Cheryl Ann Cailteux
May 9, 2022
Cheryl A. (Fisher) Cailteux was born April 4th, 1950 and passed away on May 9th 2022. She was the second child born to Charles S. Fisher Jr. and Doris M. (Meldrum) Fisher. Her step mother, Ella Marie Fisher also played an important role in her life. Her parents proceeded her in death. Her siblings include Mike (Donna) Fisher, Mark (Joanne)...
Ernest C. Amos
May 8, 2022
Ernest C. "Ernie" Amos, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at a Topeka care facility. He was born May 11, 1931 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Ernest Clair and Argie (Dean) Amos.Ernie was an Air Force veteran serving for over 28 years from 1948 through 1976 before retiring. During his military service during the Korean...
Terry Nolan Cummins
May 8, 2022
Terry Nolan Cummins, 79, of Auburn, Ks., passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022.He was born December 31, 1942, in Macksville, KS. the son of Nolan and Mildred (Suiter) Cummins. He was a graduate of Macksville High School, and received his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, and Masters in Accounting from Wichita State University and became a Certified Public Accountant.Terry...
Margaret J. Johnson
May 7, 2022
Margaret J. Johnson, 103, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born October 4, 1918 in Elk City, Kansas, the daughter of William R. and Effie I. (Titterington) Roberds. Margaret attended Wayside High School in Wayside, Kansas. She had resided in Topeka for the past 25 years. She worked for 11...
Gayle Ann Gillespie
May 6, 2022
Gayle Ann Gillespie, 70, of Rossville, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at a Rossville Health and Rehab. She was born August 20, 1951 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Rex Hollister and Evelyn Loraine (Mahoney) Gillespie.Gayle graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. She was employed by Blue Cross / Blue Shield of Kansas and the...
Thomas A. Dunn
May 5, 2022
Thomas A. "Tom" Dunn, 75, of Berryton, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at a Topeka hospital. He was born October 26, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of William Earl and Joyce (Turner) Dunn.Tom graduated from Shawnee Mission Southeast High School. He was an Army Veteran serving in Korea. He was a self-employed merchant. Tom married Jancy...
Martha Irene Williams
May 5, 2022
Martha Irene Williams, known to her family as "Marvelous Martha", 90, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 5th, 2022.Martha was born March 20th, 1932, in Osborne, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph Otis and Frances Rebecca (LaRosh) Taylor. She graduated from Osborne High School in 1950 and received a full scholarship to Stephens College. Martha graduated with a bachelor's degree from...
Gary Wayne Gibeson
May 5, 2022
Gary Wayne Gibeson, 71, of Carbondale, after battling colon/liver cancer for over 5 years, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022.He was born November 2, 1950, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of James and Alma (Woodward) Gibeson. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1968 and received bachelors' degrees in business and computer science from Washburn University. Gary was most recently...
Rebecca Ann White
May 5, 2022
Rebecca Ann "Becky" White, 71, of Topeka, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Thursday, May 5, 2022.Rebecca was born September 2, 1950, in Topeka, Kansas. Becky is the daughter of Robert Hipsher and Norma Hipsher. Becky graduated from Seaman High School in 1968. She was employed by St. Francis Hospital for 34 years, retiring in 2018. Becky...
Nancy Smart
May 5, 2022
Nancy L. (Burns) Smart, 72, of Topeka KS, passed away Thursday, May 5th, 2022.Nancy was born July 5, 1949, in Alton, IL, to Joseph and Judith (Dean) Burns, the oldest of three siblings. She graduated from Marquette High School in 1967.Nancy married the love of her life, the Reverend William E. Smart on May 11, 1973. She met William at...
Susan A. Whitaker
May 4, 2022
Susan A. Whitaker, 66, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022.She was born August 13, 1955, in Menlo, Georgia, the daughter of Daniel and Mercedes (Johnson) Lawrence. She graduated from Highland Park High School. Later in life, she attended Friends University and received a Bachelor's Degree in Science in February 2009. Susan worked for Valeo Behavioral Health in Human...
Lyn Ruth Klein
May 2, 2022
Lyn Ruth Klein, 70, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022.She was born December 27, 1951, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Hugo George Dahlstrom and Martha Jane (Dister) Dahlstrom. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1969. Lyn was employed as a secretary for many years.Survivors include her companion, Dennis Friedl; her daughter, Robin Dibbern; her brothers, Hugo...
Sharon Rosalene Norris
May 2, 2022
Sharon Rosalene Ossman Norris, 78, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on May 2, 2022. Sharon Norris was born on November 2, 1943, in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of Rev. Marvin Guy and Ruth Elizabeth (Stocker) Ossman. She lived most of her adult life in Topeka, Kansas. Mrs. Norris graduated from Miltonvale Wesleyan Academy in Miltonvale, KS, in 1961. She earned...
Ronald L. Tyner
May 1, 2022
Ronald L. "Ron" Tyner, 59, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at a Topeka hospital. He was born October 3, 1962 in Topeka, the son of Alvin and Carol (Berends) Tyner. Ron graduated from Topeka High School in 1980. He was employed by Walmart. Ron married Dana L. Lacey-Smith on August 8, 1987 in Kansas City, Kansas....
John P. Cobuluis, Jr.
Apr 30, 2022
John P. "Johnny" Cobuluis, Jr., 81, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the University of Kansas St. Francis Campus Hospital. He was born June 6, 1940 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of John P. and Pauline (Brooks) Cobuluis, Sr.John received his GED and entered the Air Force in 1957. After being Honorably Discharged, he went...
Brock Joseph Ware
Apr 28, 2022
Brock J. Ware, 45, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022. He was born December 8, 1976, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Kenneth Ware and Cheri (Jones) Allen. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1995. Brock later went on to attend Washburn Tech where he received an Associate Degree in Auto Mechanics. Brock joined the...
Patricia Allen
Apr 28, 2022
Patricia Allen, 73, Topeka, formerly of Salina passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022.Pat was born January 10, 1949 in Highland, KS the daughter of Edgar and Wilma (Eckley) Roberts. She was a member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.She was employed by El Dorado National as an inspector.Pat married Larry Dean Allen on July 26, 1968 in Fairbury,...
Melinda Ann Ridgway
Apr 26, 2022
Melinda Ann Ridgway was born in Iowa on April 30, 1954 to John and Barbara Ridgway. She passed away on April 26, 2022. Melinda is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Lynette Ridgway of Ottumwa, Iowa. She is survived by her two brothers, two nieces, one nephew, and many adoring great-nieces and nephews. Melinda attended Albia High School...
Mary Elizabeth Crispin
Apr 26, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Crispin, 95, passed on to her eternal rest on April 26, 2022, at the Lexington Park Nursing Facility, Topeka, Kansas. She was born to Martin William and Carrie (Heffner) Stewart on October 30, 1926, in Overbrook, Kansas. She spent her childhood in Overbrook, where she attended and graduated from the Overbrook Grade and High Schools. After graduation, she...
Edna J. Glenn
Apr 25, 2022
Edna J. Glenn, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022. She was born May 30, 1926 in Hanna, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert and Minnie (Harjo) Carr. She was raised by Alva and Annie Harjo in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Muscogee Creek Tribe.Edna graduated from Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. She was employed...
