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Patricia Clark, 87, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 1321 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66604. Her family will greet friends and relatives one hour prior to the service. Cremation will follow and...
Julia Ann Tolin, 79, of Holton, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at The Pines in Holton.
She was born May 25, 1945, in Higginsville, Mo., the daughter of Roy and Ruth (Brown) Garner.
Julia graduated from Eldorado Springs High School in 1963 and earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing at St....
Eugene “Gene” Frank Morris Jr., aged 79, passed away on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at Holton Hospital in Holton.
Born on July 3, 1945, in Chicago, Ill., he was the son of Frank and Kathleen Morris. Gene’s early work ethic was shaped in southern Missouri, where he served as a cave guide in the Ozarks at...
Gary Dean Anderson, 65 of Meriden, passed away peacefully in the early morning of Jan. 19, 2025, at home.
He was born Aug. 25, 1959, in Topeka, the son of Jack and Charlene Pappan Anderson.
As a child, his family moved around the country living in and around small towns in northeast Kansas, as well...
A much-loved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Melvin Swindale, 87, originally from Circleville, passed away peacefully at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Jan. 19, 2025.
He graduated from Circleville High School in 1957. He entered the United States Air Force and...
Virgil “Glenn” Proctor, 80, of Topeka, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, after extended battles with cancer and dementia.
Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. Both the visitation...
Joan Obley McDaniel, 95, died Jan. 10, 2025.
She was born Oct. 4, 1929, to Floyd Marion Hanson and Alice Lucille (Lydick) Hanson, Walnut Township in Brown County.
She attended Pleasant Hill, moved to Hamlin at age 7 and attended Hamlin Grade School. She graduated as valedictorian from Hamlin Rural...
David W. Collier, 59, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka.
He was born Feb. 19, 1965, in Topeka, the son of Paul O. and Mabel Seastrom Collier.
Mr. Collier was a truck driver, both over-the-road and local.
He married Rina Massey on Oct. 20, 2007, in Las...
Gary M. Cornelssen, age 82, was born June 8, 1942, in Holton and passed away on Nov. 10, 2024, after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mabel Sawhill Cornelssen and Carl Cornelssen; and siblings, Bonnie Anderson, Carol Cozad and infant brother...
Donna Kinsler, 78, of Gardner, passed away on Jan. 6, 2025, after a quick battle with cancer.
Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 at Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, Gardner. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13 at King of Kings Lutheran Church, 306 E....
