James J. Johnson
Dec 9, 2020
James "Jim" Johnson, 67, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020.He was born April 26, 1953, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Julian Biggs and Thelma (Johnson) Moyer. He graduated from Bonner Springs High School and attended Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma and Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. He was a US Army veteran.After his honorable discharge from...
Dorothy Mae Warner
Dec 8, 2020
Dorothy M. Warner, age 98, of Topeka, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Dorothy was born December 24, 1921 in Topeka the daughter of Frank and Lillian (Jordan) Quaney. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1940. Dorothy married Arthur “AJ” Warner June 6, 1941 in Topeka. He preceded her in death...
Jerald B. Mccarter
Dec 8, 2020
Jerald B. McCarter, age 82, of Auburn, KS passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his home in Auburn. Jerald was born August 7, 1938 in Rossville, KS the son of Arthur Marshall and Monica (Hurla) McCarter. Jerry graduated from Auburn High School in 1956. From 1956 to 1962, he served in the Army National Guard. He worked at...
Mary Ashby
Dec 8, 2020
Mary Ashby, 81, of Grantville, Kansas, passed away on December 8, 2020 at a local nursing home. Mary was born on September 6, 1939 to Allen and Margaret (Kisinger) Williams at Topeka, KS. Mary worked as a Postmaster for the United States Postal Service in Grantville, Kansas, where she retired. On June 8 1958, Mary married John Ashby in Topeka...
Nelson Spaulding
Dec 7, 2020
Nelson S. Spaulding, age 99, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at the Kelly House in Meriden of Covid 19. Nelson was born October 26, 1921 in Topeka the son of Harry and Anna (Levett) Spaulding. Nelson served in the U.S. Army from 1942 – 1945 and was stationed in the European Theatre. He held the American...
Brady Allen Smith
Dec 4, 2020
Brady A. Smith, age 30, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at his home after a year-long battle with Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma. He was born January 23, 1990 to Brian and Gayle (Hurst) Smith. Brady spent the first eight years of his life in Lyndon, KS before the family moved to Topeka. Brady graduated from...
James C. Nelson
Dec 4, 2020
James C. Nelson, Jr., died on December 4, 2020 at Midland Hospice. He was born June 16, 1962 the son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. and Bessie M. Nelson, Sr. in Topeka. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1981. Jim worked for over 20 years for Capital City Moving and Storage. Jim was a member of...
Lawrence Gros
Dec 4, 2020
Lawrence "Larry" Joseph Gros passed away 12/04/2020 at age 77.Larry was born in Westmoreland, KS on October 19th 1943 to his parents Ed and Martina Gros. He and his six siblings grew up on the family farm outside of Wheaton KS. Larry served in the US Army and was stationed at Ft. Riley KS. He later moved to Topeka where...
William Robert Van Dorn
Dec 3, 2020
William Robert "Bill" Van Dorn, 68, of Overbrook, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020.He was born December 27, 1951, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Richard Van Dorn and Lori Ledger. Bill was employed with Hamm Construction for over 20 years, later working for Sunflower Paving.He was a volunteer firefighter with Osage County Fire District #4. He was active with...
Evelyn E. Riley
Dec 2, 2020
Evelyn Riley, 95, of Topeka, formerly of Silver Lake and Osage City, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. She was born February 23, 1925 to Earl Thomas and Ethel Plackett Riley on a farm northeast of Osage City in the Besse neighborhood.
Evelyn graduated from the Osage City High School with the Class of 1943. After...
Sandra Ponte
Dec 2, 2020
Sandra “Sandy” Kay Barngrover Ponte, 71, of Topeka, Kansas went to be with Our Heavenly Father on December 2, 2020. She was born July 3rd, 1949 the daughter of Robert L. Barngrover and Evelyn R. Bingham Barngrover in Topeka, Kansas. She attended Topeka Public Schools. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1967. Sandy married Ralph J. Ponte...
Jack E. Craver Jr.
Nov 30, 2020
Jack passed peacefully with his wife holding his hand on November 30, 2020, at the age of 64. Jack was born November 28, 1956 in Topeka, KS to Edwina (Kirk) Craver-Hamersky and Jack Craver, Sr. Jack lived in Auburn and worked in Topeka his entire life. He attended Topeka West High School and graduated in 1974. After graduation he married...
Leita Hiebsch
Nov 30, 2020
Leita Hiebsch, 88, passed away November 30th at her Aldersgate Village home of natural causes. She was born October 3, 1932 in the North Cedar Community near Valley Falls, the daughter of Alva Fay Smith and Barbara Zimmerman Smith, Clara Taylor Smith and Stella Breitsprecher, who all preceded her in death in 1976, 1932, 1943 and 1990. She married Leo...
Elizabeth A. Jackson
Nov 30, 2020
Elizabeth A. Jackson, 70, of Silver Lake, passed away on November 30, 2020 at Topeka Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. She was born on July 9, 1950 to Edger and Mae (Belsuel) Masters at Kansas City, KS. She was a member of Silver Lake United Methodist Church. She loved to crochet, reading all types of mystery books, playing games with...
Maxine Phillips-Cox
Nov 29, 2020
Maxine E. Phillips-Cox, 91, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020. She was born December 30, 1928 at Emporia the daughter of Harold and Maude Simmons Wieland. Maxine graduated from Emporia High School in 1945. She met Frank A. Phillips and they were married on March 7, 1948 at Emporia. Maxine was involved in PTA at her...
John D. Gamino
Nov 29, 2020
John D. Gamino, age 58, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Midland Hospice in Topeka. John was born March 5, 1962 in Topeka the son of Joseph Gamino, Sr. and Amparo Barranco. John worked as a cook at various restaurants such as Annie’s Place, Outback Steakhouse and Poor Richard’s, just to name a few. John was...
Michael Jack Shinkle
Nov 27, 2020
Michael J. Shinkle, age 61, of Hoyt, KS passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at K.U. St. Francis Hospital after a battle with Covid 19. Mike was born December 1, 1958 in Medicine Lodge, KS the son of Jack and Corine (Miller) Shinkle. Mike graduated from Medicine Lodge High School in 1977. Mike then graduated from Hutchinson Community College...
Robert Charles Morris
Nov 25, 2020
Robert “Bob” Charles Morris of Topeka, Kansas passed away November 25, 2020 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 10th, 1951 to Wanda Sweet Martin and Leo Morris in Garnett, KS. Bob was raised by his mother and his stepfather Ray Martin in Osawatomie, Kansas.
Bob was united in marriage to Carol...
Thomas "Tom" Smith
Nov 25, 2020
Thomas D. "Tom" Smith, 68, of Meriden, passed away on November 25, 2020 at University of Kansas Health System - St. Francis Campus. He was born on April 23, 1952 to Larry and Phyllis (Frickey) Smith at Topeka, KS. Tom "Tommy" worked as a Union Pipe Fitter Plumber for Plumbing by Carlson for 35 years. He retired as a plumber...
Alfred Gonzales
Nov 24, 2020
Alfred Gonzales, age 73, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Healthcare Resort in Topeka. Alfred was born August 31, 1947 in Artesia, California the son of Anthony and Consuelo (Guiterrez) Gonzales, Sr. Alfred graduated from Artesia High School. He married Lorraine Hernandez, they later divorced. Alfred served in the U.S. Army for over 27 years...
