Vesta Lorene Johnson
Mar 19, 2019
Vesta Lorene Johnson, 84, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at a local hospital.Vesta was born May 25, 1934 in Emporia, the daughter of Elmer and Opal (Phillips) Shaw. Vesta married Richard Johnson on June 19, 1955 in Admire. He survives of the home. Other survivors include sons, Bruce L. (Susan) Johnson, Admire, Bryan A. (Monica) Johnson, Topeka; grandchildren,...
Liam James Childs
Mar 18, 2019
Liam James Childs, infant son of Curtis and Amanda (Trail) Childs, of Topeka, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019.Survivors include his parents of Topeka; his brothers, Kayden Childs, Cameron Childs and Isiah Childs; maternal grandparents, Tim and Tammy Trail, Topeka; paternal grandparents, Chester and Alberta Childs, Topeka; and maternal great-grandmother, Patricia Luby, Rio Rancho, NM.Cremation is planned. Service information will...
Robert B. Thorn
Mar 17, 2019
Robert B. "Bob" Thorn, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019. He was born June 7, 1926 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Ernest Burnell Thorn and Clair Buek Thorn. Bob joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in September 1943 and was called to active duty following his graduation from Topeka High School in 1944. He received...
Sharon Jean Ireland
Mar 17, 2019
Sharon Jean Ireland, 86, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019.She was born January 25, 1933, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of William E. and Gladys L. (Lenart) Mueller. She was a graduate of West Allis Central High School, West Allis, WI.She was a member of Job's Daughters and former member of First Church of Christ Scientist in Milwaukee,...
George Lee Kisner
Mar 15, 2019
George "Dutch" Lee Kisner, 55, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at a Topeka hospital. He was born March 6, 1964 in Jacksonville, FL to George and Patricia Kisner. Dutch graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1982. After high school, he joined the Navy for 4 years.After serving in the Navy, he moved to Las Vegas...
Dirk Wilfred Nicklin
Mar 14, 2019
Dirk W. Nicklin, 62, of Topeka, KS, passed away March 14, 2019. Son of Willie and Darlene (Marhofer) Nicklin, he was born July 7, 1956 in Lawrence, Kansas.He attended the Topeka public schools and graduated from Topeka West in 1974, where he lettered in basketball, football and golf. He realized a life goal to play collegiate basketball by earning a...
Robert Wayne Mcmanus
Mar 14, 2019
Robert Wayne "Rob" McManus, 54, of Berryton, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at a Topeka hospital. He was born January 18, 1965 in Topeka, the son of Billy D. and Sherry L. (Mercer) Link.Rob graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1983 and attended the University of Kansas and Washburn University and Washburn Tech. He was employed by...
Thomas W. Kennedy
Mar 13, 2019
Thomas W. "Tom" Kennedy, 71, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019.Tom was born October 10, 1947 in Holyoke, MA, the son of Thomas W. and Thelma M. (Anderson) Kennedy. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1965 and attended Washburn University. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War.He was an Internal Auditor for the Burlington Northern...
Stanley Dean Wagstaff
Mar 10, 2019
Dr. Stanley Dean "Stan" Wagstaff, 71, of Topeka, passed away and reunited with his wife on Sunday, March 10, 2019.He was born May 24, 1947, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of George D. and Fern E. (Mossman) Wagstaff. He served in the Kansas Army National Guard from 1969 until retiring in 2007 with the rank of Colonel. He was a...
Phyllis A. Smith
Mar 10, 2019
Phyllis A. Smith, 73, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at a Topeka care facility. She was born July 2, 1945 in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Kenneth R. and Annie (Swarthout) Calahan.Phyllis graduated from Garnett High School. She served as the Director of Transportation for U.S.D. 450 prior to retiring. She was an avid collector of...
Karla Kay Ginter
Mar 10, 2019
Karla Kay Ginter, 76, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019.She was born May 16, 1942, in Needles, California, the daughter of Richard Carl and Ariel L. (Bauer) Ginter. She was a 1960 graduate of Dover High School, Dover, Kansas and Clarks Business School in Topeka. Karla was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone, later becoming AT&T for 20 years...
Marcia Hecht Lowry
Mar 8, 2019
Marcia Hecht Lowry, loving sister, mother, and friend, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019, atthe age of 58.Born on June 16, 1960 at Eglin Air Force Base, FL to Elmer and Bernice (Horton) Hecht, shewas the youngest of three children.As a young Air Force brat, Marcia saw more of the world than many people do in their entirelives. The...
Doris J. Dowell
Mar 8, 2019
Doris J. Dowell, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019. She was born February 26, 1924 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Ethel Floyd.Doris had resided in Topeka since 1972. She was employed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas for many years prior to retiring. Doris married Arnold E. Dowell on June 19,...
Colleen J. Friederich
Mar 7, 2019
Colleen J. Friederich, 84, of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019.She was born October 20, 1934, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Oran Allen and Mary Evelyn (Mounts) McAllister. She was a graduate of Burns High School, Burns, Kansas and graduated from nurses training in Newton, Kansas.Colleen worked with Dr. George Bascom in Manhattan and later was employed as...
Dean D. Greene
Mar 7, 2019
Dean D. Greene, 85, Topeka, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019 at a local hospital.Dean was born February 26, 1934 in Circleville, the son of Glenn O. and Myrtle A. (Winters) Greene. He graduated from Soldier High School in 1952.He worked for Gibson Concrete as a backhoe operator for 36 years, retiring in 1996. After retirement, he worked for U-Haul...
James N. Mcmillen
Mar 6, 2019
James N. "Jim" McMillen, 66, of Tecumseh, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. He was born February 3, 1953 in Douglas County, Kansas the son of Donald F. and Lucille (Robertson) McMillen.Jim graduated from Baldwin High School in 1971 and attended Baker University. He was employed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for 40 years before retiring. He was...
Dolly Joe Luscombe Cole
Mar 6, 2019
Dolly Joe Luscombe Cole, 90, of Berryton, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 in Topeka, Kansas. She was born the 5th of 8 children on December 22, 1928 to John Harvey and May Rosa (Hill) Luscombe in Horton, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Cole, her parents John and May Luscombe, and siblings Anna Marie, Paul Clayton,...
Betty Lou Richmond
Mar 6, 2019
Betty Lou Richmond, 81, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019.She was born September 21, 1937, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of James H. and Lucille (Binney) LaDuke. Betty was employed by Top of the Tower and Payless Shoe Source in Topeka.Survivors include three children, Danny Heberling, Topeka, Steve (Becky) Sadler, Topeka and Sonja (Trent) Hullopeter, Wellsville, KS; and...
Theresa Fern Phipps
Mar 5, 2019
Theresa Fern Phipps, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Topeka. She was born November 17, 1933 in Ohio.Survivors include daughter; Barbara Ann (Steve) Pittenger, daughter-in-law; Pam Lowder, grandchildren; Brandon Pittenger, Justin Pittenger, Heather Lowder, Karlee Bocquin, Ashley Lowder, Nate Lowder and many great-grandchildren.Theresa was preceded in death by her son; Raymond Lowder.A Celebration of Theresa's...
Joann Wright
Mar 5, 2019
JoAnn Wright, 70, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. She was born September 2, 1948 in Portsmouth, Virginia. JoAnn graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth and attended Virginia Bible College in Norfolk, Virginia. She had resided in Topeka since 1971. JoAnn married Terry Wright on August 7, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He survives. Other survivors...