Ileen Lois Hannon
Apr 29, 2017
Ileen Lois Hannon Ileen Lois Hannon, 97, Topeka, died Saturday, April 29, 2017, at her home. She was born May 18, 1919, at Del Norte, Colorado, the daughter of William Leonard and Hazel Lois (Respher) Slout. She graduated from Del Norte High School. She had lived in the San Luis Valley of Colorado; Wichita, Kansas; and Cherokee Village, Arkansas before...
Peggy Jo Mcgilton
Apr 25, 2017
Peggy Jo McGilton, 73, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017.She was born October 8, 1943in Emporia, the daughter of Olin W. and Annietta Griffin . She was a graduate of Seaman High School. Peggy was employed by Knights National Painting Company and the Kansas Legislature.She was a member of the Midwest Hemophilia Association and the Committee of 10,000....
Lester Haslett
Apr 24, 2017
Lester “Les” Haslett, age 92, of Topeka, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at Stormont Vail in Topeka. Les was born July 26, 1924 in Topeka the son of Raymond and Helen Smith Haslett. Les graduated from Topeka High where he played Tennis and later graduated from Washburn University with a Business Degree. He served in the U.S. Army...
Justin Ace Chilcott
Apr 24, 2017
Justin Ace "Gus" Chilcott Justin Ace "Gus" Chilcott, 89, Big Springs, KS, died Monday, April 24, 2017, at Plaza West. He was born January 14, 1928, at Blaine, the son of Frank Richard Chilcott, Sr. and Scottie Mae (Woosley) Chilcott. He had lived at Wamego before moving to Topeka in 1936. Gus served in the Merchant Marines from 1945 to...
Velda Ellen Flowers
Apr 23, 2017
Velda Ellen Flowers Velda Ellen Flowers, 80, of Wichita, died Sunday, April 23, 2017, at Via Christi Village, Wichita. She was born February 21, 1937, in Burlingame, the daughter of Earl Jay and Erma Eileen (Carver) Parsons. She was a C.N.A. at Larksfield Place in Wichita before retiring. Velda was preceded in death by her parents; two sons: Gerald Ray...
Idella Jean Winn
Apr 21, 2017
Idella Jean Winn, age 62, of Topeka passed away Friday, April 21, 2017 at her home in Topeka. Idella was born on October 23, 1954 in Topeka, Kansas, daughter of Albert L. Pittman and Lois M. Anderson. Idella graduated from Topeka High in 1973.
Idella is survived by both of her parents of Topeka, common law husband...
John Milton Foster
Apr 19, 2017
John Milton Foster, 62, of Topeka, passed away April 19, 2017 at Stormont Vail Hospital. John was born October 27, 1954, son of Kenneth Foster and Jackie Jordan Foster. John was an avid baseball player from the age of 8 through college. He was even invited to try out for the Kansas City Royals in 1972. John graduated from...
Gloria Elizabeth Woerle
Apr 18, 2017
Gloria Elizabeth Clark Woerle, April 8, 1945 - April 18, 2017. She was born in Topeka Kansas and grew up on a farm in Meriden. She was the daughter of Rollin and Elnora Clark of Meriden, KS. Her two siblings are James Clark of Meriden and Elaine (Clark) Frisbie of Grantville. She attended meriden High School (now Jeff West)...
Frederick Wesley Wehrli
Apr 17, 2017
Frederick Wesley Wehrli Frederick Wesley Wehrli, 77, Rossville, died Monday, April 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Hospital, Topeka. He was born August 28, 1939, in Holliday, Missouri, the son of Cloyd Henry and Georgia Pearl (Embree) Wehrli. Fred spent almost 32 years of service in the military, retiring as an E-8 from the Kansas Air National Guard. He farmed south...
Karl E. Smith
Apr 11, 2017
Karl Eugene Smith, 82, of Xenia, Ohio, formerly of Topeka, KS., went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Hospitality Home East. He was born May 19, 1934, in Lawrence, Kansas the son of Cecil Eugene and Mildred Gertrude Perkins Smith.
He is survived by a brother, Galen...
Cleveland "Jack" T. Martin
Apr 10, 2017
Cleveland T. "Jack" Martin, 96, of Topeka, passed away on April 10, 2017, at Midland House hospice care in Topeka. He was born on the Martin family farm in the southeast corner of Jackson County on October 12, 1920, the son of Cleveland Taylor Martin and Mabel Rose (Stone) Martin. Cleve was known as "Jack" by his immediate family....
Donald Leroy Crockett
Apr 9, 2017
Donald Leroy Crockett, 83, of Topeka, Kansas passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 peacefully at his home.
Donald was born September 21, 1933 in Richland, Kansas to Stephen Crockett and Lois Benander. After graduating from Berryton High School in 1951 he joined the Navy and served for 10 years....
Ina Mae Nason
Apr 8, 2017
Ina Mae Nason, age 94, of Wakarusa passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the Salem Nursing Home in Hillsboro, KS. Ina Mae was born July 30, 1922 in Topeka the daughter of Leslie and Ethel Cook Phillips. She graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1939. She married Robert M. Nason April 9, 1942 in Topeka. He preceded...
Marilyn Romine
Apr 7, 2017
Marilyn L. Romine, 74, of Topeka passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017. She was born February 19, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia. Marilyn lived the majority of her life in the Topeka area. She worked for over twenty years for Columbian Title Company prior to retiring in the 1990’s. She volunteered at the Topeka Public Library and for the...
Steven Harry Lolley
Apr 7, 2017
Steven Harry Lolley, 69, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017, in Topeka, KS.Steve was born July 17, 1947, in Topeka, KS, to Ivan Harry and Maxine Mildred (Mattox) Lolley. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1965. After high school he enlisted in the US Navy as an SK3. He served on the USS Alamo and the USS Cabildo,...
Lora Guffey
Apr 3, 2017
Lora J. Guffey, age 66, of Topeka, passed away at her home April 3, 2017. She was born September 26, 1950 in Clay Center the daughter of Lawrence and Wilda Blanken Helms. Lora graduated from Linn High School in 1968 and then Clarks School of Business in Topeka. She married Larry Bainbridge, they later divorced. She married Dennis Guffey,...
Daniel E. Cummings
Apr 3, 2017
Daniel E. Cummings, 59, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017.Daniel loved his family and will be deeply missed by his mother, JoAnn Deckenbach and sister, Nancy Cummings. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka, KS 66608. Inurnment will follow at Rochester Cemetery, Topeka.
Michael George Radford
Apr 3, 2017
Michael George "Mike" Radford Michael George "Mike" Radford, 63, Topeka, died Monday, April 3, 2017, at his home. He was born February 25, 1954, in Topeka, the son of George Ebert and Joyce Goldye (Bennett) Radford. Mike graduated from Seaman High School in 1972, and retired from Josten's. He was a life member of the NRA; a 25 year member...
Nola Mcdill Blinn
Apr 2, 2017
Nola McDill Blinn, 88, of Topeka passed away on April 2, 2017. She was born October 5, 1928 in Oiltown, Oklahoma the daughter of Burrel and Altha McVay Graham. She graduated from Augusta High School in Augusta, Kansas in 1945. She lived in Hutchinson before moving to Topeka in 1967. She was a supervisor for Southwestern Bell before retiring...
Dorothy M. Robinson
Apr 2, 2017
Dorothy Mae Robinson, 88, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017. She was born march 19, 1929 in Long Beach, California to Marion and Marjorie Barber. Dorothy was raised at Howard, Kansas, graduating from high school in 1946. She received her Kansas Teachers Certificate in 1947 and taught at school district #112 in Elk County. Dorothy was...
