Dakota A. Shughart
Oct 12, 2020
Dakota A. Shughart, age 23, of Valley Falls passed away Monday, October 12, 2020. Dakota was born December 11, 1996 in Topeka. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 2015. He was currently an apprentice electrician for IBEW #226 Electrical Union in Topeka and was working for Shelley Electric in Topeka. Dakota enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and...
Christopher Roy Green
Oct 12, 2020
Christopher Roy Green, 38, of Topeka passed away on October 12, 2020. Christopher was born August 6, 1982. He is survived by family and friends who will miss him deeply. Christopher worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Anyone who wants to say goodbye is welcome from 1:30pm until 7:00 pm on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Davidson Funeral...
Robert N. Stowers
Oct 12, 2020
Robert “Bob” N. Stowers, age 79, of Topeka, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Bob was born January 4, 1941 in Pearisburg, Virginia the son of Robert and Gertrude (Long) Stowers. Bob served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He married Katherine I. Todd May 29, 1969 in Topeka. Bob worked for Hall Lithography...
Steven Leroy Lake
Oct 12, 2020
Steven LeRoy Lake, age 69, of Topeka passed away Monday, October 12, 2020. Steven was born July 31, 1951 in Topeka the son of LeRoy and Velda (Flowers) Lake. Steven resided in Topeka most of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Nelda Lake, and one son Walter Lake. He is survived by three...
John Joseph Wolski
Oct 12, 2020
John Joseph Wolski Jr. passed away peacefully at Stormont Vail Hospital, surrounded by his family on October 12, 2020. He was born October 19,1940 in Cleveland, OH, the son of John Joseph Wolski Sr. and Stella Barbara Wolski.He graduated high school at the age of 16 and went on to obtain a Bachelors Degree in Engineering from the University of...
Wayne Leroy Matson
Oct 11, 2020
Wayne Leroy Matson, 92, passed away on October 11, 2020 in Topeka. He was born on June 15, 1928, in Peterton, KS, the son of Lars Rudolph and Nancy (Hinkle) Matson.Wayne was employed by Santa Fe Railroad as a Receiving Supervisor for 38 years, retiring in 1985. On September 7, 1946, Wayne married Helen Cross in Topeka. They celebrated 74...
Mary Leann Heberling
Oct 10, 2020
Mary L. Heberling, age 83, of Topeka, passed peacefully at her home Saturday, October 10, 2020 surrounded by her loving daughters, Susan and Judy and her loyal companion Shadow at her side. Mary was born November 26, 1936 in Reading, Kansas the daughter of Ralph and Ethel (Colstrom) Bodine. Mary often told stories of her pet pig that would...
Terry Agler
Oct 10, 2020
Terry Agler, 73, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020.He was born July 18, 1947, in Auburn, Indiana, the son of Donald Gene Agler and JoAnne (McMillen) Agler. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from Purdue University. Terry married Cynthia Sizemore on June 7, 1969 in South Bend, Indiana, she survives. Other survivors include their children Charla (Jon)...
Wilda Gayle (Anderson) Mckee
Oct 10, 2020
Wilda Gayle (Anderson) McKee, 89, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020.She was born October 1, 1931, in Republic County, Kansas, the daughter of William Henry Anderson and Agnes Viola (Anderson) Anderson. She received her Master's Degree in Science from Kansas State University.In her younger years, she was an avid camper. At the age of 19 she began teaching...
Floyd Eugene Prather
Oct 6, 2020
Floyd E. Prather, age 72, of Randolph, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Floyd was born March 15, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri. He lived in California for part of his life where he attended school. Floyd worked as an over the road truck driver for Snyder Trucking for many years. ...
Frances M. Spotswood
Oct 4, 2020
Frances M. Spotswood, age 95, of Topeka, formerly of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at her son’s home in Topeka. Frances was born March 15, 1925 in Springfield, MO the daughter of Edwin and Elizabeth (Horne) Johnson. She graduated from Greenwood High School in Springfield. She married William “Bill” J. Spotswood October 13, 1967 in Springfield,...
Patsy J. Hodges
Oct 3, 2020
Patsy J. Hodges, age 91, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Homestead of Auburn. Patsy was born June 8, 1929 at Loma Linda, California the daughter of Daniel and Stella (Bennett) Smith. Patsy graduated from high school in California and went on to attend the Bible Standard Institute in Eugene, Oregon, where she met and...
Kathleen Ruth Calhoon
Oct 2, 2020
Kathleen Ruth Calhoon, known lovingly as Gma Kay, passed away October 2, 2020.Kay was born in Topeka on May 10, 1943, to parents Lloyd and Bertha Saylor (Brittain). She graduated from Topeka High School in 1961. Kay retired from Stormont Vail Hospital in 2009.Kay married the love of her life, Richard Lee Calhoon, in Lawrence on April 9, 1965. To...
Jerry "Andy" Anderson
Sep 30, 2020
Jerry "Andy" Anderson, 86, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020.He was born May 30, 1934, in Greenleaf, Kansas, the son of Leon and Ellen (McClaughry) Anderson and graduated from Greenleaf High School. He was an Air Force veteran, stationed in Guam, serving as flight mechanic on the RB-36 Peacemaker.Jerry was a maintenance mechanic at DuPont (later Flexel), retiring in...
Marvin Gene Hansford
Sep 30, 2020
Marvin Gene Hansford, 82, of Topeka, passed away on September 30, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born in Topeka, KS, on May 16, 1938, the son of Terry and Viola (Kemp) Hansford.Marvin worked as a mechanic for Dupont and Goodyear. On August 24, 1956, Marvin married Julia Atchison, they were married for 39 years when Judy passed in...
Leona Mae Faulk
Sep 28, 2020
Leona Mae Faulk, 84, of Rossville, passed away on September 28, 2020 at her home.She was born on March 8, 1936 to Henry and Millie (Kovar) Badura at Rossville, KS.On December 21, 1954, she married Delbert E. Faulk.Leona was a homemaker and enjoyed quilting, reading, grandkids, gardening, hospitality, playing cards, loved cooking and fixing big holiday meals for her family,...
Donald W. Mock, Jr.
Sep 26, 2020
Donald "Don" W. Mock, Jr., 71, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020.He was born June 15, 1949, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Donald and Evelyn (Wohlford) Mock. He received a High School Diploma from Hayden High School. He served in the United States Air Force as an Analog Flight Simulator Specialist. He was honorably discharged in May...
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...
