Larry E. Shafer
Oct 30, 2019
Larry E. Shafer, age 72, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Midland Hospice Care. Larry was born May 22, 1947 in Topeka the son of Melvin and Lula Belle (Price) Shafer. Larry grew up in North Topeka, graduating from Seaman High School. Larry worked at Menninger’s for nearly 25 years in maintenance. He enjoyed playing billiards...
Sheldon Wayne Massey
Oct 23, 2019
Sheldon Wayne Massey, 55, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019.He was born January 2, 1964, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Dean and Martha (Meyer) Massey. He graduated from Perry-Lecompton High School.Sheldon married Ronda Smith in 1985. Together they shared three children, Starla, Deana and Dylan. They later divorced.Sheldon is survived by his children, Starla (Steve) Trimble of Chetopa,...
Jerilyn D. Thompson
Oct 22, 2019
Jerilyn Dee (Hodges) Thompson, age 57, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at her home in Topeka. Jerilyn was born May 26, 1962 in Topeka the daughter of Gerald and Donnis (Kramer) Hodges. She grew up in Topeka, graduating from Seaman High School in 1981. She married David Thompson July 3, 1988. He survives. Jerilyn worked for...
Doris Jean (Cook) Johnson
Oct 22, 2019
Doris Jean (Cook) Johnson, 94, passed away in Kansas City, MO on October 22, 2019. She was born on November 4, 1925, in Ozawkie, KS, the daughter of Shelby and Veneta (Schuster) Cook. She graduated from Highland Park High School, the class of 1943. On June 8, 1946, Doris married her high school sweetheart, Carl A. Johnson. Doris was a...
Tommy Joe Dreasher
Oct 19, 2019
Tommy Joe Dreasher, 54, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019. He was born January 3, 1965. He was employed by Dreasher Concrete for 24 years until 2008. He loved going to the races at Topeka Raceway and at Heartland Park. He liked Monday night wrestling , the Kansas City Chiefs, Elvis music, his pets named Raceway...
Ronald E. Lutz
Oct 19, 2019
Ronald E. Lutz, 79, of Topeka passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019. He was born May 30, 1940 in Topeka, the son of Frank and Stella Foster Lutz. He was raised in Oakland and North Topeka and attended Holliday Junior High and Highland Park High School. He owned Lutz Construction, Lutz Trash Service and Lutz Janitorial Service. He...
Robert "Bob" J. Inman
Oct 16, 2019
Robert “Bob” James Inman, age 84, of Berryton, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at his home in Berryton. Bob was born April 8, 1935 in Fresno, California, the son of Elmer and Bernice (Grondona) Carrier. He graduated from Burlingame High School in 1953. He later attended the University of Oklahoma and Washburn University and served in the U.S....
Lynn F. Enneking
Oct 14, 2019
Lynn F. Enneking, age 69 of Topeka passed away Monday, October 14, 2019 in Topeka. Lynn was born April 23, 1950 in Axtell, KS the son of Louis and Elizabeth (Mohlman) Enneking. Lynn graduated from Kelly High School. He married Cathy Frederickson December 18, 1976 in Seneca, KS. Lynn worked at Goodyear Tire in Topeka for over 46 years....
Virginia A. Martinson
Oct 14, 2019
Virginia Aileen (Woodbury) Martinson, 92, Topeka, passed away October 14, 2019.Virginia was born July 10, 1927 at Sabetha, Kansas, the daughter of Hilton S. and Violette (Ayers) Woodbury. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1945 and received an AB Degree from Washburn University in 1949 in Commerce. She worked as a secretary for the law firm of Stone, McClure,...
Velma Fae Dinkle
Oct 13, 2019
Velma Fae Dinkle, age 80, of Topeka passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Brookdale Rosehill Rehabilitation Center in Shawnee, Kansas. Fae was born October 8, 1939 in Irving, Kansas the daughter of Vivien and Ollie (Miller) Soudek. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1957 and attended Washburn University. She married Daniel Dinkle February 28, 1959 in Topeka....
Paula Lucile Inman
Oct 13, 2019
Paula L. Inman, age 75, of Berryton passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at her home in Berryton. Paula was born February 9, 1944 in Huntington Beach, CA, the daughter of James and Charlotte (Fiske) Kieffer. She attended Tecumseh Elementary School and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1962. She then graduated from Washburn University in 1998 with...
Dennis P. Kabriel
Oct 13, 2019
Dennis Kabriel, 70, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019.He was born on October 24, 1948 in Topeka, Kansas to Thelda Way and Millard & Rose Kabriel. He was raised in the Elmont area and attended elementary school there and graduated from Seaman High School, the class of 1966. Dennis joined the Army in 1967 and was a...
Nancy Louise Lutz
Oct 11, 2019
Nancy Louise Lutz, 67, Topeka, passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.She was born July 14, 1952, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Gloria (Jorgensen) Montgomery. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1970.Nancy was a secretary at the Kansas Board of Regents for 25 years, retiring in 1995.She was a member...
Carolyn Sue Williams
Oct 10, 2019
Carolyn Sue Williams, age 79, of Topeka passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Carolyn was born June 12, 1940 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Millard and Mary Lewis McDaniel. She graduated from Highland Park High School. She married Chester Junior Williams September 13, 1958. He preceded her in death July 22, 2004....
Ina Louise (Robinson) Patterson
Oct 10, 2019
Ina Louise (Robinson) Patterson, 93, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019. Born at home in the "Shorey" area of N. Topeka, Kansas on January 19, 1926. She was the daughter of Isaac Robinson and Jessie (Melton) Robinson.Ina graduated from Seaman High School in the class of '43. She worked several employments in Topeka before marrying her high school sweetheart, Harold...
Leslie Dehart Lange
Oct 9, 2019
Leslie DeHart Lange, 51, Meriden, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019.She was born November 5, 1967, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Linda Hendrix. She was a member of Abate Chapter 4 in Topeka.Leslie married Timothy J. Lange on July 9, 1994 in Topeka, Kansas. Other survivors include her mother, Linda, Topeka; three children, Kerri (Bryan) Watts, Topeka; Amber Lange,...
Stanley Miles Knox
Oct 7, 2019
Stanley M. Knox, age 77 of Topeka passed away Monday, October 7, 2019 at the Kelly House in Topeka. Stan was born September 16, 1942 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the son of Samuel and Trecia Stanley Knox III. Stan was raised by his mother, Trecia and his stepfather, Jack R. Masters. Stan graduated from Washington High School in Kansas City,...
Wanda S. Jackson
Oct 7, 2019
Sue Jackson, 66, of Topeka, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019.She was born August 20, 1953, in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of Russell and Vergie (Hayes) Peerman. She graduated from Reitz High School in 1971 and worked as a medical biller for Dr. Jack Peterson in Topeka. Sue was a member of Grace Baptist Church.On December 16, 1989, she married...
Ronald Eugene Regester
Oct 6, 2019
Ronald E. Regester, age 75, of Carbondale, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the Village Villa Nursing Home in Nortonville. Ron was born August 6, 1944 in Clay Center, KS the son of Graham and Twila Carlson Regester. He graduated from Appanoose High School. He served in the United States Air Force for 27 years. Ron worked at...
Brent Lee Emery
Oct 3, 2019
Brent Lee Emery, age 27, of Topeka passed away Thursday evening October 3, 2019 in Colby, KS. Brent was born August 14, 1992 the son of Gary and Terry Coulter Emery, Jr. Brent attended school at Shawnee Heights High School. He currently was working at Hi-Plains Coop in Gem, Kansas. Brent is survived by his mother, Terry (David) Hause...
