Vera A. O'Brien
Aug 11, 2021
Vera A. O'Brien, 90, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on August 11, 2021 at her home.She was born on September 23, 1930 in WaKeeney, Kansas. She had been a resident of Topeka since 1977 having moved from Great Bend, Kansas. She married Earl O'Brien on February 13, 1950 in Great Bend. She was a Telephone Operator for Southwestern Bell for...
Jack Sutton
Aug 10, 2021
Jack T. Sutton, 16, of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. He was born October 26, 2004 in Topeka the son of Jerry R. and Rachelle Rae (Whitwam) Sutton. Jack was raised in Topeka and attended Seaman High School. He loved the outdoors and riding dirt bikes. Jack attended church at Central Park Christian Church. He worked...
Edward Keith Vig
Aug 8, 2021
Edward K. Vig, age 64, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021 at a Topeka hospital. Eddie was born October 21, 1956 in Topeka the son of Keith and Judith (Smith) Vig. Eddie worked for the City of Topeka in the Water Treatment Plant. He loved singing, music, going dancing, his kids and his grandkids. Eddie was always...
Leo Glenn Swogger, M.D.
Aug 7, 2021
Glenn Swogger passed away at his home on August 7, 2021. He was born on August 28, 1935 in Topeka, the eldest son of Glenn and Isabel Swogger. After attending Topeka High School, he went to the University of Chicago at the age of fifteen. Upon graduation, he obtained a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. ...
Steven Scritchfield
Aug 7, 2021
Steven K. Scritchfield, 62, of Topeka, passed away on August 7, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital. Steven was born on June 11, 1959 to James and Caroline (Fleenor) Scritchfield in Topeka, KS. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1977. After school he started at Kaw Valley VoTech and earned his Heating and Cooling certificate. Steven also worked as a...
Jane Roberts
Aug 7, 2021
Jane Michel Roberts, 61, died on Saturday, August 7, 2021 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, following a year-long battle with declining health issues. She was born the fifth child of Dr. Warren and Marion Roberts, in Topeka, Kansas, on October 4, 1959. Jane attended Topeka Public Schools. After high school in 1977, she moved to Petersburg, Alaska, where she spent over...
Betty May Atwell
Aug 3, 2021
Betty May Atwell, age 98, of Topeka, KS passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. Betty was born August 8, 1922 in Topeka the daughter of Charles and Stella (Reaser) Suddarth. Betty married William “Bill” F. Schafer on April 5, 1942. They celebrated 28 years of marriage before Bill died in 1970. They had...
Frank "Frankie" Kanive Arthur
Aug 3, 2021
Frank "Frankie" Arthur, 59, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at Topeka. He loved dancing, music, and family time. Frankie also enjoyed working on cars.Frankie is preceded in death by his mother Mary Mast, his father Samuel Kanive, and his brother David Kanive.He is survived by his siblings, Linda Alfrey, Samuel Kanive, Sharon Chason, Faye Bryant, Violet Smith,...
Teffany Glenn
Aug 2, 2021
Teffany Glenn, 43, formerly of Topeka lost her battle with Lung Cancer and passed away on August 2, 2021 in Lincoln, Arkansas. She was born December 16, 1977 in Topeka. She was raised in Topeka and attended Topeka West High School. Teffany worked in the Hotel Industry most of her career. She liked to travel, walk on the beach...
Charles W. Woodring, Jr.
Aug 2, 2021
Charles W. Woodring, Jr., age 55, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021 in Topeka. Charles was born July 5, 1966 in Guymon, Oklahoma the son of Charles W., Sr. and Bertha (Gonsolez) Woodring. Charles is survived by his wife, Angela Rutschmann; his mother, Bertha Lucero; a son, Charles J. Rutschmann; a daughter, Charlynn M. Woodring; one grandson,...
Delores A. Haag
Aug 2, 2021
Delores Ann Nicklaus Haag Obituary Born May 24, 1938 the third child of Mildred and Edward Nicklaus. Delores had two siblings, Earlene Hague and Edward Nicklaus. Her parents and sister proceeded Delores in death.She grew up in Peabody, Kansas and lived on a farm which involved working in the garden, working in the fields, milking cows, gathering eggs, and all...
Richard "Apple" E. Rees
Aug 1, 2021
Richard E. “Apple” Rees, age 83, of Grantville, KS passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at his home in Grantville. Dick was born January 15, 1938 in Topeka the son of Norris and Lucile (Jones) Rees. Dick married Dixie Fannin October 22, 1961. She preceded him in death November 19, 2015. Dick was in the Coast Guard and Army...
Arden R. Cowherd
Jul 31, 2021
Arden R. Cowherd, 84, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021.He was born April 17, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Leonard and Audrey (Bayless) Cowherd.A Graveside Service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, August 6, 2021 at West Lawn Memorial Gardens, 820 S.W. Auburn Road, Topeka. To leave a message for his family online, please visit the...
Max Saysoff, Jr
Jul 30, 2021
Max Saysoff, Jr., 85, of Topeka passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021. He was born February 26, 1936 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Max Saysoff, Sr. and Catherine Penn Saysoff. Max served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He later worked as a meatcutter for Safeway Grocery Stores. Following his retirement from...
Claudia Kersey
Jul 30, 2021
Claudia Clare Kersey, 67, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021.She was born August 18, 1953, in Moscow, Idaho, the daughter of Erich William and Marian Louise (Lesan) Naethe. She graduated from Topeka West High School in the 70s. When it came to working, she wore many hats. She spent time as a Veterinarian Assistant, landscaping, animal control, bus...
Kenneth Wayne Sieh
Jul 28, 2021
On July 28, 2021, Kenneth "Kenny" Wayne Sieh, 68, of Meriden, KS passed away in his home. Kenny was the son of Lawrence and Alberta Sieh. He worked in the printing industry from 1971 to the spring of 2020 where he retired from Washburn Technical Institute. Kenny was the Graphics Art teacher for Kaw Area Technical School for many years....
Monika Funnell
Jul 28, 2021
Monika Kristine Funnell, 78, Topeka, Passed away Wednesday, July 28,, 2021 at The Healthcare Resort of Topeka. She was born February 28, 1943 in Memel, Germany, the daughter of Erich and Emmy Fuehrer. The family, including her brother Peter, fled Germany and arrived in the United States in 1955, when she was just twelve. They settled in Darian, Connecticut.She was...
Frank L. Degan
Jul 26, 2021
Frank L. Degan, 62, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 26, 2021.He was born September 24, 1958, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of John and Luella (McMahon) Degan. He attended Topeka High School and later went on to complete his GED. He proudly served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged. Frank obtained an associate's degree so that...
Jeff Myers
Jul 25, 2021
Jefferey S. Myers, 49, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021.He was born February 5, 1972, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, the son of Franklin and Donna (Salyer) Myers. He graduated from Topeka High School. Jeff was an active member of the Construction and General Laborers' Local Union 1290 of Kansas since 2011. He became a Field Representative in 2015...
Virginia Lambert
Jul 24, 2021
Virginia "Elnora" Lambert, 91, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021.She was born May 28, 1930, in Guion, Arkansas, the daughter of Desmond Farnsworth and Lola Grigsby. She was a member of the Church of God in Topeka.Survivors include five sons, William "Earl" (Jerri) Blassingame of Topeka, Lloyd Paul (Kathy) Blassingame of Detroit, TX, Roy L. (Bev) Blassingame of...
