ARCHIVES

July 12, 2018

Dennis D. Schimmel

Retired Staff Sgt. Dennis D. Schimmel, 65, of Maple Hill, Kansas passed away July 9, 2018. He was born September 27, 1952 at Topeka, Kansas to Ralph and Helen (Obermeier) Schimmel. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1970. He joined the Ka...

July 6, 2018

Robert A. Smith

Retired Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert A. Smith, 73, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in Dallas.? A memorial service will be 11 a.m. July 19, 2018, at Texas State Veterans Cemetery, directed by Adams-Graham Funeral Home. Born November 15, 1944 in To...

July 5, 2018

Robert Joseph Decker

Retired 1st Sgt. Robert Joseph Decker, 85, Burlington, died July 1, 2018, at the Coffey County Hospital. Bob was born on July 8, 1932, in Burlington, to Arthur and Sadie ?Marie? Giffin Decker. Bob grew up in Burlington and graduated from Burlin...

July 3, 2018

Van John Whightsil

Van John Whightsil, 61, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018. He was born August 23, 1956, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of John H. and Harriet F. (Livingston) Whightsil. He was a graduate of Topeka West High School and attended Wash...

July 3, 2018

William Lee "Bill" Collins

William Lee "Bill" Collins was born March 15, 1947, in Winfield, Kansas, to Joe and Marjorie (Lewis) Collins. He passed away June 26, 2018 at Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita. Memorial services were held Monday, July 2 at the Kansas Veterans? Cem...

May 31, 2018

LeRoy Butler Jr.

LeRoy Butler Jr., 67, of Topeka, passed away at his home May 27, 2018. LeRoy was born on December 3, 1950, son of Leroy Butler Sr. and Lucille Washington Butler. LeRoy served in the Army, Air National Guard for 20 years, where he earned the National ...

May 10, 2018

James G. Olborg

James G. "Jim" Oborg, 90, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Bethany Home. Jim was born Dec. 27, 1927, in Smolan to Godfrey and Myrtle (Pihl) Oborg. Jim was a graduate of Smolan High School. He married Ruth Johnson on Aug. 25, 1951. He lived in th...

May 9, 2018

Carl W. Stone

Retired 1st Sgt. Carl W. E. Stone, 78, of Garnett, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018. Graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Pomona, with full military honors by the Kansas Army National Guard. ...

May 5, 2018

Carl W. Davis

Retired Staff Sgt. Carl W. Davis, 79, of Junction City has transitioned onto his new journey. He passed at Geary Community Hospital on April 30, 2018. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Penwell-Gabel Fu...

May 1, 2018

18-053 Kansas National Guard soldiers to be honored during Run for the Fallen

Kansas National Guard soldiers who died while serving during the War on Terror will be recognized April 7 to June 5 during the America?s Run for the Fallen (http://runforthefallen.org/) America's Run for the Fallen is a nationwide relay foot run i...