Menu
Gerald "Jerry" Payne
Dec 16, 2020
Gerald "Jerry" Payne passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Jerry, the only child of Harry and Irene Payne was born on his family farm north of Axtell. They later moved to Axtell where Jerry graduated from Axtell High School. He then moved to Topeka beginning work at Capper Publications. While at Cappers he met and married Arlene King. They...
Dorothy Wilson
Dec 15, 2020
Dorothy M. Wilson, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Midland Hospice House.Dorothy was born on February 16, 1929 in Topeka, Kansas. She was the daughter of Ignatius Haberkorn and Mary Burghart Gorrell.She attended St. Joseph Grade School and Capitol Catholic High School.Dorothy married Jack C. Wilson on July 17, 1948. Together they had two daughters....
Terrance "Terry" N. Lohrbach
Dec 15, 2020
Terrance "Terry" N. Lohrbach, 88, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020. He was born in Chicago, IL, August 15, 1932. Son of Norman and Rose Dorman Lohrbach. Rose passed on January 27, 1937, early in Terry's life. Terry was raised by Norman and Opal Lumsden Lohrbach, Aurora and Yorkville, IL. Terry attended school in Aurora, IL before entering...
H. Dean Linsey
Dec 11, 2020
H. Dean Linsey, 88, of Silver Lake, passed away on December 11, 2020 at the Osage Nursing Center. Dean was born on July 30, 1932 to J. Henry and Minnie (Weimer) Linsey at Reading, KS. Dean served in the United States Marines for four years, where he fought in the Korean War and served as Sergeant. Dean worked as a...
Shirley Dell
Dec 11, 2020
Shirley Dell, 79, of Topeka, passed away on December 11, 2020 at Homestead Assisted Living. She was born on October 1, 1941 to Raymond and Lorene (Kniffin) Alley in Overland Park, KS. Shirley worked in customer service for Westar Energy where she retired. On August 14, 1958, she married Larry Dell. Together they had three children. Shirley is survived by...
James J. Johnson
Dec 9, 2020
James "Jim" Johnson, 67, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020.He was born April 26, 1953, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Julian Biggs and Thelma (Johnson) Moyer. He graduated from Bonner Springs High School and attended Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma and Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. He was a US Army veteran.After his honorable discharge from...
Mary Ashby
Dec 8, 2020
Mary Ashby, 81, of Grantville, Kansas, passed away on December 8, 2020 at a local nursing home. Mary was born on September 6, 1939 to Allen and Margaret (Kisinger) Williams at Topeka, KS. Mary worked as a Postmaster for the United States Postal Service in Grantville, Kansas, where she retired. On June 8 1958, Mary married John Ashby in Topeka...
Lawrence Gros
Dec 4, 2020
Lawrence "Larry" Joseph Gros passed away 12/04/2020 at age 77.Larry was born in Westmoreland, KS on October 19th 1943 to his parents Ed and Martina Gros. He and his six siblings grew up on the family farm outside of Wheaton KS. Larry served in the US Army and was stationed at Ft. Riley KS. He later moved to Topeka where...
William Robert Van Dorn
Dec 3, 2020
William Robert "Bill" Van Dorn, 68, of Overbrook, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020.He was born December 27, 1951, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Richard Van Dorn and Lori Ledger. Bill was employed with Hamm Construction for over 20 years, later working for Sunflower Paving.He was a volunteer firefighter with Osage County Fire District #4. He was active with...
Jack E. Craver Jr.
Nov 30, 2020
Jack passed peacefully with his wife holding his hand on November 30, 2020, at the age of 64. Jack was born November 28, 1956 in Topeka, KS to Edwina (Kirk) Craver-Hamersky and Jack Craver, Sr. Jack lived in Auburn and worked in Topeka his entire life. He attended Topeka West High School and graduated in 1974. After graduation he married...
Leita Hiebsch
Nov 30, 2020
Leita Hiebsch, 88, passed away November 30th at her Aldersgate Village home of natural causes. She was born October 3, 1932 in the North Cedar Community near Valley Falls, the daughter of Alva Fay Smith and Barbara Zimmerman Smith, Clara Taylor Smith and Stella Breitsprecher, who all preceded her in death in 1976, 1932, 1943 and 1990. She married Leo...
Elizabeth A. Jackson
Nov 30, 2020
Elizabeth A. Jackson, 70, of Silver Lake, passed away on November 30, 2020 at Topeka Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. She was born on July 9, 1950 to Edger and Mae (Belsuel) Masters at Kansas City, KS. She was a member of Silver Lake United Methodist Church. She loved to crochet, reading all types of mystery books, playing games with...
Thomas "Tom" Smith
Nov 25, 2020
Thomas D. "Tom" Smith, 68, of Meriden, passed away on November 25, 2020 at University of Kansas Health System - St. Francis Campus. He was born on April 23, 1952 to Larry and Phyllis (Frickey) Smith at Topeka, KS. Tom "Tommy" worked as a Union Pipe Fitter Plumber for Plumbing by Carlson for 35 years. He retired as a plumber...
Bill G. Schalk
Nov 24, 2020
Billy Gene Schalk, 78, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away November 24, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Billy was born on September 6, 1942 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Son of Roy and Dollie Lashley Schalk.Billy graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1960. After graduating he joined the United States Air Force in 1961, where he served...
The L. Mitchell
Nov 23, 2020
The Honorable Judge Daniel L. Mitchell, 72, passed away on November 23, 2020, at The University of Kansas Health Systems St. Francis hospital after briefly battling complications from Covid-19. Dan was born in Topeka, Kansas to Stanley M. and Betty J. (Heim) Mitchell. He was raised on the family's farm in Silver Lake Kansas. He attended school in Silver Lake...
Delbert "Lee" Allen
Nov 21, 2020
Delbert "Lee" Allen, 73, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020.He was born August 17, 1947, in Abilene, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Roberta (Keim) Allen. He graduated from Chapman High School and attended Vo-Tech School in Topeka earning his degree in IT. He served proudly in the United States Navy for four years as a Sonar Technician...
Earl "Ray" Burns
Nov 20, 2020
Earl "Ray" Burns, 85, of Silver Lake, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020.He was born January 14, 1935, in Valley Mills, Texas, the son of Willie and Laura (Gunter) Burns. He graduated from Valley Mills High School.Ray worked at Santa Fe Railroad for 42 years. He commented once after he retired that he didn't know how he had time to...
John W. Miles Iii
Nov 19, 2020
John W. Miles III, 78, Topeka, passed away on November 19, 2020. John was born July 22, 1942 in Greensburg, PA, the son of John and Jane (Kim) Miles. He grew up in San Diego, California and graduated from Mar Vista High School in 1960. Following high school, he attended Southwestern Junior College for a year. John served in the...
Hazel P. Smith-Tindall
Nov 15, 2020
Hazel Pauline Smith-Tindall, 93, of Topeka, passed away on November 15, 2020 at Morningstar Care Home. She was born on August 19, 1927 to William A. and Leota K. (Mundy) Shaw their home in Harveyville, Kansas. She attended a country #7 grade school and the Harveyville Rural High School, graduating in 1945. Hazel worked for the Kansas Department of Revenue...
Dennis D. Barnes
Nov 15, 2020
Dennis Dean Barnes, 81, of Topeka, passed away on November 15, 2020. He was born on December 2, 1938 in Topeka, KS, the son of Omer and Pauline (Gilmer) Barnes. He attended and graduated from Seaman High School, and later attended art classes at KU. On June 10, 1966, Dennis married the love of his life, Katherine Campbell in Topeka....
