Lee Blanck
May 28, 2016
Lee A. Blanck, 86, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at a Topeka hospital. Lee married Arlene J. Kratochvil on June 15, 1963 at the First Presbyterian Church in Topeka. She preceded him in death on January 24, 2000. He was born March 31, 1930 on the family farm near Lamont, the son of Silas Frederick and Mabel...
Christine Virginia(Lea) Gaston
May 28, 2016
Christine Virginia (Lea) Gaston, 91, Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016. She was born August 18, 1924 in Conway, Arkansas, the daughter of James and Beryl (Patton) Lea.As a military wife, Christine lived in numerous places and never met a stranger. She enjoyed gardening, shopping and her favorite hobby was playing bridge with numerous groups. She was a member...
Alice M. Derry
May 25, 2016
Alice M. Derry, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. She was born February 3, 1940 in Manhattan, KS, the daughter of Nils and Nelma (Springer) Rignell.Alice graduated from St. George High School in 1958. Alice was employed by the State of Kansas for 41 years before retiring 2002.Alice married Leroy Burton. He preceded her in death...
James M. Shields
May 25, 2016
James M. Shields, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016. He was born November 22, 1936 near Havensville, Kansas, to the late Ed and Anna (Gunther) Shields. James was raised in the Coal Creek Community, north of Onaga. He graduated from Corning High School and was a long-time member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. James proudly served...
Frank O. Galbraith
May 20, 2016
Frank O. Galbraith, age 96, of Topeka, passed away at home May 20, 2016 surrounded by family. He was born September 25, 1919 in Topeka, Kansas, son of Alfred and Edith Galbraith. Frank worked at his uncle Frank Warren's grocery store until the start of World War II. He proudly served his country in the Armed Guard branch of the...
Donald L. Van Dam
May 20, 2016
Donald L. Van Dam, 85, of Topeka, passed away May 20, 2016.He was born February 15, 1931, in LaHarpe, Kansas, to James and Opal Fulkerson Van Dam. Don was employed at Mitchell Motor Co. in Iola before going to the Marine Corps in Barstow, California. After the military, he worked at General Motors BOP in Kansas City and later a...
Arthur E. Fletcher
May 16, 2016
Arthur E. Fletcher Sr., 91, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016.He was born January 23, 1925 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Jess and Lula Fletcher. Art attended Topeka High School and later served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He was employed by the Pipe Fitters/Welders Union Local 165 for 52 years, retiring in 1990.Art enjoyed...
Philip B. Menninger
May 10, 2016
Philip B. Menninger, 87, Topeka, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 10, 2016. He was born September 22, 1928, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of William and Catharine (Wright) Menninger. He graduated with a Bachelor's of Business Administration from Washburn University and was a member of Alpha Delta Fraternity.He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War. He was...
James Lewis
May 10, 2016
James Baxter Lewis, 92, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Midland Hospice House.Jim was born April 13, 1924 in Topeka, the son of Ralph E. and Willo M. (Bockoven) Lewis. He attended Gage Elementary, Boswell Junior High and Topeka High Schools. He graduated from Washburn University in 1949.Jim served in the U. S. Army during World War II.He...
Wanda Beaudette Barnes
May 8, 2016
Wanda Beaudette Barnes, 89, of Lawrence, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016.She was born February 26, 1927, in Fort Dodge, Kansas, the daughter of Earl and Viola (Rea) Myer. She graduated from Dodge City Sr. High School. She began work with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Dodge City, later transferring to Wellington, Kansas for 9 years and...
Timothy Ray Wright
May 8, 2016
Timothy Ray "Tim" Wright, 61, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016, at his home.Tim was born June 26, 1954, in Emporia, KS, to Emmett and Beverly (Dow) Wright. He joined the Navy after high school and was stationed aboard the USS Paul. For 29 years he worked for the State of Kansas as a construction supervisor. Tim was active in...
Merlin F. Ice
May 8, 2016
Merlin F. Ice, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016. He was born April 23, 1933 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Fred D. and Ella G. (McCaig) Ice. Walter and Pauline Stogsdill were his foster parents.Merlin graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1951. He was an Army Veteran during the Korean War. Merlin was employed...
Patricia June Mcewan
May 8, 2016
Patricia June McEwan, 93, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016.She was born September 7, 1922, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Martin C. and Louise A. (Rupp) O'Connell. Patricia married John W. McEwan on May 6, 1943 in Topeka. He preceded her in death on November 1, 1975.Pat was a 50+ year member of Crestview United Methodist Church....
Fred B. Mcconnell, Iii
May 5, 2016
Fred Benson McConnell, III, 68, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016.He was born November 8, 1947 in Topeka, the son of Fred Benson and Mary Bridget (Kennedy) McConnell. He was 1965 graduate of Hayden High School. Fred was employed by Torgeson Electric for 7 years and retired from TARC after 27 years on May 1, 2016. Fred married...
Maxine Marie Lovorn
May 5, 2016
Maxine Marie Lovorn, 93, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Midland Hospice House.Maxine was born June 5, 1922, in Belton, TX, to Curtis and Ruby (Smith) Latham. Maxine married Roy T. Lovorn on November 5, 1938, in Belton, TX. She was a past member of the First Baptist Belton in TX and was currently a member of First Southern...
Johnette Payne
May 5, 2016
JOHNETTE PAYNEJohnette Fleetwood Payne,88, died on Thursday, May 5 atAldersgate Village. Johnie was born on May 15,1927 in Wichita, Kansas,daughter of John and Katherine Fleetwood. She graduated from WichitaEast High School and attended Washington University in St. Louis,where she met Jack Payne. They married and had two children, Carey Ann(Gregg) Van Sickle of Topeka, Kansas and Mark (Shirley) Payne ofHouston,...
Earlene Rucker
May 2, 2016
Earlene Carnes Rucker of Topeka died peacefully in her sleep on May 2, 2016. She was born Mary Earlene Carnes on a farm near Jamestown, Kentucky on August 4, 1924. She was the third child and only daughter of Chester Carnes and Mary (Pierce) Carnes. She lived in Kentucky until her marriage to John B. Rucker in May of 1948....
George W. Compton
May 2, 2016
George W. Compton, 94, Hutchinson, formerly of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016.He was born September 2, 1921, in Sarton, West Virginia, the son of Elbert and Cordia (Weikle) Compton.George married Eleanor L. Carlson on November 10, 1945, in Topeka. She preceded him in death on August 10, 2000. George was co-founder and director of the Bethany Ranch...
Helen Williams
May 1, 2016
Helen M. Williams, 83, Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016.Helen was born September 10, 1932 in Maryville, MO, the daughter of John A. and Mildred I. (Lemon) Hiatt. She graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1951.She moved to Topeka in 1956 and was a secretary in Governor Fred Hall's office. For the next 30 years, she was a secretary/legal...
Marcella D. Eschenburg
May 1, 2016
Marcella D. Eschenburg, 91, Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Brewster Place. She was born April 11, 1925 in Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Myrtle Driscoll.Marcella was raised in Topeka, the youngest of twelve children and graduated from Hayden Catholic High School. She was employed by Kansas Power and Light and later worked for McEachron Elementary School....
