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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 11, 2017

Sharon Silversmith, 77, Rossville, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in a Topeka Nursing Home. Sharon was born November 16, 1939 in Lake Forest, Illinois, the daughter of Charles and Mildred Ann (Trott) DeHaan. She grew up in Lake Forest until the death of both her parents at the age of 12. Sharon moved to Great Bend, Kansas with...

Apr 10, 2017

Michelle Kay Lopez Blasdel passed peacefully from this earth on Monday, April 10th, 2017, surrounded by her loving family at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS, at the age of 54.

Michelle was born to Chad & Phyllis Lopez in Salina, KS, on April 10, 1963 and she was the middle of 3 children. The family later...

Apr 4, 2017

Tyrone Eugene Simpson passed away on April 4, 2017.

He was born on July10, 1963 in Kansas City, Missouri to Kenneth Russell Hernandez and Barbara Jean Smith. Mr. Simpson moved to Topeka, Kansas when he was a toddler with his mom, where he was adopted by his loving stepfather Leo Albert Simpson Jr. He was a lifelong...

Apr 1, 2017

Candace Sue Thomas (Candy), age 68, of Topeka went to be with her Savior on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Candy was born on June 3, 1948 in Joplin, Missouri, to Robert W. and Bonnie B. (Overstreet) Blake.

She is survived by her sons, Mike (Debbie) Thomas and Dirk (Janette) Thomas; grandchildren Jessica, Jeremy, Lisa and Marla; great...

Apr 1, 2017

Gerald "Jerry" Barnaba, age 64, passed away unexpectedly at Stormont Vail on March 30th following a brief illness.

He was born December 19, 1952 in Mannheim, Germany. He was the son of Anthony and Erna Barnaba. He was employed for many years with Hirschbach Motor Lines as an over the road long haul trucker. He was drafted...

Mar 27, 2017

Connie Jean Vargas, 61, of Topeka, formerly of North Platte, Nebraska went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 27, 2017. She was born December 2, 1955, in North Platte, Nebraska the daughter of Manuel and Delphia (Bowen) Vargas.

Connie was a high school graduate and worked for the Kansas Turnpike Authority as a Toll...

Mar 25, 2017

Herb Wyrick, 73, died on March 25th, 2017. He was born in Leavenworth on March 3, 1944, to Herbert and Loretta (Meyers) Wyrick. He graduated from Immaculata High School in Leavenworth, St Benedict's College (Benedictine) in Atchison, and Emporia State Teachers College (ESU). He married Sarah Brown on June 8, 1968. He is survived by his wife, daughters Karyn...

Mar 23, 2017

Tuesday Christine Erwin, 45, of Topeka, KS, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017. Tuesday was born in Ft. Scott, KS to Pat (Nichols) Lookingbill and was a past member of the Kansas National Guard. She is now in heaven with her grandfather, Robert Nichols.

Survivors include two daughters, Kelsie and Alexis Erwin, Topeka, KS; Grandchildren Briella and...

Mar 13, 2017

Timothy Charles Williams, 57, passed away March 13, 2017 in his home in Topeka. Born December 2, 1959, he was the son of Della Marie Preston and the late Donald G. Williams. Tim attended Seaman District Schools and was later employed for several happy years at Hall Lithographing Company, Inc. where he was admired for his skills as an...

Mar 8, 2017

Randall Finlay, Carbondale, Randy (64) entered peacefully into the Lord's arms on March 7 2017, with family at his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 20, 1952 to Richard (Dick) and Jean (Robbins) Finlay. Randy graduated from Santa Fe Trail High School in 1970. He married Cindy (Eylander) Finlay May 13, 1973. She survives along with...

Mar 7, 2017

Darla Kay Warren, passed away February 26th 2017. She was born June 12, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA. She spent her younger years in South Carolina. Some of her fondest childhood memories were searching for seashells at Myrtle Beach. Her family then relocated to Kansas where she graduated from Santé Fe High. She continued her education at Washburn University...

Mar 5, 2017

James Andrew Hemmer, 50, of Topeka, KS died on March 5, 2017 at Stormont-Vail HealthCare after a long struggle with Celiac disease. He was born in Seattle, WA on July 15, 1966 to Norman and Jo Ann Hemmer.

Jimmy had Down syndrome. He never knew a stranger and always had a smile on his face and a...

Mar 3, 2017

Donald L. Jenkins 82 passed away March 3, 2017 in the Morris County Hospital, Council Grove, KS.

Don was born on a farm south of Havensville, Kansas February 10, 1935 to William Thomas Jenkins and Fannie Lewelling Jenkins. His first six years of school were in two different one room country schools, he attended two years at...