Roberta Gunn

Roberta Gunn obituary, Topeka, KS

Roberta Gunn

Roberta Gunn Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home on Feb. 24, 2026.
Roberta Mae Gunn devoted Mother and Grandmother passed away at age of 90 in Topeka, Kansas on February 15, 2026.

Roberta was born in Lewiston, Illinois and lived most of her life in Springfield, Illinois. She is survived by her son, Kevin (Patsy) Gunn; granddaughter, Samantha (Tyler) Miller; great-granddaughter, Remi, all of Topeka; and a niece, Kathryn Nestler of Stafford, Virginia. Roberta was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Lee Gunn, whom she married in 1959, and a brother, Clyde Nestler, formerly of Durham North Carolina.

Her greatest joys were her family, travel and reading. Roberta will be interred in a private ceremony at Camp Butler National Cemetery Springfield Illinois.

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