R.P. Scheibe
Oct 12, 2016
R. P. "Rick" Scheibe R. P. "Rick" Scheibe, 68, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at his home. He was born February 8, 1948, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Wilbert Thomas and Fern May Louise (Johnson) Scheibe. He graduated from Hayden High School in 1966, and attended Washburn University and Northwestern University. He served in the U.S....
Florence Mae Shuler
Oct 11, 2016
Florence M. Shuler age 77, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 in Topeka. Florence was born May 11, 1939 in Valley Falls, KS the daughter of Edgar and Arlouine Collins Moore. She graduated from Valley Falls High School and moved to Topeka in 1957. She married Richard Shuler February of 1958. They divorced in 1970 but remained good friends....
Rosanna L. Turner
Oct 11, 2016
Rosanna Louise (Garretson) Turner Rosanna Louise (Garretson) Turner, 73, Topeka, died October 11, 2016, at Midland Hospice House. She was born February 17, 1943, at Johnstown, PA, the daughter of Margaret Rosanna (Cole) and John Lewis Garretson. She moved to Topeka in 1955. Rosanna graduated from Topeka High School in 1961. She was married to Bruce Turner in June, 1963....
Willard "Bill" Hawkins
Oct 9, 2016
Willard “Bill” L. Hawkins, age 80, of Topeka passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. Bill was born November 7, 1935 in Cadillac, Michigan to Clyde and Vera Gibson Hawkins. Bill served in the U.S. Army during Korea. He married Patricia Moore November 30, 1979 in Topeka. Bill retired from United Van Lines after...
Virginia Elizabeth Hattaway
Oct 8, 2016
Virginia Elizabeth Edds Hattaway (91) went Home to be with the Lord, Saturday, October 8, 2016. Born February 15, 1925 to Harvey and MaryLynne-Edds, along with six siblings, Bonnie, Harvey Jr., Lynn, Patty, Quentin and Little Larry, and Betty Schroeder was a very precious inclusion to this family; and her husband Cecil, both are deceased. Quentin,82 still survives with...
Michael J. Stadler
Oct 8, 2016
Michael Jonathan Stadler Michael Jonathan Stadler, 28, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on October 8th, 2016. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Thursday October 13th, 2016 at Davidson Funeral Home. Rusty Mayfield of Carbondale Cornerstone Church will be officiating. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Davidson Funeral Home. Michael was born in Topeka, Kansas on...
Timothy Barnes
Oct 7, 2016
Timothy Barnes, 56, of Auburn passed away on October 7, 2016. He lived in the Topeka area most of his life. Tim worked various kinds of construction during his life. Survivors include his sisters, Theresa Yowell, Tammy Phillips, Tina Gleason, and Lisa Figner, all of Topeka; a brother Jerry Barnes of Topeka; and his step-dad, Larry Clah of Topeka....
Jean Marie Oxby
Oct 7, 2016
Jean Marie Oxby, 71, of Silver Lake, Kansas passed away on October 7, 2016 at her home. She was born on August 6, 1945 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the daughter of Frank Jozefczyk and Elizabeth Allen. Jean worked as an insurance verifier for the St. Mary’s Hospital in Apple Valley, California. She was an avid health book reader and...
Louise Scarlett
Oct 3, 2016
Louise Scarlett, 85, Topeka, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016.She was born April 5, 1931, in Oak Hill, Kansas, the daughter of Emery and Edith Haley. She graduated from Delphos High School in 1949 and Clark's Business College in 1962.Louise was a legal secretary for Gene Hiatt and various attorneys in Valley Falls and Topeka.On July 18, 1949, she married...
Velma Meade
Oct 1, 2016
Velma Ann Wells Meade, 93, of Topeka passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Aldersgate Village.She was born in Soldier, Kansas, the daughter of William Wells and Cora Dove Wells.She graduated from Soldier High School and attended Clark's Business School.She worked at Supply Depot at Forbes Air Force Base during WWII, then at the State Highway Department. She retired from...
Laverne Hoffman
Sep 28, 2016
LaVerne Hoffman, 85, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016.She was born February 13, 1931, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of James and Viola (Thompson) Adkins. She graduated from Rossville High School.LaVerne was a member of Willard Baptist Church.On July 3, 1948, she married Marvin L. Hoffman in Topeka. He preceded her in death on April 22, 2005. She was...
Theodosia "Theo"Ann Markham
Sep 28, 2016
Theodosia "Theo" Ann Markham, 83, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016.She was born May 16, 1933, in Lillis, Kansas, the daughter of Francis and Ginny (Founds) Cattan. Theo was a daycare provider in Topeka for many years.On May 20, 1950, she married Harold F. "Mutt" Markham. He preceded her in death on November 6, 2006. She was also preceded...
Keith Lang
Sep 27, 2016
Keith J. Lang 52, 0f Topeka passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Midland Hospice in Topeka. He was born December 16, 1963 in Topeka the son of Oliver and Dolly Lang. He was a lifelong resident of Topeka. Keith worked for MBI Inc., USD 501, owned B&L Floor Covering and Lang’s Janitorial. He enjoyed listening to the...
Timothy Lyle Sparks
Sep 25, 2016
Timothy Lyle Sparks, 51, of Sabetha passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016. He was born on September 11, 1965, in Hoisington, Kansas. Timothy graduated from Topeka High School. He married Debra Brasher; they later divorced. He joined the U.S. Navy and served on the U.S.S. Enterprise. After he was discharged from the Navy, he moved to Topeka and then later...
Thomas A. Crume
Sep 25, 2016
Thomas A. Crume, 81, Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016.He was born September 26, 1934, in Pittsburg, Kansas, the son of Elmer and Alice "Betty" (Patton) Crume. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1953 and attended Washburn University. Tom was a manager in the accounting department at Santa Fe Railway for 39 years, retiring in 1994.He was a...
Piper Dunbar
Sep 24, 2016
Our little angel arrived on December 16, 2013 and entered in to heaven on September 24, 2016. Left to grieve her departure are her parents Donald (Donnie) Dunbar and Stephanie Rhoads-Dunbar; grandparents, Dennis and Estelle Dunbar, Jeremey Rhoads and Jessica Howard; aunts and uncles, Lisa and Josh Bourland, Billie Rhoads, Ashley Flectchall, and Joshua Kline; and many more extended...
Patricia J. Raikes
Sep 23, 2016
Patricia J. Raikes, 82, of Topeka passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 from lung cancer. She was born on the family farm at rural Timken, Rush County, Kansas on August 22, 1934 to Charles J. Bizek and Edith L. Seelye Bizek. She graduated from Lacrosse High School in 1953 and attended Brown Mackie Business School in Salina, Kansas....
Larry Lee Kuhn
Sep 23, 2016
Larry Lee "Kuhn Dog" Kuhn, 74, of Topeka, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016.He was born December 26, 1941 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Harold Kuhn and Doris (Ingels) Goudy. He served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam. He was employed by Meier's Ready Mix in Topeka and Holton, retiring in 2003.Larry married Barbara Greemore on October 29,...
William R. Sims
Sep 22, 2016
William R. "Bill" Sims, 76, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016.He was born December 1, 1939, in Tobias, Nebraska, the son of Galen R. and Velda L. (Mead) Sims. He was a 1957 graduate of Denison Rural High School, where Bill played football and basketball. William was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad for 34 years, retiring in...
Pearl Nadine Brown
Sep 21, 2016
Pearl Nadine "Missy" Brown, 69, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Midland Hospice Care.Pearl was born November 20, 1946, in Topeks, KS, to Walter and Ida Brown. She worked most of her life as a factory worker and as a housekeeper. Pearl enjoyed gardening and being outside, garage selling, working crossword and jigsaw puzzles. She was famous for her...
