Bravery Kay Mcburney
Jun 19, 2023
Bravery Kay McBurney, 27 weeks, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023.Survivors include parents, Desiree McCarty and Dakota McBurney, her siblings, Kingston McBurney and Integrity McBurney, maternal grandmother, Karla Lathrom, paternal grandmother, Robin Boer, paternal grandfather, Robbie McBurney, two uncles, Kurt Stockman and Thomas Lathrom and two aunts, Patience McCarty and Alyssa McCarty.Cremation has taken place.Dove Southeast Chapel,...
Mark W. Davis
Jun 18, 2023
Mark W. Davis, 61, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born January 29, 1962 in Oakland, California, the son of Gerald W. Davis and Mary L. Lopez.Mark was a self-employed construction contractor. Mark married Donna L. Green. She survives. Other survivors include daughter Paige Faith, step-father Julio Torres, his...
Laura "Lynne" (Jones) Weiser
Jun 18, 2023
Laura "Lynne" (Jones) Weiser, 68, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023.She was born March 14, 1955, in Fort Riley, Kansas, the daughter John C. Jones and Jeannine Marie (Markmann) Sova. She was a graduate of Topeka West High School class of 1973 and attended Washburn University.In her youth, Lynne was the first chair violinist of the Topeka Youth...
Gerald D. Kendall
Jun 17, 2023
Gerald D. "Jerry" Kendall, 87, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023.Jerry was born March 20, 1936, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Orville Russell and Doris (Reichman) Kendall. He was a graduate of Topeka High School.Jerry was an amazing draftsman before the use of computers. He began learning about draftsmanship in high school and was able to further...
Doris Jean Henderson
Jun 16, 2023
Doris Jean Henderson, 88, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Friday, June 16, 2023. She was born February 27, 1935 in Clarksville, Texas, the daughter of Henry and Charlene (Nolan) Henderson.Doris was employed by the Menninger Foundation and later the Sirloin Stockade / Coyote Canyon. She was a member of The New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church of...
Ronald Hays
Jun 16, 2023
Ronald "Ron" Hays, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023. He was born June 5, 1936 in Missouri, the son of Glen and Iva (Krepps) Hays.Ron graduated from La Cygne High School. He was an Insurance Adjuster. He was a member of the Quivira Heights Church of Christ.Ron and Rosie were married for 69 years. She survives....
Mary Beth Brown Benson
Jun 15, 2023
Mary Beth Brown Benson, 91, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, June 15, 2023. She was born January 18, 1932 in Topeka, the daughter of Oliver and Bertha Brown.Mary graduated from Topeka High School. She had resided in Kansas City, Missouri for several years prior to returning to Topeka. She was employed by Topeka State Hospital...
Janet R. Lockhart
Jun 15, 2023
Janet R. Lockhart, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at a Topeka care facility. She was born July 22, 1937 in Sterling, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Ruth (Hughbanks) White.Janet and her husband, Lyle owned and operated Hickory Grove Bar & Grill in Tecumseh for many years. Janet married Lyle Lockhart on November 22, 1952...
Rinda Ann Oldham
Jun 14, 2023
Rinda Ann Coon Oldham was born on June 6, 1943 to Virgil Ray and Rinda Abbott Honea Coon in McComb, Pike County, Mississippi.Ann came to Topeka with her mother, her sister, Sandra, and her brother, Keith Coon in 1951 at the very beginning of the 1951 flood.She attended Polk Elementary, Crane Junior High, Topeka High School and Washburn University. She...
Judy A. Todd
Jun 13, 2023
Judy A. Todd, 83, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2023.She was born December 29, 1939, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of William Jacob and Neva Jane (Hermann) Kull. On March 29, 1959 she married Chester R. Todd at the Dover Federated Church. He preceded her in death on April 25, 2014. Left to carry on Judy's legacy: her...
Leroy Rae Duncan
Jun 13, 2023
LeRoy Rae Duncan, 90, of Wamego, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2023.He was born August 23, 1932, in Westmoreland, Kansas, the son of Howard and Isabel (Jenkins) Duncan. He attended school in Westmoreland. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.LeRoy was an electrician for Endacott Electric in Manhattan, Kansas and was a member of IBEW Electrical Workers...
Helen M. Johnson
Jun 10, 2023
Helen M. Johnson, 97, Topeka, formerly of Deltona, Florida, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023.Helen was born May 16, 1926 in Leavenworth, KS the daughter of Walter and Alta (Davis) Kirkpatrick. She grew up in Weston, Mo.Helen married Earl C. Johnson on February 10, 1941. He died on December 9, 1991. Survivors include daughter, Tana (Charles) Manthe, Topeka; 4 grandchildren;...
Norman Glenn Schiesser
Jun 7, 2023
Norman Glenn Schiesser, 85, of Topeka, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 7, 2023, after a decades-long struggle with cancer. Norman was living with his daughter, Sharon Schiesser, and her husband who were at his bedside when he passed. He was born March 27, 1938, in Eskridge, Kansas, the son of Delbert Glenn and Blanche Lucille (Simmons) Schiesser.Norman married Janet Donald...
Alfred Bracken
Jun 7, 2023
Alfred "David" Bracken, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. He was born May 5, 1951 in Topeka, the son of Alfred Junior and Dorothy (Thornton) Bracken.David was employed by Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Midwest Express Trucking Company. David married Cindy Manning in May of 1971. They later divorced.Survivors include children, Scott Bracken of Topeka, Angie Brown...
John Edward Desch
Jun 7, 2023
John Edward Desch, 81 passed away on June 7, 2023. John's story began on July 11, 1941 in Topeka, Ks, the oldest child born to Francis Jacob Desch and Eileen Geneva (Head) Desch. John married Sherry Avis in 1963. They divorced. They had two daughters Wendy (Desch) Branson and Paula (Desch) Webb. He married Jan Price in 1995. John's love...
James Edward Hoffman
Jun 6, 2023
James Edward Hoffman, Jr. 86, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023.He was born October 8, 1936, in Marysville, Kansas, the son of James Edward Hoffman Sr. and Alice (Sloan) Hoffman. He graduated from Marysville High School and received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Kansas. Jim was employed by the Kansas Department of Transportation...
Dolores L. Barnes
Jun 5, 2023
Dolores L. "Susie" Barnes, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023 at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born September 5, 1929 in Allen County, Indiana, the daughter of Raymond and Velma (Cook) Grieser.Susie graduated from high school in Indiana. She had resided since the mid 1950's. She was a self-employed beautician. She was a member of...
Ltc "Ray" Leo Rhodd
Jun 3, 2023
LTC Raymond "Ray" Leo Rhodd, 78, of Topeka, KS, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023. He was a proud member of the Thunder Clan of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and carried the name Nahmankwet, meaning "Lead Cloud", which he fully embodied as the leader of his family.He was born May 19, 1945 in Winfield, Kansas, the son of Maurice...
June Elizabeth Terrill
May 31, 2023
June Elizabeth Terrill, 78, of Moran, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023.She was born June 4, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Fred Wilson and Alice Elizabeth (Mollhagen) Sager. She graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in Moran in 1962 and attended secretarial school in Topeka. June was a homemaker and ran Barsch Corporation with her husband Kenneth.Ms....
Waldemar William Metzenthin, Jr.
May 31, 2023
Waldemar "Bud" Metzenthin, Jr., 91, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Midland Hospice House.Bud was born July 19, 1931 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Waldemar and Edna (Horst) Metzenthin, SR. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1950 and served in the U. S. Army.He worked in his father's business, Kansas Electric Supply Company, retiring as...
