Obituaries

Dorothy Kate (Dunn) Tague

Dorothy Kate (Dunn) Tague

Nov 17, 2020

Dorothy Kate (Dunn) Tague, 94, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, November 17, 2020. She was born on April 13, 1926 in Idana, KS, the fourth of nine children of John Henry and Martha (McMahan) Dunn.Dorothy and Bill Tague were married in Idana on November 7, 1946, and were married for 62 years. Dorothy and Bill spent...

Randall J. Hodges

Randall J. Hodges

Nov 17, 2020

Randall J. "Randy" Hodges, 71, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. He was born September 22, 1949 in Topeka, the son of Richard and Ruth (Johnson) Hodges.Randy graduated from Topeka High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University. He was employed as a Computer Programmer for the State of Kansas for many years before retiring....

Lola Mae Hunter

Lola Mae Hunter

Nov 17, 2020

Lola Mae Hunter, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at a Topeka care facility. She was born May 27, 1931 in Topeka, the daughter of George H. and Fern I. (Erwin) Diehl.Lola graduated from Highland Park High School. She was a homemaker. Lola married Gerald L. Hunter on June 10, 1950 in Topeka. He preceded her...

Bryan Joseph Kelly

Bryan Joseph Kelly

Nov 16, 2020

Bryan Joseph Kelly, 26, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020.He was born July 14, 1994, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Thomas and Vicky (Frost) Kelly. He was a 2013 graduate of Washburn Rural High School, attended Washburn University and later graduated in 2017 from Washburn Tech in Topeka. Bryan was employed by Target Distribution Center in Topeka...

Modesto Hernandez Vargas

Modesto Hernandez Vargas

Nov 15, 2020

84 year old Private First Class Modesto Hernandez Vargas returning home:He served proudly in the U.S. Army as a member of the 2nd Calvary Infantry Division starting in August 1955 and was honorably discharged on June 28, 1957.On October 19, 2020 he flew to Newark, New Jersey for a niece's funeral to comfort his sister and family members despite the...

Larry Keith Gill

Larry Keith Gill

Nov 15, 2020

Larry Keith Gill, 67, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020.He was born February 16, 1953, in Saint Louis, Missouri, the son of Hosie and Helen (Bradshaw) Gill. He was a 1971 graduate of Highland Park High School and received a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University. Larry was employed at the Kansas Insurance Department under Fletcher Bell for over...

Kerry Lee Loney

Kerry Lee Loney

Nov 14, 2020

Kerry Lee Loney, 65, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020.He was born February 11, 1955, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Wilbur Leroy and Ila Margaret (Crown) Loney. Kerry graduated from Highland Park High School.Kerry was a member of the Central Church of Christ of Topeka.Survivors include his siblings, Robin Wyatt (Judy), Colorado Springs, CO; Keith Loney (Sherri),...

Sarah M. Merrill

Sarah M. Merrill

Nov 13, 2020

Sarah M. Merrill, 96, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at a Topeka care center. She was born March 9, 1924 in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph F. and Emily (Hamlin) Merrill.Sarah graduated from Kansas State University where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Art. She was employed as an Illustrator for the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical...

Gale A. Gardner-Sparkman

Gale A. Gardner-Sparkman

Nov 13, 2020

Gale A. Gardner-Sparkman 77 of Tecumseh passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. She was born December 1, 1942 in Topeka, the daughter of William and Henrietta (Shaw) Gardner. Gale was a 1960 graduate of Topeka High School. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in social work from Washburn University in 1971 and her Master's Degree from...

Eugene Rogers Keever

Eugene Rogers Keever

Nov 12, 2020

Eugene Rogers Keever, 89, Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center.He was born on November 9, 1931 in the town of Kannapolis, North Carolina, and was a Tarheel by birth but a Blue Devil by choice. In an era where moonshine was king and bootleggers were hometown heroes, Gene and his friends spent their...

Dot E. Taylor

Dot E. Taylor

Nov 11, 2020

Dot Taylor, 89, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020.Dot Elizabeth Taylor was born on July 21, 1931, in Topeka, the daughter of Isla Mary Dooley and Loren Ayre Taylor. She moved with her parents to the Panama Canal Zone in 1940 where she graduated from Balboa High School and attended the Canal Zone Junior College.The family returned to...

Douglas Eugene Samsel

Douglas Eugene Samsel

Nov 11, 2020

Douglas Eugene "Doug" Samsel, 63, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020.He was born August 23, 1957, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Edward and Marjorie (Raub) Samsel. He was a graduate of Topeka High School. He served in the U.S. Army from April 20, 1988 until being honorably discharged on November 1, 1988. Survivors include his friends and...

Nancy Lee Hollomon

Nancy Lee Hollomon

Nov 10, 2020

Nancy Hollomon, 87, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020.She was born December 25, 1932, in Bryan, Texas, the daughter of Roy S. and Jonnye (Whitely) Hollomon. She was raised in El Paso, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She received a Bachelor's Degree in nursing from Baylor University in 1956. Nancy worked as a registered nurse for Stormont-Vail Hospital...

Betty Lou Lewis

Betty Lou Lewis

Nov 9, 2020

Betty Lou Lewis, 86, of Lebo, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020.She was born September 7, 1934, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of James Robbins Fick and Grace Opal (Paulson) Fick. She received a bachelor's degree in education from Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia and a Masters degree in education from UMKC. Betty married Lewis R. Lewis ("Rod") on...

Wayne J. Tindell

Wayne J. Tindell

Nov 9, 2020

Wayne J. Tindell, 81, Topeka, passed away Monday, November 9th, 2020. Wayne was born August 5th, 1939 in Scranton, the son of Eugene and Edith (Ferris) Tindell. He graduated from Scranton High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1963. He was honorably discharged. He was incredibly proud of the time that he had served. Wayne...

Jo Ann Gerety

Jo Ann Gerety

Nov 9, 2020

Jo Ann "Jody" Gerety, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020. She was born November 24, 1932 in Topeka, the daughter of Byrd L. and Florence N. (Forbes) Phillips.Jody graduated from Seaman High School in 1950. She was employed by the Colmery O'Neil VA Medical Center for 23 years before retiring. She was a member of the...

Betty M. Mccown

Betty M. Mccown

Nov 8, 2020

Betty M. McCown, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born August 30, 1928 in Wakarusa, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond Lida (Frye) Owens.Betty was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church.Betty married Donald E. McCown on May 17, 1947 in Topeka. He preceded her...

William Joseph Zeller

William Joseph Zeller

Nov 8, 2020

William Joseph "Bill" Zeller, 76, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020.He was born December 17, 1943, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Paul and Catherine (Rogge) Zeller. He was a graduate of Topeka High School and Washburn University. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Bill was a Firefighter for the City of Topeka and...

Yvonne Mary (Linsin) Moore

Yvonne Mary (Linsin) Moore

Nov 7, 2020

Yvonne Mary (Linsin) Moore, 83, of Kirkwood, Missouri, died Saturday, November 7, 2020 at the Topeka Presbyterian Manor. Yvonne was born April 30, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Edward O. and Dorothy (Christophel) Linsin. Yvonne was a graduate of Normandy High School, attended Lindenwood College and earned a Bachelor's Degree in English from Central College in Fayette.She...

John David Cleland

John David Cleland

Nov 7, 2020

John David Cleland died peacefully November 7 after a brief illness. John was born May 1, 1936 in Atchison KS to parents George L Willard Cleland and Virginia Penick Cleland. He spent his early years in Atchison and moved to Topeka the summer of 1952. John graduated from Topeka High School in 1954. He entered Kansas University and was a...

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