Robert E. Mitchell
Jan 27, 2012
Robert E. Mitchell, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 at the Kansas City Hospice House. He was born October 20, 1918 in Topeka, the son of Edward and Dorothy Switzer Mitchell. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1936 in Chicago, IL, and attended Washburn University. A WWII veteran, he enlisted in 1942 and served the...
Tommy Lee Hummer
Jan 27, 2012
Tommy Lee Hummer, 68, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born January 25, 1944 in Topeka, the son of Thomas and Marjorie (Hockett) Hummer. Tommy was a Topeka Police Officer for several years. He later resided in Colorado and Montana before moving back to Topeka. Tommy was very active...
Alice M. Knight
Jan 25, 2012
Alice M. Knight, 95, of Berryton, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at her home. She was born September 4, 1916 in Topeka, the daughter of Edward P. and Grace Hoffmeister Moore. She graduated from Washburn Rural High School. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Berryton United Methodist Church, the Sesame Club and the EHU....
Adam J. Reams
Jan 24, 2012
Adam J. Reams, 22, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. He was born on November 24, 1989 in Mason City, Iowa to Gene Richard and Sandra Kaye (Santee) Reams.Adam graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 2008. He attended Pittsburg State University and Kansas State University. He was currently attending Washburn University. Adam was a proud member of the...
Elizabeth Sanders
Jan 23, 2012
Elizabeth "Beth" Mae Kain Sanders, 92, Topeka, passed away January 23, 2012 at Midland Hospice House after a brief stay. She was born on August 27, 1919 to Fred and Emma Kain in Cavalier County North Dakota in the midst of the harvest. Emma gave birth to her and then went and fed the harvest workers. Beth had three siblings...
Gena K. Klise
Jan 21, 2012
Gena K. Klise, 47, of Berryton, died Saturday, January 21, 2012. She was born July 24, 1964 in Topeka, the daughter of Lawrence and Sharon Blanden Lantis. She graduated from Topeka West High School and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wichita State University. Gena was employed as a Teacher by USD 501. She was a member of Central...
Earl Iles
Jan 20, 2012
Earl D. "Bud" Iles, 81, Nortonville Ks died Friday, January 20 at St Francis Hospital. He was born December 11, 1930 in Goldfield, Iowa the son of Merle Tiffany and Helen Clarissa Sherman Iles. Growing up, Bud attended schools in Arkansas and in Kansas. He joined the army at the age of 17. He later reenlisted in 1960. After basic...
Eiko Bailey
Jan 18, 2012
Eiko Bailey, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at her home. She was born on August 26, 1935 in Tokyo, Japan.Eiko married Morris H. "Moe" Bailey on October 18, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. He preceded her in death on June 18, 2011. Survivors include her sister-in-law, Ethelyn Pung of Ionia, MI, and her close friends, Maurice...
Keith Craig Diehl
Jan 17, 2012
Keith Craig Diehl of Topeka, KS passed away at his home unexpectedly on January 17, 2012.Keith was born on December 18, 1956 in Gothenburg, NE. He worked for HF Mixing Group as the Assembly Supervisor. He is preceded in death by his father Kenneth Diehl on February 21, 2007. He is survived by his loving wife Lynne, three sons, Travis...
Linden May
Jan 17, 2012
Linden May, 91, died on January 17, 2012. He was born August 26, 1920, at Lehigh, KS, the son of Anna Wittman May and Jacob May. He moved to Topeka with his parents in 1922.He is survived by his wife, Esther; sons Brad (Andee) and John (Debbie); grandsons John Michael, (Rhonda), Todd (Nicole) and Darwin May, all of Topeka; a...
Alice Hill
Jan 16, 2012
Alice Louise Hill, 90, of Auburn, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012.She was born October 4, 1921 near Paxico, KS, the daughter of Joseph E. and Sylvia (Butefish) Stratton. She was a member of the Auburn Presbyterian Church, the American Legion Auxiliary in Eskridge and a former member of the Auburn Social Hour Club. Alice married Ellis Clark Hill on...
Helen M. Lewis
Jan 16, 2012
Helen M. Lewis, 92, Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012 at a local care center.Helen was born November 6, 1919, in rural Geary County the daughter of William and Elizabeth (MacArthur) Horne. She graduated from Alta Vista High School in 1937.As a young woman she worked as a dietary aide at Security Benefit Hospital. During WWII she worked...
Lois Eileen Brehm
Jan 13, 2012
Lois Eileen Brehm, 96, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2012. She was born in Topeka to Perry and Stella Tice on April 9, 1915, and grew up on a farm west of what is now Westridge Mall. Eileen graduated from Washburn High School in 1932, which was then located on the campus of Washburn University. She lived in Topeka...
Geraldine Hadjukovich
Jan 12, 2012
Geraldine F. Hadjukovich, 86, Lawrence, Kansas, passed away Jan. 12, 2012. She was born Jan. 8, 1926 to farmers in Seneca, Missouri, Fred and Gertrude (Nutting) Farrier. She attended high school in Lawrence at Liberty Memorial High School and baby-sat for an income. She also participated in 4-H.She said she married too young at age 18. Her husband, Robert Nightingale,...
Michael Morrow
Jan 11, 2012
Michael Morrow, 61, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at a local hospital.Mike was born August 29, 1950 in Edgley, ND, the son of Cleo and Ella (Bollinger) Morrow. He graduated from Topeka West High School and Washburn University.He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Conflict.He was employed by the State of Kansas, Department of Revenue...
Olga Teresa Neporadny
Jan 10, 2012
Olga Teresa Neporadny, 81, Topeka, KS, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at her home. She was born December 3, 1930 in Olean, New York the daughter of Gaetano and Christina Rossi Lorenzini. She lived in Weedville, PA until age 10 before the family returned to Olean. She was a 1949 graduate of Olean High School. Olga did secretarial and...
Jeffrey Tilden
Jan 8, 2012
Jeffrey Edward Tilden, 58 of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Midland Hospice House. He was born August 11, 1953, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Richard and Elizabeth Allman Tilden. He moved to Birmingham, Alabama as a child where he graduated from Berry High School. He received his Bachelors of Arts degree from Auburn University in...
Mary Beth Carlisle
Jan 8, 2012
Mary Beth Carlisle, 78, of Topeka, passed away Jan. 8, 2012. She was born Nov. 29, 1933, in Harveyville, KS, the daughter Bernard and Laura Degenkolbe. She attended school in Eskridge and Topeka. On April 11, 1951, in Bentonville, AR, she married Ted Carlisle. He preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 2006. Mary very much enjoyed BINGO, her dogs,...
Ramona O. Dewitt
Jan 7, 2012
Ramona O. DeWitt, 54, of Topeka, died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at her home. She was born April 21, 1957 in Zweibrucken, Germany, the daughter of James and Gerda (Bode) Ray.Ramona was raised in Topeka and attended Highland Park and Topeka High School. She was employed by Jostens Publications and Scotch Dry Cleaners in Topeka. Ramona married Tom DeWitt in...
Glen E. Thurber
Jan 7, 2012
Glen E. Thurber, 73, Tecumseh, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at a local hospital. Glen was born January 14, 1938 in Lawrence, the son of Glen C. and Viola L. (Noble) Thurber. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1956 and attended Washburn University. He served in the U. S. Army for 4 years. He owned and operated...
