Local Obituaries for Topeka, Kansas & Shawnee County
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...
Augustine Gamino
Sep 18, 2007
Augustin Gamino, 64, of Topeka, died September 18, 2007 at his home.
Mr. Gamino was born in Wilder, Kansas on May 28, 1943, the son of Sostenes and Juana (Aguilar) Gamino.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Gamino worked as a machine operator for General Motors prior to his retirement in June of 2003.
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Michael Arredondo Sr.
Sep 17, 2007
A rosary will be recited for Michael Arredondo Sr. on Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. A Memorial Mass will follow at the church at 2:00 p.m. Friday. Mr. Arredondo was cremated.
Dorothy M. West
Sep 16, 2007
Dorothy M. West, 90, of Topeka, died September 16, 2007 at Plaza West Regional Health Center.
She was born January 27, 1917 in Topeka, the daughter of William and Margaret J. Mulvihill Hetherington.
Dorothy worked as a Bridal Consultant for Crosby Brothers downtown for a time. She was one of the founding members of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
Dorothy married...
Susan Young
Sep 14, 2007
Suzanna Young, 48, of Fort Wayne, Indiana died September 14, 2007 after a sudden illness. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on December 21, 1958 the daughter of Ernest J. and Inez (Rodriguez) Young.Suzanna was a 1976 graduate of Hayden High School and attended Washburn University. She was a lab technician for Essex Wire from 1978 to 1997. Suzanna will...
Verne Winter
Sep 9, 2007
Verne M. “Bud” Winter, 84, of Topeka passed away Monday, September 10, 2007 at Plaza West Regional Health Care Center.
Verne was born in Manhattan, Kansas on September 9, 1923 the son of Emanuel A. and Fern B. (Larson) Winter.
He joined the Merchant Marines and served during World War II and retired in 1986 as an officer in...
Shirley Ruth Clark
Sep 3, 2007
Shirley Ruth (Chappell) Clark, 70, of Tecumseh, passed away Monday, September 3, 2007 in Topeka.
She was born November 21, 1936 in Barton, MD, the daughter of the late James Edwin Chappell and Evelyn Eva Russell. Shirley attended Catherman's Business School.
Prior to her marriage, Shirley was employed as a secretary for Kelly Springfield Tires in Cumberland, MD. She worked briefly as...
Jean I. Rabe
Sep 1, 2007
Jean Ilean Rabe, 71, of Topeka, died September 1, 2007 at her home.
Jean was born on July 19, 1936 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Thomas and Wilma Blair Thornton.
Mrs. Rabe was a homemaker and had worked as a packer for Fleming Foods and for Josten’s in the Printing Department working with book covers.
Jean was a member of Mater Dei’s...
Leo L. Rohr
Aug 31, 2007
Leo L. Rohr, 91, of Topeka, died August 31, 2007 at the Midland Hospice House.
Mr. Rohr was born in Leibenthal, Kansas on June 1, 1916 the son of John R. and Anna Marie (Quint) Rohr. He graduated in 1933 from High School in Arnold, Kansas. Leo served in the US Army during WWII.
Leo’s hobbies included wood working, stained...
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