Helen Faye Fagan Ortega
Dec 28, 2021
Helen Faye Fagan Ortega, 90, of Carbondale, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021.She was born December 31, 1930, in Kearney, Nebraska, the daughter of Lloyd and Fern (Kerwood) Knight. Helen loved spending time with her family. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren meant the world to her. She had a passion for cooking. One of her family's favorite memories of...
Fernando Villa-Martinez
Dec 28, 2021
Fernando Villa-Martinez, 69, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at a local hospital.Fernando was born July 27, 1952 in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Francisco Villa- Carmona and Justina Martinez-Sanchez.He came to the United States in 1976. He was a welder and was employed in Denver, CO. He attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.Survivors include daughters, Mariana Villa,...
Jorden Whitney Austin
Dec 27, 2021
Jorden Whitney Austin, 31, of Overland Park, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, at the home of a relative in Topeka. She was born March 7, 1990, in Topeka, to Kristin M. Hoffman and Andrew "Drew" V. Austin.Jorden attended Topeka and Norman, Oklahoma public schools, and earned her credentials as a Certified Nurse Aide from Washburn University Institute of Technology...
Emma May Osborne
Dec 27, 2021
Emma May Smith Osborne, 92, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021.She was born October 27, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Myrtle (Crable) Smith. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1948. Emma was a homemaker and took care of her children, Dan and Melody. She would do odd and end jobs through the home....
Thomas G. Hoffman
Dec 27, 2021
Thomas (Tom) George Hoffman, age 78, died on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS. Tom is survived by his children, Angela (John) Bollinger of Lawrence, KS, Amy (Dustin) Sink of Ottawa, KS, Ian (Angie) Hoffman of Kansas City, MO, Aimee (Brian) Stoy of Topeka, KS, his sister, Connie (Bob) Yocum of Kentwood, MI and 14...
Terri Lynn Hernandez
Dec 26, 2021
Terri Lynn Hernandez, 62, Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021.She was born May 14, 1959, in St. Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of Robert T. and Joan (Obrist) Wible. She was a graduate of Shawnee Heights High School and attended Washburn University. Terri was a seamstress and an over the road truck driver with her husband. She was a member...
Beulah Irene Tenbrink
Dec 25, 2021
Beulah Irene Tenbrink, 91, of Berryton, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021.She was born January 27, 1930, in Alta Vista, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Zelda (Furney) Heideman. She graduated from Alma High School in 1949.Beulah began her working career as a phone operator and keypunch operator. Later, she worked as a school bus driver for the Shawnee Heights...
Robert L.ÂBobâ Kibby
Dec 25, 2021
Robert Lee "Bob" Kibby, 87, of Topeka, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 25, 2021 surrounded by his family and loved ones.He was born June 2, 1934, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Ernest and Hazel (Wilcox) Kibby. He graduated from Topeka High School and furthered his education by completing courses at Washburn University.Robert married his sweetheart Sandra Alderman on December...
Dennis Clyde Mccartney
Dec 24, 2021
Dennis Clyde McCartney, 84, Topeka, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021.He was born April 27, 1937, in Smith County, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Evelyn (Arbuckle) McCartney. He attended Mount Hope School and graduated from East High High School in Wichita. He graduated from Wichita State University and later the University of Kansas with a degree in Mechanical Engineering....
Doris Faye Dodd
Dec 23, 2021
Doris Faye Bomar Dodd, 87, of Topeka, KS, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 23, 2021 at home, attended by her two daughters. She had been weakened by a stroke in early December.Doris was born December 29, 1933 in Bovina, TX, and grew up along with 13 brothers and sisters in the farming-and-ranching community of House, NM. A homemaker, Doris was...
Jim D. Alley
Dec 23, 2021
Jim D. Alley, 73, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021.He was born February 19, 1948, in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Kahn and Joann (Alexander) Alley. He graduated from Petaluma High School in 1966. After graduation, he served in the United States Air Force. Jim served in the Vietnam War. He was a Deputy Sheriff for the Alameda...
Helen Louise Nunemaker
Dec 21, 2021
Helen Louise Overbaugh Nunemaker born August 26, 1922, in Lawrence, Kansas, deceased December 21, 2021. She was the daughter of Charles Jacob Overbaugh and Emma Katherine Hunsinger Overbaugh. She married Herbert Claine Nunemaker on September 22, 1946, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence.Helen is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a brother Philip Overbaugh, an infant sister Anna...
Barbara Diane Berry
Dec 19, 2021
Barbara "Barb" Diane Berry was a caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at age 81.Barb was born to Bernard and Vera Mead on August 24, 1940 in Washington, DC. She graduated from Turner High School in Kansas City, KS in 1958. She married James Berry and later divorced. She briefly...
Charles E. Gatewood
Dec 19, 2021
Charles E. Gatewood, 78, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021.He was born April 1, 1943, in Carbondale, Kansas, the son of Charles and Thelma (Nicol) Gatewood. He attended Washburn Rural High School. After graduation, he worked for Rinehart Roofing. He worked his way up through the company and became a Superintendent. In 1983, Charles left Rinehart Roofing and...
Laveta I. Cobb
Dec 18, 2021
Laveta Irene Cobb, 79, of Woodward, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021.She was born June 17, 1942, in Ashland, Kansas, the daughter of Monte and Thelma (Campbell) Barnes. In her early years, Laveta and her friends attended Pleasant Hill Country School. She then went on to graduate from Coldwater High School and later attended Wichita Business College, graduating with...
Robert "Bob" Frost
Dec 17, 2021
Born in Lawrence July 26, 1957, Robert Mitchell (Bob) Frost would be shaped by so many things. His loving family relied on their faith to make it through some challenging times. He then would go on to shape the lives of others, especially his family.Bob was graduated from Topeka High School in 1975. He was a very proud Trojan. Then...
Frederick Marion Gogolski
Dec 16, 2021
Frederick Marion "Popie" Gogolski, 91, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021. He was born December 22, 1929, in Blakely, Pennsylvania, the son of Bernard and Marian (Schap) Gogolski. He was a graduate of Blakely High School.Frederick began his military career with the United States Air Force in 1948, achieving the rank of TSGT. He retired on April 30,...
Lata Kallanagowdar
Dec 16, 2021
Lata Kallanagowdar, 52, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021.A visitation will be held at 8:00 am on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Penwell Gabel Funeral Home, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66604. A prayer service will follow at 9:00am. Cremation will follow the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Stormont Vail Hospital Foundation in care of...
Patricia Louise Ritter
Dec 14, 2021
Patricia Louise Ritter of Topeka, Kansas and formerly of Alamogordo, New Mexico, finished her earthly journey in Kansas City, Kansas on December 14, 2021 following complications from surgery.Pat was born to George Edward Taylor and Eleanor Louise (Olsen) Taylor in Boston, Massachusetts on June 27, 1943. As a result of her father's work on the Manhattan Project and its post-WWII...
Timothy J. Deckenbach
Dec 14, 2021
Timothy "Tim" J. Deckenbach, 41, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021.He was born August 2, 1980, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Mark Deckenbach and Pam Wachsnicht. Tim graduated from Topeka West High school in 1998. Tim was a very talented artist and specialized in creating wolves and other forms of wildlife and nature. He was an avid...
