Mary Ann Gonzales
Jan 31, 2020
Mary Ann Gonzales, age 87, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Brookside Care Home in Overbrook, KS. Mary Ann was born November 14, 1932 in Maple Hill, KS the daughter of Leonard Bolin and Mary (Miller) Bolin. Mary Ann graduated from St. Mary’s High School. She worked at the Topeka V.A. Hospital in the lab...
Raymond Earl Riis
Jan 30, 2020
Raymond E. Riis, age 72, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020. Ray was born December 22, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Harrison and Frances (Wilkens) Riis. He graduated from Highland Park High School. He enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. Ray worked at Kansas Automotive. He is survived...
Viola Eva Edgeworth
Jan 29, 2020
Viola E. Edgeworth, age 88, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Viola was born February 12, 1931 in Huntington Park, California the daughter of William and Alice (Casswell) Edgeworth. Viola graduated from high school in California where she was a member of the women’s roller derby team. She earned her LPN...
Eric T. Howard
Jan 29, 2020
Eric Howard, 50, lifelong Topeka area resident, passed away on January 29, 2020. Eric was born January 23, 1970 in Topeka the son of Robert and Linda Brummitt Howard. He graduated from Jefferson West High School at Meriden in 1988. After graduation he attended Kaw Valley Area VoTech School in Topeka learning his lifelong trade of welding. Eric was...
Joseph M. Gamino Jr.
Jan 27, 2020
Joseph M. Gamino, Jr., age 59, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Joe was born July 15, 1960 in Topeka the son of Joseph M. Gamino, Sr. and Amparo Barranco. Joe graduated from Topeka High School in 1978. Joe served with the U.S. Marine Corps. and later the Marine Corps Reserves. ...
Charles H. Hoffmeister
Jan 26, 2020
Charles H. Hoffmeister, 90, Topeka, passed away Sunday evening, January 26, 2020 at Brewster Place Rehab in Topeka, Kansas.Chuck was born June 9, 1929 in Chickashaw, Oklahoma the son of Harry C. and Juanita L. Hoffmeister. Chuck married Donna G. Brown on October 22, 1950, enjoying over 67 years together. Chuck worked for Peacocks Carpet, was self-employed at his own...
Peggy Barton
Jan 23, 2020
Margaret “Peggy” Barton, 66, of Topeka passed away on January 23, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Davidson Funeral Home. Peggy was born June 8, 1953 in Topeka the daughter of Harry and Catherine Ayers. Peggy worked for AAA of Kansas prior to retiring. She enjoyed cooking and baking, especially...
Don Ferguson
Jan 23, 2020
Robert “Don” Ferguson, age 74, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 in Topeka. Don was born July 7, 1945 in Vallejo, California the son of Robert and Wilma (Vaughn) Ferguson. He graduated from Highland Park High School. Don married Paula Kotel December 28, 1984 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Don worked as a self-employed over-the-road truck driver for...
Connie Kay Wollin
Jan 22, 2020
Constance "Connie" Kay (David) Wollin, 73, of North Richland Hills, TX passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020. She was born June 2, 1946, in Topeka, KS, the daughter of John and Catherine (Broadfoot) David. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1964. She married Robert Wollin on August 23, 1966. They had 4 children (Teri, John, Diana, and...
Charlene Ann Collom
Jan 21, 2020
Charlene A. Collom passed away peacefully on January 21, 2020 at the age of 74. She was born on October 26, 1945, in Axtell, KS, and was preceded in death by her husband Sam Collom, daughter Lori Collom, parents Lester and Virginia Wilhelm and brother Robert "Bob" Wilhelm. Charlene is survived by her brothers, Wayne, Dale, and Tom Wilhem; three...
Dixie Ruth Pruett
Jan 20, 2020
Dixie Ruth Pruett, age 79, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020 in Topeka. Dixie was born March 13, 1940 in Dubois County, Indiana the daughter of John and Margaret (Wineinger) Yokem. Dixie graduated from Jasper High School in Indiana. Dixie served in the U.S. Army and worked in the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. After being discharged, she...
Juanita "Alice" White
Jan 20, 2020
Juanita "Alice" White, 77, Topeka, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020.She was born January 29, 1942, in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of Charles and Mae Douglas. She graduated from Leadwood High School and on July 13, 1963, she married Rudolph A. White in Leadwood, Missouri. Alice was a bookkeeper at Bible Supply and Gift Shop, retiring in 1993. Alice and...
Norma Jean Rogers
Jan 19, 2020
Norma Jean Rogers, age 85, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Kelly House in Topeka. Norma was born January 5, 1935 in Topeka, the daughter of Archibald and Delcie Marshall. She grew up in North Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School. She married Donald Eugene Rogers October 1, 1955 in Topeka. Don preceded her in death...
James Michael Bryant
Jan 19, 2020
James M. Bryant, age 71, of Topeka, formerly from Oregon, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Atria Hearthstone in Topeka. Jim was born July 20, 1948 in Sanger, California the son of Frank and Dessie (Kitchens) Bryant. Jim grew up in Oregon attending school there. He would serve in the U.S. Army from 1965 – 1968 during Vietnam....
Donna Marie (St. Clair) Keithley
Jan 19, 2020
Donna Marie (St. Clair) Keithley, age 53, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Donna was born August 21, 1966 in Topeka the daughter of Donald and Irene (Howerton) St. Clair. She grew up in Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School. She married John Keithley February of 2000. He survives. Other survivors...
Lloyd Cross
Jan 17, 2020
Lloyd Cross, 80, of Topeka passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020. He was born August 22, 1939 the son of Andrew Jackson Cross and Pearl Irene Dorsey Cross at Batesville, Arkansas. Lloyd was raised in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was married to Karen Sue Cross on June 18, 1960 in Hutchinson. Lloyd and his family moved to Topeka in...
Sondra Grace Strait
Jan 17, 2020
Sondra Grace Strait, 80, Topeka, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020.She was born December 28, 1939, in Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of Stewart and Gladys (Woodworth) Wells. She graduated from Miltonvale High School in 1958.She married William G. Strait on January 30, 1960 in Wichita, KS. They would have celebrated 60 years together at the end of this month....
Joann Long Tjelmeland
Jan 15, 2020
JoAnn (Long, Benedict, Phillips) Tjelmeland, 83, Topeka, died on January 15, 2020 at Midland Hospice House.She was born February 3, 1936, the daughter of Frances Koch and Arthur McCammon, in Kansas City, MO and named Dana Gail Koch. She was adopted September 10, 1936 by Charles and Mary Redemske and named Josephine Ann. She was raised on their farm South...
Judith Ann Gabriel
Jan 13, 2020
Judith Ann Gabriel, age 78, formerly of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at the Olathe Hospice House. Judy was born February 21, 1941 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, the daughter of Rolland and Martha (Rees) Sherman. She grew up in North Topeka, graduating from Seaman High School and attended art classes at Washburn University. She married...
Brenda Lee Tibbits
Jan 12, 2020
Brenda "Kuk-Mo-Tuah" Lee Tibbits, 57, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 in Topeka. She was born March 1, 1962 at Topeka. She lived all her life in Topeka, attending Sullivan Chapel in North Topeka while growing up. Brenda was a member of the Shawnee County Sheriff Cadets while growing up. She most recently worked at Taco...
