Jo Ann Knight
Jul 15, 2015
Jo Ann (Kent) Knight, 85, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015.She was born November 4, 1929, on a farm northeast of Hoyt, Kansas, the daughter of Hamilton and Ruth (Colhouer) Kent. She attended Rising Sun Grade School and was a 1947 graduate of Hoyt High School and Clarks Business College. She worked at Santa Fe Railroad office before...
Kelly R. Bowers
Jul 14, 2015
Kelly R. Bowers, age 50 of Topeka passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in Topeka. Kelly was born May 7, 1965 in Topeka the daughter of Clyde “Butch” Randol and Barbara Hansford Randol. She attended the Overbrook Community Church where she was active with a bible study. Recently she has been active with the Family of God Church. Kelly...
John Matthew Perry Powell
Jul 12, 2015
John M. Powell, age 21, of Topeka was killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday, July 12, 2015. John was born July 22, 1993 in Topeka the son of Evelyn Creek Powell. John graduated from Topeka High School in 2011 and then received an automotive degree from Washburn Technical School in Topeka. John was currently working for Laird Noller Ford...
Margie M. Wilson
Jul 12, 2015
Margie M. Wilson, 91, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at her home in Topeka. She was born March 20, 1924 at St. Joseph, Missouri the daughter of Matthew Mark Herson and Floy Adelia Darst Herson. Margie was raised in St. Joseph. She worked in a defense plant during World War II in the Kansas City...
John G. Ingenthron
Jul 12, 2015
John "Gary" Ingenthron John "Gary" Ingenthron, 69, Meriden, died Sunday, July 12, 2015. He was born February 11, 1946, in Topeka, the oldest son of John Joseph and Sylvia (Meek) Ingenthron. Gary grew up in the Topeka and Grantville area, graduated from Hayden High School 1964, Washburn University 1970, and Penn State University 1972. Gary worked for the State of...
Dorothy L. Creollo
Jul 12, 2015
Dorothy Louise Creollo Dorothy Louise Creollo, 88, Topeka, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at her home. She was born October 15, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Alfred Carl and Mary Jane (Brown) Schinner. Dorothy moved to Topeka as a teenager. She was a homemaker and after the death of her husband was employed by Josten's from 1978...
Norma Jean Joynt
Jul 10, 2015
Norma J. Joynt, age 85, of Berryton, KS passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at her home. She was born April 27, 1930 in Wolbach, Nebraska the daughter of John Lantz and Edith Stillinger Lantz. She married James Lee Joynt June 5, 1949 in St. Paul, Nebraska. He preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Jeff and Jay...
Twila J. Stapel
Jul 10, 2015
Twila June StapelTwila 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...
Dodds S. Miller
Jul 9, 2015
Dodds S. Miller, 88, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015.He was born May 16, 1927 in Miller, Kansas, the son of Peter and Winnie (Nurnberg) Miller. He was a graduate of Admire High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II.Dodds was an automobile mechanic in Topeka and enjoyed restoring antique engines and tractors.He was a...
Alvin E. Tyner
Jul 7, 2015
Alvin E. Tyner, 77, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in Topeka. Alvin was born April 8, 1938 at Topeka one of six children born to Morris and Beulah Graham Tyner. Alvin enjoyed genealogy and was a member of the Topeka Genealogy Society. He was also a member of First Assembly of God for many years. Survivors...
Joyce Mae Howland
Jul 7, 2015
Joyce Mae Howland, age 72, of North Topeka passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Joyce was born August 4, 1942 in Columbus, Indiana the daughter of Jesse Thurman Byrd and Nora Jewell Byrd. She grew up and graduated from high school in Columbus, Indiana. She married Joseph C. Ross from Columbus, Indiana. He preceded her in death. She was...
A. Alberta King
Jul 4, 2015
Armina Alberta "Bert" King, 82, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015.She was born February 23, 1933 in Rossville, Kansas, the daughter of Alvi Bert and Morvid (Lewis) Haines. She attended Topeka public schools.Bert was retired from Security Benefit Group in Topeka.She was a member of Women of the Moose Lodge No. 555. Bert married Edwin L. Kelley in...
Norman Lee Leinacker
Jul 2, 2015
Norman Lee Leinacker, 85, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on July 2, 2015. He was born on September 24, 1929, in Topeka. Norman was a Topeka Fireman for 33 years before retiring in 1989. He also served his country in the United States Navy. He is preceded in death by his parents: Joseph and Rose Leinacker; and a brother,...
Alta May Rutledge
Jul 1, 2015
Alta May Rutledge, age 92, formerly of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in Fullerton, California where she was living to be near her daughter, Wanda. Alta was born December 21, 1922 in Belvue, Kansas the daughter of Lewis Tyler and Alice Shumaker Tyer. Alta worked at the Topeka State Hospital for several years as a nurse aid....
Richard Dean Mcnamara
Jul 1, 2015
Richard Dean "Rich" McNamara, 46, of Burlingame, formerly of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 after a 14 month battle with bile duct cancer.He was born September 30, 1968 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Richard Thomas and Melba Darlene (Burk) McNamara. He was a 1988 graduate of Seaman High School.Richard owned and operated Overbrook Construction and was later...
John L. Hawn
Jun 30, 2015
John Louis "Jack" Hawn, 78, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015. He was born January 4, 1937 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Albert Wesley and Martha Elizabeth (Hunter) Hawn. He was a 1955 graduate of Topeka High School and Washburn University receiving a BA in Accounting. Jack was employed by Hawn Petroleum in McPherson, Kansas and later...
R. D. Boisvert
Jun 28, 2015
R. D. Boisvert R D. Boisvert, 76, Topeka, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Saint Francis Hospital. He was born October 13, 1938, in Topeka, the son of Charles and Josephine Eleanor " Jo" (Wilson) Boisvert. He graduated from Silver Lake High School. R.D. worked dry-wall construction most of his adult life. He had built, owned, and raced race cars....
Virginia B. Skinner
Jun 28, 2015
Virginia Belle Skinner Virginia Belle Skinner, 93, Topeka, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Brewster Place. She was born January 22, 1922, in Topeka, the daughter of George Cowan and Mary Elsie (Stagner) Howard. She was a life-long Topekan and graduated from Seaman High School in 1940. She attended Clark's Secretarial School. She was a devoted homemaker first, caring for...
Daryl G. Lake
Jun 27, 2015
Daryl G. Lake, age 64, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015 at a Topeka hospital. Daryl was born May 28, 1951 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Leroy C. Lake and Lena E. Newton Lake. Daryl worked several jobs, including a carpenter for Gideons Pallet in Paxico. Daryl was a former member of the East Topeka United...
Pablo Cenen Reyes-Rosas
Jun 27, 2015
Pablo Reyes-Rosas, age 59 passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015. Pablo was born June 24, 1956 in Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo, Puebla, Mexico the son of Valentin Reyes-Aquino and Juana Rosas De Reyes. Pablo worked at the Ramada Inn West in Topeka. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Elia...
