Obituaries
George Mosby
Jul 16, 2017
An eleven pound baby boy started his life on earth February 13, 1942 and was given the name George Ernest Mosby.George grew up and attended grade school and high school in Maple Hill, Kansas graduating in 1956. He then went onto attend the Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia graduating in 1970 with a degree of Bachelor of Science...
Keith Michael Truesdell
Jul 12, 2017
Keith Michael Truesdell, 54 died Monday, July 10th in Topeka. He was born Aug. 1st, 1962 in Maryland. Most of his adult life has been spent in Topeka where he worked as a residential painter and a member of the KS National Guard, 714th Maint. Co 3rd Platoon. He is survived by his two daughters, Kaitlyn and Mikayla Truesdell....
Victor I. Narvaez
Jul 3, 2017
Victor I. Narvaez, 62, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 in Topeka, KS. He was born February 14, 1955 in Kingsville, TX to Frank and Antonia Narvaez. He served in the US Air Force and later worked as a contract laborer at various refineries in Corpus Christi. Victor was preceded in death by his parents and brother Frank Narvaez,...
Peggy L. Conger Baird
Jul 1, 2017
Peggy L. Conger Baird, 70, Rossville, KS passed away at her home July 1, 2017. She was born October 13, 1946.
She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1964. She worked for Rossville City Hall for numerous years, and was also Mayor of Rossville for eight years. She owned the Rossville Liquor Store for fifteen years...
Robert Lee Cotton
Jun 25, 2017
Robert Lee Cotton, age 76 of Wichita Kansas passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017.
Robert was born on January 4, 1941 in Helm, Mississippi to the late Hurtless Jones and Ben Cotton.
Following his completion of the 12th grade Robert shortly after you join the United States Marines where he served as a soldier...
Madeline A. Teufel
Jun 15, 2017
Madeline A. Teufel, 76, Topeka, KS, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017.
Madeline (Maggie) was born April 6, 1941, in Hinton, OK, the daughter of Velma (Whitacre) and Edward Hall.
Madeline was a member of the Homestead Friends Church, Clements, KS.
On January 1, 1961, Madeline married her soul mate, Marvin Teufel,...
Shirley Rae Evans Manger
Jun 15, 2017
Shirley Rae Evans Manger was born on March 10th 1936 in Topeka, Kansas to the daughter of Earl A Evans and Jesse Marie Holt. She died on June 15, 2017 at Midland Hospice.
She grew up in Topeka, KS, where she graduated from Topeka High School in 1954. She attended Clark Business College, after graduating she went...
Gary Raymond Couch
Jun 9, 2017
Gary Raymond Couch, 86, earned his angel wings on June 9, 2017 in Topeka at the Midland Hospice House.
Gary was born February 27, 1931 on a farm near Colony, Kansas. Gary was the son of Raymond & Velda Couch. He graduated from Colony High School in 1949 and enlisted in the United States Air Force in...
Marjorie E. Belveal
Jun 9, 2017
Marjorie E. Belveal, 84, Nortonville, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 9th, 2017.
Marjorie was born January 3, 1933, in Monrovia, Kansas, the daughter of Zelma (Jackson) and Charles B. Megenity.
Marjorie married Norman W. Belveal on June 6, 1949, in Marysville, Kansas. They later relocated to the Nortonville area.
Marjorie was a...
John Wesley Ard
Jun 8, 2017
John (Jack) Wesley Ard was born August 8, 1931 in Osage City, Kansas to Elmer and Marie Harper Ard He died June 8, 2017 at his home in Carbondale, Kansas with his wife and other family members present.
John lived most of his life in Osage County. Attended school in Osage City. Worked at a Salvage Yard...
Ruben Guadalupe Chavira
Jun 7, 2017
Ruben Guadalupe Chavira age 53 passed away on May 31 2017 Born Dec 7,1963 in Barstow, Calif. Worked for Orbis Corporation Osage City Kansas, as a press, grinder and forklift operator. Ruben loved to fish, hunt, and enjoyed NASCAR racing, riding motorcycles, country music, and most of all his sisters cooking. Ruben loved his family first and foremost he...
Betty Jo Seimears
Jun 4, 2017
Betty Jo Seimears (BJ) ,75, Overbrook, Ks. passed away June 4, 2017 after a long battle with Alzheimer at Brookside Retirement Center.
She was born in Sun City, Kansas April 26, 1942 the daughter of John & Helen Seimears.
Betty enjoyed ceramics, sewing, camping, jet skiing, ATV trips with family and traveling. Betty loved spending...
John Biri
Jun 3, 2017
John Biri (JB), 72 of Topeka, KS passed away June 3, 2017. He was born October 25, 1944 in Jackson, MO, the son of John Biri Sr. and Alma (Christi) Biri. John graduated from Jackson Senior High and resided in Topeka since 1963. He was employed by Walmart in Topeka, KS. Previous professions included construction worker, taught building trades...
Gladys Hargis
May 31, 2017
Gladys Hargis, age 85, died May 31, 2017 in Topeka. Born in Benton, Arkansas, Gladys was the youngest of eight children of George and Hattie Thompson. She was raised in Hoyt. In 1949 she married Warren "Shorty" Hargis in Holton.
In addition to being a homemaker, Gladys shouldered most of the child-rearing and pet care duties, as...
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...
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