Francis Logan Moran
Oct 20, 2018
Francis Logan Moran, 89, of Topeka, passed away October 20, 2018. He was born May 11, 1929 in Dover, Kansas to Maurice and Esther (Logan) Moran, one of five children.He graduated from Dover Rural High School in 1947. He worked on the family farm for a year and was briefly employed at John Morrell Packing Plant. He then went to...
James W. Hunt
Oct 16, 2018
James W. Hunt, 95, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at a local care center.Jim was born August 8, 1923 in Earlville, IA., the son of James S. and Muriel (Fletcher) Hunt. He graduated from Manchester High School, attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, IA and graduated from the University of Kansas.He served in the Army Air Corps during...
Billie Wayne Todd, Jr.
Oct 15, 2018
Billie W. Todd, Jr. 52, of Topeka, passed away October 15, 2018. He was born July, 10, 1966 to Billie W. Todd, Sr. and Beverly Jo (Willett) Todd at Topeka, Kansas. Billie was raised in Topeka, and spent time in Ft. Worth, Texas and Ft. Myers, Florida. He attended Royal Valley Elementary in Hoyt, Kansas and the Seventh Day Adventist...
Capt. L. Jameson
Oct 13, 2018
Capt. Harold L. "Jamie" Jameson, 89, of Berryton, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at his home. He was born January 7, 1929 in Thedford, Nebraska, the son of LeRoy and Esther (Oman) Jameson.Harold was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951, serving two years with a deployment to Alaska. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and...
Thane Witmer
Oct 12, 2018
Thane Witmer, 81, died on Friday, October 12, 2018 in Topeka, KS, after a long battle with Parkinson's.Thane was born on August 19, 1937 in Topeka, KS the son of the late Elston Victor and Mildred (Boyd) Witmer. Thane was owner and operator of the T.V. Clinic repair shop in Oakland for over 30 years. He was a graduate of...
Carolyn Loretta Barger
Oct 12, 2018
Carolyn Loretta Barger, 81, of Auburn, Kansas, passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018 at an Auburn care facility. She was born August 16, 1937 in Des Arc, Arkansas, the daughter of Zar and Nora (Seevers) Weatherley.Carolyn was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church of Perry.Carolyn married James L. Barger on June 25, 1954...
Jana Kay Kerschner
Oct 11, 2018
Jana Kay Kerschner, 56, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018. She was born November 6, 1961, at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Duane and Janet Mae (Lewis) Kerschner. Jana's father Duane was a career man in the Air Force and her family's travels lead them to assignments in Biloxi, Mississippi; Dover Delaware; Columbus,...
Charles J. Leibold
Oct 11, 2018
Charles J. Leibold, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born June 27, 1923 in Neosho Falls, Kansas, the son of Charles Joseph and Ella Esty (Moorhead) Leibold.Charles graduated high school in Neosho Falls in 1941. He was employed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for 35 years before...
William G. Lang
Oct 10, 2018
William G. "Bill" Lang, 64, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at a Kansas City, Missouri hospital. He was born September 11, 1954 in Oberlin, Kansas, the son of Lavern and Betty (Meyer) Lang.Bill graduated from Newton High School and earned a HVAC Degree from Pittsburg State University. He was employed by Estes Service and later McElroy's...
Gary W. Vines
Oct 10, 2018
Gary W. Vines, Sr., 60, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at Midland Care Hospice House. He was born in Topeka on November 16, 1957 to Ray and Loretta Vines. Gary married Verla on April 18, 1997 in Topeka. Gary was preceded in death by his father, Ray Vines, and step-father, Bob Mulvihill.He attended Topeka High School and joined...
Annetta June Pierson
Oct 9, 2018
Annetta June Pierson, 86, Topeka, formerly of Medford, OR, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018.Annettta was born June 17, 1932 in Fredericktown, MO, the daughter of Ernest L. and Nancy J. (Meridith) Moore. She graduated from Fredericktown High School in 1950.She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. Annetta married George E. Pierson on November 16, 1952 in...
Arsenio Mendoza
Oct 9, 2018
Arsenio "Lefty" Mendoza, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. He was born July 19, 1927 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Victoriano and Rosa (Guerrero) Mendoza. He grew up in Topeka and was employed by Santa Fe Railroad for 50 years.. He served two tours in the US Navy stationed in Hawaii and Oakland, California. Survivors...
Lyman Bonnett
Oct 7, 2018
Lyman "Dale" Bonnett, 86, of Berryton, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018. He was born February 22, 1932 in Smith Center, Kansas, the son of Marvin and Hilda (Stoner) Bonnett. Dale graduated from Smith Center High School and attended Kansas State University. He was a Navy Veteran, serving 2 tours of active duty during the Korean War. He...
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...
