Sandra Elaine Serl
Jan 29, 2018
Sandra Elaine Serl, 75, Topeka, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018.She was born May 10, 1942, in Independence, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Doris (Callahan) Radabaugh. She graduated from Independence High School in 1960. Sandra was employed by Jostens for several years. She was a member of the V.F.W. Women's Auxiliary and assisted with Bingo. She also volunteered at...
Abigail Rebecca Medley
Jan 27, 2018
Abigail Rebecca Medley, 17, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018 in an automobile accident. She was born October 30, 2000 in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Terry Medley and Jennifer Collier. Abigail was a Junior at Washburn Rural High School where she was a member of the Varsity Soccer Team, member of Student Council, ran Cross Country and...
Lawrence E. Sims
Jan 27, 2018
Lawrence E. "Larry" Sims, 95, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018.He was born June 26, 1922, in Abilene, Kansas, the son of Adam and Lena (Sexton) Sims. He was a 1943 graduate of Longford High School and was drafted into the United States Army Air Corps during WWII. He then received a Bachelor's Degree in Business from Washburn...
Stephen Agan
Jan 27, 2018
Stephen "Steve" Agan, 61, of Topeka passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on January 27, 2018. He was born November 20, 1956, the son of Lawrence and Elaine Agan.He graduated from Topeka West High School. Upon graduation he then attended Babson College in Wellesley, MA and then graduated from Washburn University in 1978 with a bachelor's in Business.Steve worked...
Thais M. Bruton
Jan 24, 2018
Thais M. Bruton, 92, of Topeka, KS, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Aldersgate Village. She was born March 31, 1925 in Bloomington, Indiana, the daughter of Dr. R.T. and Naomi (Wampler) Wyckoff. She married David W. Bruton in 1943. After being married 3 days they were separated for 3 years due to WWII. David died in 1967...
Dixie L. Senne
Jan 24, 2018
Dixie Lee Senne, 86, of Topeka, KS received her permanent set of wings on January 23rd, 2018.She was born October 15, 1931 in Holton, KS to Thomas and Lenora (Banaka) Smith. She graduated from Topeka High in 1949. Dixie married Delbert Lee Senne on July 11th, 1951 in Fairbanks, AK while he was serving in the US Air Force. He...
Brenda Carol (Hay) Kelley
Jan 24, 2018
Brenda Carol (Hay) Kelley, 64, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018.She was born September 20, 1953, in Jos, Nigeria, the daughter of Ian M. and S. June (Bell) Hay. She received a Bachelor's Degree from Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee and a Masters in English as a Second Language from Kansas State University. Brenda was an ESL teacher at...
C. Wayne Peterson
Jan 23, 2018
C. Wayne Peterson, 72, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018.He was born December 5, 1945, in Wichita, the son of the late Virgil and Karen. Wayne owned and operated Peterson Systems First Class Window Tinting since 1977. He was a member of the Topeka British Car Club and GMC Motorhome International. He was an avid sailor. Wayne married...
Harold L. Johnson
Jan 21, 2018
Harold L. Johnson, 93, Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018.He was born August 23, 1924, in Champion, Nebraska, the son of Harry and Leila (Hopkins) Johnson. He graduated from Goodland High School and received a Bachelor's of Science from Fort Hays State University. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during World War II and the Korean War. Harold...
Leonard R. Freeman
Jan 20, 2018
Leonard Ross Freeman, 95, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018.He was born May 7, 1922 in Lyndon, KS, the son of Ross T. and Pearl O. Freeman.After high school Leonard enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served with the SEABEE's from 1942 until 1945.Upon returning to Kansas after World War II, he worked for the Supply Depot at...
Chassidy Guerrero
Jan 20, 2018
Chassidy M. Guerrero, 17, Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018.Chassidy was born December 15, 2000 in Great Bend, the daughter of Ana De La Cruz and Gabriel De La Cruz. She was a Junior at Topeka High School and taking a Cosmetology course at Washburn Technical Institute.Survivors include her mother; brother, Luis De La Cruz; and sister, Ana De...
George M. Harvey, Jr.
Jan 19, 2018
George M. Harvey, Jr., 96, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 at his home. He was born July 21, 1921 in Topeka, the son of George and Alice (Hein) Harvey, Sr. George graduated from Highland Park High School. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad before retiring after 44 years of service. George was a Navy...
Craig B. Carlson
Jan 18, 2018
Craig Burns Carlson, 80, of Topeka and Rossville Health Care died on January 18, 2018. Craig was born July 17, 1937 in Topeka to John August and Beulah (Brown) Carlson. Craig's parents, his brother John A. Carlson, Jr. (Jac), and former wife Linda preceded him in death.Craig attended school at Gage, Boswell and Topeka High ('55). He graduated from Washburn...
Barbara Jane Craig Hodges
Jan 18, 2018
Barbara was an educator who loved kids, loved her immediate and her extended family, and closely followed politics and all sports, especially KU basketball and K-State football. She was born Oct. 28, 1935 in Seminole, OK to Theodore and Dorothy Craig and passed away on Thursday Jan. 18, 2018 at a Topeka hospital. Peabody, KS was her home from age...
Edwin Z. Levy, Md
Jan 17, 2018
Edwin Z. Levy, MD, 88, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2018, in Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka surrounded by his family.Ed was born on November 19, 1929, in Highland Park, Illinois, the son of Herbert and Catherine (Rubel) Levy and, later, the stepson of Herta Hess Levy. He was predeceased by his two older sisters, Edith Rall and Jean...
Eleanor V. Hejtmanek
Jan 16, 2018
Eleanor V. Peterson Hejtmanek died peacefully on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at the age of 97 in Topeka, Kansas. She was born June 9, 1920, to John G. and Tynne H. Peterson of Frederick, South Dakota, the third of five children. She graduated from Frederick High School in 1937. After completing Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri, Eleanor worked for Farmland...
Ann Ukena
Jan 16, 2018
Ann Ukena, 78, of Topeka, KS, passed away on January 16, 2018 at Aldersgate Village. She was born on January 13, 1940 in Haddam, KS to Fred Seymour and Bernice (Whipkey) Seymour. She graduated from Linn Rural High School in 1957. She went on to earn her Bachleor's degree in Education from Emporia State University. She held a Master's degree...
William Richard Hill
Jan 14, 2018
Retired SSgt. William "Bill" Hill died unexpectedly at Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center on January 14th, 2018 in Topeka, Kansas at the age of 70.William is survived by his wife Remigia Hill, his children: son Kenneth Hill, son/daughter-in-law Ronald & Crystal Perez, daughters Catherine Ratcliff & Diana Arsenault, daughter/son-in-law Veronica & Don Starkweather, sister/brother-in-law Earlane & Ralph Cavallaro, nephew/niece-in-law Brent &...
Richard E. Baker
Jan 13, 2018
Richard E. Baker, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Brewster Place. He was born December 5, 1928 in Topeka to Bert C. and Rena V. (Roberts) Baker. Richard graduated from Highland Park High School. He was employed as a warehouse manager at Topeka Supply and Boiler before retiring.Richard married Marcina F. (Ward) Baker on December...
Jesse Lee Mcfall
Jan 12, 2018
Jesse Lee McFall, 31, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018.He was born September 21, 1986 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Ronald Lee and Kathryn Ruth (Woosley) McFall. Survivors include his parents, Ronald Lee McFall, Topeka and Kathryn Ruth Woosley, Panama City, FL; three sisters, Jamie Lee Woosley, Angel Lynn Woosley, and Michelle Lyn McFall, all of Topeka;...
