Charlene May Towsley
May 15, 2021
Charlene May Towsley, 87, Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born February 5, 1934 in Junction City, Kansas, the daughter of Oreno Baker Davidson and his wife Vivian Lucile (Towle) Davidson. She grew up in Junction City and attended public schools there. Charlene worked eight years for the telephone company in Junction City. She...
Maxine Horton
May 13, 2021
Maxine Horton, of Sedalia, passed away at Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia MO. She was born on December 27, 1924, in Topeka, KS a daughter of Benjamin C. Vowels and Edith (Winkler) Vowels, who preceded her in death.On October 31, 1943, in Topeka, KS she was united in marriage to Dean Horton, who resides in the home. They were married...
David Eugene Ohse
May 12, 2021
David Eugene Ohse, 87, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his home in West Plains, Missouri. He was born May 30, 1933 in St. Joseph, Missouri to O. Fred and Leona B. (Roehrs) Ohse. He graduated from high school in Topeka, KS and then attended Kansas State University graduating in 1955 with a degree in Business Administration. While at...
Gerald "Skip" Kleier
May 6, 2021
Gerald Ray "Skip" Kleier, 76, Carbondale, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021.He was born August 2, 1944, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Jason and Doris (Glimpse) Kleier. He was a graduate of Iola High School. Skip owned and operated the Skip's Thriftway in Carbondale, Kansas, retiring on December 31, 2013.He served on the KFDA board of directors.Skip married Carolyn...
Joseph Donald Fritz
May 5, 2021
Joseph Donald Fritz, son of the late William G. Fritz and Zena (Cox) Fritz was born April 6, 1938 in Bucoda, Missouri and departed this life on May 5, 2021 at the age of 83 years and 20 days.Joseph was raised in the areas of Senath, Missouri and Imboden, Arkansas. He was part of a large family which ran a...
Arlene Shaffer
May 4, 2021
For those unable to attend in person please select this link, https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/1494385435, to share in Mrs. Shaffer's funeral ceremony.Our hearts are breaking with the loss of our beloved Mother, Arlene M. (Willey) Shaffer, 90, on May 4, 2021. She passed at Homestead of Auburn. Arlene was born September 6, 1930 to Earl A and Merle Margaret (Knight) Willey on a...
John Reed
May 3, 2021
John L. Reed, 83, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on May 3, 2021. He was born on February 12, 1938 in Alexandria, Pennsylvania to James Claire and Julia (Dueno) Reed. John was a very educated man. He received a Bachelor's Degree from Pennsylvania State, a Master's Degree in history from Emporia State, a Political Science Degree from Hawaii University and...
Shirley L. Mitchell
Apr 22, 2021
Shirley L. Mitchell, 88, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021.She was born June 15, 1932, in Two Buttes, Colorado, the daughter of Loren and Mabel (Kemp) Gipson. She was a simple person, smart and most of all, a spit fire. She was addicted to doing crossword puzzles, playing trivia and enjoyed her cat companion. She was a...
Wende Caroline Horton
Apr 20, 2021
Wende Caroline Horton, 54, of Topeka, passed away on April 20, 2021 at home from natural causes. Wende was born April 5, 1967 in Topeka, the eldest daughter of Robert and Nancy Horton. She attended the Washburn Rural school district from kindergarten to 8th grade. She then attended Fredericktown High School in Fredericktown, Ohio and graduated from The Ohio State...
Karla Dea (Hostetter) Hardman
Apr 16, 2021
Karla Dea (Hostetter) Hardman, 65, Topeka, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021.She was born August 28, 1955, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Harry Robert (Bob) Hostetter and Erma Lee (Griffitts) Hostetter. She graduated with honors from Topeka West High School in 1973 and received a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Washburn University in 1988.Karla was honorably discharged with...
Joyce Lee Buchmeier
Apr 16, 2021
Joyce Lee Buchmeier passed away peacefully on April 16, 2021 after a valiant battle with leukemia.Joyce was born in Paxico, Kansas September 14, 1935 to Faye Bair Buchmeier and Clarence "Bob" Buchmeier joining older sisters Joan and Marilyn. She attended Paxico schools and graduated from Paxico High School in 1953. After graduation, Joyce moved to Topeka where she worked at...
David J. Overmyer
Apr 16, 2021
David Joseph Overmyer, 63, passed away at his home in Lawrence, Kansas, on April 16, 2021.He was born on October 19, 1957 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of David and Margaret (Krogman) Overmyer. He was educated in the Rossville, Kansas school system, graduating in 1975, where he excelled as a track and field athlete. He held the Kansas state record...
James Walter Howard
Apr 16, 2021
James Walter Howard, born September 19, 1933 in Denver Colorado, died Friday April 16, 2021 in Topeka. He was a long-time Topeka resident and a career state employee. He served two years in the United States Army as a radio field repairman. A public visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the Penwell Gabel Midtown Chapel,...
Robert Joe Breedlove
Apr 13, 2021
Robert Joe Breedlove of Topeka, KS passed away on April 13, 2021 surrounded by his family. At the time of his death, Robert was living in Fort Worth, Texas. The youngest child of Peggy and Joe Breedlove of Topeka, Kansas he was born on September 7, 1969 in Oklahoma City, OK. He moved several times with his Air Force Family:...
Lt. Hull Potter, Usaf (Ret.)
Apr 13, 2021
Lieutenant Colonel Eliot Hull Potter, USAF (Retired), Topeka, Kansas, passed away in his 100th year on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. He was born September 23, 1921 in Bradenton, Florida, the son of Louis Montague Potter and Hope Speaker Potter. He grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and Owings Mill, Maryland. He attended Cambridge Jr. College in Boston, Massachusetts and earned a...
Donald L. Merwin
Apr 11, 2021
Donald L. Merwin, 93, of Emporia, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 in Topeka, Kansas.He was born September 10, 1927, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Earl and Ethel (Baxter) Merwin. He attended Emporia High School. While in high school, he entered into the Navy Reserves and later went back to school and graduated. Donald was employed by the Santa...
Portia L. Metz
Apr 10, 2021
Portia L. Metz, 73, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021.She was born June 5, 1947, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Richard and Mary (Harbaugh) Adkins. She graduated from Topeka High School.Portia devoted her life to being a dedicated Mother and Grandmother, she treasured every moment with them. Portia never met a stranger, to her every person was...
Michael D. Stufflebean
Apr 6, 2021
Michael D. Stufflebean, 71, of Topeka, KS passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at his home eight weeks after diagnosis of small cell lung cancer. Mike was born January 14, 1950 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the son of Vernon Ray Stufflebean Sr. and Geraldine S. Garner. They moved to Topeka prior to Mike starting public school; his father becoming a...
Mary Ann Winchell
Apr 6, 2021
Mary Ann Winchell, 86, of Topeka, Kansas passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Homestead of Topeka after suffering heart failure and dementia. Mary Ann was born April 28, 1934 in Greeley, Kansas. On October 18, 1952, she married Robert Glen Winchell. She is survived by her son, Robert (Susan) Winchell and daughter, Beverly (Lee) Gatton. She was preceded in...
Martha J. Herrick
Apr 2, 2021
Martha J. Herrick, 89, Topeka, passed away Friday, April 2, 2021 at Homestead of Topeka. Ms. Herrick taught in the Topeka schools from 1953-1993, one year at Curtis Junior High School and 39 years at Topeka High School where she taught sophomore, junior and senior English, Humanities, Stagecraft, Acting, and - after Gertrude Wheeler's retirement - served as Chair of...
