Lauren Blaine Figgins
Sep 9, 2017
Lauren Blaine "Larry" Figgins, son of Jesse Lois "Pat" Figgins and Edna Esther (Root) Figgins was born in Topeka, Kansas on Dec 3, 1931. He was named after his great uncle Henry Blaine Hurst, (his paternal grandmother's brother). He was baptised on Easter Eve Mar 26, 1932 and confirmed on Apr 13, 1941 by Dean John Warren Day. Larry celebrated...
Jack Fluke
Sep 7, 2017
Jack Fluke, 80, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on September 7, 2017 at Midland Hospice House. He was born October 8, 1936, in Junction City, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Leona (Crosby) Fluke. Jack attended Junction City High School. In 1954, he joined the Air Force, after which he went to work for the Kansas Department of Transportation, retiring...
Norma R. Walter
Sep 5, 2017
Norma R. Walter, 89, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017.She was born January 26, 1928 in Big Springs, KS, the daughter of Raymond and Carrie Cree.Norma was a graduate of Lecompton High School and was a lifelong member of Big Springs United Methodist Church.She married Melvin M. Walter on July 21, 1946. He survives. She and her family...
Laverne Belke
Sep 3, 2017
LaVerne (Vern) Walter Eugene Belke, 85, of Topeka, Kansas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, re-joining his wife Carol, on September 3, 2017. His family believes the music in heaven is a little sweeter now Vern is singing in the heavenly choir. He was born August 8, 1932, in Northfield, Minnesota, to Walter and Mildred Belke, and...
Ramon Dreier
Sep 3, 2017
Ramon "Ray" Dreier, 76, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017.He was born March 19, 1941 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Carl Ernest and Mary Grace (Crist) Dreier. He was a 1959 graduate of Highland Park High School. He served in the Kansas Army National Guard during the Vietnam War.Ramon was a photographer. He was employed by Wolf's...
Della Anna White
Sep 3, 2017
Della White, 74, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away on September 3, 2017 at Stormont Vail Hospital surrounded by family. Born March 30, 1943, in Hastings, Nebraska, she was the daughter of Gerald Will "Bill" and Lora Anna "Mae" Rightmeier.She was a graduate of Riley County High School; Class of 1960.Della married Ernest White on October 16, 1960. They were married...
Gerald F. Burns
Sep 1, 2017
Gerald F. Burns, 68, of Topeka, passed away at a local care home on September 1, 2017. He was formerly of Wichita, Kansas and served in the US Army from 1972 to 1975, stationed at West Point in the US Military Academy Band. Gerald was cremated. No services are planned.
Turley Kristopher Hayes
Sep 1, 2017
Turley Kristopher Hayes, 69, of Manhattan, passed away September 1, 2017. He was born November 6, 1947 to Roland and Betty (Turley) Hayes. He graduated from Manhattan High School and received an AA from Kansas State Salina. He was employed by Kansas Power and Light, later known as Westar Energy, and has been retired for several years. Turley is survived...
Barbara A. Dryer Keagy
Sep 1, 2017
Barbara A. Dryer Keagy, 77, of Topeka passed away September 1, 2017. She was born July 25, 1940 at Topeka, Kansas to Harold and Freida (Blankenship) Dryer. She graduated from high school in Wichita, KS. She married Don Keagy at Wichita in 1960. They raised their family in Topeka. She foster parented many children through the years. She enjoyed knitting...
Richard L. Ramey
Aug 31, 2017
Richard L. Ramey was born on January 19, 1942, in Louisiana, Missouri, the son of Franklin Joel Ramey and Elizabeth Rose Zumwalt Ramey. He left the arms of his loving wife and daughters, August 31, 2017, after a long, hard struggle with heart, lung and kidney disease. He met the love of his life, Judith Brown Taylor at Harveyville, Kansas,...
Kayla Celeste Gonzalez
Aug 30, 2017
Kayla Gonzalez, 16, of Topeka, passed away on August 30th, 2017. KitKat is survived by her mama, Sharon Bedolla, of Topeka; her father, Rocky Gonzalez, of Emporia, KS; as well as her extended family. She will also be missed by her special puppy, BumbleBee. She was welcomed into heaven by her maternal grandmother, Oralia Ramirez. A celebration of Kayla's life...
Reinhard J. Kissner
Aug 30, 2017
Reinhard J. Kissner, 81, of Topeka, formerly of Circleville, Kansas passed away August 30, 2017. He was born to Willy and Ida (Potthoff) Kissner at Schloss Holte, Germany on July 24, 1936. Reinhard grew up in Germany and became an apprentice for a butcher at the age of 14. He moved to America in 1971. He was employed as a...
John William Stone
Aug 30, 2017
Dr. John William Stone, 95, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017.John was born in Pittsburg, Kansas 2/14/1922, to Emery Darwin and Elinor Klenn Stone. John grew up in Kansas City, Mo., and graduated from Southwest High School and Kansas City Missouri Junior College. He then attended Kansas University where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. As a senior...
Edward Emmett Hedges
Aug 29, 2017
Edward Emmett Hedges, 83, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017. He was born June 28, 1934 in Offerle, Kansas, the son of Benjamin and Hazel (Schenck) Hedges. He was a 1952 graduate of Offerle High School. He also graduated from Garden City Junior College, Pittsburg State Teachers College and the University of Kansas. Emmett was a Kansas public...
Anna Loree Worthington
Aug 29, 2017
Anna Loree Worthington, 85, of Topeka passed away on August 29, 2017 at Midland Hospice House. Born on December 3, 1931, in Garnett, Kansas, she was the daughter of William "Hubert" and Edna (Kramer) Goins.She graduated from Perry High School in 1949.Loree married Gerald Worthington on July 15, 1950. He preceded her in death.She retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield....
Michael J. Sauer
Aug 28, 2017
Michael J. Sauer, 92, of Overbrook, KS, died peacefully at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, KS on Monday, August 28, 2017. Mike was the last of the "Fighting Sauer Brothers." Mike, Joe, and Albert Sauer boxed in the late 1930's and early 1940's in the Mansfield, OH area in the amateur rank. Michael J. Sauer was born on January 26,...
Henry G. Watson
Aug 27, 2017
Henry G. Watson, 73, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017.He was born October 28, 1943 in Quanah, TX, the son of Everett and Frances Watson.Henry grew up in the Topeka area and attended Central Park and Wanamaker elementary schools and graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1961.As a child he enjoyed making model cars and was very...
Clark Gross
Aug 27, 2017
Clark Gross, 67, of Topeka passed away on August 27, 2017. Born August 8, 1950, in Topeka, he was the son of Bobby and Valeria "Nadine" Gross.He was a graduate of Topeka West High School. Clark was in the United States Navy for almost four years and then joined the Army National Guard for an additional two years.He was married...
Nancy Jean(Haffner) Pratt
Aug 26, 2017
Nancy Jean (Haffner) Pratt, 87, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017.She was born November 10, 1929, in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond and Lorena (Ray) Haffner. She was a 1947 graduate of Shawnee Mission High School and 1951 graduate of the University of Kansas. Nancy was a very strong independent woman. She enjoyed playing bridge, gardening, and...
Carolyn Jean Crary
Aug 25, 2017
Carolyn Jean Crary, 64, of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017.She was born June 10, 1953, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Dr. John Elwin and Betty Jean (VanDeventer) Crary. Carolyn was a 1971 graduate of Topeka High School.Carolyn enjoyed spending time with family and singing in the church choir. Survivors include brothers, Van (Pam) and Doug (Cindy) Crary;...
