Obituaries

James Daryl Browning

James Daryl Browning

Nov 19, 2021

James Daryl Browning, 72, Topeka, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021. Honoring his request, no services are planned.

Survivors include his wife Beverly of 53 years; daughter Gloria Gutfleisch (Brooks); grandchildren Madison and Gage; sisters Diane Levick (Bobby), Phyllis Jean Martin (Ed), Brenda Horton and brother Ron Browning (Margie) along with various cousins, nieces and nephews.

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Charles E. Falconer Jr.

Charles E. Falconer Jr.

Nov 14, 2021

Charles E. Falconer Jr. (Chuck), 66, passed away on November 14, 2021 at the Atchison Medicalodge with his daughter Katelyn Falconer and his Mother Marilyn Falconer at his side. Chuck was born December 5, 1954 in Atchison, KS to Charles E. and Marilyn E (Hamm) Falconer. He graduated from Atchison High School in 1967.

Chuck was preceeded...

Ernest L Hull, Jr

Ernest L Hull, Jr

Nov 11, 2021

Everyone knew him as Ernie. He always said Ernest was his father. He was born at home in Grenola, Ks to loving parents, Ernest and Elma Hull. He grew up wild and free to roam pasture land and fishing spots. He was proud to be a graduate of Cambridge High School, At age 20, he married his sweetheart, Kay....

Kathleen Faye Van Dam

Kathleen Faye Van Dam

Nov 4, 2021

Kathleen Faye Van Dam, 71, of Topeka, passed away November 4th, 2021. Kathy was born November 12, 1949 in Great Bend, KS the daughter of Jo Ann (Campbell) and Galen Broadbooks. She was the oldest of four (Dennis Broadbooks, Teri Zink, and Gail Barnard). Following high school graduation in 1967 she completed X-Ray training at Central Kansas Medical Center...

Linda Pauline Bartley

Linda Pauline Bartley

Nov 4, 2021

Linda Pauline Bartley, age 62, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at her home.

Born April 3, 1959, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she was the fourth of five children born to Charles and Hazel (Buckridge) Place. In the early 1960s, the family moved to Emporia, where she attended Emporia Public Schools.

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James Hilton “Webby” Webster

James Hilton “Webby” Webster

Nov 4, 2021

Lebo- James Hilton "Webby" Webster, 76, Lebo went to be with the Lord on November 4th, 2021.  He passed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones.

James was born January 3, 1945 to Vera Wiley Webster and Edger Webster.

He attended Ottumwa Grade School.  He graduated in 1963 from Lebo High School in Lebo, Kansas. ...

Charles Leo Solbach

Charles Leo Solbach

Oct 22, 2021

Charles Leo Solbach, Chuck to many, Charlie to family, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on Saturday October 16, 2021.  He was one of 14 children born on Aug. 10, 1931, in rural Clifton Kansas to Martha LeCuyer and John Solbach.  He served in the army in Germany during the Korean war.  Chuck graduated from Kansas State...

Starla Hinck

Starla Hinck

Oct 11, 2021

Starla Hinck (Watts) of Topeka went to be with Jesus on October 5,2021. She was born in Topeka, KS on February 8,1962 to William Roy Watts and Margaret Willene (Herrick) Watts. She was raised in Burlingame, KS. She married Nicky Charles Hinck in 1979. Together they had 3 children.

Starla spent many years working for the Osage...

Lorna Diane Tillisch

Lorna Diane Tillisch

Oct 10, 2021

Lorna was born October 24, 1941 to Martin and Velma (Carson) Hinkel in Onawa, Iowa. She was the youngest of twelve children. She learned the value of hard work and love of family and friends at a young age, and those values defined who she was.

She passed away at home October 10th, 2021.

Lorna's...

Regis E. Campbell Iii

Regis E. Campbell Iii

Oct 7, 2021

Regis E. Campbell III, 56, Topeka, KS, went home to be with Jesus on October 7, 2021. He was born August 6, 1965, the son of Regis E. Campbell Jr and Sandra (Martin) Campbell. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1983. He traveled with Up With People from 1987-88.  He graduated Cum Laud with a Bachelors of...

Steve Eugene Brewster

Steve Eugene Brewster

Oct 7, 2021

Steve Eugene Brewster was born on December 1, 1947 to Johnny and Dorothy Brewster in Bell Gardens, California.  He had an older brother named Paul Brewster, whom he loved dearly.

Steve passed away peacefully on October 7, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving wife of 29 years, Shelia Brewster, and his two daughter Vanessa Brewster...

Leona M. Keller

Leona M. Keller

Oct 5, 2021

Leona M. (Kuhn) Keller of Tonganoxie (formerly Great Bend) died October 5, 2021 at McCrite Plaza in Topeka, Kansas.

Leona (Lonnie) was born at home in Ellis, Kansas the daughter of Anton and Rose (Younger) Kuhn.Lonnie was the 11th of 17 children. She attended Springbrook country school in Ellis.

On May 3, 1948 Lonnie married...

William “Billy” Cornely

William “Billy” Cornely

Oct 5, 2021

William "Billy" Cornely, 60, died on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.  He was born February 21, 1961, at Forbes Air Force Base, in Topeka, KS, the son of William Sr. and Lois Taylor Cornely.

Billy graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1979.  After graduation, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served our country for more than...

Peter Jon Boyer

Peter Jon Boyer

Sep 29, 2021

On Friday, September 24, 2021, Peter Jon (Pete) Boyer, loving husband for 61 years to Sharon and father of four children, passed away at the age of 81.

Pete was born on August 18, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA to Arthur and Miriam (Updegrave) Boyer. He served in the Air Force and moved to Topeka in 1958, where...

James E. Barnes

James E. Barnes

Sep 28, 2021

James E. Barnes, 87, passed away at his home south of Auburn on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. He was born on April 16, 1934, in Black Creek, North Carolina, the fifth of ten children.

Nicknamed "Hambone" by his great-uncle, he grew up working in the cotton fields, harvesting tobacco, and plowing fields behind mules. In 1952, Jim...

Ronald Bynum

Ronald Bynum

Sep 27, 2021

Ronald (Bud) Bynum Went to our Lord on 9/25/2021, Bud was a Husband, Father, Grandpa and Great Grandpa. Born in 1933 to Ralph and Wilma grew up in Mildred Kansas where he received his education and after graduating he joined the Navy.

Bud married Beverly in the 1950's, he worked at Goodyear for over 34 yrs. after...

Robert Allen Zimmerman

Robert Allen Zimmerman

Sep 27, 2021

Robert Allen Zimmerman, 31, of Osage City, passed away Monday, September 27th, 2021, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Topeka, KS.

Robert was born on February 20, 1990, in Topeka. At the time of his passing, he worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber as a Tire Builder. Robb loved his family and family gatherings, he...

Don Dean) Wilson

Don Dean) Wilson

Sep 25, 2021

Don (Donald Dean) Wilson, age 92 years, died Saturday September 25, 2021 in Lawrence, Kansas. Don was born March 24,1929 to Frank and Levern Wilson. He attended school and grew up on farms outside of Wamego, Kansas.

Don married the love of his life Anita Randal on December 25, 1950. They were married for 68 years before...

Robert L. “Bob” Mcvay

Robert L. “Bob” Mcvay

Sep 21, 2021

Robert L. "Bob" McVay died September 21, 2021, at Midland Hospice, Topeka.

Bob was born in Topeka, Kansas on August 17, 1925 to William and Alta "Lewis" McVay.

He was employed by Kansas Power & Light at the Tecumseh Generating Plant as a Lab Technician, retiring in 1987.

Bob was a respected self-taught...

George Dewey Hendrix

George Dewey Hendrix

Sep 14, 2021

George Hendrix, 72, Topeka, passed away Wed., Sept. 8, 2021. George Hendrix was born February 24, 1949 in Topeka, KS, the son of Dewey and Genevieve Hendrix. He married Jo Ann Perry on January 29, 1971. Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann Hendrix; daughters, Melissa Hendrix and Diana (Brett) Hicks of Topeka; 3 grandchildren, Kyan and Joel Flores, and...

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