Obituaries

Erma Lorene Maxwell

Erma Lorene Maxwell

Aug 18, 2022

Erma Lorene Maxwell, 95, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022.She was born September 6, 1926 in Lecompton, Kansas, the daughter of John and Mattie Magdalen Matney.Erma moved to Topeka after graduating from Lecompton Rural High School in 1943.She attended Clark's Business School and was employed by Alliance Insurance Company and State Farm Insurance Company. On October 18, 1948...

Lois May Walters

Lois May Walters

Aug 18, 2022

Lois M. Walters, 95, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022.She was born August 11, 1927, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Oliver and Faith (Dean) Headley.Lois graduated from Topeka High School.Lois married Don L. Walters on November 27, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas. Don and Lois owned Walters Super Saver Grocery Store in the Potwin neighborhood. Lois was a...

Lawrence Henry Johnson

Lawrence Henry Johnson

Aug 18, 2022

Lawrence "Larry" Henry Johnson, 91, of Topeka, passed away on August 18, 2022 at the Rossville Health Care & Rehabilitation. He was born on March 12, 1931 to Roscoe Wallace and Lena S. Ford in Hanover, PA. He was raised by his mother, Henrietta Johnson. Larry worked as a Carpenter for Local Union 1445 and for the last 25 years...

Paula G. Thomas

Paula G. Thomas

Aug 16, 2022

Paula G. Thomas, 92, of Topeka, passed away on August 16, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born in Rehau, Germany the daughter of the late Heinrich and Marie Hasselbacher. Paula was the eldest of eight children and is survived by two sisters, Dora and Elfreida.She met her husband, Charles N. Thomas while he was stationed in Germany with...

Maurice Luster Cowen

Maurice Luster Cowen

Aug 16, 2022

Maurice Luster "Mo" Cowen, 80, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022.Maurice was born January 20, 1942 in Clayton, NM, the son of Luster and Joyce (Duckworth) Cowen. He graduated from Clayton High School in 1960 and Draughon Business College in Amarillo, TX.He served in the Texas Army National Guard from 1966-68.He was employed as a Manager in the Property...

James R. Wood

James R. Wood

Aug 16, 2022

James Ray "Jim" Wood, 80, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at a local hospital. Jim was born October 21, 1941 in Springfield, MO, the son of Claude H. and Fanny M.(Settle) Wood. He graduated from Marshfield High School in Marshfield, MO and Southwest Missouri State University. He served in the U. S. Navy. He was an Agent with...

Mary H. Donlan

Mary H. Donlan

Aug 15, 2022

Mary H. Donlan, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022. She was born September 12, 1930 in Staten Island, New York, the daughter of Frank J. and Gerda (Roess) Peters.Mary graduated from Port Richmond High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business from St. Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey. She was employed by the...

Patricia Ann Mcelroy

Patricia Ann Mcelroy

Aug 14, 2022

Patricia Ann McElroy, 75, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022.She was born October 6, 1946, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Billy Thomas Jones and Virginia Ellen (Bateman) Jones. After her father passed away she was also raised by her stepfather Clement Jacob Weigel. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1964. Pat worked for the Marshall,...

Roger H. Larson

Roger H. Larson

Aug 14, 2022

Roger H. Larson, 81, of Topeka, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, August 14, 2022. He was born September 3, 1940 in Topeka, the son of I.R. and Helen (Baughman) Larson.Roger graduated from Topeka High School in 1958. He was stationed in Korea during his U.S. Army service. As a young man, he worked for the Santa Fe...

Ronald L. Ohlsen

Ronald L. Ohlsen

Aug 12, 2022

Ronald L. "Ron" Ohlsen, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022. He was born April 1, 1944 in Riverside, California, the first born child of Lawrence and Edna (Banning) Ohlsen.He graduated from Horton High School, and later served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was stationed in Thailand where he worked on cryptography machines.Ron...

Richard Gale Fuller

Richard Gale Fuller

Aug 7, 2022

Richard Gale "Dick" Fuller, 95, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022.He was born February 25, 1927, along with twin brother, Robert in Wilson County, Kansas, the son of John W. and Cora A. (Lewis) Fuller.Richard graduated from Fredonia High School and then spent a brief time serving in the United States Navy. Richard attended Independence Junior College and...

Deloris Ilene Thompson

Deloris Ilene Thompson

Aug 5, 2022

Deloris Ilene Thompson, 95, of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 5, 2022.She was born June 27, 1927, in New Market, Iowa, the daughter of Elmer and Florence (Wall) Britt. She attended Clarinda High School. Deloris was employed as a clerk at Dibble's and Harry's IGA for 34 years, retiring in 1990.Mrs. Thompson was a member of the First Presbyterian Church...

Richard D. Janovec

Richard D. Janovec

Aug 4, 2022

Richard Dean Janovec, 71, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022.Known by many as Richie, he was born September 7, 1950, in Yankton, South Dakota, the son of Delmar L. and Charlotte A. (Dotter) Janovec. He was a graduate of Manhattan High School, Class of 1968, in Manhattan, Kansas and soon after he earned his Barber's Certificate in Topeka....

Alice G. Grady

Alice G. Grady

Aug 4, 2022

Alice G. Grady, 94, of Berryton, Kansas passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 4, 2022 in the care of her son, Tim and granddaughter, Lacey. She was born August 16, 1927 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Christ and Vada (Enterline) Nelson.Alice graduated from high school in Staplehurst, Nebraska and attended Lincoln Business College in Lincoln, Nebraska. She held a...

James C. Bibler

James C. Bibler

Aug 1, 2022

James C. Bibler, 86, of Topeka, died Monday, August 1, 2022 at Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born August 5, 1935 in Humboldt, KS to the parents of Harold Bibler and Margaret Hazel Stadel. He graduated from Central High School in 1954 and took a few technical college courses.James served in the United States Marine Core from 1954-1957 and the...

Marvenia Duncan

Marvenia Duncan

Aug 1, 2022

Marvenia "Kaye" Duncan, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022 at a Topeka hospital surrounded by her family. She was born January 20, 1950 in Lathrop, Missouri, the daughter of Marvin and Roberta (Crowley) Smith.Kaye graduated from Lathrop High School and earned an Associate's Degree in Business from Kansas City Kansas Business College. Kaye loved KU Basketball,...

Edith Malinda Blodgett

Edith Malinda Blodgett

Jul 31, 2022

Edith Malinda Blodgett, 94, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022.She was born July 20, 1928, in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Charley J. and Alys E. (Scofield) Wilson. She graduated from Wheaton High School in 1945 and received a bachelor's degree in education from Kansas State University in 1949. Edith was employed as a teacher for 30 years,...

John Scott Sutherland

John Scott Sutherland

Jul 30, 2022

John Scott Sutherland, 62, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022.He was born October 5, 1959, in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of John Walter and Karol J. (Johnson) Sutherland. He graduated from Warrensburg (MO) High School and received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a master's degree in social gerontology, both from the University of Central Missouri. Scott...

William Wayne Sneed

William Wayne Sneed

Jul 27, 2022

William Wayne Sneed, 67, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. He was born October 19, 1954 in Wellington, Kansas to Wayne and Tudy (McEachern) Sneed. Bill graduated from Washburn University with a BA in Business in 1977 and a Juris Doctorate in 1980. He started his career at the Kansas Insurance Department, where he advanced to the...

Shirley Ann Tindall-Shellenberger

Shirley Ann Tindall-Shellenberger

Jul 27, 2022

Shirley Ann Tindall-Shellenberger passed peacefully to her final rest, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Stormont-Vail Hospital after a short, serious illness. Shirley, daughter of Elmer W. & Loretta E. Eveleigh-Tindall, was born November 21, 1942, in Hoisington, KS. She attended Hoisington schools and graduated from Hoisington Rural High School in May 1960. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from Emporia...

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