Apr 20, 2023

Alberta 'Bert' Stallbaumer

Posted Apr 20, 2023 10:33 PM

Alberta “Bert” Stallbaumer, 83, Topeka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023.

Bert was born March 23, 1940, in Corning, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Anna Rusche Ronnebaum and graduated from Corning High School in 1957. On June 1, 1957, Alberta and Garylee Stallbaumer were united in marriage, sharing 65 years together.

Bert was a member of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church. She collected angels, loved her Yorkies and Keith Urban. She loved to travel, visiting most of the United States and Europe. Bert was a wonderful cook and shared that talent at Assumption Grade School for 17 years. She loved her family dearly and was a wonderful homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed.

Grateful to have shared her life are her husband, Gary; their children, Dennis Stallbaumer (Kim), Denise Smidt (Fred), DeAnna Evans (Gary) and Rhonda Combs (Mike); grandchildren, Colleen, Holly and Jesey; great-grandchildren, Tara, Brynn, Abram and Elora; her siblings, Maxine Hochard, Nancy Ronnebaum and Marlin Ronnebaum. She was preceded in death by her sister, Norma Koerperich.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, at Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at the Church and will be livestreamed on the funeral home Facebook page. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Mother Teresa of Calcutta Church, sent in care of Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka, KS 66614.

Condolences may be sent online to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com