Dironda L. Thurlow
Oct 5, 2018
Dironda L. (Pemberton) Thurlow, lovely bride of Raymond J. Thurlow, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018. She was preceded in death by her sister, Teresa Sue Culberth. She is survived by her husband, six children: Diedra M. Pollnow and family, Clinton S. Thurlow and family, Robert M. Williams and son, Sean M. Thurlow and family, Matthew A. Williams and family,...
Nona A. Bally
Oct 5, 2018
Nona A. Bally, 91, Topeka, passed away Friday, October 5th, 2018. Nona was born March 29, 1927 in Pawnee, MO, the daughter of Benjamin and Anna (Cook) Pierson. She attended Ridgeway High School in Ridgeway, MO.Nona married John Bally on November 22, 1947, and moved to Topeka in 1952. John passed away on December 26, 2016. She is survived by...
Shirley Ann Elder
Oct 4, 2018
Shirley Ann was born October 9, 1921, in Yates Center, Kansas the daughter of Ray and Neva Stoll. She was the second of four children and was preceded in death by her parents, sister Eileen Moore, brothers Alan Stoll and Laurence Stoll.After graduating from Yates Center High, she met and married Royal Elder. They were married for 73 years, Royal...
Barbara L. Fuller
Oct 2, 2018
Barbara L. Fuller, 89, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018.She was born February 26, 1929, in Abilene, Kansas, the daughter of Colby R. and Gladys M. (Wallerstedt) Hamilton. She graduated high school in Kansas City, Missouri and received a Fine Arts Degree from Kansas State University. Barbara was employed as the Artist Editor for Capper's Weekly and was...
John B. Hamm
Oct 1, 2018
John B. Hamm, 61, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018. He was born November 8, 1956 in Topeka, the son of Grathuew W. and Barbara J. (Lewis) Hamm.John graduated from Topeka High School in 1974. He was employed by the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. Survivors include four children, Holly Hamm of Texas, Barry Hamm, Bryan Hamm...
Godfrey Louis Bulger
Oct 1, 2018
Godfrey L. "G.L." Bulger, 87, Topeka, formerly of Overland Park, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 at a local hospital.G.L. was born October 31, 1931 in Topeka, the son of Leo and Mary (Coash) Bulger. He graduated from Topeka High School.He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years during the Korean War.He was employed by Southwestern Bell as...
Vernon August Rosenow
Oct 1, 2018
Vernon August "Vern" Rosenow, 73, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 30, 2018.He was born August 2, 1945, in Litchfield, Minnesota, the son of Louis Karl Otto and Marie Maida (Seefeldt) Rosenow. He was a 1963 graduate of Litchfield High School. He joined the U.S. Navy after graduation, serving from 1963-1966 in the Philippines. He spent...
Micah Copp
Sep 27, 2018
Micah Copp, 15, Auburn, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018.Micah was born December 1, 2002 in Topeka, the son of Christopher Copp and Jessica D. (James) Link. He was a sophomore at Auburn Washburn High School.He was active in football, baseball and was fond of music, the outdoors and skateboarding. Survivors include his father and step-mother, Christopher and Lexi Copp,...
Clarence W. Reeves
Sep 25, 2018
Clarence W. Reeves, 76, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018.He was born September 20, 1942, in Center, Missouri, the son of John Paul and Ethel Margaret (Messer) Reeves. Clarence was an automobile mechanic for BP Amaco, retiring in 2007.Clarence married Susan L. Linder on February 28, 2003 in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Scott Reeves,...
Georgia Ruth Gorrell
Sep 25, 2018
Georgia Ruth Webb Gorrell, 84, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018.She was born August 31, 1934 in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. As a child she lived in Greenwood, AR. She graduated from Greenwood High School. Following graduation Georgia moved to Texas where she was a homemaker and mother. She enjoyed bowling, reading, and attending her children's sporting events. Georgia...
Pastor Clark Johnson
Sep 23, 2018
Pastor Clark Johnson, 73, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018.He was born April 30, 1945, in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of John William and Manelle (Davis) Johnson. He received Bachelor's Degrees in Speech and Biology from Northern Arizona University. Pastor Johnson served as Senior Pastor for 40 years, with the last 22 years at First Southern Baptist Church,...
Cathy S. Greene
Sep 23, 2018
Cathy Johnson Greene, 65, of Osage City, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018.She was born August 3, 1953, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Earnest and Elizabeth (Flory) Johnson. She was a 1972 graduate of Topeka West High School.Cathy was employed by the State Of Kansas, retiring in 2014.Cathy married Dennis D. Greene on April 26, 1973 in Topeka. He...
Bonnie M. Youngberg
Sep 22, 2018
Bonnie M. Youngberg, 69, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018.She was born November 17, 1948, in St. Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of Miles Edgar and Naida "Beatrice" (McCoy) Reese. She was a 1966 graduate of Dekalb Missouri High School. She married Howard Youngberg on April 19, 1975 in Topeka, Kansas. She worked at the Topeka Medical Center for...
Viola Ruth Nott
Sep 22, 2018
Viola Ruth (Gates) Nott, 74, previously of Topeka and Ozawkie passed away September 22, 2018.Viola was born August 28, 1944 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Dwight Leonard and Ruth Bebee (Colwell) Gates.She attended grade school at Golden Prairie a one room school house. Attended high school at both Moran High and Iola High, graduating from the latter in 1962....
Theta Vorse
Sep 20, 2018
Theta Elizabeth Vorse, 91, Topeka, passed away the evening of September 20, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. Theta was born May 9, 1927 on the family farm in Harveyville, to Edd and Annie Davis. She went to Harveyville High School and after graduation attended Clark's Business College. She held several jobs including Santa Fe Railway, Sunny Elevation...
Donald N. Gordon
Sep 19, 2018
Donald Neil "Don" Gordon, 79, of Carbondale, KS, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, due to complications of heart surgery.He was born March 29, 1939, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Albert David and Louise (Maxwell) Gordon and step-mother, Opal (Reno) Gordon. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Max Gordon.Don married Nancy S. Wilting on April...
Royce Dial
Sep 19, 2018
Royce Dial, 73, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born December 26, 1944 in Huntington, West Virginia, the son of Elijah A. and Thena M. (Williamson) Dial. Royce served honorably in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He worked in the press room at the Topeka Capital Journal...
Belva M. Fox
Sep 19, 2018
Belva Marie Fox, 83, of Leawood, Kansas passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 20, 2018.She was born April 22, 1935 in Ozawkie, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob and Zelma Ruth (Lowe) Brey. She was a 1953 graduate of Ozawkie Rural High School. She was a member of United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, KS. Belva married Kenneth Fox on October...
Marilyn Christine Freeze
Sep 14, 2018
Marilyn Christine (Hoff) Freeze, 82, of Topeka, passed away Friday, September 14, 2018. She was born May 12, 1936, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Ernest Eugene and Gladys Christina (Olson) Hoff. She attended St. Olaf College, Pacific Lutheran College, and received a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where she was a...
Arlene M. Jerabek
Sep 14, 2018
Arlene M. Jerabek, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018 at a Topeka care facility. She was born May 31, 1926 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the daughter of Louis and Bertha (Maresh) Drasner.Arlene graduated from Lincoln High School in Manitowoc in 1944. She resided in Manitowoc until 1974 when she moved to Pembine, Wisconsin where she lived until...
