Olga Thompson
Jun 8, 2020
Olga Thompson, 93, of Topeka, passed away June 8, 2020. Olga was born in Topeka on January 20, 1927. She was the daughter of James E. and Elsie (Bundy) Price.She married Raymond Thompson in 1947. He preceded her in death on October 19, 2008. Olga is preceded in death by her daughter, Connie Seley and granddaughter Tiffini Mathews.She is survived...
Barbara E. Whitlow
Jun 7, 2020
Barbara E. Whitlow, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020. She was born August 12, 1930 in Topeka, the daughter of Clement and Mildred (Smart) Shackle.Barbara graduated from Highland Park High School. She was employed by DuPont for thirteen years. She was a member of the Tecumseh United Methodist Church and the Antique Automobile Association.Barbara married Herbert...
Meriece E. Dillon
Jun 7, 2020
Meriece E. "Recie" Dillon, 77, Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020 at a local hospital.Recie was born November 4, 1942 in Rock Creek, the daughter of Myrl and Elva (Kohler) Halstead. She graduated from Meriden High School in 1960.She was employed by the State of Kansas, Department of Revenue, as a Tax Examiner for 30 years, retiring in 2004.Recie...
Lisa L. Reser
Jun 6, 2020
Lisa L. Reser, 61, of Tecumseh, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020. She was born July 7, 1958 in Topeka, the daughter of Harold L. and Rose Marie (Perott) Laue.Lisa graduated from Highland Park High School and attended Kansas State University. She was employed by Complete Chiropractic. Lisa married William "David" Reser on October 2, 1982 in Topeka. He...
Arlene J. Whitcomb
Jun 6, 2020
Arlene J. Whitcomb, 75, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020. She was born March 22, 1945 in Bemidji, Minnesota, the daughter of Lester and Buda (Johnson) Samuelson.Arlene graduated from Bagley High School in Bagley, Minnesota. She had resided in Topeka since 2010. She was employed by Walmart. Arlene married Robert H. Whitcomb on December 12, 1992 in...
Dorothy E. Schiefelbein-Fields
Jun 6, 2020
Dorothy E. Schiefelbein-Fields, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at Midland Hospice House. She was born June 7, 1931 in Centralia, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas and Leola (Lindsey) Houpt.Dorothy attended Seaman High School. She was employed as a seamstress and was a homemaker. Dorothy was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church. She was an...
Randal Scott Hogue
Jun 5, 2020
Randal Scott Hogue, 33, of Topeka, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020.He was born October 8, 1986, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Shelly Lenczewski and Troy Hogue.He graduated from Seaman High School in 2006 and later went on to attend Washburn Institute of Technology and received a certificate in welding.He worked for Custom Job Shop LLC as a steel...
Merle Peterson
Jun 4, 2020
Merle "Bruce" Peterson, 83, of Topeka, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born April 23, 1937 in McPherson, Kansas, the son of Earl B. and Emma H. (Anderson) Peterson.Bruce attended McPherson High School and Kansas State College where he was a member of the Theta Xi Fraternity....
Ralph D. Anderson
Jun 2, 2020
Ralph D. Anderson, 71, of Auburn, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020.He was born September 9, 1948, in Randolph, Kansas, the son of Otis Adelbert and Florence Maxine (Heath) Anderson. He graduated from Waterville High School and later went on to attend Barber College. Ralph served in The United States Army National Guard. He worked as a Barber for 51...
Timothy Howard Bulkley
May 31, 2020
Dr. Timothy Howard Bulkley, 68, Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at a local hospital.Dr. Bulkley was born January 22, 1952 in Topeka, the son of Roy and Betty (Compton) Bulkley. He graduated from Topeka West High School, the University of Kansas and the University of Kansas Medical School.He specialized in gastroenterology and practiced medicine in New Jersey, Pennsylvania...
Dean Melton
May 31, 2020
Dean Melton, 80, of Burlingame, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020.He was born October 20, 1939, in Silver Lake, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Lola (Lister) Melton. He received a High School Diploma from Highland Park School in Topeka, Kansas. Dean was employed by BRB Construction and later retired. He spent many years as a truck driver over the...
Sayre M. Youngs, Jr.
May 29, 2020
Sayre Meredith Youngs, Jr., 92, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at Brookdale Topeka.He was born November 3, 1927, in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Sayre Meredith, Sr. and Catherine Amelda (Noonan) Youngs. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a Boom Operator from 1949 until retiring in 1975. He then continued his employment working as a...
James W. Nelson
May 29, 2020
James W. Nelson, 85, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020.He was born October 23, 1934, in Marion, North Dakota, the son of Bernard and Gladys (Ottes) Clemens. He served in the United States Army for 26 years including the Vietnam War. He was stationed in various places including Europe, Japan and The United States prior to settling in...
Becky J. Hodges
May 29, 2020
Becky J. Hodges, 85, Topeka, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 at Midland Hospice House.Becky was born December 4, 1934 in Topeka, the daughter of Ralph and Bessie (Kasselhut) Hockett. She attended Topeka Public Schools.She was employed as a Machine operator at Hallmark Card Company for 42 years, retiring in 2000.She was a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church.Becky...
Floyd Timothy Bennett
May 28, 2020
Floyd Timothy "Tim" Bennett, 65, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020.He was born May 19, 1955, in Munich, Germany, the son of Willis "Benny" and Thelma Timothy (Owen) Bennett. He was a graduate of Indiahoma High School, Indiahoma, OK. Tim was a pressman employed by the Lawton Constitution Newspaper in Lawton Oklahoma and later for Southwest Publishing in...
James Dougan
May 25, 2020
James "Harper" Dougan, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020. He was born July 19, 1933 in Topeka, the son of Louis Frank and Mary (Adams) Dougan. He was preceded in death by his brother, Louis "Frank" Dougan. Harper graduated from Topeka High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Literature from the University of Kansas. After...
Patricia A. (Becker) Maffucci
May 24, 2020
Patricia A. (Becker) Maffucci, 89, of Topeka, passed away at McCrite Plaza on Sunday, May 24, 2020 of cancer. She was born at home on October 27, 1930 in Valencia, KS; the daughter of Lucille (Nyman) Becker and George Fuller. Pat was the fourth of five children born to Lucille and Herbert Becker. She spent her early life surrounded by...
Gale E. Bennett
May 24, 2020
Gale E. Bennett, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020. He was born March 1, 1935 in Delia, Kansas, the son of Leo C. and Mary (Morris) Bennett.Gale attended Rossville Grade School and graduated from St. Mary's High School. He worked at the Sinclair station while in school and then at Kaw Valley Dehydrating Plant after graduation....
Elizabeth Jane Fisher
May 23, 2020
Elizabeth Jane "Liz" Fisher passed away on May 23, 2020 at the age of 61 due to COVID-19 complications. Elizabeth was born in Topeka, KS on November 25th, 1958 to Joyce and Craig Irwin. She attended Topeka West High School and Washburn University. She married the love of her life Steven Fisher on May 17th, 1980. She has two children,...
Carl Henry Griffin
May 21, 2020
Carl Henry Griffin, 68, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020.He was born January 3, 1952, in Hampton, Virginia, the son of Charles Henry and Nora Ann (Hubbard) Griffin. He was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Newport News, Virginia. Survivors include three brothers, Stephen (Judy Ann) Griffin of Havensville, KS Douglas Griffin of...
