Rose Marie Vobach
Jul 18, 2018
Rose Marie "Rosie" Vobach, 88, Topeka, passed away July 18, 2018.Rosie was born May 19, 1930 in Hoyt, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Margurite (Mercer) Nauheim.She married Duane E. Vobach August 29, 1948 in Topeka, Kansas. He preceded her in death.Rosie worked at Macy's and Dillard's for many years. She loved to sit in her swing and watch the...
Patricia Ann Beason
Jul 14, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Patricia Ann Erwin Beason announces her passing on July 14, 2018, at the age of 78 years. Patty's life is best described with the adjective vivacious! She was born April 9, 1940. She attended the Redden Chapel and soon under the care of Margaret Cummings became a lifelong member of Westminster...
Kennedy Karioki Ndungu
Jul 13, 2018
Kennedy Karioki Ndungu passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018 in a fire at his home in Topeka, Kansas. Kennedy was born on January 7, 1993 in Nairobi, Kenya to Peter Ndungu Karioki and the late Margaret Wanjiku Ndungu. His father lived and worked in Topeka at Frito Lay for many years but retired and relocated to Kenya, his mother...
Gene A. Gibson
Jul 12, 2018
Gene A. Gibson, Jr., 82, of Topeka, KS on July 12, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.A complete obituary will be available soon.The family will receive friends beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 17th, at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3601 SW 17th Street, Topeka. A rosary will be prayed at 9:30 a.m. followed by...
Laurel E. Kester
Jul 11, 2018
Laurel "Laura" Kester, 65, passed away July 11, 2018 in Topeka, KS.Laura was born June 15, 1953 the daughter of Ernest and Lucille (Wheeler) Kester.She was a lifelong musician. She played guitar and sang in multiple bands, most notably the Country Cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Roy Kester; sisters, Carolyn Gile and Tene Darbyshire.Survivors...
Harvey Marrs
Jul 10, 2018
Harvey Marrs, 94, of Topeka, passed away Tues, July 10, 2018.Harvey was born June 13, 1924, in Harveyville, Kansas, the son of Roy and Verna (Fouts) Marrs. He graduated from Harveyville High School in 1942. He went on to enlist in the United States Army, serving during War II as a 189 Rigger, preparing and delivering communications in northern Africa.Harvey...
Janet Louise (Berg) Lampe
Jul 9, 2018
Janet Louise (Berg) Lampe, 67, of Topeka, KS passed away the morning of July 9, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family, following a battle with Cholangiocarcinoma cancer. She was born on February 16, 1951 in Lindsborg, KS the daughter of James and Virgie (Larson) Berg. She grew up in Lindsborg, and attended Lindsborg High School, and graduated from...
Della M. Billings
Jul 5, 2018
Della Mae Billings, 88, of Topeka, KS, passed away on July 5, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Reinhardt and Selma Kohls; siblings Elda Pistora, Orville Kohls, Lois Seitz, and Norwin Kohls. Della married Marvin Billings on May 8, 1966 in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include children, Roger Billings, Kevin Billings (Keri), Coleen Akers (Myron); grandchildren,...
Allen Arthur Sackett
Jul 3, 2018
Allen Arthur Sackett, 90, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in Goodland, KS.Allen was born July 21, 1927, in New Orleans, LA, to Chester Arthur and Virginia Marie (Disher) Sackett. He graduated from high school in New York City in 1945. Allen worked for Santa Fe Railroad for 39 years, retiring in 1986. He married Mary Calandro on...
Erma Lee Nuss
Jul 3, 2018
Erma Lee Nuss was born to Arthur and Rose (Herrmann) Krumrey on July 26, 1923, on a farm near Dodge City, Kansas. She died July 3, 2018, at Brewster Place in Topeka. Erma Lee was a graduate of Dodge City Junior College and Fort Hays State College. She was proud to serve children as a Kansas educator for nearly 40...
Leah Joan Hale
Jun 30, 2018
Leah Joan "Jo" Hale, 84, passed away June 30, 2018 in Topeka. Leah Jo Hale was born on November 17, 1933, in Birmingham, Kansas to Howard and Mary Braum Longenecker. She grew up in the Birmingham, Denison, and Holton communities. She graduated from Denison High School and then went to Topeka where she worked for National Reserve Life Insurance Company...
Rosalind Schaeffer
Jun 29, 2018
Rosalind S. Schaeffer, 98, passed away June 29, 2018.Ros was born February 25, 1920 in New York, NY the daughter of Emanuel and Belle (Insell) Susskind.She married Jerome Schaeffer June 27, 1943 in Atlantic City, NJ. He preceded her in death.Survivors include three sons, Ian David (Bobbi) Schaeffer, Topeka, Peter (Liz) Schaffer, Nantucket, MA, Kevin (Pat) Schaeffer, Roseland, NJ; 10...
Allen Baumgartner
Jun 27, 2018
Allen Edward Baumgartner passed Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Topeka, Kansas. Allen was born June 20, 1926 in Washington, D.C. His father, Otto Baumgartner, owned a bakery which he lost in the depression and the family moved to Kansas to live with his Mom Hazel's family in Bennington. He graduated from KCK Wyandotte High School in 1944, joined the Navy,...
Riley Elliott Pfannenstiel
Jun 26, 2018
Riley Elliott Pfannenstiel, 18, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at his home in Topeka, Ks surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous 18 month battle with brain cancer.Riley was born on November 23, 1999 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Patti Elliott and Ken Pfannenstiel.Riley was a 2018 graduate of Topeka High School, where...
Daniel P. Hamer
Jun 25, 2018
Daniel (Dan) Hamer, 79, of Topeka, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018.He was born August 25, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Theodore and Bertha (Grundberg) Hamer. Dan worked at Logan Business as a customer service representative. He previously worked at the Kansas Lottery and Kansas Racing Commission.Dan married Claudia Sicklesteel on September 21, 1991 in Topeka, KS. Survivors...
Willa Jean Johnson
Jun 23, 2018
Willa Jean Johnson, 93, of Topeka, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2018. Willa Jean was born in Emporia, Kansas on February 10, 1925 to the late Orville and Hazel Saylors. She graduated from Emporia High School and attended Emporia State University. She worked for KP&L after moving to Topeka and was a lifetime member of First Christian Church. She...
Travis L. Croswhite
Jun 23, 2018
Travis L. Croswhite, 30, formerly of Topeka, KS, passed away on June 23, 2018 in Wichita, KS.He was born on May 17, 1988 in Topeka, KS, the son of the Curtis L. Zirkle and Amber Croswhite.He attended Washburn Rural High School and obtained his GED in 2006. He furthered his education by attending Kaw Area Technical School where received his...
Eugene L. Mckinney
Jun 23, 2018
Eugene L. "Gene" McKinney, 90, of Topeka, passed away on June 23, 2018 at Aldersgate Village. Eugene Lowell "Gene" McKinney, son of George J. and Margaret Campbell McKinney, was born on August 17, 1927 in Fort Madison, Iowa.Gene lived almost his entire life in the College Hill neighborhood of Topeka, Kansas and graduated from Topeka High School. He entered the...
Doris J Edwards
Jun 22, 2018
Early the morning of June 22nd, 2018, Doris J. Edwards passed away after battling cancer for several months and one of the world's brightest lights went dark. Doris J. Pool was born July 6, 1924 in Horton Kansas, the first of four children born to John William Pool and Ethie Myrle Hill Pool. During the height of the Great Depression,...
Darlene Ernestine Russell
Jun 19, 2018
Darlene Ernestine Russell, 72 of Holton formerly of Oakley, passed away Tuesday June 19, 2018 at a Topeka hospital. She was born April 5, 1946 in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. The daughter of Louie and Ernie Tesmer, she graduated High school in Sharon Springs, Kansas in 1965. She married Gerald ''Rusty'' Russell on November 21, 1966, they later divorced. Darlene was...
