Obits
Edward “Eddie” R. Reusch, 80, Auburn, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 1321 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66604. Family will greet relatives and friends one hour prior to service. Burial with military honors will be...
Carol Rae Fenton, 73, of Holton, passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, at Midland Hospice House with family by her side.
She was born Nov. 26, 1951, in Topeka, the daughter of George and Maurine (Crist) Bond.
Carol was a wonderful wife, mother and grandma. She spent her career in education as a PE...
Karen Sylvia Keck Lovendahl, 83, of rural Meriden, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, after suffering from kidney disease for many years.
She was born on Nov. 28, 1941, in Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada, to Irvin Sterling and Dorothy May (Byrum) Keck. She spent her first year of life in Canada while...
Gunnar Anders Bror Garbo, 58, Topeka, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka.
He was born Nov. 17, 1966, in Topeka, the son of David and Jean Reynolds Lytle.
A private family service is planned for a later date. Mercer Funeral Home is in charge of...
Daisy May James (Askren), beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 98 on Jan. 19, 2025, at The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.
Daisy was born Jan. 12, 1927, in Holton to Jennie May Askren (Simmons) and Roscoe “Earl” Askren. She spent her early...
Harold Lynn Zibell of Emporia died on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. He was 80.
Harold was born on Dec. 17, 1944, in Holton, the son of Charles “Shannon” and Norma Arnold Zibell. He married Elizabeth “Betty” Joyce Boutwell. They later divorced.
He is survived...
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...
