W. Paul Degener
Sep 9, 2020
Major W. Paul Degener, age 87, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Paul was born May 4, 1933 in Detroit, MI, the son of Edward Henry Degener and Flora Evelyn Willard. He worked as a farm hand, in a flour mill, and at the General Motors Assembly Plant at Fairfax, Kansas...
Jerome H. Gleason
Sep 9, 2020
Jerome H. Gleason, age 83, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital. Jerome was born September 19, 1936 in Rulo, Nebraska the son of Frank and Inza (Shannon) Gleason. He graduated from Lawrence High School. He then entered the service and served 4 years with the U.S. Air Force. He married Shirley Ann Hanson....
Helen "Blanche" Meggison
Sep 9, 2020
Helen "Blanche" (Painter) Meggison, 95, of Topeka, passed away on September 9, 2020 at Legend Senior Living. She was born on March 30, 1925 in Morrill, KS, the daughter of Issac "Ike" and Nellie (Stroffer) Painter. She graduated from Sabetha High School and later attended Clark's Business School in Topeka, KS. On May 31, 1946, Blanche married Dean Meggison in...
Anita L. Burney
Sep 8, 2020
Anita L. Burney, 84, of Topeka passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Anita was born June 23, 1936 in Gladewater, Texas the daughter of Virgil and Myrtle L. Fitzgerald Mattocks. Anita lived at Ripley, Oklahoma and Scott City, Kansas before moving to Topeka, where she lived most of her adult life. She worked for Luce Press Clippings and...
Phyllis J. Higbie
Sep 7, 2020
Phyllis J. Higbie, 93, of Topeka, passed away on September 7, 2020. She was born on July 3, 1927 in Ottawa, KS, the daughter of Frank and Iva Thurman. She attended and graduated from Ottawa High School.In the fall of 1947 Phyllis married Louis G. Higbie. Phyllis enjoyed playing cards with friends, spending time with her family, camping trips, and...
Albert E. Meade, Jr.
Sep 6, 2020
Albert E. Meade, Jr., age 29, of Melvern, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 in Topeka. Albert was born September 15, 1990 the son of Albert E. Meade, Sr. and Terri (Garrison) Meade. He grew up attending Melvern and Santa Fe Trail schools. Albert worked as a plumber throughout Topeka. He lived in Oregon part of his life. He...
Jeffrey H. Coon
Sep 6, 2020
Jeffrey H. “Critter” Coon, 68, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm on Monday, September 14 at Davidson Funeral Home. Social distancing and face coverings will be enforced. He will lie in state from 1:00-5:00 p.m. on Sunday where the family will receive friends from 2:00-4:00 p.m. To leave...
Judeanna D. Simnitt
Sep 4, 2020
Judeanna D. Simnitt, 77, of Topeka, passed away September 4, 2020.She was born on January 27, 1943 in Odell, Nebraska, the daughter of Arlo and Dorothea Kile. She attended and graduated from Barnes Rural High School. Following high school Judeanna attended Salina Beautician School, after graduating she returned home to Barnes, Kansas, working at a salon with her mother. On...
Margie H. Mcguire
Sep 2, 2020
Margie H. McGuire, age 88, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. Margie was born August 10, 1932 in Troy, Kansas the daughter of Edwin and Elsie (Coulson) Powers. She grew up in Topeka attending Highland Park schools. She worked as a manager at Caldwell’s Shoe Store in Downtown Topeka. She later worked...
William Theel
Aug 31, 2020
William “Bill” A. Theel, 83, of Topeka passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, August 31, 2020. He was born April 17, 1937 in Meriden, the son of William H. and Caroline Steinmeyer Theel. He moved to the Berryton community at an early age and went to high school at Berryton. He joined the Coast Guard and served...
Karalee K. Fisher
Aug 30, 2020
Karalee Kay (Larson) Fisher, 67, of Silver Lake, KS, joyfully entered the presence of her Savior on August 30, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. Karalee was born January 5, 1953, in Washington, KS. The oldest of Thaine and Norma (McDowell) Larson’s children, she and her siblings Jan, Galen, and Lea grew up on a farm in...
Eva "Joy" Law
Aug 30, 2020
Eva Joy Law, 94, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at her home.She was born March 11, 1926, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of George and Hattie (Beardsley) Thompson. Joy graduated from Seaman High School. She worked for the State of Kansas in data entry before retiring. Joy married Dean Ogan, he precedes her in death. She later...
Connie Hillebert
Aug 30, 2020
Constance "Connie" Hillebert, 79, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 30 at the Health Care Resort of Topeka. She was born on August 7, 1941, daughter of Ruth Knight.Connie worked as a secretary for the USD 501 school district for over 37 years where she retired at Chase Middle School. She supported all of her grandchildren by attending all of...
Daniel Jackson
Aug 29, 2020
Daniel E. Jackson, 82, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020. He was born July 11, 1938 in Topeka the son of Samuel and Isabell Carlson Jackson. Daniel worked at Kent Brown Chevrolet and later Ed Bozarth as a mechanic. He later worked at the auto service department at Walmart on Wanamaker Road until he retired. He...
Gilbert L. Goodnow
Aug 27, 2020
Gilbert "Gil" L. Goodnow, 79, of Grantville, passed away on August 27, 2020. He was born on June 22, 1941 to Glenn and Lenarie (Jacquot) Goodnow in Topeka, KS.Gilbert worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Operating Engineers Local 101 for over 30 years. On July 29, 1972, Gil married his wife, Wanda. Gil was a current member of an...
Vera R. Martinez
Aug 26, 2020
Vera R. Martinez, age 70, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Midland Hospice. Vera was born December 27, 1949 in Frankfort, Kansas the daughter of Andre and Viola Lester. Vera married Richard Martinez, he survives. Vera drove a school bus while she and Richard lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma and later for Topeka #501. Vera was a...
Roberta Jean Kirk
Aug 26, 2020
Roberta Jean Kirk, 97, peacefully passed away August 26, 2020 in Topeka. Private inurnment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery. No services are scheduled. davidsonfuneral.com
Hazel Marie Hochstedler
Aug 24, 2020
Hazel M. Hochstedler, age 75, of Tecumseh, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Hazel was born September 26, 1944 in Topeka the daughter of Harley and Ludie (Suggs) Hendrickson. She attended Highland Park High School. She married Allen Hochstedler June 10, 1962 in Topeka. Hazel worked for Kinder Care Day Care in Topeka...
Darleen J. Flentie
Aug 23, 2020
Darleen J. Flentie, age 81, of Topeka, formerly of Centralia, Kansas passed away Sunday morning, August 23, 2020 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. Darleen was born June 9, 1939 in Vermillion, Kansas the daughter of Paul and Kelma (Cullimore) Watts. She married Elton Flentie March 15, 1955 in Topeka. He preceded her in death March 4, 2005. Elton and...
Scott Stauffer
Aug 23, 2020
John “Scott” Stauffer, 60, of Overbrook passed away peacefully on August 23, 2020. Scott was born August 10, 1960 in Topeka, Kansas the son of John and Delores Stauffer. Scott graduated from Highland Park High School in 1978, and joined the Kansas National Guard. Scott, was a "jack-of-all-trades." He started a trenching business, built several houses, and worked for...
