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;...
Shirley T. Newstrom
Aug 24, 2017
Shirley Theresa Newstrom, 82, of Topeka passed away peacefully on August 24th surrounded by her loving family, which was fitting since her family meant more to her than anything and she so loved having them all in one place. A celebration of her life will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday August 28th at First Lutheran Church, in Topeka, Reverend...
Lawrence Arthur Wonnell
Aug 24, 2017
Lawrence "Larry" Wonnell, 83, of Topeka passed away on August 24, 2017, at Midland Hospice Care. Born August 19, 1934, in Silver Lake, Kansas, he was the son of Arthur and Mildred (Martin) Wonnell.He was a graduate from Frankfort High School, Frankfort, Kansas in 1952.Larry married Lenora Scott on May 17, 1956. They were married for 61 years.He worked for...
John Elliott Owen
Aug 23, 2017
John E. Owen passed away on August 23, 2017 at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center. He was born in El Dorado, Kansas on June 19, 1937 to Thomas Miller and Laina Marie (Jones) Owen. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Patricia A. (Terpening) Owen of the home, two children, Stephen R. (Lori) and grandchildren; Benjamin K. and...
Catherine Ann Thomas
Aug 22, 2017
Catherine "Katie" (McGrath) Thomas, 76, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017.She was born June 7, 1941, in Holton, the daughter of James and Anastasia (Hrenchir) McGrath. She attended Clarks Business School and worked for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas for 27 years, retiring in June 2003.Katie was a member of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church...
George L. Williams
Aug 22, 2017
George L. "Jay" Williams, 88, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017.He was born December 29, 1928, in Elkhart, Kansas, the son of George and Ruth (Coons) Williams. George was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, 1st Division, serving in China and Korea. He was a member of VFW Post 400, American Legion, and the Disabled American...
Elizabeth Ann Beutler
Aug 22, 2017
Elizabeth Schoonover Beutler, 82, passed away on August 22, 2017 at her home. Elizabeth was born September 18, 1934 in Wethersfield Township, Kewanee, Illinois, the 3rd daughter of Harlan Schoonover and Monghild Ellen Johnson Schoonover.She moved to Topeka, Kansas in 1954. She was married to L. Clifford Beutler January 13, 1956. He preceded her in death on November 4, 2012....
Jean Ann Kesler
Aug 21, 2017
Jean Ann Kesler of Topeka, KS, passed away on Monday, August 21. Jean graduated from Topeka High School, received her BA in Business from Washburn University, her MA in Education from George Washington University and her MLIS concentration in Television and Video production from Catholic University. She worked as a Media Specialist for the Montgomery County, Maryland Public School System...
