Obituaries
Harry Stromgren
Sep 4, 2020
Harry (Bus) Stromgren passed peacefully on August 31st, 2020 after a short but mighty battle with cancer. Harry was born May 12th, 1934 in Michigan Valley, Kansas to Harry and Corene Stromgren. He was married to Betty Jo Cattani on August 22nd, 1954, she preceded him in death in 1997. Bus married Carol Lindsay in 2006, she passed away...
Bobby G Gryner Jr
Sep 3, 2020
Bobby G Gryner Jr (58) of Emporia passed away on Thursday September 3, 2020, surrounded by his loved ones.
Bobby was born in La Crosse, KS to Bobby G Gryner Sr and Phillis L. (Glisson) Gryner.
Bobby met Melody Edmonds and married on March 11, 1983. They celebrated 37 years of marriage and have one...
Walter Roy Blanton
Aug 31, 2020
Walter Roy Blanton of Onaga, KS. died peacefully, with family by his side, on Monday, August 31, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was 69.
Walter was born April 14, 1951 in Topeka, KS. to Milton Blanton and Nettie Selby Blanton. Walter was raised in Topeka and graduated from Highland Park High School. Walter...
Arlene Ellen Shafstall
Aug 20, 2020
Arlene Ellen Shafstall passed away August 20, 2020. She was proceeded in death by her husband Glenn Allen Shafstall June 2, 2009. She is survived by her step-children Alenia (Shafstall) Cloud and Roger Shafstall. Her children Rick(Martha) Robb, Roxanne (Robb) Laughlin, Brenda (Cal) (Robb) Wrightsmen, John (Anita) Robb, Becky Robb, Chad (Karla) Shafstall.
She worked at Stokelys...
Beverly Jean Martin
Aug 18, 2020
Beverly Jean Martin (79) passed away in her home surrounded by family August 16th 2020. She was born April 10th 1941. Bev was preceded in death by her parents Gerald and Frances Yungeberg. She worked many years at Luce Press. She is survived by her husband Chuck Martin who she was married to for 62 years, 7 siblings, 8...
Shirley Jean Andrews Johnson
Aug 18, 2020
Shirley Jean Andrews Johnson of Topeka died on August 18, 2020. She was 59.
Shirley was born on June 28, 1961, in San Francisco, California to Roy L. Andrews and Vickie Taylor Andrews. She married Harold Burton Johnson III in Topeka and together they had one son, Harold Burton Johnson IV. Harold and Shirley were later divorced....
Dennis Earl Christesen
Aug 11, 2020
Dennis Earl Christesen
March 31, 1953 - Monday, Aug. 3
TOPEKA - Dennis Earl Christesen, Osage City, died Monday, Aug. 3, at a care facility, in Topeka. He was 67.
Dennis was born March 31, 1953, at Emporia, the son of Harold and Ruby Christesen. He graduated from Osage City High School with...
Judy Light
Aug 9, 2020
Judy Light, 79, of Topeka, Ks, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020.
Judy was born in Topeka, Ks on November 13th, 1940.
Preceded in death, husband, Larry Light, Parents, Paul and Dorothy Garrett, Brothers, James and Gary Garrett.Survivors, daughters, Denise Munoz, Shari (Mel) Ternes8 grandchildren: Michael(Krys)Munoz, Adrian(Amanda)Munoz, Melissa(Ryan)Lampman, Amanda(Jacob)Cline, Abigail(Colby)Thomas, Lydia, Emily, and Isaac Ternes...
Patricia L. Keast
Aug 7, 2020
Patricia L. (Landes) Keast, age 84, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 at Brandon Woods in Lawrence, Kansas.
She was born January 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas to Roy C. and Sara (Gilmore) Landes the youngest of five children. After graduating from Dodge City High School in 1954, she attended Dodge City Community College and Emporia...
Mary Elizabeth Rossillon
Aug 6, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Rossillon, a lifelong resident of the Burlington/Gridley, Kansas area died on August 6th, 2020 at Onaga Health and Rehab in Onaga, Kansas at the age of 75.
Mary was born on January 28, 1945, in Kansas City, Kansas to Keith and Dorothea (Henton) Corwin. She graduated from Burlington High School in 1963 as the valedictorian...
John J. Tremblay
Aug 6, 2020
John Joseph Tremblay (61) passed away peacefully on August 6, 2020 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka, Kansas. John was born January 11, 1959 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the son of Helen (Veins) and Joseph "Sonny" Tremblay. He is survived by his father Joseph, sister Helen "Cookie" and brother Harold. He is also survived by his children Ernest...
Irvin Charles Miller Jr.
Aug 6, 2020
Irvin Charles Miller Jr. Of Topeka, Kansas died August 6, 2020. Irvin was born around Holton Kansas on a farm April 12, 1932. Irvin married Charlene June 24, 1950. Charlene survives in the home. Irvin was a fire fighter for three years in Topeka. Irvin was a truck driver for over 30 years. In between the 30 years he...
Earl Alan Ebert
Aug 4, 2020
Earl Alan Ebert, 91, a long time resident of Topeka, passed away peacefully, 29 Jul 2020, residing at Aldersgate Hospice Memory Care.
Earl was born 9 Dec 1928 in Putnam, OK to Arthur and Laura Ebert and grew up in New Hampton MO. He graduated from high school in 1946 and enlisted in the Army National Guard...
Richard “Rick” Rose
Jul 31, 2020
Richard G. Rose, 74, Topeka, passed away at 10:07 a.m., Saturday, July. 25th, 2020, from complications sustained from the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19).
Richard was born January. 7th, 1946, in Fremont, Nebraska. and was a resident there until graduating from Fremont High School in 1964. He then relocated to Topeka, Kansas in the early 1970's.
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Wilbur Leroy Entrikin
Jul 30, 2020
Wilbur Leroy Entrikin, 75 of Hiawatha, KS passed away at his home on July 30th, 2020. Born March 15th, 1945 in Stewartsville, Mo. to Wilbur and Pansy (Fowler) Entrikin. Leroy is survived by five children Angie, Mike, Becky, Julie and Billy. He was blessed to have multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren. Siblings Byron, Dale, Roger, Bobi, Nedra, Dora Bea,...
Janie Lucille Foga
Jul 26, 2020
Janie Lucille Foga, 75, of Topeka, KS went home to be with Jesus on July 26, 2020 after passing peacefully in her sleep. She was born August 22, 1944 to Albert and Violet Clark in Coffeyville, KS. She married John Foga on November 21, 1990. He proceeds her in death.
Also proceeding her in death are three...
Gary Lee Frost
Jul 26, 2020
Gary Lee Frost Born on April 17th,1946 Death Date July 18th, 2020 Mother Rose Lorene Marshall Frost Father Garland Lynn Frost Gary has also left behind 2 surviving children. Tanya Artzer and Cindy Frost. 3 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Gary has worked as a painter and as a pilot car driver. He was known to be both funny...
Larry Lee Parsons
Jul 25, 2020
Larry lee Parsons, 80 of Scranton Kansas. Died Saturday July 25, 2020 at home. He was born September 27,1939 in Burlingame Kansas, the son of Earl Jay Parsons and Erma Beauchamp.
He was a carpenter in the northeast of Kansas most of his life before retiring.
Larry is preceded in death by his parents; one...
George Crocker
Jul 21, 2020
George Crocker, age 97 died at Sunflower Care Homes, Emporia Kansas, Tuesday morning, 7/21/2020.
Crocker born October 24th, 1922 in Spearville, KS to Herbert L. and Carrie Dvorak Crocker. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Ann Bassett Crocker formally of Laguna Beach, CA, a native of Emporia, KS; his oldest daughter, Carolyn...
Bryce M. Baker
Jul 16, 2020
Bryce M. Baker, aged 37, passed away July 2020 due to the coronavirus. He was born March 27, 1983 in Topeka, Kansas. He was the son of Carla (Barker) and Jack Baker. Bryce was a free spirit who loved music, film, art, and literature. Bryce is survived by his ex-wife Kari and son Chance, through whom Bryce lives on....
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