Michael Leroy Manning
Dec 12, 2019
Michael “Mike” L. Manning, age 55, of Topeka passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Midland Hospice House. Mike was born August 22, 1964 in Topeka, the son of Glen, Sr. and Joyce (Hamilton) Manning. Mike graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1982. He went on and graduated from Kaw Valley VoTech and worked as a machinist for...
Donna Marie Jewell
Dec 11, 2019
Donna (Simmons) Jewell, age 77, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Oak Creek Senior Living in Topeka. Donna was born June 25, 1942 in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Tierney) Simmons. Donna grew up in a military family. Her family settled in Topeka in 1960 where Donna graduated from Topeka High School. While...
David Bruce Joss
Dec 9, 2019
David Bruce Joss, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at his home in Topeka. David was born on August 5, 1955, the son of Vernald and Sybil Joss. He graduated from Lyndon High School in 1973.After high school David joined the U.S. Marines and served from 1973 to 1977. He then attended Kansas State Technical Institute and began working...
Phyllis M. Stroud
Dec 9, 2019
Phyllis, "Phyl" M. Stroud, 85, passed away on December 9, 2019 in Topeka.Phyl was born in Humboldt, Kansas on June 27, 1934, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Collison) Moore. Following Phyl's graduation from Humboldt High School, she received her bachelor's degree in music and education from Emporia State University. Phyl married Gary Stroud on May 27, 1956. The love...
Darlene Mobley
Dec 7, 2019
Mary "Darlene" Mobley, 88, Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019.She was born April 19, 1931, in Cunningham, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph G. Mounts and Lucille (Kasterke) Helm. She graduated from Turon High School. Mrs. Mobley was a homemaker.Darlene married Scott E. Mobley on June 10, 1953 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He preceded her in death July 28, 2017. She...
Stephen James Bocquin
Dec 7, 2019
Steve "Boc" Bocquin joined his bride Merry in heaven on Saturday December 7th, 2019. After she passed in July, he spent a lot of time on his Harley thinking about what was important in this life. He decided he couldn't ignore the whispers and visions on those rides that were pointing him to something greater than this life. He accepted...
Paul Francis Lawson
Dec 3, 2019
Paul Francis Lawson, Jr., age 87, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in Topeka. Paul was born April 18, 1932 and raised by Russell “Chubb” and Pauline (Delano) Evertson. Paul graduated from Melvern High School. Paul served in the US Air Force and fought in the Korean War. He worked at Goodyear for over 30 years. He...
Rosalie Phillips
Dec 3, 2019
Rosalie (Ready) Phillips, 91, of Topeka passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 with her family by her side. She was born June 2, 1928 in Topeka the daughter of Robert and Mina (Guffey) Ready. Rosalie graduated from Topeka High School. She married Thomas A. Phillips. They later divorced. Rosalie and Tom adopted a spunky five-year-old girl, Evelyn. ...
Lowell D. Billbe
Dec 1, 2019
Lowell D. Billbe, age 68, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at his home in Topeka. Lowell was born November 29, 1951 in Topeka the son of Wallace and Myrtle (Hamilton) Billbe. Lowell graduated from Carbondale High School in 1969. He married Patti Abrams December 13, 1978. He worked at Hallmark Cards in Topeka for over 32...
George Wallace Kelly
Nov 29, 2019
George Wallace "Wally" Kelly, 86, of Lewisville, Texas, formerly of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019.He was born February 12, 1933, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of George W. and Nellie Mae (Turner) Kelly. Wally attended Topeka High School and subsequently earned his GED. He married Jeanette Josephine Sumner on June 4, 1952 in Topeka. She preceded him in...
John "Jack" C. Diemer
Nov 28, 2019
John “Jack” C. Diemer, age 52, of Overland Park, KS passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his family. He fought hard and amazed everyone with his courage and strength during his cancer battle. Even during hospice care he showed his unwavering faith. Jack was born September 6, 1967 in Carbondale, IL the son of...
Virginia Smith
Nov 27, 2019
Virginia Smith, age 79, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Stormont Vail Medical Center. Virginia was born June 24, 1940 in Topeka the daughter of Joseph and Grace (Penrod) Miller. Virginia grew up in North Topeka, graduating from Seaman High School. She worked for UPS for over 30 years. She was a member of the Mother...
Gerald Wayne Flynn
Nov 26, 2019
Gerald W. Flynn, age 58, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 in Topeka. Gerald was born April 8, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri the son of James and Annie (Shipp) Flynn. He married Mary Rygaard November 7, 1981 in Topeka. Gerald worked as a pipefitter in St. Louis and as a CNA at several care homes, such...
Robert Dennis Russell
Nov 26, 2019
Robert Dennis Russell, 62 of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019.He was born in Topeka, Kansas on October 27, 1957 to Rozetta and Robert Russell. Rob graduated from Seaman High School in 1975, then went on to graduate from Emporia State University with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1979.Rob married Beth (Johnson) on March 14, 1992....
Dale Eugene Linder
Nov 23, 2019
Dale Eugene Linder, 63, Topeka, passed away unexpectedly November 23, 2019.He was born August 17, 1956 in Topeka, to Edmund D. and Bertha (Billings) Linder. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1974.Dale worked at GoodYear Tire & Rubber Company for 31 years, retiring in October 2016.On May 16, 1992, he married Brenda Fouts. She survives. Other survivors include...
Robert E. Jones
Nov 20, 2019
Robert was born on November 23, 1930 at his family's home, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Robert Lumley and Nellie May (Parsons) Jones. He had one sister; LaVeda May (Jones) Childers. On June 23, 1951, Bob married the woman of his dreams, Elsie Mae Hurndon, at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. Bob died in sunny and warm Weslaco,...
Thomas S. Pfeiffer
Nov 18, 2019
Thomas S. Pfeiffer, 73, passed away November 18, 2019. He was born January 25, 1946, New York, the son of Albert and Marion Pfeiffer. Previously before moving to Topeka he lived on Long Island and later New Hampshire.As a Vietnam Veteran he was proud of the service he gave to this country. He worked as a freelance mechanic for most...
George A. Garcia
Nov 17, 2019
George A. Garcia, age 76, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Topeka. George was born February 15, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of Henry and Marcella (Hinojosa) Garcia. He graduated from Hayden High School in 1961. George served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee during Vietnam from 1965–1970. He married Rosallie Torrez May 13,...
Welbert "Willie" Hunt
Nov 16, 2019
Welbert “Willie” Hunt, 82, of Topeka passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Topeka Presbyterian Manor. Willie was born in Fairmont, North Carolina on May 27, 1937, one of 10 children in his family. He grew up on a cotton and tobacco farm in Robeson County. He moved to Camden, Arkansas in the late 1950s to work for...
Raymond O. "Pete" Essman
Nov 16, 2019
Raymond O. “Pete” Essman, age 86, of Grantville, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Oakley Place in Topeka. Pete was born November 2, 1933 in Waldron, Arkansas the son of Virgil and Clinie (House) Essman. Pete married Kathy Metzger April 16, 1954 in Topeka. She preceded him in death November 13, 2018. Pete worked as a refrigeration...
