Local Obituaries for Topeka, Kansas & Shawnee County
Loretta M. Dreher
Nov 11, 2007
Loretta M. Dreher, 72, of Topeka, died November 11, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Loretta was born on August 29, 1935 in Blaine, Kansas the daughter of Emmett Ambrose and Mary Lorena (Kennedy) Ryan. She was a graduate of Blaine High School and a member of the Alumni Association. She retired on July 1, 1999 from the Kansas Department of Transportation where she...
Catherine Mary Dreher
Nov 9, 2007
Catherine Dreher, 90 Left this world surrounded by her family and is now in a better place to be with her other family members. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Dreher of 48 years and a daughter Mary Catherine. She will be our heavenly sunshine forever.She is survived by five children, Barbara and Dwain Sherwood of Osage...
Seraphina Escalante
Nov 8, 2007
Seraphina Escalante, 80, of Topeka, died November 8, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Hospital surrounded by her family.
She was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma on April 12, 1927 the daughter of Abraham and Mary Columbus. She was one of twelve children.
Seraphina worked for McCrite Plaza Retirement Center in housekeeping and was most recently a greeter for Walmart the past thirteen years. ...
Harold P. Ingenthron
Nov 4, 2007
Harold P. “Shadow” Ingenthron, 87, of Topeka, died November 4, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital. Mr. Ingenthron was born in Topeka, Kansas on June 26, 1920 the son of George J. and Elizabeth C. (Andes) Ingenthron. Harold was a 1938 graduate of Topeka Catholic High School. He was co-owner of the Topeka Music Company from 1956 until his retirement in 1982. Harold...
Margaret L. Sovern
Nov 1, 2007
Margaret Letitia Sovern, 85, beloved wife, mother and friend, passed away Thursday, November 1st at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas following a short illness.
She was born February 27, 1922 in Fort Madison, Iowa the daughter of Lloyd F. and Helen I. (Stenger) Kent.
On August 7, 1942 she married Russell L. Sovern in Fort Madison, Iowa. He...
Rosemary Deters
Oct 21, 2007
Rosemary Cecilia Deters, 81, of Topeka, died October 21, 2007 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Rosemary was born in Manhattan, Kansas on August 16, 1926 the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Muckenthaler) Noll. She was retired from Social Security where she had been a Secretary and she also worked for Kansas Social & Rehabilitation Services. Rosemary was a member of Mater Dei’s...
Jo Ann Rogers
Oct 20, 2007
Jo Ann “Jody” Rogers, 66, of Topeka, died October 20, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital.She was born in Douglasville, Texas on August 20, 1941 the daughter of Leroy and China Catherine (Gardner) Finley. Jody worked in Data Entry for the BNSF Railway Company until her retirement due to poor health. She was a member of the Assumption Church where she...
Alfred J. Ceballos Jr.
Oct 18, 2007
Alfred J. Ceballos Jr., 69, passed peacefully on October 18, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka with his children at his side. Al (Webbers, Little Man, Jr. to his family) was born March 30, 1938 in Topeka to Alfred J. Ceballos Sr. and Mary Flores. Al graduated from Topeka High School in 1956. Al was employed at the VA...
Paul J. Boeger
Oct 18, 2007
Paul J. Boeger, 89, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2007 at St. Francis Medical Center.Paul was born on December 19, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Charles Joseph and Dora L. (Neifert) Boeger.Paul owned and operated Topeka Model Airplane Supply, he later worked for the National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics in Langley, VA, was a photographer for...
Lowell B. Davis
Oct 17, 2007
Lowell B. “Dave” Davis, 81, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at his home.
Mr. Davis was employed in the shipping department at Du Pont for many years before he retired.
He was born July 23, 1926 in Beloit the son of Alonzo Jerome and Idonia L. Lagergren Davis. Dave served in the United States Army.
Mr. Davis was...
Robert H. Counihan
Oct 14, 2007
Robert H. Counihan, 94, a 60 year resident of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Carriage Square Health Care Facility in St. Joseph, MO.Mr. Counihan was employed by the Veterans Administration Hospital in Topeka as a Coordinator of physical medicine and rehabilitation for many years before he retired in 1973.He was born August 15, 1913 in Bronx, NY...
Irene Clark
Oct 12, 2007
Irene Clark, 83, of Topeka, passed away October 12, 2007 at Westwood Manor.
She was born November 26, 1923 in Hays, the daughter of Nick and Catherine Bieker Dreher.
Irene was a member of Mater Dei Parish.
She married Cletus C. Clark in Midland, Texas on July 17, 1945. He preceded her in death on February 9, 2001. Irene was also preceded in...
Sarah L. Bretz
Oct 11, 2007
Sarah L. Bretz, 90, of Topeka, died October 11, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital. Sarah was born on October 28, 1916 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Anna Geise Gill. She attended Branner, Lincoln Grade Schools and was a 1935 graduate of Topeka High School. She worked for The Supply Depot two years during WW II, Adams Printing,...
Catherine E. Howell
Oct 11, 2007
Catherine Elizabeth Howell passed away Thursday, October 11, 2007, in Overland Park, Kansas, with her children beside her. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, October 15, at Mater Dei’s Assumption Church in Topeka, at 10:00 a.m., with a rosary before at 9:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery of Topeka.Catherine was born January 5, 1913, at...
Brenda Elaine Mauer
Oct 9, 2007
Brenda Elaine Mauer, age 42, of Fairview, Texas passed away October 9, 2007 at her home. She was born January 23, 1965 in Kansas City, Kansas to Charles and Janice Rose (Weathers) Sack. Brenda was a homemaker and a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in Allen.
She is survived by her husband, Brian Mauer of Fairview; children, Bre, Brock...
Toribio Granado
Oct 7, 2007
Toribio “Toby” Corona Granada, 95, Topeka, died October 7, 2007, at Plaza West Regional Health Center in Topeka. He was born April 16, 1912 in Topeka, to Silvester Alvarez and Juana Corona Granado. He was a lifelong resident of the Topeka area. He attended Branner Elementary School. He participated in the first Mexican Fiesta as a dancer in 1933. He...
Fidel A. Rangel
Oct 1, 2007
Fidel A. “Dale” Rangel, 89, of Topeka, passed away at his home Monday, October 1, 2007.Mr. Rangel was employed by the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads as a carman in the car repair shop before he retired in 1975.He was born April 24, 1918 in Topeka, the son of Tiburcio and Eulojia Araiza Rangel. Dale was inducted in the...
Felipe Barranco
Sep 30, 2007
Felipe Barranco, 29, of Topeka, died September 30, 2007. Felipe will lie in state after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday with a rosary recited in Spanish at 7:00 p.m. at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Interment in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Philip R. Chappell
Sep 27, 2007
Philip Racknor Chappell, 83, of Topeka, died September 27, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital.Mr. Chappell was born in Topeka, Kansas on May 8, 1924 the son of Arch and Ellen (Racknor) Chappell. He was a 1942 graduate of Topeka High School. After graduation he attended Kansas State University before joining the U.S. Army Air Corps. While in the service he...
Rosetta Johnson
Sep 21, 2007
Rosetta Mae Johnson, 70, of Topeka, died September 21, 2007 at Midland Hospice House.
She was born in Topeka, Kansas on April 8, 1937 the daughter of Leonard and Edith (Divers) Skaggs.
Rosetta was retired in 1971 after many years working for the Kansas Neurological Institute as a Certified Nurses Aide. She had previously worked for Hillhaven Nursing Home.
She...
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