Obituaries
Mary Stark
Jun 9, 2015
Mary Stark, 55, passed away May 31,2015, in her home.
Mary was born June 22,1959 in Augusta, Georgia, the daughter of William and Mary Goodwin. She married Michael Stark and later divorced. She was engaged to marry John Welsh.
Survivors include daughters Chasity Stark of Arkansas City, Kansas. Theresa Dobson and husband Dustin of Emporia,...
Elaine Norris
May 27, 2015
Elaine Joan (Henson) Norris passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka after a short illness. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Lexington Park Independent Living, 1011 SW Cottonwood Court. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Council Grove, Kansas, will be at a later date. Elaine...
Kevin Lee Miller
May 23, 2015
Kevin Lee Miller, 50, passed away on May 23, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born May 24,1964 in Salina, Kansas. He graduated from Seaman High School and obtained an Associates Degree at Hutchinson Junior College where he attended on a baseball scholarship. He married Angela E. Barnhart. They were divorced
He is...
Richard L. Hutton
May 23, 2015
Richard L. Hutton, 70, of Topeka passed in the presence of family on May 23, 2015 after a 14-year battle with cancer.
A Topeka resident for over 20 years, Richard was well known for his charismatic personality, his contagious laughter and his compassion for others. He was known as a father figure to many and a genuine...
Larry Wayne Hatton
May 22, 2015
Larry Wayne Hatton, 64, left this life Friday, May 22, 2015.
He leaves behind his daughter Michelle and son Kristopher, six grandchildren; Talon, Kaitlin, Khloe, Drew, Slade and Tracen, his sister Jacky and brother Michael along with other family members and many close friends.
An avid cabinet maker, Larry traveled the country and Puerto Rico...
Daniel Marc Tschantz
May 19, 2015
Daniel Marc Tschantz, 63, of Topeka, KS passed away on May 19th, 2015 from complications due to a stroke suffered in January.
Dan was born October 26th, 1951 in Topeka, KS. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1970. He is survived by his mother, Elma; two brothers, Mike (Donna) and Rick; two sisters, Colleen (Brice)...
James Preston Huggins
May 14, 2015
James Preston Huggins, "Huggie" age 73, peacefully went home on May 14th, 2015 at his residence.
He was born the son of Joseph V. and Muriel M. Huggins on Sept. 13th, 1941 in San Antonio, TX. He spent most of his childhood in Delia, KS and graduated from Delia High School in 1959. He served in the...
Ralph Richard Masson
May 12, 2015
Ralph Richard Masson,born in Newport Michigan May 25,1939 passed away in Topeka Kansas May 8,2015. Ralph is survived bythree daughters and one son, Melinda A Stewart, Margaret Adkins, Robyn Short, and Russell Masson. Ralph also had six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Ralph loved his great grandchildren and will be missed,we love you.
Martin Eugene Bayless
May 9, 2015
Martin Eugene Bayless of Burlingame, KS, born December 17, 1948 to Harvey Eugene Bayless and Elberta (Hamner) Bayless Drennen, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015, surrounded by his family.
He is survived by the following family members: his wife of 47 years, Alberta Marie (Rowe) Bayless of Burlingame; daughter Lesa Anne (Bayless) Brian and her husband,...
Crystal Lue Wolf
Apr 26, 2015
Crystal Lue Wolf, born Crystal Lue Biggers in Lawrence, KS, 12/25/61, age 54, passed away at 6:16 pm on Sunday, April 26, 2015. She was the daughter of Clyde Biggers, deceased, and Mary Mae Adams. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Danny Wolf, 4 children, Mary "Cricket" Black, Mike Atwell, Jr., Patrick Bryant, Candy Bennett, 12...
Ernest L. Weimer
Apr 11, 2015
Ernest L. Weimer 77 passed away April 10th,2015 at midland hospice house topeka ks.Ernest has 3 children kim gabrick topeka, ks curtis pruyser hoyt, ks and Chris pruyser.he has 5 grandchildren. Ernest has a sister edna gardner topeka, ks a brother Vernon Weimer topeka, ks brother fred Weimer emporia, ks sister Susan Burris emporia, ks and a sister regina...
Charles Ralph Abbey
Apr 11, 2015
Charles Ralph Abbey, age 55, was the son of Gerald and Dolores (Foster) Abbey of Longmont, Colorado, and El Dorado, Kansas, respectively, and the brother of Cecilia Luisa Abbey of Kansas City, Missouri. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela on December 10, 1959, and lived in Bogota, Colombia; and in Gran Canaria and Madrid, Spain, where he graduated from...
John Matthew Zeliff
Apr 10, 2015
John Matthew Zeliff, 33, Topeka, passed away April 10, 2015 at Midland Hospice surrounded by family. He was born March 15, 1982 in Wichita Falls, TX to Howard and Jeanne Zeliff. He is preceded in death by his mother, Jeanne McCollister Zeliff. Survivors include his father, Howard; a sister, Kim Weeks (Glenn) of Hiwasse, Arkansas; and aunts, uncles, cousins,...
Gregory R. Daley
Apr 9, 2015
Gregory R.Daley passed away unexpectantly from heart issues on Thursday April 9, 2015.
Greg was born in East Los Angeles, CA on January 15, 1951 to Jackie and Greg Daley. His maternal grandparents were Dorothy and Raymond Pearson, and his paternal grandparents were Red and Madge Daley.
Greg lived most of his life in various...
Rv Van Camp
Apr 8, 2015
RV (Vic) Van Camp was born February 9, 1933 to Howard and Lorene (Roberts) Van Camp in Franklin, NE. He grew up on a farm where he and his sisters, Karen Brown,Eaton, CO and Miriam Cowan, Omaha, NE learned good work ethic. In High School he excelled in football earning a position on the All State Football Team as...
Daniel Ivan Kelley
Apr 8, 2015
Daniel Ivan Kelley passed away on April 8, 2015 at his home in Topeka, Kansas. Daniel was born on January 11, 1977, in Independence, Kansas to Daniel Joseph Kelley and Donna Jean Robinson Kelley.
Daniel attended school at St. Patrick's School, in Parsons, Kansas, before moving to Emporia Kansas, and attended William Allen White Grade School, Emporia...
Constance S. Christenson
Apr 6, 2015
Constance (Connie) S. Christenson Topeka, passed away April 6, 2015 at Midland Hospice. She was born January 19, 1961 in Axel, KS to parents Galen and Marceil Fouraker.
She is survived by her high school sweetheart and husband of 35 years, Melvin Christenson, their three sons, Dustin Christenson of Tulsa, OK; Tommy Christenson of Topeka and still...
James Edward Hester
Mar 31, 2015
James Edward Hester, born in Tupelo, Mississippi, 2/25/50, age 65 passed away at 3:27 AM on March 31st, 2015. He was the son of Carl Hester and Addie Price, both deceased. He is survived by 2 children, Tina A Ruecker (Hester) and James E Hester II (Jamie), 2 grandchildren, Maryah A Nanninga and Arnold James Ruecker, 2 great granddaughters,...
Ralph Whitney Chiles
Mar 31, 2015
Ralph Whitney Chiles, 59, of Burlingame, KS, passed peacefully on March 31, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka. He was born March 29th in Topeka Kansas, the son of George Vernon Chiles and Edna Chiles (Pautz). He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1974. He was an avid KU Jayhawks and Chiefs fan. He enjoyed fishing, camping, bowling, mudding...
Delores Ann “Dee” Upton
Mar 29, 2015
Delores Ann "Dee" Upton (VanAtten), 81, died peacefully in her sleep on March 29, 2015 in Topeka, Kansas. Delores was born on May 29, 1933 in Alma, Michigan, the daughter of Earl VanAtten and Violet Odom. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dixie Lynn LaLonde, and a brother, Jimmy VanAtten. Survivors include a daughter, Sheila; sons, Tim...
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