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;...
Donald Wallace Berry
Jan 12, 2018
Donald Wallace Berry, 79, of Topeka, KS, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 12, 2018, while at his second home in Lakeland, FL. Donald was born March 27, 1938, the son of Claude Berry and Lois "Dorothy" Spaeth. He attended Topeka High School, and on September 2, 1961, he married Darleen Kay Liles. Donald worked for...
Theodore E. Hischke
Jan 9, 2018
Theodore E. "Ted" Hischke was born at Horton, Kansas, on June 16, 1939. He passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at home after a valiant fight with prostate cancer as a result of exposure to Agent Orange.He attended school at Carson Grade School and Fairview Grade School, graduating from Fairview High School in 1957. Ted attended Highland Junior College...
Darlene Albrecht
Jan 9, 2018
Darlene "Kay" Albrecht, 78, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018.She was born January 18, 1939, in Cass Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of John Arthur and Mary Louise (Roy) Vezina. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Kay married Garold R. Albrecht, Sr. on November 6, 1954 in Mt. Iron, Minnesota. He preceded her in death on February...
Loretta M. Classen
Jan 8, 2018
Loretta M. Classen passed on January 8th, 2018. She was married at First Church of the Nazarene in 1959 where she was a Sunday School teacher for many years. She was a devoted and loving mother and grandmother.She had three children. Bryan, Darrell and Sharon. Bryan is being cared for by John Classen along with Rossville Healthcare. Darrell lives and...
Colleen R. Stovall
Jan 8, 2018
Colleen R. Stovall, 54, of Mayetta, KS, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018 at her home. She was born on August 23, 1963 in Topeka, KS to Olan and Mary Allen. She is survived by her husband, Marcus Tuckwin of Mayetta, KS; mother, Mary Allen of Topeka, KS; brother Darrell Allen, of Topeka; four children, Matthew Stovall of Leavenworth,...
Elizabeth V. Fouts
Jan 8, 2018
Elizabeth Virginia "Betty" Fouts, 93, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 8, 2018 in her home.She was born September 21, 1924, in Scranton, Kansas, the daughter of Richard and Mary Elizabeth "Mae" Martin Challacombe. She was a graduate of Scranton High School. Betty was employed by the Leavenworth Library, Leavenworth, Kansas and later by the Shawnee County and Topeka Library,...
Thelma May Glassman
Jan 7, 2018
Thelma May Glassman, 77, of Roeland Park, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018.She was born May 7, 1940, in Smith Center, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Myrtle (Stoffer) Arment. Thelma was an administrative assistance at Johnson County Community College for 19 years, retiring in 1999.Thelma married Roy Glassman on April 11, 1965 in Topeka, Kansas. He survives. Other survivors...
George Elbert Hodges, Sr.
Jan 7, 2018
George Elbert Hodges, Sr., 62, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at a Topeka hospital ER. He was born July 8, 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of Harry and Bettie Ruth (Morrow) Hodges.George was an Air Force Veteran during the Vietnam War. He attended Kansas State University. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post No....
Darlene Mae "Susie" Buhrle
Jan 6, 2018
Darlene Mae Murphy Buhrle lost her battle with cancer and passed away peacefully with her family by her side January 6, 2018. Darlene "Susie" Buhrle's American ancestry has been traced back to the pilgrim Edward Doty of the Mayflower that landed in America in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts in December, 1620. Darlene was born on the old Doty homestead...
Pauline M. Bolze
Jan 6, 2018
Pauline M. Bolze, 90, of Topeka, KS, passed away on January 6, 2018 at Aldersgate Village. She was born on August 2, 1927 in Brazilton, KS to Alvin C. Selle and Viola Catherine Adelia (Bennefeld) Selle. She married Merlin I. Bolze on February 6, 1949 in Girard, KS. They were married for 64 years, and raised five sons together before...
Betty A. Fincher
Jan 5, 2018
Betty A. Fincher, 74, of Tecumseh, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018 at a Topeka hospital. She was born September 11, 1943 in Paola, Kansas, the daughter of Earl Joseph and Elsie Marie (Brandt) Pope.Betty graduated from Ottawa High School in 1961 and attended Kansas State University. She was employed by the Kansas Board of Regents where she retired...
Tiffany Renee Montalvo
Jan 4, 2018
Tiffany Renee Montalvo, 31, Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018.Tiffany was born August 3, 1986 in Topeka, the daughter of Becky Allington and Michael Schonhoff. She attended Washburn Rural High School.She was a manager at McDonald's in DeSoto.Tiffany married Adan Montalvo on April 14, 2014 in Laramie, WY. Her husband survives. Other survivors include children, Jayden Berends, Timothy Montalvo;...
Guillermo E. Fuelo
Jan 4, 2018
Guillermo E. "Bill" Fuelo, 94, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018.The family will host a reception and visitation at 11:00 a.m. until service time at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave. A funeral ceremony will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel. Entombment will follow in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery...
Gordon M. Williams
Jan 3, 2018
Gordon M. Williams, 85, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018.He was born February 18, 1932 in Colfax, IN, the son of Merrill and Ruth Williams.Gordon attended Purdue University prior to serving in the U.S. Air Force. Following his service in the Air Force he was employed by AT & SF Railroad for over thirty years. He was an...
Jeffrey Mcclain Hardman
Dec 31, 2017
Jeffrey "Jeff" McClain Hardman (60) returned home to Our Heavenly Father on December 31st, 2017 at Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka, KS. He passed away peacefully after a determined fight with lung and brain cancer. Jeff was born to parents Joseph and Margaret Hardman on April 27th, 1957 in Marion, Oregon at Salem Hospital. Jeff is survived by two...
