Duane L. Boley
Aug 29, 2019
Duane Leo Boley, Sr. 81, Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019 at a local hospital.Duane was born June 19, 1938 in Topeka, the son of Leo G. and Annabelle (Moore) Boley. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School.He was employed by Wolf Construction prior to retirement. He also farmed in southern Shawnee County. He was a member of Millwrights...
Terry Fields
Aug 28, 2019
Terry Lee Fields passed away peacefully at his home in Berryton, KS, on August 28, 2019. He had recently celebrated his 75th birthday.Terry was born on August 1, 1944 in Topeka, KS to Clarence and Margaret (Harvey) Fields. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1962. Terry began his career in 1964 as a carpet and tile installer. He was...
Golda Marney
Aug 28, 2019
Golda "Faye" Marney, 96, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Legends at Capital Ridge.Faye was born December 14, 1922 in Rossville, the daughter of Kenneth and Nora Tomson. She graduated from Rossville High School.She was employed as a clerk with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas for 30 years, retiring in 1988.She was an active member of the...
Kristopher Maurice Steele
Aug 23, 2019
Kristopher M. "Kris" Steele, 65, Topeka, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019.Kris was born January 22, 1954 in Topeka, the son of Andrew and Christine Steele. He attended Topeka Public Schools.He served in the U.S. Army for 12 years. He later worked as a Prison Guard in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was currently employed as a Bus driver with...
Lavern Clayton Bergstrom
Aug 23, 2019
LaVern Clayton Bergstrom, 86, Berryton, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019.He was born April 29, 1933, in Cuba, KS, the son of Arthur John and Elcena Belle (Woods Mason) Bergstrom. He was a graduate of Agenda High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 – 1958. LaVern was employed in sales at Sears for over 20 years, retiring...
Ruth Mae Gallaway
Aug 23, 2019
Ruth Mae Gallaway, 96, Topeka, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019.Ruth was born December 6, 1922 in Dickinson County, KS, the daughter of Edward and Cora Myrtle (Day) Horner. She graduated from Junction City High School.She was employed in food service most of her life.Ruth married Franklin Gallaway, Sr. on April 8, 1947. He died September 2, 1998. Survivors include...
Edward Raymond Bunker
Aug 21, 2019
Edward Raymond Bunker, 87, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019.Ed was born January 11, 1932, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the son of Harry Bunker and Rosina Kleinschmidt. Ed graduated from McPherson High School where he met his wife Joan Scott. Ed and Joan married in Hebron, Nebraska on July 13, 1951. Ed graduated from the U.S. Naval...
Janice D. Breitkreutz
Aug 19, 2019
Janice D. Breitkreutz, 69, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 at a Topeka hospital. She was born April 27, 1950 in Norfolk, Nebraska the daughter of Theodore O. and Bernice H. (Sporn) Klawonn.Janice was employed by Josten's Yearbook Company for over 20 years prior to retiring.Survivors include four children, Kandi Breitkreutz, Mikeal Breitkreutz, Shane Breitkreutz and James...
Betty Lou Ward Jeffress
Aug 18, 2019
Betty Lou Ward Jeffress, 90, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Betty was born on May 7, 1929, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, but moved with her parents at an early age to Woodward, Okla. Betty attended public schools in Woodward and graduated from Woodward High School. Betty married Charles Jeffress in 1952 in Amarillo, Texas, where both...
Ashley T. Usher
Aug 17, 2019
Ashley T. Usher, 18, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019. She was born April 7, 2001 in Guttenberg, Iowa, the daughter of Thad Usher and Jeannette Fauver.Ashley attended Topeka High School. She spent a lot of her time with her friends at skate parks. Ashley was so beautiful inside and out...she touched so many lives,she was so...
Junetta Marie Passmore
Aug 15, 2019
Junetta Marie Passmore, 60, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019.She was born February 15, 1959, in Holton, Kansas, the daughter of Ed M. and June (Miller) Passmore. She was a graduate of Holton High School. Junetta was employed as a paraprofessional with Topeka School District and later operated a day care facilityJunetta married William Laskey. They later divorced....
Lou A. Bauerle
Aug 15, 2019
Lou Ella A. Bauerle, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019. She was born November 4, 1931 in Ludell, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Marie (Wicke) Schroeder. Lou Ella graduated from Hanover High School in Hanover, Kansas and extended courses through Washburn University. She had resided in Topeka in 1979 after moving from Sabetha. Lou Ella...
Charles Franklin Phillips Jr.
Aug 15, 2019
Charles "Charlie" Franklin Phillips, Jr., 56, of Topeka, KS passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019 in his home. Charlie was born on December 10, 1962 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Charles Phillips Sr., Sharon and Timothy Hazelton. He graduated in 1981 from Turpin High School in Turpin, Oklahoma. He worked in the oil industry over the next few...
Dorothy S. Leggitt
Aug 14, 2019
Dorothy S. (Saylor) Leggitt, 91, of Maple Hill, Kansas passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. She was born January 25, 1928, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of George Reitz and Ruth Aline (Milliken) Saylor. She was a graduate of West Waterloo High School and attended McPherson College. She later obtained an Associate's...
Marjorie M. Roberts
Aug 14, 2019
Marjorie M. Roberts, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Lexington Park Nursing Facility. She was born July 15, 1927 in Maryville, Missouri, the daughter of Bacile A. and Sylvia A. (Frazee) Mickelson.Marjorie was a homemaker.Survivors include her nieces, Karen Fraker of Topeka and Deborah Hower of Belton, Missouri.Cremation has taken place and as per Marjorie's...
Salvador Del Real
Aug 11, 2019
Salvador Del Real, 26, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2019. He was born March 16, 1993 in El Monte, California, the son of Genaro and Yolanda Del Real Corona.Survivors include his parents, his siblings, David Del Real, Adriana Corona, Miriam Corona, Yolanda Corona, Gephsy Del Real, Genaro Del Real, Beto Del Real, Kevin Del Real, Nathan Del...
Desiree T. Rodriguez
Aug 10, 2019
Desiree T. Rodriguez, 40, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, August 10, 2019. She was born February 3, 1979 in Topeka, the daughter of Marvin L. Quarles and Judith Rodriguez.Desiree was employed as an In-Home Care Aide. She was a member of the To Increase Your Faith Church of Christ.Survivors include her father, Marvin L. Quarles,...
Caroline Leah Hines
Aug 9, 2019
Caroline Leah Hines, age 93, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019 at the Presbyterian Manor nursing facility in Topeka. Cremation was chosen.Caroline was born on January 20, 1926 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence Mathers Morriss and Norah Geelan Morriss.She graduated from Topeka High School in 1943 and from the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts in...
Charles Edwin Musick
Aug 9, 2019
Charles Edwin Musick, 74, Overbrook, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019 at Midland Hospice House.Charles was born August 6, 1945 in Richland, the son of Birdie Lloyd and Gladys Marcella (Vigo) Musick. He attended Berryton schools.Survivors include his wife, Linda; son, Curtis and his wife Shannon; grandson, Charlie; brother, Jim and his wife Verla; and sister, Anita Maichel.Charles was a...
Duane Kerschner
Aug 8, 2019
Duane Kerschner of Topeka, Kansas passed through death into life eternal Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Sunflower CLC in Topeka. He was born May 17, 1933 in Tiffin, Ohio to Katherine Montz Kerschner and Jay Forest Kerschner. He is survived by his daughters Paula Kerschner, Karla Haag and son-in-law Ernie Haag all of Topeka and his only grandchild, Jayden Haag,...
