Local Obituaries for Topeka, Kansas & Shawnee County
Daniel J. (Dan) Urban
Feb 15, 2014
Daniel J. (Dan) Urban, 66 of Topeka, died February 15, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. He was born on February 24, 1947 in Topeka, the son of Alfred and Mary (Richmond) Urban. Dan graduated from Highland Park High School. He received a BS and MBA from Fort Hays State University along with receiving an Associate of Arts degree...
Pedro (Pete) Dominguez, Jr.
Feb 14, 2014
Pedro (Pete) Dominguez Jr., 85, of Topeka, died February 14, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. Pete was born on September 30, 1928 the son of Pedro Dominguez, Sr. and Juanita Carrera Padilla. He was raised in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1946. Pete joined the Army and served in both WW II and the Korean...
Janice C. (Jan) Witt
Feb 13, 2014
Janice C. "Jan" Witt, 73, of Topeka, died February 13, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. She was born on February 18, 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota the daughter of James and Penny (Anderson) McDonnell. Jan was a homemaker, a member of American Legion Post #400 Ladies Auxiliary and VFW Philip Billard Post #1650 Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed bowling and...
Arianna Kim McConnell
Feb 8, 2014
Arianna Kim McConnell, six week old daughter of Alexander and Angela (Prato) McConnell, passed away on February 8, 2014 at Children's Mercy Hospital. She was born on December 29, 2013 at Ft. Riley, Kansas. Arianna is survived by her parents, Alexander and Angela McConnell, grandparents, Adrian and Tish Alcala, Laura and Fausto Arreola, and Ronald and Hyon McConnell, Great-Grandparents, Betty...
Edward L. "Ed" Dugan
Feb 1, 2014
Edward "Ed" L. Dugan, 74 of Topeka, died February 1, 2014 at St Francis Hospital. He was born April 16, 1939 in Winfield, KS the son of Lawrence and Glenda Dugan. Ed was a Navy Veteran serving in the Bay of Pigs during the Cuban Crisis. He was employed at Forbes Field M.T.A.A. then worked at Tractor Supply Company and...
Vincent De Paul Schmidtlein
Jan 30, 2014
Vincent De Paul Schmidtlein, 87 of Topeka, died January 30, 2014 at The House at Midland Care. He was born on January 14, 1927 in Topeka, the son of Andrew and Rose (Stadler) Schmidtlein. He served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and retired as an electrical supervisor for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company...
Carrol Paul Umscheid
Jan 27, 2014
Carrol Paul Umscheid, 79, of Topeka, died January 27, 2014 at his home. He was born in Flush, Kansas on March 12, 1934 the son of Anthony Charles and Elsie E. (Cochran) Umscheid. He graduated from Flush High School in 1954. He joined the U.S. Air Force in Enid, Oklahoma in July 1954 stationed at Vance Air Force Base. He...
James H. "Jim" Bunck
Jan 22, 2014
James H. "Jim" Bunck, 85 of Silver Lake, Kansas died January 22, 2014 at his home. He was born March 15, 1928 in Everest, Kansas, the son of Herman and Marcelline (Hagel) Bunck. He graduated from Everest High School in 1946. He lived at Everest and farmed until moving to rural Topeka in 1955 where he farmed. He worked for...
Frank Leroy Fox
Jan 21, 2014
Frank L. Fox, 83 of Topeka, KS died January 21, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. He was born October 3, 1930 in Topeka the son of George and Lillie (Roux) Fox. Frank served in the US Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict. He married R. Jeanine Drake on January 16, 1954 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Topeka. She...
Alden Harold "Mac" McDonald
Jan 19, 2014
Alden Harold "Mac" McDonald, 87, Topeka, KS died January 19, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. He was born March 20, 1926 in Hastings, Nebraska the son of Dr. Harold and Marian (Engel) McDonald. Mac served in the US Navy during WW II. He was a Journeyman Electrician working for IBEW Local # 226. Mac was a member of...
Mary Jane Pendergast
Jan 14, 2014
Topeka, Kansas - Mary Jane Pendergast, 94, died 14 January 2014, Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born October 19, 1919, in Wright, Kansas, the daughter of August E. and Minnie Beat Conrardy. The family farmed outside Wright where Mary attended school until the 8th grade and then attended St. Mary of the Plains Academy in Dodge City, graduating in 1937....
Verna Lou Reilly
Jan 13, 2014
Verna Lou Reilly, 88, formerly of Topeka died Monday, January 13, 2014 in Tonganoxie, KS. She was born September 13, 1925 in St. Clere, KS the daughter of Carl and Velma (Godlove) Page. Verna worked for a short time as a secretary at Kansas State University and Goodyear Tire and Rubber before becoming a homemaker. She was a founding member...
Carol Ann Torres
Jan 11, 2014
Carol Ann Torres, 59, of Topeka, passed away January 11, 2014. She was born on November 22, 1954, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Silvino and Caroline (Espinosa) Gomez. Carol married Isidoro G. Torres on July 20, 1974 in Topeka. He preceded her in death on August 5, 2007. She is survived by her mother Caroline Gomez of Topeka, her...
Carol Ann Moriarty
Jan 8, 2014
Carol Ann Moriarty, 56, of Auburn, died January 8, 2014 at her home. She was born July 3, 1957 in Skegness, England, the daughter of Gary and Maureen (Jones) Stewart. Carol was a Daycare Provider, which was her passion. She loved her kids, grandkids, animals and traveling. She was the glue of her family and enjoyed planning family events. She...
Linda Eddy
Jan 4, 2014
Linda Kay Eddy, 69, Eskridge, KS died January 4, 2014 at the House at Midland Care. She was born July 26, 1944 in Missouri the daughter of Walter and Osy Coffman. Linda worked as a housekeeper at the Wabaunsee County Health Agency. She married Richard Lux, they later divorced. Together they had four children, Shane Lux of Eskridge, Shannon Lux...
Carol Ann Myers
Jan 3, 2014
Carol Ann Myers, 61 of Topeka, KS died January 3, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Carol was born November 20, 1952 in Topeka the daughter of Joseph and Patricia Ann (Allen) Motto. She was worked as a lunch lady at Scott Magnet School and previous to that was employed at K-Mart as a Service Desk Supervisor and in their Cafeteria. Carol...
Valeira "Pat" Roever Wassenberg
Jan 2, 2014
Valeira Roever Wassenberg passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2014 in Liberty, MO. She was born July 15, 1921 to Herman and Anna Holle Roever in the family's home southeast of Hanover, Kansas. Baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, the baby girl of the Roever family was doted on by her nine older siblings and spent many a day running from...
Carolyn R. Baumchen
Jan 2, 2014
Carolyn R. Baumchen, 61, of Topeka died January 2, 2014 at Rolling Hills Health Center. She was born December 8, 1952 in Westmoreland, KS the daughter of Clarence and Rose Marie (Holder) Prockish. Carolyn was a Clerk in Medical Records at St. Francis Hospital. She was a member the American Legion Post #400. She is survived by three sons, Ryan...
James Paul Sale
Dec 31, 2013
Mr. James (Jim) Paul Sale, 88, March 28, 1925 - December 31, 2013 Born March 28th, 1925 in southeast Kansas, Jim was the only son of James and Lola Sale. He lived and worked on farms near Girard and Pittsburg Kansas during his entire childhood. As an active member of the local 4H Club, Jim raised show cattle and competed...
Kenneth Dean Butler
Dec 28, 2013
Kenneth Dean Butler, 83, of Topeka, died December 28, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Oak Hill, Kansas on September 9, 1930 the son of Doss Milton and Isabelle (Payne) Butler. Kenneth graduated from Chapman High School. Kenneth worked as a warehouseman for the Fleming Company for 35 years, retiring in 1992. He served in the United...
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