In Memory Of
Twila J. Stapel
1931
2015
Twila J. Stapel
May 26, 1931 — July 10, 2015
Twila June Stapel
Twila June Stapel, 84, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, at her home. She was born May 26, 1931 in Sidney, Nebraska, the daughter of Russell Brown and Ella Marie (Davis) Kinkade.
She was a 1949 graduate of Hoyt High School and received a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University in 1972. Twila was employed as a social worker, retiring from Let's Help. She was a member of the Meriden United Methodist Church.
Twila married Robert Henry Stapel on February 10, 1952, at Hoyt Methodist Church. He survives.
Other survivors include three children, Rita (Thomas) Chapman, Hoyt, Rhonda (Bill) Sand, Topeka and Kyle Stapel, Meriden; three grandchildren, Lindsey (Kevin) Sharp, Douglas Sand and Kyle Stapel II; a great-granddaughter, Ryan Sharp; and two siblings, Frances Smith, Manhattan and Gary (Jan) Kinkade, Brownwood, TX.
A celebration of life service will be at 2:00 PM, Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the Meriden United Methodist Church, Main & Dawson Streets, Meriden. Interment will follow at the Meriden Cemetery.
Twila will lie in state after 3 p.m., Wednesday, at the Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Memorial contributions may be made to Helping Hands Humane Society, 5720 SW 21st, Topeka, KS 66604-3720, Midland Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800 or Meriden United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 520, Meriden, KS 66512.
To leave a special message for Twila's family, please visit the guestbook below.
Twila June Stapel, 84, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, at her home. She was born May 26, 1931 in Sidney, Nebraska, the daughter of Russell Brown and Ella Marie (Davis) Kinkade.
She was a 1949 graduate of Hoyt High School and received a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University in 1972. Twila was employed as a social worker, retiring from Let's Help. She was a member of the Meriden United Methodist Church.
Twila married Robert Henry Stapel on February 10, 1952, at Hoyt Methodist Church. He survives.
Other survivors include three children, Rita (Thomas) Chapman, Hoyt, Rhonda (Bill) Sand, Topeka and Kyle Stapel, Meriden; three grandchildren, Lindsey (Kevin) Sharp, Douglas Sand and Kyle Stapel II; a great-granddaughter, Ryan Sharp; and two siblings, Frances Smith, Manhattan and Gary (Jan) Kinkade, Brownwood, TX.
A celebration of life service will be at 2:00 PM, Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the Meriden United Methodist Church, Main & Dawson Streets, Meriden. Interment will follow at the Meriden Cemetery.
Twila will lie in state after 3 p.m., Wednesday, at the Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Memorial contributions may be made to Helping Hands Humane Society, 5720 SW 21st, Topeka, KS 66604-3720, Midland Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800 or Meriden United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 520, Meriden, KS 66512.
To leave a special message for Twila's family, please visit the guestbook below.
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Service Schedule
Past Services
Visitation
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
5:00 - 7:00 pm (Central time)
Parker-Price & Davidson
Service
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Starts at 2:00 pm (Central time)
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