Fern A. Hubbard
Aug 20, 2020
Fern Alouise (Thompson) Hubbard was born in Aulne, Kansas on March 29, 1924, the youngest of 3 daughters. Her parents were Artie and Chester Thompson. After her mother died, Fern was raised by her Aunt Anna and Uncle Joe Daniels in Nowata Oklahoma, where she attended elementary and high school. After graduating, Fern married her childhood sweetheart, Robert A. Hubbard....
Johnny Ladd Edwards
Aug 18, 2020
Johnny Ladd Edwards journeyed to the spirit world on August 18, 2020 in Topeka, Kansas.Ladd was born on August 20, 1950, to Charlotte Mae Blacksmith and John Edwards in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He is an enrolled member of the Kickapoo Nation of Kansas and is also Absentee Shawnee of Oklahoma. His given Indian name is Nat-noh.Ladd grew up in the Wichita...
Charlene Still
Aug 17, 2020
Charlene Still, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. She was born January 29, 1926 in Pawnee City, Nebraska, the daughter of Charles E. and Alma M. (Crane) Townsend.Charlene was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Free Methodist Church.Charlene married Roy Still on March 8, 1945 in Seneca, Kansas. He...
George Thomas Pierce
Aug 16, 2020
George Pierce, 76, of Emporia, passed away on August 16, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. George was born on August 2, 1944 to Arthur William and Nettie Marie (Dawson) Pierce in Girard, Kansas. George worked as a manufacturer for the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. On September 17, 1979, George married Rebecca Babb in Miami, Oklahoma. George is survived...
Patricia Craig Lane
Aug 15, 2020
Patricia Craig Lane, 80, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020. She was born January 5, 1940 in Cherokee, Oklahoma, the daughter of George L. and Lois W. (Frix) Durscherl.Patricia graduated from Caney High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Pittsburg Teachers College and a Master's Degree in Education from Washburn University. She was employed...
Roger A. Van Etten
Aug 14, 2020
Roger A. Van Etten, 65, of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020, at his home.He was born March 31, 1955, in Washington, D.C., the son of Herman and Barbara (Hodge) Van Etten. He was a graduate of Queensbury High School in Glens Falls, New York and received a BA from State University of New York at Albany, and his...
Wilma Jean Boyd
Aug 13, 2020
Wilma Jean Boyd, 89, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 of natural causes.She was born April 30, 1931, in Aurora, Colorado, the daughter of Clinton Ralph and Velma Mae (Kukuk) Chapman. Shortly after birth the family moved to Waverly, Ks where she spent her childhood. She was a graduate of Waverly High...
Gail Bakken Ross
Aug 12, 2020
Gail Bakken Ross, 58, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020.She was born October 17, 1961, in Ithaca, New York, the daughter of David Allen and Margaret Alene (Young) Bakken. She served in the U.S. Army from September 25, 1979 until being honorable discharged March 1, 1980. Survivors include a her daughter, Amanda Michelle Rene; her son, Joshua Donald...
Robert Edward Wolf
Aug 12, 2020
Robert Edward Wolf, 85, of Topeka, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.He was born December 31, 1934, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Robert Edward Wolf and Sara (Cornelson) Wolf. He served in the army from 1956 to 1958. Robert married Alberta F. Waters on September 17, 1960 in Hutchinson, KS. Robert was previously employed by...
Ronald Preston
Aug 10, 2020
Ronald "Ron" Preston, 78, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020.He was born April 8, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas M. Prendergast and Dorothy Rossberg. He was raised by his foster parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Preston. He was a graduate of Caesar Rodney High School in Wyoming, Delaware and received a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from...
Michael S. Hadden
Aug 9, 2020
Michael S. "Mike" Hadden, 55, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020.He was born May 29, 1965, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Kyle and Beverly (Barkley) Hadden. He was a graduate of Shawnee Heights High School and received a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University. Mike was employed by Security Benefit in Topeka for over 20 years. Survivors include...
Howard E. Mitteff
Aug 7, 2020
Howard (Buddy, Mitt) Mitteff, 82, of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020, at the Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Administration hospital in Topeka. Howard was a navy veteran, serving in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CVA II. He retired from the VA health care system after 49 years of service. The joy of his life was his sons,...
Jerrie Lyn Ross
Aug 6, 2020
Jerrie Lyn Ross, a friend to everyone, bright light and loving soul left this earth on Thursday, August 6, 2020.She was born May 19, 1958, in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Lawrence Leroy Heath and Gale Marie (Nye) Heath.Affectionately known as "JR" by all her friends and family, she was a tremendous gardener and Cook, not to mention "Ms. Fix-it"....
Edgar J. Burdiek
Aug 6, 2020
Edgar J. "Ed" Burdiek, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born March 5, 1930 in Seneca, Kansas, the son of Frank Anthony and Anna Agnes (Meyer) Burdiek.Ed served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1952 - 1954 serving aboard the U.S.S. Boxer during the Korean War. He worked...
Verl E. Cox
Aug 5, 2020
Verl E. Cox, 85, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Midland Hospice House. Verl was born June 25, 1935 in Hepler, KS, the son of William and Florence (Westoff) Cox. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. He served in the Kansas Army National Guard for 9 years. He was employed by Hallmark Cards for 37 years, retiring as...
Carl E. Hamsher, Jr.
Aug 4, 2020
Carl E. "Ed" Hamsher, Jr., 66, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. He was born June 4, 1954 in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Carl E. and Marvis (Franklin ) Hamsher, Sr.Ed graduated from Parsons High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from Washburn University. He was employed as a Social Worker by Parsons...
Shirley R. Parsons
Aug 4, 2020
Shirley R. Parsons, 84, Eskridge, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at her home surrounded by her daughter, Lisa Taylor; granddaughters, Melvina, Paula, Cheyenne; grandson, Robert; and great-grandson, Hudson.Shirley worked at St. Francis Hospital for 21 years. After she retired, she and Dale moved to Eskridge to the family farm.Shirley married Robert Dale Parsons, Sr., on November 2, 1955 in...
Ruth Ann Jones
Aug 3, 2020
Ruth Kline Jones, 91, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020.She was born Ruth Ann Kline on June 1, 1929, in Marion, Kansas, the daughter of Harry R. Kline and Georgia E. (Williams) Kline. She received a High School Diploma from Marion High School. Ruth was employed by the Southwestern Bell telephone company for years, working as a realtor...
Fred Schuyler Jackson
Aug 1, 2020
Judge Fred Schuyler Jackson passed away Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, after a long illness.He was born Aug. 5, 1935, to Schuyler Wood Jackson and Esther Watson Jackson of Topeka. He graduated from Topeka High School, where he began dating Mary Jo McNair. They married on Aug. 17, 1957, following their graduations from Washburn University. He then attended Washburn University School...
Daniel Wayne Bell
Jul 31, 2020
Daniel Wayne Bell, 49, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020.He was born November 21, 1970, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Jack and Darlene (Benard) Bell. He was a 1989 graduate of Topeka High School. He received a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Washburn University. Daniel provided loss prevention services for K-Mart and...
