Local Obituaries for Topeka, Kansas & Shawnee County
Walter "Pete" G. Clark
Mar 1, 2021
Walter G. “Pete” Clark, 90, of Topeka, KS died March 1, 2021 at the House at Midland Care.
He was born June 19, 1930 in Topeka the son of George and Vera (Morgan) Clark.
Walter served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He received his BA in accounting from Washburn University. Walter worked for KDOT, Pittsburg State University,...
Spencer Arthur "Art" La Rue, Jr.
Feb 24, 2021
Spencer Arthur “Art” La Rue, Jr., 98, of Topeka, KS died Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at his home.
He was born March 7, 1922 in Muskogee, OK the son of Spencer, Sr., and Mary (Wachob) La Rue.
Art graduated from Muskogee Central High School, class of 1940. He studied printing trade and started working for Neodesha Daily Sun in July...
Rita Kay Mailen
Feb 21, 2021
Rita Kay Mailen, age 76, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at the John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, TX.
She was born the daughter of Eugene Leo and Genevieve Magdalena (Prockish) Dekat on October 28, 1944 in Flush, KS. She grew up on the family farm in Flush and later moved to Topeka, where...
Barbara J. Rhoads
Feb 18, 2021
Barbara Joan Rhoads, 86, of Topeka, passed away on February 18, 2021 at her home.
She was born in rural Burlington, Kansas on November 19, 1934 the daughter of Lawrence V. and Verna O. (Kellum) Brosemer.
Barbara was a Surgical Technician for Dr. Choy a Urologist at St. Francis Hospital where she worked for 20 years. She and her husband...
Delbert Romesburg
Feb 16, 2021
Delbert Romesburg, age 65, of Topeka, KS, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.
Delbert was born the son of Delbert Romesburg and Jessie Beckwith on January 29, 1956 in Trenton, Missouri. He graduated from the Kansas School for the Deaf and after graduating, he briefly attended VoTech in Minnesota.
He worked as a...
Rosemary A. Shoemaker
Feb 12, 2021
Rosemary A. Shoemaker, 77, of Topeka, passed away at her home on February 12, 2021. She
died peacefully in the care of her husband and in the comfort of the home which they shared for
the past 57½ years.
Rosemary was born in Topeka, Kansas on October 31, 1943, the daughter of Jacob and Ruby
(Alexander) Weiter. She was a...
Richard Rodriguez
Feb 10, 2021
Richard Rodriguez, 68, of Topeka, KS died February 10, 2021 at Stormont-Vail Hospital due to complications from COVID-19.
He was born January 29, 1953 in Topeka the son of Brigido and Maria (Campos) Rodriguez.
Richard was a 1971 graduate of Topeka High School where he ran Cross Country. He served 7 years in the Army National Guard and worked for...
Edward Allen
Feb 10, 2021
Edward Allen, 91, of Topeka, passed away on February 10, 2021 at Aldersgate Nursing Home.
He was born in Herington, Kansas on October 8, 1929 the son of Daniel A. and Esther Ann (Welch) Allen.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1952.
He retired from the State of Kansas Printing Company where he was a lithographer.
Private...
JoAnn Dreher
Feb 8, 2021
JoAnn Dreher, age 79, of Topeka, KS, passed away in the comfort of her home on Monday, February 8, 2021.
She was born on April 6, 1941 the daughter of Peter and Amelia Andes at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
JoAnn was baptized into her Catholic Faith at Holy Name Church, where she also attended Holy Name Grade School and...
José Borjon
Feb 6, 2021
José Borjon, 91, of Topeka, KS died Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Aldersgate Village.
He was born the youngest of ten on October 9, 1929 in Topeka the son of Marcos and Estefana (Barrios) Borjon.
José ‘s interests included gardening, playing softball, coaching basketball, rooting on the Kansas State Wildcats and the Las Vegas Raiders. He played the Bass and...
Gene Allen Baker
Feb 4, 2021
Gene Allen Baker, age 80, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Homestead of Auburn. Gene was born in Topeka, KS on August 15, 1940 to Horace Joe Baker and Jessie (Loy) Baker.
He graduated from Topeka High School in 1958. He joined the United States Navy in November of 1958 and he served 22 years before retiring...
Maximo "Max" Mendoza
Feb 4, 2021
Maximo “Max” Mendoza, age 81, of Topeka, KS, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, February 4, 2021 in Topeka.
Max was born the son of Juan and Petra (Sanchez) Mendoza on November 27, 1939 in Topeka, KS.
On December 2, 1961, Max married Connie Ramirez at St. John’s Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. Together, they shared...
Mary Ann DaPrato
Feb 3, 2021
Mary Ann DaPrato, 92, of Goldsby, Oklahoma, formerly of Topeka, passed away on February 3, 2021.
She was born in Linwood, Kansas on September 8, 1928 the daughter of James and Helena Louise (Luckan) Toyne. She was preceded in death by both of her parents and all of her siblings which included, Evelyn Graham, Dorothy Root, Martha Faler, James Toyne,...
Mary Lou Vossen
Feb 1, 2021
Mary Lou Vossen age 90, died Monday February 1, 2021 at the Runk & Pratt Assisted Living Facility in Forest, Virginia. She was born on August 24th, 1930 in Elkton, South Dakota to Thomas Emmett and Pearl Etta Walsh. She was educated at Elkton High School and was the Salutatorian of her Graduating Class. She married Robert Leonard Vossen of...
Lois Jean Busey
Jan 27, 2021
Lois Jean (Swader) Busey, 93, of Topeka, KS died Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at the Kelly Peggy House.
She was born October 7, 1927 in Topeka, the daughter of Gilbert, Sr., and Florence (Weigel) Swader.
Lois was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church. After working at Dr. Shirley Clark’s office, she retired as a cashier from Falley’s Grocery Store in...
Teresa Adame
Jan 27, 2021
Teresa Adamé, 95, the woman, the myth, the legend, passed away on Wednesday, January 27th, 2021.
God whispered, “Come with me”, she took his hand and looked back and bid her family “adios”, now go and celebrate my joy. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on Christmas Eve, in 1925, to Ishmael and Simona Valdivia, their Christmas joy. Teresa was...
Charles D. Bryant
Jan 27, 2021
Charles Darrell “Chuck” Bryant, 83, of Topeka, passed away on January 27, 2021 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.
He was born on September 3, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Joseph D. Bryant and Myrtle S. Bryant.
Chuck was a Storekeeper, aka a Logistics Specialist, in the U.S. Navy, serving his country from 1955 to 1958. The time he spent...
Douglas Dean Norman
Jan 18, 2021
Douglas Dean Norman, 78, of Topeka, passed away on January 18, 2021 at Midland Care Hospice House. He was born on July 27, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas the son of William and Nelda Norman. William was a pilot in WW II. He was raised by his mother and step father, John I. Ream, a highly decorated Marine in 5 major...
H. Kent Hollins
Jan 17, 2021
Kent Hollins
Kent passed away Sunday January 17th, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital. Kent was born June 16th, 1944 in the State of Washington.
Kent is survived by his wife Debra Hollins, and three children: Chad Hollins, Eric Blake and Michelle Rose.
Per his wishes there will be no service or funeral. Debbie would like to thank all the Doctors,...
Geraldine N. Michaelis
Jan 15, 2021
Geraldine N. Michaelis, 98, of Topeka, passed away on January 15, 2021 at the University of Kansas St. Francis Campus. She was born in Linn, Missouri on April 28, 1922 the daughter of John F. and Louise (Hubert) Neuner. Geraldine retired in 1982 from the Santa Fe Railway Company as a Railway Clerk for the Superintendent of the Car Service...
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