Frank Kosiba
May 22, 2018
Frank Kosiba, 72, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at a local care center.Frank was born September 27, 1945 in Du Bois, PA, the son of Joseph and Helen (Chase) Kosiba. He graduated from Central Christian High School in Du Bois in 1964 and DeVry Institute.He was employed by Goodyear in Chicago and was later transferred to Topeka. He...
Sue Ann Sommer
May 21, 2018
Sue Ann Sommer, 73, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 after a long and courageous 18 year battle with cancer.She was born January 26, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Paul E. and Georgia R. (Wells) Norman. She was a graduate of Polytechnic High School, Riverside, California. Sue was employed by Shawnee County and the State...
Joy Lynn Buskirk
May 17, 2018
Joy Lynn (Price) Buskirk, 68, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018. Joy was born January 9, 1950, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Woodrow Wilson and Nina Lamoyne (Zumwalt) Price. She was a 1968 graduate of Highland Park High School. Joy was employed as a secretary at the Crime Victims Compensation Board, and as a cook at both...
Becky S. Renyer
May 17, 2018
Becky S. Renyer, 54, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018. She was born May 15, 1964 in Topeka, the daughter of Raymond and Ruby (Wonser) SweetBecky was a homemaker and a member of the Berryton Baptist Church.Becky married Mark Renyer on December 24, 1985 in Westmoreland, Kansas. He survives. Other survivors include their children, Keith Sweet, Matthew...
Seth Emerson Cummings
May 15, 2018
Seth Emerson Cummings, 17, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018. He was diagnosed with Stage IV Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma on February 2, 2018. He was born October 15, 2000 in Topeka, to Angela and Edward Matthews. He came to live with John and Heather Cummings on June 25, 2013 and was adopted by them on August 18, 2014. He...
Anthony James Forshee
May 15, 2018
Anthony "A.J." Forshee, 28, Berryton, made his journey to Heaven on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at a local hospital.A.J. was born January 9, 1990 in Topeka, the son of Darren and Gloria (Lopez) Forshee. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 2008.He was employed as a Service technician with Edelman-Lyon Company.He was a member of Wanamaker Woods Church of...
Betty J. Hardy
May 15, 2018
Betty J. Hardy, 87, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Plaza West Regional Health Center. She was born February 22, 1931 in Crawford County, Kansas, one of thirteen children born to Orange and Sallie (Mack) Dean.Betty was employed by the Menninger Foundation for many years. Betty married Henry "Tommy" Hardy. He preceded...
Nancy A. Mahan
May 13, 2018
Nancy Ann Austin Mahan, age 71, died suddenly and unexpectedly Sunday, May 13, 2018 shortly after moving into the Lexington Place Assisted Living in Topeka. She was born November 17, 1946 in Orlando, Florida, the only child of Lucille Ellen and Calvin Wood Austin. Both of Nancy's parents are deceased. Nancy married the love of her life, Larry Douglas Mahan...
Betty M. Creel
May 13, 2018
Betty Mae Creel, 81, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018. Betty was born in Buffalo, New York in 1937 eventually finding her way to Topeka, Kansas. Betty married Raymond Charles Marone in 1956 and together they had 5 children; Kenneth, Keith, Kevin, Kelley and Karen. After Raymond passed she married Ernest Creel who also preceded her in death....
Beverly J. Todd
May 12, 2018
Beverly J. "Tokie" Todd, 80, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born June 2, 1937 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles and Leone (Bowen) Willett.Beverly was a homemaker. Survivors include her children, Jacqueline (Ernie) Kibble, Carlos "Jimmy" (Dee) Rogers, Norma Stambaugh, Donna Koehn, Tami Herron, John (Joyce) Rogers, Walt (Dezera)...
Addie Loretta Weaver
May 10, 2018
Addie Loretta Weaver, 83, of Topeka, passed away May 10, 2018 at her home. She was born to Levi and Cornelia (Byrd) Hopkins at Mobile, Alabama on June 10, 1934. She was raised in Mount Vernon, Alabama. She married Fletcher Weaver in Mississippi in 1952. They moved to Topeka, Kansas in 1969.Addie worked as a secretary for the cafeteria at...
Lila Evans Myers
May 10, 2018
Lila F. Myers, 84, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018.She was born November 15, 1933, in Netawaka, Kansas, the daughter of Bert and Cora (Rickel) Hallauer. She was raised in Jackson and Brown communities and graduated from Netawaka High School in 1951 and Clarks School of Business, Topeka, in 1953. Mrs. Myers worked for various engineering firms for...
Maudie E. Johnson
May 7, 2018
Maudie E. Bender Jones Johnson, 84, of Topeka, passed into the eternal embrace of our Heavenly Father on Monday, May 7, 2018.Maudie was our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, in-law, cousin, aunt and friend. She was the last to be joined with her parents, three brothers and four sisters. Maudie married James P. Jones. He preceded her in death. She later...
Susalee Gibson
May 6, 2018
Susalee "Susie" (Boswell) Gibson, age 72, passed away peacefully after a 5 year battle with cancer at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka, KS on May 06, 2018. She was in the company of her husband Gerald and daughters, Angela Gomez and Amy Ghere. Sue was born September 3, 1945 in Leon, IA. She was the 5th child and only daughter...
Sandra K. Herman
May 6, 2018
Sandra K. "Dusty" Herman, 65, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 13, 1952 in New Albany, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Hollis "Pat" and Jean (Keeney) Herman.Dusty graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania. She was an Army Veteran. She was employed by the Burlington Northern...
Vernon Leroy Johnson
May 6, 2018
Vernon LeRoy Johnson, 84, of Eskridge, passed away on May 6, 2018. He was born on June 3, 1933 in Wamego, Kansas, the son of Harry Vernon and Dossie Flo (Tinsley) Johnson. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, retiring as Staff Sergeant in 1973. Vernon later retired as a truck driver for Bayer Stone in...
Maria C. Clark
May 5, 2018
Maria Consuelo Morales de Clark, 82, of Topeka, passed away May 5, 2018. She was born November 17, 1935 at Teruel, Spain to Angel Morales and Consuelo Sahun Benesenes de Morales. She was raised in the Catholic Church and schools at Zaragoza, Spain. She was employed while she lived in Spain as a seamstress and midwife.Maria Morales de Clark met...
Beverly A. Mcadoo
May 2, 2018
Beverly A. McAdoo, 82, of Topeka, passed away May 2, 2018. She was born August 27, 1935 at Newton, Kansas to James and Margaret (Henry) Rutherford. She was raised in Eldorado, Kansas and graduated from Eldorado High School in 1953. She married Bill McAdoo on November 22, 1953. Beverly is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Bill; three...
Edward Lee Ross
May 2, 2018
Edward Lee Ross, 84, of Topeka, went Home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born December 25, 1933 in Topeka, the son of Robert and Louise (Bolton) Ross. Edward was a Navy Veteran during the Korean War. He was a member of Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church.Survivors include children,...
Mark Phillip Mcalpine
May 1, 2018
Mark Phillip McAlpine, 56, of Holton, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018.He was born January 11, 1962, in San Bernardino, California, the son of Gary Lee and Mary Ann (Graham) McAlpine, Sr. He was a graduate of Colton High School, Colton, CA.Mark was employed by Prairie Band Casino, Mayetta, Kansas. Mark married Patsy Callahan. They later divorced. Survivors include his...
