Aug 21, 2019

Charles Mark (Chuck) Habig, 71, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 19th at Midland Hospice House. He passed surrounded by his loving family, and the prayers of many whose lives he touched, simply through the act of being the best husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Chuck was born on February 23, 1948 to Philip...

Aug 16, 2019

Bill V McCollum, age 63, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on Friday August 9thafter a battle with medical complications.  Bill was born on November 25th 1955, to Jerry and Delores McCollum in Trenton, Missouri.  For the last 35 years Bill has lived with his companion Carol Rosine of Carbondale.  He enjoyed the outdoors as well as...

Aug 15, 2019

On Saturday, August 10th, 2019, Vickie (Broast, Edwards) Wall, loving mother, sister, and aunt, passed away at the age of 59. Vickie was born on December 18th, 1959 to Marie and John Broast Sr. Vickie raised two children, Josh Edwards and Lacy Edwards, as well as helping to raise her great-nephew John Cadue. She was a kind and loving...

Aug 12, 2019

Leonard K. O'Dell passed away peacefully on Monday, August 12, 2019 at his home in Emporia, Kansas surrounded by his family at the age of 86.

Leonard was born in Stony Point, N.Y. on March 14, 1933 to Leroy and Mary (Rose) O'Dell. At the age of 20 he was drafted into the US Army, serving with...

Aug 9, 2019

Nick Stroup, 73, Silver Lake Ks, passed away July 16th at Midland Hospice House. Nick was born in Hutchinson Ks. on June 5th 1946. He is survived by his wife ,Diana and daughter Holly, his Step mom, Ruby Stroup, sisters Joy and  Chris and brother Mike. step daughters ,grandchildren ,nieces nephews and many, many friends.

Nick was ...

Aug 5, 2019

Karin Marta Norton, a long time resident of Topeka Kansas, died early Monday morning, August 5th, 2019, at Midland Hospice House of Topeka.  She gracefully and peacefully passed after an aggressive battle with Lung Cancer.   Karin was predeceased by her loving husband, Donald Norton, who passed on September 22, 2011.

Karin Marta Norton was born Karin Marta...

Aug 5, 2019

Forrest Edwin Cowell, 92, passed away August 4,2019 at Topeka, KS. He was born December 19, 1926 to John Imla and Edna Petermeyer Cowell at Clay Center, KS He moved with his family to Topeka, KS in 1943 and graduated from Topeka High School in 1944. He enlisted in the US Army Air Corps. After his service, he entered...

Aug 3, 2019

Robert L. Derstein, 83, died August 3, 2019, at home in Topeka, Kansas.

He was born in Benton, Kansas, on November 6, 1935, to Florence Bonner and Kenneth Derstein.

After El Dorado High School, he graduated from Kansas State University in 1961, where he belonged to Acacia Fraternity, and received his Juris Doctorate Degree from...

Aug 2, 2019

Steven Ray Sample, 68, of Topeka, Kansas passed August 2, 2019, unto the place prepared for him by his Saviour Jesus Christ. Steven was born to Donna (Kinter) and Glen Sample on February 10, 1951, in Topeka, Kansas. Steven was a 1969 Graduate of Topeka High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps and lived the rest...

Jul 31, 2019

Cecilia Evans Clement, 91, passed away July 20th at the Ascension Via Christi hospital in Manhattan, KS with much of her family by her side.  Chronic heart failure and pneumonia caught up with her.

Cecilia, also known as Sheila, was the eldest daughter of James Carey Evans and Madeleine Bigger.  She was born in Buffalo, NY on...

Jul 30, 2019

Rick Cote was born January 3, 1954. He passed away at 65, after a hard battle with cancer at his home on July 30th, 2019.

He was born in Topeka but raised in Meriden, Kansas. He was a graduate of Jefferson West in 1972.

Rick was a hard working business owner, Ricks Home Repair. He...

Jul 23, 2019

Donald Wayne Lawton, 59, of Harveyville, Kan., died July 23, 2019, at his home after battling cancer for more than a year.

Services will take place at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at the Harveyville Cemetery. A memorial has been established at Midland Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606.

Born Aug. 16,...

Jul 21, 2019

Catherine June Hoy died at her rural Emporia home on Sunday afternoon, July 21, 2019, after a short illness.  She was born January 12, 1944, in Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Wilbur and Genevieve Thompson.  She was a graduate of Kansas State University and Emporia State University, where she earned a Ph.D. in Library and Information Management in 2001. ...

Jul 20, 2019

Carolyn Roudybush started her dash of life on February 21, 1968 in Manhattan, KS. On July 12, 2019 Carolyn's dash ended surrounded by her family and friends at Midland Care Hospice House.

Carolyn was the second born daughter to Larry and Shirley (Havenstein) Roudybush.  Carolyn lived in Wamego for the first few years of her life, starting...

Jul 19, 2019

Linda Rose Hutcherson of Topeka, KS  died Friday, July 19, 2019 at Stormont Vail hospital surrounded by loved ones.   She was born October 28, 1941, the 10th child of Charles A. and Frances L. (Allen) Hutcherson.  She was 77 years old.

Surviving family members include: Alvina Hutcherson of Topeka, KS, Sarah Guesby (Kevin) of Topeka, KS, Eva...

Jul 19, 2019

Mary Kathleen (Kathy) Clouse, 62, passed away July 19, 2019 at Midland Hospice House.

She was born July 23, 1956 in Topeka, KS.  Daughter of Harland "Hop" Clouse and Mary Jean Saville Clouse.  She was preceded in death by her parents.

Kathy attended Topeka Public Schools and was a Licensed Practical Nurse.  She worked in...

Jul 17, 2019

On Monday, July 15, 2019, Denise Ann Shontz, passed through this mortal realm and now awaits her place by her Savior, Jesus Christ.   Born on a blustering winter day in Monroe City, MO on December 6, 1956, Denise spent her whole life looking for that next adventure.  Never afraid to try something new, and doubly determined if someone told...

Jul 16, 2019

Loren Keith "Dusty" Greene, age 96, passed away at Brewster Health Center in Topeka on July 11, 2019. Dusty was born in Nortonville, Kansas on December 30, 1922.  He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Doris Montgomery Greene. Dusty and Doris have three children in Topeka: Kelly Neske (Steve), Kandis Barker (Jerry), and Russell T. Greene. They...

Jul 16, 2019

Jean E. Dixon of Lawrence passed away on July 9, 2019, in the company of family.

Jean E. was born in Lawrence on December 6, 1948 to Charlotte L. (Potts) Dixon and Lloyd J. Dixon.  Jean E. graduated from Lawrence High School in 1967 and retired from a job she loved as a medical assistant with Reed...

Jul 15, 2019

George (Grumpy) Finch, 78, Topeka, passed Monday July 15, 2019. Born in Parsons Ks to John Finch and Florence Carr Finch January 4, 1941. He graduated from Hayden High School 1959. He attended Washburn University later.

He married Elizabeth Kristina (Kris) Colombo in 1967. To this union were born Sean Thomas Finch, Topeka, and Elizabeth Ann (Beth)...