Edith M. Wilcox
Jun 3, 2016
Edith M. (Miller) Wilcox, 92, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016.Edith was born June 19, 1923, in Lawrence, KS, to George and Gertrude Miller. She married Leroy Wilcox and she helped him run golf courses around Kansas. She enjoyed taking care of her lawn and garden as well as crossword puzzles.She is survived by her son, Russ Wilcox; five grandchildren;...
William Rahberg, Sr.
Jun 3, 2016
William "Paul" Rahberg, 58, of Topeka, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016.He was born August 2, 1957, in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Phillip and Dorothy "Nell" (Grittman) Rahberg. He was a graduate of Topeka High School.Paul proudly served his country in the United States Navy, where he traveled abroad on the USS Sierra, with many stories from his visits...
Randy Dinger
Jun 2, 2016
Randy J. Dinger, 54, of Topeka, passed away at Stormont Vail Medical Center on June 2, 2016. He had previously lived in Hays, Lawrence and Parsons, Kansas before moving to Topeka. He was born in Topeka on April 23, 1962 to Freida Dinger. He worked for TARC Industries and enjoyed his work very much. He was an organ donor and...
Jeanne Ann Frost
Jun 2, 2016
Jeanne Ann Calderwood Frost, 63, of Topeka, passed away June 2, 2016. She was born December 27, 1952, in Topeka, the daughter of Oscar H. and Gertrude E. Craig Calderwood. Jeanne was raised in Topeka, attended Sumner and Gage Elementary Schools, Landon Middle School, and was a 1970 graduate of Topeka West High School. She later attended cosmetology school and...
Ceona Michaelson
May 31, 2016
Ceona Ruth Michaelson, 91, of Topeka, Kansas passed away May 31, 2016. She and her twin were born January 29, 1925 to Jacob and Zelma Brey. She grew up in Ozawkie and graduated from Ozawkie High School. Ceona was employed by Santa Fe Railroad for 9 years. She married George Michaelson on October 16, 1949 at Ozawkie. She was the...
Jeanne P. Reynolds
May 31, 2016
Jeanne Peterson Reynolds, of Topeka, passed away peacefully at Stormont Vail Hospital Tuesday, May 31, 2016.She was born January 27, 1927, in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Clarence and Myrtle Irene Peterson. She had a twin sister, Elaine, who died at an early age. She also had two older brothers, Bill and Cyrus who preceded her in death. She lost...
Dora Kelley
May 30, 2016
Dora "Darlene" Kelley, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016. She was born on April 18, 1931 to James O. and Juanita B. (Meeker) Warren at Eskridge, KS. She was a graduate of Eskridge High School. She received a BA in Teaching and a Master's in Education at Emporia Teacher's College. After graduating, she moved to Hawaii...
Betty Katherine Roberts
May 29, 2016
Betty Katherine Clark Roberts passed away on May 29, 2016 at Topeka. She was born April 2, 1930 in Olathe, Kansas, one of three children born to Donald and Katherine Wilmot Clark. Betty remembered many family moves in her youth as necessary for her father's work. She attended grade school at Baldwin City and later Boswell Junior High in Topeka....
Richard L. Brown
May 28, 2016
Richard L. "Rick" Brown, 62, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka. He was born November 27, 1953 in Topeka to Clarence L. and Martha J. (Halseth) Brown. Rick thrived on hard physical labor and made it look easy.He worked for the Roy V. Uhl Co. doing mud jacking and other foundation work for...
Evelyn Margaret Ackerman
May 28, 2016
Evelyn Margaret "Peggy" Ackerman, 80, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Brewster Place. She was born April 22, 1936 in Spokane Washington, the daughter of Cecil and Martha (Gilchrist) Merritt.Peggy was employed by Jostens Printing Company for 25 years before retiring in 1996. She was a member of the Berryton United Methodist Church and the Santa...
Gary C. Michael
May 27, 2016
Gary C. Michael, 78, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away at his home (northwest of Dover, Kansas) Friday, May 27, 2016 with his wife and family present. Gary was born December 27, 1937 in Topeka, Kansas, son of Charles and Bernice (Birdsley) Michael. He attended Topeka High School and graduated from high school in Borger, Texas. While attending...
Wendy Lynn Moore
May 26, 2016
Wendy Moore, 73, of Topeka, died May 26, 2016 with her daughter by her side. She was born Oct. 15, 1942 in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Wendy's favorite childhood memories were from Conneaut Lake. In 1965, Wendy moved to Topeka. She obtained her Master's in Social Work from the University of Kansas. Wendy's career was dedicated to helping children, families and pregnant...
Patria Wilkinson
May 26, 2016
Patria Ann "Tia" Wilkinson, 72, Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016.Patria was born February 5, 1944 in Clay Center, NE, the daughter of Carl and Florence (Judy) Jorgensen. She graduated from Davenport High School in Davenport, NE and a business college in Omaha, NE.She was employed as a Registrar at Stormont-Vail Hospital for over 38 years.Patria married Kenneth Wilkinson...
William R. Vincent
May 26, 2016
William R. (Bill) Vincent William R. (Bill) Vincent, 70, died in Topeka May 26, 2016. He was born January 18, 1946, in Lakin, KS, the son of Todd and Florine Vincent. A graduate of Lakin High School, Bill continued his education at Kansas State University, where he was graduated with a degree in economics in 1968, and from the Washburn...
Della Rosa Johnston
May 23, 2016
Della Rosa Johnston, 94, passed away in Topeka, Kansas on May 23, 2016. She was born in the Rooks County Township south of Logan on January 10, 1922 to Massie and Mae McCue. Della shared her youth with 2 sisters and 1 brother growing up during the Great Depression on a farm south of Logan, Kansas.Della met and married a...
Rick Fergola
May 23, 2016
Rick (Victor) Fergola, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016.He leaves his wife, Nora; children, Richard (Marcy) Fergola, Jeffrey Fergola and Angela (Shaun) Stone; grandchildren, Anthony, Peyton, Taylor, Reese and Rocco Fergola; his mother, Betty and two sisters, Gloria Fergola and Marilyn (Mark) Bell.A celebration of life service will be 1 pm, Friday, May 27, 2016 at Mount Hope Cemetery &...
Katheryn R. Northrop
May 21, 2016
Katheryn R. Northrop, 77, of Topeka, passed away on May 21, 2016. Kathy was born on February 17, 1939 to Fred and Crystal Coker in Valley Falls, Kansas.Kathy attended Meriden High School. She was one of the first women to attend Yoder Police Academy in Hutchinson, where she went to work at KU Medical Center as a police officer. She...
Joyce Ann Lundgren
May 20, 2016
Joyce Ann Lundgren, 63, of Topeka, passed away May 20, 2016. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 21, 1952 to Curtis and Eloise (Myles) Lundgren. Joyce mostly grew up in Salina, Kansas and graduated from Salina Central High School in 1970. She was employed by the Kansas Legislative Research Department serving the state of Kansas for nearly...
Delmar Lewis Richards
May 20, 2016
Delmar Lewis Richards, 80, of Topeka, passed away May 20, 2016 at Alma Manor Nursing Center. He was born October 11, 1935 to Clarence and Ava Richards at Lebanon, Nebraska. He graduated from high school at Oberlin, Kansas in 1953 and received his degree in computer sciences from the University of Nebraska in 1969. He worked as a senior computer...
Loine M. Snook
May 20, 2016
Loine M. Snook, 82, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at a Topeka hospital. She was born January 27, 1934 in Dover, the daughter of Jess and Letha (Kemble) Butner.Loine graduated from Dover High School in 1952.Loine was employed by Butner's IGA where she met her future husband, Doran. She was later employed by the State of Kansas...
