Galen E. Floyd
Apr 5, 2018
Galen E. "Old Sarge" Floyd, 82, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018.He was born August 15, 1935, in Lillis, Kansas, the son of Raymond and Florene (Isaacson) Floyd. He attended Beattie High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Galen was employed by the Topeka Police Department for 22 years, retiring in August 16,...
Patricia A. Navarre
Apr 5, 2018
Patricia A. "Pat" Navarre, 100, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at a local care center.Pat was born October 9, 1917 in Norfolk, VA. She worked at Roach Hardware as a Cashier, retiring in 1980. She was a member of Gage Park Baptist Church.Pat married Lloyd Wheeler and they later divorced. She later married Harold E. "Bud" Navarre, Jr., in...
Rose Anne Bernhardt
Apr 3, 2018
Rose Anne Bernhardt, 82, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Midland Hospice House.Rose was born October 3, 1935 in Pomona, the daughter of Jacob and Mary (Camphell) Wismer. She attended schools in Carbondale.She was employed at C & W Market, retiring in 1990.She was a former member of the German-American Club.Rose married Ralph Bernhardt on May 16, 1952...
Alla Marie Tarasyn
Apr 2, 2018
Alla Marie Tarasyn, 70, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at Legacy in Topeka. She was born December 14, 1947 in Germany, the daughter of John and Marie (Saganski) Tarasyn. Alla came to the United States and resided in Topeka at the age of eight. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1966. Survivors include her sister,...
John J. Munoz
Apr 2, 2018
John J. Munoz, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born September 30, 1945 in Topeka, the son of Frank and Henrietta (Hernandez) Munoz. John was employed by Hill's Pet Products for over 30 years before retiring. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.John married...
James F. Howser
Apr 2, 2018
James F. Howser, 73, of Topeka, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018.He was born August 10, 1944, in Monterey, California, the son of Floyd William and Gertie Glendola (Stidham) Howser. He was a 1962 graduate of Hoisington High School, Hoisington, KS. He attended Fort Hays State on a football scholarship. While at Fort Hays he was a member of Tau...
Jane E. Moore
Mar 31, 2018
Jane Elliott Shuter Moore, 67, Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Aldersgate Village.Jane was born December 9, 1950 in Lawrence, MA., the daughter of Charles E. and Hazel L. (Wright) Shuter. She graduated from Ashland High School in Ashland, MA in 1968 and Framingham State College in 1972.She taught Elementary and Middle School in Georgia before retiring because...
Kathy R. Johnson
Mar 31, 2018
Kathy R. Johnson, 72, Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018.Kathy was born November 26, 1945 in Marshalltown, IA., the daughter of Duane M. and Mabel D. (Vogeler) Paul. She graduated from Southeast High School in Kansas City, MO.She was employed as an I.T. Consultant with the State of Kansas, Department of Health & Environment, and previously worked at E.D.S.Kathy...
William E. Maus
Mar 31, 2018
William E. "Billy" Maus, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at his home. He was born January 11, 1934 in Dover, Kansas, the son of Earl and Edith Maus.Billy graduated from Seaman High School. He was a farmer for most of his life.Billy married Tresa Anderson in 1986. She preceded him in death in 2013. He...
Sylvia Kendrick Boyd
Mar 30, 2018
Sylvia Kendrick Boyd, 79, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 30, 2018.She was born Easter Sunday, April 17, 1938, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Murvale and Nina (Harrison) Kendrick. She received a Master's Degree in Music from Louisiana State University. Sylvia was employed by Northeast Louisiana State College, Monroe, later for Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington and most recently by...
Jennifer Goldsmith Ho
Mar 30, 2018
Jennifer Goldsmith Ho, 59, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018. Visitation with family will be held at Dove Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka, KS 66610 on Thursday, April 5, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 6, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church at 817 SW Harrison...
Janice Smerchek Wilkes
Mar 30, 2018
Janice (Jan) Smerchek Wilkes, 71, passed away on March 30, 2018, at The House at Midland Care in Topeka, KS.Jan was born August 1, 1946, in Garden City, KS to Milan William Smerchek and Kathleen Floy Wilkie. She moved with her parents to the family farm located at 61st and Wanamaker in Shawnee County at the age of two. As...
Aubrey D. Thomas
Mar 29, 2018
Aubrey D. Thomas, 101, of Berryton, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at McCrite Plaza in Topeka. He was born September 2, 1916 in Queen City, Missouri, the son of Orin and Lillian (Kerd) Thomas.Aubrey was an Army Veteran during WWII. He resided in the Berryton and Tecumseh Communities since 1947. Aubrey was employed by U.S.D. 450 as a...
Olandis H. Jordan
Mar 27, 2018
Olandis H. Jordan, 69, of Topeka, went Home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at a Topeka hospital. He was born October 14, 1948 in Topeka, the son of Ernest Jordan and Georgia Ella Washington.Olandis was employed as an underwater welder on oil rigs in California. Survivors include two daughters, Renee Marshall, Lauren Jordan, two grandchildren,...
Kandi K. Oliver
Mar 27, 2018
Kandi K. Oliver, 58, of Topeka, went Home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at her home. She was born November 11, 1959 in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Judy (Hanson) Ferguson.Kandi graduated from Topeka High School in 1977. She held various positions for the U.S. Postal Service prior to retiring. Kandi married Elvis...
Darrell E. Ellis
Mar 25, 2018
Darrell Edward Ellis, 85, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018.He was born June 22, 1932, in Marysville, Kansas, the son of Charles William and Dollie (Reynolds) Ellis. He was a graduate of Marysville High School. He served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Japan during Korean War. Darrell was an insurance agent for Western and Southern Insurance Company,...
Charles W. May
Mar 25, 2018
Charles Wayne "Charlie" May, 74, Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 at a local care center.Charles was born November 11, 1943 in Holton, the son of Chester I. and Evelyn B. (Wilson) May. He graduated from Mayetta Rural High School in 1962.He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1962 to 1966 serving 2 tours in Vietnam.He worked at...
Barbara B. Beauchamp
Mar 23, 2018
Barbara Beauchamp, 71, Topeka, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018 at Midland Hospice House.Barbara was born December 13, 1946 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Garfield W. and Beulah (Abbott) Berndt. She graduated from Fremont High School in Fremont, NE., and received her Bachelor's degree from Midland College in Fremont.She was employed in a variety of ways in her lifetime;...
Nancy K. Hazlett
Mar 23, 2018
Nancy K. Nanninga Dawdy Hazlett, 81, of Topeka, passed away March 23, 2018 at Brewster Place Health Center. She was born February 11, 1937 in Axtell, Kansas, the first of eight children born to Milton and Helen Nanninga. Nancy was graduated from Axtell High School and Emporia State University. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Dawdy....
Yong Im Kutina
Mar 22, 2018
Yong "Judy" Kutina, 61, of Berryton, Kansas passed away March 22, 2018. She was born October 2, 1956 to Kil Hyen Yi and Soon Ja (Choi) Yi at Incheon, South Korea. She immigrated to the Hawaii as a teenager. She married and had three children who survive; Kimberly, Sara and Martin, all of Berryton. She is also survived by two...
