Emil R. Baer
Jan 19, 2017
Emil R. Baer, 63, of Topeka, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born October 4, 1953 at Peoria, Illinois to Emil and Kathleen (Eller) Baer. He married Victoria Estrada June 16, 2004. Emil worked in the trucking industry for Knight Transportation. He enjoyed cruise nights, classic cars, movie night, oriental food and spending...
Newt Harris
Jan 18, 2017
Newt Harris, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. He was born January 15, 1935 in Greenville, Mississippi, the son of John and Fannie Mae (Jeffries) Harris, Sr.He was a Marine Corps Veteran during the Korean War. Newt was employed by the Santa Fe Hospital. He was a member of True Vine Missionary Baptist Church.Newt loved all...
Judith Lynn Arie
Jan 16, 2017
Judith Lynn Arie, 70, of Topeka passed away January 16, 2017. She was born August 24, 1946 to Jesse L. and Irene M. (Howard) Kline in Denver, Colorado. She was raised in Grainfield, Kansas and graduated from Grainfield High School. She married Ray Walter Arie, Jr. on October 25, 1964 in Grainfield. She was employed as a typesetter by the...
Dr. Wendellirving Wyatt
Jan 16, 2017
Dr. Wendell Irving Wyatt, 82, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017.He was born September 9, 1934, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Wendell and Reva (Low) Wyatt. Wendell was a 1956 graduate of Fort Hays State College and a 1960 graduate of the University of Kansas Medical School. Wendell spent 14 years in the Air Force as...
Alfred E. Morris
Jan 16, 2017
Alfred Ernest Morris, 93, of Topeka passed away Monday, January 16, 2017.Al was born July 19, 1923 in Montreal, Canada, the son of Henry and Anne Elizabeth (Plummer) Morris. He was the sixth of eight children. He grew up in New York City. Al enlisted in the Army Air Force, first being stationed in Pratt, KS, for radio training. He...
Tyrone James Lewis
Jan 14, 2017
Tyrone James Lewis, 37, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017. He was born July 4, 1979 in Topeka, the son of James R. and Eva J. (Allen) Lewis. He was employed in the construction field.Survivors include his father, James Lewis of Topeka, his mother, Eva (Allen) Dugan of Topeka, his siblings, James M. Lewis, Shavonne Jones, Kenneth...
Mildred L. Motley
Jan 14, 2017
Mildred L. Motley, 89, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017, at her residence. She was born January 28, 1927 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of William and Myrna (Kuehne) Slusser- McPherson. Mildred graduated from Topeka High School in 1945. She was a practical nurse for several years as well as a homemaker. She was a member of Topeka...
August Francis Stremel
Jan 12, 2017
August "Gus" Stremel, 95, Topeka, passed away on January 12, 2017.Gus was born on January 17, 1921 in Loretto, KS to Leo and Anna (Brungardt) Stremel. He attended Lane County Schools. He served in the United States Army during World War II, surviving Normandy, Battle of the Bulge, the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. He was a paratrooper and artillery...
Kenneth Lee Dugan, Sr.
Jan 9, 2017
Kenneth L. Dugan, Sr., 63, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017. He was born January 10, 1953 in Independence, Kansas, the son of Oscar and Corrine (Byrd) Dugan.Kenneth was employed by Life Bridge Inc. He was a member of El Shaddai Ministries.Kenneth married Toni G. Wash on April 19, 2014 in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include...
Betsy Bergen
Jan 9, 2017
Marcelene Elizabeth Bergen, known throughout her life as "Betsy," passed away at her home in Topeka, Kansas on Monday evening, January 9, attended by family. She was 88 years old.Betsy was born in Osage County, Kansas on May 12, 1928 to Walter Thomas "Tad" Clark and Aleatha Mae Tyner, the youngest of three children. Her childhood was one of rural,...
Jerry K. Vanallen
Jan 8, 2017
Jerry K. VanAllen, 66, of Topeka, formerly of Sharon Springs, died January 8, 2017 at Topeka, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1950 in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Cecil and Phyllis VanAllen, and graduated from Wallace County High School in 1968. He attended Colby Community College where he received his Associate of Arts Degree; Fort Hays State University where...
Anita L. Gerber
Jan 8, 2017
Anita L. Gerber, 82, Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Stormont-Vail Health Center.Anita was born April 26, 1934 in Cowley County, the daughter of Howard and Eloise Larson. She graduated from Ottawa High School and attended Kansas State University.She was a Master Gardener and a member of Prime Timers.She was employed as an Administrative Assistant for Tom Murphy...
Barbara J. Heath
Jan 7, 2017
Barbara J. Heath, 86, of Topeka, formerly of Carbondale, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 7, 2017. She was born October 11, 1930, in Carbondale, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred E. and Emma (Purdy) Waetzig. She was raised in Carbondale and graduated from Carbondale High School in 1949.Barbara was a homemaker first and foremost, but after...
Donald M. Mccoy Jr.
Jan 7, 2017
Donald M. McCoy, Jr., 47, of Overbrook, KS passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017. He was born July 4, 1969 in Kansas City, KS. He lived most of his childhood in Bonner Springs, KS and graduated from Bonner Springs High School in 1987. He later received a criminal justice degree from Washburn University, a degree in education from Emporia State...
Mary M. Herman
Jan 7, 2017
Mary M. Herman, 94, Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017.She was born November 20, 1922, in Perry, Kansas, the daughter of Eli and Emma (Nelson) McCall. Mary retired from Commerce Bank as Assistant Vice President. Mary was married to George House and Francis Herman. George preceded her in death in 1962 and Francis preceded her in death in 1985.Survivors...
Marsha L Chelson
Jan 7, 2017
Marsha L. Chelson, 77, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017. She was born January 24, 1939, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Florence (Marsh) Legg. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1957, and attended Kansas State University.Marsha was employed by Employees Benefit Association and Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital and Select Specialty Hospital.Marsha was a member...
Darlene Marie House
Jan 5, 2017
Darlene Marie House passed from this world on January 5, 2017, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS. She was born September 30, 1944, at Nortonville, Kansas, to Celestine and Armella (Herbers) Schneider. She was the oldest girl in a family of 13 children.Darlene retired from the U.S. Postal Service Western Area Supply Center in 1992. She also worked at...
Patricia Ann Wilson
Jan 5, 2017
Patricia Ann Wilson, 81, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017.She was born March 15, 1935, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Jack and Susie Reynolds. Patti received her nursing degree from Fort Madison, Iowa. She later worked as a chef with Marriott in Texas, and Dillons and Sam's Club in Topeka. She was a member of Mother Teresa...
Marilyn Kay Reece
Jan 5, 2017
Marilyn Kay (Miller) Reece, 70, Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017.She was born August 2, 1946, in Barstow, California, the daughter of Walter and Martha (Sinclair) Miller. She attended Highland Park Schools and was a past member of Highland Park Church of the Nazarene.Marilyn married Arthur C. Reece on December 7, 1963 in Topeka. They later divorced. Survivors include...
Sharon Y. Hazelton
Jan 4, 2017
Sharon Y. Hazelton, 73, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at a Topeka hospital. She was born December 11, 1943 in Grey, Oklahoma, the daughter of Earl and Doris (Cox) Goodhart. Sharon has resided in Topeka for the past 21 years. She owned and operated Sharon's Day Care. She was a member of the Shawnee Heights Baptist...
