Ronald A. Miller
May 26, 2015
Ronald Alan Miller, 61, of Topeka, passed away May 26, 2015. He was born August 26, 1953, in Valparaiso, Indiana, the son of Raymond and Lucille (McCormick) Miller.Ron was a 1973 graduate of LaCrosse High School in Indiana.On April 26, 1982, in Lenora, Kansas, he married Shelley Born. She survives.Ron enjoyed volunteering for the YMCA and Meals on Wheels and...
Marceline Ruediger
May 26, 2015
Marceline Rose Ruediger, 93, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Midland Hospice House.Marceline was born October 28, 1921 in Great Bend, the daughter of Lloyd and Grace (Long) Ewing. She graduated from Great Bend High School and attended Kansas State University.She was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.Marceline married Col. (Ret) Norman Ruediger, DDS on May...
Patricia C. Burton
May 24, 2015
Patricia Carol "Pat" Burton, 81, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at her home.She was born January 28, 1934 in Caney, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest Otto and Dortha Elizabeth (Froebe) Casey. She was a graduate of Arkansas City High School and received with a Master's Degree in Foods and Nutrition at Kansas State University.Pat was employed by...
James G. Waddell
May 23, 2015
James G. "Jim" Waddell, 75, of Topeka, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Jim was born on February 26, 1940 in Topeka, the son of John and Mabel (Patterson) Waddell. He graduated from Topeka High School, class of 1958 and from Washburn University in 1963. Jim served his country honorably in the United States Marine Corps...
Lois L. Jones
May 23, 2015
Lois L. Jones, 88, of Topeka, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, May 23, 2015.Lois was born on February 20, 1927, in Belvue, KS, the daughter of Floyd C. and Sara A. (Sullivan) Weeks. Her family moved to Topeka when Lois was a young child and she attended school in Topeka, graduating from Topeka High in 1944. Lois...
Christine Rene Holden
May 22, 2015
Christine Rene´ Holden, 44, of Topeka, KS passed away on Friday (May 22, 2015) at Midland Care Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Sainte Genevieve, MO, on January 2, 1971. Christine is survived by her parents, Stephen and Sharon Bobbitt of Belton, MO; sister, Diane of Cedar Rapids, IA; brother, David of Olathe, KS; son,...
James Edward Cunningham, Sr.
May 19, 2015
James Edward Cunningham, Sr., 66, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at his home in Topeka, KS.James was born December 11, 1948, in Independence, KS, to Clanton, II and Elizabeth Cunningham. He graduated from Topeka High and then was drafted into the US Army where he served in the Vietnam War. James was also a truck driver and a culinary...
Laura M. Taylor
May 18, 2015
Laura M. Taylor, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015 at a Topeka hospital. She was born November 11, 1931 in Arrington, KS, the daughter of Otis and Mae Baumgart Overmiller. Laura graduated from Malin High School, Malin, OR. She had resided in Topeka since 1974. She was a beautician in Effingham, KS and later employed by...
Hannelore A. Dawson
May 18, 2015
Hannelore A. "Peggy" Dawson, 88, of Topeka passed away May 18, 2015 at the Midland Hospice House.Peggy's long life was rich and filled with many interests and passions. Born January 15, 1927, in Beuthen, Germany, she was an accomplished athlete in her youth and continued to enjoy competitive sports throughout her life, participating in tennis, bowling, horseback riding, and the...
Susan Rae Shannon
May 17, 2015
Susan Rae Shannon, 63, of Topeka passed away May 17, 2015. She was born on April 15, 1952 to Raymond and Wanda (Dockweiler) Shannon at Leavenworth, Kansas. Susan loved riding horses, the countryside, loved music, sports cars, pick up trucks and socializing with her friends. She worked hard to raise her children as a single mother much of her life...
Ronald Tucker
May 17, 2015
Ronald Clayton "Ron" Tucker, 54, of Auburn, KS, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015.Ron was born April 7, 1961, in Topeka, to Ellis and Linda Tucker, of Auburn, KS. He worked for Mission Township on the road crew. Ron loved boating at Melvern Lake and racing motocross with his son, Jesse. He was a talented mechanic and could fix anything...
James P. Gooch
May 15, 2015
James Patrick "Pat" Gooch, 81, of Winchester, Kansas passed away May 15, 2015. He was born on March 17, 1934 at Kansas City, Kansas to Ashford A. and Cecilia E. (Mamie) Gooch. He was raised in Turner, Kansas and attended St. John's Catholic Grade School. Pat graduated from Bishop-Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas. Pat served in the US...
Edith H. Newman
May 14, 2015
Edith H. Newman, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015.She was born May 26, 1934, in Zwittau, Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Robert and Alosia (Kohl) Brexl. Edith attended Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Topeka.Edith married William A. "Bill" Newman on November 16, 1955 in Germany. He preceded her in death on September 23, 1983. Survivors...
Pauline Helen Campbell
May 13, 2015
Pauline Helen Campbell has passed away peacefully at age 93. She was born to Paul Harold Brown and May Belle Redmond Brown on December 4, 1921 in Seabrook, Topeka, Kansas. She had a full and colorful life. Pauline married Leland V. Campbell of Auburn, Kansas in 1941. They lived through the great depression and his service in World War II....
Gail Patricia Horsley
May 13, 2015
Gail Patricia Horsley, 68, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015. She was born June 20, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond and Shirleen Petterson. Gail lived and graduated high school in the Chicagoland area. Following high school, she attended school at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. She spent her senior year of college at Schiller...
Robert Kenneth Paillette
May 13, 2015
Robert Kenneth Paillette, of Topeka, passed away at his home, May 13, 2015. Bobby was born March 4, 1945 in Marysville, Kansas, the son of Robert E. and Maxine (Henderson) Paillette.Bobby worked for many years for Laird Noller Ford in Topeka. He loved to work in his yard and took great pride in it. Bobby was known by his neighbors...
Paul Leroy Huffman
May 10, 2015
Paul LeRoy Huffman, 51, of Osage City, passed away May 10, 2015 at the Osage Nursing Center where he had resided since 2013. He was born July 5, 1963, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Ernest and Patricia (Fike) Huffman. Paul was a resident of K.N.I. for many years before moving to Sheltered Living in 1995. He also received...
Melvin Falck
May 10, 2015
Mel was born and raised in Wheeling, WV where he met his future wife Millie in high school. They graduated in 1941 and he immediately went to work for Burroughs Corporation. World War II began and they married while he attended Niagara University as part of the Army Specialized Training Program before going to Europe with the 104th Infantry Division...
Hazel R. Miles
May 9, 2015
Hazel R. Miles, 92, of Topeka, formerly of Carbondale, passed away May 9, 2015. She was born September 12, 1922 in Whiting, Kansas to Charles and Ruth Chick. She graduated from Whiting High School in 1940. She married Vernice "Vern" E. Miles in October of 1946 at Ottawa, Kansas. They moved to Carbondale, Kansas in 1949. Hazel worked as a...
Kathryn J. Mcatee
May 7, 2015
Kathryn J. McAtee, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at a Topeka hospital. Survivors include her husband, Leon Saunstaire of Topeka. She was preceded in death by her son, Warren J. "Bud" Sholl. Cremation has taken place and as per Katheryn's wishes, no memorial services are planned. Private inurnment will take place in Topeka Cemetery at...
