Frances A. Olin
Jan 5, 2022
Frances A. "Fran" Olin, 90, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022.She was born December 23, 1931, in Birmingham, Alabama, the only child of Linton and Myra (Courington) Richardson. Fran spent her young life in several Central American countries where her father was an Agronomist at fruit plantations and, for a time, a member of the State Department. She...
Judy Beckmon
Jan 5, 2022
Judy Gail Beckmon, 77, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at a Topeka hospital. She was born October 7, 1944 in Galveston, Texas, the daughter of Lonnie "L.A." and Madge (Bolton) White.Judy love painting and crafting of floral décor and music. She attended church at Brewster Place and was a member of a women's group there. She...
Benjamin Paul Vrable
Jan 4, 2022
Benjamin Paul "Ben" Vrable, 56, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022.Ben was born February 7, 1965 in Marlinton, WV, the son of William and Patricia Vrable. He was employed by Doug Kopp and Kendall Air Conditioning.Survivors include his partner, Mary Easum; sisters, Allison Wilfong, Louisa, VA, Amy Hosler, Grafton, WV, Cathy Wilson, McGayheysville, VA; and brother, Barry Vrable, Harrisonburg,...
Kimberly M. Akins
Jan 4, 2022
Kimberly M. Akins, 49, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at a Topeka hospital. She was born April 29, 1972 in Topeka, the daughter of Brenda L. Akins.Kimberly graduated from Highland Park High School. She was employed by the State of Kansas. Survivors include her aunts, Saundra L. Harding of Topeka, Wanda L....
Linda J. Tillotson
Jan 3, 2022
Linda J. Tillotson, 71, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022 at a Topeka hospital. She was born November 17, 1950 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of Richard Louis and Ethel Vibie (Denny) Martin.Linda graduated from Topeka High School in 1969 and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. She was employed by Navient...
Albert Hubbard, Jr.
Jan 2, 2022
Albert "Cliff" Hubbard, Jr., 50, of Topeka, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, January 2, 2022. He was born April 26, 1971 in Topeka, the son of Albert C. and Alandra C. (Brown) Hubbard, Sr. Cliff graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1989 and earned a Drafting Certificate from Kaw Vocational Tech in 1990. He was employed...
Dorothy M. Sanschagrin
Jan 2, 2022
Dorothy M. Sanschagrin, 97, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022. She was born November 26, 1924 in Topeka, the daughter of Henry C. and Helen (Schultz) Luttjohann, Sr.Dorothy graduated from Washburn Rural High School. She was a homemaker and seamstress. She was a member of Good Sam's Camping Club. She enjoyed volunteering at LULAC, Stormont-Vail and the...
Steven D. Rison
Jan 2, 2022
Steven Dale Rison died on January 2, 2022. Steve (Badmoon if you're a cowboy) loved telling jokes, making goofy faces at babies, bierocks, going for long drives, and Christmas. Not particularly in that order. He hated cucumbers (puke 'em uppers), uncomfortable silences, and round-a-bouts. He was a handy man who could fix anything and always had a project in the...
Deborah Sue Smith
Jan 1, 2022
Deborah Sue "Debbie" Smith, 65, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022. She was born July 9, 1956 in Topeka, the daughter of George N. and Carolyn S. (Peterson) Smith.Debbie graduated from Rossville High School and attended Emporia State University. She was employed by Walmart for a number of years before retiring. Survivors include her siblings, Anita Feldhausen...
Daniel J. Keady
Jan 1, 2022
Daniel J. Keady, 57, of Emporia, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at a Topeka hospital. He was born July 21, 1964 in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Lloyd Eugene and Diane (Higley) Keady.Daniel graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Junior College and Emporia State University. He was employed by UPS. Daniel enjoyed a watching a great...
Michael F Runau
Jan 1, 2022
Michael F. Runau, 70, passed away in Topeka, Kansas, on January 1st, 2022. Michael was born on October 6th, 1951 to Kenneth & Jo (McCaffery) Runau in Evansville, Indiana. Before moving to Kansas to take a job with the State Government in 2005, Michael had lived in Indiana his whole life. He graduated from Bosse High School in Evansville in...
Anna Catherine Reese
Dec 31, 2021
Anna Catherine Reese, 66, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on December 31, 2021 at home. She was born July 22, 1955 in Coffeyville, the daughter of Shirley (Hanes) and Charles Conklin.Anna graduated from Highland Park High School in 1973, and married her high school sweetheart on September 2, 1978. She was a daycare provider, and then worked as a paraprofessional...
Esther Eileen Hastings
Dec 31, 2021
Esther Eileen Hastings, 98, of Lawrence, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021.She was born February 19, 1923, in Griggsville, Illinois, the daughter of Clyde and Lucille Jones. Esther married Raymond "Ray" Hastings. Together they had a successful career building houses together. Ray was a gifted builder and Esther handled the beautiful finish work. Esther was devoted to Ray; she cooked...
Penney J. Gisi
Dec 31, 2021
Penney J. Gisi, 48, of Topeka, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021.She was born July 2, 1973, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of George and Marjorie (Hart) Gisi. Penney graduated from Seaman High School in 1991. She went on to attend Washburn University.Penney was employed by the State of Kansas for approximately two years. She previously worked for Capital Federal...
Cheryl Lynn Bartsch
Dec 30, 2021
Cheryl Lynn Bartsch passed away December 30th, 2021 at the age of 73. She was born April 20th, 1948 in Topeka, KS to Marge E Percival (Sweezey) and Teddy W Percival.Cheryl graduated from Junction City High School in 1966. She worked for Gfellers accounting firm in Junction City in the late 70s through the early 80s. She moved to Topeka...
Nancy Laurene Brooks
Dec 29, 2021
Nancy Laurene (Dayton) Brooks, 86, passed from this life to be with the Lord on December 29, 2021. She was born in 1935 to Charles and Sophia Dayton in Windber, PA. Nancy attended early school in PA. After the family moved to Topeka, she attended and graduated from Topeka High School. While attending McPherson College, she met and married the...
Shelia Louise Faison
Dec 29, 2021
Shelia Louise Faison, 54, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. She was born July 22, 1967 in Topeka, the daughter of Willie and Olivia L. (Ridley) Burden.Shelia graduated from Highland Park High School and attended Washburn University. She was employed by the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center and later went to work for Stormont-Vail...
Dewey Eugene Koci
Dec 28, 2021
Dewey Eugene "Gene" Koci, 94, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021.He was born February 12, 1927, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Dewey and Mildred (Whitten) Koci. He graduated from Auburn High School in 1945. He served in the Army as a military policeman from May 1945 to October 1946. Gene retired from the United States Postal Service...
Jacqueline Dee Peek
Dec 25, 2021
Jacqueline Dee "Jackie" Peek, 66, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021. She was born December 2, 1955 in Topeka, the daughter of Clayton and Glenna (Pratt) Pusch. Jackie attended Highland Park High School. She was employed by Jostens Yearbook Company for over 20 years. Jackie married Mike Peek on September 17, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri. He...
Lawrence Raymond Webster
Dec 25, 2021
Lawrence Raymond Webster, 80, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021. He was born November 10, 1941, in Hayward, Wisconsin, the son of Francis and Cecelia (Bennett) Webster. He was a member of the Ojibwe and Oneida Nations. He was a graduate of South Division High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and attended Washburn University, in Topeka, Kansas. Larry...
