Dominic Damon Turkin
Oct 21, 2014
Dominic Damon Turkin, infant son of Damon and Ashly Turkin, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Health Center. Dominic is survived by his parents, Damon and Ashly of Topeka; maternal grandparents, Patrick and Becky Williams of Topeka and Larry and Ronda Auten; paternal grandparents, Carla D. Turkin of Topeka; Rick D. Turkin of Berryton; maternal great-grandparents, Margaret...
Delbert Todd Heath
Oct 21, 2014
Delbert Todd Heath, 85, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014.He was born April 18, 1929 in Topeka, the son of Clarence and Myrtle Faye (Wells) Heath. He was a graduate of Topeka High School. He attended Clark's Business School. Mr. Heath was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company retiring after 40 years of service.He was a life-long...
Marcella Comptonvincent Hillmer
Oct 20, 2014
A precious child of God has returned to her home with her Heavenly Father. Marcella Vincent Hillmer died on October 20, 2014, surrounded by her large, loving family. Cora Marcella was born June 27, 1919, at the Valley Falls home of her parents, Isaac N. and Lydia Marcellus Compton. She had one step-brother, Sidney Compton. Marcye's father died when she...
John Henry Jones
Oct 19, 2014
John Henry Jones, 64, of Topeka, died on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center. John was born on January 22, 1950 in Halls, TN the son of John T. and Johnella (Jacobs) Jones. John served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Vietnam conflict. He was a disabled veteran and resided at Rose Villa...
Lura Lee Dryer
Oct 19, 2014
Lura Lee Dryer, 84, Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014. Lura was born February 10, 1930 in Topeka, the daughter of Emil and Esther (Kasson) Lietz. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1947 and the first class of Stormont-Vail School of Nursing in 1950.She was employed as a Registered Nurse with Stormont-Vail for many years and started the...
Marylin Roberta Yonning
Oct 18, 2014
Marylin Roberta Yonning, 83, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. Born September 19, 1931 in Onaga, Kansas, the daughter of Erwin J.F. and Clara (Matzke) Wegner, she graduated from Onaga High School in 1949.Mrs. Yonning was an office assistant at Kansas State University, retiring after over 35 years, the last 25 years at McCain...
Lt Col(Ret)Daunann Horttor
Oct 16, 2014
Lt Col (Ret) Daun Ann Horttor (USAF)Daun Ann Horttor died at San Antonio, Texas, October 15, 2014. She was born May 13, 1961, in the Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, New York a few hours before her Dad was to take his last and hardest final exam. The first time he saw Daun she was being given a bath...
Marcella K. Anderson
Oct 16, 2014
Marcella K. Anderson, 91, of Topeka, died on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor in Topeka. Marcella was born on September 23, 1923 in Eudora, KS the daughter of Loren and Martha (Peer) Wade. Marcella graduated from Baker University with a degree in accounting and worked for over 38 years for the State of Kanas; she retired in 1988....
Kathleen K. Sinnett
Oct 14, 2014
Kathleen K. Sinnett was born to Lucile and Thomas Allin Keen in Memphis, Tennessee on October 7, 1928. On October 14, 2014, she passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Harvard (Radcliffe) in 1957. Notable career highlights include post-doctoral work at Menninger's Institute in Topeka, and subsequent work on staff as...
Deloris "Dee" Howard
Oct 12, 2014
DeLoris "Dee" Howard, 77, Topeka, lost her long battle with leukemia and went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 12, 2014. Dee was born September 23, 1937 to Edwin and Leota (Wilkins) Thornton. Dee graduated from Seaman High School in 1955. She married John J. Howard on July 20, 1956. John and Dee were blessed with four daughters,...
Torey M. Hicks
Oct 11, 2014
Torey M. (Burton) Hicks, 55, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014.She was born August 6, 1959, in Topeka the daughter of Terry and Leah "Tudy" (Larson) Burton. She was a 1977 Seaman High School graduate and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Washburn University in 1982. Torey was employed by Stormont Vail hospital for 32...
Donna Kayfredrickson Barton
Oct 10, 2014
Donna Kay Fredrickson Barton went to be with the Lord on October 13, 2014, at home surrounded by family. Born on October 1, 1943, in Lindsborg, Kansas, to Kenneth and Lois Fredrickson, Donna was a proud member of the Girl Scouts. She moved to Topeka in 1954, and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1961. It was while working...
Ruth J. Reineman
Oct 10, 2014
Ruth J. Reineman, 62, of Topeka, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014, at Rolling Hills. She was born October 19, 1951, in Austin, Texas, the daughter of Howard and Laura Lee (Weddle) Reineman. Ruth was passionate about the beauty of the world. She admired and appreciated all things related to nature and had studied horticulture and botany. She could identify...
Glen E. Matousek
Oct 10, 2014
Glen Matousek, 92, of Topeka and formerly of Cuba, KS died on Friday, October 10, 2014. Glen was born in Otego, KS to Anton and Millie (Razak) Matousek on May 26, 1922. He graduated from Esbon High School. Glen served his country honorably during World War II in the United States Army/Air Force as an Air Commando "Flying the Hump"...
Teresa Elder Burgess
Oct 7, 2014
Teresa Elder Burgess, 58, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014.She was born July 10, 1956, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Richard and Betty (Reinbold) Elder. Survivors include three sisters, Carolyn Elder, Sharon Eichelberger, Marilyn Murrow. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Richard G. Elder and daughters, Melinda Elder and Lucinda Ridgway. Teresa enjoyed making rugs...
Virginia Lee(Hochstetler) Knight
Oct 6, 2014
Virginia Lee (Hochstetler) Knight, 74, of Topeka, passed away Monday, October 6, 2014.She was born March 8, 1940 in Horton, the daughter of Lloyd Arthur and Edna "Florence" (Sweezey) Hochstetler.She was a graduate of Horton High School and worked for USD 501 at French Middle School. Virginia married Jack Edward Knight on May 27, 1960 in Horton, Kansas. He preceded...
Charles Nelson Henson, Jr.
Oct 3, 2014
Charles Nelson Henson, Jr., 83, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2014. He was born November 14, 1930 in Belleville, Kansas to Charles Nelson and Alice Harbers Henson. He was married to Sally Francis on June 17, 1967 in Topeka. Charles graduated in 1952 from the University of Kansas where he was a member of the Delta Upsilon...
Harue Timmons
Oct 2, 2014
Harue M. Timmons, 89, Topeka, passed away October 2, 2014 at her home. She was born April 7, 1925 in Japan and moved to the United States in the late 1950's when she married U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Herbert L. Timmons. He preceded her in death.She is survived by many life-long friends. Graveside inurnment will be 1:00 pm Wednesday,...
Margaret Whitman
Oct 2, 2014
Margaret "Janice" Whitman, 82, Topeka, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014. Janice was born December 31, 1931 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Ray and Agnes L. (Burney) Elkinton. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1949, from Sterling College and received her Master's in Library Science from Kansas State Teachers College (Emporia State University).She retired as the Library...
Mary F. Miller
Oct 2, 2014
Mary F. Spillman Thomas Miller, 87 of Topeka died Thursday, October 2, 2014.She was born in 1927 to Jacob N. and Flossie Spillman in rural Fredonia, KS. She married Walter E. Thomas in 1951 and lived in the Washington DC area until they divorced in 1973.She moved to Topeka and married William H. Miller in 1976. Survivors include daughters, Leslee...
