Local Obituaries for Topeka, Kansas & Shawnee County
David Ray Stanley
Sep 8, 2015
David Ray Stanley, 59, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on September 8, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 26, 1956 in Topeka, the son of Lee and Joanne (Treiber) Stanley. David graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School and Seaman High School. He worked for Sherman's Feed Store and Goodyear Tire, before joining the Topeka Police Department...
Antonia T. Segura
Sep 4, 2015
Antonia T. Segura, 98, of Topeka, KS, died September 4, 2015 at the House at Midland Care. She was born June 27, 1917 in Topeka, the daughter of Miguel and Tomasa (Sotelo) Torrez. Antonia was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. She married Juan G. Segura on October 2, 1929 in Kansas City, MO....
Cora Belle "Kay" Lebbert
Sep 3, 2015
Cora Belle "Kay" Lebbert, 92, of Topeka, KS died September 3, 2015 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born February 11, 1923 in Grenola, KS the daughter of Bert and Mae (Hopper) Hill. Kay was a Homemaker and member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling, sewing, arts and crafts, oil painting, crocheting, copper portraits and...
Paul O. Hernandez
Sep 1, 2015
Paul O. Hernandez, 84, of Topeka, died September 1, 2015 at Plaza West Care Home. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on January 15, 1931 the son of Victor and Luz (Olmos) Hernandez. Paul owned and operated Jade's Music and Games. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He was a handyman and could fix anything....
Marilyn Lucille Shaffer
Aug 28, 2015
Marilyn Lucille Shaffer, 84, Topeka, died Friday, August 28, 2015 at a Topeka hospital where she was readmitted August 20. She also was hospitalized in late February, 2015. She had pneumonia. She lived at Topeka Presbyterian Manor since January 2009. Earlier she lived at Homestead of Topeka since February 2004. She was born on April 29, 1931 in May, Oklahoma,...
Pablo A. Cortez
Aug 28, 2015
Pablo A. "Paul" Cortez, 82, of Topeka, formerly of Tecumseh, died August 28, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Redwood City, California on June 29, 1933, the son of Marcelino and Maria (de Santiago) Cortez. Pablo attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California. He achieved his GED in 1985. He served in the United States Air...
Salvador Vega
Aug 26, 2015
Salvador "Sal" Vega Jr., 83, of Topeka, died August 26, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born in East Chicago, Indiana on October 16, 1931 the son of Salvador Sr. and Eulalia (Martinez) Vega. Sal was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He enjoyed gardening, cooking, and watching sports on television, especially the Royals, Chiefs, and the...
Leonard M. Robinson
Aug 22, 2015
Leonard M. Robinson, 71, of Canon City and Salida CO passed away on August 22, 2015 at UC Hospital, Denver CO. He was born to the late Joe and Mary (Gilliland) Robinson in Topeka KS, on July 21, 1944. Leonard graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka in 1962 and Washburn University with a BA degree in 1968. He...
Victorine "Vicki" (Barland) Vetter
Aug 22, 2015
Victorine "Vicki" (Barland) Vetter, 95, of Topeka, KS, died Saturday, August 22, 2015, in her sleep in Independence, MO of heart disease. She was born May 11, 1920, in Damar, KS the daughter of Napoleon and Olive (Saindon) Barland, she was one of twelve children. She graduated from Lecompton High School. She married Edward F. Vetter, Sr. on March 20,...
Ralph E. Cuevas
Aug 18, 2015
Ralph E. Cuevas, 64, of Topeka, died August 18, 2015 at his home. He was born in Holton, Kansas on January 24, 1951 the son of Raul Emilio Cuevas and Sophia Espinoza. Ralph worked in the dry wall industry for the Union. He is survived by his siblings, Patricia Rosalie (Henry) Perez of Lenexa, Maria Christina (Ronald) Cook of Topeka,...
John Alonzo
Aug 18, 2015
John Alonzo, 90, of Topeka, died August 18, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on September 19, 1924 the son of Balentine and Tomasa (Hernandez) Alonzo. John served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Japan. He was a Shop Supervisor for the Atchison Topeka and...
John Tetuan
Aug 18, 2015
John M. Tetuan, 74, of Topeka, died August 18, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on May 12, 1941 the son of Bicente G. and Concepcion (Monasterio) Tetuan. John attended State Street Elementary, Holiday Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School He worked for the State of Kansas in the Division of the Highway Patrol....
Angela Marie Gonzales
Aug 16, 2015
Angela Marie Gonzales, 36, of Topeka, died August 16, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on December 7, 1978 the daughter of Bobby Gonzales and Anna Martinez. Angela wrote poetry and enjoyed music and watching wrestling. She is survived by her mother, Anna Martinez, step-father, Frank Hernandez, her son, Aeric Jordan Anthony Peterson Gonzales of Topeka,...
Fred J. Nackley Jr.
Aug 15, 2015
Fred J. Nackley Jr., 76, of Topeka, died August 15, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born in Utica, New York on September 14, 1938, the son of Frederick Sr. and Mary (Hiffa) Nackley. After high school, Fred joined the Air Force and was stationed at Forbes Air Base where he met his wife Jacqueline D. Roberts. They were married...
Donald D. Eastwood
Aug 15, 2015
Donald D. "Bucket" Eastwood, 75, of Topeka, died August 15, 2015 at Manor Care. Don served in the United States Navy from 1960 until 1964. Over the years, he enjoyed spending time hunting and fishing. He was married to Winifred Ann Brosemer on June 13, 1964 in Topeka. She preceded him in death on June 1, 2001. He is survived...
Rose Ann Leonard
Aug 14, 2015
Rose Ann (Ruhkamp) Leonard, 84, of Topeka, died August 14, 2015 at Manor Care from complications of diabetes. She was born on March 22, 1931 on a farm near Hanover, Kansas the daughter of August W. and Anna Marie (Landoll) Ruhkamp. Rose attended Farmers School, a small stone building, to which she walked a mile each day with her younger...
Benjamin R. Ramos
Aug 12, 2015
Benjamin R. Ramos, 89, formerly of Topeka, died August 12, 2015 at the Valley Manor in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on January 4, 1926 the son of Santiago and Delphina (Romero) Ramos. Benjamin served in the US Navy. He was a member of Philip Billard VFW Post #1650 and American Legion Post #400. He received...
Carl Eugene Anderson
Aug 12, 2015
Carl Eugene Anderson, 73, of Topeka, August 12, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Frankfort, Kansas on January 6, 1942 the son of Conrad and Esther (Blass) Anderson. Carl worked for Cargill Flour Mill, retiring after 40 years and was a member of the Cargill Flour Mill Union. He was passionate about his work and was a...
Emma Hund
Aug 11, 2015
Emma Martin Hund, 100 years, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at her home in Topeka. Emma was born August 23, 1914 in Baldwin, Kansas the daughter of William and Emma (Bourke) Martin. Emma graduated from Waverly High School in 1933 and St. Francis School of Nursing in 1940. She married Mark Hund of Paxico, Kansas on September 27, 1941...
Virginia Marie Burghart
Aug 9, 2015
Virginia Marie Burghart, 94, of Topeka, died Sunday, August 9, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on March 22, 1921 the daughter of Michael and Matilda (Gibler) Urban. Virginia was a member of St. Joseph/Sacred Heart Parish and the Altar Society at the church. She was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother. She...
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