Apr 21, 2021

Bradford Lawrence Sager, 66, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021 surrounded by his loving family and friends in Kansas City, MO, after a long, courageous fight with Multiple Myeloma.

He is survived by his sister Pam Gentz and husband Lonny of Topeka, KS; niece, Amy Aldridge of Denver, CO, nephew Jay Gentz of Las Vegas, NV; along...

Apr 13, 2021

Larry Griffiths, 64, of Topeka died Tuesday April 13, 2021 at Midland Care Hospice

He was born October 23, 1956 in Salina KS the oldest son of Robert I Griffiths and Donna (Walker) Griffiths. The oldest of three children he has a younger sister Sherri and brother Robert (Lynn).

He lived in the Dickinson County...

Apr 11, 2021

Shirley Ann (Oden) Harvey passed away peacefully on April 11, 2021, surrounded by her family. Shirley was born on February 11, 1937, in Horton, Kansas, to Harold D. Oden and Eva M. Latimer, where she attended school in the Holton area.

In 1956, Shirley was working at H.M. Ives Printing as a proofreader. Where she met the...

Apr 9, 2021

Mary Kathrine Simpson Collins, (Kathy as she was known to family and friends),Topeka, died Friday, April 9, 2021, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka. She was 61.

Kathy was born March 21, 1960, in Houston, Texas, to Lloyd and Mary Simpson. She grew up in Lyndon, and later moved to Topeka. She was a CNA and CMA at...

Apr 8, 2021

Debra (Carver) Bardsley, 67, passed away on April 8, 2021. She was born in Topeka, Kansas to Charles Carver and Dolores LaMountain. Debra attended Topeka Public Schools, graduating from Topeka High School in 1971. Upon graduating, she went to work for the State of Kansas. She retired after 45 years of continuous state service.

Debra met the...

Apr 4, 2021

Cheryl Irene (Bittenbender) McLain, 74, passed away Wednesday, March 31 at Stormont-Vail Hospital after a long battle with cancer.

Cheryl was born Oct. 16, 1946 in West Palm Beach, FL to James Bittenbender and Rosa Lorene (Stewart) Bittenbender, who both preceded her in death. Her sister, Lee Ann (Bittenbender) Schultz, passed in 1982.

After graduating...

Apr 2, 2021

Announcement of Memorial service for Willie B Williams on Monday April 5th, 2021 at 1200pm Location Wonderful Works Deliverance. Center Address 815 SW 5th Street Topeka, Ks

Mar 31, 2021

Tom Kelley passed away March 31, 2021 at Aldersgate Village surrounded by his family. He was born on November 2, 1944 to Donald and Evelyne Kelley in Topeka, Kansas. Tom graduated from Washburn University in 1966 and Magna Cum Laude from Washburn Law School in 1969. He practiced law in Western Kansas and Topeka. Left to cherish his memory...

Mar 30, 2021

Charles Robert (Bob) Beaman

3/19/1952 - 3/30/2021

Passed away the morning of March 30th 2021.  He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1970.  He served in the Navy from 1972 to 1976.  He worked at UPS, was part owner and then owner of Brewsky's MVP in Topeka.  He later purchased the APA franchise for...

Mar 24, 2021

Jack E. (Squint) Connell, born October 29, 1923, passed away peacefully at the age of 97 on March 24, 2021 in Topeka, KS.

Jack served in the U.S Army, was a WWII Veteran and a lifetime member of VFW Post 1650, Topeka, KS. Worked as a mail carrier in Topeka for nearly 40 yrs.

He...

Mar 14, 2021

Judith Carol Keliher, age 79, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on March 14, 2021 at 2:27pm. She chose to be cremated, which will be handled by Midwest Cremation Society. She will be interred with her husband Robert Vincent Keliher at the Veteran's Cemetery in Winfield, Kansas.

She was born Judith Carol Wulfkuhle on June 21, 1941 in...

Mar 11, 2021

Leticia S. Carlson peacefully passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 after 81 years.

Born November 18, 1939 in Cavite, Philippines, Leticia grew up as WWII began, just outside Manila and remembers her Navy retiree father being accused, arrested and executed by the Japanese as a U.S. spy not long before the war ended.

In 1962,...

Mar 5, 2021

Overbrook – Bruce Wayne Sisson, 61, of Overbrook, Kan., died Friday, March 5, 2021, at Midland Hospice Care, Topeka. He was born March 5, 1960 in Topeka to Robert Guy and Berniece Mae (McDiffett) Sisson.

Bruce was raised in Richland, Kan., where his father Guy worked for Matney Brothers Construction. When the town was vacated in the...

Mar 1, 2021

James D. Kenney, Sr, 78, of Topeka, Kansas passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Monday March 1, 2021.

Jim was born in Eskridge, Kanas on July 27, 1942 to Gladys and Raymond Kenney. He graduated from Eskridge High School. He worked construction until he joined the Army in 1964; after which he...

Feb 23, 2021

Melvin Eugene "Gene" Hensley, peacefully passed away on February 23, 2021, at his home in Manhattan, Kansas. Gene was born February 3, 1933, in Gridley, Coffey County, Kansas, to Harry and Dolly (Wright) Hensley.

Gene attended schools in LeRoy, Kansas, graduating in 1952. He met his wife-to-be, Sonia Horalek, in 1953, and they married on June 5,...

Feb 21, 2021

Shirley Jean Cannon, daughter of Anthony P. Green and Bertha Green born in Choctaw, Mississippi June 13th, 1943 passed away in Lawrence, Ks February 21, 2021. Wife of Melvin Cannon, loving mother of John W Oster, Danny L Oster, Roy L Oster, and Nicola M. Stone. Doting grandmother of Talisa ,Parker, and Nevaeh Stone. One of nine siblings Shirley...

Feb 16, 2021

CARBONDALE - Evelyn Ann Freund Webster, 75, Carbondale, went to be with the Lord on February 16, 2021 following a motor vehicle accident.

Evelyn was born on December 1, 1945 to Carl and Wanda Watson Freund.

She graduated from Lebo High School and Bryan Career College in Topeka, Kansas.  She worked as a payroll clerk...

Feb 15, 2021

Kenneth Gene Abitz, 68, passed away from cancer on Monday, February 15, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kansas.

Ken was born in 1952 in Onaga, Kansas. He grew up on the family farm in Wheaton, Kansas and began elementary school at Pleasant Hill, a one-room schoolhouse northeast of Wheaton. He graduated from Onaga High School in...

Feb 15, 2021

Raymond Duane "Lefty" "Steve" Stephenson, Scranton KS, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 15, 2021 at the young age of 101. Raymond was born in Logan KS on September 22, 1919 to parents Fred Virgil Stephenson and Cora Mae Buss. He was one of nine children and grew up in Woodruff and Norton KS area...

Feb 9, 2021

November 21, 1955 - February 9, 2021

Danny Ray, 65, of Topeka, KS past away Tuesday February 9, 2021.

He was born November 21, 1955 in Lawrence, KS.

Danny's interest included tinkering with small engines. He enjoyed repairing automobiles for family & friends. He was an avid sports enthusiast, rooting for the Kansas...