Holton, Kansas, the son of Norvell and Gail (Clark) Washburn. He was raised on the family farm in Whiting, Kansas with three siblings. He graduated from Parallel Grade School, a one room school house,...
