Virginia Boone
Jun 5, 2021
Virginia M. Boone, 97, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021, at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
She was born April 17, 1924, at Desoto, the daughter of John H. and Ethel Kale Gilbreath. She moved to Topeka at an early age.
Virginia worked at Robert Hall’s for 13 years. In 1970 Virginia and her...
Cheri Gamino
May 28, 2021
St. Marys—Cheri L. Gamino, 74, St. Marys, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.
She was born November 23, 1946, in Braymer, MO. the daughter of Lee and Myrtle Beam Phillips. Cheri graduated from high school and junior college.
Cheri had lived in the Emmett and St. Marys...
Emily Hurla
May 16, 2021
Newbury—Emily S. Hurla, 64, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021, at her home.
She was born May 10, 1957, in Chicago, IL., the daughter of Emilio and Cecilia Chavez Quintanilla. The family moved to the Paxico community where she grew up and attended school until the high school closed and she attended St. Marys High.
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Gay Crawford
May 16, 2021
Topeka—Gay V. Crawford, 64, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.
Gay was born November 3, 1956 at Santa Fe, NM., the daughter of Vance R. and Betty M. Trenton Crawford. Gay graduated from Rossville High School and Kansas State University where she earned her B.S. of Business Administration-Accounting and a B.S. in...
Roberta Baumchen
May 9, 2021
Roberta Elaine DeVader Baumchen, 91, passed away May 9, 2021 on Mother’s Day.
She was born December 5th 1929 in Emmett, Kansas where she lived most of her life until moving to Redbud Plaza Assisted Living, Onaga, KS in 2018.
Roberta was the daughter of Alfred and Emma (Homan) DeVader. A child of the depression...
Rodney Brownlee
May 9, 2021
Harveyville—Rodney F. Brownlee, 64, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021, at a Topeka Hospital.
He was born October 16, 1956, in Topeka, the son of Robert F. and Phyllis M. Logan Brownlee. Rodney grew up in the Dover community and attended Dover Schools. He was in the first class to graduate from Mission Valley High School.
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Norman Fryzelka
May 3, 2021
Born on April 24, 1950 in Traverse City, Michigan, the third of six children to Edward and Monica Fryzelka, he graduated from St. Francis High School. Norman served in the US Army during the Vietnam era.
He married Victoria Gary on September 16, 1978. They had one daughter, Margery Ann.
He was an active member...
Joseph Gross
Apr 21, 2021
On April 21, 2021, Joseph Harvey Gross lost his two-year battle with cancer. Joe was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 15, 1972. A few years later, the family moved to western Wisconsin, where he received his primary and secondary education. He was a member of the Boy Scouts and the Pierce County 4-H Club.
In 1984...
William Muckenthaler
Apr 19, 2021
William J. “Bill” Muckenthaler, 82, of St. Marys, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.
Bill was born on February 13, 1939, in St. Marys the son of Manuel M. and Bertha A. Stitz Muckenthaler. Graduating from St. Marys High School in 1957, he enlisted in the Navy serving as a communication...
Ralph Pfannenstiel
Apr 17, 2021
Silver Lake—Ralph Pfannenstiel, 92, of Silver Lake, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Ralph was a resident at Oakley Place in Rossville. He was born on a farm on March 21, 1929, in Munjor, Kansas, the son of Peter and Mary Korbe Pfannenstiel. Ralph was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.
On May...
Arlene Looker
Apr 13, 2021
Topeka—Arlene Thompson Looker passed away on April 13, 2021, at the University of Kansas Hospital, St. Francis Campus in Topeka. She was born October 22, 1930, in Delia to Eleanor (Simecka) Thompson and Curtis Thompson. She graduated from Delia High School in 1948. She spent two years teaching in a rural one-room schoolhouse.
Arlene was a member...
Joyce McCoy
Apr 11, 2021
Joyce E. McCoy, 65, of Topeka, formerly of Piedmont, OK. passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021, at Oakley Place 2 in Topeka.
She was born June 24, 1955, in Topeka, the daughter of Maurice L. and Mary E. (Logan) Gleason. Joyce grew up in the Dover community and graduated from Mission Valley High School in 1973.
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Marsha DeDonder
Apr 9, 2021
Marsha D. DeDonder, 74, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021, at her home in St. Marys.
She was born in Corning, the daughter of Gilbert J. and Rosalia E. Broxterman Scott on November 12, 1946. Marsha graduated from Rossville High School.
Marsha worked in health care for many years. She later became a para-professional at...
Philip Harrison
Apr 7, 2021
Philip Theodore Harrison died April 7, 2021, at the age of 19. He was born December 17, 2001, to Kenneth and Melissa Harrison in Bethesda Maryland. He grew up in Hayden Idaho and Leaf River Illinois before moving to St. Mary’s Kansas in 2014 to attend the boarding school at St. Mary’s Academy. He graduated with the class of...
Jana Martin
Mar 28, 2021
St. Marys—Jana C. Martin, 78, passed away from terminal brain cancer on Sunday, March 28, 2021, at her daughter’s home in St. Marys.
She was born on December 23, 1942, in Richmond, CA., the daughter of Robert and Dorothy Bissell Gutsche. She was raised in Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma City. She attended and graduated from St. Scholastica...
David Ronsse
Mar 25, 2021
St. Marys—David A. “Dave” Ronsse, 69, passed away late Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Stormont Vail Hospital.
He was born October 24, 1951, at Wamego, the son of Joseph Raymond and Mary Kathleen Ahearn Ronsse. Dave graduated from St. Marys High School with the class of 1970. He joined the United States Navy in 1971 and served...
Marjory Langley
Mar 24, 2021
Pomona—Marjory Jean (Phillips) Langley, 90, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Rock Creek of Ottawa.
She was born in Franklin County, Kansas, on December 5, 1930, the daughter of Stanley Cecil and Josephine Elizabeth (Yerkes) Phillips. Jean graduated from Rantoul High School in 1948.
Jean worked in Bookkeeping and Accounting most of her life....
Jodeen Jensen
Mar 22, 2021
Mustang OK—Jodeen M. “Jodi” Jensen, 63, passed away Monday March 22, 2021, from injuries sustained in an auto accident.
Jodi was born January 15, 1958 at Wamego, the daughter of James Joseph “Joe” and Amelia M. Bond Flanagan. She was raised in the Emmett community and graduated from St. Marys High School in 1976. She studied accounting...
Larry Horak
Mar 18, 2021
Larry Albert Horak, 85, of Mesa, AZ passed away March 18, 2021. He was born February 22, 1936, in Wyndmere, ND to John J. and Mary Agnes [Motl] Horak.
On September 3, 1956, Larry was married to the love of his life, Frances Elizabeth Braun in Breckinridge, MN, and the two started their life together and raised...
Becky McKenzie
Mar 16, 2021
St. Marys—Becky Anne McKenzie, 85, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at St. Marys Manor.
She was born June 11, 1935, at Tillamook, OR., the daughter of Ernest and Lavern Dobson Toedtli. She lived in Oregon until she was 12 years old when she moved to Vancouver, WA. She lived in Vancouver until moving to St. Marys...
