Obituaries
Howard Dale Criqui
May 29, 2017
Howard Dale Criqui, 86, passed away May 29, 2017. Born in Olivet Kansas on April 24, 1931, the son of Harve and Rotha Criqui. He was married to Shirley M. Littrell for 57 years, wed September 26, 1960. She preceded him in death on November 28, 2016. He was preceded in death by three sons, Glenn Dale Criqui, Kevin...
Roger Edgar
May 27, 2017
Roger Edgar, a friend of Bill W, for 48 years, passed away Tuesday morning, with his all American dog, Satch, by his side. He was 89 years young.
He loved his family and would do anything for his children an granchildren, family was everthing to him. He loved traveling and was always ready to go and was...
Bonnye L. Busch
May 25, 2017
Bonnye L. Busch, 94, passed away on May 25, 2017. She had relocated during the last year of her life from Fairfield Bay, AR, to Topeka, KS, to be in the care of her family and reside in a health care center there.
Bonnye was born Bonnye Lynn Harris in Angleton, TX, on Sept 27, 1922, to...
Dr. Jean E. Attebury
May 20, 2017
Dr. Jean E. Attebury, 68, of Topeka, passed away May 20, 2017. She was born March 5, 1949 in Sedalia, Missouri to Loren and Emma Jean (Harbit) Attebury. She was preceded in death by both of her parents and a sister, Loretta Attebury Ortiz. Survivors include a sister Ruth Williams (Kent) of Peabody, Kansas, a niece Blair Williams of...
Lester “Dale” Shirah
May 15, 2017
Topeka - Lester "Dale" Shirah, 71, passed away in his home on Monday, May 15, 2017 after a battle with cancer.
He served 4 years in the Navy from 1962-1966. After serving he returned home where he took a job as a truck driver with Whelans Lumber Co. and was a member of Teamsters for the majority...
Donald Edward Christ
May 14, 2017
Donald Edward Christ, 66, of Salina, KS, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas after his valiant battle against cancer.
He was born on May 12, 1951, in Washington D.C. and married Michelle Lehrfeld in 1970. They later divorced.
Don is survived by his father, Harold...
William L. “Bill” Beatty
May 13, 2017
William L. "Bill" Beatty, of Carbondale, passed away at his home, Saturday May 13, 2017. Bill was born in Topeka on January 7, 1947 to William J. and Wilma A. Beatty both of whom proceed him in death as well as one sister Judy L. Combs and his brother David J. Beatty.
Bill is survived by his...
Anita Z. Boatright
May 12, 2017
Anita Z. Boatright, age 63, passed on May 10th 2017 at her Topeka residence. Anita was the 4th daughter of Joe Zeller, Jr. and Bonnie M. Ryan of Brownell, Kansas. Anita was born on June 21, 1953, on Father's Day that year. Anita is survived by her husband, Bill Boatright, Topeka, KS; 2 sons Morgan Hannings (Kate) of Lawrence,...
Mark H. Melander
May 9, 2017
Mark H. Melander, age 61 of Topeka, KS, passed away on May 9th, 2017 at Stormont Vail in Topeka, KS after an unexpected illness. He was surrounded by his family.
Mark Henry Melander was born December 25, 1955, in Independence, KS to Henry C. and F. Mildred (Ewing) Melander. He attended Wayside Elementary and graduated from Caney...
Marilyn Dudley
May 7, 2017
Marilyn Dudley of Topeka, Kansas died May 7, 2017. She was born to the late Wendell and Lorene Brown on September 7, 1949. Marilyn graduated from Coldwater High School in Comanche county, Kansas in 1967 and received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Kansas in 1971.Marilyn is survived by her husband Jerry whom she was...
Richard Michael “Doggie” Thacher
May 6, 2017
Richard Michael "Doggie" Thacher, 69, passed away on May 6th, 2017 in Topeka, Kansas at home.
Born February 16th, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri he had the gift of gab and could always make you laugh. He would talk to many people and never knew a stranger. He attended Seaman High School in Topeka. He always had...
Larry R. Sabata
May 4, 2017
Larry R. Sabata passed away in his home, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born November 3rd, 1951 in David City, Nebraska to Leonard Sabata and Martha Hula.
Larry obtained his B.S. in Soil Science from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 1974. He was first hired by the Natural Resources Conservation Service...
Bertha “June” Bunce
May 2, 2017
June Bunce (Bertha June Allen), 85, passed away on May 2, 2017 in Topeka, KS. She married Frank Bunce on June 4, 1950 in Branson, MO. They shared almost 65 years of marriage together.
Born in Topeka, KS, she was the daughter of William Lewis Allen and Jessie Faye Allen. She was preceded in death by her...
Manuel Cervantez
Apr 25, 2017
Manuel Cervantez, 77 of Topeka, passed away April 25, 2017. He was born December 30, 1939; son of Lorenzo and maria (Peralta) Cervantez.
Manuel was a long-term resident of Sheltered Living, Inc. since 1970's. He worked at TARC for numerous years. Manuel had numerous caseworkers, caregivers, and direct support professionals who worked with him over these past...
Betty Amelia Swendson
Apr 24, 2017
Betty Amelia (Crawford) Swendson passed away on April 24th, 2017 at the age of 89. She was born May 5th, 1927 at Ponca City, OK. She married Billy F Swendson on July 13, 1956. She attended Oklahoma State and Emporia State graduating with a B.S. Degree in education in 1949. She taught 28 years in grade school and Junior...
William Eugene Orton
Apr 22, 2017
William (Bill) Eugene Orton passed away Apr 22, 2017. He was 74. Bill was born in Wamego, KS on Dec 30, 1942 to Harry L and Lorena E (Nehring) Orton.
He was the beloved husband of Jennifer (Hoy) Orton. They met in 1992 and married in 2001. They had 25 wonderful years together.
Bill is...
Julie Kisler
Apr 19, 2017
Julie Kisler was born October 31, 1970 to LeAnn Darling Kisler and Robert Paul Kisler in Peoria, IL.
Julie and her older brother Allen and LeAnn moved to Topeka, KS in 1984. Julie graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1988 and did her undergraduate work at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS., graduating in 1992 with...
Florene Johnson
Apr 16, 2017
Florene Johnson, age 86, of Topeka passed away on Easter day, April 16th, 2017 at a Topeka Nursing Facility after a long courageous battle of Alzheimer's. She was born in Ozawkie, Ks on September 25th, 1930. The daughter of Guy and Bessie Brammell. She had 7 sister's and 4 brothers. She married David Williams, they later divorced. She was...
Veronica Ruth Ebert
Apr 15, 2017
Veronica Ruth Ebert, 32, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on April 15, 2017. Veronica is survived by her daughter Faith I. Ebert-Loveland of Ardmore, Oklahoma; her son Chance W. Ebert of Topeka; her mother Aíne Nevar of Topeka; her father and stepmother Bill and Suzanne Ebert of Topeka; her sister Christine (John) Becker of Olathe; and her brothers Virgil...
Delene “Dee” Kay Allensworth
Apr 14, 2017
Delene "Dee" K. Allensworth, 47, passed away on April 14, 2017 at Midland Hospice after a hard fought battle with cancer. She was the wife of William "Bill" E. Allensworth and they shared 24 years together.
Dee was born in Axtell, KS to Deland and Barbara (Broxterman) Cooper. She attended Seaman High School where she was a...
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