Bob C. Bingham

Dec 17, 2017

Junkyard Bob November 2, 1961 - December 17, 2017

Bob was born and raised in Topeka, Kansas to the late Robert M. and Shirley L. (Elledge) Bingham.  Bob married Sherry Shaver,June 6, 1981. She survives.Other survivors include their children Gary, Lawrence, Kansas, Jessica, Ozawkie, Kansas and Josh (Erica), Meriden, Kansas, grandchildren Montana, Alexis, Caleb, Becca,...

Todd Steinebach

Dec 16, 2017

Todd E. Steinebach, 44, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, Dec 16, 2017.   He was born May 5, 1973 in Topeka.   Todd was raised in North Topeka, attended Quincy Grade School, Chase Middle School and attended Topeka High. He was a concrete finisher most of his career, working for many good employers along the way.   He loved to fish,...

Josephine C. Constant

Dec 16, 2017

Josephine C. (Simecka) Constant, 100, of Topeka passed away on December 16, 2017. Born September 5, 1917, in Delia, KS, she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Simecka.She attended Stach grade school and graduated from Delia High School.Josephine married Dueward Constant on July 8, 1937, in Delia. They lived in the farm community north of Topeka for 75 years....

Doris Jean Serene

Dec 16, 2017

Doris Jean Serene, 80, Grantville, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Midland Hospice House.Doris was born September 19, 1937 in Mulberry, KS, the daughter of James Benjamin and Mary Marguerite (Hoots) Jones.She graduated from Mulberry High School in 1956.She was a homemaker for many years and in 1973 she began her career as a barber at the North 75...

Pam Parrish

Dec 15, 2017

Pamela Parrish born on April 16, 1954 in Fayetville NC.  She lived in Louisville, Kentucky and Indianapolis, Indiana & was currently living with friends in Burlingame, KS.

She passed away on Dec. 15,2017 after a long  illness.

Preceded in death...

Patrick Lawrence Mahkuk

Dec 14, 2017

Patrick Lawrence "Pat" "Buzz" "Kitch-komie" Mahkuk, 76, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017.He was born September 1, 1941, in Mayetta, Kansas, the son of Francis Frank Wishteyah and Lucille Mahkuk. Pat was employed by the City of Topeka until retiring. Mr. Mahkuk was a member of Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Native American Church of North America...

Donald G. Phinney

Dec 12, 2017

Donald G. Phinney, Jr., 62, of Topeka passed away on Tuesday December 12, 2017.   He was born March 12, 1955 at Topeka at the son of Donald Gene Phinney, Sr and Genevieve Pappan Phinney. He was raised in Topeka graduating from Seaman High School in 1973.   He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after graduating. While in the Marines,...

John H. Folds, Jr.

Dec 11, 2017

John H. Folds, Jr., 57, of Ozawkie, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017. John was born February 15, 1960 in Topeka the son of John and Anna E. Folds. He graduated from Hayden High School in 1978. He worked for over 25 years at Hills Pet Food and later for Smuckers, before becoming ill. He had a lifelong...

Jeanetta Mae Stansell

Dec 10, 2017

Jeanetta Mae Stansell Jeanetta Mae Stansell, 91, of Vassar formerly of Harveyville passed away on Sunday, December 10th, 2017 in her home surrounded by family. She was born November 21st, 1926 in Arrington, KS, to Clarence and Ruth Wilkinson. Jeanetta graduated from Nortonville High School in 1946. She attended Town and Country Christian Church and the Harveyville Church of Christ....

Viola Marie Niccum

Dec 9, 2017

Viola Marie Niccum Viola Marie Niccum, 72, Topeka, died Friday, December 8, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital. She was born March 18, 1945, in Emporia, the daughter of Stinson Browning and Edith Sara (Latta) Baldwin. Viola graduated from Topeka High School. She was married to James Elwin Niccum on August 5, 1982, in Topeka. Surviving are her husband: James Niccum;...

Larry Edward Lewis

Dec 6, 2017

Larry Edward Lewis, 74, of Topeka, Kansas passed away December 6, 2017, at Midland Hospice House. Larry was born on February 5, 1943 in Topeka to Fern Spaeth and Donald Lewis. He met Linda Deskins where they later married on June 17, 1961. Together they had one daughter. He has lived in Topeka, Kansas all his life, except for...

Maurice John Minihan

Dec 6, 2017

Maurice J. Minihan, age 82 passed away December 6, 2017 at Brewster Place in Topeka.  Maurice was born May 24, 1935 in Blaine, Kansas the son of John and Lillian Smith Minihan.  Maurice grew up in the Blaine, Kansas area, graduating from Blaine High School in 1953.  He married Anna Jean Garies May 30, 1960 in Flush, Kansas.  He...

Fredrick E. Massey

Dec 6, 2017

Fredrick E. Massey, 82, of Topeka, passed away December 6, 2017 at his home. Fred was born on May 21, 1935 to William and Alice Massey. Fred married Delores Marie Covington on September 20, 1951 in Topeka. Fred had many jobs throughout his life but the one he was most proud of was where he worked as a truck...

Beverly J. Johnson

Dec 6, 2017

Beverly J. Johnson passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at home. She was born August 2, 1934 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of George and Virginia (Vawter) Reaser. She married James H. Young on November 23, 1952. He preceded her in death on April 30, 1987. She married Merlin R. Johnson November 18, 1989. He survives. Other survivors include a...

John Phillip Smoot

Dec 6, 2017

John Phillip Smoot John Phillip Smoot, 51, Topeka, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017. John was born February 1, 1966, in Topeka, the son of Harold Lee and Lila Mae (Michaels) Smoot. He graduated from Seaman High School and served in the U.S. Army. He had been employed by KanBuild, Southwest Publishing, and Hamm's. John was married to Dawn Smoot and...

Larry Pearson

Dec 4, 2017

Larry Pearson, age 76, died December 4, 2017 at Via Christi Village in Manhattan, Kansas.   He was born March 11, 1941 at home near White City, Kansas to Ralph and Evelyn Pearson.   He graduated from Topeka High School in 1959. Larry painted and papered many homes and businesses throughout the area. He started LP, Inc. in 1966.

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Helen M. Fisher

Nov 30, 2017

Helen Margaret Fisher, 91, of Topeka, passed away on November 30, 2017 at home. Helen was born January 25, 1926, in Cameron, Colorado, the daughter of Andrew and Clara Gergely. She met and married Robert E. Fisher on September 22, 1954. Along with her husband, served the Foursquare Gospel Churches in Akron, CO; as well as in Sterling, NE;...

Betty F. Wood

Nov 30, 2017

Betty Francis (Shelton) Wood, 84, left this world to join her beloved Savior in heaven on Thursday, November 30, 2017. Betty was born on July 26, 1933, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of David D. and Mabel Shelton, and the youngest sister of Virginia (Green), Wilma (McCarty), Lois (Sewell), David and Warren.

Betty grew up in the...

Shirley Joyce Klein

Nov 30, 2017

Shirley Joyce Klein, 80, of Silver Lake, Kansas, passed away November 30, 2017 at Rossville Health Care. Shirley was born on October 1, 1937 to Wayne and Joyce Anderson in Topeka. Shirley graduated from Topeka High School where after she started her family and raised their 4 children. After all her children were in school, she started to work...

Harry Edward Shafer

Nov 29, 2017

Harry Edward "Sonny" Shafer Harry Edward Shafer, 89, of Topeka, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born August 6, 1928, in Topeka, the son of Harry Samuel and Wilma Evangeline (Prosser) Shafer. At age 19, Harry "Sonny" started working at the Menninger Foundation and worked there for over 44 years. He was a member of the...