Roger W. Jackson, 61, Topeka, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 at Midland Hospice House.Roger was born December 23, 1951 in Marion, KS, the son of Max Sr. and Patricia (Potter) Jackson. He graduated from Marion High School in 1970 and Kansas State University in 1976 with degrees in Business and Finance. He worked as a Loan Officer for American...
Clifford "Cliff" Lee Price, 70, of Topeka, died Sunday, December 8, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 28, 1943 in Wichita, KS to Marvin Lee and Loretta Allene (Denney) Price. He was raised in Topeka and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1961. He was employed by Santa Fe Railroad offices for many years before...
Rex E. Simmonds, 73, Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013. He was born July 16, 1940, in Agra, Kansas, the son of Albert and Rosa (Schoonover) Simmonds. Rex worked with the Kansas Industries for the Blind in Topeka for over 30 years. He was a member of the Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. He enjoyed making...
James "Jim" R. Loveless, 75, of Topeka, passed away December 5, 2013. He was born at Scott City, Kansas on January 6, 1938 to Paul C. and Lela Edna (Wardlow) Loveless. Jim graduated from Highland Park High School in 1956. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1961 (BS) and the University of Ottawa (Canada) in 1985 (BA). Jim...
Robert Edward Roe, 83, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013. He was born on December 24, 1929 in Sampsel, Missouri to Joe Loban and Theo Frances (Walker) Roe. Bob graduated from Topeka High School in 1948 and Washburn University in 1957, where he was a charter member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He was a pilot in the U.S....
Harvey Edwin Bradley, 82, transitioned from his earthly home to his heavenly home on Thursday, December 5, 2013. Harvey was born on March 14, 1931 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of the late Howard Cecil and Sadie (Redmond) Bradley. He attended Topeka High School and graduated in 1949. Harvey joined the Calvary Baptist Church in 1949 as a young man....
Jesse Roy Doran, 67, of Topeka, passed away December 2, 2013. Graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 5, 2013 in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, 3616 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66606. Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel is handling arrangements. To leave a special memory of Jesse, please visit the guestbook below.
Verna M. "Mai" Hannagan, 76, of Eskridge, Kansas, passed away Nov. 30, 2013. She was born on Sept. 30, 1937 at Kansas City, Kansas to Allen and Myra M. (Sechler) Dedrick. She graduated from Stanley Rural High School. Verna married Hugh A. Hannagan on March 4, 1956. They divorced after 46 years of marriage. Mai was a longtime antique dealer...
Lloyd Dennis Atkinson was born January 29, 1959 in Dodge City, Kansas. He was the son of Zerul Atkinson and Kay E. Meadows, PhD. Dennis graduated from Highland Park High School in 1978. He retired from Hallmark Cards after 32 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.He will be missed by his sisters, Kerilee Kutina and Zerlysa Atkinson; nieces,...
Daniel P. Kimball, 71, of Topeka, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013. He was born July 20, 1942 in Lowell, MA, the son of Paul C. and Virginia (Connell) Kimball.Dan grew up in Massachusetts until his parents moved to California during his high school years. He attended college before volunteering to serve his country during the Vietnam War. Dan joined the...
Jessie Helen Whitaker, 92, left us on November 25, 2013 at her home at Lexington Park in Topeka, KS. She was born on February 13, 1921 to George A. and Alphronia (Buckridge) Neal. She grew up on the family farm outside Caldwell, KS and graduated from Caldwell High School and Wichita State University in 1943 with an education degree. While...
John McCann, 93, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge, KS. He was born May 7, 1920, in West Haven, CT, the son of Patrick J. and Agnes Kahrmann McCann. He graduated from High School in Canoga Park, CA in 1939. John served in World War II in General Headquarters of the...
Danyale "Missy" Kibble, 26, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 22, 2013.She was born November 29, 1986, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest and Jacqueline (Todd) Kibble. She received Associate Degrees from Washburn Tech and Highland Community College. Danyale is survived by her parents; siblings, Robin Barber, Regena Stauffer, April Winslow, Shanna Winslow, and Andrew Kibble; grandparents, Virginia and...
Thelma A. Page, 77, Topeka, Kansas, passed away November 21, 2013 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa on January 25, 1936 to Joseph and Irene (Van Roekel) Harmon. She is survived by her husband Amos Page of 60 years; their children: Cindy Page, Cathy Page, James Page and wife Theresa, and Dusty Page-Miller and husband...
Paul James "Smitty" Smith, 78, Topeka, passed away November 21, 2013. He was born June 21, 1935, in Topeka, the son of James and Etta Smith. Smitty was a 1953 graduate of Highland Park High School in Topeka. He retired after many years in the printing industry, having worked for Halls and Mainline. Smitty was an avid hunter, fisherman, and...
Garold "Gary" W. Livingston, 67, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Midland Hospice House after a hard struggle with COPD and emphysema. He was born June 6, 1946, in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Gerald and Lila (Wanersten) Livingston. After the untimely death of his mother, he was raised from an early age by his grandmother, May...
Jack L. Frost, 82, a lifelong Topeka resident, passed away November 18, 2013. He was employed by Adams Business Forms for 45 years. He married Dorothy VerBrugge on Sept. 25, 1983. She survives. Jack is also survived by three sons, Steven, David and Randy; two daughters, Donna Castaldo and Carol Engles; his step-daughter, Kim Horn; 3 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren....
Jean M. Fryman, 92, formerly of Horton, died peacefully on November 15, 2013.She was born, February 10, 1921 to Russell D. and Myrtle Yort Speece in Nemaha County, Nebraska. She spent her childhood in Nebraska and Colorado before moving to Kansas where her father owned the local drug store in downtown Horton.She married Charles Emmett "Mutt" Fryman in Horton in...
Martha L. (Jefferson) Sills, 83, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013. She was born March 3, 1930, in Topeka, Kansas to Silas and Trilba Jefferson.Martha was raised in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1948. She was employed by Jostens's Publishing as a finisher retiring after 20 years of service.She was a lifelong member of the...
Joan R. Bunker, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013. She was born November 25, 1932, in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Levi and Osa (Hodgens) Scott. She graduated from McPherson High School, where she was a cheerleader as a senior, and later received her nursing degree in 1953 from St. Luke's School of Nursing in Kansas...