Col. A. Krull
Aug 21, 2022
COL. (Ret.) Harley Alton Krull, 84, of Berryton, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022, in Topeka, Ks. He was born February 4, 1938, in Parker, South Dakota, the son of Harvey and Katheryne (Gottschalk) Krull. He grew up on the family farm and from there his love for country living flourished. Harley was destined to be a successful business man....
Lona May"Terry" Hafling
Aug 20, 2022
Lona May "Terry" Hafling, 99, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born in Abilene, Kansas on June 2, 1923 to Iva and Oscar Erich. She was married to Elmer Hafling for 49 years. He preceded her in death in 1997. They lived in numerous places throughout the Midwest and Southwest as...
Wayne Allen Cottril
Aug 19, 2022
Wayne Cottril, 87, passed away on August 19, 2022 with his wife, Nancy, at his side. He was born August 17, 1935 to Vernon and Ceola Cottril in Atchison, KS. Wayne grew up on the family farm located just south of Fairview, KS. His early days were spent in a one room school, before graduating from Fairview High School. He...
Dorothy Ann Rice
Aug 19, 2022
Dorothy Ann Rice, 88, of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022.She was born November 11, 1933, near Havensville, Kansas, the daughter of William T. and Fannie M. (Lewelling) Jenkins.She graduated from Soldier High School in 1951 and attended Clark's School of Business in Topeka and Manhattan Christian College in Manhattan, Kansas.Dorothy worked at Wolf's Jewelers in the 1960s and...
Harold M. Gentry
Aug 17, 2022
Harold Milton Gentry, 89, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Lexington Park.He was born September 22, 1932, in Melvern, Kansas, the son of Milt and Lucile (Norton) Gentry. He graduated from Williamsburg High school in 1950. After graduating from high school, Harold joined the United States Navy. Harold attended the Clarks School for Business. He went to...
Dorothy Ann Burris
Aug 17, 2022
Dorothy Ann (Huff) Burris, 91, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Midland Care hospice in Topeka, Kansas. She was born May 3, 1931 in Cherokee County, Kansas to Henry and Emma Lucille Huff.She married Elmer J Burris, Jr. at Erie, Kansas on December 26, 1950. He preceded her in death on October 22, 2020. She was also preceded...
Andrea Evans
Aug 10, 2022
Andrea R. (Petropoulos) Evans, 81, of Olathe, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022.She was born October 28, 1940, in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Andrew and Frances (Barbaria) Petropoulos. Andrea married Chester "Chet" Evans on April 28, 1962 in San Francisco, he preceded her in death on October 1, 2011. Survivors include her children, Randy (Tanya) Evans, Lisa (Gary)...
Lisa Joy (Dixon) Bevens
Aug 10, 2022
Lisa Joy (Dixon) Bevens, 60, of Rossville, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022.She was born October 9, 1961, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Barbara (Shelton) Dixon. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1979. Lisa was a Customer Service Representative for over 16 years with Kansas Gas Company. Survivors include her daughter, Rachel Bevens; nephew, Joseph Jones...
Jared Thomas Wolfe
Aug 8, 2022
Jared Thomas Wolfe, 25, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022.He was an intelligent, kind, quiet, loving bright star who touched many lives. He was a gift of inspiration to all who knew him. As his parents, it was an honor and privilege to call him Son. He will forever shine on in our hearts. He was born April...
Susan Fitz
Aug 7, 2022
Susan Beiser Fitz was born in Washington, D.C. on November 18, 1946. She was the daughter of Col. John J. Beiser and Ruby Fulton Beiser of Pittsburg, Kansas. As a child, she traveled often with her military family, including overseas stations in Japan and France. She graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1964 and earned a Bachelor's Degree from...
Janet S. Miller
Aug 4, 2022
Janet S. Miller, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022.She was born August 7, 1941, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Vernon and Claire (Anderson) Carlson. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1959. After graduation, she attended classes at Clark Business School. Janet was a Legal Secretary and worked at various law firms in Topeka and the...
Clayton P. Wenger
Jul 31, 2022
Clayton Philemon Wenger, 90, Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022. He was born March 30, 1932, to Philip and Tillie Wenger at Morrill, Kansas. Clayton is survived by his wife of 67 years, Daisy Wenger, of Topeka, Kansas, daughter Debra Oakley (Wes) of Topeka, Kathryn Harding (Brad) of Lenexa, Kansas, nine grandchildren and thirty-two great grandchildren. He was preceded...
Pam Walters
Jul 31, 2022
Phyllis Adele Molen "Pam" Walters was born on September 21, 1941 in Grandview Hospital, Dayton, Ohio to her loving parents, Earl and Myrtle Molen (deceased). Pam grew up in a loving household which provided dance lessons and piano lessons. Plus, her father taught her about wood working, and how to fix things around the house. Her Mother was interested in...
Marla Rimel
Jul 29, 2022
Marla Lynn Rimel, 73, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022.She was born November 25, 1948, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Sneden) Parker. She was a proud Topeka High School graduate and went on to graduate with her Bachelors in Physical Education from Washburn University. Marla was very athletic during her younger years. She participated...
Morgan Bozarth
Jul 28, 2022
Morgan Leigh Bozarth, 31, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022 after a courageous 8 year battle.Strong, beautiful, sweet, feisty, stunning, compassionate, kind, brave and loving best describe Morgan. She was born September 25, 1990, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Anthony Gomez and Michelle (Bozarth) Baldwin. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 2009.Morgan had a love...
Terry Wayne Heidner
Jul 27, 2022
Terry Wayne Heidner, 77, of Berryton, passed away on Wednesday, July 27 following a courageous battle with cancer.He was born January 31, 1945, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Lloyd and Julia (McFadden) Heidner. He was a 1963 graduate of Pomona High School and received a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas. Terry was...
Michele Anne Smith
Jul 26, 2022
On July 26, 2022, Michele A. Smith passed away peacefully at age 63. Born in Carthage, MO to Murlin Gene and Margie (Coates) Smith in August 1958 and later moved to Topeka, in 1963 later graduating from Topeka High School. She was a graduate of Washburn University with an Associates in Paralegal Studies working in the legal field for over...
Stephen Eugene Burris
Jul 25, 2022
Stephen Eugene Burris, 69, died on July 25th, 2022 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Formerly of Wichita, Kansas, he was a long time member of the SCA and enjoyed archery and researching the Army Air Force of WWII.He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Burris, a brother, William; and three sisters, Melinda Sneary...
Mary (Verink) Patterson
Jul 21, 2022
Mary Louise (Verink) Patterson, 97, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022.She was born August 4, 1924, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Ellis Daniel and Phoebe Elizabeth (Smith) Verink. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942 and went on to attend the University of Nebraska and obtained her Bachelors of Science in Education in 1945. Mary...
Jean Worth Abbe
Jul 20, 2022
Jean Worth Abbe, age 87 was born on 12/31/1935 in Erie, Pennsylvania to Richard and Kathleen Abbe. She attended OU and received her Master's Degree from Weslyn College, in 1996 from Bartsville, Oklahoma. Jean worked with Dr. Nutting in an office for Orthodontic Surgeons located in San Diego, CA. In 1965 Jean married Phillip Ray Wood Sr. and they raised...
