Florine L. King
Mar 15, 2014
Florine King, age 91, of Topeka passed Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Brewster Place Care Home in Topeka. She was born December 17, 1922 in Topeka the daughter of Kelly Lewis and Josephine Bleier Lewis. She grew up in Topeka, graduating from Seaman High School in 1941. She married Stanley King July 7, 1945 in Topeka. Florine and Stanley...
Connis Lorene Lynch
Mar 15, 2014
Connis L. Lynch, age 75, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 at her sons home in Topeka with her three sons by her side. Connis was born March 31, 1938 in Eloe, Arizona the daughter of Clinton Keeter and Edith Lewis Keeter. She graduated from Topeka High in 1956. She married Arthur Gene Lynch November 17, 1956....
Kenneth Franklin Wells, Jr.
Mar 13, 2014
Kenneth Franklin Wells, Jr, 65, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014.He was born May 5, 1948 in Bolivar, Missouri, the son of Kenneth Franklin and Mary Pauline (Brown) Wells, Sr. He was a 1966 graduate of Bolivar High School. Mr. Wells was employed by Kone Elevator Company for 38 years, retiring in 2007.He was a long-time member of...
Viola M Rowzer
Mar 12, 2014
Viola Mae Rowzer, 93, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at The Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born in March 27, 1921, to Ralph Walter and Elsie Maude (Idlet) Green at Morrowville, Washington County, Kansas. In 1939, she graduated from Berryton High School. Viola worked for the Federal Government in Arizona, Idaho, and Washington state. She retired from Colmery-O'Neil VAMC....
Martha Ruth Pohl
Mar 10, 2014
Martha Ruth Pohl, age 72, of Topeka went to be with her Lord March 10, 2014. She was born June 20, 1941 in Topeka, KS the daughter of John T. Butler, Sr. and Avis L. Lehman Butler. She graduated in 1959 from Topeka High School and later attended Kansas City College and Bible School, Washburn University and Kaw Area...
Danny Lee Price
Mar 7, 2014
Danny Lee "Dan The Man" Price, 57, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014.He was born May 30, 1956 in Topeka, KS, the son of Arlie and Sadie (Hester) Price, Sr. He was a graduate of Seaman High School. Mr. Price was employed by A & W Asphalt, Hamm's Asphalt, Bettis Asphalt, Price Asphalt all of Topeka and most...
Maurice Dwaine Baker
Mar 6, 2014
Maurice Dwaine Baker, 78, of Topeka, passed away on March 6, 2014. He was born September 1, 1935 in Ozawkie, Kansas the son of Maurice and Mary Lorraine (Stebbins) Baker. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his children; Siglinde (Carl) Cox of Topeka, Dwana Baker of Topeka, Jeffrey “JD”...
Mary Louise Schafer
Mar 5, 2014
Mary L. Schafer, age 88, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday morning, March 5, 2014 at her home at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. Mary was born May 22, 1925 in Columbia, Missouri the daughter of John Wyatt and Ellen Duncan Wyatt. She married William F. Schafer December 4, 1944 in Stafford, KS. He preceded her in death on Valentines Day...
Loretta Ball
Mar 5, 2014
Loretta "Nadine" Ball, 89, of Perry, KS, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Plaza West Care Center, Topeka.She was born October 16, 1924, in Cummings, Kansas, the daughter of Ora Archibald and Sylvia Elizabeth (Johnson) Hulett. She was a 1942 graduate of Potter High School, Potter, KS. Mrs. Ball was employed by Jones Mack, Perry, KS, Hallmark Cards, Topeka,...
Edna Mae Nevins
Mar 3, 2014
Edna Mae Nevins, 90, Topeka, passed away on March 3, 2014 at Aldersgate Village Nursing Home. She was born March 24, 1923 in Elmont, Kansas, the daughter of Chester and Grace Lowe Jackson. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1941 and Strickler’s Topeka Business College. During High School Edna Mae worked at Kresge’s 5 & 10 store. She...
Clifford Junior Everitt
Mar 3, 2014
Clifford Junior Everitt, 93, passed from this life into his Saviors arms on March 3, 2014 in Topeka, KS. He was born March 4, 1920 to Robert Clifford Everitt and Ida Mae (James) Everitt in Pittsburg, Kansas. He attended school in Girard, Kansas, graduating in 1937. After graduation, he worked in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp building Farlington Lake in...
James Alvin Castle
Mar 1, 2014
James Alvin Castle, age 76, of Lecompton, went to meet the Lord on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Jim was born January 7, 1938 the son of Roy and Rose Castle, Sr. He attended school in Topeka. Jim served in the U.S. Army. He worked as an over the road truck driver for numerous companies before retiring. He lived all...
William K. Walter
Mar 1, 2014
William Keith "Bill" Walter, 75, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014.He was born September 11, 1938 in Louisville, Kansas, one of seven children born to the union of Albert and Thelma (Bowman) Walter. He was a graduate of St. George High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force and later served in the Kansas Air National Guard,...
Stefan Benedix
Feb 27, 2014
Stefan P. Benedix, 62, of Topeka, formerly a longtime resident of Livermore, California, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 at a Topeka hospital. He was born December 18, 1951 in Berkley, CA the son of Duane Benedix and Lenore Johnson Benedix. Stefan’s Dad Duane was a hometown legend and four-time world arm wrestling champion. Stefan lived most of...
Carolyn L. Tinney
Feb 23, 2014
Carolyn L. Tinney, age 73, the daughter of Fred and Maurine Stanley, formerly of Topeka and Wichita, passed away February 23, 2014 in Rockport, Texas. She was a retired aircraft manufacturing employee. Survivors include her husband, Gary Tinney, children Kim, Kevin and Kelly Storm, and Kurt, Kent and Kory Dufva, thirteen grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, sister, Mary Margaret Jager, and...
Alayna Lynn Hutchison
Feb 23, 2014
Alayna Lynn Hutchison, 15, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014.She was born March 7, 1998 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Michael "Scott" and Chrystal Lynn (Bayless) Hutchison. Alayna is survived by her parents of Topeka; two brothers, Thomas Hutchison and Aaron Hutchison of Topeka; grandparents, Calvin Bayless, Topeka, Donna and Bobby Staten, Burlington, Liz Hutchison, Oxford, AL;...
Joyce E. Stockton
Feb 22, 2014
Joyce Emily Stockton Joyce Emily Stockton, 92, Topeka, died Saturday, February 22, 2014. She was born October 20, 1921, at Liberal, the daughter of Thomas Albert and Nettie Elizabeth (Williams) Clopp. She was reared in Eureka and moved to Topeka in 1947. She retired from Highland Park High School, Topeka Public Schools. Her first retirement years were spent in Yuma,...
Charles E. Parkhurst
Feb 21, 2014
Charles E. Parkhurst, age 68, of Topeka, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 in Topeka. He was born November 7, 1945 in Topeka the son of Fred and Vera Lang Parkhurst. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1964. Charlie worked for Petro’s for over 25 years and later retired from Frito Lay in Topeka. Charlie married Nancy Meyer...
Geraldine "Jerry" E Dietrich
Feb 21, 2014
Geraldine “Jerry” E. Dietrich, age 97, of Topeka, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 in Topeka. She was born May 4, 1916 in Topeka the daughter of John Ready and Emma Althouser Ready. She married Herbert Dietrich December 12, 1942 in Topeka. He preceded her in death January 4, 1993. Prior to her marriage, Jerry worked for Crosby Brothers...
Paula Kay Proctor
Feb 21, 2014
Paula Kay Proctor, age 70, of Topeka, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 in Topeka. She was born May 3, 1943 in Carrolton, MO the daughter of Paul Huckabey and Elizabeth Isaacs Huckabey. She married Dale Proctor January 14, 1961, in Topeka. He preceded her in death May 28, 2002. Paula was a member of the St. Matthews Catholic...
