Ona Gehring
Jan 29, 2019
Belvue-Ona M. Gehring, 86, passed away Monday, January 29, 2019 at the Alma Manor. She was born December 9, 1932 on a farm near Harveyville the daughter of Irvin B. and Evelyn Ball Huske. She lived in the Harveyville community until moving to Topeka where she attended Topeka High. Mrs. Gehring had lived in the Belvue community for many years....
Maxine Carver
Jan 28, 2019
Maxine Fay Carver, 73, died quietly in her sleep on January 28, 2019, at KU Med center. Maxine was born to George and Velma (Pitcher) Tomasek on November 18, 1945, in Anthony, Kansas. She was raised in the rural Caldwell, Kansas, area along with two older sisters. Maxine attended the Caldwell Public school system. She attended Emporia State University graduating...
John Andrick
Jan 27, 2019
Rossville-John W. Andrick, 86, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born June 7, 1932 on a farm near Delia the son of Raymond and Griffie Adams Andrick. John attended Delia schools. He served in the United States Army. He had lived in the Delia, Dover, and Rossville communities all of his...
Nellie McNeer
Jan 22, 2019
Nellie J. McNeer, 88, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the St. Marys Manor. She was born October 25, 1930 at Emmett the daughter of Theodore L. and Loretta E. Aubert Hinson McGranahan. Nellie was a nurse's aide and a homemaker. She is survived by a son, Dennis Charles Jackson in Pelahatchie, Mississippi. Cremation has taken place and inurnment...
Betty Cummings
Jan 13, 2019
Betty M. Cummings, 78, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the St. Marys Manor. She was born July 18, 1940 in Topeka the daughter of Oscar H. and Charlotte A. Hurla Bixby. She graduated from Rossville High School and lived in the Rossville community many years before moving to St. Marys. She had worked at the Rossville Valley Manor...
Rodney Doebele
Jan 11, 2019
Silver Lake-Rodney "Tex" Doebele, 73, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Midland Hospice House In Topeka. Tex was born on June 13, 1945, in Marysville to Urban & Marie Doebele. He graduated from Hanover High School in 1963. He served his Country in the U.S. Navy from 1965 until he was honorably discharged in 1968 as Petty Officer...
Joseph Mulford
Jan 6, 2019
St. Marys-Joseph F. Mulford, 78, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Joe was born May 22, 1940 to Lester and Mildred Aubert Mulford in St. Marys. He graduated from Emmett High School. Joe retired from the Kansas National Guard. He retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Topeka. He was a member of...
Larry Wichman
Jan 4, 2019
St. Marys-Larry "Butch" Wichman, 78, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born October 1, 1940 at Blue Rapids, the son of Wayne H. and Bette C. Keefover Wichman. He graduated from Blue Rapids High School. He received an Associate Degree from Chanute Community College where he played basketball. He attended...
Stephanie LeSage
Dec 30, 2018
St. Marys-Stephanie Ann LeSage, 51, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 3, 1967 at Christchurch, New Zealand the daughter of Johannes and Joan Maxwell VanWamel. She lived in New Zealand until she was 16 when she moved to St. Marys to attend St. Marys Academy and College. She later...
Jean Cordts
Dec 20, 2018
St. Marys-Jean M. Cordts, 96, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the St. Marys Manor. She was born November 2, 1922 at Wamego, the daughter of Walter A. and Edith Harrell Cordts. She grew up in Wamego and graduated from Wamego High School where she played basketball. Jean was inducted into the Wamego High School Athletic Hall of...
Sage Nelson
Dec 17, 2018
Sage Raye Nelson 55, Topeka, passed away early Monday, December 17, 2018 at a Topeka Hospital. She was born Yvette Christina Smith on July 11, 1963 at Albuquerque, NM, the daughter of Kenneth Ray Smith and Arletta E. Sage. Sage grew up in the Rossville community and attended Rossville Schools. She had lived in the Topeka and Rossville area most...
John Jacobsen
Dec 15, 2018
http://Delia-The Rodeo and Sale Barn World lost a great man, John B. "Jake" Jacobsen, 89, rural Delia passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at his home. He was born July 3, 1929 the oldest son of Clyde F. and Marguerite Crouse Jacobsen at Fairmont, NE. He grew up in the Fairmont community and lived in Nebraska until moving to Kansas...
Alicia McAtarian
Nov 19, 2018
Alicia Josephine McAtarian, nee Freely, passed away Monday, November 19th, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Born to Mark and Anne Freely in New Jersey on September 4th 1929, she was raised in Lyndhurst, New Jersey and graduated from Queen of Peace High School in nearby North Arlington. "Jo" was devoted to her father, whom she lost as...
Catherine Best
Nov 16, 2018
Catherine J. "Cathie" Best, 66, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Catherine Jean was born to Gilby and Libby Trussell in Strong City, KS April 19, 1952. She grew up in Cottonwood Falls riding bikes, swimming in creeks and making family train trips to California, New York, St. Louis, Grand Canyon and many...
Kent Paine Sr
Nov 13, 2018
Rossville-Kent W. Paine Sr. 72, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at his home in Rossville. He was born in Rossville on December 24, 1945 to Chet and Evelyn Baird Paine. Kent graduated from Rossville High School in 1963. Kent worked in the Santa Fe Shops at Topeka for over 40 years retiring in January 2006. Hunting and fishing were his...
Dorothy Mergenmeier
Nov 12, 2018
Dorothy Kathleen Mergenmeier "Dot" to her friends 92, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born February 18, 1926 on a farm near Oneida the daughter of Valentine E. and Ida C. Holthaus Koehler. Dorothy graduated from Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School in 1943. Prior to her marriage Dorothy was employed...
Felix Hesse
Nov 4, 2018
St. Marys-Felix Leander Hesse, 90, passed away Sunday November 4, 2018 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. He was born May 30, 1928 at Paxico the first child of Leander P. and Irena A. Straub Hesse. Felix graduated from Paxico High School in 1946. He and his family moved from Paxico to St. Marys in 1960. Felix was a...
Edward Stoddard
Oct 27, 2018
St. Marys-Edward C. "Ed" Stoddard, 75 passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the St. Marys Manor. He was born December 23, 1942 at Belding, MI; the son of Ambrose C. and Maude P. Conkey Stoddard. Ed grew up in Belding and graduated from Belding High School in 1961 and entered the United States Air Force that fall. He served...
Karen Lesperance
Oct 25, 2018
Karen Coleen Moylan Lesperance, 57, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born November 10, 1960 at Cheyenne, WY. the daughter of Patrick John and Carol J. Morford Moylan. She grew up in the Emmett community and graduated from St. Marys High School where she was active in basketball and track and...
Richard Deiter
Oct 24, 2018
Richard J. Deiter, 95, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born February 9, 1923 on a farm near Paxico the son of Phillip Andrew and Nannie Mae Davis Deiter. Richard grew up near Maple Hill and attended Maple Hill Schools. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII. Richard worked...
