Obituaries

Jan 19, 2022

Fabian W. Maguire, 96, passed away at a Topeka hospital in the early morning hours on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

Fabian was born September 17, 1925, in Detroit, MI, the son of Bernard and Gertrude Cushman Maguire.  He was raised in Detroit and attended school there.  Mr. Maguire received a BA degree from the University of Detroit...

Jan 13, 2022

Eskridge-Thomas J. "T.J." Willard, 68 passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022, at his rural Eskridge home. He was born November 28, 1953 in Topeka, KS. He was the son of Gordon G. and Geraldine J. Schutter Willard. TJ attended Topeka West High School before moving to the family farm in the Snokomo area, where he graduated from Mission Valley...

Jan 12, 2022

Requiem Mass will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Assumption Chapel in St. Marys.  Interment will be in Our Lady Of Peace Cemetery.  A rosary will be recited at 5:20 PM Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at the church.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 until 4:00 PM Tuesday at the funeral...

Jan 12, 2022

Robert Michael “Mike” Elliott, son of James Patrick Elliott and Gladys Ruth McNair Elliott, was born in Santa Maria, California on April 10, 1944.  He entered eternity on January 12, 2022, after a nearly seven-year battle with cancer and many other physical afflictions which he endured with admirable courage and resignation.

Mike graduated from Howard High School...

Jan 11, 2022

Edward Paul Simecka, 78, passed away peacefully with family by his side Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at the St. Marys Manor.

He was born January 20, 1943, in Delia, the son of James E. and Regina M. “Sally” Dohrman Simecka.  Ed was raised in the Delia community and graduated from Delia High School in 1961.

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Jan 8, 2022

Our beloved mother Geraldine “Geri” Joy Thompson, 75, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2022 at her St. Mary’s home. Geri was born on October 23, 1946, in Queens, NY., the daughter of Dorothy Kerekes and Martin Roland. She was later adopted by Howard Mosbacher after his marriage to her mother Dorothy. She grew up on Long Island, NY...

Jan 7, 2022

Rosa Vincenza Parisi, 87, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, January 7, 2022, at her St. Marys home. She was transported home from the hospital earlier in the day to be surrounded by family, who prayed the Rosary for her right before her passing.

Rosa was born June 21, 1934, in Gravina, Italy, the...

Jan 7, 2022

Patricia A. Farman, 93, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at the St. Marys Manor.

She was born November 18, 1928, in Kankakee, IL, the daughter of Wilbur and Florence Lacoste Forbes.  Patricia attended St. Patrick’s Grade and High School in Kankakee.

Patricia was employed at First Trust and Savings Bank and later the US...

Jan 3, 2022

Cheryl A. Warner, 78, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, at her Lake Wabaunsee home.

She was born December 19, 1943, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Al and Maxine McCall Mize. Cheryl grew up in Topeka and graduated from Highland Park High School. She attended Washburn University where she met her future husband, Harold. After their marriage they...

Jan 3, 2022

Gerald (Jerry) J. Harpe passed into eternity surrounded by his loving family on January 3, 2022, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.

Jerry was born December 30, 1944, in Muskegon, MI the eldest son of Joseph A. And Lucille M. (Lamie) Harpe.

Jerry grew up in the Traverse City, MI area and then moved...

Dec 29, 2021

Karen (Bobka) VanderPutten, 60, passed to her reward, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 shortly after praying the Rosary and Litany to St. Joseph.  Requiem Mass for Karen VanderPutten will be at 11:15 A.M. Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at the Assumption Chapel, St. Marys, Kansas.  Interment will be in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery.  A Rosary will be recited at 5:20 P.M. Tuesday, January 4,...

Dec 26, 2021

Micheal Ericson, 68, passed away Sunday, December 26th at the University of Kansas Health Systems. Mike was born September 14, 1953 in San Diego, California and moved to the Dover area in the 1990's. Miked worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Topeka, Ks for 27 years.  Mike was an Installation and Repair Forman when he retired. Mike was...

Dec 23, 2021

Steven Schwant born November 5, 1988 died December 23, 2021.

Steve Schwant was born in Manhattan Kansas, on November 5, 1988, the son of Marlin Schwant and Connie Smith.

He graduated from Frankfort High, Frankfort Kansas in 2007. After which he worked as a truck driver and welder for companies in the local area before...

Dec 23, 2021

Margaret J. “Peg” McGrath Wehner, 72, passed away with family by her side on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at the St. Marys, Manor.

Peg was born November 15, 1949, in Onaga, the daughter of Joseph A. and Eldora M. Kenworthy McGrath.  She was raised in the Emmett community and attended Holy Cross Schools until her Senior year...

Dec 21, 2021

Randal E. “Randy” Sumner, 68 passed away unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at his home.

Randy was born July 5, 1953, in Topeka, the son of the late Everett and Naomi Keller Sumner. He was raised in the Delia community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1971.

Randy had lived in the...

Dec 11, 2021

Edwin E. Bush, 93, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at a Topeka nursing facility.

Ed was born November 2, 1928, seven miles south of Eskridge on the family farm the son of Earle and Katherine States Bush.  He graduated from Eskridge High School and attended Kansas State University.

Ed lived and worked on the family farm until 1960,when he...

Dec 8, 2021

Julianna C. Gallaway, 7, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at a Topeka Hospital.

She was born August 28, 2014, in Onaga, the daughter of Kevin and Natasha Bush Gallaway.

Julianna was preceded in death by her grandparents, LeRoy and Glenda Gallaway.

Survivors include her parents, Kevin and Natasha; her siblings, Lauren, Christian,...

Dec 3, 2021

Frances M. Gagnon, 96, passed away, Friday, December 3, 2021, at her daughter's home in St. Marys.

Frances was born April 13, 1925, in South Manchester, CT., the daughter of Ralph and Antoinette Gonze Lupacchino.  Mrs. Gagnon lived all her life in Manchester.  She had worked for Metropolitan Insurance Company.

Frances was preceded in death...

Dec 2, 2021

Jeffrey John Peek, 59, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.

He was born September 26, 1962, in Wanganui, New Zealand the son of Theodorus and Alida VanWamel Peek.  He grew up and had lived in New Zealand before moving to the US.  Jeffrey and Susan Millovitsch were united in marriage on...

Dec 2, 2021

Maple Hill—Wilma Arlene Bays, 81, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021, at the Midland Hospice House.

She was born January 28, 1940, at Cole Camp, MO., the daughter of Clarence B. and Georgia L. Morgan Brown.  The family moved to Michigan in 1950 and then to Maple Hill in 1956.

Wilma helped her husband Ottilie...