Elio Vega
Jan 26, 2015
Elio "Cuate" Vega, 85, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015.He was born August 15, 1929 in Matamoros, Mexico, the son of Eleno and Candida (Torres) Vega. Elio was employed by Skinner's Nursery in Topeka and later for IBP in Emporia for five years. He was a member of Jerusalen Asamblea de Dios. Elio married Ofelia Jimenez on January...
Ronald N. Eddy
Jan 26, 2015
Ronald N. Eddy, 87, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015.He was the son of Lawrence J. and Arline (Milam) Eddy. Ronald graduated from Topeka High School in 1945 and then served in the U.S. Navy Seabees during WW II. In 1947 he attended the College of Emporia. Following that he served a four year Santa Fe Railroad upholstery...
Otis E. Bricker
Jan 25, 2015
Otis E. Bricker passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 in Topeka at the age of 97. Otis was born June 9, 1917 in Waterloo, Iowa to Anna M. Weber and Benjamin F. Bricker. At an early age, he moved to Plattsburg, Missouri and then to the Kansas City area where he attended Westport High School. He served his country in...
Robert C. Davis, Jr.
Jan 24, 2015
Robert C. "Bob" Davis, Jr., 71, of Topeka, walked into the arms of his Lord on Saturday, January 24, 2015, surrounded by his family at home after a long battle with ALS.He was born June 19, 1943 in Artesia, NM, the son of Robert C. and Lula L. (Jones) Davis, Sr. He was a 1962 graduate of Highland Park High...
Delton B Green
Jan 24, 2015
Delton B Green, 89, Lawrence, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Aldersgate Village Topeka, Kansas. Delton was born January 12, 1926 in Scottsville, Ks. the son of Boyd B and Loie Blanche (Burnham) Green. He graduated from Scottsville High School. He married Mary Maxine Murray on May 26th, 1945 in Barnard, Kansas.Delton and Maxine farmed in the Scottsville community...
Robert Lee Evertson
Jan 23, 2015
Robert Lee Evertson, 70, of Topeka, passed away January 23, 2015 after a brief illness. Bob was born December 28, 1944 in Wichita, the son of the late Merlin and Eleanor Evertson. He retired from Topeka Public Schools in 2003 after 33 years of service. Bob and his Sheltie therapy dogs, Holly Marie, Amanda and Misty Marie visited Topeka Care...
Michael Todd Fagan
Jan 23, 2015
Michael T. Fagan, 42, of Topeka, passed away Friday January 23, 2015. He was born March 10, 1972 in Topeka, the son of John and Esther (Cruz) Fagan.Mike was raised in Topeka and graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1990. He served in the U.S. Navy and attended the Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts.Mike is survived by a...
Bessie M. Kreipe
Jan 22, 2015
Bessie M. Kreipe, 93, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at South Central Kansas Medical Center in Arkansas City, KS. She was born January 26, 1921 in Harper, KS, the daughter of Omer J. and Sally F. McCrady Tracy, Sr. She attended Harper High School. Bessie had resided in Topeka for 32 years prior to moving...
Earl Clinton Snyder
Jan 22, 2015
Earl Clinton Snyder, USAF Retired, age 80 of Topeka, passed peacefully on Thursday, January 22, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Kiyo of Topeka; daughter, Doris and her husband, Earl Manning of Austin, TX; daughter, Cheryl and her husband, Joe Frobisher of Topeka, KS; son, Michael Snyder of Overland Park KS; six grandchildren, Kelsey, Joseph, Samantha, Sydney, Earl IV...
Dr. Allanthomas Kimmell
Jan 21, 2015
Dr. Allan Thomas Kimmell, 89, of Topeka lived an awe-inspiring life and passed away on January 21, 2015. He was born in Cherokee, OK on May 18, 1925 to Etta Bernard and Robert Kimmell.Dr. Kimmell grew up in Cherokee and volunteered to enlist in the US Navy at 17 years old, serving the Naval Armed Guard during World War II...
George E. Smith
Jan 20, 2015
George E. Smith, 59, of Topeka, passed away January 20, 2015. Memorialization following cremation is pending.
Norma J. Quiett (Heckel)
Jan 20, 2015
Norma J. Quiett, (Heckel) 75, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Aldersgate Village. She was born September 6, 1939 in St. Joseph, MO, the daughter of James and Irene Heckel. Norma graduated from Topeka High School in 1958 and married her high school sweetheart, Richard "Whitey" Quiett on December 14, 1957 in...
Frances E. Berry
Jan 18, 2015
Frances E. Berry, 74, of Topeka passed away November 18, 2015 at her home. She was born to Thomas J. and Gertrude (Breitenstein) Bowes on July 9, 1941 at Topeka, Kansas. Frances graduated from Topeka High School. She retired from Southwestern Bell in 1999 and also retired from Target in 2007. Frances was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church....
Gerald L. Johnston
Jan 18, 2015
Gerald L. Johnston, 96, formerly of Stockton, Kansas passed away January 18, 2015. He was born in Bow Creek Township, Kansas on November 5, 1918 to Ward and Elsie Johnston. Gerald shared his youth with 7 brothers growing up during the Great Depression on a farm south of Logan, Kansas. After a stint with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota,...
Olivia Lynn Anderson
Jan 17, 2015
Olivia Lynn Anderson, 11, Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at St. Louis Children's Hospital after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Hypertension. Livi was born October 11, 2003 in Topeka, the daughter of Todd and Suzannah (Bradshaw) Anderson. She was a 5th grade student at Bishop Elementary School.She was active in Helen Hocker Theater and danced at Center Stage...
Sharon J. Cobuluis
Jan 17, 2015
Sharon J. Cobuluis, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born April 21, 1938 in Cleburne, KS, the daughter of Marion and Ruth Holt Southerland. Sharon graduated from Westmoreland High School and graduated from Clarks Business College. She was a homemaker and owned and operated Creative Cabinetry. She loved...
Alice Irene Parsons
Jan 16, 2015
Alice Irene (Romig) Parsons, 76, of Burlingame, KS passed away January 16, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Alice was born September 12, 1938 in Eskridge, Kansas, the daughter of Clifford and Verna (Myers) Romig. Alice was raised in Eskridge, graduated from Eskridge High School and lived most of her life in the Eskridge area. She was employed by Marshall...
Tommy Franklin Bevan
Jan 16, 2015
Tommy Franklin Bevan, 77, of Topeka, formerly of Scranton, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015. He was born November 15, 1937, in Scranton, the son of Walter and Ruby (Palmer) Bevan. Tommy was raised in Carbondale, Kansas, attended Carbondale schools and graduated from Carbondale High School in 1956.Tommy served in the U.S. Navy and was employed by Craine &...
William C. Norwood
Jan 15, 2015
William C. "Bill" Norwood, 65, of Big Springs, KS, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 15, 2015. He was born on December 4, 1949 in Lawrence, KS, the son of William J. and Irene (Rainbolt) Norwood. Bill spent his entire life living on farms in Douglas County. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1967. He retired from Goodyear...
Kenneth N. Hollingshead
Jan 12, 2015
Kenneth Nathan "Kenny" Hollingshead, 82, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015.He was born August 8, 1932 in Long Island, Kansas, the son of Kenneth Nathaniel "Skin" and Elizabeth Naomi "Tin" (Eaton) Hollingshead. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Kenny was employed by R.D. Anderson Construction, Ferrell Construction, McPherson Construction and retired from BRB Construction....
