Delbert "Wayne" Myers
Jun 19, 2015
Delbert "Wayne" Myers, 83, Topeka, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015 at Midland Hospice House.Wayne was born June 5, 1932 in Horton, the son of H. J. and Mable (Ambrosier) Myers. He graduated from Horton High School, the University of Kansas and received his Education Specialist degree from Emporia State University.He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean...
Robert Gaines Menninger
Jun 18, 2015
Robert Gaines Menninger died at Stormont-Vail Medical Center on June 18, 2015.He was born on June16, 1922 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Karl and Grace Gaines Menninger. He received his bachelors degree from the University of Kansas in 1948 and his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in Rochester, New York in 1952. He also...
William "Bill" Spencer
Jun 18, 2015
William "Bill" Spencer, 89, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Oakley Place.Bill was born March 22, 1926, in Kansas City, MO, to Erwin and Edith Spencer. He graduated from East High School in Kansas City and the University of Missouri with a BA in engineering. Bill began his telephone career with Southwestern Bell in 1948 as a Junior Engineer...
M. Maureen Marcy
Jun 16, 2015
M. Maureen Marcy, 93, passed away on June 16, 2015. Maureen was born to Ray F. and Rebecca Marie (Addington) Deever on January 31, 1922. She graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University, where she pledged Alpha Phi, and recently became a 75 year member. She married Ernest R. "Ernie" Marcy on January 16, 1943, in Phoenix, Arizona,...
Dorothy M. Richardson
Jun 14, 2015
Dorothy M. Richardson, 91, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015, surrounded by her loving family.Dorothy was born October 3, 1923, in Gridley, KS, to Mitchel and Ethel Osborn. She graduated from Gridley High School and attended Emporia State Teacher's College. In 1943 she traveled by train to Eureka, CA, where she married Dale Richardson on April 30th. Dorothy was a...
Marveen A. Kinyon
Jun 13, 2015
Marveen A. Kinyon, 89, Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor.Marveen was born October 31, 1925 in Carbondale, the daughter of Martin L. and Elizabeth (Forbes) Engler. She attended schools in Carbondale and graduated from Topeka High School.She was employed at Santa Fe, Fairlawn Plaza Bank and Kinyon Distributing Company, a family business.She enjoyed traveling throughout the...
Kenneth E. Norton, Jr.
Jun 11, 2015
Kenneth E. Norton, Jr., 76, Topeka, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015.He was born September 5, 1938, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Kenneth and Laura (Gill) Norton. Kenneth graduated from Topeka High School in 1956. He was a freight carman for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for 43 years, retiring on September 1, 2000.Kenneth was a member of the...
Hervey Wright, Jr.
Jun 11, 2015
Hervey Wright, Jr., 88, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015. He was born January 8, 1927, in Topeka, the son of Hervey and Sicily (Allison) Wright.Hervey was a graduate of Topeka High School and Kansas State University and partial owner of Vanguard Concrete Products. He served in the United States Navy during WWII. He was a long-time member...
Kay Marie Kemp
Jun 8, 2015
Kay Marie Kemp, 51, of Topeka, died on Monday, June 8, 2015 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born on November 10, 1963 in Sands, Michigan to Victor P. and Della L. Evenson. She has been a Topeka native since she was 5 years old and graduated from Topeka West High School in 1982.Kay was...
Darrel "Tubby" Hunt
Jun 8, 2015
Darrel "Tubby" Hunt, 78, Topeka, passed away Monday, June 8, 2015.He was born March 3, 1937, in Waverly, Kansas, the son of Vance and Lulu (Hess) Hunt. He graduated from Highland Park High School.Darrel was a union glazier, retiring after 53 years. He was a member of the local glazier's union. He and his wife were one of five couples...
Larry G. Kroth
Jun 5, 2015
Larry G. Kroth, 77, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015, at his home.Larry was born October 8, 1937, in Soldier, KS, to Walter Evan and Mabel Ester (Gibson) Kroth. He graduated in 1955 from Holton High School. Larry served in the US Navy for four years and retired from BNSF after 40 years.He is survived by his loving wife, Hazel...
Mary Wasson
Jun 2, 2015
Mary Wasson, 89, Lawrence, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015.Mary was born January 13, 1926 in Topeka, the daughter of Paul and Inez Moser. She graduated from Topeka High School and Washburn University with a B.A. degree.She was employed as the Director of Internal Affairs with the Kansas-National Education Association for 30 years, retiring in 1996.Survivors include son, Chip (Elizabeth...
James L. Maloney
Jun 2, 2015
James L. Maloney, 91, of Topeka, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. James was born on July 6, 1923 in Casper, WY. He was a graduate of the University of Kansas. James was married to Barbara Rigby on November 14, 1942 in Topeka; she preceded him in death on December 22, 2013. He worked...
Verne Horne
Jun 1, 2015
Verne "B" Horne, 94, passed away on June 1, 2015, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Born in 1921, she grew up on a farm in Illinois surrounded by a large extended family. She started her career after college as a librarian at Evanston Township High School in 1943, where she met James B. Horne, then a senior, who would...
Frances E. Jipp
Jun 1, 2015
Frances E. Jipp of Topeka, KS went to be with her one and only, Jay Jipp, on Monday, June 1, 2015 with her daughter Jo at her side. Frances was born in Iowa and was raised in Ashland, NE where she met and married Jay Jipp. Jay and Frances enjoyed traveling and camping extensively in Southern Colorado and New Mexico....
Viola Ruth Rahberg
May 31, 2015
Viola Ruth "Vi" Rahberg, 88, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015, in Rochester, MN.Vi was born December 2, 1926, in Topeka, KS, to Herbert and Martha (Lamberson) Stephens. She graduated from Topeka High school in 1945 and was employed as a teller at Capitol Federal Savings Bank. Vi married Kenneth D. Rahberg on May 10, 1951. She was a fulltime...
Irene C. Wendt
May 31, 2015
Irene C. Wendt, 96, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015.Irene was born October 22, 1918, in Clay Center, KS, to Clarence and Hannah (Shutt) Alstrom. She married Raymond Wendt on January 25, 1942. Irene worked for Hallmark and retired from the State of Kansas. She was a long-time member of Quivira Heights Church of Christ.A memorial ceremony will be held...
Raymond A. Mitchell
May 29, 2015
Raymond A. Mitchell, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. He was born February 20, 1921 in Topeka, KS, the son of Dudley M. and Opal B. Strickler Mitchell. Raymond attended Hutchinson High School. He was an Army Veteran of WWII. He resided in Topeka since 1991. Raymond was employed as a...
Delpha R. Hart
May 28, 2015
Delpha R. Hart, 68, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born August 21, 1946 in Topeka, the daughter of Verl and Eunice Nincehelser. Delpha graduated from Highland Park High School. She was employed by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas for 39 years before retiring in 2000. Delpha...
Mary Frances Law
May 28, 2015
Mary Frances Law, 88, Lawrence,Kansas, formerly of Graham, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 surrounded by her children.She was born September 21, 1926, in Kennett, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Thomas and Ruby Mozell (Crutchfield) Paul. She graduated from Kennett High School in 1944 and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri in 1949, where she...
