Carol L. Ballentine
Jul 5, 2014
Carol L. Ballentine died July 5, 2014 in her home at Atria Hearthstone surrounded by her daughters. Carol was born June 6, 1930 in Appleton Wisconsin. She met Bill Ballentine at Stout University and they were married January 19, 1951. They traveled together, with their four children, throughout the country and Europe as Bill pursued his military career in...
Rose Bartlett
Jul 3, 2014
Rose (Rosie)Bartlett,83, Topeka went to be with our Heavenly Father on July 3, 2014. She was born February 28, 1931 in KansasCity, MOto John and LauraFiebig whopreceded her in death, along with son Danny Burch. Survivors include five children, Michelle Rushing, Naomi (Kenneth) Gee,Claud Burch, Jeanine Morgan, Bill Andrews III, and 17 Grandchildren; 21 Great Grandchildren; 2 GreatGreat Grandchildren....
Leroy Warren Groves
Jun 21, 2014
Leroy Warren Groves
Leroy (Roy) Warren Groves, 78, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Midland Care Services, in Topeka, Kansas. Roy was born in Topeka, at home, on August 29, 1935. He was the third child of Grace and Arthur Groves.
He married Marjorie Kathleen (Kathy) Reece on October 2, 1952, and...
Karen Lou Eakins Swiercinsky
Jun 17, 2014
Karen Lou Eakins Swiercinsky, 73, was born in Topeka, KS on February 17, 1941, the daughter of Samuel Eakins and Doris Lorene Woody. Karen was raised by her grandparents, Albert and Ella Woody, on a farm north of Dover, KS. She passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2014.
On March 12, 1960, Karen and Kenneth Swiercinsky were...
Roger Lee Messinger
Jun 14, 2014
Roger Lee Messinger died June 14, 2014, in Topeka, KS, at the age of 61. He was the third of three children born to Robert Lee and Naomi Barton Messinger. He attended high school in El Dorado, KS. He served four years in the U.S. Army where he received the National Defense Service Medal and commendations for marksman M-16,...
Roy Wesley Smith
Jun 12, 2014
Roy Wesley Smith, 89, died June 9, 2014 in Manhattan, KS. A resident over 50 years in Anaheim and Brea CA, he was born Feb 1, 1925 in Dayton, OH to Katherine (Traud) and George Downing Smith. On Feb 4, 1950, Roy married Patricia Ann Dwyer who passed away on July 11, 2009 after 59 years together.
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Charles David Shirley
Jun 5, 2014
Charles David Shirley the 3rd was born on November 21, 1949 in Emporia, Kansas. After a long and well fought fight, Charles passed away peacefully on Thursday June 5, 2014 at Midland Hospice Center at 64 years of age.
Charles worked as an R.N. for 35 years of his life, later to retire and enjoy time on...
David Allen Harriman
Jun 5, 2014
David Allen Harriman Passed on 6-3-14 born 7-1-59 to Evertt A.Harriman and Addie F.Harriman following in death father Evertt Harriman. Survived by his loving wife Patricia R. Harriman (Crooks), 2 beautiful children Mindy Harriman and Steven Harriman, 3 grandchildren Michael Eldridge, Noah Akin and Jordyn Akin, and his mother Addie Harriman (Reece). Also 1 sister Donna Harriman 3 brothers...
Katherine June Bartlett
Jun 2, 2014
Katherine (Kathy) June Bartlett , 60 of McLouth, died, June 2, 2014 at the Midland Hospice House at Topeka,She was born June 1, 1954 at Kansas City, Ks, the daughter of Vern C and Helen M. Frommell Bartlett. She lived in McLouth area her entire life.
She worked for McLouth, Oskaloosa and Shawnee Heights Public School systems....
Norma J Holbrook Rn, Mn
Jun 2, 2014
Norma passed away on Monday June 2, 2014 at Stormont Vail ER.
Norma was born on October 26, 1939 in Napta, Missouri to R. Milton & Thelma Cochran.
She graduated from Raytown High School in 1957.
She received her BS in Nursing from Central Missouri State University in 1963 and her Masters in...
Robert A. Ramonda
Jun 1, 2014
Robert A. Ramonda, age 79 passed away at KU Med Center on June 1, 2014. Bob was born in Osage City, Kansas to Peter and Agnes Diana Ramonda on January 9, 1935.
Bob married Kathleen Wilson on February 1, 1958 in Osage City, Kansas. They spent fifty-six years together. To this union, three daughters were born: DeAnn...
Bessie R Eison
May 27, 2014
Bessie R (Hicks) Eison 61, passed away on May 27, 2014 at home after a long illness with her loving family present.
She was born in Philadelphia on July 14, 1952 in Philadelphia to Faye "Annie Mae" Hicks and Henry Harrison "Garfield" Hicks and they precede her in death.
She is a graduate of the...
Charles N. Forster
May 21, 2014
Charles N. Forster (Toke), 85, of Holton, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014. He was born June 16, 1928 in rural Jackson County, KS, the son of Robert Louis and Mary Belle (Miller) Forster.
Charles worked at Goodyear for many years before retiring in 1988. He very much enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting and gardening. He was...
Col. Donald E. Clark, Dds
May 14, 2014
COL.DONALD E. CLARK, DDSpassed away May 4 in Topeka. Hewas born May 4, 1929 in Melvern, KS to Ella Marie Hammond Clark and Floyd Hubert Clark. Don joined the USMC in 1945 at the age of 16. Following his service, he attended Chanute Junior College and the UMKC School of Dentistry. Hepracticed dentistry in Topeka from 1955until 1989.Don served...
Kathryn Shrake Tyrrell
May 5, 2014
"The end is nigh," Kay Tyrrell said to her son, Patrick, upon answering his call the night before she passed. In her four and a half years "fighting" breast cancer, she never lost her dry wit, one of the many qualities we will dearly miss about her. Kay never stopped living life her own way. Shortly after she was...
Jim Hummel Sr
May 3, 2014
Jim Hummel Sr., 86 of Overbrook, KS formally Topeka, KS and Henderson, NV passed away at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, KS May 3, 2014.
Jim was born June 13, 1927 in Madison, KS the son of Jesse W Hummel Sr. and Mary L (Rose) Hummel. They preceded him in death as did a sister Clara Kingen...
Kevin Taylor
May 2, 2014
Kevin Taylor, 53, passed away May 2, 2014 at Stormont-Vail HealthCare after a sudden illness. He was born July 23, 1960 in Topeka. He attended Highland Park High School. He was in the U.S. Navy for a short period of time. Kevin is survived by his mother, Phyllis Taylor of Topeka; two sisters, Penny Bailey and Kimberly Taylor, both...
Bobby Ray Banks
May 2, 2014
Bobby Ray Banks of Topeka, KS, born on November 7th, 1958, passed away Thursday May 1st at 8:48 pm. Bobby was proceeded by his mother Shirley Bayless, father Darryl Banks, and step-father Robert Bayless. He and Dorthy Hennessee were married and had four loving children. He is survived by his children,Melissa Watkins, Valerie Proffitt, Anthony Hennessee, Mathew Banks,brothers Rick...
Virginia Oneill Martin
May 1, 2014
Virginia O'Neill Martin, 74, of Topeka passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Midland Care Hospice.
Virginia was born on March 11, 1940 in Caruthersville, Missouri.
She is preceded in death by her husband, James T. Martin. They were married July 23, 1961 in Miami, Oklahoma. And one daughter Amanda A. Egbert.
Virginia...
Phyllis “Diane” Diehl Campbell
May 1, 2014
Phyllis "Diane" Diehl Campbell, 74, of Topeka passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 in Topeka. She married Jack N. Roosevelt in 1959, they had four children. She married David V. Pfefferle in 1970, they had one daughter. She married Quinten N. Campbell in 1992, he preceded her in death on July 12, 2011. She was also preceded in death...
