Deanna Joy Mercer, 80, of Topeka, KS, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born April 21, 1939 in Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Edmund and Anna (Archdale) Maines.

Deanna was a high school graduate and had attended training for the Federal Government. She retired as a federal employee for the United States Air Force and had also worked for the Veteran Affairs and Internal Revenue Service.

She had lived in the Topeka area since 1999. She had also lived in Texas, Turkey, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama.

Deanna was a member of Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation and Assiniboine Tribe of Fort Peck, MT.

She married Richard E. Mercer on April 15, 1961 in Andalusia, AL. He preceded her in death on February 3, 1999. She was also preceded in death by 2 sons, James Eugene Mercer and Richard Eugene Mercer.

Survivors include many cousins.

Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 27, 2020 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will follow at the Shipshee Cemetery. Family will greet friends one hour prior to service time.