Rosemary L. Lester
May 31, 2021
Rosemary “Rosie” L. Lester, 81, of Meriden, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021. She was born September 9, 1939 at Hoyt the daughter of Christopher and Mildred Winter Martin. Rosie was raised in North Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1957. She met Larry Allen and they were married on August 23, 1958. He precedes her...
John Folds
May 30, 2021
John H. Folds, Sr., age 89, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021 in Topeka at Midland Hospice Care. John was born February 3, 1932 in Morgan, Georgia the son of George and Carrie (Hutchison) Folds. John served in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Korea and Vietnam. He later served with the Kansas Air Guard. He married...
Jeffrey Thompson
May 30, 2021
Jeffrey Hugh Thompson, 57, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021. He was born June 28, 1963 in Fort Collins, Colorado the son of Philip Hugh Thompson and Sharron (Graber) Thompson. He worked in the oil fields in Wyoming and Oklahoma. He also was a painter for StairMaster in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He enjoyed shooting pool.
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Harry "Jim" Butler
May 28, 2021
Harry "Jim" Butler, 86, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021. Jim was born on February 20, 1935 in Topeka, Kansas to Samuel and Flossie Butler.He graduated from Seaman High School in 1953. Jim married Virginia Feyh in 1953 in Topeka. Together they had two daughters.Jim served in the United States Navy as a Seabee from 1952 to 1962. After...
Lyle E. Reber
May 22, 2021
Lyle Reber1943-2021Lyle E. Reber, 77, of Topeka, KS passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021. He was born June 17, 1943. His parents were Ross and Emma Reber of Morrill, KS.He was a 1962 graduate of Morrill Rural High School and a 1979 graduate of California State University, Long Beach.Lyle went to officer training and became a First Lieutenant with an...
Valentin Cotto Figueroa
May 20, 2021
Valentin Cotto Figueroa, 56, of Topeka passed away on May 20, 2021. He was born December 19, 1964 in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Valentin is survived by his family, two daughters, Damaris Cotto Bonilla, Yazmarie Cotto Bonilla; son, Luis Miguel Cotto Bonilla.
He will lie in state from 2:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at...
Jess Adams
May 19, 2021
Jess Adams, 55, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in Silver Lake, Kansas.Jess was born on January 22, 1966 in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Harry and Pat Adams.He graduated from Silver Lake High School and then attended Highland Community College on a baseball scholarship. He later attended Washburn University. After schooling he started his coaching journey at schools...
Richard S. Drury
May 15, 2021
Richard S. Drury of Topeka, KS, passed away on May 15, 2021. He graduated to his eternal home with his Savior, Jesus Christ. Richard was the son of Frank and Olive Drury. He was born on February 5, 1932 in Topeka. Richard graduated from Meriden High School in 1950. After graduating, he attended automotive school in Detroit. Richard joined the...
Jean Bass
May 14, 2021
Claudia "Jean" Bass, 77, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021. Jean was born on November 22, 1943 in Shorewood, Wisconsin to Carl Dyer and Roberta Neff Dyer.She graduated from Northwestern High School and then attended the University of Maryland, where she met her husband Sandy. Jean enjoyed to quilt and was involved in her Quilting Guild and was very...
Vernon "Clyde" Wyatt
May 14, 2021
Vernon "Clyde" Wyatt, 88, of Topeka, passed away on May 14, 2021 at his home. Vernon was born on July 21, 1932 to Vernon and Alma Estelle (Ferguson) Wyatt in Silver Lake, KS. On July 2, 1954, Vernon married Shirley Rae Wyatt (Fahringer). Vernon is survived by loving Wife, Shirley, Son, Douglas (Jan) Wyatt, Grandson, Douglas Clyde Wyatt, Jr., Granddaughter,...
Ella M. Brokmann
May 13, 2021
Ella M. Brokmann, age 88, of Topeka, KS passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Rolling Hills in Topeka. Ella was born January 30, 1933 in Effingham, Kansas the daughter of Theron and Mae (Hugel) Rutledge. Ella married Howard A. Brokmann December 14, 1952 in Topeka. He preceded her in death August 16, 2013.
Ella was a...
Patricia A. Eisenbarth
May 13, 2021
Patricia passed away May 13, 2021 with her family by her side. Patricia was born December 16, 1942 in Washington State to Dorothy Staats (Stone) and Edward Keefe. She grew up in Topeka. Patricia married Ronald Eisenbarth on September 4, 1970.Survivors include sons Joe (Bea) of Derby, Kansas; Doug of Henry, Illinois; Daughters Tammy (Roy) Sangmeister of Manhattan, Illinois; Chris...
Patricia Lynn Bigelow
May 12, 2021
Patricia "Trish" Lynn Flowers Bigelow, 59, was born March 17, 1962, in Topeka, KS and passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from heart failure.
She was preceded in death by her parents Harvey Flowers and Mary Creek Flowers three brothers, Aaron Flowers, James Flowers, Harold Flowers, and one sister Mary Lou Morgan.
Trish married...
Encile E. Souders, Jr.
May 12, 2021
Encile “Buddy” Ed Souders, Jr., 83, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born January 11, 1938 in Flat Rock, Michigan the son of Encile E. Souders and Lucille Hartrick Souders. Encile was raised in Flat Rock. He later served his country in the United States Army from...
Billy "Lu" Griffiths
May 10, 2021
Billy "Lu" Griffiths, 61, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021. Lu was born on April 25, 1960 to William Griffiths and Lucille (Baxter) Griffiths in Holton, Kansas.He graduated from Highland Park High School and then attended Highland Community College classes throughout his adulthood. Lu followed in his dad's footsteps and worked for City of Topeka/Shawnee County Parks and Recreation...
Michael A. Stillie
May 9, 2021
Michael “Mike” A. Stillie, age 60, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021 in Topeka. Mike was born September 9, 1960 in Topeka the son of James and Irene (Lester) Stillie. He graduated from Highland Park High School and later graduated Valedictorian of his class at Washburn Technical School. Mike served in the U.S. Marine Corps for six...
Judy Ann Keegan
May 9, 2021
Judy Ann Keegan, 73, died on Sunday, May 9, 2021.Judy was born March 27, 1948 in Topeka, the daughter of Ralph and Grace Sample. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1966 and nursing school in 1969.She was employed as a Registered Nurse with the Shawnee County Health Department, retiring in 2010.She enjoyed reading, spending time with her family, especially...
Janet Usher
May 8, 2021
Janet Sue Heston Usher, 76, born in Topeka, Kansas on March 16, 1945 and died May 8, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband John K. Usher, Sr (married June 1, 1963); her parents Carl and Marge Heston; and two siblings Carl Heston, Jr. and Norma Hull-Davidson.
She enjoyed being a homemaker and caregiver. She...
Ron E. Schmidt
May 8, 2021
Ron Schmidt, 63, of Topeka, passed away on May 8, 2021, after a courageous and long fought battle with cancer. He beat the odds but was over taken by his illness. He never lost the will to fight and peacefully passed with family by his side. Ron was born November 30, 1957, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Richard and...
Carl Anthony Smith
May 7, 2021
Carl Anthony Smith, 67, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021.He was born August 8, 1953, in Germany, the son of Andrew and Lula (Parker) Smith. He graduated from Lind Bloom High School in Chicago, IL in 1971. After graduating high school, he attended Upper Iowa University and received a Bachelor's Degree in Education in 1975. Carl had a...
