Desiree Hood
Jul 23, 2012
Desiree Renee Miracle Hood passed away quietly at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born four months early at one pound and 12 inches long. She was born to Melissa R. Hood and James Lamont Phillips on May 11, 2012 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She has one older sister, SayDaia Marie Hood. Desiree was a fighter and very...
Margaret Duncan
Jul 23, 2012
Margaret R. Duncan, 97, Topeka, died Monday July 23, 2012 at Aldersgate Village.She was born October 23, 1914 in Colgate, OK, the daughter of Martin and Anna Bleu Rosso. She was raised in McAlester, OK, and lived in Ottawa before moving to Topeka.Mrs. Duncan was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church in Ottawa.She married Howard Duncan on August 30,...
Wilma Patton
Jul 17, 2012
Wilma "Lorene" (Bennett) Patton, 87, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012.She was born April 8, 1925 in Eskridge, KS, the daughter of Harold & Beth (Reynolds) Bennett.Wilma was a graduate of Eskridge Rural High School.Mrs. Patton was an Avon representative for many years. She enjoyed music and singing in the choir. She was an accomplished seamstress, who also...
Michael Clair Fitzgerald
Jul 16, 2012
Michael Clair Fitzgerald, 56, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 16, 2012. He was born November 16, 1955 in Oklahoma City, the son of Clair and Patricia (Wilson) Fitzgerald.Michael was raised in Topeka, and attended Washburn Rural High School. He graduated from Washburn University. Michael married Sheila Martinez March 18, 1989 at the home of his parents in Topeka. He...
Amos Evans
Jul 15, 2012
Amos L. Evans, 83, of Tecumseh, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born September 10, 1928 in Reading, KS, the son of Henry and Mary Gladys Linsey Evans. Amos graduated from Reading High School. He had resided in the Tecumseh community since 1956. He was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company...
Barbara Swisher
Jul 14, 2012
Barbara A. Swisher, 61, of Topeka, passed away July 14, 2012. She was born October 1, 1950 in Chaska, MN to Donald and Ruth Scott. She was a lifetime state employee and an accomplished cloth doll sculptor, caterer, and quilter. She touched so many lives with her big heart of love. She is survived by her son, Jacob Swisher; granddaughter,...
Donald L. Mulford
Jul 14, 2012
Donald E. Mulford, 75, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Midland Hospice House.Don married Virginia Wangerin on August 13, 1955 in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include sons, Gerald Mulford, Michael Mulford, Kevin Mulford, all of Topeka; three grandchildren, Tanner, Lacey and Grant; and great grandson, Brycen; He was preceded in death by sisters, Ruth Eldridge, Vicky...
Donald Murphy
Jul 13, 2012
Donald M. Murphy, 79, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 13, 2012, at Midland Hospice House after a short but courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 26, 1932, in Topeka, the son of George and Gertrude Murphy.Don graduated from Topeka High School in 1951, served in the Naval Reserves and went on to graduate from the Topeka Police...
Lewis A. Knudsen
Jul 13, 2012
Lewis A. Knudsen, 73, of Meriden, KS, formerly of Blue Rapids, KS and Peculiar, MO died Friday, July 13th, 2012 at Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born November 5, 1938 in Waterville, KS, the son of Frantz and Ethel (Anderson) Knudsen.Lewis attended grade school and middle school in Marysville, and graduated from Blue Rapids High School. He earned a Bachelor's...
Robert E. Horton
Jul 12, 2012
Robert E. "Bob" Horton, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2012. He was born January 1, 1928 in Topeka, the son of Archie A. and Ruth A. Foster Horton. He was the first baby born in Topeka in 1928. Bob graduated from Highland Park High School, where he was selected as the first Homecoming King in November,...
Dennis C. Kurtz, Sr.
Jul 12, 2012
Dennis C. Kurtz, Sr., 65, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at Midland Hospice House.Dennis was born February 16, 1947 in Atchison, the son of Frank and Grace (Moore) Kurtz. He graduated from Atchison High School in 1965 and from St. Mary College in 1979.He served in the Kansas Army National Guard from 1965 to 2006, retiring with...
Donna Hawkins
Jul 11, 2012
Donna Jean Hawkins, 75, of Topeka, passed away July 11, 2012. She was born at Topeka, Kansas on September 22, 1936 to Donald and Myrtle (DeBaun) Hawkins. Donna had no siblings. She was employed by the State of Kansas and the Veterans Administration Hospital for over 20 years. Donna is survived by her two sons, Pleaz Jr. of Topeka and...
John Christy
Jul 10, 2012
John W. "Rocky" Christy, 66, of Topeka, passed away July 10, 2012 at Midland Hospice House. He was born to Roy R. and Myrtle O. (Reed) Christy on Sept. 18, 1945 at Topeka, Kansas. He graduated from Topeka West High School and attended Washburn University. He had a long and successful career in real estate sales and development. He was...
Sylvester R. Norwood, Jr.
Jul 9, 2012
Sylvester R. Norwood, Jr., 56, of Topeka, went to be with his Lord on Monday, July 9, 2012 at his residence. He was born October 20, 1955 in Oklahoma City, OK, the son of Sylvester R. and Jeanne Trotter Norwood. He served in the US Army for 3 years. Sylvester was a certified nursing assistant for several different care facilities....
Sara A."Chris" Frost
Jul 8, 2012
Sara "Chris" Frost, 65, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 in Topeka. She was born September 7, 1946 in Erie, PA.Sara worked for Jostens until she retired for health reasons. She enjoyed playing cards, sewing, crocheting, going to the casino, and spending time with family and friends. Sara was preceded in death by her parents, son, Wyatt Frost;...
Lois Barker
Jul 8, 2012
Lois Billett Barker, 94, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012. She was born December 6, 1917 in Princeton, Franklin County, Kansas to William Leopold and Anna Maude (Kimball) Billett. She attended public schools in Princeton and upon graduation from Princeton High School, attended Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. While in college she made many lifelong friends, including Helen...
Charles Hartner
Jul 6, 2012
Charles Clayton Hartner, 97, Topeka, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 at Rolling Hills Health Center. Charles was born May 1, 1915 in Topeka, the son of William and Grace Bailor Hartner. He married Eula Maxine Duff on April 12, 1941. She preceded him in death on April 7, 1995. He was employed at Ed Bozarth Chevrolet as an auto...
Dawn Jean Bartlett
Jul 5, 2012
Dawn J. Bartlett, 87, of Topeka, passed away July 5, 2012. She was born March 3, 1925, in Coolangatta, NSW, Australia.On November 24, 1945 in Brisbane, Australia, she married Marion L. Bartlett. He preceded her in death on October 4, 2010. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Gloria, and two brothers, Ian and Darrell, all from Australia....
Roy L. Callahan
Jul 4, 2012
Roy L. Callahan, 67, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 4th, 2012 at the KU Medical Center from injuries he suffered in a motor vehicle accident. He was born June 27, 1945 in Topeka, KS, the son of Lewis and Alma Callahan.Roy lived in Topeka most of his life. He was a stone mason and was employed by Schumacher Masonry....
Della Marie Alexander
Jul 4, 2012
Della Marie Alexander, 61, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012.She was born August 26, 1950 in Cincinnati, OH, the daughter of Charles Lewis and Magdalene (Davis) Johnson.Mrs. Alexander was employed by dietician for Eveningtide Nursing Home, retiring in 2008. Survivors include two sons, LaRon L. (Joyce) Johnson, Panama City Beach, FL and Brian K. Johnson, Topeka; 16 grandchildren;...
