Lavon Langston
Oct 21, 2021
LaVon Langston, 74, of Topeka, passed away on October 21, 2021 at her home. She was born on January 1, 1947 to Wilford and Anna Marie (Moyer) Harper in Rossville, KS. LaVon graduated from Rossville High School. After graduation she attended Washburn University. LaVon was a homemaker for 20 years, before returning to the workforce. She worked for Western Resources...
Don L. Mosher
Oct 21, 2021
Don L. Mosher, 75, of Meriden, passed away on October 21, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born on December 7, 1945 to Raymond and Lois (Wilkins) Mosher in Topeka, KS. Don worked at John Deere right out of high school as a welder for over four years. On November 14, 1964, he married Barbara Viers in Nashua, Iowa...
Dennis R. Davis
Oct 20, 2021
Dennis R. Davis, age 74, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Plaza West Care Home in Topeka. Dennis was born December 27, 1946 in Topeka the son of Phillip and Goldie (Hark) Davis. Dennis graduated from Seaman High School and attended Washburn University. He married Linda Shockey March 9, 1969. They later divorced. He served in...
G. Galen Pyle
Oct 20, 2021
“Galen” Pyle, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. He was born April 22, 1938 in Topeka the son of Delbert Pyle and Nellie Paulsen Pyle. He attended Lowman Hill Elementary School and graduated from Highland Park High School. He worked at the Topeka Supply Depot for over twenty years. He also worked on the street...
Maria E. Gonzalez
Oct 20, 2021
Maria E. Gonzalez, age 79, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. Maria was born July 23, 1942 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Her family moved to the United States when she was 14. She married Paul Castillo. They later divorced. She married Simon Gonzalez. He survives. Maria attended Assumption Catholic Church...
Wanda Wullschleger
Oct 19, 2021
Wanda P. Wullschleger of Navarre Florida, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2021, at the age of 88. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.Wanda Phyllis Conaway was born on November 12, 1932, in Silver Lake, Kansas. She grew up on a farm with her mother Tressa, father James, and siblings Donna Mae, Lee, and...
Wilma J. Kramer
Oct 18, 2021
Wilma J. Kramer, age 86, of Carbondale, KS, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021 at the Brookside Manor in Overbrook. Wilma was born February 6, 1935 in Ottawa the daughter of Andrew and Thelma (Snethen) O’Brien. Wilma grew up in Overbrook, attending school there. She married Edward Kramer October 24, 1952 in Topeka. He preceded her in death June...
Joyce Radford
Oct 18, 2021
Joyce G. Radford, 88, of Topeka, passed away on October 18, 2021 at Autumn Home Plus. She was born on January 2, 1933 to Herbert and Esther (Nisbeth) Bennett in Topeka, KS. Joyce graduated from Seaman High School in 1951. After graduation she worked at Kaw Valley Bank as a clerk for over 20 years. During that time she married...
Dorothy A. Frey
Oct 15, 2021
Dorothy A. Frey, 85, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2021.She was born in Williamsburg, Kansas, on November 17, 1935, to Clare and Mabel (Davis) Brown.Dorothy graduated from Circleville High School in 1953 and completed her education with honors from Clarks Business School. She worked for many years at the offices of Santa Fe and Goodyear Tire Company before transitioning...
Robert H. "Bob" Stapel
Oct 15, 2021
Robert H. "Bob" Stapel, 89, of Topeka, passed away on October 15, 2021 at Presbyterian Manor in Topeka. Bob was born on January 20, 1932 to Claude and Lucretia (Dauber) Stapel in Topeka, KS. Bob graduated from Hoyt High School in 1950. After graduation he was drafted into the United States Army in 1952, where he honorably served for 8...
Dylan "Pickle" R. Graybeal
Oct 13, 2021
Dylan “Pickle” R. Graybeal, age 17, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Pickle was born December 9, 2003 in Topeka the son of Jeffrey and Marty Ann (Watson) Graybeal. Pickle had attended Washburn Rural High School. He proudly worked at Club Car Wash on Wanamaker Road. He loved working there and was very dedicated to his work. ...
Christopher M. Cox
Oct 13, 2021
Christopher M. Cox, age 49, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday evening, October 13, 2021 at his home in Topeka. Chris was born February 14, 1972 in Topeka the son of John and Marilyn (Brown) Cox. Chris graduated from Topeka High School in 1990. He owned and operated his own construction company. Chris had attended the St. Joseph Catholic Church. ...
Derek Daniel Ralls
Oct 12, 2021
Derek Daniel Ralls, 38, of Topeka, passed away on October 12, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital. Derek was born on March 17, 1983 to Daniel and Cheryl (Bryant) Ralls in Topeka, KS. He graduated from Seaman High School in 2001. After graduating, he attended Washburn University. Derek loved to travel. He visited many places as far away as Thailand and...
Garry Lee Morris
Oct 11, 2021
Garry Lee Morris, age 75, of Meriden, KS passed away Monday, October 11, 2021 at the University of Kansas St. Francis Campus. Garry was born December 17, 1945 in Topeka, one of 12 children born to William Frank and Cora E. (Butler) Morris. Garry served in the U.S. Army from 1963 – 1966. He married Wilma Bruton November 16,...
John Alan Fouts
Oct 10, 2021
John A. Fouts, age 69, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021 at his home in Topeka. John was born May 21, 1952 in Topeka the son of Alan and Elizabeth "Betty" (Challacombe) Fouts. John worked for Hillmer's Leather Repair for many years. Later in his life, he cared for his mother in her ailing health. John enjoyed...
Rosie M. Acuff
Oct 10, 2021
Rosie M. Acuff, 89, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021. She was born November 5, 1931 in Waco, Texas the daughter of James Franklin and Verda Mae Laney Herrell. She lived in Amarillo, Grand Prairie, Irving, Big Spring and Arlington, Texas before moving north to spend the rest of her life in Kansas and Oklahoma. She...
Walter George Storz
Oct 8, 2021
Walter G. Storz, age 77, of Wellsville, KS, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 at his home in Wellsville after a long illness. Walter was born July 6, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Fred and Elsie (Schick) Storz. Walter married Connie Stout June 16, 1962. She survives. Walter worked for Santa Fe Railroad, Rock Island Railroad,...
Jay M. Teske
Oct 8, 2021
Jay M. Teske, age 57, of Topeka, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 at his home in Topeka. Jay was born October 1, 1964 in Topeka the son of Sheldon and Norma (Osburn) Teske. Jay attended Highland Park High School. He married Dana Osborne September 9, 1989, they later divorced. Jay worked as a chef for various restaurants, such...
Donald Lee Mcneive
Oct 8, 2021
Donald L. McNeive, age 80, of Topeka, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 at his home in Topeka. Don was born February 28, 1941 in rural Delia, KS the son of John and Leona (Heath) McNeive. He graduated from Delia High School. He married Susan Magee March 17, 1987. She preceded him in death on March 15, 1993. Don...
Lemuel O. Sleep Iii
Oct 7, 2021
Lemuel O. Sleep, III, 59, of Valley Falls, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City. He was born February 13, 1962 the son of Lemuel Sleep, Jr., and Irene Tibbits Sleep at St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Lemuel moved to Kansas with his family as an infant and spent the remainder of his life...
