Celia Watson
Sep 4, 2020
Celia O. Watson, 83, Topeka, passed away September 4, 2020 at a local care center.Celia was born May 3, 1937 in Western Kansas. She was a Social Worker for the State of Kansas. She volunteered at the Topeka Zoo.She was a member of Wanamaker Seventh-day Adventist Church.Cremation has taken place and no services are currently planned. Memorial contributions may be...
Joyce Ann Trostle
Sep 4, 2020
Joyce Ann (Ridinger) Trostle, 83, passed away on September 4, 2020. She was born December 22, 1936, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of William and Margaret (Wimer) Ridinger. Joyce attended Topeka schools, except for during her 6th and 7th grade when she lived in Guadalajara, Mexico and attended school there. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1954. Following high...
Sharon J. Layne
Sep 4, 2020
Sharon J. Layne, 82, Topeka, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at a local care center.Sharon was born December 19, 1937 in Topeka, the daughter of Harry and Maxine (Nolan) Fruits. She graduated from Topeka High School.She attended Fellowship Bible Church.She was formerly employed at Disney's Draperies and also in the records department at the Shawnee County Clerk's office and...
Donna Marlene Jacupke
Sep 4, 2020
Donna Marlene Harris Black Jacupke passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at Brookdale Senior Living Facility in Topeka, Kansas. She had suffered from the debilitating disease Alzheimer's.Donna was born on December 25, 1936, the daughter of Donald "Blackie" Frank Harris and Alta Wilma Harding Harris, in Ogallala, Nebraska. She graduated from Ogallala High School in 1955 and received her teacher's...
David C. Baker
Sep 3, 2020
David C. Baker, 47, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020. He was born May 17, 1973 in Topeka, the son of Richard and Debbie (Griffin) Baker.David was employed in the construction field. He had a strong bond with his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed several outdoor activities which he was no longer able to participate in. David...
Paulette Inez Jeanine Guenther
Sep 2, 2020
Paulette Inez Jeanine "P.J." Guenther, 27, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020.She was born November 25, 1992, in Glendale, Arizona, the daughter of Jacob Robert Kaenel and Luciana "Shawna" Guenter. P.J. was employed by an assisted living facility in Lawrence, Kansas.Survivors include two children, Marlayh Pate and Nevaeh Guenther of Topeka; her mother, Luciana "Shawna" (Brandon) Roose of...
Joyce Harrison Smith
Sep 2, 2020
Joyce Harrison Smith, 91, Wamego, died September 6, 2020, at Wamego Health Center after suffering a stroke on September 3. Born on September 2, 1929, to Glen and Flo Harrison in Topeka, Kansas, Joyce graduated from Topeka High School in 1947. She attended Washburn University where she pledged Alpha Phi sorority. On August 28, 1948, she married Don Smith; they...
Donnie G. Cousins
Sep 2, 2020
Donnie G. Cousins, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. He was born August 6, 1927 in Oakhurst, Oklahoma, the son of Kater and Dora (Glenn) Cousins.Donnie graduated from Daniel Webster High School in 1944 and attended college in Washington DC and Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was a Navy Veteran, serving during WWII. He...
Shirley Eileen Worthington
Aug 31, 2020
Shirley Worthington was the bomb.Her quiet strength allowed her to overcome challenges both big and small, until she passed away at age 66, on Monday August 31, 2020. She was with family at Midland Hospice House.Shirley was born December 28, 1953 in Lawrence, the daughter of Charles and Leatha (Walter) Worthington. She graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1972....
Matthew James Gehrt
Aug 30, 2020
Matthew "Matt" James Gehrt of Topeka, Kansas passed away from a ruptured aneurism on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at St. Francis hospital. He was 64 years old. A native Topekan, Matt was born at Stormont Vail on February 15, 1956 to Andrew and Evelyn (Schulz) Gehrt. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1974 and attended Washburn University. He was...
Esther Fagan
Aug 30, 2020
Esther Cruz Fagan, 78, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020.She was born July 31, 1942, in Capulin, New Mexico, the daughter of Nicolas and Lorancita (Mondragon) Cruz. Esther married John Fagan on July 9, 1966 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They later divorced. Esther was employed by the United States Department of Agriculture, retiring in 2000. In her spare...
Eileen Ann Moran
Aug 29, 2020
Eileen Ann Moran, 84, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020.She was born September 21, 1935, in Faringdon, UK, the daughter of William Henry and Kathleen Helen (Price) Chadbund. Eileen was employed by the State of Kansas for 19 years, retiring in 1996.She was a former member of Daughters of the British Empire.Eileen married Francis Logan Moran on April...
Linda K. Zuehlsdorf
Aug 29, 2020
Linda K. Zuehlsdorf, 73, of Topeka, formerly of Lafayette, California, passed on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at a Topeka care center. She was born April 19, 1947 in Nebraska, the daughter of Richard and Verlene (Herrick) Saltzman.Linda graduated from Deshler High School in Deshler, Nebraska in 1965. She attended the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She was a homemaker and an...
William G. Wallace
Aug 28, 2020
William G. "Bill" Wallace, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. He was born November 9, 1932 in Topeka, the son of Henry and Edith (Harries) Wallace.Bill graduated from Topeka High School. He was employed by Westar Energy for over 40 years before retiring. Survivors include two sons, Gregory Wallace of Topeka, Steven...
Dr. B. Nigus
Aug 27, 2020
Dr. Daren Bradley Nigus, 55, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020 from Fronto-Temporal Degeneration.He was born June 29, 1965, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Charles "Russ" and Linda L. (Absher) Nigus. He was a graduate of Midway High School in Denton, Kansas. He received his BS in Biology from Missouri Western State University and his MD from...
Donna V. Longbine
Aug 26, 2020
Donna V. Longbine, 72, Abilene, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020.Donna was born October 20, 1947 in Salina, the daughter of Robert and Virginia (Daugherty) Fenn. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Salina in 1966. She attended Alvin Community College in Texas and graduated from ACC with a degree in Drug and Alcohol.She was a Drug and Alcohol...
Galen L. Degraw
Aug 25, 2020
Galen L. DeGraw, 88, passed away at Aldersgate on August 25, 2020. He was born on April 6, 1932, on a farm in Laclede, Kansas, ten miles north of Belvue, to Osa and Etta (Lieb) DeGraw.Galen graduated from Topeka High School in 1950. He served in the Army during the Korean conflict in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was employed at...
Philip Thomas Keeshan
Aug 25, 2020
Philip Thomas Keeshan, 93, Topeka, passed away on August 25, 2020 at Atria Hearthstone.He was born April 2, 1927 in Topeka to Thomas and Lewis Keeshan. He graduated from Topeka High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.He was employed at Shortman Dodge, and later owner of Phil's Auto Care and Phil's Supply Company.Philip married Madeline...
Lavonne Marie Linnenburger
Aug 24, 2020
Lavonne Marie Linnenburger, 82, Topeka, passed away Monday August 24, 2020 at a local hospital. She was born February 25, 1938 in Gary Indiana, the daughter of Elias and Vessey (Ralph) Spry.Lavonne Graduated from Bedford, Iowa High School and Drake University School of Pharmacy.She married Robert Linnenburger on July 13, 1963 in Warsaw, Illinois. Her husband of 57 years survives.She...
John W. Green
Aug 24, 2020
John Green, 75, died at his home Monday, August 24, 2020. John was born to William and Georgia Green in Evanston, Illinois, on June 14, 1945. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Diane Green; children: Scott (Maureen) Green, Overland Park, Kansas, and Kristie Jones, St. Louis, Missouri; grandchildren: Logan Jones, and Parker and Ally Green; brother Bill...
