Nancy M. Echols
Sep 25, 2020
Nancy M. Echols, age 89, of Topeka, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at the Aldersgate Village in Topeka. Nancy was born October 22, 1930 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Rose (Zollner) Martin. She was preceded in death by her brother, George Martin, and her son, Martin Echols.
She graduated from Topeka High School...
Mary Ann Grant
Sep 25, 2020
Mary Ann Grant, 93, of Topeka, passed away on September 25, 2020. She was born in Junction City, Kansas, on January 17, 1927, the daughter of James and Rachel Bundy. On September 2, 1950, Mary Ann married George Grant in Jacksonville, Florida. MaryAnn retired from the State of Kansas, where she worked in the Department of Food Service and Lodging....
Ruth Elaine Mcdonald
Sep 24, 2020
It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of our Mother, Ruth Elaine (Rinehart) McDonald. She died on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at the age of 90 at Plaza West Regional Healthcare.She was born August 31, 1930, in Bigelow, Kansas the daughter of John William, Jr. and Faye Winifred (Shearer) Rinehart. She attended school in Marshall County.Ruth married...
Larry G. Harris
Sep 23, 2020
Larry G. Harris, 72, passed away September 23, 2020, in Topeka, Kansas.Born in Holton, Kansas, August 15, 1948, the son of Wesley and Melvina Harris. He was preceded in death by both parents. A 1966 graduate of Wetmore High School and a 1975 graduate of Riesch Worldwide School of Auctioneering along with his brother, Dan. He worked with his father,...
Kristopher Kolbek
Sep 21, 2020
Kristopher Kolbek, 53, of Topeka passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020. He was born January 28, 1967 in Topeka the son of Raymond and Georgia Kolbek. He loved music. His personality endeared himself to all the residents and staff at KNI.
He is survived by his brothers, Richard Kolbek and wife Anne of Topeka and Dave...
Dorothy M. Burdett
Sep 20, 2020
Dorothy M. Burdett, 84, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020. She was born July 29, 1936 in Topeka the daughter of George and Meletta Kisner. Dorothy had worked at the Kansas State Department of Revenue before she retired.
She married Walter L. Burdett on September 3, 1955 in Hernando, Mississippi. Walter preceded her in...
Donald R. Huey
Sep 20, 2020
Donald “R” Huey, 72, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Rolling Hills Health Care Center in Topeka. He was born September 27, 1947 in Topeka the son of Nelson and Wilda Huey. Donald graduated from Topeka High School in 1967. He had worked at Southwest Bowl and in housekeeping at the Topeka State Hospital. He...
David Elwood Starr
Sep 19, 2020
David Elwood Starr, 83, Topeka, Kansas, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020, at The House at Midland Care. David was born February 21, 1937, in Junction City, Kansas. His parents were Elmer Elwood Starr and Mary Margaret Starr. He graduated from Topeka High School, class of 1955. David served in the Navy on the USS Ashtabula.He married Marilyn "Kay" Nolan...
Linda J. Catt
Sep 19, 2020
Linda J. Catt, 69, of Topeka, went to her heavenly home on September 19, 2020. She was born in Topeka, KS, on September 21, 1950, the daughter of Benjamin and Wanda (Landreth) Catt. Linda attended Highland Park High School, graduating with the class of 1968. Linda was a longtime member of Fairlawn Church of the Nazarene.Linda had a giving heart...
Delores Casto
Sep 18, 2020
Delores (King) Casto, 90, passed away September 18, 2020, in Topeka, Kansas.She was born March 18, 1930, in Topeka, the daughter of Chester and Ruby (Yingling) King. Delores graduated from Seaman High School. While in high school, Delores participated in (clubs, sports, band, etc.). She graduated with the class of 1948.Delores married Cecil Clyde Casto on November 20, 1948, in...
Mona Logan Magee
Sep 18, 2020
Mona Logan Magee died on September 18, 2020, thankful to God and her parents for her life. She was born at Boothbay Harbor, Maine on January 25, 1932, to Hardy W. and Velma King Pierce. Mona earned a BA in Christian Education from Centenary College in Shreveport, LA, and a Masters in Education from Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches,...
Alva Busey
Sep 17, 2020
Alva Busey, 72, of Topeka passed away on September 17, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Alva was born March 13, 1948 in Hoyt, Kansas the son of Otis Busey and Grace Bixby. He was an over-the-road truck driver for several years. He was a member of the Citizen Band of Pottawatomi Nation in Oklahoma. He enjoyed fishing,...
Ione T. Williams
Sep 16, 2020
Ione T. Williams, 89, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. She was born December 12, 1930 at Butler, South Dakota the daughter of William Frederick and Diana Regneir Herr. Ione graduated from high school at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She worked in the business office at Memorial Hospital in Topeka. She was quite active at Papan’s Landing...
Nancy G. Urban
Sep 14, 2020
Nancy G. Urban, age 82, of Carbondale, passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at Brookside Manor in Overbrook, KS. Nancy was born August 14, 1938 in Warren, Arkansas the daughter of Lance and Becky (Houston) Mack. She graduated from Hayden High School in Topeka, KS. Nancy married Cecil Urban April 8, 1961, he preceded her in death in 2005. ...
Max Stutz
Sep 13, 2020
Max Stutz, 87, of McAllen, Texas passed away on September 13, 2020. He was born on November 14, 1932 the son of Reidel and Rachel Ingram Stutz. Max graduated from A.C.C.H.S High School at Effingham, Kansas in 1951. He attended Kansas State University in 1959, received his master’s degree in 1961 and his PHD from the University of Missouri...
Virginia Ann Kennedy
Sep 13, 2020
Virginia “Ginny” Ann Kennedy, age 89, of Topeka, passed away Sunday morning, September 13, 2020 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. Ginny was born September 23, 1930 in Topeka the daughter of Halsey and Viola (Kamisky) Ransom. She grew up in Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School in 1948. She married Robert L. Kennedy October 1, 1949 in Topeka. He...
W. Paul Degener
Sep 9, 2020
Major W. Paul Degener, age 87, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Paul was born May 4, 1933 in Detroit, MI, the son of Edward Henry Degener and Flora Evelyn Willard. He worked as a farm hand, in a flour mill, and at the General Motors Assembly Plant at Fairfax, Kansas...
Jerome H. Gleason
Sep 9, 2020
Jerome H. Gleason, age 83, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital. Jerome was born September 19, 1936 in Rulo, Nebraska the son of Frank and Inza (Shannon) Gleason. He graduated from Lawrence High School. He then entered the service and served 4 years with the U.S. Air Force. He married Shirley Ann Hanson....
Helen "Blanche" Meggison
Sep 9, 2020
Helen "Blanche" (Painter) Meggison, 95, of Topeka, passed away on September 9, 2020 at Legend Senior Living. She was born on March 30, 1925 in Morrill, KS, the daughter of Issac "Ike" and Nellie (Stroffer) Painter. She graduated from Sabetha High School and later attended Clark's Business School in Topeka, KS. On May 31, 1946, Blanche married Dean Meggison in...
Anita L. Burney
Sep 8, 2020
Anita L. Burney, 84, of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Anita was born June 23, 1936 in Gladewater, Texas the daughter of Virgil and Myrtle L. Fitzgerald Mattocks. Anita lived at Ripley, Oklahoma and Scott City, Kansas before moving to Topeka, where she lived most of her adult life. She worked for Luce Press Clippings and...
