Mildred Myers Lake
Feb 15, 2014
Mildred Myers Lake, (97), passed away on February 15, 2014. She was born March 17, 1916 in Dover, and lived in Topeka all her life.Mildred married Kenneth C. Myers in December of 1936. He died in May of 1987. She married Dick Lake in November of 1996. He died in March 2002.Survivors include one son, Richard (Tracie) Myers, one granddaughter,...
Billy Merle Fish
Feb 15, 2014
Billy Merle "Bill" Fish, 81, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Midland Hospice House.He was born June 25, 1932 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Merle and Bessie (Vogel) Fish. He was graduated from Wichita North High School and earned an engineering degree from Wichita State University. Billy was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, retiring after...
Lawrence Dean Hope
Feb 11, 2014
Lawrence Dean Hope, 64, of Topeka, formerly of Indianapolis, IN, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at his home. He was born March 3, 1949 in Linton, IN the son of Elsworth and Christina (Passen) Hope.Larry earned the rank of Sergeant in the Air Force from June of 1968 to June of 1971 as an Aircraft and Engineer Mechanic, and...
Ronald White
Feb 10, 2014
Ronald White, 60, of Topeka, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014. He was born November 27, 1953, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Walter and Mary Lois (Layton) White. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War. Ronald worked for the VA and the Menninger Foundation for about 15 years. Survivors include three siblings, James F. (Cindy)...
Farry Smith
Feb 6, 2014
Mrs. Farry Lee Smith was born March 12, 1919 to Harrison William and Earlene Davis in Boston, Texas. She attended Old Boston Schools. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John A. Akins and her second husband, Fred Smith Sr. Mrs. Farry was a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church of DeKalb, Texas and served faithfully for...
Ethel Ferne Gentry
Feb 6, 2014
Ethel Ferne Gentry passed away on February 6, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor. She was born in Verdon, Nebraska on November 27, 1927, the youngest of seven children born to Claude and Lyda (Kehler) Wade. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald, parents, and six siblings. She met Donald at a dance in 1944 and they were married two...
Russell L. Holle
Feb 5, 2014
Russell L. Holle, 64, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014. He was born March 21, 1949, in Breman, KS, the son of Arnold and Anna (Dierking) Holle. Russ was raised in Topeka, and graduated from Topeka High School in 1967. He served his country as a member of the U.S. Army, and served in Vietnam during the war....
Ronald E. Stepanek
Feb 5, 2014
Ronald E. "Step" Stepanek, 84, went to be with the Lord on February 5, 2014. He was born June 9, 1929, in Ellsworth, KS, the son of Edward Stepanek and Fannie (Birka) Stepanek.Ron graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1948 and from Kansas State University in 1951 with a degree in business administration. He was a member of Phi Kappa...
Bette Joan Russell
Feb 4, 2014
Bette Joan Russell, 75, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at her home.She was born May 18, 1938 in New Albany, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn and Mildred (Russell) Noakes. She was the owner of an online business and a member of the National Honor Society Psi Chi. She traveled extensively throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Europe...
Terry Ball
Feb 4, 2014
Terry W. Ball, 58, of Topeka, Kansas passed away February 4,2014 at Westwood Manor. Formerly of Orlando, Florida, Terry moved to Topeka 13 years ago. He was employed by Lawrence Paper Mill. He married Cathy L. Pearce on June 16, 2000. She survives along with his "girls" Molly May (Yorkie Maltese) and Lillie Moon (Yorkie), and his daughter Christie Michelle.A...
Phyllis Sims Selig
Feb 4, 2014
Phyllis Sims Selig, 82, of Topeka, Kansas passed away February 4, 2014 at McCrite Plaza Health Center. She was born Phyllis Ann Sims to Willis "Bill" Sims and Victoria Oakley Sims on November 16, 1931, in Topeka. Phyllis graduated in 1950 from Highland Park High School in Topeka and then entered the University of Kansas in Lawrence. She graduated from...
Douglas Clifton Franklin
Feb 3, 2014
Douglas Clifton Franklin, 67, died on February 3rd after a 25-year struggle with heart disease. Mr. Franklin served as a radiological technician at St. Francis Hospital for 44 years. He described himself as being "liberal, an atheist, an anti-theistic, a progressive and a humanist." Those who knew him describe him as a gentle and kind man, a lover of flowers...
Curtis L. Watson, Sr.
Feb 3, 2014
Curtis L. "Bud Jones" Watson, Sr., 64, of Topeka, went to be with his Lord on Monday, February 3, 2014. He was born February 5, 1949 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the son of Preston and Obie Everett Watson. Curtis grew up in Kansas City, KS and moved to Topeka in 1992. He graduated from Sumner High School in Kansas City,...
Kenneth Fergel
Feb 2, 2014
Kenneth Dale Fergel, 83, Berryton, passed away Sun. Feb. 2, 2014 at a local hospital. He was born April 1, 1930 in Richland, Ks., son of William and Gladys (Bernhardt) Fergel. He attended Lux School and graduated from Berryton High School in 1947. As a lifelong Cattleman and Farmer, he produced prized prime beef and raised his own hay, feed,...
Joanne Brier
Jan 31, 2014
Joanne Wallace Brier passed away January 31, 2014 at Midland Care Hospice House. She was preceded in death by her husband and high school sweetheart, Jim Brier, to whom she was married for 67 years. She is survived by her daughters, Nancy Liesmann George), Quincy, IL, Susan Killough (Scott), Lawrence, KS and Lisa Gordon (Mike), Topeka; five grandchildren: Katie Kelly,...
Charlyene Caldwell
Jan 31, 2014
Charlyene Caldwell, 62, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Friday, January 31, 2014. She was born September 26, 1951 in Leland, Mississippi, the daughter of Robert and Anna Charleston Jones. Charlyene had resided in Topeka since 1984. She was employed as a CNA for several care facilities and the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center before retiring due to...
Laney Messer
Jan 31, 2014
What a celebration there was when I walked thru heaven's gates on January 31,2014. There to welcome me home was Donna Messer (wife); Annie Laura Parker Messer (mother) Wylie David Messer (father) my sisters Marlin Gaye and Tricie Mitchell; and my brother Linden Messer. I was 77 years old when I joined the heavenly choir. I was born to Annie...
Arthur F. Elbert
Jan 31, 2014
Arthur F. Elbert, 53, of Topeka, died January 31, 2014 at The House at Midland Care. He was born November 10, 1960 in San Diego, California, the son of Robert and Velda (Long) Elbert. He traveled a lot during his childhood years and attended school in New York, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, and Alabama.He married Diane M. Bertke on January 1,...
Fate Kellee Spurlock
Jan 27, 2014
Fate Kellee Spurlock "Kellee," 33, of Olathe, formerly of Topeka, passed away January 27, 2014. He was born October 9, 1980 in Topeka to Fate and Kathryn Spurlock. Kellee graduated from Topeka High School in 1999. He attended Johnson County Community College, receiving an Associate's Degree in Automotive Technology in May 2009 and went on become ASE certified. Kellee had...
Edith M. Wheeler
Jan 27, 2014
Edith M. Wheeler, 86, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014. She was born December 29, 1927, in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Toy and Ethel Long. Edith married Albert Wheeler on June 29, 1968 in Topeka, KS. He preceded her in death on February 26, 1993. Survivors include her daughters, Christine Crites and Roberta Segelquist (Dennis) of Topeka;...
