James Thomas
Oct 11, 2015
James G. Thomas, 71, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. James was born November 5, 1943 at Whiting, Kansas the son of G. “Earl” and Margaret Linneman Thomas. He graduated from the class of 1961 from Topeka High School. He worked for nearly twenty years for the ATSF Railroad and...
Paul Pete Chilton
Oct 11, 2015
Paul “Pete” Chilton, age 84 of Topeka passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015. Pete was born August 21, 1931 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Pete graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1949. Pete married Rosalyn Moser August 26, 1951 in Hiawatha. She preceded him in death July 22, 2014. Pete and Rosie moved to Topeka in the early 50`s where...
Charles E. Snyder, Jr.
Oct 11, 2015
Charles E. Snyder, Jr.Charles E. Snyder, Jr. (CE, Charlie), of Bowie, Maryland, died on October 11, 2015. Survived by beloved wife of 62 years Bonolyn Snyder (Kinney), children Charlie Snyder (Cathy) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jim Snyder of Houston, Texas, John Snyder (Tori) of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dan Snyder of Bowie, MD, 12 grandchildren, Chip, Courtney, Chad, Candace, Braden, Brittany, Macy,...
Walter E. Fidler
Oct 11, 2015
Walter E. "Walt" Fidler, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at a Topeka hospital. He was born April 19, 1922 in Williamstown, KS, the son of Dean and Velma S. (Leaman) Fidler.Walt served in the 32nd Red Arrow Division of the U.S. Army during WWII in the Pacific Theater. He farmed and was employed by the...
Mary Lee Irvin
Oct 11, 2015
Don and Mary Lee Irvin Don, 79, and Mary Lee, 76, Irvin passed away respectively on October 14, 2015, and October 11, 2015. Mary Lee was the daughter of Florence and Wilfred Lincoln. She grew up in the Carbondale area and graduated from Carbondale High School. Mary Lee was a homemaker for many years and later worked for Econo-Clad as...
Chad David Roher
Oct 10, 2015
Chad D. Roher, age 36, of Topeka passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015 at his home in Topeka. He was born April 8, 1979 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to William Decker and Sharon Roher. Chad was an accomplished musician/pianist, specializing his efforts toward Bethoven, specifically the "Moonlight Sonata". Chad is survived by his grandmother, Martha "Kay" Roher; his wife, LeeAnna...
Mary P. White
Sep 30, 2015
Mary Pauline "Polly" White Mary Pauline "Polly" White, 72, Topeka died Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at Midland Hospice House. She was born June 11, 1943, at Auburn, the daughter of Carl Medford and Ruby Beatrice (Prichard) Armstrong. Polly attended Seaman High School. She and her husband founded, owned and operated P & G Builders where she served as Vice-President and...
Elizabeth Wooster-Petrik
Sep 29, 2015
Elizabeth Stover Jackson Wooster-Petrik, age 99, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. She was born March 8, 1916 in Jefferson County, Kansas, the daughter of Howard Taylor Jackson and Nettie Elizabeth Stover. She married Lawrence Wooster April 20, 1940 in Topeka. He preceded her in death January 24, 1998. She married Leo Petrik...
Cecil Eugene Raby
Sep 29, 2015
Cecil Eugene Raby, 85, of Topeka passed away on September 29, 2015. He was born June 18, 1930 at Silver Lake the son of George Ernest and Pansy Mae Ramer Raby. Cecil graduated from Topeka High School in the class of 1949. He served in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He later retired...
Bruce A. Bleeck
Sep 29, 2015
Bruce A. Bleeck, Sr. passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Topeka on September 29, 2015. He was born July 23, 1935 at Laurelton, New York the son of Herbert and Lois Diebell Bleeck. After graduating from high school, he joined the service. He received the rank of Airman First Class before being honorably discharged from the United States...
Ann Marie Tibbs
Sep 29, 2015
Ann Marie Tibbs Ann Marie Tibbs, 82, Tecumseh, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Saint Francis Hospital. She was born January 16, 1933, to Lawrence F. and Ada M. (McDonald) Heil. She graduated from Topeka High School in May, 1950. Ann worked for insurance companies and agencies almost her entire life, except for two years as secretary to the Director...
John D. Murrell
Sep 28, 2015
John "David" Murrell John "David" Murrell was born February 8, 1941, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of John Milton Murrell and Sarah Randolph Murrell. He made his transition September 28th, 2015, after a long illness. He is preceded in death by his father, John Murrell, and Jaryd Osterhaus, a baby son of Darin and Chari Osterhaus. He is survived by...
Pauline Fern Thornburgh
Sep 17, 2015
Pauline “Polly” F. Thornburgh, age 76, of Topeka, went to be with our Lord Thursday, September 17, 2015 at her home in Topeka. She was born March 9, 1939 in Goff, Kansas the daughter of Jesse and Josephine Wade Thompson. Her family moved from Nemaha County to Topeka in 1954. She married Stanley A. Thornburgh September 24, 1965 in...
Lowell Gehrke
Sep 17, 2015
Lowell E. Gehrke, 88, of Topeka, passed away on September 17, 2015 at Legacy on 10th Street in Topeka. He was born August 9, 1927 at Ramona, Kansas, the son of Carl and Sophia Gehrke. Lowell served in the United States Army during the time of the Korean War. He worked in oil fields, drove a dump truck and...
Eddie Ray Bartholomew
Sep 7, 2015
Eddie R. Bartholomew, 45, of Auburn, Eddie was born May 10, 1970, he left this world and took his journey to the next on September 7, 2015. He is survived by his wife Amy; daughter, Cassidy; and son Ryan. He is also survived by his parents, Mel and Sherry along with his brother Jeff and sister Kim. He has...
Florence (Robbin) Schneider
Sep 7, 2015
Mae Marie Florence (Robbin) Schneider, 79, of Topeka, passed away Monday, September 7, 2015.She was born August 13, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Bernard Ernest and Margaret Fern (Angell) Robbin. She was a 1954 graduate of Grover Cleveland High School, St. Louis. Her and her late husband owned and operated Allied Paints, Topeka since 1969.She was a...
Leona Eda Burks
Sep 6, 2015
Leona E. Burks, 94, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015. She was born south of Barnes in Riley County on January 8, 1921 the daughter of Alvin D. and Christina Wichman Wohler. She moved to Topeka in 1957. She was a member of Northland Christian Church in Topeka. Later Leona was a member of Central Park...
Charlotte N. Smith
Sep 3, 2015
Charlotte Nadine Smith Charlotte Nadine Smith, 87, Ozawkie, died Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, where she was readmitted earlier in the day. She was born December 3, 1927, at Soldier, the third of four daughters born to John "Ralph" and Rose Etta (Vaughn) Coltharp. She graduated from Havensville High School. She and her husband owned and operated...
Loretta Ann Bain
Sep 1, 2015
Loretta Ann BainLoretta Ann Bain, 85, Topeka, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at Home Plus-Hillsdale Place. She was born October 8, 1929, at Osage City, the daughter of Milton F. and Marion Ann (Engelson) Bostrom.She attended a one-room school north of Lyndon until she was 12. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1947 and then attended Clark's Business School....
Charles Patrick Sorden
Aug 30, 2015
Charles Patrick "Chuck" Sorden, 50, of Delia, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015.He was born February 20, 1965 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Billy Charles and Willa Jean (Stephens) Sorden. He was a 1983 graduate of Seaman High School. Chuck managed the Eastboro NAPA, was a truck driver for Coors Distribution, and most recently drove for Frito Lay...
