Marlene D. Kuck, 54, of Topeka, died August 3, 2015 at Stoneybrook Retirement Community in Manhattan, KS. She was born December 4, 1960 in Topeka, the daughter of Henry and Joan (Tinsley) Kuck. Marlene worked as a Medical Technician at Sheltered Living and at Dollar General. She was a 1979 graduate of Topeka West High School and Bryant College. She was a collector of teddy bears, dolls and key chains. Marlene loved animals and playing bingo with her mother and aunt. Marlene is survived by her mother Joan Kuck and her brother, Russell H. Kuck both of Topeka. She was preceded in death by her dad, Henry A. Kuck and her grandparents, Henry J. and Daisy Kuck, and Harry and Mabel Tollefson-Tinsley. She will lie in state at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home on Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. where the family will receive friends. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Helping Hands Humane Society or Grace Hospice and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66603. Online condolences and fond memories may be left at www.brennanmathenafh.com.