Charles Nelson Howard, Sr.
Mar 13, 2015
Charles Nelson "Chuck" Howard, of Topeka KS, passed from this life on March 13, 2015, having been born 90 years ago to Bessie Cleland Howard and Nelson Edwy Howard in Ft. Scott, KS. He was predeceased by his parents and two sisters, Elizabeth Howard Smith Smatla and Barbara Howard Butler, nephew Ken Butler, and great-grandson Robert Charles Hulback. He spent...
George F. Kratina
Mar 11, 2015
George F. Kratina passed away March 11, 2015 at Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born to John R. and Helena (Hruska) Kratina on July 26, 1934 in Rossville Township. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1952. George married Patricia A. Anderson on September 17, 1957 in Columbus, Georgia where he was stationed in The US Army. He...
Bonnie Jean Roman
Mar 11, 2015
Bonnie Jean Roman, 86, Topeka, passed away on March 11, 2015 at Aldersgate Village with her family at her side. She was born on December 13, 1928, in Lebanon, Kansas, the daughter of Rex and Thelma (Lannigan) Relihan. Bonnie was a homemaker, but also worked outside of the home as a Red Cross Volunteer at Forbes Hospital and later worked...
David Foster Napier
Mar 11, 2015
David Foster Napier, 34, of Topeka, was our "beloved one with no equal". He left us much too soon on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. David was a loving father, son, and brother and will be greatly missed by all his family and friends. David was born on April 20, 1980 in Pittsburg, KS the son of Gary and Verna (Gough)...
James H. White
Mar 11, 2015
James H. White, 72, of Berryton, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at his home. He was born December 6, 1942 in Topeka, the son of Wilbur J. and Violet D. Smoots White. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1960 and attended Washburn University.James was a Marine Corps Veteran during the Vietnam War. He received many medals...
Brian W. Bolyard
Mar 10, 2015
Brian Wayne Bolyard, 39, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015.He was born August 4, 1975 in Topeka, the son of Thomas and Sharon (Minor) Bolyard. Brian was a 1994 graduate of Shawnee Heights High School and 2003 graduate of Baker University School of Nursing. Survivors include his parents of Topeka; a sister, Jenny Bolyard, Topeka; two brothers, Jeff...
Mary Frances Irwin
Mar 9, 2015
Mary F. Irwin, 89, of Topeka, Kansas passed away March 9, 2015. She was born on July 19, 1925 at Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Frank and Mary (Schmoltzi) Watson. Mary married William Irwin on September 3, 1950. They resided in Valley Falls, Kansas until 1952 when they moved to Topeka. She was employed as a secretary for Topeka...
Henry H. Hupp
Mar 9, 2015
Henry H. Hupp, 90, of Topeka, died on Monday, March 9, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. Henry was born on August 18, 1924 near Overbrook the son of Henry and Ada (Kelley) Hupp. He graduated from Overbrook High School. He was joined in marriage to Mildred E. Shirley on January 18, 1947; she preceded him in death on August 16,...
Joseph Thomas Crai
Mar 7, 2015
Joseph Thomas Crai, 66, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015. He was born March 3, 1949, in the Bronx, New York, the son of Joseph and Eileen (Price) Crai. He graduated from Mamaroneck High School. He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Joe was employed by the New York City Police Department for 13 years,...
Ernest J. Schroeder Jr.
Mar 7, 2015
Ernest (Ernie) Schroeder, Jr., 73, of Topeka, KS passed away March 7, 2015 at a local hospital. He was born August 20th, 1941, in New Orleans, LA, the son of Ernest and Anna Schroeder, Sr. He served his country in the Air Force from 1959 to 1963. On September 22, 1963 he married Sharron Redfern.Ernie was an over-the-road truck driver...
Donald E. Roettgen
Mar 7, 2015
Donald E. Roettgen, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015. He was born January 29, 1930 in Toledo, OH, the son of Dionys and Pauline Ebrel Roettgen. Don was an Air Force Veteran during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Don served his country 20 years before retiring 1968. He then went to work for Becker...
David James Mackay
Mar 6, 2015
David James Dewey Mackay, 67, Auburn, KS, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015.David was born May 19, 1947 in San Francisco, CA, the son of James D. and Elda L. (Piepenbrink) Mackay. He graduated from Parkview High School in Springfield, MO and Southwest Missouri State in 1970.He was the Assistant Director of the Southwest Missouri State Campus Union until 1989,...
Eva Langhofer
Mar 5, 2015
Eva Langhofer, 95, of Topeka, died March 5, 2015 in Topeka, Kansas. She was born September 21, 1919 near Lincolnville, KS, the daughter of David and Catherine Lorei. Eva had eight siblings and grew up on a farm near Ramona, Kansas. Eva married Johnny Langhofer in 1935 and together they lived on a farm near Woodbine, Kansas. When they retired,...
Robert Neil Reser
Mar 4, 2015
Robert Neil Reser, 81, of Tecumseh, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 5, 1933 in Rossville, KS, the son of William and Pearl Wood Reser. He graduated from Topeka High School. Robert worked at Adams Business Forms for 43 years. Robert married Janet L. Bower in 1954. They...
Bissessarnath Ramcharan-Maharajh
Mar 3, 2015
Bissessarnath Ramcharan-Maharajh (Ram) died in Topeka, Kansas early on the morning of March 3, 2015, after a brief illness.He was born in 1928 in Fyzabad, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. His parents, Ramcharan Maharajh and Beephanee, are deceased.He became a citizen of the United States in 1961. He graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL with a Bachelor of...
Marti Fairbank
Mar 3, 2015
Martha "Marti" Fairbank, 65, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, after a very brief illness. Marti was born March 25, 1949, in Topeka, to Kenneth G. and Eloise Keller. She graduated from Topeka West High School, attended Kansas State University, and graduated from Washburn University. Marti married Marvin Fairbank August 22, 1970. Marti was a devoted mother to...
Rolyn D. Teague
Mar 3, 2015
Rolyn Dudley Teague, 86, formerly of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in Topeka, Kansas.Rolyn was born September 23, 1928, in Delaware Township, Iowa, son of Lemuel and Avis Teague.He graduated from Schaller High School in 1946. Rolyn honorably served in the US Army for 23 years; retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer 3. Rolyn married Janis Spooner...
Amelia C. Edwards
Mar 3, 2015
Amelia C. "Amy" Edwards, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at her home. She was born September 2, 1923 in Cloud Co., KS, the daughter of Alic and Eleanora Erickson Ostrom. Amy graduated from Dickinson Co. High School in Chapman in 1941. She was a homemaker and was employed by the State of Kansas in the...
Donald E. Williams
Mar 3, 2015
Donald E. Williams, 62, of Ozawkie, Kansas passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015. He was born January 28, 1953 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Bobby L. and Genevive (Halstead) Williams. Donald worked as a dredge operator and a welder. Donald enjoyed fishing, camping and gardening.He is survived by his sons, Stuart Heith Williams and Alex Leroy Williams, both of...
Robert W. Ricklefs
Mar 2, 2015
Robert W. "Bob" Ricklefs, 68, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015. He was born October 17, 1946 in Estherville, Iowa, the son of Raymond John and Norma Helen Gielau Ricklefs. Bob graduated from the University of Illinois in 1967. He served as a Captain in the Army Finance Corps during the Vietnam War. After his service, he...
