Local Obituaries for Topeka, Kansas & Shawnee County
Lynn Curtis Conner
Mar 19, 2014
Lynn "Curt" Conner, 70, of Topeka, died March 19, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born on October 25, 1943 in Edgewood, Iowa, the son of Wilbur and Beulah (Martin) Conner. Curt served in the United States Air Force for 23 years and worked as an Inventory Management Supervisor and also as a jet engine mechanic. He received the Meritorious...
Jose Juan Estrada II
Mar 16, 2014
Jose Juan Estrada II, 48, of Topeka, died March 16, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on July 31, 1965 the son of Jose Juan and Margarita A. (Silva) Estrada. Jose worked in the Janitorial field for USD #501 and most recently for the YMCA. Jose loved the outdoors, animals, biking, camping, swimming, music and...
Theresa Sanchez
Mar 16, 2014
Theresa Sanchez, 57, of Topeka, died March 16, 2014. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on May 27, 1956 the daughter of Consepcion and Aurora (Barranco) Sanchez. Theresa had been an LPN for the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center. She is survived by a daughter, Consuelo Sanchez of Columbia, Mo. and five brothers, John Sanchez of Collegetown, PA., Paul Sanchez of...
Cipriano Gutierrez
Mar 14, 2014
Cipriano "Pania" "Cip" Gutierrez, 86, of Topeka passed away the morning of March 14, 2014. He was born on September 16, 1927 in Topeka to Presciliano and Lorenza (Ortiz) Gutierrez, who were among a wave of Mexican immigrants who settled in Kansas during the early 1900's because of available work with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. They first...
Frances L. Barber
Mar 13, 2014
Frances L. "Phronsie" Barber, 97, of Topeka, died March 13, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. She was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on April 10, 1916 the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Breese) Jacob. Phronsie was a graduate of Oberlin College and worked for several years as a children's librarian. In 1945, she married Richard Barber with whom she...
Louise Schreiber
Mar 10, 2014
Louise Schreiber, 92, of Topeka, died March 10, 2014 at Brookside Retirement Center in Overbrook. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on February 2, 1922 the daughter of Ignatius and Mary (Gabel) Haberkorn. She attended Topeka High School and was a volunteer at Let's Help and the Election Board. Louise enjoyed gardening, canning, baking, sewing all types of crafts, garage...
Howard Duane Huesers
Mar 10, 2014
Howard Duane Huesers, 89, of Topeka, died March 10, 2014 at the Colmery O'Neil V.A. Medical Center. He was born December 11, 1924 in Minot, North Dakota, the son of John Henry and Marie (Anderson) Huesers. Howard served in the Army Air Corps as a tail-gunner of a B-24 Liberator bomber crew and was based in England and Italy. He...
Evelyn J. Ross
Mar 9, 2014
Evelyn J. Ross, 81 of Topeka, KS died Sunday, March 9, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital. She was born December 28, 1932 in Topeka the daughter of Thomas and Rosella (Meyers) Boyles after Thomas's death in the late 30's Rosella married Glenn R. Cox. Evelyn retired from the Department of Labor. She is survived by a daughter, Sharon Davison, a...
Walter H "Walt" Pfeiffer
Mar 7, 2014
Walter Herbert Pfeiffer, 86, of Topeka, Kansas, died March 7, 2014. He was born January 22, 1928 in Holton, Kansas, the son of William Pfeiffer and Louise (Hermann) Pfeiffer. Walter attended Holton High School and Clark's Business College. With the permission of his parents, he joined the Navy at the age of 17, serving at the end of World War...
Gregorio C. Sandate
Mar 6, 2014
Gregorio C. Sandate, 80, of Topeka, died March 6, 2014 at his home surrounded by family. He was born on February 18, 1934, in Terlingua, Texas, one of eleven children to Herculano and Lucia (Castro) Sandate. Greg was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force and was stationed at Forbes Air Force Base. After his service with the...
Michael Joseph Artzer
Mar 6, 2014
Michael Joseph Artzer, 60, of Topeka, KS died March 6, 2014 at his home. He was born November 12, 1953 in Topeka the son of Paul and Pat (Blazier) Artzer. Mike was a self-employed auto mechanic and sold cars at Mike's Used Cars. He married Deborah Mosher on February 14, 1993 in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include his parents,...
Nancy Catherine Reeb
Mar 5, 2014
Nancy Catherine Reeb, 74, formerly of Topeka, KS, died Wednesday March 5, 2014 at Kansas City Hospice House. She was born June 18, 1939, the daughter of Catherine and Jacob Berberick. She graduated from Hayden High School and worked for Santa Fe Railway as a clerk for forty years. Nancy was active in Santa Fe women's club, an avid reader,...
Cynthia May Spaulding
Mar 5, 2014
Cynthia May Spaulding, 89 of Meriden died March 5, 2014. She was born August1, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA the daughter of William Joseph and Ceres (Twitchell) Caldwell. Though the years Cynthia held many different jobs but the one she enjoyed the most was spending time on her farm. She loved Jersey Cattle, sewing, cooking, baking, gardening and solving Bible word...
Ignacio John Zarazua
Mar 1, 2014
Ignacio "John" Zarazua, 82, of Topeka, passed away on March 1st (which was his mother's birthday) at the VA Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pauline, Kansas on December 6, 1931 the son of Jose and Esther (Servantez) Zarazua. John was a veteran in the U.S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was...
Betty J. Kaberline
Mar 1, 2014
Betty J. Kaberline, 88, of Topeka, died March 1, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. She was born in Delia, Kansas, on September 11, 1925, the daughter of Charles and Anna (Macha) Hladky. Betty graduated from Delia High School in 1943. She was a secretary for several local businesses. She was a long time member of Most Pure Heart...
Virginia Gail Moyes
Feb 26, 2014
Virginia G. Moyes, 99, of Topeka, died February 26, 2014 at Plaza West Regional Health Center. She was born on March 7, 1914 in Gower, Missouri the daughter of William Carl and Dulcie (Guinn) Walkup. Virginia was an operations manager for the Kresgee Company also known as K-Mart for 17 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church...
Elberta M. Pekarek
Feb 24, 2014
Elberta M. Pekarek, 97 of Topeka, formerly of Zurich, Kansas, and Wilber, NE., died February 24, 2014 at the Topeka Adult Care Center, Topeka, Kansas. She was born May 14, 1916 on a farm northeast of Zurich, KS the youngest daughter of James Vaelav and Bessie (Slansky) Bartos. Elberta graduated from Plainville High School, Plainville, KS, in 1935. She was...
Lillian Marie Terry
Feb 23, 2014
Lillian Marie Terry, 79, of Topeka, died February 23, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born on January 19, 1935 the daughter of Isidore and Bertha (Urban) Pfannenstiel in Antonino, Kansas. Lillian worked briefly at Southwestern Bell as an operator, but primarily spent her life supporting her husband, sons and family. She loved animals and was remarkable in her ability...
Larry A. Motsinger
Feb 19, 2014
Larry Alan Motsinger, 77, of Topeka, died February 19, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born December 1, 1936 in Atchison, Kansas, the son of Almon and Margaret (Scadden) Motsinger. Larry attended school in Grant City, Missouri, graduated from Atchison High School, and attended Northwest Missouri State. He co-owned Motsinger Lumber Company in Hiawatha for many years before going...
Mary M. Torrez
Feb 17, 2014
Mary M. Torrez, 92, of Topeka, passed away February 17, 2014 a Lexington Park Care Center surrounded by her family. She was born on May 25, 1921, in San Julian, Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Calixto and Concepcion (Marquez) Martinez. Mary proudly became a United States citizen in 1975. She was a homemaker and worked for Seymour Foods. She also...
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