Debra Kay Goddard
May 4, 2020
Debra Kay Goddard, 64, of Leavenworth, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020.She was born January 12, 1956, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Duane Fuller and Sarah (Marn) Custer. She graduated from Topeka West High School.She loved dogs, especially her dog Tonka. She loved her family and friends and enjoyed traveling. Debra married Frank Goddard on November 18, 2016 in...
Melissa Holloman
May 1, 2020
Melissa (Northrop) Holloman, 64, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020.She was born March 7, 1956, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Eugene and Sally Ann (Ackerson) Northrop. She was a 1974 graduate of Topeka High School. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Washburn University and her Master's Degree in Liberal Arts from Baker University. Melissa...
Robert L. Ramey
Apr 29, 2020
Robert L. "Bob" Ramey, 77, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. He was born on March 26, 1943 in Fredonia, Kansas, the son of Robert R. and Jessie Lucille (Chapman) Ramey. Robert resided most of his life in Topeka, Kansas before retiring in 2009. He was employed by Del Monte Foods for 39 years. He married...
Chief Kenneth Land
Apr 28, 2020
Robert K. Land, 86, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Midland Care.He was born November 14, 1933, in Benton, Arkansas, the son of Robert and Alma (Sullivan) Land. Robert graduated from Benton High School, the class of 1952. After high school, Robert married Verna (Edmonson) Land in 1958 in Clarksdale, MS. She survives. Robert enlisted in the...
Sallee Lee
Apr 26, 2020
Sallee R. Lee, 90, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away on April 26, 2020. She was born April 7, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John F. and Hazel Irene Jones. She was educated in Chicago and graduated from South Shore High School and then attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Mrs. Lee was preceded in...
Katie Grace Hennessey
Apr 26, 2020
Katie Grace Hennessey, age 25, left her home on earth to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, on April 26. She left a loving, extended family: parents, Steve and Lori; sister, Kristin McHolan and husband, Larry, nephews Logan and Mason and niece, Madison; sister, Stephanie; grandparents Steve and Nelta Hennessey; Aunt Stacey and Uncle Lance (Kinsey), cousin Austin and...
Bill Knowles
Apr 24, 2020
Bill Knowles, 87, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020.He was born February 19, 1933, in Burlington, Kansas, the son of Bert and Louise (Bell) Knowles. He was an avid K STATE football and KU basketball fan. He loved going to the movies; always like a good comedy. He served with the Army National Guard and was drafted in...
Linda Lynnette Kirby
Apr 23, 2020
Linda Lynette Kirby, 60, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.She was born January 3, 1960, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Carol (Watson) Stewart. She graduated from Topeka High School and Clark's Business College.Linda was employed with DXC PE as a clerk specialist.Linda married Greg Davis Kirby on October 15, 1988 in Topeka, Kansas. Other...
Edward Soule
Apr 23, 2020
Edward Bennett Soule, 79, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020, after an extended illness.He was born November 1, 1940 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Howard and Olive (Bennett) Soule. He graduated from Wyandotte High School where he was a championship debater and staunch fan of the winning Wyandotte basketball team. He received the B'nai B'rith Youth Award for...
Neal W. Scritchfield
Apr 22, 2020
Neal W. Scritchfield, 67 of Topeka, Kansas died Wednesday April 22, 2020 at Delmar Gardens, a nursing home in Overland Park, KansasMr. Scritchfield was born December 26, 1952 in Topeka, Kansas. He was the son of Merle Scritchfield and Mildred (Hooper) Scritchfield.He graduated from Highland Park High School in May 1972. Neal was a business owner, operating a house painting...
Minot F. Davis, Jr.
Apr 22, 2020
Minot F. Davis, Jr., 67, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020.He was born July 28, 1952, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Minot F. and Evelyn (LeClere) Davis, Sr. He attended Highland Park and Topeka High Schools. Minot was employed by the Colmery-O'Neil Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Topeka, retiring in 2007. After retiring he was employed by...
Genevieve Platt
Apr 21, 2020
Genevieve P. Platt passed away peacefully on April 21, 2020 at the age of 99. She was the daughter of the late A.H. and Florence Penner .She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry R. Platt and grandson, Jeremy Platt.She graduated from Whitewater High School, attended Stephens College for 2 years then went on to get her BA from...
Diana Raper
Apr 21, 2020
Diana K. Raper, 73, of Topeka KS passed away April 21, 2020. She leaved in Topeka for many years where she worked as a legal secretary before moving to Colorado. There she met her husband Leon Raper. She is survived by her husband, daughter Samantha (Rick), Step Daughter Stacy (Gary), 6 grand children and 2 great grand children.She was a...
Mary Ellen (Dawson) Turnbull
Apr 20, 2020
Mary Ellen (Dawson) Turnbull, 98, of Topeka, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020.She was born May 22, 1921, in Graham County, Kansas, the daughter of Hubert and Bertha (Howard) Dawson. She received a Bachelor's Degree in History from Washburn University in 1947. She served in the Navy during World War II.Mary was employed by the State of Kansas in the...
Cynthia Harris
Apr 19, 2020
Cynthia "Cindy" Warren Harris, 62, of Russell, formerly of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Hays Medical Center.She was born March 25, 1958, in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Gerald Dean and Catherine Estelle Saunders Warren. Cindy graduated from Baldwin High School in 1976. She then attended Flint Hill Area Vocational Technical School in Emporia, graduating in 1978...
Lola Jean (Relihan) Hobbs
Apr 19, 2020
Lola Jean Relihan Hobbs, 70, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020.She was born September 9, 1949, in Red Cloud, Nebraska, the daughter of Don and Lona (Atwill) Relihan. Lola retired from Shawnee County as Kitchen Supervisor in 2001. She was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Sisters in Topeka. She enjoyed making all kinds of cakes...
Leann Stephens
Apr 19, 2020
LeAnn Stephens, 75, Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 from a non covid-19 medical incident.She was born August 17, 1944, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Dwight "Ding" and Opal (Taft) Darling. She graduated from Woodruff High School in Peoria, Illinois in 1962.LeAnn retired from the State of Kansas in the Travel and Tourism department. She later worked at...
Leona E. Brinkmeyer
Apr 18, 2020
Leona Elaine Brinkmeyer, of Topeka, KS died April 18, 2020. Leona was born June 11, 1929 on a farm in Kiowa County, KS to Otis R Larkin and Olive Mae Larkin. She was predeceased by her parents; her sister Eleanor G Larkin Jones; her brother Leroy V Larkin; her husband Dean A Brinkmeyer; and her son-in-law David M Filkins. Leona...
Dr. E. Shermoen
Apr 13, 2020
Richard E. "Dick" Shermoen, 89, of Topeka, passed away, April 13, 2020.Dr. Shermoen retired in 1993 as Chairman of the Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Information Science Department after serving Washburn University for 26 years. In retirement he volunteered for AARP Tax-Aide for 25 years and was an active member of Lowman United Methodist Church. Dick was an avid outdoorsman and...
Barbara Christine Edmonds
Apr 13, 2020
Barbara Christine Edmonds, 66, of Topeka, passed away Monday, April 13, 2020.She was born December 29, 1953, in Waltham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Charles Peter and Jean Marie (McDonald) Jones. She was a 1972 graduate of Quincy High School in Quincy, MA; and received a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1976. Barbara was...
