Obituaries
Marilyn Mcdougald
May 4, 2018
Marilyn McDougald, 84, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.Marilyn was born October 13, 1933, the daughter of Walter and Anne (Zeckser) Hansen of Topeka. She attended Topeka High and St. John's Lutheran School prior to attending Washburn University where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education.Marilyn married John McDougald on August 11,...
Steven Craig Hubert
May 4, 2018
Steven Craig Hubert, 65, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018.He was born June 2, 1952, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of John Melvin and Lois Ione (Herrick) Hubert.Steve was employed by the Stormont-Vail Hospital for 33 years, retiring in May 2017 .Steve married Linda Mulvihill on December 7, 1990 in Topeka, KS . He was preceded in death...
Robert A. Gilbert
May 3, 2018
Robert A. Gilbert, 68, of Topeka, passed away on May 3, 2018. He was born on February 26, 1950 to Joe and Nadine Burgardt Gilbert. He grew up in Tecumseh, KS and graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1968. Following his education he enlisted in the United States Army. As a member of the 101st Airborne Division he was...
James B. Peck
May 3, 2018
James B. "Bud" Peck, 87, Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Midland Hospice House.Bud was born March 21, 1931 in Madera, CA, the son of Paul E. and Tina J. (Keyes) Peck. He graduated from Madera High School in 1949. He served in the Army National Guard.Bud was employed with Santa Fe Railroad in the Signal department and...
Betty K. (Dugger) Buck
May 3, 2018
Betty K. (Dugger) Buck, 88, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Lexington Park Assisted Living.Betty was born May 22, 1929, in Saline County, MO, to Retta Dugger. She graduated from Marshall Missouri High School. Betty was an auditor for 27 years at AT&T. She loved antiquing and quilting.She is survived by six nieces and nephews, Glen Looney, Linda Sloan,...
Elsie Irene Wessel
May 2, 2018
Elsie Irene Wessel, 87, of Topeka, formally of Frankfort, KS passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018.She was born November 14, 1930, in Effingham, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Clara (Wahaus) Wehking. Elsie married Vincent Wessel on August 13, 1949. He preceded her in death on August 30, 2005 . Elsie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother....
Scott S. Sumpter
Apr 30, 2018
Scott S. Sumpter, 62, of Topeka, KS, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018. Scott graduated from the Washburn University School of Law in 1983. He practiced in Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Probate Administration, Business Law, and Real Estate Law.Private burial will take place at Mount Hope Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel is assisting with arrangements. To leave a message...
Helen Joyce (Mcnorton) Kane
Apr 29, 2018
It's not everyone who gets to tell their life story, and certainly not everyone who waits until they're 100 to do so. But that's exactly what Joyce Kane did in the last year of her life. She related her life story to a writer who turned it into a short book, before she passed away peacefully in her sleep on...
Donald Wayne Dipman
Apr 27, 2018
Donald Wayne Dipman, 54, of Topeka, KS, passed away in hospice care on April 27, 2018 from a hemorrhagic stroke. Don's passion was working on cars and he worked in or owned and managed several body shops in Riverside, CA, Hutchinson, KS, Great Bend, KS, and Topeka, KS. He was born at the Naval Base in Puerto Rico to Don...
Valerie Merrow
Apr 27, 2018
Valerie "Val" Merrow, 56, of Topeka, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2018. She was born on March 14, 1962 in Sioux Falls, SD to Charles and Peggy Merrow. She graduated from West Central High School and went on to earn her Bachelor's Degree from Southwestern College. She fufilled her purpose in life through her work with the State of...
Edmund W. Lohmann
Apr 27, 2018
Edmund "Ed" Lohmann, 92, of Topeka, entered the gates of Heaven April 27, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Joyce Lohmann; daughter Sandie Brack (Manuel); three grandchildren, Sarah, Dominic, and Christian; one great-grandson, Eli; and a sister, Louise Schoeling (Glenn). A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at St....
Evangeline L. Collyge-Cannon
Apr 27, 2018
Evangeline L. Collyge-Cannon, 60, passed away on April 27, 2018 at Midland Care Hospice House. She was born on May 15, 1957 in Cameron, LA to Joe and Delores Ann Collyge. She graduated from Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, KS in 1977. Evangeline was an artist who loved drawing, dancing, and spending time with her family, especially her...
William C. Dalton
Apr 25, 2018
William C. Dalton, 94, of Topeka died peacefully on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. He was born August 13, 1923 in Wilson, OK, the son of John and Ethel (Moser) Dalton. Bill graduated from Russell (KS) High School, married his high school sweetheart Dorothy Bridges in 1942 and honorably served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through the end of...
Richard Henry Busche
Apr 25, 2018
Richard Henry "Dick" Busche, 90, of Topeka, passed away on April 25, 2018. Dick was born in Seward, Nebraska on December 3, 1927 to the late Henry F. Busche, Jr. and Eloise (Tebbetts) Busche. He graduated from Seward High School and attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He married Lois Zabel in Cook, NE on February 15, 1953. She...
Rita Kay Carter
Apr 25, 2018
Rita Kay Carter, 76, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 25th at Midland Hospice with her family by her side. Rita was born March 7, 1942, to John Frederick and Lois Bernice (Somers) Schwinn in Longview, Washington. She graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1959 and from Washburn University in 1963. Rita was united in marriage to Richard H....
Belmont Stuart Evans Iii
Apr 24, 2018
Belmont S. Evans III, 76, Topeka, KS passed away at the Topeka VA Center for Community Living after a long battle with Parkinsonism on April 24, 2018. He was born April 2, 1942 in Virginia Beach, Virginia to Belmont S. Jr. and Mary Meyers Evans who preceded him in death. As the son of an Army officer, his homes included...
Paula Downey
Apr 24, 2018
Paula Downey, 67, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018.She was born December 23, 1950, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Ella (Mootrey) Downey. She graduated from Highland Park High School.Paula was employed by the State of Kansas for 18 years.She was an active member of the Fellowship Bible Church where she volunteered in various capacities. She was...
A. Jeanne Edwards
Apr 23, 2018
A. Jeanne Edwards died Monday April 23, 2018 at her home. She was married to Robert L Edwards, January 1, 1953, in Topeka, KS, by Reverend Walter Carson. The couple have been Topeka residents since 1954. Jeanne was the youngest of eleven children of Clarence H and Mary E (Signor) Shaver. She was born in Rural Atchison, KS October 11,1935....
Ferne Arlene Spencer
Apr 22, 2018
Ferne Arlene Spencer, 86, of Topeka, passed away on April 22, 2018. She was born on July 28, 1931 in Rich Hill, MO to John A. and Mary B. Nieder. She graduated from Rich Hill High School in 1949. She married William "Bill" Spencer on November 14, 1952 in Kansas City, MO. He preceded her in death on June 18,...
Cynthia Lee Edmonds
Apr 21, 2018
Cynthia Lee (Weick) Edmonds, 46, of Berryton, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018.She was born October 12, 1971, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Norman and Betty (Dieckmann) Weick. She graduated from Washburn Rural High School 1990. Cindy was employed by the Shawnee County Rural water District #8 for 19 years.Cindy married Jerry Edmonds on August 19, 2000 in Tecumseh,...
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