Oct 5, 2018

Nancy Kay (Westrope) Tudor, born September 23, 1958 in Holdrege, NE to Merrill and Margaret (Grace) Westrope, passed away October 5, 2018 at Brookside in Overbrook, KS. She was preceded in death by one sister, and both parents. She is survived by her husband, Stephen, a sister, daughter and her three children, four stepchildren and their children. Funeral services...

Oct 2, 2018

Herbert A. Smith, 87, passed away October 2, 2018 at Brewster Health Care Facility in Topeka, Kansas.

Herb was born October 21, 1930 in Davenport, Iowa, to Bert and Florence Smith. He graduated from Davenport High School in 1948. He received his B.S. degree in Pharmacy from the University of Iowa in 1953, and he spent his...

Sep 27, 2018

Carol Mynette Crow, of Topeka Ks., went home to be with our Heavenly Father, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, September 27, 2018, on her 86th birthday. Born on September 27, 1932 to Walter and Minnie (Stark) Oberg in Warren Mn., she was the youngest of nine brothers and sisters. She was raised in Angus, Mn. After high school,...

Sep 22, 2018

Michael (Mick) Meyer, 73, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 in Topeka, Kansas. Mick was born August 18, 1945 in Falls City, Nebraska the son of Walter and Alma (Malan) Meyer. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1963. He joined the Navy from 1965- 1967. Mick retired from the Topeka Police Department in 1988 and the Department of...

Sep 22, 2018

Larry Dean Ethridge, 74, of Manhattan, Kansas passed from this life September 22, 2018 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born January 22, 1944 in Salina, Kansas to Robert Eugene and Irene Fern (Greene) Ethridge. He was the third of four children born to them. Larry was raised in Ada, Kansas and graduated from Ada High School in...

Sep 20, 2018

Christine A. DeLauro Ralph was born Christmas day, 1956, in Munich, Germany then went ahead of Kenny on September 14, 2018. The gift she had will be remembered by many for many years. She was friends with Bill W. for just 3 days short of 29 years.

She married Kenneth (Kenny) Ralph November 11, 1999 in Hawaii;...

Sep 19, 2018

Richard James, 70, of Council Grove, KS, passed away peacefully in his home on September 19, 2018.

Richard, son of the late Henry and Freda James, was born in Cumberland, Maryland on February 22, 1948. He married Linda Lechliter on November 8, 1967. This union gave forth four children and six grandchildren. Richard was a man of...

Sep 5, 2018

Darrel Dean Senne passed away 08/28/2018. He was born 01/11/1957 in Topeka, Kansas and lived there for much of his life. He worked as a drywall finisher for many years before his retirement and spent much of his free time hunting, fishing, collecting, and spending time with his many friends.

He is survived by his son, Aaron...

Sep 3, 2018

Bruce Duane Rieck, 70 (almost), Burlingame, KS, pass away at the home on September 3, 2018.

Bruce was born September 21, 1948 in Topeka, KS to Leonard and Elsie Rieck. Bruce is survived by a brother: Gary Rieck, children: Michelle (Rieck) Stovall and Aaron Rieck, grandchildren: Dalton Babbitt, Anastasha (Babbitt) Shockey, and Raven Rieck, and great-grandchildren: Alyce...

Sep 1, 2018

Lois Jean Jones Visser Ulrich, 69, of Topeka, Kansas. Passed away September 1, 2018 at the Aldersgate Village hospice room in Topeka, Kansas after a long bout of chronic illness. Born in Abilene, Texas on February 9, 1949, the daughter of Virginia Jones Crider. Lois and her husband, James, resided in Topeka for 16 years.

She worked...

Sep 1, 2018

Addison (Addi) Sue Jones, 18, of Topeka, Kansas passed away at her home September 1st, 2018. Addi was born November 12, 1999 in Amarillo, Texas. Daughter of Bo and Andria Jones.

Addi attended Washburn Rural High School, loved to play soccer, and was a part of YoungLife student ministry. Addi loved animals and worked for Doggy Dude...

Sep 1, 2018

Mark A. Harter, 51, of Salina, KS passed away September 1, 2018.

Mark graduated from Royal Valley High School and was involved with the

FFA program. He graduated from Kansas State University and was an

Agriculture Education teacher and FFA Adviser at Mankato High School.

For the past several years he...

Aug 31, 2018

Rebecca Jane (Kerr) Brown of Baldwin City passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 31st, 2018 at the age of 67. Rebecca "Becky" was born in Ohio, where she and her brother Bobby were adopted by Dr. Samuel Earl and Josephine Kerr. Becky went on to attend Baker University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. Becky was...

Aug 28, 2018

Ellis Lee Herrera, of Topeka, Kan., passed away peacefully in his home on August 25 at the age of 87. Lee was born to parents Joe and Maria Herrera on October 8, 1930, in Newell, S.D. He grew up as the third eldest of nine children.

Lee shared the last 40 years with his wife, Bette, who...

Aug 24, 2018

Francis James "Skeeter" Weas, 88, Holton, Kansas, passed away suddenly Aug. 24, 2018 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born June 8, 1930 in West Liberty, Iowa, to Fred and Mary Weas and grew up in West Liberty.

He joined the U.S. Army in 1949 and served four years during the Korean War, stationed at an Army...

Aug 17, 2018

Candis (Candy) Jolene Gustin, 59, bid us farewell on August 14th, 2018.

Candy had a contagious spirit that brought light to all she met. She found the beauty in everything she saw and everyone she met. She lived her life through music and dance and had a unique understanding of how everything in life was connected. She...

Aug 11, 2018

Phil died on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the Life Care Center in Burlington. He was 61 years old. Phil lived all his life in the Emporia area. His major employment was at Modine's making radiators. Phil was a graduate of Hartford High School. He is survived by three children, A private family service will be held later.

Aug 10, 2018

Isaac 'John' Kennedy, 87, Topeka, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018, at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka.

John was born May 17, 1931, in Checotah Oklahoma, the son of James Robert and Sarah Jane (Hamilton) Kennedy. He was the 6th of 9 children. His siblings and parents called him 'Ike'.

He attended...

Aug 8, 2018

Ken passed away Wednesday Aug. 8th 2018 after losing his battle with pulmonary fibrosis, which was diagnosed in November 2017. He was the eldest son born to Kenneth V. Johnson Sr. & Lorene Johnson on May 29th, 1952. Survivors include his wife, Karen- Topeka and three sons: Brian (Kimberly)- Topeka, Jeffrey (Christina)- Derby,KS, and Jerrod- Topeka. Also surviving are...

Aug 7, 2018

Phyllis Feldkamp Anderson of Centralia passed away August 7, 2018. She was born April 18, 1932 on a farm south of Seneca. She attended grade school at Pickney Country School from 1st grade thru 6th grade then 7th and 8th grade at St. Peter and Paul. She attended and graduated from Seneca Public High School in 1949. She worked...