Lila Maemartin Swafford
Sep 19, 2013
Lila Mae Martin Swafford, 95, of Topeka, passed away September 19, 2013.She was born June 22, 1918 in Rock Creek, KS, the daughter of Charles Joseph and Mable (McLucas) Martin. She was a graduate of Seaman High School and Washburn University. She was a 3rd grade teacher for Rochester Elementary School in Topeka for 17 years, retiring in 1979. Mrs....
Faye W. Kelsey
Sep 15, 2013
FAYE WINIFRED KELSEY Faye Winifred Kelsey, 93, of Edmond, Oklahoma, formerly of Rossville, Kansas, passed away September 15, 2013 at the home of her daughter. Faye was born in Oakland, Kansas on May 15, 1920. She was the daughter of Cecil and Gwendolin Darby Townsend. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1938 and went to work for Adams Brothers...
Lloyd Hitchens
Sep 11, 2013
Lloyd Hitchens, 93, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at his home. Lloyd was one of nine children born to William and Aetna (McPheeters) Hitchens, born February 2, 1920 at Burlington, Kansas. He lived in Arkansas and Burlington as a youngster, going to school in Burlington. He enlisted in the United States Army and served with...
Kenneth Lee Simpson
Sep 11, 2013
Kenneth Simpson, 66, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Midland Hospice House.Ken was born August 14, 1947 in Topeka, the son of Joseph Lee and Helen Maxine (Bills) Simpson. He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1965.He was employed as a Maintenance Worker for the State of Kansas retiring in 2010 and previously worked for the Menninger...
Rebecca Faye Kelsey
Sep 9, 2013
Rebecca Faye Kelsey Rebecca Faye Kelsey, age six days, died peacefully in the arms of her father at the NICU of Stormont-Vail Hospital. After struggling to breathe on her own she took her last breath at 4:21 p.m. on September 9, 2013. Rebecca was born on September 3, 2013 at 4:12 a.m. Rebecca is the treasured daughter of Sean and...
Delores Irene Roit
Sep 8, 2013
Delores I. Roit, age 84 of Valley Falls, formerly of Topeka, passed away Sunday at her home in Valley Falls. She was born January 9, 1929 the daughter of Lewis and Addie Grindol Ogan. She married Leonard Roit in 1946, he preceded her in death January 30, 1985. She worked for Hallmark Cards in Topeka and also while living...
Randell L. Stasser
Sep 8, 2013
Randell Lee Stasser Randell Lee Stasser, 44, Topeka, went to meet his Lord on Sunday, September 8, 2013, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. He was born October 11, 1968, in St. Francis, the son of Leonard "Leon" and Sharon Kay (Beeton) Stasser. Randell graduated from Sherman County High School and Northwest Regional Vocational Technical School. His church family was First...
Carol Dean White
Sep 6, 2013
Carol Dean White, 51, of Topeka passed away on Friday, September 06, 2013 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 13, 1961 at Topeka the daughter of Gary and Karen (Kolbek) White. Carol graduated from Seaman High School in 1979. She had worked several places including Hall Directory, Kansas Association of School Boards and the Pines...
Cindy Kay Finan
Sep 4, 2013
Cindy Kay "Ninny" Finan Cindy Kay "Ninny" Finan, 50, Topeka, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at Stormont-Vail Hospital Emergency Room. She was born February 19, 1963, in Topeka, the daughter of Kenneth Lloyd and Carolyn Kay (Simons) Trimble. Surviving are a daughter: Heather Holt (Derek) of Topeka; a son: Charles Kodie Trimble of Topeka; mother and step-father: Carolyn and William...
Gayle Donivan Csitkovits
Sep 2, 2013
Gayle D. Csitkovits, age 77, of Topeka, passed away Monday, September 2, 2013 at a Topeka hospital. He was born November 20, 1935 the son of John and Wilma Downs Csitkovits. He served in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a printer for Mainline Printing in Topeka, retiring in 1998. He is survived by two nieces, Marcia (Gerald) Simecka...
Mildred Hillman
Sep 2, 2013
Mildred Hillman, 93, of Topeka, passed away September 2, 2013, at Presbyterian Manor. Mildred was born in Fostoria, KS, March 28, 1920, along with her twin sister Winifred Christianson who preceded her in death in 1977. They were the daughters of Floyd and Flossie Carr. Mildred graduated from Fostoria High School and moved to Topeka in 1940 where she...
Dorothy May Vagts
Aug 27, 2013
Dorothy May Vagts was born May 24, 1934 to Reuben W. and Belva A. Roth Millard in Geneseo, KS. She attended school in Sterling, KS, graduating in 1952. She married Harry “Junior” Vagts May 27, 1951. She retired from SRS after 24 years. She was a member of Crestview Methodist Church, and the Eastern Star for 41 years, the...
George Dutch Schmick
Aug 27, 2013
George “Dutch” Schmick, 80, of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. He was born May 21, 1933 in Wantage Township, NJ the son of Phillip and Clara Langlitz Schmick. He married Shirley Wyman August 23, 1958 in Middletown, NY. Dutch served in the U.S. Army. He worked for E.I. DuPont in Topeka for over 26 years. He...
Roy Lee Johnson
Aug 26, 2013
Roy Lee Johnson, 74, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013.He was born July 15, 1939 in Louisville, Kentucky. Survivors include six siblings, William "Bill" Johnson, Topeka, James Bailey, Topeka, Shirley Bailey, Lawrence, Mary Kiener, Altha, FL, Ray Bailey, Topeka and Robert (Marilyn) Bailey, Topeka; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.A funeral...
Carl Francis Pache
Aug 25, 2013
Carl Francis Pache, age 92, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 at his home in Topeka. Carl was born August 11, 1921 in Home City, KS the son of Carl and Marie Schrieber Pache. Carl graduated from Kansas State University in 1950 with a degree in Business Administration. Carl served in the U.S. Air Force where he received the...
Amy Lynnedahlstrom Reser
Aug 24, 2013
Amy Lynne (Dahlstrom) Reser of Highlands Ranch, CO, passed away of natural causes on August 24, 2013. She loved her family and her greatest joy in life was her daughter, Madilyn. Amy is preceded by her father, Arthur C. Dahlstrom in June 2007. She married Toby Jon Reser in May of 2004 in Las Vegas, NV. She is survived by...
Willie "Lamur" Goodwin
Aug 22, 2013
Willie "Lamur" "Bill" Goodwin, 82, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013.He was born November 27, 1930 in Water Valley, Mississippi, the son of Clarence Willis and Lillie Laneta (Bell) Goodwin.Mr. Goodwin was employed by Long Beach Transportation, Long Beach, CA for 25 years.Survivors include a daughter, Alice Hoffman, Ft. Worth, TX; two siblings, Fay Odom, Okolona, MS and...
Mary Ellen Sheldon
Aug 18, 2013
Mary Ellen (Fevurly) Sheldon, 74 of Topeka, passed away August 18, 2013 at the home. Mary was born on Christmas Day 1938, the daughter of Lucille and Eugene Fevurly. She grew up in Topeka and Meriden and graduated from Meriden High School in 1957. She married the love of her life Robert (Bob) Sheldon in 1957, he survives. Mary...
Donald Harris
Aug 18, 2013
Donald L. Harris, 77, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away on Sunday evening, August 18, 2013 at the Morris County Hospital in Council Grove. He was born June 4, 1936 at Mountain Lake Village in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Donald has been a member of the IBEW Local #226 since 1961. He did lots of camping and hunting. He fished in...
Goldie Nell Logan
Aug 18, 2013
Goldie Nell Logan, 93, of Topeka, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 18, 2013.Goldie was born July 2, 1920 in Vinton, Iowa, the daughter of Frederick Austin Parker and Lottie (Sloan) Parker. On June 24, 1937 in La Porte City, Iowa, Goldie married William Everett "Bill" Logan. He preceded her in death on May 2, 1987.Goldie worked for Harold Doty at...
