Desarae Shibler
Apr 5, 2016
Maple Hill-Desarae Dawn Jean Shibler, 38, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born October 19, 1977 at Kinsley, Kansas. Dawn was raised in Topeka and attended Tecumseh South Grade School and Shawnee Heights High School. She graduated from St. Marys High School. She had lived in the Emmett and Maple Hill communities....
Sandra Salerno
Apr 1, 2016
St. Marys-Sandra Lynn "Sandi" Salerno, 60, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at a nursing facility in Olathe. She was born February 14, 1956 at Bismarck, ND, the daughter of George G. and Margaret S. Cook Moch. Sandi was raised in Hazelton, ND, and graduated from Hazelton High School. She had lived in California and Colorado before moving back to...
Steven Clark
Mar 31, 2016
Eskridge-Steven F. "Steve" Clark, 69, passed away, Thursday, March 31, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born January 16, 1947 at Eskridge, the son of Floyd E. and Mary A. Willard Clark. Steve was raised in the Eskridge community and graduated from Eskridge High School in 1965. He served in the United States Air Force. Steve worked for Wabaunsee...
Carol Jory
Mar 31, 2016
Rossville, KS-Carol Adele Jory, 83, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Oakley Place in Rossville, Kansas. Carol was born November 26, 1932 in Los Angeles, CA., the daughter of David Mulvane Hughes and Martha Mittenzwei Hughes. She attended Marlborough School and then studied Art History at the University of Chicago. Carol operated the Mulvane family's farm and pastures in...
Charles Sumner
Mar 18, 2016
Charles Robert "Bob" Sumner, 90, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born north of Delia, KS on September 26, 1925 to Walter and Maude Sumner. He attended Neive Grade School and Mayetta High School. He was a farmer until 1954 when he went to work at Goodyear. He retired in 1984....
Frances Krestin
Mar 16, 2016
Frances Alice Krestin died, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the St. Marys Manor. She was born March 30, 1922 on a farm near Olmitz, Kansas the sixth child of ten born to Johan Alois (John A) Krestin and Theresia Rose Suchy Krestin. She left the farm at age 14 and worked as domestic help for a doctor in Great Bend...
Glenis Sebring
Mar 15, 2016
Rossville-Glenis Marie Sebring, 58, Rossville, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born February 27, 1958 at Topeka, the daughter of Robert Wayne and Joan Marie Seitz Sebring. Glenis was raised in Rossville and Topeka and graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1976. She had attended Clark's School of Business. Glenis last...
John Meinhardt
Mar 5, 2016
John L. (Bud) Meinhardt, passed away on the evening of Saturday March 5, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Coconut Grove, FL. His sons Mel and Michael and daughter-in-law Lauren were with him when he passed peacefully. John was 85 years old and fought a long battle with multiple myeloma. His grace, resilience, positive attitude and ability to make new friendships...
Timothy Nesbitt III
Feb 28, 2016
#bethecheeta Silver Lake- Timothy W. Nesbitt III, 15, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka from injuries he received earlier in an auto accident. He was born January 24, 2001 in Topeka, the son of Timothy W. Nesbitt Jr. and Ashley Olson. Timmy grew up in Silver Lake and was a freshman at the Silver...
Thomas Haynos
Feb 19, 2016
Thomas Andrew Haynos, 93, of St Mary's, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Thomas was born September 19, 1922 in Taylor, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph and Ellen Haynos. He graduated from High School in Taylor and served on Motor Torpedo Boats in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he worked...
Virginia Lett
Feb 16, 2016
Maple Hill-Virginia M. Lett, 90, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born September 29, 1925 at rural Paxico the daughter of Charles and Jeanette Sweeney Gooden. Virginia was raised in the Paxico and Maple Hill communities and graduated from Maple Hill High School. Mrs. Lett was a farmwife and homemaker. On...
Elaine Perry
Feb 15, 2016
Elaine Helen Perry passed away at home surrounded by her family on February 15, 2016, following a short battle with cancer. She was born to Thomas and Margaret Terokowskie at home in Hazel Park, MI, on December 22, 1940. She was preceded in death by her husband Milton L. Perry and brother, Gordon J. Terokowskie, and three grandchildren. Elaine married...
Bertha Glotzbach
Jan 28, 2016
St. Marys-Bertha M. Glotzbach, 97, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the St. Marys Manor. She was born July 4, 1918 at Paxico, the daughter of George and Clara Meinhardt Glotzbach. Bertha was raised in the Paxico community and attended Strickler's Business College in Topeka. She moved to Washington D.C. where she started a lengthy career with the United...
Gladys DeLoach
Jan 20, 2016
Gladys Ruth Elliott DeLoach was born on November 28, 1916 near Howard, Kansas, the daughter of Lester and Gladys Fear McNair. She departed this life on January 20, 2016 at age 99 in Topeka, Kansas. She grew up in the Howard area and graduated from Howard High School. She married James Patrick Elliott on July 23, 1935. They had 3...
Ramona Schindler
Jan 14, 2016
St. Marys-Ramona L. "Mona" Schindler, 52, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at her home. She was born September 27, 1963 at Topeka the daughter of Jim and Deanna Huntsman Gordon. Mona graduated from St. Marys High School and lived most of her life in the St. Marys community. Mona was a school bus driver and worked for USD No....
Sallie Kelley
Jan 6, 2016
Rossville-Sallie A. Kelley, 61, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at her daughter's home in Rossville. She was born March 4, 1954 at Topeka the daughter of Cornelius and Lorraine Gale Lee Cummings. She was raised in Rossville and graduated from Rossville High School. Sallie lived most of her life in the Rossville community. Sallie had worked at Goodyear Tire...
Margaret VanHoye
Jan 5, 2016
Margaret E. VanHoye, 100, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. She was born March 27, 1915 at Stekene, Belgium the daughter of Joseph Peter and Leontina Maes VanVlerberghe. She grew up in Belgium and moved to the United States a week after her marriage to Achiel VanHoye. She had lived in St Clair...
George Safford
Dec 30, 2015
Wamego-George Carley Safford joined the Heavenly Chorus on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. He was born to Harry and Blanche Marie Carley Safford on January 3, 1929. George spent his formative life at his Grandmother Safford and Grandmother Carley's homes. He had one sister, Leola Belle Safford of whom he was very fond of. It was she and him against the...
Duane Cain
Dec 27, 2015
Duane M. Cain, 59, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015 at his home. He was born January 31, 1956 at Holton, the son of John and Stella Hollar Cain. He grew up in Valley Falls before moving to Rossville where he attended high school. Duane served in the United States Marines. He graduated from Washburn College of Technology. Duane worked...
Robert Myers
Dec 23, 2015
Topeka-Robert R. Myers, 90, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. He was born in Clay Center the son of Harry R. and Edith Riggs Myers. Mr. Myers graduated from Clay Center High School, Kansas State University and Washburn School of Law. Bob was a CPA and was a tax lawyer. He later worked for Bank...
