Bernice W. Brown
Sep 20, 2015
Bernice W. Brown, 99, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at a Topeka hospital surrounded by her family. She was born May 27, 1916 in Peoria, Illinois, one of ten children born to Herman F. and Minnie (Sardinson) Gentz. She and her husband moved to Topeka in the late 1980's. Bernice accepted Jesus Christ as her personal...
Irma Jean Stidham
Sep 19, 2015
Irma Jean "Jeannie" (Wooster) Stidham, 79, of Topeka, Kansas passed away September 19, 2015. Jeannie was born on April 27, 1936 in Salina, Kansas. She was the daughter of George and Florence (Trow) Wooster. George owned both a barbershop and a real estate company from the 1940's through the 1960's in Salina. Jean married Gerald C. Stidham in 1959. They...
Patricia Anne Dugger
Sep 19, 2015
On September 19, 2015 Patricia Anne Dugger was released from her earthly challenges and is now basking in heavenly sunlight. She was born on August 19th, 1955 on Galveston Island, Texas, the daughter of Michael and Donna Quin. Tricia moved to Topeka on the day of the 1966 tornado. She was a 1973 graduate of Washburn Rural High school and...
James E. Bonsall, Sr.
Sep 18, 2015
James E. Bonsall, Sr., 87, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015. He was born August 14, 1928 in Rockdale, Pennsylvania, the son of Frank R. and Jenny (Stewart) Bonsall. James graduated from Media High School in Media, Pennsylvania. He entered into the U.S. Air Force where he spent 21 years before retiring in 1968. He went to...
Roberta Lou Hochstedler
Sep 17, 2015
Roberta Lou Hochstedler, 86, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord on September 17, 2015. She is survived by her sons; Stan Hochstedler (Bonnie Nielson), Brick Hochstedler (Dana Kahlhamer), and Wade Hochstedler; her daughter, Robbi Daniels (Craig); grandchildren, Dylan and Lindsey Hochstedler and her sister, Charlene Rainey. Roberta was preceded in death by her husband Arthur N. Hochstedler. Per...
Helen M. Kollar
Sep 16, 2015
Helen Byrnes Kollar, 74, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015. She was born June 27, 1941, in Binghamton, New York, the daughter of John and Helen (Milowitz) Byrnes. In 1983, she earned her GED, an accomplishment that she was very proud of. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter, Michelle (Melvin) White, Topeka; siblings, Diana Rea, Thomas (Kathleen)...
Abbey Diane Rubottom
Sep 15, 2015
Abbey Diane Rubottom, 19, cared deeply about life and was loved immeasurably; she will be missed beyond words. After trying her best she found it necessary to leave this world on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. We send our prayers and love with her. She is survived by her mother, Darcey Evans (Billy Pryor), of Topeka, Kansas; father, Jeff Rubottom (Debbie),...
Deann Kay Sanchez
Sep 13, 2015
Deann Kay Sanchez, 68, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015. She was born May 14, 1947, in Junction City, Kansas, the second of five children of Roy and Marvene Carlton. Deann was raised in Alta Vista, Kansas where she attended grade school and high school. Deann is survived by her six children, Jim Hueser and his wife, Christine...
James Williams
Sep 13, 2015
James "Les" Williams, 58, Topeka, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, September 13, 2015.Les was born July 1, 1957 in Topeka, the son of James Williams and June Walton. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1975.He worked for Cargill Milling for over 33 years, retiring in 2012 and currently was employed as a baker at McCrite's Retirement...
Gayle Thomas Kantack
Sep 10, 2015
Gayle Thomas Kantack was born December 31, 1939, to Frank and Odella (Alexander) Kantack in Broughton, KS. He attended Clifton High School and graduated in 1957. He then attended Kansas State University and graduated with a degree in Agriculture in January 1962. He was accepted into the Peace Corps (Jan. 1962) and went to El Salvador as a livestock specialist...
Emerson L. Hayden
Sep 7, 2015
Emerson L. Hayden was issued his last uniform Monday September 7, 2015. Born January 25, 1932 the eldest child of Roy and Juanita Hayden, a true child of the Depression and WW2 decade, he spent most of his childhood while not in school, working between the family farm and his grandparents' farms on the south edge of Wichita. According to...
Harry E. Peoples
Sep 7, 2015
Harry E. Peoples, 72, Topeka, Kansas passed away Monday, September 7, 2015.Harry was born December 26, 1942 in Curwensville, PA, the son of Harry E. Peoples and Hazel Nadine (Turner) Peoples Hoover. He graduated from Curwensville High School in 1960. He worked in the Coal mines before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force, where he served from 1960 to 1969.He...
Sylvester Allen Bush
Sep 6, 2015
Sylvester Allen Bush, 64, of Topeka, passed away on September 6, 2015. He was born May 20, 1951, in Cincinnati, Ohio to Ronald A. and Betty L. (Perkins) Bush. Sylvester was raised in Toledo, Ohio as well as overseas in Germany, where he also attended school.Sylvester is survived by his loving daughter, Tracé Johnson (Raymond) of Topeka, Kansas; grandchildren, Autayvia,...
Don R. Paxson
Sep 6, 2015
Don R. Paxson, 79, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015. He was born November 7, 1935 in Topeka, Kansas.Don attended Boswell Junior High, and Topeka High School. Upon graduation, he went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas and a post graduate law degree. While in law school, Don was awarded the...
Mary Ann Lowry
Sep 6, 2015
Mary Ann Lowry, 83, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and dear friend, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015. Born in Topeka, KS, Easter Sunday, March 27, 1932 to Gaylord and Lucile Hogle. She grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School, where she met her husband of 60 years, Wayne Lowry. Early employment included Montgomery Wards and bookkeeping for...
Stanley Charles Rosenbaum
Sep 4, 2015
Stanley Charles Rosenbaum, 61, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at his home. He was born December 8, 1953 in Topeka, the son of Richard and Charlotte (Garner) Rosenbaum. Stanley graduated from Highland Park High School in 1972. He was employed by Laird Noller Ford for many years. He was of the Lutheran Faith. Stanley married Sue...
Carole Jean(Bloomfield) Etzel
Sep 4, 2015
Carole Jean (Bloomfield) Etzel died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Friday, September 4, after a prolonged illness. She was 74. Mrs. Etzel was born on May 25, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA to Lorraine Evelyn Smither Plummer Bloomfield Frederick and William Edward Bloomfield, Sr. She moved to Topeka at an early age and attended Hayden High School,...
Russell L. Bishop
Sep 3, 2015
Russell Lynn Bishop of Oskaloosa, Kansas, also known as "Uncle Russell" passed away September 3, 2015 at Colmery O'Neil VAMC, Topeka, Kansas. Russell was born to Everett and Barbara (Jeffries) Bishop on January 27, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from Viola High School in Viola, Kansas in 1960. Russell joined the US Air Force in 1961 and served his...
Travis Dwynn Webster
Aug 29, 2015
Travis Dwynn Webster, 32 passed away August 29, 2015. He was born April 8th 1983 in Topeka Kansas to Diana Posch and Brad Webster. Travis worked as a Landscaping and Lawn specialist. He enjoyed being outdoors and always kept himself busy with projects around the house. Travis was a person that never hesitated to help people out whenever he had...
Faye M. Hipsher
Aug 28, 2015
Faye M. Hipsher, 97, of Topeka, died Friday, August 28, 2015, at Plaza West Health Care Center.She was born October 5, 1917, in Willow Springs, Missouri, the daughter of Charles and Martha Jane (Fair) Hipsher. The family traveled to Richland, Kansas, when she was 13. Faye had also lived in New York and California before coming to live in Topeka...
