Donna L. Johnson
Nov 14, 2022
Donna L. Johnson, 93, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022 at Midland Hospice House.She was born July 16, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Norma (Pettijohn) Laird. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. Donna was a Secretary for the Seaman USD 345 School District at Pleasant Hill Elementary for 17 years. She married...
Virginia "Ginny" Miller
Nov 13, 2022
Virginia "Ginny" Miller, 79, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022.She was born June 26, 1943, in Webster City, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Kathryn (Vespestad) Gordon. She graduated from Webster City High School in 1961. On July 25, 1964, she married her high school sweetheart Bruce L. Miller. Ginny was truly defined by her heart. She held...
Walter F. Wofford
Nov 13, 2022
Walter "Walt" F. Wofford, 90, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022 after a long battle of Parkinson 's disease.He was born April 28, 1932, in Hallowell, Kansas, the son of Ermil and Eva (Smith) Wofford. He graduated from Columbus High School. Walt was drafted into the United States Army serving in Korea. Walt was employed by the Santa...
Thresia A. Bretz
Nov 10, 2022
Thresia A. Bretz, 67, Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022.She was born October 7, 1955, in Lubbock, Texas, the daughter of Henry and Georgia Bell (Dunnagan) Hagan. She graduated top in her class from Charlotte Technical College and earned her license as an LPN.She served as an LPN at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL for many years...
Winona D. (Engel) - Gray
Nov 10, 2022
Winona (Engel) Gray, age 94, of Topeka, Kansas went home to the Lord on Thursday, November 10, 2022, with her children by her side. She was one day shy of her 95th birthday. Winona was the only child of Andrew Dale and Lorene Ethel (Maddox) Barton. She was born November 11, 1927, in Larenzo, TX. She grew up in and...
Anita L. Frank
Nov 9, 2022
Anita L. Frank, 79, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the Homestead of Eudora from heart complications.She was born July 11, 1943, in Onaga, Kansas, the daughter of John and Mary (Pierson) Riley. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1961. After graduation, she attended Washburn University and received a Bachelor's Degree in Education in 1966.Anita was...
Carol Jackson
Nov 9, 2022
Carol (Anderson) Jackson, 83, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022.She was born December 17, 1938, in Rochester, New York, the daughter of Howbarth and Eva (Smith) Anderson.She graduated from Monroe High School. She continued her education at Rochester Institute of Technology before it was commonplace for women to attend. Carol traveled extensively to Africa, Europe, Canada, South America,...
Barbara Jean Calvillo
Nov 6, 2022
We are sad to announce the passing of Barbara Jean Calvillo (Pimentel) of Topeka, KS. She died at age 73 on Sunday, November 6th, 2022, after a long-fought battle with cancer, which she gracefully handled with strength and dignity. Barbara passed away while lovingly surrounded by her family. Barbara was born on September 28, 1949, in Topeka, the daughter of...
Phyllis Jean (Rose) Anderson
Nov 5, 2022
Phyllis Jean (Rose) Anderson celebrated her 96th birthday on Tuesday, Nov, 1, 2022, and went to be with our Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 3, 2022. She was a resident of the Healthcare Resort of Topeka, where she died of natural causes. She was born on November 1, 1926, in Randolph, Kansas, the daughter of Reuben L. Rose and...
Michael Allen Morris
Nov 3, 2022
Michael Allen "Mike" Morris, 68, of Topeka, Kansas passed away peacefully in his home on November 3, 2022, after a faithful fight against cancer. A native son of Beatrice, Nebraska, he was born on Christmas morning, December 25, 1953, to Myron H. "Mike" Morris and the late Betty Folkers Morris. A born leader, Mike was the oldest of three boys....
Kenneth Leroy Ellis
Nov 1, 2022
Kenneth Leroy Ellis, 88, of Topeka, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.He was born February 19, 1934, in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Roy Ellis and Rachel (Davis) Phillips. He graduated from Manhattan High School. He attended Kansas State University. Kenneth had a passion for spreading the word of God. He was an Ordained...
Frances A. Bishop
Oct 30, 2022
Frances "Fran" Bishop, 88, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022.She was born March 5, 1934, in Wamego, Kansas, the daughter of William "Leonard" and Mabel "Marian" (Teeter) Stewart. She graduated from Wamego High School in 1952.Fran enjoyed working for Dr. William Zimmerman as a Medical Assistant for 25 years. She also worked for the Kansas Department of Agriculture...
Marilyn Hypse
Oct 29, 2022
Marilyn Hypse, 92, of Topeka, passed away on October 29, 2022.She was born July 16, 1930, in Almena, Wisconsin, the daughter of Richard I. and Florence (Fornell) Dimick. She graduated from Barron High School in 1948 and received an associate's degree from Luther College in Wahoo, Nebraska in 1952. Marilyn was employed as a bookkeeper for the Sommer Seed Company...
Leo Brown
Oct 24, 2022
Ireton Leo Brown, 78, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Rossville, Kansas on Monday, October 24, 2022.Leo, as he preferred to be called, was born May 15, 1944, in the Highgate District of the Parish of St. Catherine in Jamaica, West Indies -the son of Albertha Redden and Steven Brown. He grew up...
Marilyn Ann Pauley
Oct 23, 2022
Marilyn Ann Perry Pauley, 86, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 23, 2022, in Phoenix, AZ from injuries sustained in a fire at her home and dog kennel the previous day.Marilyn Ann Perry was born on October 4, 1936 in Lawrence, KS, and was the only child of Lewis Reed Perry and Clea (Gard) Perry. Marilyn...
Jaylene Dumas
Oct 23, 2022
Jaylene Dumas, 75, of Topeka, Kansas died Sunday, October 23, 2022.Jaylene was born in Paola, Kansas, on June 2, 1947 to Jay and Marianna (Dunaway) Bearly. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1965 and Stormont-Vail School of Nursing in 1968. Jaylene worked as a licensed EMT, Registered nurse at Tucson Medical Center, Stormont- Vail Hospital and Topeka State...
Joanna L. Huffman
Oct 22, 2022
Joanna L. Huffman, 88, of Topeka, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 22, 2022.She was born March 30, 1934, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of James and Idawayne (Barker) Baker. She graduated from Wichita North High School. Joanna helped educate young children at the preschool on Forbes Air Force Base and enjoyed the special bond with the...
Robert Lee Reed
Oct 16, 2022
Robert "Bob" Lee Reed, 80, of Topeka, passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on Sunday, October 16, 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimers.He was born November 2, 1941, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Charles and Gertrude (Priest) Reed. He lost his father at two years old and was raised by his mother. He graduated from Topeka...
Dorothy M. Strom
Oct 16, 2022
Dorothy Strom, 100 passed away Sunday October 16, 2022 in Topeka Kansas.She was born September 27, 1922, in Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of Andrew and Hulda (Dewall) Wiberg.Dorothy was a lifelong member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Topeka, Women's Club of Topeka, and Kiwanianne Club.Dorothy married Wendell Strom on January 25, 1944 in Fort Carson, Colorado. She is...
Pauline "Pat" Ann Lowry Dwyer
Oct 15, 2022
Pauline "Pat" Ann Lowry Dwyer, age 78, passed away peacefully in the arms of her only son on Saturday morning, October 15, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS after a courageous battle with cancer. Pat was born on April 21, 1944, to Pauline Shepherd Lowry and James Dewey Poore and raised in Miami, Florida. As she began her...
