Apr 3, 2022

Mary Ann Levering, 92, passed away Sunday, April 3rd, 2022. Mary Ann was born on November 2nd, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas to Neil and Verna (Dietrich) Brown. She was a graduate of Seaman High School and later attended Washburn University. MaryAnn was a member of Second Presbyterian Church.Mary Ann married R.W. (Bud) Levering on August 18, 1949, in Topeka, Kansas....

Apr 2, 2022

Litha Carrie Rella, age 43, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022 in Kansas City at the K.U. Medical Center.  Litha was born May 14, 1978 in Dayton, Ohio the daughter of Anthony and Genene (Brock) Garman.  She attended Topeka West High School.  She married Michael Rella January 13, 1999.

Litha is survived by her husband...

Apr 2, 2022

Gary D. Polwort, 74, of Topeka, passed away on April 2, 2022 at his home in Topeka. He was born on December 6, 1947 to Glen and Helen (Norman) Polwort in Enid, Oklahoma. He graduated from Enid High School. After graduation, Gary joined the United States Marine Corps in 1965. He proudly served during the Vietnam War earning the National...

Apr 1, 2022

B. "Ellen" Tichenor, 99, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022.She was born February 9, 1923, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Donald and Annie (Gleason) Shimeall. She was a graduate of Hoyt High School, Hoyt, Kansas. Ellen was a long time active member of Topeka Bible Church.Ellen married Edwin L. Tichenor on December 7, 1941, in Hoyt, Kansas....

Apr 1, 2022

Charlie Bowman passed away April 1st 2022 at the age of 92. Charlie was born November 21st 1929 in Quenemo Kansas, the son of Maude Marie Morrow and William H. Bowman. Charlie attended Quenemo GS, Crane JH and graduated from Topeka High in 1948. While in high school he joined the Kansas National Guard 174th Military Police Battalion and was...

Mar 30, 2022

James Wolf, 84, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Midland Hospice House.Jim was born October 19, 1937 in Mt. Clemmons, MI, living in an orphanage until age 2 when he was adopted by Reuben and Dolores (Killewald) Wolf. He attended schools in Mt. Clemmons before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, where he was in the Seabees and trained...

Mar 29, 2022

Edith R. Martin, age 93, of Topeka, KS passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at the Autumn Home Nursing Home in Topeka.  Edith was born December 2, 1928 in Birkenhead, England, the daughter of Thomas and Rose (Poole) Gordon.  She immigrated to the United States, traveling by boat at the age of 16, to join her in-laws.  She married...

Mar 28, 2022

James Andrew (Andy) Forster was born to Morris V. Forster and Betty J. (Haney) Forster on May 27, 1960.  He passed peacefully with his beloved sons, Jeremy and Ian, at his side on March 28, 2022 .  Andy will be missed by many, as he was always a presence, full of energy and ready with interesting stories to tell....

Mar 27, 2022

John J. Jones, 95, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022.  He was born in Osage County, Kansas on February 10, 1927 the son of John Jones and Wilda Brown Jones.   John was raised in Topeka.  He moved to Arizona and returned to Topeka where he has lived the last 45 years.   He worked for Vincent Roofing...

Mar 27, 2022

Dr. D. Kent Hurn, age 79, passed away on March 27, 2022 after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinsonism. Kent was born in Kingman, Kansas on July 4, 1942.Kent was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence J. Hurn and Jean Wilson Spurrier, and his step-dad, Alvin Spurrier. He was married to Janice Spencer from 1965 to...

Mar 26, 2022

Carla C. Mendez, age 75, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.  Carla was born October 21, 1946 in Salina, Kansas the daughter of Richard and Redora (Carter) Ford.  She graduated from Minneapolis High School.  She married John Mendez, they later divorced.  Later in life, she worked at KNI, Kmart, Dillon's and...

Mar 26, 2022

Betty Ann Turpin, 89, of Meriden, Kansas passed away on March 26, 2022.   She was born August 26, 1932 in Topeka, the daughter of Lester and Edna Runyan Brown.  Betty was one of nine siblings in her family growing up Topeka, Kansas.   She attended Perry United Methodist Church while growing up.   She was a homemaker but also worked for...

Mar 23, 2022

Carol A. Essman, age 81, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the Stormont Vail Hospital.  Carol was born January 5, 1941 in Clifton, KS the daughter of George and Ruby Short.  She graduated from Clifton High School.  She married Johnny Essman June 29, 1973.  She worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Topeka as a manager....

Mar 22, 2022

Barbara Jean Collins, 89, of Topeka, passed away on March 22, 2022 at Stormont Vail Hospital. Barbara was born on October 18, 1932 to Phillip and Elizabeth (Copeland) Gunkle in Emporia, KS. She graduated from Emporia High School in 1950.She worked as a Mail Sorter for The United States Postal Service up until her retirement. She married David Baker. He...

Mar 22, 2022

Janice Eileen Reed Jeane, age 97 passed away on March 22, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. Janice was born on October 3, 1924 in Kansas City, MO to Lowell T. Reed and Mary Ruth Cannon Reed. She graduated from Florence Union High School in Florence, AZ in 1942. Janice was raised on a cattle ranch in Arizona and loved her horses...

Mar 21, 2022

John Alfred Zempel, 68, of Topeka, Kansas, tragically passed away on March 21, 2022. He was my older brother.

John was captivated and enthralled by space. If he could have found a way to be on a space shuttle, that would have been his dream. My very first memories were of my big brother coming home from...

Mar 21, 2022

Marian Lee Bednasek, 85, of Topeka, passed away on March 21, 2022. She was born on April 23, 1936 to Walter and Minnie (Baker) Harrison in Topeka, KS. Marian graduated from Topeka High School in 1954. After graduation she worked for the Shawnee County Extension Office. On September 13, 1959, she married Kenneth Lee Bednasek, and started their family.Later she...

Mar 16, 2022

Dale E. Pope, age 94, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn, two brothers, five sisters and a son-in-law.  He is survived by three children: Lenelle Mangold and her husband Kent, Michelle Hoffman, and Kent Pope and his wife, Marsha; six grandchildren: Dalynn...

Mar 12, 2022

Jerome “Jerry” Wankum, 82, of Topeka passed away March 11, 2022.   He was born at Bakersfield, CA, the son of Joseph Henry and Ludvina  Wankum.   Jerry grew up at Wasco, California near Bakersfield.  He graduated from high school there and then joined the Army.   He returned to his home and married Joan Bechtel.   In 1972, he moved to Topeka.  ...

Mar 11, 2022

Regina Lee (Tabbert) Tyrell, 62, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 11, 2022.She was born September 1, 1959, in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Duane and Cara (Goins) Malloy. She graduated from Perry Lecompton High School.Regina was a Senior Legal Assistant at Butler and Associates Law firm in Topeka, Kansas.She adored her two grandchildren, Illayah and Callum and enjoyed nothing...