Aug 12, 2012

Richard H. "Dick" Hodges, 90, of Topeka, died August 12, 2012 at Midland Hospice House. Mr. Hodges was born in Topeka on February 12, 1922, the son of W. Carl and Lucy Stone Hodges.Dick was an honor graduate of New Mexico Military Institute and the University of Kansas, where he obtained a degree of BSArcheE. He also attended Topeka High...

Aug 8, 2012

Aug 8, 2012

Betty J. Warren, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at her home. She was born May 5, 1925 in Topeka, the daughter of Clarence M. and Annie E. (Douglas) Snook. Betty attended Gage Elementary School, Topeka High School and Clark's Business School. She was employed by the State of Kansas and the Santa Fe Railroad for...

Aug 7, 2012

Peggy J. Semler, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2012 at a Topeka care facility. She was born March 14, 1924 in Topeka, the daughter of Robert R. and Laura Marling Steves. Peggy graduated from Topeka High School in 1942 and attended Washburn University. She was a Data Entry Technician for the Shawnee County Election Commission for...

Aug 7, 2012

John William Howard Bridwell, 98, Topeka, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in Topeka.He was born December 29, 1913, in Ottawa, KS, the son of Eska J. and Fern H. (Mace) Bridwell. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Iona "Nonnie" Dewey. He is survived by a son, John Dewey Bridwell and his wife Phyllis of Boulder, CO; grandson...

Aug 4, 2012

John Jacob Merryman, died August 4, 2012, at his home in Topeka, surrounded by his family. John celebrated his 90th birthday with family and friends last October and his 70th wedding anniversary with his wife, Betty Ice Merryman, on May 29.John was a beloved child of God; a kind, devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather; and a highly...

Aug 2, 2012

Irene Louise Cox, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at McCrite Plaza. She was born on October 26, 1926 in Topeka, Kansas to William G. and Rose Mildred (Quinn) Hopkins. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1944. After high school she worked in the office for Morrell Packing Company, where she met her husband Harry....

Aug 1, 2012

Arline Nadine Mahoney, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Lexington Park Nursing Facility. She was born on November 16, 1924 in Topeka, Kansas to Daniel and Ida May (Williamson) Mahoney. Arline graduated from Topeka High School in 1942. She worked in the general offices for Santa Fe Railway for 32 years and retired on October...

Jul 31, 2012

Frances Lorraine Noble, 88, died on the 31st of July, 2012, at the Midland Hospice House. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.She was born on October 30, 1923, in Topeka, the daughter of Laurence and Hulda Johnson and attended Sumner Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School in January 1942.She worked for the 832nd...

Jul 27, 2012

Verna Frances Scheetz-Perreault, 85, Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012 at Aldersgate Village. Verna was born July 25, 1927 in Topeka, the daughter of Robert W. and Anna Maye (Cross) McMurray. She graduated from Highland Park High School and attended Washburn University.She had worked at Martin Tractor Company, Bradbury Law Office, Kansas Association of School Boards, and the...

Jul 27, 2012

Dorothy Marie Brown, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012 at Stormont-Vail Health Care Center in Topeka. She was born April 6, 1930 in Topeka, the daughter of William and Wilma Underwood Burman. Dorothy was a life-long Topeka resident. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1948. Above all else, she was a devoted mother and...

Jul 27, 2012

Janet (Stewart) Halloran, 79, of Topeka, KS, passed away Friday, July 27, 2012.She was born in Dodge City, KS, on November 23, 1932, to Robert and Margaret (Rees) Stewart. She graduated from Wichita County Community High School in Leoti, KS, in 1950. She also graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Education in 1954, and remained a...

Jul 26, 2012

Harold J. "Woody" Woodford died Thursday, July 26, 2012. in Lubbock, TX. He was 86. Woody was born July 1, 1926, to Harold and Louise Woodford in Topeka, KS. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served on the U.S.S. Hugh W. Hadley during WW II. He was also a veteran of the Korean War. He attended Washburn University...

Jul 26, 2012

Nancy L. Cooke, 68, of Topeka, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center after a brief illness. Nancy was born July 5, 1944, in Topeka, the daughter of Lester Raymond Hofwolt and Margaret Ellen Hofwolt (nee Westling). She is survived by her sister, Susan Irza, of College Station, Texas; her beloved Westie dog, Emmy Lou; her uncle,...

Jul 26, 2012

Edna Colleen (Sober) Scott was born September 7, 1934, in Fay, Oklahoma, to Daniel Wesley and Lottie Nancy (Martin) Sober and passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, July 26, 2012 in Topeka, Kansas, at the age of 77 years.Colleen attended public school in Fay, Oklahoma, and was vice-president of her senior class. While in high school Colleen was...

Jul 22, 2012

Carol L. Logan, 87, of Topeka, passed away on July 22, 2012, at Midland Hospice House. She was born to Verne & Lulu (Buchanan) Blythe of Eskridge, KS, on December 8, 1924. Carol graduated from Eskridge High School and received her teaching certificate from Emporia Teachers College. She married E. Dale Logan on May 25, 1947, and they were married...

Jul 19, 2012

Mervin "Dee" Bowden, 87, Hoyt, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on November 6, 1924, in Admire, Kansas to Wesley Dow and Sarah Elizabeth (Smith) Bowden. He graduated from Miller Rural High School in Miller, Kansas in 1943. Dee was a supervisor at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, retiring...

Jul 19, 2012

Loren Herbert Hohman Sr., 94, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Midland Hospice. He was born on May 17, 1918 in Clay Center, Kansas to Christopher and Myrtle (Mayer) Hohman. Loren was a U.S. Army veteran and later retired from the Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving seven years of active duty, including WWII. He...

Jul 18, 2012

Robert L. "Grandpa" Tindell, 71, Topeka, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Stormont Vail. Bob was born May 9, 1941 in rural Osage County, the son of Eugene and Edith (Ferris) Tindell. He graduated from Scranton High School in 1959. After school, he served in the U.S. Navy until 1966. Bob worked for...

Jul 17, 2012

Leola Latta, 82, of Topeka, passed away July 17, 2012, at Aldersgate Village. She was born March 5, 1930, in Fair Grove, MO, the daughter of Sidney and Edna Jones Harmon. On March 31, 1948, in Iola, KS, Leola married Ernest Latta. He preceded her in death on December 5, 2011. Survivors include sons, Joel, Brad, and Dan Latta; daughter,...