Stepheny Ann Ambrose

Stepheny Ann (Minter) Ambrose, 52, of Topeka, KS, passed away on November 25, 2025. She had been in declining health over the last few years.
Stepheny was born on November 26, 1972, in Topeka, KS to Stephen Minter and Karen Koelling. A lifelong Topeka resident she graduated from Topeka High School in 1991. She attended Emporia State University and earned her bachelor's degree in 1995. After graduation she was hired by the Kansas Department of Corrections and worked there until 2001. She then worked for the state of Kansas DCF until her death.
She met her husband, Eric Ambrose, in 1993 while attending college. They later married September 21, 2002. She gave birth to a son, Maxwell J Ambrose, on April 11, 2004. On October 10, 2006 she gave birth to twin girls Cora Marie Ambrose and Sophia Ann Ambrose. She loved attending their various sports and music activities.
Stepheny was a very outgoing and social person. Whether it was going to family gatherings around the holidays, attending her kids activities, or going out with her friends for ladies night, Stepheny loved being around people. She enjoyed classic rock and old country attending many concerts and festivals with her favorite bands being Aerosmith and Alabama. She was an avid reader who read 2 to 3 books a month with her favorite book being To Kill a Mockingbird. She loved to travel and made sure that the family would go on at least one vacation a year, sometimes more. She was a caring person who would go out of her way to help a friend or stranger. In fact her last gift to this world was donating her organs to help others have a chance at a better life. She will be sorely missed by her friends and family who loved her deeply.
She is survived by her husband, Eric Ambrose; her son Maxwell Ambrose; her daughters Cora and Sophia Ambrose; her mother Karen Koelling; sister Kristy Droegemeier; Aunts Kathy Murphy, Gaylyn Edwards, Sally Rector; Uncle Frank Gibbons; sister in laws Teri Cutright, Laura Pesenti; brother in laws Greg Pesenti and Mike Droegemeier; nieces Kelsey Cutright, Katelyn Droegemeier, and Brooklyn Pesenti; nephews Jeremy and Justin Hatch, Tanner Cutright, and Brysan Pesenti; and many great nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father Stephen J Minter; grandparents George and Ruth Missimer, Frank and Ann Gibbons; uncles Darryl Murphy and J. Stanley Minter.
A celebration of life is pending.