Tanya Lynn Collins
Dec 29, 2016
Tanya Lynn Collins, 49, of Blue Springs, MO, formerly of Topeka, KS, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the K.U. Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Tanya was born on February 9, 1967 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Robert V. and Evelyn H. (Longenecker) Pawley. She was a 1985 graduate of Highland Park High School and attended Fort Hays...
Beverly A. Cain
Dec 28, 2016
Beverly A. "Bev" Cain, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Midland Hospice House. She was born December 5, 1931 in Blue Rapids, Kansas, the daughter of Ora and Grace Craft.Bev and her husband owned and operated Highland Park Cleaners for many years before retiring in 1993. She was a member of the Highland Park Central...
Melvin J. Rothenberger
Dec 26, 2016
Melvin J. Rothenberger, 81, of Topeka, died on Dec. 26, 2016. He was born Jan. 13, 1935, in a farm home near Oketo, Kan., the son of Oscar and Helen (Nance) Rothenberger.Mel worked for more than 30 years for Union Pacific in the signal department. He was a pilot and loved flying along with farming and fishing. He farmed for...
John C. Bally
Dec 26, 2016
John C. Bally, 90, passed away December 26, 2016.He was born January 11, 1926 in St. Joseph, Missouri, the son of Charles and Dora Bally. He attended Benton High School, Marysville State College, and Finley Engineering School. He enlisted in the US Navy, serving aboard the USS Cecil in the South Pacific during World War II. After the war he...
Jesse C. Harvey, Jr.
Dec 26, 2016
Jesse C. Harvey, Jr., 77, Topeka, passed away, Monday, December 26, 2016 at Midland Hospice House.Jesse was born October 31, 1939 in Topeka, the son of Jesse C. and Virginia (Wilkins-Newlee) Harvey, Sr. He attended Seaman High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958-62.He was employed as a Route salesman for Frito-Lay for 30 years, retiring in 2000....
Ernesto Alvarado
Dec 24, 2016
Ernesto Alvarado, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born July 1, 1944 in San Antonio, TX, the son of Benito and Esther (Romero) Alvarado.Survivors include three children, Michael (Amanda) Alvarado, Melissa Alvarado and Christina Alvarado-Patterson, all of Topeka, eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and his siblings, David Alvarado, Juanio...
Rosie L. Mast
Dec 24, 2016
Rosie L. (Bailey) Mast, 84, of Meriden, Kansas passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016. She was born January 15, 1932, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Edith (Allen) Bailey.Rosie was a loving mother who stayed at home to raise her 2 children. Rosie married Elmar F. Mast on January 13, 1955 in Oklahoma. He preceded her in death...
Adam James Pollock
Dec 23, 2016
Adam James Pollock, 45, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Adam was born on January 18, 1971, in New Orleans, LA. He graduated from St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, LA. While at St. Thomas More he received numerous awards in speech and drama, ran cross country and received the Rusty Randol Memorial...
Lewis W. Dotson
Dec 23, 2016
Lewis W. Dotson, 88, Topeka, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family.Lewis was born December 24, 1927 in Maize, KS, the son of Melbourne and Vivian (Walters) Dotson. He graduated from Maize High School in 1945 and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.He was a Railroad Carman for Santa Fe Railroad...
David B. Gilliland
Dec 23, 2016
David B. Gilliland, 77, Topeka, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016, at a local hospital.David was born April 15, 1939, in Agra, KS, the son of Edwin and Faye (Dixon) Gilliland. He graduated from Phillipsburg High School and Washburn University. He was a member of the Alpha Delta fraternity.He worked his way through college at Ed Marling's and later was...
Raymond Dale Beye
Dec 21, 2016
Raymond Dale Beye, 74, of Topeka, passed away December 21, 2016. He was born in Herington, Kansas on December 15, 1942 to Walter J. and Mary Mae (Barker) Beye. He went to live at Winfield when he was 4 years old and then to Parsons at the age of 18 until he was 45 years old. He lived for 4...
Phyllis Jean Roberts
Dec 21, 2016
Phyllis Roberts, 92, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at her home. Phyllis Jean (Paulson) Roberts was born March 4, 1924, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Emmett and Lillian (Rhoades) Paulson. She grew up in Newton.Phyllis married Raymond J. Roberts, they later divorced. She is survived by daughters, Kim Shafer (Curtis), of Topeka, Jane Keliher (John), of...
Antonio J. Goslin
Dec 20, 2016
Antonio "Tony" J. Goslin, 30, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. He was born August 20, 1986 in Topeka, the son of Joseph Hernandez and Sandra "Sandy" Goslin.Tony graduated from Highland Park High School. Survivors include one son, Gavin Goslin, his father, Joseph Hernandez, his three siblings, Brandi Goslin, Levon Goslin and Ashley Goslin and his aunts,...
Robert Anthony Lozzi
Dec 20, 2016
Robert Anthony Lozzi, Jr., 53, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016.Robert was born December 6, 1963, in Honolulu, HI, to Robert and Beatrize (Montalvo) Lozzi. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Vanessa Lozzi.Robert is survived by his sister, Michelle (Gant) Welborn of Tecumseh, and his brother, Timothy (Shelly) Lozzi of Topeka.A memorial service will...
James Huttenhoff
Dec 19, 2016
James "Jim" Huttenhoff, 84, passed away December 19, 2016 at Hospice House. He was the youngest child born August 29, 1932 to Otto and Henrietta (Sherman) Huttenhoff. He lived his early years in Eldorado, Kansas. After Butler Junior College, he was a staff sergeant in the US Air Force and was assigned to NSA in Tripoli, Libya and Washington. Jim...
Paul A. Parre
Dec 19, 2016
Paul A. Parre, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 at a Topeka hospital. He was born December 4, 1926 at Richmond, MO.Paul graduated from Osage City High School and served in the Navy during WWII. He moved to Topeka in 1964 and was employed by Dupont for over 30 years before retiring.Paul was a member of...
Virginia L. Martin
Dec 18, 2016
Virginia L. "Peggy" Martin, 92, died peacefully on December 18, 2016, at Midland Care in Topeka.Peggy was born July 7, 1924, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Major and Pauline (Price) Shepherd. After receiving an associate degree in 1943, she was a secretary for the Kansas City Star. In 1945, she married Walter D. "Pete" Martin, with whom she...
Donald Olsen
Dec 18, 2016
Donald Olsen, 75, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016.He was born May 29, 1941, in Enterprise, Kansas, the son of Clayton and Alberta (Staatz) Olsen. Donald retired from Target Distribution.Survivors include wife, Carol Olsen; children, Kevin Evans, Daryl Kidd, Sandy Flowers, David Olsen, and Shelly Bahner; mother, Alberta; ten grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.Donald was cremated and private services...
Dean William Greig
Dec 15, 2016
Dean William Greig passed away at age 72 on Thursday, December 15th in Topeka, Kansas. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Alice M. Greig and their two children, Alex (wife, Stacey) and Bryan (wife, Kristin); 5 grandchildren: Lawson, Marcus, Addison, Regan, and Alessa.Dean was born on May 28, 1944 in Beloit, Kansas to Davey and Merrida (Jemison)...
James Marion Sieliet
Dec 14, 2016
James Marion Sieliet, age 76, died December 14, 2016, at his home. He was the son of Harold Sieliet and Julia Puterbaugh, born on January 29, 1940, in Zanesville, Ohio. He joined the Marine Corp Reserves at age 17 and later transferred to the Navy for active duty. He retired from the Navy after 32 years of service. He was...