Francis Ciak
Feb 17, 2016
Francis "Frank" Ciak, 83, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center.Frank was born October 22, 1932, in Hartford, CT, the son of Frank and Madeline (Cadden) Ciak. He graduated from Hartford High School in 1950.He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1975, retiring with the rank of Master Sergeant. He served...
Monica Lynn Parker
Feb 16, 2016
Monica Parker, 42, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at her home in Topeka, KS. She was born March 27, 1973 in Casper, WY to John L. and Linda K. Ross.Monica attended Atchison Public Schools in Atchison, KS. She was a carpenter as well as a CNA. She also was the CEO of her family business called Go Faith...
Mark Reed White
Feb 15, 2016
Mark White, 45, Topeka, died in his sleep unexpectedly, February 15, 2016 in his home, related to a heart condition. Mark was born April 7, 1970 in Highland, Indiana. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. He worked at John's Hopkins and University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore and Mt. Sinai, NYC; and...
Rayann Helen Burdiek
Feb 15, 2016
RayAnn Helen Burdiek died February 15th, 2016. She was born Feb 21, 1934, in Neosho, Missouri, the daughter of Raymond Acton Fair and Helen Elizabeth Sims Fair. She graduated from Parsons High School, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, and the University of Colorado, Boulder.RayAnn began her teaching career in Ottawa, Kansas, and moved to Topeka in 1960, teaching at Highland...
Lola Marie Nightingale
Feb 15, 2016
Lola Marie (Reinhart) Nightingale went home to her Heavenly Father on Monday morning, February 15, 2016, at Homestead of Topeka. She was born on June 3, 1940, at home on the farm in Nemaha County, Kansas, the daughter of Wayne and Evaline (Stowell) Reinhart.Lola graduated from Vermillion High School with her twin sister, Lila, in 1958. In addition to being...
Teresa Antonia Gordon
Feb 14, 2016
Teresa Antonia Gordon, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Brewster Place. She was born May 8, 1939 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Merritt and Teresa (Rieke) Ross.Teresa graduated from Eudora High School and earned a Master's Degree in Physics from the University of Kansas where she met her husband of 52 years, James...
Beverly K. Lindsey
Feb 13, 2016
Beverly Kay Lindsey, 60, of Topeka passed away February 13, 2016. She was born February 24, 1955 to Edward L. and Katherine L. (Parm) Lindsey at Evansville, Indiana. She grew up in Evansville and attended grade school at Union Township. She graduated high school with at 4.0 at Reiez. Beverly was a homemaker and also worked as a house keeper....
Helen Hinton
Feb 13, 2016
Helen "Barbara" (Degnan) Hinton, 83, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016. She was born November 25, 1932, in Marysville, Kansas, the daughter of George William and Helen Bell (McCord) Degnan. Barbara was a graduate of Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. She was employed by the Kansas State Hospital, Martin Tractor Company, and the Kansas State Board...
Stephen C. Bracken
Feb 13, 2016
Stephen C. Bracken, 69, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016.He was born June 6, 1946, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Clyde and Alyce (Woodcox) Bracken. He was a 1965 graduate of Topeka High School and worked at Goodyear for 38 years, retiring in 2002. Stephen served in the Army National Guard for six years and was a...
Nel Franceslindner Richmond
Feb 12, 2016
Nel Frances Lindner Richmond, 89, died peacefully in Topeka on February 12, 2016. Mrs. Richmond was born in Carrollton, Missouri, to John Jenkins Frazier and Ellen Elizabeth "Judy" (England) Frazier. She had two birthdays – her actual birth date of April 6, 1926, and the date the rural doctor finally signed the birth certificate, May 5, 1926. Mr. Frazier was...
John Thomas Amos Iii
Feb 11, 2016
John Thomas Amos III, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016. He was born in Sabetha, Kansas, on January 25th, 1933, to John Thomas Jr. and Vivian Frances Wetmore Amos. He attended grade school at Rock School, then went to Bern High School until March of his Junior year when his family moved north of Soldier, Kansas. He...
Charles Jenkins
Feb 11, 2016
Charles E. "Chuck" Jenkins, 59, of Berryton, passed away Thursday, February 11. 2016 after a long, courageous battle with kidney cancer.He was born February 7, 1957 in San Bernardino, CA., the son of Bill and Betty Jenkins.Chuck was a 35 year employee of the Santa Fe/ BNSF Railroad, retiring in 2014. Chuck was a Bloomington Booster's 4H member, Bloomington High...
Fern E. Wagstaff
Feb 11, 2016
Fern E. Wagstaff, 88, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016. She was born November 15, 1927, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of William and Ethel (Root) Mossman. Fern was the Executive Secretary for the Director of the Kansas Department of Transportation for over 40 years, spanning 6 different administrations. Fern married George D. Wagstaff on October 5, 1946...
Ida Anderson
Feb 11, 2016
Ida Anderson, 79, Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Midland Hospice House.Ida was born May 17, 1936 in Chicago Heights, IL, the daughter of Gasper and Amelia Panzino. She graduated from Bloom High School in Chicago Heights.She was a homemaker.Ida married George Robert Anderson on February 12, 1966. Survivors include her husband of 50 years; son, George Robert...
Isaiah Lamar Brown
Feb 10, 2016
Isaiah Lamar Brown, 18, of Topeka, passed away February 10, 2016 at home surrounded by his parents, his nurse Gloria, other family members and friends. He was prematurely born December 7, 1997 to Galen and Tammy Toler Brown at 4 pounds and 3 ounces (thus the name "little man" was born). In spite of many physical and mental disabilities, Isaiah...
Rowena Mae Roma
Feb 8, 2016
Rowena Mae Roma, 63, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2016 at her home after a courageous battle against breast cancer. She was born July 18, 1952 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Walter and Joan (Bradley) Huegel.Rowena graduated from Redlands High School in Redlands, California. She resided in San Bernardino, California before moving to Topeka in April,...
Joseph Remy
Feb 8, 2016
Joseph L. Remy, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2016 at a Topeka hospital. He was born August 31, 1937 in Emporia, KS, the son of Lloyd L. and Mary C. (Austin) Remy. Joseph graduated from Emporia High School. He completed two years of college. He was employed by Mid America Janitorial as a self-employed salesman. Joseph...
Bettye Harris
Feb 7, 2016
Bettye Hunter Harris, 83, Topeka, formerly of Memphis, TN, passed away at home Sunday, February 7, 2016. She is survived by her 3 children: Doug (Lori) Gill, Kay (Don) Phillips, Cayce (Adrianna) Harris; her brother, Bill (Shirley) Hunter, and her 6 grandchildren: David and Dana Gill, Hunter, Daniel, and Matthew Phillips, and Lucille Harris.Bettye was born on July 22, 1932...
Deborah Whiteman-Jones
Feb 4, 2016
Deborah Whiteman-Jones of Rossville died February 4, 2016 after a four and a half year battle with breast cancer. Debby was born to Thomas and Donna Whiteman of Silver Lake on May 4, 1953. Debby attended school in Silver Lake from kindergarten through high school. She worked for GMAC for fifteen years and spent the last seventeen years at Capital...
Jennet Jones
Feb 4, 2016
Jennet Jones, 79, Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at a local hospital.Jennet was born October 22, 1936 in Keytesville, MO the daughter of Hollis and Kathryn (Behrens) Grossman. She graduated from Keytesville High School and Washburn University with a degree in Home Economics.She was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority where she had served as Secretary, Auxiliary...