Kenneth A. Bowen
Jun 11, 2014
Kenneth A. Bowen, 47, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014.He was born December 13, 1966 in Mishawaka, Indiana, the son of Richard Lee and Cheryl Ann (McNeely) Bowen. He was a graduate of Washburn Rural High School.Ken was employed by Custom Tree Care, Inc. of Topeka.Ken married Teresa K. James on June 19, 1993 in Logansport, IN. She...
Mary L. Larson
Jun 8, 2014
Mary Loretta (Thompson) Larson, 80, was born on December 18, 1933, in Goodland, Kansas, to Juanita Frances (McDill) and Leonard A. Thompson. She departed this life on June 8, 2014, at Midland Hospice in Topeka.Mary was educated in the Goodland schools, attended the University of Kansas, and graduated from Fort Hays State University with a degree in speech education. She...
Franke A. Stickley
Jun 7, 2014
Franke Stickley, 86, died on June 7, 2014. Born in Junction City to Ella and Franklin Shane, Franke was stricken with polio in 1948. For those who had the privilege of knowing Franke, she lived her vibrant life from a wheelchair and was an amazing woman who rose to any challenge. Her beautiful spirit is what will be remembered. In...
George Knatt
Jun 6, 2014
George Knatt, 67, of Topeka, died on Friday, June 6, 2014. George was born on September 19, 1946 in New Iberia, LA to Foreman and Mary (Davis) Knatt. He graduated from Jonas Henderson High School in 1964 and served his country honorably as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force Military Police during the Vietnam conflict. He worked for...
Frances C. Bearce
Jun 6, 2014
Frances C. Bearce, 97, of Topeka died on Friday, June 6, 2014. Frances was born on April 9, 1917 in Topeka to Frank J. and Clara O. (Christel) Dreyer. She graduated from Topeka High School and Strickler's Business School. She was married to Karl Bearce on April 14, 1946 in Topeka; he preceded her in death on December 25, 2000....
Frances Jenkins
Jun 1, 2014
Frances Jenkins, 95, of Topeka, died on Sunday, June 1, 2014. She was born on November 5, 1918 to Albert and Minnie (Miller) Kersten in Marysville, KS. Survivors include her two sisters, Maggie Eddy of Topeka and Allene Rhodes of Marysville as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Lowell Jenkins, her parents,...
Bill Z Scanland
Jun 1, 2014
Bill Z Scanland, 70, Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Midland Hospice House. Bill was born March 22, 1944 in Holton, the son of Perry M. and Dorothy E. (Moore) Scanland. He graduated from Butler High School in Huntsville, AL and attended both Kansas State and Washburn University.Bill served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1965-1968. Later he...
Loren Francis Hladky
May 31, 2014
Loren Francis Hladky, born in Delia, Kansas and lived for 94 years and 365 days, passing May 31. The seventh child of Charles and Anna (Macha) Hladky with four younger siblings. He graduated from Delia High School in1938 and went into the Kansas National Guard in 1939. With the war breaking out Europe he enlisted in the regular Army in...
Loyality Renee' Nelson
May 30, 2014
Loyality Renee' NelsonLoyality Renee' Nelson, was stillborn, Friday, May 30, 2014, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center.Surviving are her parents, Diamond Renee' Hoskins and Gary Wayne Nelson III, and her sister: Ey'Honesty Shabra Nelson of the home, Topeka, Kansas; grandparents: Gary Wayne Nelson, Jr., Rachele Anne Nelson, Tanesha Nicole Goode Martinez, and Tommie Lee Hoskins, Sr., all of Topeka; great-grandparents: Gary...
Julie L. Hayes
May 30, 2014
Julie L. Hayes, 50, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Julie was born October 22, 1963, in Junction City, KS, daughter of Roger and Helen (Shane) Hayes. Her family moved to Topeka in 1968. She attended school at Topeka Education Center. Julie worked at TARC Industries and resided at Sheltered Living, Inc.She enjoyed participating in...
Martha W. Carithers
May 29, 2014
Martha W. Carithers, 87, of Topeka, died on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Topeka. She was born in Topeka, on February 25, 1927, the daughter of Robert L. and Ruth Kaster Webb.Martha graduated from Topeka High School in 1944 and from Antioch College in 1949. With Antioch's cooperative program, she worked in human relations offices in Chicago and Boston. After...
Joe H. Landon
May 27, 2014
Joe Harley Landon, age 80, of West Fork, Arkansas, died in the loving hands of his children, Tuesday, May 27, 2014 in West Fork. He was born February 14, 1934 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Clarence Harley and Emily Griffith Landon. He was preceded in death in 2006 by his wife of 50 years, Charlotte Landon and a son,...
Ignacio Esic Rodriguez
May 27, 2014
Ignacio Esic Rodriguez, 97, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014.He was born July 30, 1916, in Cebu City, Philippines, the son of Alfonso and Fabiana (Esic) Rodriguez. Ignacio married Filomena Lecera in Cebu City, Philippines. He was a farmer. In April 1993, Ignacio became U.S. citizen.Mr. Rodriguez was a member of the St. Matthew Catholic Church.Ignacio was employed for...
Betty Kensett Edgar
May 26, 2014
Cora Elizabeth (Betty) Kensett was born on March 3, 1927 in Sabetha, Kansas. Her father, James W. Kensett, Sr., was a school principal, and her mother, Cora Kensett (née Rose), was a sometimes teacher for the public schools. She also taught piano and sang professionally. Betty had a brother Dr. James W. Jr. three years her senior. After a change...
Dr. Williamr. Roy
May 26, 2014
William Robert Roy, MD, 1926-2014William Robert Roy, 88, Topeka, KS, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014, at Stormont Vail Hospital in the presence of family members.Bill was born February 23, 1926, in Bloomington, IL, to Elmer Javan Roy and Edna Blanche Foley, who preceded him in death. Bill married Jane Twining Osterhoudt of Bloomington, IL, on September 7, 1947. They...
Roy Eugene Sudduth
May 24, 2014
Roy Eugene Sudduth, 81, Topeka passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at a Topeka hospital. He was born October 13, 1932 in Topeka to Napoleon and Marie Payne Sudduth. Roy worked for many years at the Purple Cow restaurant at 9th and Kansas Ave. in Topeka. He grew up in the Church of God, which his grandparents had founded, and...
Robert Jennings Varney
May 23, 2014
Robert Jennings Varney, 84, of Topeka, died on Friday, May 23, 2014 at a Topeka hospital.Bob was born on July 10, 1929 in Ragland, West Virginia to James A. and Tessie Mae Varney, who preceded him in death. In 1952, he was married to his beloved Beverly Ann Weber and together they raised their 3 very active sons, William E....
Katharine "Delphine" Catron
May 21, 2014
Katharine "Delphine" Catron, 93, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014. She was born October 21, 1920, in Valley Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Alice (Irwin) Rolin.Delphine was a data recorder for Blue Cross & Blue Shield for 20 years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of the East Side Baptist Church for over 65 years.On...
Angela Marie Nicholas
May 19, 2014
Angela Marie Nicholas, 25, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014.She was born February 6, 1989 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Stanley L. and Sandra (Moses) Nicholas. Survivors include a daughter, Madison Benfer, MO; a son, Evan Nicholas, MO; her parents, Stanley Nicholas, Topeka, Sandra Moses of Parkville, MO; six sisters, Melissa, Amanda and Elizabeth Nicholas all of...
J.W. "Bill" Mcandrew
May 19, 2014
J.W. (Bill) McAndrew, 88, of Wichita, formerly of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014.Mr. McAndrew was born in Midland, PA, and attended Lincoln High School before joining the Navy as a corpsman during World War II and in the Korean War. He met his wife, Dorothy, while on a trip to Chicago for a friend's wedding, and fell in...
