Dale Ronnekamp
Apr 11, 2017
Dale Ronnekamp, 85, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Midland Hospice House.Dale was born October 5, 1931, in Hastings, Nebraska to Raymond and Lenora (Komrofske) Ronnekamp. He spent the majority of his life in the trucking industry as a driver, owner, dispatcher and operations manager in Colorado and Kansas. Dale loved people and always saw the best in them....
Gary Lee Braden
Apr 11, 2017
Gary Lee Braden, 61, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017, as a result of a cardiac event.He was born May 18, 1955, in Topeka, Kansas, to Bert and Pauline Braden.He is survived by his father, Bert; step-daughter, Danell Wright (Seth); and grandchildren, Amelia, Luke, and Rosella. He also leaves behind his brother, Carl Braden (late wife, Yuvon) of Carbondale; sister,...
Charles H. Cutler
Apr 9, 2017
Charles "Charlie" Hudson Cutler, 91 of Topeka, died April 9, 2017 at Midland Hospice House from Parkinson's Disease. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 22nd, 1925 to Charles W. and Maude Cathryn Cutler.He was preceded in death by his wife, Nola Lee Houston Cutler, in 2003. He is survived by his children: Sally Roediger, Mayetta, Charles Cutler...
Anthony M. Gomez
Apr 9, 2017
Anthony M. "Tony" Gomez, 66, Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017.Tony was born June 13, 1950 in Ft. Riley, KS, the son of Manuel "Rocky" and Bette (Frost) Gomez. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1970. Tony married Marie Nancy Simpson in 1969. They were married for 13 years. Survivors include sons, Robert Gomez, Topeka, Damon (Amber)...
Joan C. Schaaf-Yommer
Apr 8, 2017
Joan C. Schaaf-Yommer, our dear Mother, Grandmother and GG (Great Grandmother) crossed the veil into heaven on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Born in Hunter, KS March 16, 1930 to Bertrand and Matilda Miller, she was the youngest of seven children raised on a 160-acre dry land farm.The dust bowl took a heavy toll on her life, contributing to her Grandmother...
Mary Frances Johnson
Apr 7, 2017
Mary Frances Johnson, 81, of Topeka, passed away April 7, 2017. Mary was born August 13, 1935, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Lee Roy and Geneva Holcomb. She married Floyd Johnson September 1, 1956. He survives. Mary was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, gardening, and her family. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Topeka. She...
Emma M. Wilson
Apr 5, 2017
Emma M. Wilson, 83, of Tecumseh, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born October 20, 1933 in Watson, Kansas, the daughter of Claude D. and Elsie M. (Beary) Anno. Emma attended Williams Grade School and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1951. She had lived in the Watson community...
Allen K. Williams
Apr 4, 2017
Allen K. Williams, 55, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017.He was born November 3, 1961, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Mildred Flowers and John Williams Sr. They preceded him in death. Allen was cremated and private services for the family will be held at a later date.To share a memory of Allen or to leave a special...
Leona Ruth Campbell
Apr 3, 2017
Leona "Ruth" Campbell, 92, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017, in Wichita, KS, having recently moved there from Topeka to be near family. Ruth was born on October 16, 1924, in Glenrock, WY, the youngest daughter of David Thomas and Allie Marie (Shanes) Miller. She and George Willis Campbell met when they were 15 and were wed on July 26,...
Donna Rae(Catron) Coffman
Apr 3, 2017
Donna Rae (Catron) Coffman, 57, of Topeka, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 3, 2017, at her home.She was born May 24, 1959, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Harley and Almira (Heston) Catron. She was a 1977 graduate of Seaman High School.Donna married DeWayne Lee Coffman on July 16, 1992, in Topeka. He survives.Other survivors include her parents; children,...
Ryan Lee Sweany
Apr 2, 2017
Ryan Lee Sweany, 37, of Overbrook, Kansas, passed away April 2, 2017. He was born February 13, 1980 to Scott and Tomi (Ziegler) Sweany at Topeka, Kansas. He graduated from Perry-Lecompton High School in 1998.He married Bobbie Stockstill on May 28, 2005 in Topeka. She survives of the home. He loved to be outdoors hunting and fishing or working on...
Charles Bruce Works
Mar 31, 2017
Charles Bruce Works passed away March 31, 2017. He was 87. Bruce was born May 3, 1929, in Humboldt, Kansas, the son of Clark Works, a farmer, Kansas State attendee and a World War I ROTC candidate and Leota Wilson Works, a school teacher and graduate of both Pittsburg State and Emporia State. His great grandfather, Robert Miller Works was...
Earl A. Olberding
Mar 30, 2017
Earl A. Olberding, 80, went to be with Jesus from his home March 30, 2017. He was employed by the State of Kansas, Department of Human Resources (recently re-named Department of Labor) as a computer systems analyst, retiring after 34 years. He served in the USAF from 1956-1960, spending one year in Eniwetok in the South Pacific. He was a...
Betty Jean Howbert
Mar 28, 2017
Betty Jean Howbert, 91, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017.She was born May 21, 1925 on a farm southeast of Wetmore, KS, the daughter of Homer J. and Mabel Mell (McQueen) Nissen. Her mother died when she was less than three years old and she lived with her grandparents, Clark and Effie McQueen, until her father remarried when...
Shirley Ann Huttenhoff
Mar 26, 2017
Shirley Ann Huttenhoff, 81, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away March 26, 2017. She was born October 17, 1935 in Dover, Kansas, one of four children to Charles and Elise (Dietz) Holtwick. They moved to Topeka when Shirley was a young child and it remained her home throughout her life.After graduating Topeka High School, she attended Washburn University, becoming a member...
Norma E. Teske
Mar 26, 2017
Norma E. Teske, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at a Topeka hospital. She was born December 1, 1932 near Dover, Kansas, the daughter of Emory and Elizabeth (Bennett) Osburn.Norma graduated from Topeka High School in 1951. She was employed by Southwestern Bell and later at Topeka Lutheran School and KSNT TV. She was a member...
Arthur G. Lindstrom
Mar 26, 2017
Arthur G. Lindstrom, 71, Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 peacefully at home surrounded by his family.Arthur was born March 7, 1946 in Clay Center, the son of Floyd and Anna (Geiger) Lindstrom. He graduated from Topeka Lutheran School in 1960. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1964 and attended Washburn University. He served in the Kansas Army...
Ilda "Carlene" Allen
Mar 26, 2017
Ilda "Carlene" Allen, 83, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017.She was born January 21, 1934, in Scandia, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Alberta (Etter) Veteto. Carlene was a graduate of Courtland High School in Courtland, Kansas, and worked for Victory Life Insurance Company for 22 years as Vice President of Policy Ownerships. She was a member of...
Pat Bisel
Mar 26, 2017
Pat Bisel, 68, of Topeka, died Sunday, March 26, 2017, surrounded by her family.Bisel worked at several Topeka jobs, including 14 years for Bryan World Tours where she was promoted to manager of the Cruise Shoppe, and 19 years for Bisel Heating and Cooling. She retired in August 2016 from the Kansas Highway Patrol records department.She was born June 23,...
Zella V. Stull
Mar 26, 2017
Zella V. Stull, 92, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017.She was born October 25, 1924, in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Matilda (Wulfkuhle) Stull. Zella was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad for 42 years, retiring in 1985.Zella was cremated. Interment of the cremated remains will be in Stull Cemetery at a later date. To share...
