Larry W. Cutsinger
Mar 14, 2023
Larry Wayne Cutsinger, 74, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023.He was born April 27, 1948, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Everett and Vera (Burress) Cutsinger. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School. He worked for M. Katch and Company as a scrapyard supervisor and owned and managed numerous rental properties.Larry was a jack of all trades and...
Gayle L. Vernon
Mar 12, 2023
Gayle L. Vernon, 92, of Topeka passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023.He was born May 9, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Louis and Pearl (Wright) Vernon. He attended a one room schoolhouse in Pauline, Kansas and graduated from Washburn Rural High School. The first in his family to go to college, he graduated from Kansas State University with...
Eileen Metzler
Mar 11, 2023
Eileen May (Olson) Metzler, 97, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023 in Topeka, KSEileen was born on April 27, 1926 to Lewis Olson and Delia Lagoo in International Falls, MN.She married Raymond (Shorty) Metzler in Vancouver, WA on May 11,1945. Shortly thereafter they moved to Topeka to start a family. They welcomed four children; Linda, Jerry, Cheryl and Susan.Eileen grew...
Carmon C. Mcghee
Mar 11, 2023
Carmon "Mac" McGhee, 85, of Denison, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023.He was born October 24, 1937, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Louis and May (Garrett) Bowman. He attended Burlington High School. Mac joined the United States Navy when he was 17. He stationed on several Naval Ships, including USS Bolster, USS Hancock and USS Bonhomme Richard. He served...
Delores Irene Kneisel
Mar 8, 2023
Delores Kneisel, 89, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023.She was born November 18, 1933, in Horton, Kansas, the daughter of Phillip and Lillian (Moddelmog) Kneisel.Survivors include three sisters, and a niece. She was preceded in death by her Parents and three sisters.A Funeral Ceremony will be 2:00 pm., Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran...
Percy Dwayne Powell
Mar 7, 2023
Percy Powell, 78, of Topeka, Kansas passed away March 7, 2023 at home surrounded by his family after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born in Brownsville, TN to Percy Powell Sr and Opal Marshall on July 28, 1944. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and Brownsville, TN. His family moved to Topeka in 1960, his forever home....
Bette Bossler
Mar 3, 2023
Bette Louise Bossler, 98, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023.She was born December 24, 1924, in McPherson, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob and Bessie (Weible) Schlotthauer. She grew up in Hutchinson, Kansas, graduated from Hutchinson High School, attended Hutchinson Junior College and graduated from Kansas State University. After graduation, Bette worked as a social worker in Shawnee County...
Joyce L. Markham
Mar 3, 2023
Joyce Lee (Ginder) Markham, 74, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023.She was born July 16, 1948, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Jack and Mabel (Sayler) Ginder. She graduated from Seaman High School in 1966 and attended a summer Spanish program at Ibero Universidad in Mexico City, Mexico in 1969. She graduated from Washburn University in 1971 with...
Jim Freel
Mar 3, 2023
Jim Freel passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023. He was born on February 27, 1923, the son of James and Ruby (Bixby) Freel.Jim attended Topeka schools and graduated from Topeka High School in May of 1941. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on February 1, 1943. He attended the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at San Diego, California...
Valerie Jane Pritchard Maloney
Mar 2, 2023
Valerie Jane Pritchard Maloney, age 60, died of cancer on March 2, 2023, in Independence, MO. She is survived by her husband, Jeff Maloney, sons Samuel (Sam) and Jesse, and siblings Jim Pritchard, Ann Duffy, Cindy Stafford, Michelle Stafford, Susan Stafford, and Tracy Maloney.Born and raised in Topeka, KS, Valerie went on to graduate from Washburn University with a full...
Marjorie Louise Underhill
Mar 2, 2023
Marjorie Louise (Schaffer) Underhill, 85, of Topeka, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Lexington Park Health and Rehab, after a short illness.She was born July 28, 1937, in Cassoday, Kansas, to Byron Schaffer and Peggy (Cornwall) Shaffer. Marjorie's mother, Peggy, later married Wayne Manka. She graduated from Cassoday High School. Marjorie (Marge) married Dale Loren Underhill on June...
Douglass Bernard Johnson
Feb 24, 2023
Douglass Bernard Johnson passed away peacefully on February 24, 2023, at his home in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. He was born on March 26, 1952, to the late Joe Dell Johnson and Emmy Lou (Milner) Johnson Thorp, in Salina, Kansas. He is survived by his wife, Becky Johnson, children Melissa (Tom) Randles, Auburn, Kansas; Joe Johnson, Great Lakes, Illinois; Doug...
Marilyn Joyce Young
Feb 23, 2023
Marilyn Joyce Young, 86, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023 in Brownsville, Texas. She worked over 40 years at Menninger's. She is survived by her husband, Dean Young of the home. They were married August 7, 1955 in New Market, Iowa at the United Methodist Church. Cremation is planned and no services are set at this time. To leave...
Daniel L. Younger
Feb 22, 2023
Daniel Lee Younger, 70, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at a local hospital.Dan was born November 10, 1952 in Hays, KS, the son of Walter and Alexia (Staab) Younger. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1970 and attended Washburn University.He was a Sherman Driver in the U.S. Army stationed in Boeblingen, Germany; assigned to the First...
Barbara Jo (Hayden) King
Feb 20, 2023
Barbara Jo (Hayden) King, 68, of Topeka, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023.She was born October 12, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Emerson and Shirley (Crabb) Hayden. She graduated from Larned High School in 1972 and attended Barton County Community College.Barbara was a florist at Burns Floral and later Sam's Club. She also worked at KNI for 10...
Phyllis C. Couch
Feb 20, 2023
Phyllis C. Couch, 86, of Topeka, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023.She was born November 2, 1936, in Hollis, Kansas to Fay and Marie "Faye" Smith. Phyllis was later adopted by Roy and Zella Norris. She graduated from Kingman High School, Kingman, Kansas in 1955. After graduation, she attended the College of Emporia on a Voice Scholarship and Clark's School...
Mary Lynn Menninger-Corder
Feb 18, 2023
Dr. Mary Lynn Menninger-Corder of Topeka passed away on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 at the age of 72.She was born October 11th, 1950 in Palo Alto, California, the daughter of Reginald and Mary Corder. She attended Grace Davis High School in Modesto, CA. Mary earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Washburn University (1978) and her Doctor of Philosophy...
Alyssa Lee
Feb 18, 2023
Alyssa Marie Lee, 16, of Carbondale, passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 17, 2023. She was born August 29, 2006, in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Mason) Lee. Alyssa was a junior at Santa Fe High School, where she was very excited to be dually enrolled at Allen County Community College. She was planning a career in the...
Karen L. Franklin
Feb 18, 2023
Karen Lynn (Holland) Franklin, 79, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023.She was born December 8, 1943, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, the daughter of Dick Dempsey and Velma Toncha (Fry) Holland. She was a graduate of Salina High School and received a bachelor's degree in microbiology from the University of Kansas.Karen was employed as a microbiologist in the bacteriology lab...
Randy C Payne Sr.
Feb 17, 2023
Randy C Payne, Sr, 74, of Ozawkie, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023.He was born January 6, 1949, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Cecil and Helen (Fahringer) Payne. He graduated from Highland Park High School and served in Army from 1968-1970 in Baumholder, Germany as a lineman and field wireman. He worked at Sunflower Army Ammunitions Plant from 1967-1970...
