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Oct. 13, 2020

Robert "Bob" Duncan

Retired Sgt. 1st Class Robert "Bob" Duncan, 86, rural Burlington, Kansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020.......

Oct. 12, 2020

Eldon Eugene Johnson

Retired Col. Eldon Eugene Johnson, 81, Topeka, Kansas, passed away at home Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020.......

Oct. 7, 2020

Cornelius (Van) Vandermotten

Retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Cornelius (Van) Vandermotten, 87, Basehor, Kansas, passed away peacefully Oct. 1, 2020. ......

Sept. 29, 2020

Robert K. Hitt

Retired Sgt. 1^st Class Robert K. Hitt, 72, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, Sept 24, 2020, at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Missouri.......

Sept. 23, 2020

Michael Turney

Capt. Michael Turney, 45, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away on Sept. 11, 2020.? ......

Sept. 21, 2020

Dennis Carroll Diemer

Retired Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dennis Carroll Diemer, 68, passed away Sept. 15, 2020. He was born October 14, 1951, in Defiance, Ohio, to Carroll Diemer and Helen (Longsmith) Diemer.......

Sept. 21, 2020

John William (Pat) Mitchell, Jr.

Retired Col. John William (Pat) Mitchell, Jr. passed away after a fierce but brief fight with COVID-19 on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, in Inverness, Florida.......

Sept. 15, 2020

Garrett Jones

Sgt. Garrett Jones, 29, of Hutchinson, died Sept. 7, 2020, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 11, 1991, in Moses Lake, Washington, to Shawn and Christi (Chadwell) Jones.......

Sept. 9, 2020

Frederick Raymond Freeby Jr.

Frederick Raymond Freeby Jr., 91, passed away Aug. 31, 2020, due to COVID-19 complications at Stormont Vail in Topeka, Kansas. Of his immediate family his beloved wife, Janet Ray Freeby, his brother, Ray Freeby, and his sons, Larry and Scott Freeby s...

Aug. 18, 2020

Donald R. Elersic

Retired Master Sgt. Donald Robert Elersic, 72, of Topeka, Kansas, died at his home on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020.

He was born May 11, 1948, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the son of Edward Joseph and Betty Mae (Rogers) Elersic Sr.

Donald se...