Craig Kent Deeter
Feb 17, 2020
Craig Kent Deeter, age 77, of Topeka, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Craig was born March 26, 1942, in Topeka, the youngest of three boys born to Loyde and Mary (Longaker) Deeter. Craig graduated from Highland Park High School in 1963. Craig spent most of his life on the family farm, where...
Thomas Edward Fox
Feb 16, 2020
Thomas Edward Fox, 81, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Sunday February 16, 2020. Thomas was born April 14, 1938, in Hamilton, Ohio. He was retired after 20 years serving in the U.S. Navy. Thomas graduated from the University of Memphis after his retirement from the Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Michael E. Fox,...
Barbara Dale Hinchsliff
Feb 16, 2020
Barbara D. Hinchsliff, 88, Berryton, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020.She was born April 21, 1931, in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence and Blanche (Fleming) Eyth. Barbara graduated from Topeka High School, the class of 1951. She later attended Washburn University and Kansas State University where she received a Masters in counseling.Barbara was a homemaker and a teacher...
Mike R. Blanding
Feb 14, 2020
Mike R. Blanding, 79, Kansas City, formerly of Silver Lake, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020.He was born April 7, 1940, in Barnard, Kansas, the son of Floyd and Marjorie (Hood) Blanding. He graduated from Barnard High School in 1958. He received a Bachelor's Degree from Kansas State University. Mike was a US Navy veteran. He was an insurance agent...
Tyler Austin Mills
Feb 11, 2020
Tyler A. Mills, 16, formerly of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at his home in Woodland Park, CO. Tyler was born September 6, 2003 in Topeka the son of Jeff and Becky (Smith) Mills. Tyler grew up in Topeka, attending Lyndon High School and recently was a freshman at Colorado Digital Academy High School in Woodland Park. ...
Wayne F. Mcnorton
Feb 11, 2020
Wayne Fred McNorton, 88, of Topeka, Kansas passed away February 11, 2020. He was born June 21, 1931 in Topeka, the son of Fred and Mildred (Hiller) McNorton. Wayne graduated from Seaman High School with the class of 1949.Wayne served in the Army from 1952 to 1954 and was stationed in Korea for 18 months during the war. He was...
Phyllis M. Good Jones
Feb 10, 2020
Phyllis M. (Good) Jones, 94, most recently of Bellevue, Iowa, formerly of Kewanee, Illinois, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church in Bellevue, conducted by Pastor Shannon Witt; family will greet friends 9:30 a.m. until service on...
James H. Pokorney
Feb 10, 2020
James "Jim" Harvey Pokorney, 84, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020 at Midland Hospice House.He was born October 4, 1935 in Concordia, the son of Harry and Ella (Jackson) Pokorney. He grew up in Aurora and Miltonvale, graduating from Miltonvale High School.Jim was a farmer, a telegrapher for the Union Pacific Railroad for nince years, and then found his real...
Peter B. Pollock
Feb 7, 2020
Peter B. Pollock, age 65, of Topeka, passed away Friday morning, February 7, 2020 at his home in Topeka. Peter was born January 26, 1955 in Canberra, Australia the son of Brian and Gwendoline (Morris) Rodwell. Peter earned his doctorate degree and worked as an aerospace engineer in California. Peter had married Cindy Cox; they had two daughters, Sierra...
Janice M. Morin
Feb 6, 2020
Janice M. Morin, age 68, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Midland Hospice House. Janice succumbed to Ovarian Cancer after a 13-year battle. Janice was born October 21, 1951 in Topeka the daughter of Hugh and Helen (Coffman) Thurber. Janice graduated from Seaman High School in 1969. She attended Washburn University. She was an active member...
Patty Ruth Massey
Feb 6, 2020
Patty Ruth Massey, 83, Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020.She was born March 17, 1936, in Onaga, Kansas, the daughter of Louis Agranbright and Eunice (Meade) Simmons.Patty was film processor in Lawrence for 12 years.She was a member of the Kansas Avenue United Methodist Church and the Gem and Mineral Club. Patty and Robert, Sr. enjoyed square dancing with...
Ed Garrison
Feb 5, 2020
George “Easy Ed” Garrison, age 80, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Ed was born April 14, 1939 in Rockville, Missouri the son of Paul and Goldie (Rice) Garrison. Ed grew up in Missouri, graduating in 1957 from Appleton City High School. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving...
Lois M. Cutright
Feb 4, 2020
Lois M. Cutright, 95, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020.She was born December 8, 1924, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel and Ida (Travis) Swearingen. She graduated from Topeka High School and Clark's Business College. Lois was a member of the Cardinal Sam's Camping Club.On July 1, 1960, she married Robert Emery Cutright in Topeka. He preceded her...
Donald E. Myers, Sr.
Feb 2, 2020
Donald Myers, Sr., 70, of Topeka passed away on Groundhog Day, February 2, 2020. He was born June 19, 1949 the son of Ross and Teresa Bledsoe Myers. Don grew up in Topeka and attended Highland Park and Topeka High during his high school years. After high school he served in the United States Army including a short tour...
Gary J. Stroud
Feb 2, 2020
Gary J. Stroud, 89, passed away on February 2, 2020 at his apartment in Topeka.Gary was born in Fredonia, Kansas on May 22, 1930, the son of Joe and Eleanor (Calvert) Stroud. Following Gary's graduation from Chanute High School, he received both his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Education from Emporia State University. Gary also served in the Army...
Mary Ann Gonzales
Jan 31, 2020
Mary Ann Gonzales, age 87, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Brookside Care Home in Overbrook, KS. Mary Ann was born November 14, 1932 in Maple Hill, KS the daughter of Leonard Bolin and Mary (Miller) Bolin. Mary Ann graduated from St. Mary’s High School. She worked at the Topeka V.A. Hospital in the lab...
Raymond Earl Riis
Jan 30, 2020
Raymond E. Riis, age 72, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020. Ray was born December 22, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Harrison and Frances (Wilkens) Riis. He graduated from Highland Park High School. He enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. Ray worked at Kansas Automotive. He is survived...
Viola Eva Edgeworth
Jan 29, 2020
Viola E. Edgeworth, age 88, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Viola was born February 12, 1931 in Huntington Park, California the daughter of William and Alice (Casswell) Edgeworth. Viola graduated from high school in California where she was a member of the women’s roller derby team. She earned her LPN...
Eric T. Howard
Jan 29, 2020
Eric Howard, 50, lifelong Topeka area resident, passed away on January 29, 2020. Eric was born January 23, 1970 in Topeka the son of Robert and Linda Brummitt Howard. He graduated from Jefferson West High School at Meriden in 1988. After graduation he attended Kaw Valley Area VoTech School in Topeka learning his lifelong trade of welding. Eric was...
Joseph M. Gamino Jr.
Jan 27, 2020
Joseph M. Gamino, Jr., age 59, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Joe was born July 15, 1960 in Topeka the son of Joseph M. Gamino, Sr. and Amparo Barranco. Joe graduated from Topeka High School in 1978. Joe served with the U.S. Marine Corps. and later the Marine Corps Reserves. ...
