Topeka Obituaries

Local obituary notices in Topeka, KS

• Friday | via WIBW-TV Topeka 

  Former WIBW Sports Director Fred White Passes Away

  He was 76. The Royals were informed of White's passing by his son, Joe. White died in hospice one day after the team announced his retirement after 40 years working for the organization.

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• Thursday May 16 | via Examiner.com 

  Fred White dies: Longtime Royals broadcaster passes ...

  Sportscaster Fred White died Wednesday at the age of 76 from complications of melanoma cancer, reports the Kansas City Star on May 15 .

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• Friday May 10 | via The Capital-Journal 

  Luminaries, butterfly release soothe spirits at Midl...

  Families on Friday evening release butterflies in memory of loved ones who have died.

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• Thursday May 9 | via WIBW-TV Topeka 

  Mother Of Infant Angry Over Investigation Into Son's...

  Almost three months after losing her baby boy, a Scranton mother is angry about incidents surrounding her son's death after a stay at an unlicensed Topeka day care.

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• Thursday May 9 | via The Paducah Sun Online Edition 

  Hillis Faulkner

  Hillis E. Faulkner, 94, of Vienna, formerly of Topeka, Kan., died at 7:25 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

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• Monday May 6 | via Examiner.com 

  Peace in the valley

  Today Westboro Baptist Church announced they are coming to Graceland on May 17, 2013.

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• Friday May 3 | via The Capital-Journal 

  'Beautiful' event enshrines names of Atherly, Gogian

  Gov. Sam Brownback, left, talks with Steve and Joni Atherly following Friday afternoon's 31st annual Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony on the northeast side of the Statehouse grounds.

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• Friday May 3 | via The Capital-Journal 

  Law enforcement service 'beautiful'

  Two more names of fallen officers -- both members of the Topeka Police Department -- were added Friday to the Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial on the northeast side of the Statehouse grounds, ensuring their ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.

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• Friday May 3 | via The Paducah Sun Online Edition 

  Marjorie Mason

  Marjorie Darlene Mason, 74, of rural Simpson, formerly of Vienna, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Mo.

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• Thursday May 2 | via The Capital-Journal 

  Slain Topeka police officers honored at Statehouse e...

  That was the inherent thought a speaker uttered Thursday night at the Statehouse during the annual candlelight vigil to honor law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in the state of Kansas.

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• Wednesday Apr 24 | via The Capital-Journal 

  Emerson Lynn Jr., Kansas editorialist and publisher,...

  Emerson Lynn Jr., the former publisher of The Iola Register and one of the state's best-known editorial writers, has died.

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• Saturday Apr 20 | via The Capital-Journal 

  Urban feel, runway models highlight upscale cancer b...

  From unused warehouse to chandelier-draped runway event, a vacant downtown building hosted an upscale cancer benefit Saturday to celebrate survivors and honor those who are battling or have succumbed to the disease.

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• Friday Apr 19 | via The Daily Record 

  Jack Murphy Sr.

  Jack R. Murphy Sr., 76, native of Orrville, residing in Silver Spring, Md., went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2013.

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