David L. Johnson
Mar 21, 2018
David Leon Johnson passed away on March 21, 2018 at the age of 80. David was born January 17, 1938 in Butler County, KY to Casey and Ruby (Painter) Johnson. At the age of 17 he joined the Air Force and was eventually stationed in Topeka KS, where he met and married Sharran K. Covey on April 19, 1960. They...
David R. Jensen
Mar 21, 2018
David R. Jensen, LSCSW, LCMFT, LCAC, RPT, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. He was born on October 13, 1952 in Garnett, KS to Russell and Delma Jensen. He grew up in Lawrence, KS and graduated from Lawrence High School. David went on to earn a B.A. in Psychology and Corrections from Washburn University, Cum Laude, as well as...
Lois G. Moss
Mar 21, 2018
Lois G. Moss, 87, of Berryton, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at McCrite Plaza in Topeka. She was born August 17, 1930 in Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of Harold and Alberta (Altimus) Brown.Lois graduated from Beloit High School. She was employed by Berryton Elementary School as a school cook. She was a Foster Parent for the Kansas Children's...
Madeline J. Keeshan
Mar 19, 2018
Madeline J. Keeshan, 90, Topeka, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018.Madeline was born November 19, 1927 in Corning, the daughter of Ernest and Jennie (Ewing) Farley.She graduated from Corning High School.She was a bookkeeper at Topeka Tent & Awning and Phil's Auto Care.Madeline was an avid Bridge player and a devoted wife and mother.Madeline married Philip Keeshan on January 17,...
Edward Hartegan
Mar 17, 2018
Edward "Ed" Hartegan, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Midland Care. He was born on June 11, 1939 in Kansas City, KS to George and Doris Hartegan. Ed married Judy Dillon. They later divorced. He married Judy Hartegan on September 8, 1972 in Overland Park, KS. She survives. Other survivors include a brother, Gary (Carol)...
Reginald R. Hurd
Mar 15, 2018
Reginald Richard "Regg" Hurd, 84, Scranton, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at a local hospital.Services are pending.Dove Cremations & Funerals Southwest Chapel is assisting with arrangements.To leave a special message for the family online, visit the guestbook below.
Robert L. Franklin
Mar 14, 2018
Robert L. "Robbie" Franklin, 52, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. He was born on April 11, 1965 in Topeka, KS to Charles C. and Patricia Franklin. He graduated from Hayden High School and Kaw Area Vo Tech in 1983. He was a Boy Scout in troop 246 Most Pure Heart and went on to obtain the...
Michael S. Schmidt
Mar 12, 2018
Michael S. Schmidt, 60, of Topeka, KS, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018. He was born on September 10, 1957 in Hoisington, KS to Gustave August and Bonnie Dean (Shipman) Schmidt. He graduated from Hoisington High School and went on to earn degrees from Colby Community College and Fort Hays State University. Michael worked various jobs throughout his life,...
Roanna Ghan
Mar 11, 2018
Roanna "June" Ghan, 94, of Topeka, KS, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Stormont-Vail. She was born on June 29, 1923 in Carbondale, KS to Charles and Jane Barngrover. She grew up in Berryton, KS and graduated from Berryton Rural High School in 1941. She married Clyde Ghan on August 27, 1957 in Manhattan, KS. He preceded her...
Sue Schultz
Mar 9, 2018
On this day March 9, 2018 Sue went to be with the Lord and her Heavenly family. She was born on January 25, 1928 to James F. and Jennie Mosby. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1946. She attended Washburn University where she was a member of Kapa Alpha Theta Sorority. She retired from Schultz Tax Service. She enjoyed...
Charles Thomas Owens
Mar 8, 2018
Charles Thomas Owens, 48, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018.He was born November 29, 1969, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of David and Shirley (Hobbs) Griffin. He was a 1988 graduate of Richland County High School in Columbia, South Carolina. He served in the U.S. Marines. Charles married Wendi Peterson in 1994. They later divorced. Survivors include a...
Susan Michelle Skinner
Mar 7, 2018
Susan "Shelley" Michelle Skinner, 53, of Topeka, passed away March 7, 2018. She was born on October 11, 1964 in Topeka to Stanley and Carla (Egli) Lowry. She graduated from Washburn Rural High School and attended Washburn University. She married Bruce Kaufman. They divorced. She married Robert "Jack" Skinner in 1991. She worked in sales as a Mary Kay representative...
Ruth M. Griffith
Mar 7, 2018
Ruth M. Griffith, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at her home. She was born August 21, 1923 in Topeka, the daughter of Raymond and Minnie (Kottman) Clay.Ruth resided in Topeka for most of her life where she and her husband farmed for many years. She was a homemaker. Ruth married Roger D. Griffith. He preceded...
Samuel R. Brooks
Mar 5, 2018
Samuel "Sam" Remington Brooks,Jr. age 83, of Topeka, passed away March 5, 2018. Samuel was born July 6, 1934 in Natoma, Kansas to Samuel and Agnes (Spacek) Brooks. He graduated from Silver Lake High School. He was employed for more than 35 years with Colmery O'Neil Veterans Medical Center retiring in 1987. He served as a past president of the...
Randall A. Whelpley
Mar 3, 2018
Randall A. "Randy" Whelpley, 68, Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Midland Hospice House.Randy was born September 3, 1949 in Manhattan, the son of Robert and Mary Whelpley. He graduated from Holton High School in 1967 and attended McPherson College.He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1970 to 1974.He was employed as a project manager at Interior...
Gary Lindberg
Mar 1, 2018
Gary Lindberg, 56, Topeka, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 at a local care center.Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Dove Cremation & Funeral Service – Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Road. Private family inurnment will be at a later date.Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle,...
Gwendolyn Louise Evans
Feb 28, 2018
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Louise Evans, 58, of Topeka died February 28, 2018 at her home.Ms. Evans was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri on July 11, 1959, the daughter of Robert E. Evans and Eleanor Celeste Dowd Evans. When she was three years old her family moved from St. Joseph to Lee's Summit, Missouri and then to Topeka, Kansas when she was...
Kathryn Ann(Irwin) Davidson
Feb 28, 2018
Kathryn Ann (Irwin) Davidson, 96, passed away Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 in Topeka, KS. She was born December 13th, 1921 to Boyd & Margaret (Frehe) Irwin on the family farm in Richardson County Nebraska. She married Riley (Jack) Davidson April 20th, 1941 and they farmed and raised their family in Centralia, KS. Jack passed away July 21st, 1989. Kathryn enjoyed...
Micky Mae Parhm-Furman
Feb 28, 2018
Micky Mae Parhm-Furman, 86, returned to her heavenly home February 28, 2018. Her firm belief in God and her devotion to her family will remain a testimony to all that came to know her during her time on this earth. Micky was born January 23, 1932 in Council Grove, KS to Emma Keene Stockdale and Guy Stockdale. She was given...
Gary Lee Kirkpatrick
Feb 26, 2018
Gary Lee Kirkpatrick, 71, of Topeka, passed away February 26, 2018 following a short battle with cancer. He was born July 12, 1946 in East St. Louis, Illinois to William R. and Dolores (Royer) Kirkpatrick. The family moved to Topeka shortly after his birth. He grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High in 1964. He was drafted into...
