Eileen Roe
Aug 17, 2017
Eileen Roe, 96, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at a local hospital. She was born on November 2, 1920 in Worcester, England to William and Winifred (Evans) Cooke. She met her husband, James Roe, at a USO dance in Worcester, England during WWII. They were married on March 17, 1945 in Worcester. She came to Topeka...
Richard Lee Douglass
Aug 16, 2017
Richard Lee "Dick" Douglass, 75, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Midland Hospice House.Dick was born October 11, 1941, in Topeka, KS, to Richard Wayne and Norma Jean (York) Douglass. He graduated from Curtis Junior High and Topeka High School in 1960. Dick married Linda Louise Sicks on May 13, 1967, in Topeka, KS. Together they had two daughters....
John A. Woody
Aug 14, 2017
John A. Woody, 89, Topeka, entered into eternity on Monday, August 14, 2017 at Midland Hospice House.John was born December 27, 1927 in Salina, Kansas, the son of Carl and Ruth (Russell) Woody. He graduated from Hunter High School in Hunter, KS in 1945 and from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1952.He served in the U.S. Navy during World...
Donna Joann (Porter) Hartzell
Aug 9, 2017
Donna JoAnn (Porter) Hartzell, 84, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August, 9, 2017, at Brookside Manor Nursing Facility, Overbrook.Donna was born November 3, 1932, in York Township, Steuben County, IN, to Andrew Floyd and Luana (Blackman) Porter. She graduated from Metz High School in 1951. She married Rex Hartzell on June 19, 1960, in Metz, IN. Together they had three...
Robert L. Grienke
Aug 8, 2017
Robert L. Grienke, 85, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017.He was born January 9, 1932, in, Paxico, Kansas, the son of Gus and Euvera (Butifish) Grienke.Robert was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict.He was a truck driver for Wilson's Freight, retiring after over 29 years. After he retired, he owned and operated Guarantee Tree Service and...
Gertrude E. Calderwood
Aug 6, 2017
Gertrude "Gertie" Calderwood, 92, Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017.She was born January 9, 1925, in Reserve, Kansas, the daughter of Sperry, Sr. and Mabel (Squires) Craig. She graduated from Topeka High School and Clark's Business College.Gertie was employed by Santa Fe Railroad, retiring in 1987.She was a member of First Baptist Church, Shriner's Ladies Golf Club, lifetime member...
Marcia Ann (Mccue) Hemphill
Aug 5, 2017
Marcia Ann (McCue) Hemphill, 87, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Midland Hospice. Marcia was born December 3, 1929, in Topeka, KS, to Howard and Blanche (Larson) McCue. She attended Randolph and Potwin Elementary Schools, Roosevelt and Boswell Junior High Schools, and Topeka High School, graduating in 1947.She then attended Kansas State where she joined Chi Omega Sorority. After...
Lesa M. Massey
Aug 5, 2017
Lesa M. Massey, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at a Topeka hospital. She was born December 7, 1935 in Lindsborg, Kansas, the daughter of Roy E. and Lillian A. (Anderson) Bonar.Lesa graduated from Alta Vista High School. She had resided in Topeka since 1954. She was employed by the Topeka Police Department. She was a...
William T. Slider
Aug 4, 2017
William T. "Bill" Slider, 72, West River, MD, born to Charles and Beulah Slider, December 14, 1944, in Lyons, Kansas, died August 4, 2017, in Annapolis, MD area hospice. He was a graduate of Lyons High School where he held lead parts in plays, played drums in a dance band, and edited the high school newspaper. He graduated from the...
Doris Jean Ireland
Aug 3, 2017
Doris Jean Ireland, 70, of Topeka, passed away Thursday August 3, 2017.She was born March 9th,1947 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles J. and Doris A. (Shuberg) Sheetz. She is survived by her four children, Brian C. Ireland of Brooklyn, NY, Nancy E. Ireland of Manhattan, KS, John T. Ireland of Topeka, KS, and Jeffrey N. Ireland of Portland, OR;...
Donna Leigh Brandon
Aug 2, 2017
Donna Leigh Brandon, 58, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Stormont Vail Health Center.Donna was born March 23, 1959, in Dyer, TN, to Dale and Eleanor Cox.She is survived by her three daughters, Dian Miller, Laura Miller, and Jamie VonPertz; and five grandchildren, Stephaun, Heaven, Trevor, Marquez, and Camren.A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 7,...
William M. Leeds
Jul 31, 2017
Dr. William "Bill" Leeds, 61, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017.He was born October 17, 1955, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Bill is the son of Joseph Leeds and Ruth Leeds (nee Susser). After graduating from Florida State University he attended Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Leeds founded Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine in 1999, where...
Orville Herbert Moore
Jul 31, 2017
Orville Herbert "Red" Moore, 86, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017, at Stormont Vail Health Center.Red was born June 30, 1931, in Luther, MI, to Orville and Myrtle (Bartlett) Moore. He was the youngest of several brothers and sisters who have preceded him in death. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. At the age of 17, he enlisted into the...
Norma Irene Risley
Jul 28, 2017
Norma Irene Risley 91 passed away on July 28th 2017 in Topeka Kansas. She was born on July 6, 1926 in Topeka, KS. She went to Topeka high school. She married Silas P Risley JR. in 1944 they had 4 beautiful children. she is survived by 3.. Serena Pierce (Topeka), best daughter in the world and 13 year caretaker, Silas...
Janet E. Morris
Jul 28, 2017
Janet E. Morris, 75, Topeka, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 at a local care center.Janet was born January 2, 1942 in Topeka, the daughter of Robert A. and Dorothy L. (Hunt) Barr. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1960 and from Clark's School of Business in 1961.She was employed as the Bookkeeper and Office Manager at Vic...
Robert E. Balzer
Jul 24, 2017
Robert E. Balzer, 90, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017.He was born July 19, 1927 in Hutchinson, KS, the son of Isaac H. and Tena E. Balzer.Robert married Bernita Loemker on September 4, 1960. She survives.Other survivors include his daughters, Denise Balzer (fiance Lance Litton) of Gardner, KS, and Beth (Tobin) Ortstadt of Wichita and grandchildren Katarina and...
Sarah (Galbraith) Fisher
Jul 23, 2017
Sarah Jeanette (Galbraith) Fisher, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017.Sarah was born to the Reverend Howard and Rose (Valdez) Galbraith on October 27, 1929 in North Holston, Virginia. The family resided in Topeka during her childhood. In her youth, she was known for her lovely singing voice and Western yodel. Bright, beautiful and artistic, she enjoyed...
Glenwood C. Henderson
Jul 19, 2017
Glen Henderson (93) passed away at his home in Topeka on July 19, 2017. Glen was born on August 1, 1923 in Topeka, son of Everett Guy and Pearl Madge (Duncan). Glen grew up in Topeka attending Quinton Heights Elementary School, Crane Junior High, and graduated from Topeka High in 1941. He met his future wife Mary Furgason in the...
Harold R. Tebbutt
Jul 17, 2017
Harold R. Tebbutt, 78, Topeka, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017.He was born February 14, 1939, in Frankfort, Kansas, the son of George and Elinore (Lindsay) Tebbutt. He graduated from Marysville High School and attended Washburn University.Harold was the manager of the parts department at John Hoffer Chrysler Jeep, retiring in 2004.He was a member of Lowman United Methodist Church.Harold...
Constance Ann Smith
Jul 17, 2017
Constance Ann Smith "Connie", as she was affectionately known, age 85, was born February 25, 1932 inClovis, NM to Everett K. (E.K.) & Louise B. (Martin) Smith, and passed away from complications ofParkinson's disease July 17, 2017 at Brewster Health Care Facility, Topeka, KS.The family moved to a farm near Hartford, KS when she was about 3 years old along...
