Local Obituaries for Topeka, Kansas & Shawnee County
Evelyn J. Ross
Mar 9, 2014
Evelyn J. Ross, 81 of Topeka, KS died Sunday, March 9, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital. She was born December 28, 1932 in Topeka the daughter of Thomas and Rosella (Meyers) Boyles after Thomas's death in the late 30's Rosella married Glenn R. Cox. Evelyn retired from the Department of Labor. She is survived by a daughter, Sharon Davison, a...
Walter H "Walt" Pfeiffer
Mar 7, 2014
Walter Herbert Pfeiffer, 86, of Topeka, Kansas, died March 7, 2014. He was born January 22, 1928 in Holton, Kansas, the son of William Pfeiffer and Louise (Hermann) Pfeiffer. Walter attended Holton High School and Clark's Business College. With the permission of his parents, he joined the Navy at the age of 17, serving at the end of World War...
Gregorio C. Sandate
Mar 6, 2014
Gregorio C. Sandate, 80, of Topeka, died March 6, 2014 at his home surrounded by family. He was born on February 18, 1934, in Terlingua, Texas, one of eleven children to Herculano and Lucia (Castro) Sandate. Greg was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force and was stationed at Forbes Air Force Base. After his service with the...
Michael Joseph Artzer
Mar 6, 2014
Michael Joseph Artzer, 60, of Topeka, KS died March 6, 2014 at his home. He was born November 12, 1953 in Topeka the son of Paul and Pat (Blazier) Artzer. Mike was a self-employed auto mechanic and sold cars at Mike's Used Cars. He married Deborah Mosher on February 14, 1993 in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include his parents,...
Nancy Catherine Reeb
Mar 5, 2014
Nancy Catherine Reeb, 74, formerly of Topeka, KS, died Wednesday March 5, 2014 at Kansas City Hospice House. She was born June 18, 1939, the daughter of Catherine and Jacob Berberick. She graduated from Hayden High School and worked for Santa Fe Railway as a clerk for forty years. Nancy was active in Santa Fe women's club, an avid reader,...
Cynthia May Spaulding
Mar 5, 2014
Cynthia May Spaulding, 89 of Meriden died March 5, 2014. She was born August1, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA the daughter of William Joseph and Ceres (Twitchell) Caldwell. Though the years Cynthia held many different jobs but the one she enjoyed the most was spending time on her farm. She loved Jersey Cattle, sewing, cooking, baking, gardening and solving Bible word...
Ignacio John Zarazua
Mar 1, 2014
Ignacio "John" Zarazua, 82, of Topeka, passed away on March 1st (which was his mother's birthday) at the VA Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pauline, Kansas on December 6, 1931 the son of Jose and Esther (Servantez) Zarazua. John was a veteran in the U.S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was...
Betty J. Kaberline
Mar 1, 2014
Betty J. Kaberline, 88, of Topeka, died March 1, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. She was born in Delia, Kansas, on September 11, 1925, the daughter of Charles and Anna (Macha) Hladky. Betty graduated from Delia High School in 1943. She was a secretary for several local businesses. She was a long time member of Most Pure Heart...
Virginia Gail Moyes
Feb 26, 2014
Virginia G. Moyes, 99, of Topeka, died February 26, 2014 at Plaza West Regional Health Center. She was born on March 7, 1914 in Gower, Missouri the daughter of William Carl and Dulcie (Guinn) Walkup. Virginia was an operations manager for the Kresgee Company also known as K-Mart for 17 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church...
Elberta M. Pekarek
Feb 24, 2014
Elberta M. Pekarek, 97 of Topeka, formerly of Zurich, Kansas, and Wilber, NE., died February 24, 2014 at the Topeka Adult Care Center, Topeka, Kansas. She was born May 14, 1916 on a farm northeast of Zurich, KS the youngest daughter of James Vaelav and Bessie (Slansky) Bartos. Elberta graduated from Plainville High School, Plainville, KS, in 1935. She was...
Lillian Marie Terry
Feb 23, 2014
Lillian Marie Terry, 79, of Topeka, died February 23, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born on January 19, 1935 the daughter of Isidore and Bertha (Urban) Pfannenstiel in Antonino, Kansas. Lillian worked briefly at Southwestern Bell as an operator, but primarily spent her life supporting her husband, sons and family. She loved animals and was remarkable in her ability...
Larry A. Motsinger
Feb 19, 2014
Larry Alan Motsinger, 77, of Topeka, died February 19, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born December 1, 1936 in Atchison, Kansas, the son of Almon and Margaret (Scadden) Motsinger. Larry attended school in Grant City, Missouri, graduated from Atchison High School, and attended Northwest Missouri State. He co-owned Motsinger Lumber Company in Hiawatha for many years before going...
Mary M. Torrez
Feb 17, 2014
Mary M. Torrez, 92, of Topeka, passed away February 17, 2014 a Lexington Park Care Center surrounded by her family. She was born on May 25, 1921, in San Julian, Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Calixto and Concepcion (Marquez) Martinez. Mary proudly became a United States citizen in 1975. She was a homemaker and worked for Seymour Foods. She also...
Daniel J. (Dan) Urban
Feb 15, 2014
Daniel J. (Dan) Urban, 66 of Topeka, died February 15, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. He was born on February 24, 1947 in Topeka, the son of Alfred and Mary (Richmond) Urban. Dan graduated from Highland Park High School. He received a BS and MBA from Fort Hays State University along with receiving an Associate of Arts degree...
Pedro (Pete) Dominguez, Jr.
Feb 14, 2014
Pedro (Pete) Dominguez Jr., 85, of Topeka, died February 14, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. Pete was born on September 30, 1928 the son of Pedro Dominguez, Sr. and Juanita Carrera Padilla. He was raised in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1946. Pete joined the Army and served in both WW II and the Korean...
Janice C. (Jan) Witt
Feb 13, 2014
Janice C. "Jan" Witt, 73, of Topeka, died February 13, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. She was born on February 18, 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota the daughter of James and Penny (Anderson) McDonnell. Jan was a homemaker, a member of American Legion Post #400 Ladies Auxiliary and VFW Philip Billard Post #1650 Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed bowling and...
Arianna Kim McConnell
Feb 8, 2014
Arianna Kim McConnell, six week old daughter of Alexander and Angela (Prato) McConnell, passed away on February 8, 2014 at Children's Mercy Hospital. She was born on December 29, 2013 at Ft. Riley, Kansas. Arianna is survived by her parents, Alexander and Angela McConnell, grandparents, Adrian and Tish Alcala, Laura and Fausto Arreola, and Ronald and Hyon McConnell, Great-Grandparents, Betty...
Edward L. "Ed" Dugan
Feb 1, 2014
Edward "Ed" L. Dugan, 74 of Topeka, died February 1, 2014 at St Francis Hospital. He was born April 16, 1939 in Winfield, KS the son of Lawrence and Glenda Dugan. Ed was a Navy Veteran serving in the Bay of Pigs during the Cuban Crisis. He was employed at Forbes Field M.T.A.A. then worked at Tractor Supply Company and...
Vincent De Paul Schmidtlein
Jan 30, 2014
Vincent De Paul Schmidtlein, 87 of Topeka, died January 30, 2014 at The House at Midland Care. He was born on January 14, 1927 in Topeka, the son of Andrew and Rose (Stadler) Schmidtlein. He served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and retired as an electrical supervisor for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company...
Carrol Paul Umscheid
Jan 27, 2014
Carrol Paul Umscheid, 79, of Topeka, died January 27, 2014 at his home. He was born in Flush, Kansas on March 12, 1934 the son of Anthony Charles and Elsie E. (Cochran) Umscheid. He graduated from Flush High School in 1954. He joined the U.S. Air Force in Enid, Oklahoma in July 1954 stationed at Vance Air Force Base. He...
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