Hazel Irene Strickenfinger, 97, Topeka: March 7, 1928 – Feb. 1, 2026

TOPEKA, Kan. – Hazel Irene Strickenfinger, 97, of Topeka, Kan., passed away Feb. 1, 2026, in Topeka. She was born March 7, 1928, in Richland, Kan., to Alpha and Rose Livingston. She married Daniel Leo Strickenfinger Sr., April 2, 1946, and they shared 59 years of marriage until he passed away Dec. 2, 2004. She