Irma H. Johnson
Jun 7, 2015
Irma H. Johnson, 94, of Topeka, died on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Irma was born on August 3, 1920 in rural Shawnee County, the daughter of Duncan and Effie (Firestone) Henderson. She graduated from Dover High School and attended Kansas State University. Irma was married to Luther O. Johnson on October 9, 1949 in Topeka; he preceded...
Julio E. Ortiz-Valdes
Jun 6, 2015
Julio E. Ortiz-Valdes, 73, of Tecumseh, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015.He was born November 25, 1941 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, the son of Julio and Isabel (Valdes) Ortiz-Carrion. He was a graduate of Gautier Benitez High School, Caguas, Puerto Rico. He served in the U. S. Army. Julio was an over the road truck driver and owned and operated...
Raymond C. Stark
Jun 6, 2015
Raymond C. "Curt" Stark, 72, of Quenemo, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015.He was born July 28, 1942, in Vinita, Oklahoma, the son of Raymond and Clara M. (Durbin) Stark. He attended schools in Logan, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was stationed in Alaska. Raymond was employed by Cross Ambulance, Topeka, performed...
Joann Gay
Jun 5, 2015
JoAnn Gay passed away peacefully in her home on June 5, 2015. She was born September 15, 1934 in Hollenberg, Kansas. JoAnn is survived by a sister Dixie Aaurand; two brothers, Nyal (Agnes) Jennings and Stewart (Christel) Jennings; three daughters, Vickie (Howard) Edmonds, Tomi (Scott) Sweany and Liz Hartpence; 8 grandchildren: Paul Brian and Dea Ziegler, Stephanie Edmonds, Ryan Sweany,...
Herbert A. Almlof
Jun 2, 2015
Herbert Almond Almlof, Jr. 89, of Topeka passed away June 2, 2015 after a brave battle with cancer. He was born to Herbert Almond Almlof, Sr. and Alfreda (Johnson) Almlof on April 21, 1926 at Silves, Illinois. He married Patricia Calvert on January 17, 1951 at Torrance, California. Herbert served in the US Navy during WWII spending 17 months aboard...
Charles H. Menke
Jun 2, 2015
Charles H. Menke, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Atria Hearthstone West in Topeka. He was born November 7, 1927 in Morrowville, KS, the son of Albert and Mildred Wells Menke. He graduated from Morrowville High School in 1945. Charles was an Army Veteran during the Korean War. He was a member of St. Matthew...
J. Mario Carreno
May 30, 2015
Mario 'Marty' Carreno of Emporia passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 after a long battle with Cystic Fibrosis. He was 65 years old. He was born in Topeka on April 12, 1950. He served in the Navy and was a journeyman electrician. He was preceded in death by his parents David and Peggy Carreno of Topeka and his younger...
Amanda Jolene Bell
May 28, 2015
Amanda Jolene Bell, 49, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015. She was born August 17, 1965, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Paul and Joyce (Carson) Ruth. Amanda was employed as a shift leader by Burger King at 10th and Wanamaker in Topeka for more than 20 years.]Amanda married John Bell in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include...
George Milton Waters
May 26, 2015
George "Corky" Waters was born in Pamona, Missouri November 12th 1941. He passed at his home in Scranton, Kansas on May 26th 2015.George is survived by his wife of 48 years Joan M. (Hoss) Waters, his son George W. Waters and his wife Kathleen, and their son George Nathaniel (Nate) Waters.It is hard to sum up a life with a...
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...
