Joyce Nadine Diven
Dec 29, 2018
Joyce Nadine Diven, 85, Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018 at a local hospital.Joyce was born October 7, 1933 in Lawrence, the daughter of George D. and Lucy E. (Corwin) Peck. She lived most of her life in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1951.She worked as a clerk for the Santa Fe Railroad for 15 years....
Elizabeth "Ann" Nash Driss
Dec 28, 2018
Elizabeth "Ann" Nash Driss, 88, of Topeka, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018.She was born August 6, 1930, in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of Otto and Jesse Elizabeth "Betsy" (Garner) Nash. She was a graduate of Topeka High School and received a Master's Degree in French. She was an alum of Washburn University, Kansas University and the Sorbonne University in...
Rex A. Anderson
Dec 27, 2018
Rex A. Anderson, 58, Auburn, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018.Rex was born May 20, 1960 in Topeka, the son of Clayton and Bernadine (Wohler) Anderson. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1978 and attended Kansas State University.He was employed by Canon Solutions America as a repair technician for over 30 years. He was an avid outdoors man...
Helen B. Miller
Dec 27, 2018
Helen B. Miller, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Midland Hospice House. She was born April 20, 1936 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, the daughter of Paul J. and Helen M. (Nellesen) Miller.Helen attended Highland Park High School. She was employed in the food service industry working at the Purple Cow, Howard Johnson's, Furr's, U.S.D....
Clifford L. Corn
Dec 26, 2018
Clifford L. "Kip" Corn, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at a Topeka care facility. He was born November 18, 1931 in Wamego, Kansas, the son of Cecil J. and Charmaine L. (Larson) Corn.Kip graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. He enjoyed spending many summers with his grandparents in Wamego and working on his aunt...
John D. Cronkhite
Dec 24, 2018
John D. Cronkhite, 54, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018.He was born July 7, 1964 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the son of David and Ruth (Couturier) Cronkhite. He received his Associates Degree in Auto Mechanics from Northwest Technical College.Survivors include a son, Jonathan (Shawna) Cronkhite; daughter, Tiffany (Coty) Zabokrtsky; grandchildren, Jacob David Rodriquez, Elizabeth Mae Rodriquez and Dustin...
Ruth A. Miller
Dec 24, 2018
Ruth A. Miller, 90, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018.She was born May 6, 1928, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of James S. and Sarah E. (Burch) Miller. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, James A. Miller and sister-in-law, Margaret E. Faylor Miller. Ruth attended grade school through high school graduating in 1946 in...
Janet M. Harris
Dec 24, 2018
Janet Marie Harris, 66, of Topeka, KS passed away Monday, December 24, 2018.She was born August 30, 1952, in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Gerald and Mary (Beeson) Harris. She was a 1970 graduate of Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. Janet was employed by the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library.She attended Christ the King Catholic Church.Survivors include three...
Timothy D. Hall
Dec 23, 2018
Timothy Dale Hall age 59, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Sunday, December 23, 2018. Tim will be treasured by family and friends as a loving father, husband, brother, uncle, and grandfather. A proud patriot, fisherman, servant of God, music lover, and Army veteran. His love for serving God will continue with his granddaughter by his side, playing...
Beverly Jeanne Shurtz
Dec 23, 2018
Beverly Jeanne (Wilson) Shurtz, 88, Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018 at a local care center.Beverly was born December 10, 1930 in Topeka, the daughter of Ray Elmer and Dorothea Alice (Brandenburg) Wilson. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1948 and from the University of Kansas in 1952 with a degree in Music Education.She taught music in the...
Marcia Kathryn Kavel
Dec 22, 2018
Marcia Kathryn Kavel, 79, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018. She was born April 28, 1939 in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Kenneth O. and Ruth (Manley) Bonebreak.Marcia earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Lock Haven State University in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. She taught school in North Carolina. Marcia had resided in Topeka since 1972. She...
Karen A. Emery
Dec 22, 2018
Karen A. Emery, 68, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born October 17, 1950 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Juanita (Jones) Head.Karen graduated from Highland Park High School and attended Washburn University. She was employed by the East Topeka Senior Citizens Center. Karen married Theodore...
Helen L. Knapp
Dec 21, 2018
Helen L. "Muzz" Knapp, 85, Topeka, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018.Helen was born July 24, 1933 in Manhattan, the daughter of George L. and Elsie M. (Hanlin) Moshier. She graduated from Manhattan High School.She was employed with the State of Kansas, Department of Aging for 20 years, retiring in 1995.Survivors include her children, Jerry (Kathy) Knapp, Lenexa; Teresa Songs,...
Alan P. Mason
Dec 20, 2018
Alan P. Mason, 58, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Midland Hospice House. He was born July 15, 1960 in Barre, Vermont, the son of Henry E. and Winsome H. (Bruce) Mason.Alan graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre. He had resided in Topeka since 1979. He was employed by Falley's Grocery Store, Frito Lay and...
George W. Powell
Dec 20, 2018
George was born to George Stephen and Gladys Inez Davis Powell on July 28, 1929 in Topeka, Kansas. He played football at Highland Park High School where he met the love of his life, Sarah Bess Hothan, known as Sally. They were married on April 24, 1949 and five children were born to their union. They were married 66 years...
James "Jim" Innes
Dec 20, 2018
James "Jim" Innes, 67, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018.He was born October 5, 1951, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of John and Virginia (Ricksecker) Innes. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1969.He spent a majority of his career as an electrical sales representative at Kriz-Davis and continued working for numerous years at ACE Hardware in...
Dwayne E. Sebo
Dec 19, 2018
Dwayne Sebo, 50, of Hoyt, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018.He was born September 18, 1968 in Newton, the son of Jerald "Gene" and Martha "Suzy" (Davidson) Sebo. He attended Emporia High School and graduated from Flint Hills Technical College.He was formerly employed at Jostens and currently was a maintenance technician at Bimbo Bakeries.Dwayne married Lisa Guay on July 22,...
James Hogan
Dec 18, 2018
They wanted me to write about my dad. Like there is any possible way to put the entire 62-year life of James Neal Hogan into words. I know when he was born (Jim was born August 22nd, 1956 in North Tonawonda, New York to Ross and Kitty Hogan). I know when he died (Jim died December 18th, 2018 in Topeka,...
Conrad Nicholas Degennaro
Dec 17, 2018
Conrad Nicholas DeGennaro, 75, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 at his home. He was born July 18, 1943 in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of Carlos Nicholas and Lydia (Hahn) DeGennaro.Conrad graduated from AJ Demarest High School in New Jersey. He attended George Mason University. Conrad had resided in Topeka since 1976. He was employed Iron...
Richard Burton Hanger
Dec 17, 2018
Richard Burton "Dick" Hanger, 90, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018.Dick was born October 31, 1928, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Orlando Burton and Adelaide Romain (Bush) Hanger. He was a 1947 graduate of Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. Always a public servant, as a boy he regularly took salt tablets to the workers building...
