Sherman A. Schultz
Jul 21, 2018
Sherman A. Schultz, 77, of Berryton, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018. He was born November 1, 1940 in Wyandotte, Michigan. He was raised by his Uncle and Aunt, Joseph and Garnett Ferrebee.Upon graduating from high school, he enlisted in the Air Force where he served four years. He was employed as a Computer Program System Analyst for the...
Marion L. Taylor
Jul 21, 2018
Marion L. Taylor, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Marion L. Taylor went to be with her Lord July 21, 2018. She was born August 1, 1925 near Mason City Nebraska, to Elizabeth Nicholas Eloe and John Otto Eloe. Two years later, they moved to the comfortable five-bedroom farmhouse in Ansley that would be the site...
Livia E. Perlaky
Jul 19, 2018
Livia E."Lilly" Perlaky, 72, of Topeka, passed away July 19, 2018. Lilly was born on April 28, 1946 in Budapest, Hungary, to Charles L and Livia J. (Pausz) Perlaky. The Perlaky family fled Hungary in November of 1956 following the Hungarian Revolution. The Perlakys immigrated to the United States in 1957 under the sponsorship of Trinity Lutheran Church of Topeka....
Harris K. Stubbings
Jul 15, 2018
Harris Kent Stubbings, 89, Topeka, passed away July 15, 2018 at Brewster Place. He was born on January 16, 1929, in Topeka, the son of Samuel Harris Stubbings and Dessa Shaw Stubbings. He married Elizabeth Joan Garner, August 25, 1951, in Baltimore where he was attending a U.S. Army Intelligence School at Ft. Holabird. Kent served in the Army in...
Hayden K. Wood
Jul 15, 2018
Hayden Keith Wood, 98 , of Berryton, passed away on July 15, 2018, in Topeka.Hayden was born in Lecompton, KS to John Richard Wood and Hulda Jane Deskin on October 4, 1919. He graduated from Lawrence High School. He married Helen Marie Sanger in 1938 and from this union three children were born. He married Olive Ann Mapes in 1997....
Irvin E. Gaddis
Jul 14, 2018
Irvin E."Gene" Gaddis age 87 of Topeka, Kansas passed away July 14, 2018 at a local care facility. Gene was born February 23, 1931, in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Ivan and Ethel (Holland) Gaddis. He was a 1948 graduate of Parsons High School then attended Labette Community College. In his youth, he was an avid hunter and fisherman. He...
Kimberly Sue Watson
Jul 12, 2018
Kim S. Trebbe Watson, 60, Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018.Kim was born January 27, 1958 in Emporia, the daughter of Clyde and Caroll (Casebier) Trebbe. She graduated from Osage City High School in 1976.She was employed with T.A.R.C. for 7 years as an Employment Program Coordinator.She enjoyed flower gardening and decorating her home.Survivors include her husband, Rick Watson,...
Stephen A. Cook
Jul 11, 2018
Stephen A. Cook, 74, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018.He was born October 13, 1943, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Calvin and Marjorie Cook. He was a graduate of Topeka High School. He served in the United States Army from June of 1962 until being honorably discharged in June of 1965. Stephen was employed by Stormont-Vail Hospital...
Shirley J. (Brown) Collins
Jul 11, 2018
Shirley J. (Brown) Collins, 87, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018.She was born the daughter of John Ramsey Brown and Lyllis Wilkinson Brown, oldest sister of Marshall R. Brown, Carol Thomas and Kirk R. Brown. She attended Kansas, Indiana schools. She was a 1949 graduate of Lecompton High School, Washburn University, BA, Mid-term and signed teacher's contract Topeka...
David W. Payne
Jul 9, 2018
David W. (Dave) Payne, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018 in Topeka, Kansas.Wild man Davy Payne came screaming into this world on July 28, 1982 in Topeka, Kansas to proud parents Bill & Cathy (Green) Payne. Davy was raised on the Payne Family farm in Meriden, Kansas with dogs, cats, goats, siblings, grandparents, and cousins close by....
Daniel A. Ramirez
Jul 9, 2018
Daniel A. Ramirez, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka. He was born May 4, 1927 in Topeka, the son of Manuel and Elena (Almaguer) Ramirez.Daniel was a life-long Topeka resident. He was an Army Veteran during WWII. He was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad. He was a...
William L. Jenks
Jul 9, 2018
William L. "Bill" Jenks, 90, of Emporia, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018. He was born May 6, 1928 in Altavista, VA, the son of William and Helen (Brumfield) Jenks.Bill graduated from Virginia Tech in 1953 after service in the U.S. Naval Air. He worked for British American Tobacco, Crawford Manufacturing, and Hetlinger Development Center and Sheltered Workshop. He...
Dennis D. Schimmel
Jul 9, 2018
Dennis D. Schimmel, 65, of Maple Hill, Kansas passed away July 9, 2018. He was born September 27, 1952 at Topeka, Kansas to Ralph and Helen (Obermeier) Schimmel. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1970. He joined the Kansas Army National Guard and served 27 years. He was employed at Goodyear Tire & Rubber for 14 years while...
Jackie D. Merryman
Jul 9, 2018
Jackie "Jack" D. Merryman, 77, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018.He was born June 29, 1941 in Harper, Kansas, to Vernon LeRoy and Genevieve (Troyer) Merryman who both preceded him in death.Jack attended Highland Park High School. He began working for Lower Plumbing, Heating and Air in 1972. He worked at Lowers for 44 years before retiring to...
Wayne W. Howbert
Jul 8, 2018
Wayne W. Howbert, 98, Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018 at a local care center.Wayne was born July 4, 1920 in Shawnee County, the youngest of 2 sons born to Paul and Bessie (O'Dell) Howbert. He graduated from Berryton Rural High School, attended Ottawa University and Arkansas City Junior College before joining the Army Air Corps in 1942. He...
Mary L. Tave
Jul 8, 2018
Mary L. Tave, 49, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018. She was born November 16, 1968 in Wylie, Texas, the daughter of Jerry and Mary (Lugo) Steen.Mary was a licensed CNA. Survivors include two sons, Christopher D. Steen of Topeka, J.P. Good of Topeka, four grandchildren and her mother, Mary Steen of Topeka.Cremation has taken place and...
William Howard Eicholtz
Jul 6, 2018
William Howard "Bill" Eicholtz, 74, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018.He was born August 16, 1943, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of George H. and Virginia (Trusdale) Eicholtz. He was a 1961 graduate of Topeka High School and attended Kansas State University. He served in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War.Bill was employed by the KP&L later...
David Alan Vicory
Jul 5, 2018
David Alan Vicory, 59, lifelong resident of Topeka, Kansas died on July 5, 2018. David was born January 3, 1959 in Topeka, the son of Freeman and Lois Vicory.David graduated from Topeka High School and Ottawa University. Following graduation, David worked at several radio stations as continuity producer, writer and on-air personality. He later worked for WIBW-AM/FM as Continuity Director/writer...
Marcia E. Mesler
Jul 5, 2018
Marcia Elaine Mesler, 79, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018.She was born July 27, 1938, in Norris, Missouri, the daughter of Marshall Blue and Edith Valentine (Streight) Anderson. She was a graduate of Clinton High School. Marcia was employed by Walmart in Topeka for 37 years, retiring in October 2017. Marcia married Richard Ronald Dalton on June 3,...
Mary Ann Stearman
Jul 4, 2018
Mary Ann (Turner) Stearman was born June 20, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas to Elwood and Bessie Turner. She attended Eureka Elementary School and Allison Junior High. While with friends at the Eureka Gardens Church of the Nazarene she met a young soldier named Wilburn DeWayne Stearman. After his service in WWII they were married on June 16, 1946, four days...
