Vernon Buschbom
Dec 11, 2021
Vernon Dale Buschbom (Busch or Rudy), 86, passed away in his home at 1:32 p.m. on December 11, 2021. Vernon will be lovingly remembered by his wife and best friend of 65 years, Sharon Senogles; their children: Vernon Scott, Becky Jo (Larry) Black, Raymond Dale, and Billy Dean (Tina), all local. He had six grandchildren: Beau, Krystal, Joe, Baylea,...
Cynthia G. Ludwig
Dec 11, 2021
Cynthia “Cindy” G. Ludwig, age 65, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Cindy was born August 13, 1956 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of William E. and Velma May (Stewart) Ludwig. Cindy graduated from Shawnee Heights High School and received her master’s degree from Washburn University in Criminal Justice. She...
Leona E. Burkey-Wilson
Dec 11, 2021
Leona Ester Burkey-Wilson, 94, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Aldersgate Village. She was born March 20, 1927 at St. John’s Kansas the daughter of Albert and Alma Nieman McDysan. She was raised at Beloit and graduated from high school there. Leona was a home manager on a small farm east of Topeka starting in...
George Dewey Jackson, Jr.
Dec 11, 2021
George D. Jackson, Jr., age 52, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. George was born December 26, 1968 in Topeka the son of George D. Sr. and Sharon (Myers) Jackson. George graduated from Seaman High School in 1986 and then graduated from Kaw Valley Technical School. He worked as a warehouse...
Dean L. Anderson
Dec 10, 2021
Dean LeRoy Anderson, 86, of Topeka passed away Friday, December 10, 2021. He was born November 11, 1935, in Elmont, Kansas, the son of Clarence and Ruth Anderson. He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1953.Dean worked as a Sheriff before serving in the United States Airforce for six years. After his return home, he was employed by Rylie...
Sheila Rose Brading
Dec 9, 2021
Sheila Rose Brading, 66, of Topeka, passed away on December 9, 2021 at University of Kansas Health System - St. Francis Campus. She was born on July 22, 1955 to Victor and Mavis Petesch in Topeka, KS. Sheila graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1973.Before graduation Sheila married Mike Brading on March 31, 1973, in Topeka. Together they moved to...
Raymond D. Bush
Dec 8, 2021
Raymond D. Bush, age 84, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at the Topeka V.A. Hospital. Ray was born May 8, 1937 in Rossville, KS the son of John and Opal (Kirkpatrick) Bush. He graduated from Rossville High School. Ray served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War where he earned several honors for marksmanship and...
Clifford Earl Funk
Dec 7, 2021
Clifford E. Funk, age 77, of Topeka, passed away December 7, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Cliff was born October 6, 1944 in Montana Mines, West Virginia the son of Russell and Ethel Ruby (Sigley) Funk. Cliff served in the U.S. Navy for over 27 years. He married Carolyn Sue Vandegrift, they later divorced. He then married...
Albert Elmer Drain
Dec 6, 2021
Albert Elmer Drain, 78, of Grantville, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021. He was born on July 3, 1943 in Topeka. His parents were Luther and Eva Phillips. They preceded him in death. Albert lived most of his life in the Topeka area. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1965. Albert began working at Goodyear later that...
Willard Glen Guffey
Dec 6, 2021
Willard Glen Guffey, 97 Years, of Topeka, passed away on December 6, 2021 at Plaza West Regional Health Center. Glen was born on May 4, 1924 to John and Marguerite (Howard) Guffey at Topeka, Kansas. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1942. After graduation Glen was the first 18 year old drafted into the United States Army Air Corp....
Dorothy J. Garner
Dec 6, 2021
Dorothy J. Garner, 77, of Topeka, passed away on December 6, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born on November 7, 1944, to Betty and Harold Inscho. Dorothy was raised by her father Harold Inscho and mother Florence Inscho in Topeka, KS. Dorothy attended Highland Park High School. After school she spent her life dedicated to her children and...
James "Jim" R. Adams
Dec 5, 2021
James "Jim" R. Adams, age 81, of Topeka, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 5, 2021 at home in Topeka with his two daughters by his side. Jim was born January 7, 1940 in Wewoka, OK the son of Luther and Lela Adams. Jim graduated from Davenport High School in 1958. He served in the U.S. Army where he was...
Marjorie L. Oathout
Dec 4, 2021
Marjorie L. Oathout, age 77, of Silver Lake, KS, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at her home in Silver Lake. Marjorie was born October 3, 1944 in Topeka the daughter of Lawrence and Elizabeth (Jackson) Wooster. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1963 where she was a drum major for the marching band. She was a twirler...
Alta Jane Beaty
Dec 4, 2021
Alta Jane (Talmadge) Beaty, age 85, of Wellsvile, KS passed away December 4, 2021 at the Olathe Hospice House. She was born February 17, 1936 at Stanberry, MO the daughter of Gordon and Velma (Redmond) Talmadge. She graduated from Stanberry High School in Stanberry, Missouri. She married William Beaty May 2, 1954.
Alta (Talmadge) Beaty lived a...
William M. Burton, Jr.
Dec 4, 2021
William "Mike" M. Burton, Jr., 73, of Silver Lake, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021.He was born March 12, 1948, in Frankfort, Kansas, the son of William Milton, Sr. and Martha (Raymond) Burton. He graduated from Frankfort High School in 1966. After graduation, Mike served in the United States Army Reserve from 1966-1974, earning the rank of E-7. Mike was...
Della M. Smith
Dec 2, 2021
Della May Smith, 82, of Meriden, passed away on December 2, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born on November 1, 1939 to Claude and Meta "Merle" (Lederer) Flowers at Havensville, KS. She graduated from Havensville High School in 1957. She was married to Charles Smith and had 5 children together. They later divorced. She married Edward Schimmel and...
Marcia Lea Aubert
Dec 1, 2021
Marcia Lea Aubert (Timmons), 82, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 following a battle with cancer, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 17, 1939 in Belvue, Kansas, the fifth of 10 children, to Melvin, Sr. and Pearl (Heston) Timmons. She was a loving wife, mom, grandma, sister, and aunt. She...
Loretta Ann Bivona
Dec 1, 2021
Loretta Ann Bivona (Halloran), 75, passed away surrounded by her daughters on December 1, 2021. Loretta was the daughter of Bernard and Della Halloran, the adoring mother to Eric Halloran, Leah Loveland, Denae Grim (Gary), Amey McAllister (Brian), and Alisa Van Gels (Bill), the proud grandmother “Nana” to Nicole Halloran, Thomas Dement, Trevor Halloran, Leah Caso, Brianna Grim, Kaitlyn...
Tina Lee Buschbom
Dec 1, 2021
Tina Lee Buschbom, a lifelong resident of Meriden, Kansas, died on Wednesday the 1st of December in her home, surrounded by family, at the age of 53.Born in 1968 in Winchester, Tina was the eldest of two children. In 1994 she married Bill Buschbom, which, to her credit, she said she would do all over again. Tina worked for nearly...
Marc Mcclain
Dec 1, 2021
Marc R. McClain, 45, of Topeka, passed away on December 1, 2021 in Topeka. He was born on March 27, 1976 to Gary and Leah (Niehaus) McClain in Topeka, KS. Marc attended Highland Park High School. After high school Marc became a free bird. He enjoyed shooting, frog hunting with his wife, mudding in his four wheeler, and throwing parties...
