Lorene G. Dunbar
May 5, 2016
Lorene G. "Renny" Dunbar, 58, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016.Lorene was born December 24, 1957, in Jefferson City, MO, to Glen & Ruby Hicks. She enjoyed being outdoors while camping, fishing, and caring for her many pets. She spent her entire life taking care of others and devoted her life to her grandchildren.She is survived by her two children,...
Clarence C. Finney, Jr.
May 5, 2016
Clarence Charles "Pete" Finney passed away on May 5th, 2016 surrounded by his loving children and dear friends. He was born November 20, 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri to Clarence Charles "Bing" and Ruth Jane (Cummings) Finney and attended Central High School in Kansas City, MO. In his late forties Pete attended the University of Virginia for several weeks of...
Lizette Evans
May 3, 2016
Lizette B. Evans, 66, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at a local hospital.Lizette was born December 26, 1949 in Sikeston, MO, the daughter of Ollie and Elizabeth (Wright) LaGrand. She graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1966 and received her L.P.N. Certificate at Flint Hills Technical School in Emporia.She was employed by Hill's Pet Products for nearly...
E. Ruth Larson
May 2, 2016
Etta Ruth Kemper Larson, age 94, of Council Grove, KS passed away May 2, 2016. She was born October 15, 1921 in Hutchinson, KS and was adopted by a maternal uncle and his wife, Lee and Rowena Kemper of Garden City, KS. She graduated from Garden City High School and attended Garden City Junior College and Kansas University majoring in...
Wanda June Biber
Apr 30, 2016
Wanda J. Biber, 87, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Rolling Hills Health Center in Topeka. She was born May 29, 1928, in Rose, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar H. and Daisy F. (Smith) Dutro. She was raised in Rose and Yates Center, Kansas. In 1944, Wanda came to Topeka. She first worked for Saffell's Café and...
Paul R. Cain
Apr 29, 2016
Paul R. Cain, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016 at a Topeka hospital. He was born April 13, 1938 in Topeka, the son of Ralph and Rebecca Florence (Ice) Cain. He grew up in the Oakland community and graduated from Topeka High School in 1956. He was an Air Force veteran serving with Strategic Air Command...
Christopher Jay Ginter
Apr 28, 2016
Christopher J. Ginter, 37, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. He was born November 29, 1978, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Curt and Mary (Palmer) Ginter. Chris was raised in Topeka and traveled the United States extensively.Chris married Christina S. Alvarado on May 31, 2005 in Kansas City. She survives of the home. Chirs is also survived...
Burt A. Unger
Apr 28, 2016
Burt Alan Unger, 67, Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Hillsdale Place in Topeka. Burt was born July 25, 1948 in Kansas City, KS, the son of William and Virginia (Campbell) Unger. He graduated from Liberty High School in Liberty, MO in 1966 and received his Associate Degree in Drafting from Kansas City Business College.He served in the...
Robert Warren Fuller
Apr 28, 2016
Robert Warren "Bobby" Fuller, 69 of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016.He was born October 15, 1946 in Frankfort, Kansas, the son of Frank Warren and Helen Gail (Waxler) Fuller. He attended schools in Blue Rapids, KS. He was honorably discharge from the U.S. Navy in August 1964.Robert began his working career as an Iron Worker for Local No....
Clyde A. Padgett, Jr.
Apr 27, 2016
Clyde A. Padgett, Jr., 59, lifelong resident of Topeka, passed away April 27, 2016. He was born October 8, 1956 to Clyde and Neva (Smith) Padgett. He was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church. Clyde attended St. Matthew grade school and graduated from Hayden High School. He loved to play the guitar.Clyde is survived by his mother, his daughter...
J. Jean Grecian
Apr 27, 2016
J. Jean Grecian, 90, passed away on the evening of Wednesday, April 27th in her apartment at Brewster Place in Topeka.Jean was born in Kansas City on June 25, 1925, the daughter of Everett and Mildred Icenogle. She was active in the Wyandotte High School drama club, took private art lessons, painting beautifully in oils, was an award-winning horsewoman, and...
Om P. Agrawal
Apr 26, 2016
Om P. Agrawal from Khurja, India, passed away at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Fulfilling his mother's last wish, Om was the first in his family to go to college attending Indian School of Mines. He then worked as a mining engineer throughout Eastern India for several years. He and his family immigrated to the...
Marvelle M. Dunaway
Apr 25, 2016
Marvelle M. Dunaway, 92, of Topeka, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016. She was born September 3, 1923, in Osawatomie, Kansas, the daughter of George "Pat" and Mildred (Kincheloe) Cockran. She was a 1941 graduate of Osawatomie High School. Marvelle married Vernon W. Dunaway Jr. in 1945 and they made their home in Osawatomie, Kansas. He preceded her in death...
Chester G. Earl
Apr 25, 2016
Chester G. Earl, 94, of Silver Lake, Kansas passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born January 26, 1922 in Waterville, Kansas, the son of Jay Chester and Goldie Blanch (Walker) Earl.Chester attended Kansas University. He was an Army Veteran. He was employed as a Fire Chief at Forbes Air Force Base...
Carolyn K. Moore
Apr 24, 2016
Carolyn K. Moore, 74, of Topeka, passed away on April 24, 2016 at her home after a long battle with cancer.She was born July 1, 1941 in Mayetta, the daughter of John and Rowena Moore.She was a 1959 graduate of Fairview High School. After high school she was married and raised four children. She then entered the work force, working...
Denise Pfannenstiel
Apr 22, 2016
Denise Kay Pfannenstiel, 62 of Vassar, Kansas passed away on April 22, 2016 at Midland Care Hospice House. She was born on October 16, 1953 at Kansas City, Missouri to James E. and M. Jean (Dowgray) Siebolt. She grew up in the Kansas City area and graduated from Center High School in 1971. Denise married Leonard Pfannenstiel on September 22,...
Richard G. Griffiths
Apr 21, 2016
Richard G. Griffiths, 72, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016.He was born March 4, 1944, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Norman and Grace (Wilson) Griffiths. He attended Topeka High School until his senior year when he left and joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. While in the service he completed his GED and upon returning to...
John K. Stonebraker
Apr 20, 2016
John K. Stonebraker, 64, of Topeka, formerly of Emporia, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016. He was born December 15, 1951, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Eugene C. and Violet (Riddle) Stonebraker. John was raised in Emporia and the family moved to Topeka in 1968. He served overseas in the US Army during the Vietnam War as a cargo...
Jeanette A. Morris
Apr 19, 2016
Jeanette A. "Jeanne" Morris, 74, of Holton, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. She was born December 14, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Gladys (Snyder) DeMann.Jeanne had previously resided in the Los Angeles, California area prior to moving to Holton in 1981. She and her husband were employed in owner / operator trucking. Jeanne...
Robert Fidler
Apr 19, 2016
Robert Bruce Fidler, 74, devoted and loving husband, father, Papa, brother, friend and mentor passed away April 19, 2016. He was born in Gary, Indiana November 24, 1941 to Melvin and Frances Fidler. He graduated in 1959 from Calumet High School in Gary, Indiana, earned his bachelor's degree at Cedarville College, Cedarville, Ohio in 1963 and completed his masters at...
