Local Obituaries for Topeka, Kansas & Shawnee County
Juanita Marian Weiss
Oct 12, 2015
Juanita Marian Weiss, 97, of Topeka, died October 12, 2015 at Clare Bridge. She was born in Unedus, Louisiana on August 6, 1918 the daughter of Neville and Elizabeth (Corey) Zuck. Juanita was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, reading mysteries, and berry and vegetable gardening. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Juanita married Francis Ernest William Weiss...
Marguerite M. Robinson
Oct 8, 2015
Marguerite Robinson, 87, of Topeka, died October 8, 2015 at her home. She was born on July 7, 1928 in Topeka, the youngest of 11 children to Joseph and Magdalena (Ludwig) Miller. She was in the first graduating class from Hayden High School. She married Vernon Robinson on December 28, 1946. He preceded her in death on December 12, 1999....
Billie JoAnn Lemberger
Oct 6, 2015
Billie JoAnn Lemberger, 78, of Overbrook, KS, died October 6, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born January 14, 1937 in Fredonia, KS the daughter of Boyd and Flossie (Thompson) Estes. JoAnn attended Fredonia Schools. She was a bookkeeper for Heetco Inc., retiring after 21 ½ years. JoAnn enjoyed sewing, creating porcelain dolls, having coffee with her friends and spending...
Kassandra Diettra Thurman
Oct 3, 2015
Kassandra D. Thurman, 55, of Topeka, died October 3, 2015 at St. Francis Health Center. She was born on July 27, 1960, the daughter of Melbourne and Bertha (Cunningham) Spaulding. Kassandra worked as a clerk in the banking industry for several years. She enjoyed listening to music, as well as singing, spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She...
Donald D. Watson
Sep 28, 2015
Donald D. "Don" Watson, 86, of Topeka, died September 28, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born May 17, 1929 in Hillsdale, KS the son of Harry and Jessie (Massey) Watson. Don attended and played football at Washburn University where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. After serving his country in the US Army during the Korean...
Hermelinda Rodriguez
Sep 25, 2015
Hermelinda "Erma" Rodriguez, 92, of Topeka, died September 25, 2015 at Autumn Home Plus. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on April 24, 1923,the daughter of Albino and Emeteria (Perez) Cabrera. She worked for 30 years as a Tax Examiner for the State of Kansas. Erma was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Augustinian Recollect, and was a...
Lupe Vega
Sep 21, 2015
Lupe (Llamas) Vega, 57, of Topeka, KS, died September 21, 2015. She was born April 7, 1958 in Topeka, the daughter of David and Esperanza (Ortiz) Llamas. Lupe was a homemaker and worked tirelessly for her church for 27 years and spent 15 years as a secretary for the Salvation Army before failing health. She was a member of Jerusalem...
Salvador Guerrero
Sep 18, 2015
Salvador Guerrero, 86, of Topeka, died September 18, 2015 at his home. He was born on August 27, 1929 in Colorado Springs, Colorado the son of Delfino and Magdalena (Delgado) Guerrero. Salvador married Teresa Juarez in Kansas City in 1956. She predeceased him on January 4, 1991. He was a painter for the Santa Fe Railroad where he was employed...
Sharon Rose Davison
Sep 16, 2015
Sharon R. Davison, 63, of Topeka, KS died September 16, 2015 at her home. She was born February 5, 1952 in Topeka the daughter of Warren Davison and Evelyn (Boyles) Ross. Sharon graduated from Allen County Community College with an Associate Degree in Business and Washburn University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. She retired from the Kansas Department of...
David Ray Stanley
Sep 8, 2015
David Ray Stanley, 59, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on September 8, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 26, 1956 in Topeka, the son of Lee and Joanne (Treiber) Stanley. David graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School and Seaman High School. He worked for Sherman's Feed Store and Goodyear Tire, before joining the Topeka Police Department...
Antonia T. Segura
Sep 4, 2015
Antonia T. Segura, 98, of Topeka, KS, died September 4, 2015 at the House at Midland Care. She was born June 27, 1917 in Topeka, the daughter of Miguel and Tomasa (Sotelo) Torrez. Antonia was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. She married Juan G. Segura on October 2, 1929 in Kansas City, MO....
Cora Belle "Kay" Lebbert
Sep 3, 2015
Cora Belle "Kay" Lebbert, 92, of Topeka, KS died September 3, 2015 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born February 11, 1923 in Grenola, KS the daughter of Bert and Mae (Hopper) Hill. Kay was a Homemaker and member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling, sewing, arts and crafts, oil painting, crocheting, copper portraits and...
Paul O. Hernandez
Sep 1, 2015
Paul O. Hernandez, 84, of Topeka, died September 1, 2015 at Plaza West Care Home. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on January 15, 1931 the son of Victor and Luz (Olmos) Hernandez. Paul owned and operated Jade's Music and Games. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He was a handyman and could fix anything....
Pablo A. Cortez
Aug 28, 2015
Pablo A. "Paul" Cortez, 82, of Topeka, formerly of Tecumseh, died August 28, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Redwood City, California on June 29, 1933, the son of Marcelino and Maria (de Santiago) Cortez. Pablo attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California. He achieved his GED in 1985. He served in the United States Air...
Marilyn Lucille Shaffer
Aug 28, 2015
Marilyn Lucille Shaffer, 84, Topeka, died Friday, August 28, 2015 at a Topeka hospital where she was readmitted August 20. She also was hospitalized in late February, 2015. She had pneumonia. She lived at Topeka Presbyterian Manor since January 2009. Earlier she lived at Homestead of Topeka since February 2004. She was born on April 29, 1931 in May, Oklahoma,...
Salvador Vega
Aug 26, 2015
Salvador "Sal" Vega Jr., 83, of Topeka, died August 26, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born in East Chicago, Indiana on October 16, 1931 the son of Salvador Sr. and Eulalia (Martinez) Vega. Sal was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He enjoyed gardening, cooking, and watching sports on television, especially the Royals, Chiefs, and the...
Victorine "Vicki" (Barland) Vetter
Aug 22, 2015
Victorine "Vicki" (Barland) Vetter, 95, of Topeka, KS, died Saturday, August 22, 2015, in her sleep in Independence, MO of heart disease. She was born May 11, 1920, in Damar, KS the daughter of Napoleon and Olive (Saindon) Barland, she was one of twelve children. She graduated from Lecompton High School. She married Edward F. Vetter, Sr. on March 20,...
Leonard M. Robinson
Aug 22, 2015
Leonard M. Robinson, 71, of Canon City and Salida CO passed away on August 22, 2015 at UC Hospital, Denver CO. He was born to the late Joe and Mary (Gilliland) Robinson in Topeka KS, on July 21, 1944. Leonard graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka in 1962 and Washburn University with a BA degree in 1968. He...
Ralph E. Cuevas
Aug 18, 2015
Ralph E. Cuevas, 64, of Topeka, died August 18, 2015 at his home. He was born in Holton, Kansas on January 24, 1951 the son of Raul Emilio Cuevas and Sophia Espinoza. Ralph worked in the dry wall industry for the Union. He is survived by his siblings, Patricia Rosalie (Henry) Perez of Lenexa, Maria Christina (Ronald) Cook of Topeka,...
John Alonzo
Aug 18, 2015
John Alonzo, 90, of Topeka, died August 18, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on September 19, 1924 the son of Balentine and Tomasa (Hernandez) Alonzo. John served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Japan. He was a Shop Supervisor for the Atchison Topeka and...