Pablo Martinez, Sr.
Jun 25, 2012
Pablo "Paul" Martinez Sr., 73, went to be with Our Lord on the evening of Monday June 25, 2012. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 3, 1938 to Jose R. and Virginia (Estrada) Martinez. In October 1959, he joined the Army and achieved the rank of SGT, honorably discharged in October 1962. He was a parachutist in the...
Laverne A. Falk
Jun 23, 2012
LaVerne Alvin Falk died June 23, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. Born December 9, 1917, in Courtland, Kansas; LaVerne is the son of Victor and Emma Nelson Falk. He married Esther Swank in 1946, later divorced and married Evelyn Burkdoll in 1965. He moved to Topeka in 1961. He worked as a carpenter. LaVerne served in World War II in the...
Helen L. Adams
Jun 22, 2012
Helen Adams, 89, Topeka, passed away June 22, 2012. She was born August 6, 1922, in Overbrook, the daughter of Cecil M. and Ida E. Lutz Krouse. She was a graduate of Overbrook High School and had worked for Copper Craft for 30 years. In 1967, Helen met Floyd Adams, who preceded her in death in 1993. She is survived...
Robert "Garth" Relihan
Jun 19, 2012
Robert "Garth" Relihan, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Eventide Convalescent Center. He was born on August 16, 1930 in Smith County, Kansas to Rex and Thelma (Lannigan) Relihan. Garth was a U.S. Air Force veteran that served during the Korean War. He retired in 1988 as a sheet metal worker with International Association Local...
Harold R. Langworthy
Jun 17, 2012
Harold R. Langworthy, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at a Topeka hospital. Graveside services will be held at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Mount Hope Cemetery. Harold will lie in state after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel where the family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Judith Ann Heithaus
Jun 17, 2012
Judith Ann Heithaus, 72, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012.She was born January 21, 1940 in Topeka, the daughter of Martin Jack and Geraldine Alice "Jerry" (Blankenship) Heithaus. She was a 1958 graduate of Topeka High School with one year of nursing which served her all her life.Mrs. Heithaus owned and operated the The Garage Sale, later named...
Ernest Hastings
Jun 16, 2012
Ernest Hastings,94, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2012. Mr. Hastings is survived by his wife, Virginia. Cremation has been planned, and at this time, there will be no services. Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, Topeka, is handling the arrangements.
Lillian F. Landberg
Jun 15, 2012
Lillian F. Landberg, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2012 at Brewster Place. She was born in Topeka, the daughter of Clinton and Anne Heitman Trosper. Lillian graduated from Topeka High School and attended Strickler's Business College and Washburn University. In her early career, she did secretarial work and for the remainder of her working life, she did...
Maxine Rose Balusek
Jun 14, 2012
Maxine Rose Balusek, 88, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Midland Hospice House surrounded by her family.Maxine was born May 4, 1924 in Denver, CO, the daughter of Francis M. and Sadie M. (Coffey) Mix. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1942.She worked for Jostens Yearbook for 30 years, retiring in 1987.She was a member of...
Judith Mcdowell
Jun 13, 2012
Judy (Phillips) McDowell, of Ward, AR, formerly of Topeka, passed away June 13, 2012. Judy was born December 7, 1936, near Stanbury, MO, daughter of D.H. and Ruth Phillips. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1954. Judy married Erskine McDowell in 1956 and was a devoted stay at home mother and housewife. She was a member of Topeka Eastern...
Donald Allen
Jun 13, 2012
Donald R. Allen, 74, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Don was born February 18, 1938 in Topeka and was employed as a clerk by Santa Fe Railroad for 43 years. He was a member of Walnut View Christian Church. Survivors include sister, Marilyn Shavey; 3 nieces and 1 nephew; and numerous great nieces and nephews. Funeral services...
Denise Kaff
Jun 13, 2012
Denise Susan Land Kaff, 57, of Overbrook, KS passed away, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at KU Medical Center from complications following a sudden stroke.Denise was born March 1, 1955 in Topeka, KS the daughter of James R. and Marilyn G. (Miller) Land. Denise was a lifetime resident of Overbrook, Kansas. She was a graduate of Santa Fe Trail High School....
Marjorie Hunt
Jun 12, 2012
Marjorie "Margie" Hunt, woman of the church, administrative assistant extraordinaire, world traveler, and beloved mother, sister and grandmother, passed away Tuesday, June 12, at the age of 88.Margie is best remembered for her no-nonsense, can-do attitude, her tireless work with the Lowman United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women, and her service to many organizations in Topeka. She was a...
Robert Harr
Jun 10, 2012
Robert "Bob" Allan Harr went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning June 10, 2012, he was 72 years old.Bob was born in Connellesville, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 1939, to his parents LeAnna and Lloyd Harr. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, one sister, and beloved son in law Randy Flanagan who went to be...
Randy Flanagan
Jun 10, 2012
Randy A. Flanagan went to be with the Lord on Sunday evening June 10, 2012, he was 49 years old. Randy was born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 14, 1963, to his parents Marty Pufahl Flanagan and Dennis Flanagan. Randy was preceded in death by his brother Ryan Flanagan, grandparents DeWayne & Bernice Pufahl, Clarence & Francis Flanagan, and beloved...
Martha Walter
Jun 6, 2012
Martha M. Walter, 93, Topeka, passed away June 6, 2012, at McCrite Plaza. She was born August 19, 1918, in Bridgewater, SD, the daughter of Jacob S. and Susanna Hofer Tschetter. Martha was a 1942 graduate of Freeman Academy and had attended Faith Bible School. On March 3, 1944, in Sioux Falls, SD, she married Dr. Solomon F. Walter. Together...
Richard Allen Rindt
Jun 4, 2012
Richard Allen "Rick" Rindt, 65, of Maple Hill, passed away Monday, June 4, 2012.He was born November 28, 1946 in Fort Sill, OK, the son of Waldemar Erhart and Iola Irene (Ozbun) Rindt. He graduated with a degree in Animal Husbandry at the Kansas State University. He was a member of the Kansas State Livestock Judging Team. Rick served in...
Ruth G. Phillips
Jun 4, 2012
Ruth G. Phillips, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born on November 28, 1918 in Dorrance, KS to Floyd Elmer and Ida Grace (Ruby) Willson. She was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church. Ruth is survived by her four children, Jo Ann Boyd of Lee's Summit, Mo; Velma Wells of...
Gary L. Bracken
Jun 2, 2012
Gary Bracken, 62, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2012.Gary was born March 6, 1950 in Topeka, the son of Alfred and Dorothy (Thornton) Bracken. He attended Topeka High School.He worked for Douglas Construction Company, Gene Hahn Masonry, and USD-501 School District as a heavy equipment operator, retiring in 2011.He was a member of the Ford Club, enjoyed restoring...
Carole I. White
Jun 1, 2012
Carole Isabel White, 72, of Topeka, went to meet the Lord on Friday, June 1, 2012, surrounded by her family, after battling cancer for three and a half years.Carole was born April 17, 1940, in Topeka, daughter of Kenneth and Kathryn (McCracken) Moeller. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1958, where she met Jerry Dean White. They were married...
