Obituaries

Richard Mcconnell

Richard Mcconnell

Aug 6, 2018

Richard McConnell, 70, Lecompton, Kansas, passed away August 6, 2018. He was born September 6, 1947, the son of Dean and Jean McConnell. He is survived by wife, Karen Scarlett; sons, Richard (Robin) and Jesse (Aimee) and granddaughter Fiona.

Mother, Jean McConnell; brother, Royce (Grace); two sisters, Alcinda (Ed) Daniels; Alisa (Larry) Grollmes; brother-in-law, Terry (Debbie) Scarlett;...

Jeffrey Scott Runyan

Jeffrey Scott Runyan

Aug 3, 2018

Jeffrey Scott Runyan born May 20, 1962 in Topeka Kansas, died Friday August 3rd, 2018 at Legacy in Topeka, Kansas. Proceeded in death by Mother JoAnn Plackett Runyan, March 2012 and Father Wayne L. Runyan, August 2015. Survivors include Brother Danny J. Runyan (Pam), a niece and three nephews and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Jeffrey graduated...

Ruth N. Driver

Ruth N. Driver

Jul 22, 2018

Ruth N. Driver, Topeka, KS, born on November 23, 1945 in Ottawa, KS, passed away at 72 years of age on July 22, 2018. She has suffered for several months from cancer.

Ruth is survived by her daughter, Sara Driver, and son, Michael Driver and wife Annie, and two grandchildren, Blaise and Stacy. Ruth was united in...

Patricia Ann Norris

Patricia Ann Norris

Jul 21, 2018

Patricia Ann Norris November 1, 1932 - July 21, 2018.

Patricia Ann Norris died peacefully on 21 July 2018 after a long, valiant struggle with cancer. Her son, Peter Norris, and daughter, Jeni Norris were by her side.

Pat was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Alyce and Hal Boyd. She was raised by her mother...

Johnson, Beulah Mae

Johnson, Beulah Mae

Jul 12, 2018

Johnson, Beulah Mae (Jarrett), 77, went to be with the Lord on July 12, 2018, at her Westphalia, Kansas home with her family by her side.

The daughter of Troy Calvin Jarrett and Milderd Beatrice (Pipes) Jarrett, Beulah was born May 2, 1941 in Gilmore, Arkansas.

Beulah wore many hats throughout her lifetime. She was...

Christopher Scott Mcduffee

Christopher Scott Mcduffee

Jul 5, 2018

Beloved husband and father, Christopher Scott McDuffee, 49, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away July 5, 2018, after a 7 month battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family.

Chris is preceded in death by his father, Donald McDuffee. He is survived by his loving wife, Nicole; daughters Courtney and Kayelynn; sons Nicholas and Noah. Chris...

Tommie Don Chamberlain

Tommie Don Chamberlain

Jul 3, 2018

Tommie Don (TD) Chamberlain, 59, passed away on July 3, 2018 at home in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born on January 14, 1959 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Robert Charles (RC) and Elizabeth Chamberlain. TD grew up in Muskogee but later moved to Wichita, Kansas. He moved to the Lawrence area in 2000. TD enjoyed working outside and being with...

Linda Jennie Crisp

Linda Jennie Crisp

Jun 29, 2018

LINDA JENNIE (WEAKLEY) CRISP THE WIFE OF RICHARD A. CRISP PASSED AWAY JUNE 29, 2018 AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S AT THE HOLIDAY RESORT IN EMPORIA. SHE WAS BORN NOVEMBER 8, 1948 IN EMPORIA, KANSAS, SHE WAS RETIRED FROM NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH IN 2012. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND OF THE HOME, AND A SON JEFFREY ALLEN...

Mary Elizabeth Wallace

Mary Elizabeth Wallace

Jun 26, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Wallace

On Thursday June 21st, 2018, Mary Elizabeth Wallace, beloved friend, died at the age of 84. She was born on October 12th, 1933 in New Orleans, LA to her parents Homer Stanley Wallace and Mollie Kavanaugh Wallace

She is survived by her family of friends Becky Hauer, Jennifer and Conor McAmis, Libby...

Kenneth Michael Breen

Kenneth Michael Breen

Jun 25, 2018

Kenneth Michael Breen , 49, of Topeka , passed away June 25, 2018. He was the son of Kenneth C. and Bonnie Breen and his birth mother Nancy Jo Raines. He was born December 3, 1968.

Kenneth had worked for several construction companies and had been a groundskeeper for Topeka Country Club. He also worked various jobs...

Donald Leroy Fischer

Donald Leroy Fischer

Jun 23, 2018

Donald Leroy Fischer, 84, of Topeka, Ks passed away on June 23, 2018 at Midland Hospice Care. Due to complications from cancer and dementia.

He was born October 7, 1933 in Leroy, Kansas the son of Max and Dona(Bowie) Fischer.

Don graduated from Burlington High School in 1951, where he played his favorite sport of...

Dennis Lowell Washburn

Dennis Lowell Washburn

Jun 18, 2018

Dennis Lowell Washburn

Born December 10, 1945 Pasadena, CA

Died June 18, 2018 Wamego, KS

Dennis was born December 10, 1945 in Pasadena, CA to James Raymond (Ray) Washburn and Waneta Fry Washburn. He passed away on June 18, 2018 in Wamego, KS.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents,...

Jack D. Lister

Jack D. Lister

Jun 15, 2018

Jack D. Lister passed away on June 12 due to illness. He was born in Topeka, KS on July 2, 1947 to Cecil and Ethel Lister. Jack was known for his talent and creative ability to draw anything. He was a Graphic Arts Designer and worked at Jostens Printing company for many years.

August 10, 1974, he...

Vicki J. Eaton

Vicki J. Eaton

Jun 12, 2018

Vicki J. Eaton, 74, has died after an extended illness. She was the daughter of Stan and Anna Jean Broadhurst.

A lifelong resident of the Manhattan area, she graduated from the Manhattan public school system and attended KSU for two years. There, she met and married Dallas Livengood. They had two sons and later divorced.

...

Ann Murphy

Ann Murphy

Jun 12, 2018

Ann (Hund) Murphy, 74, passed away Monday, June 11 in Manhattan. She was a small-town Kansas farm girl who had a great love for the outdoors, rural Kansas, and the natural world. She cherished all children and had a special gift for making them feel special and loved. The oldest daughter of Steve and Mary Hund, Ann had a...

Dotty Ilene Wilson

Dotty Ilene Wilson

Jun 10, 2018

Dotty Ilene Wilson, age 83, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on June 10, 2018, after complications from colon cancer.

Dotty was born May 15, 1935 in Brownstown, Illinois, daughter of the late Clyde Stephen Sidwell and Dorothy Elizabeth Washburn.

She married Maurice Alfred Hamilton on October 8, 1953. He predeceased her on August 15, 1999....

Patricia Ann Thompson

Patricia Ann Thompson

Jun 8, 2018

Patricia Ann Thompson, 76, passed away on June 8, 2018 in Topeka, Kansas.

Memorial service will be held at North Rock Baptist Temple, 2322 NE Laurent St, Topeka, KS on June 16, 2018 at 2 pm. The family is asking all who attend the service, to dress in bright colors.

Patricia was born in Council...

Erik Ernest Hoppe

Erik Ernest Hoppe

Jun 4, 2018

Erik Ernest (Ernie) Hoppe 84, passed away May 27,2018 at his home with family around him. He was predeceased by his parents, Oscar and Anna Hoppe, sister Helen Johnstone and brother Lou Hoppe. Survivors include his wife, Jane , two sons Darryl (Helen) and family, Darwin and his family,sisters Betty Spiker of Topeka and Mildred Hines of Emory Tx....

John Howard Shamburg

John Howard Shamburg

May 31, 2018

John Howard Shamburg (64) passed away at Hospice House on May 31, 2018 following a short battle with cancer. He was born in Wichita to Gene and Charlene Kunze Shamburg on January 15, 1954. He and Marjorie "Margi" Dominicis met and were married in Topeka, and celebrated 35 years together. John established and operated Shamburg Unlimited Construction for a...

Richard Siano

Richard Siano

May 26, 2018

Richard (Rich) Siano, 84, of Topeka, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, May 26, 2018.

He is survived by his wife Patricia, his children Anna Marie Munns (Graham), Jackie Menschner Rush (Lonnie), Denise Richman (Randy), Edward Menschner, sisters Ann Marie Oliveri (John), Patti Daniele (Carlo), Kathy Sheaff, six grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren, and several extended family members...

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