Local Obituaries for Topeka, Kansas & Shawnee County
Edith Mary Rombeck
Sep 11, 2017
Edith M. Rombeck of Topeka passed away Sept 11th, at Lexington Park Assisted Living. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend.
Edith was born on June 29, 1928, to Joseph and Hedwig (Waller) Henry in Seneca, KS. She attended St. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Seneca until the family moved to Centralia, where...
Mildred A. Bulk
Sep 10, 2017
Mildred Arlene (Diederich) Bulk, 93, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, September 10, 2017.
Mildred was born January 30, 1924 in Greenleaf, KS, to Mathias and Mary (Pierott) Diederich. She is the last surviving of eight siblings. Following graduation from Greenleaf High in 1942, she taught the 1943-44 school term at Fox School, in the one-room...
Marion Maxine Nester
Sep 9, 2017
Marion Maxine Nester, 87, of Topeka, died September 9, 2017 at The Legacy of Topeka.
She was born in Clark County, South Dakota on December 12, 1929 the daughter of Charles and Alma (Sam) Noteboom.
Marion was the first female city Bus Driver for Topeka and worked as a Social Worker for the Department of Aging. She had previously managed...
Patricia Ann Robbins
Sep 8, 2017
Patricia Ann Robbins, 83, of Topeka, died September 8, 2017 at her home.
She was born in Topeka, Kansas on August 17, 1934 the daughter of Arthur and Mildred S. (Corbin) McCarter. She attended Parkdale Grade School, East Topeka Jr. High, Topeka High School and graduated with honors in 1952 from Highland Park High School. She was a member of...
Gary Bryce Fleenor
Sep 8, 2017
Gary B. Fleenor, 74, of Topeka, died September 8, 2017 at Homestead of Topeka.
He was born in Topeka, Kansas on September 27, 1942 the son of Clifford B. and Dorothy L. (Sechrist) Fleenor. Gary served in the Army National Guard for four years.
He was co-owner of Capitol City Office Products until 1987. He worked as a...
Mary Lou Stein
Sep 2, 2017
Mary Lou Stein, 84, of Topeka, KS died September 2, 2017 at Aldersgate Village.
She was born December 1, 1932 in Beatrice, NE the daughter of Martin and Isabelle (Duffer) Buckholz.
Mary Lou was a member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
She earned her Master’s Degree in Education with an Emphasis in Reading from Washburn...
Betty Mabel Sanders
Sep 1, 2017
Betty Mabel Sanders (87) passed away at her home on September 1, 2017. She was born December 22, 1929, in Greenwich, England and was the daughter of Jason and Ethel Finch.
Betty was a survivor of the London Blitzkrieg Bombing during WWII. In December of 1952 she married a serviceman, Charles Sanders of the U.S. Air Force, and spent her...
Robert George Barr
Aug 24, 2017
Robert George “Bob” Barr, Lt. Col. U.S. Marine Corp (Ret), 88, of Topeka, died on August 24, 2017 at the Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital surrounded by his family.
Bob was born in Des Moines, IA the son of Robert Russell and Mildred Louise (Carey) Barr. The family moved to Kansas City where Bob attended Redemptorist Catholic School from grades 7 to...
Edward B. "Ed" Krische
Aug 19, 2017
Edward B. Krische, 97, of Topeka, died August 19, 2017 at the St. Patricks Residence Center in Naperville, Illinois.
He was born in Kansas City, Kansas on September 19, 1919 the son of Frank P. and Theresa (Moritz) Krische.
He served his country in the Air Corps from 1944 to 1946 and was a member of American Legion Post #400.
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Stacey Lynn Harrington
Aug 18, 2017
Stacey Lynn Harrington, 55, of Topeka, Kansas died unexpectently on Friday, August 18, 2017 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born September 27, 1961 in Topeka, the daughter of David and Florene (Johnson) Williams. Stacey is survived by a son, Sean Harrington, and his wife, Alicia, a daughter, Melissa Dunn, and her husband, Bryce, three sisters, Kathryn Wilson, Julie Crooks and...
Albert Charles "Al" McVay
Aug 18, 2017
Albert Charles “Al” McVay, 92, of Topeka, died August 18, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on August 17, 1925 the son of William and Alta (Lewis) McVay. Al was employed at H.M. Ives Printing Shop retiring in 1990. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Al married Eva Virginia “Evie” Sanderson at...
Larry M. Dominguez
Aug 12, 2017
Larry M. Dominguez , 63, of Topeka, passed away at his home on August 12, 2017.
He was born in Topeka, Kansas on May 27, 1954 the son of Paul G. and Epifania M. “Emma” (Martinez) Dominguez.
Larry was a tire builder for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company prior to his retirement. He was also a member of the Rubber...
John E. Blattner
Aug 11, 2017
John Blattner, 75, of Topeka, died August 11, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
He was born on October 15, 1941 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Edward J. and Sylvia (Gora) Blattner.
John worked as an Industrial Engineer for P&H Crane for 24 years. Later in life, he worked for Frito Lay, retiring after 13 years.
John served...
Francis John Habig
Aug 10, 2017
Francis John “Frank” Habig, 80, of Topeka, died August 10, 2017 at his home.
He was born in Topeka, Kansas on September 27,1936 the son of Philip Andrew and Mary Ann (Puhl) Habig.
Frank served in the Army National Guard. He worked as a form setter in the concrete business for Dick Schiffelbein and later for Schreiner’s Concrete. Earlier in...
William F. Padgett
Aug 5, 2017
William F. “Bill” Padgett, 90, of Topeka, KS died Saturday, August 05, 2017 at Atria Hearthstone Assisted Living. He was born April 9, 1927 in Topeka, the son of Emmett and Dovie (Wiseman) Padgett. In 1945 Bill enlisted in the Navy serving during WW II. He was employed by AT & SF Railroad for over 40 years. He was a...
Florentina Hernandez
Aug 5, 2017
Florentina (Ortiz) Hernandez, aka (“Flo”, “Flora” and “Florence”), 84, of Topeka, died on August 5, 2017 at Plaza West Health Center surrounded by her family.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 20, 1933, the daughter of Jesus and Conrada Ortiz.
She was a translator for LULAC and the State of Kansas, and also worked in housekeeping for...
James Robert Rice Jr.
Jul 29, 2017
James Robert “Bob” Rice, 83, was born on October 17, 1933 in Louisville, KY to James and Blanche (Beck) Rice. His parents divorced and his mother married James “Shanke” Woulfe, who raised him from a small child. He could not ask for better parents. They thought, that he could do no wrong. He had an ideal childhood, with Huckleberry Finn...
Joseph Daniel Irwin
Jul 28, 2017
Joseph Daniel Irwin, passed away on July 28, 2017 at a local hospital surrounded by his family. He gave the gift of life through organ donation, touching many lives.
He was born in Topeka, Kansas on December 7, 1998 the son of Daniel “Scott” Irwin and Amy Renee Solis.
Joseph was getting ready to begin an apprenticeship with his father...
James Kenneth Curry
Jul 27, 2017
James Kenneth Curry, 63, of Topeka, KS died July 27, 2017 at Midland Hospice. He was born July 27, 1954 in Girard, KS the son of Charles Edward and Betty Jean (Blackett) Curry. James had a career in law enforcement and enjoyed “clowning” with his wife Diana. He loved getting smiles and laughs from anybody and everybody. In the past,...
Gerda Maria Becker
Jul 25, 2017
Gerda “Maria” Becker, 96, of Topeka, KS died July 25, 2017 at her home.
She was born April 14, 1921 in Breslau, Germany the daughter of George and Hedwig (Beier) Tschauder.
Maria was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She loved the church, the mass, rosary and devotions and attended daily mass for most of her life. Maria spoke...
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