Cody Campbell
May 15, 2020
Cody Campbell, 32, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020.He was born June 10, 1987, in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of John E. Campbell and Jeanette "JT" (Vathauer) Pendleton. He graduated from Seaman High School and earned his journeyman HVAC from Kaw Valley Vo-Tech.Cody was employed by Piping Contractors Inc. (PCI) for 14 years and was supervisor of the...
Jo'Heem Maliq Meredith
May 12, 2020
Jo’Heem M. Meredith, age 18, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. Jo’Heem was born November 13, 2001 in Oakland, California the son of Andre and LaVonne (Livingston) Meredith, Sr. He recently graduated from Topeka West High School. He was on the basketball team there and was homecoming king. Jo’Heem was working at the...
Michiko Tomiyama Bayless
May 11, 2020
Michiko Tomiyama Bayless, 91, of Topeka passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at home with her family. She was born December 5, 1928 in Tokyo, Japan, the second of six children born to Kaukiyo Tomiyama and Machi Hariya Tomiyama.
She was married on August 15, 1948 to Arden Calvin Bayless in Tokyo, Japan.
Survivors...
Vonita "Bonnie" Hudson
May 11, 2020
Vonita “Bonnie” Darlyne Hudson, 81, of Topeka passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at her home.
Bonnie was born May 8, 1939 in Leavenworth, Kansas the daughter of Henry Glenn and Frankie (White) Brune. She was the fifth of eight children. Bonnie grew up around Jarbalo, Kansas and attended Jarbalo schools. She later went back to...
Adrian Garcia
May 10, 2020
Adrian Garcia, age 14, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 east of Topeka. Adrian was born May 27, 2005 in Topeka the son of Urbano and Karen (Espinoza) Garcia. Adrian was currently a freshman at Topeka High School. He attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He was active in sports, especially soccer. He is survived by...
Lewis O. Brown
May 9, 2020
Lewis O. Brown, age 62, of Topeka, passed away Saturday evening, May 9, 2020 at the K.U. Medical Center in Kansas City. Lewis was born January 27, 1958 in Topeka the son of Clarence and Lois (Ray) Brown. Lewis graduated from Seaman High School in 1976. He married Donna Powell September 11, 1993. He worked at Brown Excavation for...
Frances L. Banks
May 9, 2020
Frances L. "Fran" Banks, 88, Tecumseh, passed to join her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.She was born May 26, 1931, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of John and Loie (Dachenhausen) Diehl. She graduated from Berryton High School in 1949. Fran was employed as an insurance processor at Advanced Urology, retiring...
Bernice Louise Vaughn
May 7, 2020
Bernice Vaughn, 89, of Topeka passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020. She was born February 14, 1931 in Topeka the daughter of Paul Wilson and Ruth Pears Reedy. She grew up in Topeka. She met David Vaughn and they were married on August 30, 1948. Bernice worked at Frito-Lay for over 20 years before retiring. She and David...
Lisa Ranae Hill
May 7, 2020
Lisa Ranae Hill, 53, Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020.She was born January 21, 1967, in Moses Lake, Washington, the daughter of Jess Rocha and Gladys Malena (Arnold) Demers. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1985.Lisa worked in customer service for various companies throughout her life, most recently employed at Seaman Food Mart.She was a proud sober...
Henry Philip Mcgilton
May 7, 2020
Henry Philip McGilton, 90, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020.He was born December 28, 1929, in Stewartsville, Ohio, the son of Arthur and Lydia McGilton. Henry (Mac) joined the Air Force at the age of 17 and was trained in mechanical and electrical systems. He was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber for 44 years before retiring, and...
Alyce U. Caldwell
May 6, 2020
Alyce U. Caldwell, 99, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 6, 2020. She was born April 29, 1921 in Bokoshe, Oklahoma. Her mom died when she was two and Alyce went to school at the Sequoia Orphan Indian School in Talequah, Oklahoma. She graduated from high school there. Alyce was a member of the Choctaw Nation of...
Freda Arlene Corbin
May 4, 2020
Safe in the arms of Jesus, Freda Arlene (Kitt) Corbin left her earthly bonds behind on May 4, 2020. She was born March 15, 1929 at a rural farm east of Maple Hill, KS. She was the youngest of three children born to Fred and Mary (Clark) Kitt. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1947. She married the love...
Kenneth W. Burkhart
May 3, 2020
Kenneth W. Burkhart, age 85, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Ken was born March 16, 1935 in Mooreland, Oklahoma the son of Leonard and Shirley (Hand) Burkhart. Ken graduated from Pierce City High School in Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army from 1957 – 1960.
He married...
Tommy Lee Ferris
May 2, 2020
Tommy Lee Ferris, age 58, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at his home in Topeka after a lengthy illness. Tommy was born April 1, 1962 in Topeka the son of Eldon and Mary (Schooler) Ferris. He grew up in the Scranton area attending school there. Tommy worked throughout Topeka as a carpenter and roofer. He was...
Judith H. Cogswell
May 2, 2020
Judith H. Cogswell, 82, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020. She was born November 20, 1937 at Laurel, Mississippi, the daughter of Christian F. and Pauline Rimes Hahn. Judith lived in Mississippi until the age of 12. Her family moved to Washington D.C. and Judith lived there prior to coming to Topeka. She graduated from Topeka...
Joseph P. Berberich Jr.
May 2, 2020
Joseph P. Berberich Jr., Tampa, FL, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at the age of 75.He was born March 15, 1945, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Joseph P. and Elizabeth D. (Betty) Berberich.He graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1963.Joe worked in sheet metal fabrication for most of his life in the central Florida area.Survivors include two...
Mark D. Shughart
May 2, 2020
Mark Shughart, 52, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020.He was born June 15, 1967, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Marlin and Margaret (Lee) Shughart. He served his Apprenticeship with Local 77 in April of 1987 and became a Journeyman in August of 1991. Throughout his career, Mark was a Business Manager of Local 77 (July 2004 –...
Harold Dean Willes
Apr 30, 2020
Harold Dean Willes, 90, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020.He was born June 21, 1929 in Topeka, KS, the son of Charles A. and Helen Esther (Pateman) Willes. He attended Highland Park High School. Following high school, he joined the United States Marines and served in the Korean War in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir. He was...
Paul S. Damron
Apr 26, 2020
Paul Stanley Damron was born July 16, 1932 near Hartford, Kansas. His parents were Thomas Lolan Damron and Louella Brazell Damron. They lived on a farm near Hartford, then later near Burlington. The Great Depression made farm life difficult, and it became necessary to relocate to Oklahoma and be closer to family. In 1939, the family moved to a...
Gary Lee Parnell
Apr 26, 2020
Gary Lee Parnell, 62, passed away on April 26, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. Gary was born August 1, 1957, in Topeka the son of Galen and Catherine (Noll) Parnell. Gary grew up in Topeka and attended Hayden High School, graduating in 1975. He worked at Hallmark Cards for over 33 years and retired in 2007. As a hardworking...
