Duane Ray Swanwick
Jan 18, 2022
Duane Ray Swanwick, 71, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022. He was born in Oswego, Kansas on August 21, 1950 to Francis Darrell "Sonny" Swanwick and Alma Arlene McCorkle Swanwick of rural Oswego, Kansas.He attended Sunny View Elementary School and later graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1968. Duane graduated from Kansas State University in 1973 with a...
Kirk Bryan Myrick
Jan 17, 2022
Kirk Bryan Myrick, 57, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022.He was born June 26, 1964, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Daniel and Dorothy (White) Myrick. Kirk graduated from Seaman High School in 1983. He was employed by Carols Pretty Pets and worked as a Pet Groomer for 15 years.Kirk was a member of Wanamaker Woods Church of...
Cynthia Fern Vahsholtz
Jan 17, 2022
Cynthia Fern Vahsholtz, 76, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022.She was born July 25, 1945, in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of James Daniel and Evelyn Orla (Thomas) Gilchrist. She graduated from Topeka High in 1963 and attended Washburn University until 1966. Cindi was employed by the Kansas Historical Society, retiring in December of 2012. She previously worked for...
Homer Dean Klamm
Jan 16, 2022
Homer Dean Klamm, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022. He was born September 16, 1932 in Topeka, the son of Homer Daniel and Florence Lillian (Barraclough) Klamm.Dean graduated from Topeka High School. He was a Navy Veteran, serving from 1953 - 1957. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in History from Washburn University in 1967. Dean was...
Cathy Banks
Jan 14, 2022
Cathleen Roberta Banks, 49, of Topeka, passed away into the arms of Jesus on Friday, January 14, 2022.She was born August 18, 1972 along with her twin sister, Christine, in Hiawatha, Kansas, the daughter of Charles R. and Patsy J. (Jeffery) Banks. Survivors include her parents, Charles and Patsy Banks of Topeka; her sisters, Carmen Smith of Warrensburg, Missouri and...
Glenn Stalcup
Jan 14, 2022
Glenn "Mike" Stalcup, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022. He was born June 22, 1933 on a farm southeast of Centralia, Kansas, the son of Emmett N. and Opal V. (Aeschliman) Stalcup.Mike went to one room country schools until the 6th grade. He graduated from Centralia Rural High School in 1951. He served in the Navy...
Larry N. Mather
Jan 13, 2022
Larry N. Mather, 82, of Topeka, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at home. He was born April 29, 1939 in Topeka, the son of Louis and Mildred (Kekar) Mather. He graduated from Topeka High School. Larry was united in marriage to Cheryl Barnett on October 21, 1960. The couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2020. Larry started...
Antonio Delreal-Marquez
Jan 12, 2022
Antonio DelReal-Marquez, 55, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at a Topeka hospital. He was born October 31, 1966 in Villa Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico, the son of Ismael DelReal and Manuela Marquez.Antonio was employed by Capital City Pallet, Inc. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He dedicated his life to looking and...
Charles Eugene Mccarter
Jan 11, 2022
Charles Eugene "Big C" McCarter passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at a Topeka hospital.He was born June 28, 1954 in Topeka, the son of Arthur Marshall and Monica (Hurla) McCarter. Charlie graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1972.He proudly ran a farm and McCarter Game Birds. He worked for Dolly Madison, Higgins Stone, Victory Sand, Randy Long Trucking,...
Todd Arthur Tatum
Jan 11, 2022
Todd Arthur Tatum, 60, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022.Todd was born November 20, 1961 in Topeka, KS, the son of George and Jeannine (Hartley) Tatum. He graduated from Hayden High School and Washburn University in 1996 and received his Masters Degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY.He was employed by the State of Kansas Printing office for...
Mack C. Hubbard
Jan 10, 2022
Mack C. Hubbard, 83, of Topeka, went to be with his Lord on Monday, January 10, 2022 at a Topeka hospital. He was born September 1, 1938 in De Kalb, Texas, the son of Marquez and Bessie (Runnels) Hubbard.Mack attended De Kalb public schools. He was employed by Seymore Foods and later Stokely-VanKamp. He attended New Jerusalem Baptist Church.Mack married...
Gerald H. Stormann
Jan 9, 2022
Gerald H. "Jerry" Stormann, 88, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022.He was born July 2, 1933, in Howland, Maine, the son of Eugene E. and Leta E. (Spearrin) Stormann. He served in the United States Air Force from March 24, 1953, until being honorably discharged on March 25, 1957. Jerry was employed various cement companies in Maine and...
Mary W. Basgall
Jan 9, 2022
Mary W. Basgall, 94, Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at a local care facility.Mary was born August 15, 1927 in Mountainair, NM, the daughter of Curtis Lemuel Warner and Pearl Eunice Fitzgerald Warner. She attended High School in Brady, TX where she graduated in 1947. She attended college at West Texas State College in Canyon, TX, Texas Christian...
Howard Owen
Jan 8, 2022
Howard "Dean" Owen, 83, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022.Born June 17, 1938, in Topeka, Kansas, son of Howard C. and Jimmie K. (Jackson) Owen. Dean graduated from Topeka High School in 1956. He went on to work for Patterson Plumbing, eventually achieving the level of Master Plumber. He later opened his own business, Owen & Son Plumbing...
Paula Christine Howard
Jan 7, 2022
Paula Christine Howard, 50, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022.She was born July 11, 1971, in San Bernardino, CA, the daughter of Ramiro and Stella (Ramos) Gonzales. She graduated from Silver Valley High in Daggett, CA in 1989. Paula was employed by WalMart for 15 years. Paula married Dennis Keith Howard on May 13, 1989 in Las Vegas,...
Edith Naomi Copeland
Jan 7, 2022
Edith Naomi Copeland, 94, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022.She was born February 18, 1927, in Luray, Kansas the daughter of Roy A. and Edith Lanore (Lane) Chatham. She lived on a farm in the southeast corner of Osborne County near Luray and attended a one-room school for eight years. She graduated from Osborne High School in Osborne,...
Jeffrey Scott Dunaway
Jan 6, 2022
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Dunaway, 49, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.He was born April 19, 1972 in Topeka, the son of Luther W. and Carolyn S. (Fink) Dunaway.Jeff graduated from Topeka West High School where he was elected home coming king. He earned a full ride scholarship to play football at...
Robert E. Grame
Jan 6, 2022
Robert E. "Bob" Grame, 75, of Topeka passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022. He was born on August 4, 1946 in Topeka, KS, son of John C. and Gladys Grame. He was a U.S. Army veteran and fought in Vietnam. Bob worked at the Kansas City Star newspaper for many years. Bob was a big fan of the KU...
Gary Max Hoffsommer
Jan 6, 2022
Gary Max Hoffsommer of Topeka, Kansas went to be with our Lord and Savior on January 6, 2022. Gary's family included his beloved wife Karen of 39 years and daughters Michelle Hollenbeck of Colorado Springs, CO, Debra Young (Shane) of Overbrook, KS, and Lori Means (Mike) of Berryton, KS. He will also be missed by stepchildren Brenda Flanagan (Gary) of...
Betty J. Macey
Jan 5, 2022
Betty J. Macey, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at a Lawrence care facility. She was born September 19, 1926, in Topeka to Charles Bradford and Emma Florence (Robinson) Searle.Betty graduated from Topeka High School in 1944. She was employed as a seamstress for Macy's Department Store, JC Penney's, and the Kansas Neurological Institute. She was...
