Carole A. Greene
Dec 23, 2024
Carole A. Greene, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024. She was born February 14, 1946 in Topeka, the daughter of Vernon LeRoy and Marjorie C. (Reiber) Hutton. She was raised by John H. Vigneron whom she considered as her dad.
Carole graduated from Topeka West High School in 1964 and attended Clark Business School. She employed as...
Joyce A. Stuckey
Dec 23, 2024
Joyce A. Stuckey, 75, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024 at a Topeka care facility. She was born February 10, 1949 in Topeka, the daughter of William E. and Laura M. (Dillard) Fritts.
Joyce graduated from Highland Park High School in 1967. She was employed by Frito Lay for over 30 years.
Joyce married James Stuckey on August 12,...
William "Dale" Renner
Dec 22, 2024
William Dale Renner, 77, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024.
He was born April 18, 1947, in Hannibal, Missouri, the son of William and Norma (Felter) Renner. He graduated from La Grange High School in 1965. He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War.
Dale was employed by KPL/Westar/Evergy for 39 years, until retiring. He was known as...
Donald “Don” Phillip Guilbault
Dec 21, 2024
Donald “Don” Guilbault, 58, a longtime resident of Topeka, Kansas, died December 21, 2024, at his home. Don was born January 23, 1966, in Redwood City, California. He married Laurie (Palmer) on November 23, 2007, and later divorced. Together, they welcomed Don’s beloved daughter, Gracie Mariah, in 2008, whom he cherished.
Don settled in Topeka in 1984 where he lived the...
Frank Cervantez
Dec 21, 2024
Frank Cervantez, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born April 11, 1932 in Topeka, the son of Lorenzo and Maria (Peralta) Cervantez.
Frank was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad for 43 years before retiring. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church where he was...
John C. Schlink
Dec 20, 2024
John C. Schlink, 81, of Berryton, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024. He was born January 2, 1943 in Tecumseh, Kansas, the son of Glenn and Helen L. (Frakes) Schlink.
John was employed by Pauline Coop in Topeka where he was employed for over 30 years before retiring.
John married Sarena A. Moyer on May 30, 1998 in Topeka. She preceded...
LaToya Annette Anderson
Dec 20, 2024
LaToya Annette Anderson, 51, of Topeka, passed away Friday, December 20, 2024.
She was born November 19, 1973, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Robert Whetstone and Phyllis Anderson.
Survivors include two daughters, DeAnita L. Anderson and Skila R. Redmon both of Topeka; four granddaughters, one grandson and a grandson expected; four sisters; a brother; and her close friend, Rosa Billen.
She was...
William Joseph Norris
Dec 20, 2024
William (Bill) Joseph Norris, (81), Topeka, KS., passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024, at home. Bill was diagnosed with Stage IV Prostate Cancer on his 72nd birthday, October 23, 2015.
Bill Norris was born October 23, 1943, in Council Bluffs, IA, the son of Robert Collins and Annabelle Mary Larsen Norris. He lived most of his adult life in Topeka.
Bill...
Virginia L. Szabo
Dec 20, 2024
Virginia L. Szabo, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024 at McCrite Plaza in Topeka. She was born May 6, 1931 in Topeka, the daughter of Raymond D. and Edna D. (Lynn) Hughes.
Virginia graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church.
Virginia married Edward J. Szabo...
Elgin John Saathoff
Dec 18, 2024
Elgin John Saathoff, 91, of Wakarusa, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024 surrounded by his family.
He was born July 26, 1933, in Oketo, Kansas, the son of John and Ella (Kirchner) Saathoff. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from Kansas State University. He served in the United States Navy during 1955-1957.
Elgin was employed by the CORPS of Engineers for...
Marguerite Elaine Newman
Dec 17, 2024
Marguerite Elaine Newman, born on January 10, 1944, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, passed away on December 17, 2024, in Topeka, Kansas. She was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her passing.
Marguerite dedicated her life to education and community service. After earning her degree in Education from Bemidji State in 1965, she taught elementary education in Halstad,...
Barbara J. Earling
Dec 14, 2024
Barbara J. Earling, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at a Topeka care facility. She was born August 25, 1936 in Montgomery, Virginia, the daughter of Roy and Hazel (Caldwell) Linkous.
Barbara graduated from Kenwood High School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1954. She was a homemaker.
Barbara married Eugene Earling on November 14, 1954 in Baltimore. He preceded...
Tracie Leigh Eklund
Dec 12, 2024
Tracie Eklund, age 56, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2024 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. Jesus reached out his hand and took her to heaven after an eleven-year journey with cancer. Tracie was born on August 4, 1968 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Dick and Carolyn Roller. Tracie attended elementary school in Scott City, KS where she met...
Richard "Dick" Duncan
Dec 11, 2024
Richard “Dick” Duncan, 77, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born March 13, 1947 in Winfield, Kansas, the son of George and Leora (Whitesell) Duncan.
Dick graduated from Arkansas City High School and earned an Associates in Computer Science from Kansas City Kansas Community College. He was a Navy Veteran serving in the...
Robert "Bob" William Zimmerman
Dec 9, 2024
Robert William Zimmerman, 80, of Topeka, passed away peacefully Monday, December 9, 2024.
He was born December 2, 1944, in Newark, New York, the son of Harry and Florence (Brennan) Zimmerman. He graduated from High School in 1962. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.
Bob was employed by the United States Postal Service for many years, until...
Fernando Alejandro Alvarez
Dec 8, 2024
Fernando Alejandro Alvarez, 26, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024. He was born March 4, 1998 in Topeka, the son of Michael Allen Deere Jaimez and Veronica Alvarez.
Fernando attended Topeka West High School. He was employed by several distribution centers. Fernando was a hard worker and enjoyed staying productive. He enjoyed spending time with his children.
Survivors include...
Jerald O. "Jerry" Bayless
Dec 7, 2024
Jerald O. “Jerry” Bayless, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born January 10, 1934 in Wakarusa, the son of Albert T. and Florence E. (Fulkerson) Bayless.
Jerry graduated from Auburn High School and attended Texas A&M - Corpus Christi. He served US Navy during the Korean War. He was...
Josefina C. Belmudes
Dec 7, 2024
Josefina C. Belmudes, affectionately known as Mama Finita, was born on January 26, 1943, in La Piedad, Mexico. She passed away peacefully on December 7, 2024, in Manhattan, Kansas, surrounded by her beloved family.
In her lifetime, Josefina dedicated herself to caring for her family and husband, a role she cherished deeply. Every Sunday, she opened her home for family dinners,...
Mildred M. "Peggy" Howarth
Dec 6, 2024
Mildred M."Peggy" Howarth, 89, of Topeka, went Home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, December 6, 2024. She was born June 21, 1935 in Des Moines, Iowa, to Richard and Margaret Heck. At age 3, following the death of her mother, Peggy's maternal Uncle and Aunt, Caroll and Audra Wright, took her in and raised...
Virg Koci
Dec 6, 2024
Virgil K. Koci, 88, walked peacefully into the open arms of Jesus on Friday December 6, 2024.
He was born June 26, 1936, to Dewey and Mildred (Whitten) Koci.
Virg is survived by his daughters Chris Massoni, Julie (Kevin) Bruns, Sandy (Mike) Siebert, Laura (Dave) Marple and Karla Koci, grandchildren Drew (Megan) and Clair (Emily) Massoni, Meagan (Daniel) Rodenberg, Joshua (Yasi) Marple,...
