Lois V. Burgess
Nov 13, 2019
Lois V. Burgess, 97, of Topeka, KS died on November 13, 2019 at Lexington Park Assisted Living.Lois was born in Bloomington, Kansas, August 4, 1922 to Alfred R. and Rosetta Neuschwanger Schrader. The family moved to Topeka where Lois attended Decker Grade School and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1940.She married Arthur H. (Bud) Burgess on October 11,...
Cassie Nicole Ralston
Nov 11, 2019
Cassie Nicole "Otter" Ralston, 8, of Scranton, went to be with her Lord after passing away in her Daddy's arms on Monday, November 11, 2019.She was born June 27, 2011, in Topeka, the daughter of Terry and Becky (Thornton) Ralston. She was a third grader at Overbrook Attendance Center.Survivors include her parents; two sisters, Sarah and Olivia; her canine hero,...
Betty A Jackson
Nov 10, 2019
Betty A. Jackson, 75, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, November 10,2019 at a Topeka care facility. She was born November 10,1944 in Topeka, the daughter of Claude and Francis Trusty.Betty was employed by Merry Maids.Survivors include two daughters, Carol (Travis) Richard of Topeka, Cherry Jackson of Topeka, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and six siblings.Betty was preceded in death by...
Eugene Hathaway
Nov 9, 2019
Eugene "Gene" Hathaway, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born December 22, 1924 in Muscotah, Kansas, the son of Hillary and Virginia (Bonwell) Hathaway.Gene graduated from Hiawatha High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business from Kansas State University. He was an Army Veteran, serving as a...
Marilyn Louise Mason-Stanton
Nov 9, 2019
Marilyn Louise Mason-Stanton, 91, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019.She was born November 14, 1927, in San Francisco, California, the daughter of William and Charlotte (Irgens) Mason. After graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, Mrs. Stanton went on to an accomplished career as a Registered Nurse in the field of breast cancer research at the University of...
Richard Rupp, Sr.
Nov 8, 2019
Richard "Whisky" Rupp Sr., 60, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019. He was born November 23, 1958 in Topeka, the son of Lloyd Donald and Ruth Ann (Redenbaugh) Rupp.Richard was an Army Veteran. He was employed by Schmidtlein Excavating before retiring in May of 2018. Richard married Angel Bowers on February 28, 1986 in Topeka. She survives....
William L. Warden
Nov 8, 2019
William Lee "Bill" Warden, 83, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019.He was born January 21, 1936, in Atchison, Kansas, the son of Clarence Samuel and Elsie Josephine (Price) Warden. He was a 1954 graduate of Hiawatha High School, Hiawatha, Kansas. Bill was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone, later becoming AT&T, for 36 years, retiring in 1992.He was an...
Spencer Michael O'Bleness
Nov 8, 2019
Spencer Michael O'Bleness, 27, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 in Topeka, Kansas.He was born November 15, 1991, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Michael and Rebecca (Wilson) O'Bleness.He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 2010 and attended Washburn Tech.Spencer had been employed at several area restaurants and currently worked for Aramark at the Mars facility.He is...
Dennis E. Affolter
Nov 7, 2019
Dennis Eugene Affolter, 69, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019. He was born May 23, 1950 in Clay Center, Kansas, the son of Don and Marilyn Affolter, and grew up on his parent's farm near Morganville, KS.Dennis graduated from Clay Center High School, where he was selected to all-state teams in basketball, football and track. He received a...
Frances C. Andrews
Nov 7, 2019
Frances C. Willfong Andrews, 71, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at a Topeka care center. She was born September 7, 1948 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of William and Marjorie (Fuqua) Ragland. She was employed by Cessna Aircraft later for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita. Frances married Raymond Willfong, Jr. on September 18, 1967. He preceded...
Jack L. Smith
Nov 6, 2019
Jack Loren Smith, 86, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019.He was born February 20, 1933, in Buffalo, Kansas, the son of Guy Calvin and Fern Aull (Sissom) Smith. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School, Fredonia, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged on April 15, 1955.Jack managed various...
Gary Edwin Viers
Nov 6, 2019
Gary Edwin Viers, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at a Topeka hospital. He was born April 29, 1943 in Topeka, the son of Edwin Delos and Charity Florella (Herndon) Viers.Gary was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad for 41 years before retiring in 2003. He was an active member of Town & Country Christian Church.Gary...
Karen L. Kelly
Nov 6, 2019
Karen (Lewis) Kelly, 79, of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019.Karen was born December 21, 1939 in Frankfort, KS; the daughter of, Clyde and Myrtle Lewis.Karen graduated from Frankfort High School. She married Floyd Kelly on July 28, 1988 in Las Vegas, NV. She was employed by KPL Gas Service for many years.Survivors include three sons, Mark Taylor of...
Ryan Scott Tolbert
Nov 5, 2019
Ryan Scott Tolbert, 39, passed away on November 5, 2019 in Topeka, KS.He was born on January 8, 1980, in Manhattan, KS, the son of Robert and Diane Tolbert.The family moved to Topeka, KS, where Ryan attended Bishop Elementary and Jardine Middle School. He was a 1998 graduate of Topeka West High School. He then attended Kansas State University for...
William A. Wright
Nov 5, 2019
William A. "Bill" Wright, 74, of Topeka, died Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Bill was born October 3, 1945 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Wilbur and Kay Wright.Bill graduated from Lawrence High School in 1963. He attended Allen County Community Junior College and Pittsburg State University. Bill and Cheri Edmondson...
Maxine Johnson
Nov 5, 2019
Catherine Maxine Johnson, 96, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019.She was born May 6, 1923, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Charlotte (Myers) Stephenson. She graduated from Topeka High School.She was a member of the former Otterbein United Methodist Church which is now New Hope United Methodist Church, of Topeka.She was a very devoted mother. Her...
Larry B. Anderson
Nov 4, 2019
Larry B. Anderson, 77, of Rossville, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019.He was born September 13, 1942, in Weaverville, North Carolina, the son of Edgar and Lucille Alma (Sawyer) Anderson. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Larry was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Topeka until opening the Anderson Upholstery which later became Anderson...
Kay F. Southard
Nov 4, 2019
Kay F. Southard, 78, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019.She was born October 2, 1941, in Marysville, Kansas, the daughter of Howard and Bernice (Meineke) Marquis. She was a graduate of Hiawatha High School, Hiawatha, Kansas and Clark's School of Business in Topeka. Kay was employed by the Shawnee County District Court in Topeka until retiring. She volunteered...
James Derald Guay
Nov 3, 2019
James Derald Guay, 1 month old son of Kodie and Emma Guay, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at a Goodland, Kansas hospital. He was born September 12, 2019 in Colby, Kansas.Survivors include his parents, Kodie and Emma, his brother, Joseph Brian Carl Guay, his paternal grandfather, Vernon LeRoy Booth of Topeka, paternal grandmother, Shannon Petrel of Topeka, his...
Barbara J. Lewis
Nov 2, 2019
Barbara J. Lewis, 79, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born October 9, 1940 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the daughter of Truman and Dorothy (Moore) Cornwell.Barbara graduated from high school in Michigan. She was employed by Brewster Place as a CNA before retiring. Barbara married Ronald Lewis. He preceded...
