Chester E. Curttright
Dec 11, 2014
Chester "Chet" Eugene Curttright, 88, of Topeka passed on December 11, 2014 at Plaza West Retirement Community in Topeka. He was born to Walter and Minnie Curttright in Dunbar Nebraska, July 27th 1926. He was the 10th of 11 children.His family moved to Nemaha, Nebraska when he was 2 ½ years old. He joined the U.S. Army during WWII, before...
Maxine Brown Harris
Dec 7, 2014
Maxine "Faye" Brown Harris, 95, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014.She was born July 11, 1919, in Melcher, Iowa, the daughter of James F. and Mary Marie (McBroom) Brown. She was a 1936 graduate of Westport High School, in Kansas City.Faye retired from Consumer Credit Corp. after a number of years. She was also the Lead Activity Organizer...
Helen L. Keller
Dec 5, 2014
Helen Lucille Keller, 83, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014. She was born July 5, 1931, in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Benjamin and Lorene Hundley. She was preceded in death by her mother, father, four brothers- Wilburn, Stanley, Carl, and Joseph, and two sisters Delores and Linda.She is survived by her daughter Pamela, son-in-law Michael, grandson Jordan, grand-daughter Alexandria,...
Daniel R. Mcginley
Dec 4, 2014
Daniel R. "Dan" McGinley, 59, Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 after a 3 year battle with cancer. Dan was born February 13, 1955 in Dodge City, the son of William "Bill" and Wanda (Horner) McGinley. He graduated from Dodge City High School in 1973 and the University of Kansas in 1979 with a degree in Journalism. He also...
Phyllis M. Moore
Dec 1, 2014
Phyllis Marian (Parker) Moore passed away December 1, 2014, at home. She was born August 29, 1931 to Lester and Gladys Parker, in Burlingame, Kansas. She was the second eldest of six children.She married Bill Moore on February 17, 1950 at Lyndon, Kansas. Following her marriage to Bill, they moved to Wichita, Kansas where their three children were born. In...
Barbara S. Jiskra
Nov 30, 2014
Barbara S. Jiskra, 54, of Burlingame, Kansas, passed away November 30, 2014. She was born to Lyle and Mildred Carney in Lincoln, Nebraska on December 4, 1959. She worked at Speedway Motors and then Kawasaki Mfg. She married Adam Jiskra on July 1, 1995 in Lincoln. They moved to Burlingame in 2013. She enjoyed crafting, restoring old homes and visiting...
Ruth L. Fowler
Nov 28, 2014
Ruth L. Fowler, 90, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014. She was born June 23, 1924, in rural Ozawkie, Kansas, the daughter of John and Lucy (Metzger) Fowler. She graduated from Ozawkie Rural High School in 1942. Ruth was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad for 39 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of...
Gene Elkins
Nov 28, 2014
Gene Arthur Elkins, 82, of Topeka, Kansas passed away peacefully at home on November 28, 2014 surrounded by family, after a brief battle with cancer. Gene was born in Grant City, Missouri, to Forrest "Jack" and Arloa Bunch (Chapman) Elkins.Gene was raised in St. Joseph, Missouri and graduated from Central High in 1950. He earned an Associate Degree from St....
Judith Wilder
Nov 27, 2014
Judy Wilder, 69, of Topeka, passed away November 27, 2014. She was born to Clinton and Mildred (Sweeny) O'Neal on November 6, 1945 at Tacoma, Washington. She grew up in the Topeka area and graduated from Topeka High School. She married Richard Wilder on March 3, 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was employed at Memorial Hospital for 22 years,...
Juanita Pearl Godsey
Nov 26, 2014
Juanita Pearl Godsey, 88, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014.She was born July 17, 1926, in Leroy, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Martha (Highley) Hunter. She graduated from Garnett High School.Juanita resided in Topeka for most of her life. She was a layout supervisor for Jostens, retiring after 30 years. She was a member of the Shawnee Heights...
John Otto(Jack) Hankammer
Nov 26, 2014
John Otto (Jack) HankammerJack Hankammer, 89, died at his home in Topeka, KS, Wednesday, November 26, 2014. He was born to Miriam Young Hankammer and Otto Alfred Hankammer on March 31, 1925, in Pittsburg, KS. Jack attended schools in Pittsburg and graduated from College High School on the campus of Pittsburg State Teachers College. He attended one year of college...
Paul F. Helus
Nov 21, 2014
Paul F. Helus, 88, of Topeka, died on Friday, November 21, 2014 at his home. Paul was born on a farm outside Wilson, KS, in Ellsworth County, on November 7, 1926. He was the son of John and Mary (Kaitman) Helus. He graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1944. Paul entered the Navy at 17 and started boot camp in...
Marilyn Jean Werner
Nov 20, 2014
Marilyn Jean (Buchmeier) Werner, Topeka, KS, Age 83, died Thursday, November 20, 2014. She was born in Paxico, KS on May 29, 1931, the daughter of Bob and Faye Buchmeier. She was married to Gene Werner on September 6, 1952 in Topeka, KS. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Gene, and grandson John Aldridge III. Survivors...
Leslie L. Kennedy, Ii
Nov 19, 2014
Leslie L. "Lee" Kennedy, II, 67, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at home from pancreatic cancer. He was born July 8, 1947, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Leslie Lee Kennedy and Emma Flora (Furst) Samek.Lee graduated from Seaman High School in 1965. Lee enlisted in the United State Air Force in September 1965. He was a...
Robert H. Ragan
Nov 18, 2014
Robert Harold "Bob" Ragan, 85, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.Bob was born December 2, 1928 in Burlington, OK, the son of Virgil H. and Lillian (Meister) Ragan. He graduated from Kiowa High School in Kiowa, KS in 1946. He received his Bachelors degree in 1957 and his Masters degree in 1965 from Emporia State Teachers...
Charlene Yvonne Fink
Nov 15, 2014
Charlene Yvonne Fink, 84 of Hoyt, Kansas passed away November 15, 2014 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. She was born January 12, 1930 in LaCrosse, Kansas to Charles and Hannah Auston, the first of four children. Charlene graduated from high school in Alexander, Kansas and attended Fort Hays State College and the University of Kansas, graduating from Fort...
Glen D. Blakeman
Nov 14, 2014
Glen D. Blakeman, 93, Topeka, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014.He was born December 6, 1920, in Bloom City, Wisconsin, the son of Delbert and Nora (Cooper) Blakeman. In 1938 he graduated from Mt. Horeb High School and then attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison.Glen ran his own tile business as a young man and then spent 28 years...
Kenneth D. Webber
Nov 13, 2014
Kenneth D. Webber, 82, of Berryton, passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2014. He was born May 5, 1932 in Leonardville, Kansas, the son of Laurence J. and Elizabeth J. Wagonrodt Webber. He graduated from Leonardville Rural High School in 1950 and attended Kansas State University. Kenneth was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He had resided in the...
Charles F. Mcginn
Nov 13, 2014
Charles F. "Frank" McGinn, 72, Topeka, KS, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014, at Stormont-Vail Hospital.Frank was born July 29, 1942, in Onaway, MI, the son of Lance and Alice (Gaudette) McGinn. He graduated from Onaway High School and George Washington University, and served in the U.S. Navy for 31 years, retiring at the rank of Commander in 1992. He...
Louise M. Reilly
Nov 11, 2014
Louise M. Reilly, 78, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014.Louise was born September 11, 1936 in Topeka, the daughter of Theodore and Gertrude (Webber) Eckert. She graduated from Washburn Rural High School.She was employed by Topeka Medical Center and later owned Mike Reilly Grading & Seeding with her husband.She was a volunteer at Stormont-Vail Hospital for over 40 years,...
