Mary Reddick
Dec 24, 2012
Mary V. Reddick, 79, of Topeka, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, December 24, 2012.She was born November 18, 1933 in Lincoln, MO, the daughter of Otto and Stella Miller Burns. She was a member of Churchhill Methodist Church in Lincoln. She was employed by the Ramada Inn as a housekeeper before retiring. She was an avid...
Diane K. Thompson
Dec 24, 2012
Diane Thompson, 38, passed away Monday, December 24, 2012.Diane was born February 16, 1974, in Topeka, KS, to Glenn and Sharon Atwood. She graduated from Mission Valley High School. Diane married Kenny Thompson on August 14, 1993. She was a daycare provider and also worked at the Apple Market in Auburn, KS. Diane was a wonderful mother to four beautiful...
Billy L. Ramsey
Dec 23, 2012
Billy Lewis Ramsey, 61, of Topeka, passed away December 23, 2012 at his home. He was born in Wichita, KS to Clarence H. and Doris I. (Breedlove) Ramsey on February 17, 1951. He served his country as a United States Marine from 1970 to 1973. Billy graduated from Wichita State U. in May of 1983 with a degree in Business...
Michael Shawn Weddle
Dec 22, 2012
Michael S. Weddle, 50, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at his home.Michael was born June 11, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA, the son of William C. and Joan E. (Smith) Weddle. He moved to Topeka with his family in 1978 and attended Topeka West High School. He served in the 190th Air Refueling Group, Air National...
Edward Girling Iii
Dec 21, 2012
Edward William "Bill" Girling, III, 66 years old, passed away on December 21, 2012 in Topeka, Kansas of natural causes. Bill was born in St. Joseph, Mo. on October 15, 1946. He graduated from Sheridan High School and attended college but was drafted. He served as a medic in Vietnam while in the U.S. Army. Bill loved to laugh, to...
Sun Cha Gamblian
Dec 18, 2012
Sun Cha "Linda" (Pak) Gamblian, 72, of Topeka, formerly of Parsons, Kansas, passed away December 18, 2012. She was born on December 7, 1940 at Pusan, South Korea. She married Donald Gamblian on May 29, 1959 in Seoul, South Korea. He preceded her in death. She enjoyed cooking, crocheting and her granddaughter. She is survived by her daughter, Sue Gamblian...
Marvin C. Collman
Dec 16, 2012
Marvin C. Collman, 60, Topeka, Kansas, went to be with his Savior on Sunday, December 16, 2012.Marvin was born February 17, 1952 in Aurora, Illinois, the son of Clifford M. and Patricia L. (Haake) Collman. He graduated from West Aurora High School in 1970, attended Central Christian College in McPherson, Kansas and graduated from Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois in...
Willie Lovelace
Dec 15, 2012
Willie ("Bill") A. Lovelace, 67, of Topeka, went peacefully to be with the Lord on December 15, 2012. He was born January 30, 1945 to Murdock and Margaret (Burns) Lovelace in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He spent his school years in Guthrie and graduated from Faver High School in 1962. Shortly after high school, seeking new adventures, he moved to Topeka to...
R. Delphine Yelen, Ph.D.
Dec 15, 2012
Dr. Yelen, 76, of Topeka, passed away on December 15, 2012 at Midland Hospice House after a struggle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Donald R. Yelen. Delphine was born October 22, 1936, in Detroit, Michigan. She received a BA and MA from Wayne State University in Detroit and her doctorate in Experimental Psychology from the University of...
Kenneth Max Hett
Dec 14, 2012
Kenneth Max Hett, 64, of Topeka, died of amyloidosis December 14, 2012 at Midland Hospice House. He was born to Charles and Naomi Hett on February 24, 1948 at Garden City, KS. He graduated from high school in Garden City and graduated magna cum laude from Emporia State with a business degree. Max served in the US Air Force during...
Jan Jennings
Dec 13, 2012
Jan Jennings, 60, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at her home, under the care of Midland Hospice. She was born September 16, 1952 in Norman, OK the daughter of Jerald L. and Nancy A. (Stucker) Jennings.Jan was raised in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1969. She earned a degree in Communication Arts from Washburn...
Janice Fluke
Dec 10, 2012
Janice K. Fluke, 73, of Topeka, passed away December 10, 2012. She was born November 1, 1939 to Eddie and Cappy Warner in Junction City, Kansas. She graduated from high school at Stadium High in Tacoma, Washington. She married Irvin Anderson at Pawnee, Oklahoma in 1959 and was a homemaker until her children were raised. She then worked for radiology...
Jamie Gibson Welter
Dec 8, 2012
Jamie Gibson Welter, 59, Sabetha, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2012. She was born on September 21, 1953 in Topeka to James William Gibson and Lila (Megason) Hazlett. On December 5, 1986, she married Michael Welter in Topeka. He survives. She is also survived by her son, Mark Gibson Payne; mother, Lila Hazlett; two granddaughters, Tori and Zoe Payne;...
Sue Goodell
Dec 8, 2012
Sue Goodell, 81, Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012, at Homestead Assisted Living. She was born March 6, 1931, in Topeka, the daughter of Marvin and Dorothy Goodwin Trueblood. She was a 1949 graduate of Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. Sue was a member of Chapter DV – P.E.O., Delta Gamma sorority, and Topeka Jazz Workshop. She...
John Johnson
Dec 5, 2012
John A. Johnson, 88, passed away at Aldersgate Village, Topeka, Kansas surrounded by his family Dec. 5, 2012. He was born June 27, 1924 in Ogema, Wisconsin to Nels and Minnie (Meier) Johnson. He graduated from Prentice High School in Prentice Wisconsin. He served his country in the US Air Force during WWII. He served in the Peace Corps in...
Byron E. Brunkow
Dec 4, 2012
Byron E. Brunkow, 69, died December 4, 2012 in Topeka, KS. Byron was born April 1, 1943 in Duluth, Kansas, the son of Lorence Brunkow & Corinitha Epson Brunkow.Byron worked for many farmers with Nutruna Feeds before moving to Topeka with Wonder Bread/Hostess Cakes. He retired from Hostess Cakes in 2006 after 32 1/2 years of service. After retirement he...
H. Thomas Flanagan
Dec 3, 2012
H. Thomas (Tom) Flanagan, 90, Topeka, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2012. Tom was born July 15, 1922, the third of six sons of James and Mae Flanagan. His brothers, Jim, Jack, Bill, Dick and Jerry preceded him in death. After graduating from Dowling High School in Des Moines, Iowa he worked in a defense plant for a year...
Rosetta A. Brown
Dec 3, 2012
Rosetta A. "Rose" Brown, 75, Topeka, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at Midland Hospice House.Rose was born April 10, 1937 in Neodesha, the daughter of Martin and Anna (Pfannes) Wernsman. She graduated from Neodesha High School in 1954.She was employed by Land-O-Frost Meats in Indiana and later at Fritz Meats in Kansas City, retiring in 1992.She was a member...
Donna T. Love
Dec 1, 2012
Donna T. Love, 90, of Topeka, passed away Dec. 1, 2012. She was born Jan. 4, 1922 an only child, to Roy and Shirley (Hannah) Testerman at Topeka, KS. She is survived by her son, Todd Love, of Topeka, his wife Michele and their children Kegan and Alair, and her daughter, Amy Love of Edmond, OK. She was preceded in...
William Jay Scheidegger
Dec 1, 2012
William Jay "Bill" Scheidegger, 80, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born January 22, 1932 in Holton, the 13th child of George and Carrie Boop Scheidegger. He grew up in Holton and attended Holton Schools, graduating from Holton High School in 1950. Bill served his country as a US...
