Sep 24, 2019

Arnie Bryant was born on October 20, 1953 in Topeka, KS to Ralph Sr. and Ardena Napue Bryant. Arnie graduated from Topeka High School, home of the Hoy Hoy Mighty Trojans! He graduated in the centennial graduating Class of 1971. He played in the Trojans band. He was a musician at heart and played with several bands over his...

Sep 22, 2019

Robert E. "Bob" Jackson of Junction City, Kansas, born February 3, 1945, passed away September 22, 2019 surrounded by his wife, Kim, and 4 children, Robyn, Karyn, William, and Martin. In addition to his wife and children, Bob is survived by 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Bob retired from the Army in 1986 and remained in the Junction City...

Sep 19, 2019

Velma Belle Roose (Lutz), 93, of Topeka, KS passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her children John Roose and Carol Reichmuth (Roose) on 9/13/2019. Velma was preceded in death by her son Gary Roose. In addition to her son and daughter, she is survived by 5 grandchildren: Brandon Roose, Drew, Dan, Beth and Jess Reichmuth. At Velma's request,...

Sep 17, 2019

Edna J. Forster "Kmono-Quah", 91, of Holton, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019. She was born February 6, 1928 in Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Floyd Fitzsimmons and Ruth (Wahwassuck) Fitzsimmons. Edna was a typist and later worked in accounting, but was mostly a stay at home mom. She very much enjoyed cooking, sewing and the outdoors, including fishing,...

Sep 17, 2019

William "Bill" Struble 77, Lawrence, formally of Topeka Kansas, passed away on Tuesday September 17, 2019, surrounded by his immediate family at his residence.

He was born on December 1, 1941, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Gene and Dorthea Struble. He graduated from Larned High School in 1959. He attended KU and graduated with a...

Sep 10, 2019

Alice Nell Roper Cotton, age 94, died on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 in the Elmhurst Neighborhood, a caring community of the Aldersgate Village Senior Home in Topeka, Kansas.

Alice was born on August 17, 1925 in Aitchison, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Nellie (Coker) Roper.  After high school, she went to the University of Kansas Medical...

Sep 3, 2019

Shanteal Faye Camacho passed away on September 3, 2019 after giving birth to her third daughter, Gracen Alejandra Camacho. Baby Gracen joins her two sisters, Lilianna Faye (5) and Jaelynn Marie Camacho (3) and their daddy, Sergio Acevedo in Emporia, Kansas. Shanteal was born on December 19, 1990 to Robert Grey and Tammy Slater-Murk in Topeka, Kansas and was...

Aug 25, 2019

Virginia Lee Coon, 75, of Topeka passed away August 25, 2019 at her home. She was born November 26,1943 in Salem, OR. She was the daughter of Joseph Ramsay and Dorothy Watson (Parsegian). She was a loving, supporting mother and homemaker. Proceeding her in death was her husband John W. Coon, her parents, and one daughter, Shelly Jannelle.  She...

Aug 23, 2019

Constance Rae Cobler, 81, of Topeka, KS passed away on Aug. 23, 2019. Connie was born Nov. 30, 1938 in Topeka, KS to Reymond and surviving mother, Geraldine Hickey.

Connie graduated from Highland Park High School, retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone, then worked the last 15 years of her life for Valeo Behavioral Health Care. Connie had...

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...