Susan Kay Eaton
May 16, 2024
Susan Kay Eaton, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024.She was born November 8, 1943, in Fairfield, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd and Maxene (VanDyke) Eaton. She graduated from Ottumwa High School and received her Associate's Degree from Ottumwa Heights, now Indian Hills Community College. Following her graduation from college, she moved to Orange County, California where she...
Betty Ann Ingenthron
May 15, 2024
Betty Ann Ingenthron, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. She was born December 12, 1932 in Frankfort, Kansas, the daughter of Kenneth and Lillian (Rosedahl) Blackney.Betty Ann grew up on a farm south of Frankfort. While growing up, Betty Ann had chores of milking cows and would walk to school or sometimes ride her horse to...
Alan Michael Lee
May 14, 2024
Alan "Mike" Michael Lee, 60, of Topeka, passed away on the night of May 14, 2024 at Midland Care Hospice House due to metastatic lung cancer. He was a gift born premature at only two pounds, fourteen ounces on October 23, 1963 to Claude LaRue Lee and Frances Manon Lee in Wichita, Kansas. Mike worked as a Quality Control Line...
Eugene William Wren
May 14, 2024
Eugene William Wren, 78, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024.He was born March 23, 1946, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Glen Alvin and Velda Ardale (Keller) Wren. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School and received a bachelor's degree in music from Washburn University and a master's degree in accounting from the University of Kansas. Eugene...
Donald Eugene Carey
May 14, 2024
Donald Eugene Carey, 75, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024. He was born February 17, 1949, in Smithville, Missouri, the son of John Emmett "Elmer" and Nellie Marie (Mathias) Carey. The family moved to Topeka, Kansas in 1950. Don's formal education was Randolph Elementary, Boswell Junior High and he graduated with the Class of 1967 at Silver Lake...
Freddie Hayes Segrist
May 13, 2024
Freddie Hayes Segrist, 71, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 13, 2024 after a long illness of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). He was born May 7, 1953 in Holton, Kansas the eighth child of John and Inez (Armstrong) Segrist. He lived in rural Jackson County on a farm. Fred attended Circleville Elementary School and graduated from Holton High School in 1971....
Linda I. Bierley
May 11, 2024
Linda I. Bierley, 75, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024. She was born August 11, 1948 in Topeka, the daughter of Lawrence "Larry" W. and Helen I. (Higgins) Farrar. She was very proud of her American-Canadian heritage.Linda graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1966. She attended Washburn University and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education at...
Madeline Marie (Schwerdtfeger) Tatro
May 10, 2024
Madeline Marie Tatro (Schwerdtfeger), a longtime resident of Ellsworth, former resident of Topeka, and recent resident of Lawrence, passed away Friday, May 10, 2024 at the age of 93.She was born September 29, 1930, in Lincoln, Kansas, the daughter of Magnus "Max" and Leona (Holmer) Baasch. She graduated from Vesper High School in 1948. At the age of 13, she...
Robert Fowler Martin
May 7, 2024
Robert Fowler Martin, 76, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2024.He was born March 3, 1948, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Edgar and Mary Louise (Fowler) Martin. He graduated from Highland Park High School. He served in the United States Army. Bob was employed by the city of Topeka Fire Department for 30 years, until retiring.Bob married Susan...
Alice R. Worster
May 5, 2024
Alice R. Worster, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024. She was born July 17, 1929 in Paola, Kansas, the daughter of Fritz and Irene (Miller) Koelsch.Alice graduated from Paola High School in 1946. She had resided in Topeka since 1951. She was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for 43 years before retiring. She was a...
Ralph Joseph Beilman
May 5, 2024
Ralph Joseph "Joey" Beilman, 44, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024.He was born August 27, 1979, in Pierre, South Dakota, the son of Joseph and Susan (Richardson) Beilman. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1998. Joey was employed by TARC Inc. for 10 years.Joey married Sarah King on October 11, 2014 in Topeka. She survives.Other survivors...
Linda Dee Woodruff
May 5, 2024
Linda Dee Woodruff (McGinnis), 68, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Topeka, KS.She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Warren Woodruff; her daughter, Alyson Mitchell (Jason); her son Grady Woodruff (Elizabeth); grandchildren Maddie, Emersyn, Liam, Bryer, and Emery. Additional survivors include her siblings Leah Cole (Tim) of Edmond, OK; Doug McGinnis (Connie) of Broken Arrow, OK; Donnie...
Patricia Louise Barr
May 5, 2024
Patricia Louise Barr (née Moehlman) passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024 in Topeka, Kansas, surrounded by her loving children. Pat (as her family and friends knew her) was born on July 19th, 1945 in Manhattan, Kansas. She was a cherished child of John and Mabel Moehlman, the 8th of their 11 children. Patricia grew up in Manhattan and attended...
Robert M. Brooker
May 4, 2024
Robert "Bob" Miles Brooker Jr., 72, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024 surrounded by his loving family.He was born July 23, 1951, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Robert and Lauraine (Simonsen) Brooker. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1969. He received an Ornamental Horticulture degree from Kaw Area Vocational Technical School. Bob was employed...
Donald Charles Figgins
May 3, 2024
Donald Charles "Don" Figgins, 86, formerly of Meriden, Kansas died May 3, 2024 at home in Topeka of acute myeloid leukemia. He was born April 26, 1938 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Jesse Lois "Pat" Figgins and Edna Esther (Root) Smith. Don spent his youngest years in Topeka before moving with his family to Holton, Kansas in 1948. He...
Ronald K. Petrie
May 1, 2024
Ronald K. "Ron" Petrie, 73, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at a Topeka hospital. He was born April 15, 1951 in Topeka, the son of Bill and Barbara (Binkley) Petrie.Ron graduated from Highland Park High School and attended Kaw Valley VoTech. He was employed as a Machinist by Berry Plastics in Lawrence. He was a member...
Ruby M. Nielson
Apr 27, 2024
Ruby M. Nielson, 92, of Berryton, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at a Burlington, Kansas hospital. She was born January 21, 1932 in Riley, Kansas, the daughter of Randall and Mabel (Dugan) McDonald. Ruby graduated from Leonardville High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Washburn University. She was employed by Florence Crittenton Services and later...
Karlene M. Moore
Apr 27, 2024
Karlene M. Moore, 88, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 27, 2024. She was born May 13, 1935 in Lawrence, the daughter of Howard M. and Ruth I. (James) Estelle.Karlene attended Lawrence High School. She was employed as a keypunch operator at Merchants National Bank and later became office manager for her and her husband's...
Santos L. Marquez
Apr 26, 2024
Santos L. Marquez, 88, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 26, 2024.He was born October 27, 1935, in Comerio, Puerto Rico, the son of Juan Luna Rivera and Faustina Marquez. Santos was employed as a machinery operator by Prince Packaging for 35 years, retiring in 2006. Mr. Marquez was a member of the Iglesia Hispana Manantial de Vida of Topeka.Santos...
Shirley A. Ard
Apr 25, 2024
Shirley Annette Ard, 84, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024.She was born May 29, 1939, in Austin, Minnesota, the daughter of Kermit and Doris (Wilford) White. She was a graduate of Austin High School, Austin, MN.Shirley was employed by the state of California for the governor, later for Salt River Project and retired in 2000 from the Muscular...
