Sharon L.(Klassen) Lonard
Feb 22, 2017
Sharon L. (Klassen) Lonard, 67, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017.She was born October 20, 1949, in Hillsboro, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Druscilla (Parrish) Klassen. Sharon was a 1967 graduate of Hillsboro High School. She later earned her bachelor's degree in education from Emporia State University and master's degree from the University of Kansas. Sharon taught...
Mindy L. Willis
Feb 22, 2017
Mindy L. Willis, 31, of Auburn, KS, passed away on February 22, 2017.She was born on October 30, 1985 in Ruidoso, NM to Deanna D. Davis. Mindy grew up in Chapman, KS and graduated from Chapman High School in 2004, then went on to enlist in the Kansas Air National Guard in the fall. She deployed twice in support of...
Larry Earl Doty
Feb 22, 2017
Larry Earl Doty, 75, Topeka, passed away February 22, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 21, 1941, in Rossville, Kansas the fifth child of Earl Edward and Margaret Hazel Doty.Larry graduated from Highland Park High School where he met his soul mate Iona "Jean" Millard, and they married in 1960. High school sweethearts, Larry and Jean...
Patrick J. Mead
Feb 22, 2017
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Mead died at home, February 22, 2017, in Topeka surrounded by his family. He was 86.Pat was born on January 3rd, 1931, in Mobile, AL, to Arthur Edward and Augusta Cecelia (Cleveland) Mead. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. After his discharge, he worked as a civilian employee for the U.S. Air Force...
Carol A. Scheibe
Feb 22, 2017
Carol Ann Scheibe, 74, of Topeka, KS passed away at home on February 22, 2017 following a courageous 11 year battle with breast cancer.
She was born on December 9, 1942 in South Bend, IN to Milton James and Mary Ann (Reifsteck) Barnfield. Her childhood was spent in South Bend where she graduated from James Whitcomb Riley High School in 1960....
Harvey L. Pelton
Feb 21, 2017
Harvey L. Pelton, 75, of Tecumseh, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at his home. He was born February 17, 1942 in Holton, Kansas, the son of Harvey A. and Ethel M. (Clark) Pelton.Harvey graduated from Topeka High School in 1960. He began his Military Career in the Navy in 1960 and served in various other branches of the...
Edna Childers
Feb 20, 2017
Edna "Pauline" Childers, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2017 at a Topeka hospital. She was born October 29, 1921 in Strickler, Arkansas, the daughter of Lemuel O. and Verna May (Jones) Bruner.Pauline graduated from Evansville High School in Evansville, Arkansas in 1940. She has resided in Topeka since 1956 and was a member of Walnut View...
Amos Clell Page
Feb 18, 2017
Amos C. Page, 82, of Topeka, passed away February 18, 2017.He was born July 6, 1934, in Avoca, Iowa, the son of Walter and Maud (Fish) Page. Amos worked for Frisbie Bridge Construction his entire career, retiring after 55 years. He was a member of Carpenters Local 1445 and enjoyed fishing.On June 13, 1953, in Harlan, Iowa, he married Thelma...
Steven A. Tabb
Feb 17, 2017
Steven A. Tabb, 59, of Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away February 17, 2017. He was born September 1, 1957 to Alton and Viola Tabb. He graduated from high school at Albany, Georgia and started college at Montgomery, AL. Steven graduated from Highland Community College. He worked for Ag Press as a printer for 18 years and the Westmoreland Recorder for a...
Kenneth Allen Neuhaus
Feb 17, 2017
Kenneth Allen Neuhaus, 52, of Tecumseh, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017 at Plaza West Regional Health Center in Topeka. He was born March 2, 1964 in Denver, Colorado and was adopted by Allen and Gladys Neuhaus.Kenneth graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1982. He was the custodian for Berryton Elementary School until he became disabled.Kenneth was a...
Betty L. Paxson
Feb 15, 2017
Betty L. Paxson of Topeka passed away on February 15, 2017. She was born May 2, 1941 in Warrensburg, Missouri to Walter and Una (Palmer) Barnes. Betty attended Warrensburg High, received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Washburn University and a Master of Political Science from the University of Kansas. She married Don R. Paxson December 20, 1958 in...
Virgil M. Kipers, Sr.
Feb 15, 2017
Virgil M. Kipers, Sr., 94, of Tecumseh, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at a Topeka care facility. He was born June 8, 1922 in Augusta, Kansas, the son of John and Florence May (Weeks) Kipers.Virgil graduated from Augusta High School in 1940. He was a Navy Veteran during WWII. Virgil was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad for...
Margaret Fay Coward
Feb 15, 2017
Margaret Fay Coward, 80, of Topeka, passed away February 15, 2017. She was born September 27, 1936, in Shamrock, Texas, to Edward W. and Zeda Mildred (Jones) Campbell. Margaret attended Shamrock High School and in December of 1954, she married James "Jimmy" Coward, while he was on leave from the Marine Corps. They departed that day for Camp Pendleton, California....
Maria Susan Rocha
Feb 14, 2017
Maria Susan Rocha, 50, Topeka, passed away on February 14, 2017 in Emporia, KS. She was born on June 3, 1966 in Topeka, KS to Esteban and Maria Rocha. Maria grew up in Topeka, and graduated from Topeka High School 1985. Following her education she enlisted in the United States Navy. She worked for various places in Topeka, as well...
Esther M. Malmstrom
Feb 14, 2017
Esther M. Malmstrom, 91, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017.She was born November 26, 1925 in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of Edward F. and F. Estella (Sherwood) Schwendener. She was a graduate of Sherman Community High School and Brown Mackie College in Salina.Esther worked as a medical assistant and secretary in Goodland, Kansas. She taught Pre-School at St....
Jane (Showalter) Little
Feb 13, 2017
Jane (Showalter) Little, 65, died suddenly at her Topeka home on February 13. Jane was kind, generous, thoughtful, loving, sassy and sweet, and will be greatly missed. She was born in Fairfax, Missouri, to William and Ruth Showalter, and moved to Kansas in 1960. She graduated from Jefferson County North High School in 1969 and Stewart's Beauty Academy of Topeka...
Virginia Pence Lockhart
Feb 13, 2017
Virginia Pence Lockhart, 94, Topeka, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017. She was born April 3, 1922, in Silver Lake, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Golda (Wilson) Pence. She graduated from Silver Lake High School, received her bachelors from Washburn University and Master's from Berkley University. In 1942, she started working as a stenographer at the Kansas State Board...
Shirley (Suva) Stubbs
Feb 10, 2017
Shirley (Suva) Stubbs, 57, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017, at her home in Topeka, KS.Shirley was born on August 6, 1959 in Arayat City, Philippines to Pedro and Anastacia (Algario) Suva. She was an extremely hard worker, full of energy, and a great singer. Shirley had a funny sense of humor and quick wit. She was faithful to...
Marta Fisher Linenberger
Feb 9, 2017
Marta "Noni" Fisher Linenberger, 65, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017.She was born February 17, 1951, in Waukegan, Illinois, and grew up in Van Nuys, California.Marta married Cletus V. Linenberger on January 9, 1970. He survives.Other survivors include children, Tori (Curt) Wools, Gretchen (Corey) Gordon, and Andrew (Samantha) Linenberger; and seven very special granddaughters, Kennedy, Emily, Lauren, Catie,...
Cheryl Ann Rethman
Feb 6, 2017
Cheryl Ann (Keatley) Rethman, 54, of Topeka, passed away February 6, 2017. She was born in Hays, Kansas to Alvin and Bonnie and raised in Topeka. Cheryl graduated from Topeka West High School in 1980. She worked as a secretary for State Farm Insurance for 20 years and then Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas for 5 years. Cheryl...
