Obituaries
Susan Marie Anspaugh
Nov 25, 2019
Susan Marie Anspaugh was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on November 20, 2019. She was born on November 15, 1954 to John and Stella (Holler) Cain in Holton, Kansas.
She was married to Glenn E Anspaugh on November 18, 1973 and together they had two children, Tanya Marie and Craig Ryan. She was blessed with two...
Jo Leta Weems
Nov 22, 2019
Jo Leta Weems peacefully passed away Friday morning, November 22, 2019, at Brookside Retirement Community, Overbrook, Kansas.
Jo Leta Weems was born October 13, 1932 at Walters, Oklahoma, to Leta O'Reta (Wallen) and Cornelius Rudolphus (Rat) Wilson. Since her dad worked on highway/bridge construction, Jo Leta lived in a variety of Oklahoma towns until her parents moved...
Michael R. Smith
Nov 21, 2019
Michael R. (Mike) Smith, 73, passed away on November 21, 2019 in Topeka. Mike was born July 20, 1946 in Tucumcari, NM, and the family moved to Hutchinson, KS when he was a young child. He served in the Army from 1964-1967. He married Jeanette in 1975, and worked at Superior Boiler Works for over 25 years. They moved...
John Joseph Sutton
Nov 18, 2019
John Joseph Sutton, 62 of rural Morganville passed away on November 7th at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan after a short illness.
John was born October 29, 1957 to John Nathan and Margaret Mary (Paoni) Sutton in Springfield, Illinois. Upon his mother's death in 1967 he moved to Kansas with his sisters and brother. John...
George Erna Mcgurk
Nov 17, 2019
George Erna McGurk, 83, Topeka, Kansas, passed away November 17, 2019. He was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania to George Erna and Hilda Marion McGurk. He was a graduate of Wilkinsburg High School and studied at Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and Dallas Institute of Hebrew Studies. He was a veteran of the United States Army where he served with...
Edward Klein
Nov 14, 2019
Peacefully and shortly following Prayers of Commendation, on November 14, 2019, Edward Klein (Ed) passed away at the age of 97, while comforted by his daughter Patti Petersen-Klein (Rick).
Ed, son of John and Emilia (Buch) Klein, is predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Wilhelmina, nee Ruppenthal (2013), sisters Margaret, Eva, Gertrude, and Evelyn; and brothers...
Harold Wayne Johnson Jr.
Nov 13, 2019
Harold Wayne Johnson Jr., "Junior" of Oskaloosa Kansas passed away Wednesday November 13th, 2019 at home in Valley Falls where he had been living with his son. He was born March 23, 1947 to Harold W. Johnson Sr. and Loretta, "Rita" J Terry in Topeka Kansas. He was a 1965 graduate of Seaman High School in Topeka. Kansas. He...
Gerald Miller
Nov 13, 2019
Gerald (Jerry) Miller 78 of Lyndon, KS passed away Nov. 13, 2019 following a long battle with COPD. He was born June 13th, 1941 in Westmorland, KS. He was the son of Alice and Charles Miller of Wamego, KS. He was in the army during the Bay of Pigs invasion. He was a Nike missile radar operator at the...
Charles D. Mccall
Nov 11, 2019
Today I say goodbye to the greatest father a girl could ask for. My Dad lived a great life, served his country, made a good living and lived by his own rules.
His family-Was his religion, he believed in us deeply and had all the faith in the world in US. We always came first, above ALL...
James Robert Chalender
Nov 10, 2019
James Robert Chalender, 63, of Topeka, KS passed away on November 10, 2019 at his home. He was born on July 20, 1956 to Robert and Betty Chalender in Lawrence, KS. Both parents preceded him in death.
Jim graduated from Lawrence High School. He served in the US Army as a mechanic from 1974-1976. Jim enjoyed being...
Lucille Johnson
Nov 8, 2019
Lucille Marie Harms was born December 25, 1929, on a farm outside of Deshler, Nebraska, and died November 8, 2019, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka, Kansas, at the age of 89 years. She was the daughter of Reinhold William Harms and Marie Dorothy Fangmeyer Harms. Lucille was the oldest of 3 daughters - Lucille, Delores and Arnita. She went...
Orville E Landosky
Nov 6, 2019
Orville E Landosky age 83 of Manhattan KS passed away at his residence on November 6, 2019. Orv was born November 21, 1935 in Bay City Michigan to Adolph and Helena Landosky. Orv retired from Quaker Oats in 1997. After he retired he did maintenance work at the Wareham. I his younger days he loved to play blooper ball...
Alfred Henry Wipperman Jr.
Oct 29, 2019
Alfred Henry Wipperman Jr. passed into the loving arms of his Savior on Saturday, October 26 succumbing to cancer. Al was born May 18th, 1928 in Little Rock, Arkansas, child of Alfred Henry Wipperman Sr. and Gertrude (Steinwedel). After graduating from High School in Stuttgart, Arkansas he joined the US Coast Guard where he served on the USS Walt...
Dawnelle Marie Frye
Oct 25, 2019
Dawnelle Marie Frye lost her battle against cancer at the age of 43 on October 24th, 2019 in Topeka, Kansas.
Dawnelle is survived by her children, Dominick Frye, Dyvon Frye, Destanee Frye, and Ciara Hall of Topeka, Kansas. Survived by her parents Melody Schweizer, Jim Schweizer, and Richard Toler and her siblings Joshua Toler, Colby Toler, and...
Sandra Lee Moore
Oct 24, 2019
Sandra Lee Moore, 83, of Emporia, KS passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Council Grove, KS. Sandra was born Sandra Lee Sample April 17, 1936 in Council Grove, KS to Shirley E. Richter and George E. Sample.
Sandra grew up in Council Grove and graduated from Council Grove High School in 1953. Sandra attended Kansas University....
Jerry Dean Nolting
Oct 21, 2019
Jerry Dean Nolting went to be with his heavenly father on October 12, 2019. Jerry was born on May 15, 1956 in Topeka, Kansas to Oscar Nolting, Sr. and Loretta Mae Lawton. He grew up and lived in Topeka, Kansas.
Jerry was employed by the City of Topeka as a Utility System Worker, retiring in March, 2019....
Susan Gayle Carey
Oct 11, 2019
Susan Gayle Carey of Topeka, KS lost her battle with cancer among her closest friends and family on October 3, 2019. She was born Susan Gayle Trowbridge on February 22, 1950 in Manhattan, KS, daughter of Meda M. Trowbridge (Hampton) and Keith A. Trowbridge. She graduated from Manhattan High School in 1968 and attended Kansas State University. She married...
Skaidrite Kankis
Oct 8, 2019
Skaidrite Kankis passed away at age 95 on October 8, 2019 in Topeka. She was born Skaidrite Ozols to Alberts (who passed away before her birth) and Anna (Kalcenavs), on March 30, 1924 in Rujiena, Latvia. She married Karlis Bresavs, and in March 1944, daughter Daiga was born. Only a few months later, the Russians invaded Latvia, and Karlis...
Sue Pater
Oct 7, 2019
Sue (Brown) Pater 64, lost her battle with cancer Oct. 5, 2019 while at home.
She was born Nov. 6, 1954, the daughter of Fred Brown and Bonnie (Ledbetter) Bellinger.
She married Darrell Pater Aug. 8, 1981. They just celebrated their 38th anniversary. He survives in the home. She is also survived by her father...
Raymond Eugene Mabon
Sep 30, 2019
Raymond Eugene Mabon passed away on September 30, 2019. He was 86.
Survivors include daughter Brenda and husband Cecil Grimmett, Carbondale, son David Mabon, Topeka, step brother Mike Pfannenstiel, Auburn, two grandsons and seven great-grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will take place at a later date.
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