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John Robert Duckworth
May 25, 2012
John Robert Duckworth, 96, Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Edwardsville, Kansas. He was born on August 1, 1915 in Gillam, Missouri to John Abram and Mary Elizabeth (Stroud) Duckworth.As a child, John attended a one room school house in Missouri. He was a U.S. Merchant Marine veteran that served during WWII. On...
Katherine M. High
May 25, 2012
Katherine M. High, 92, Topeka, passed away May 25, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital. She was born May 3, 1920, in New Boston, MO, the daughter of Tracy and Elva Welch Christian. On April 13, 1937, in Linneur, MO, Katherine married Joseph O. High. He preceded her in death in 1981. She was also preceded in death by a son,...
Calvin Ray Clark
May 23, 2012
Calvin Ray Clark, 69, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother passed away May 23, 2012 in Memphis, Tennessee.Calvin was born in Wichita, Kansas, the son of L. Ray and Esther Clark. He lived in Beloit Kansas where he attended Saint John's Catholic Schools and graduated from High School in May, 1961.He attended Rockhurst University in Kansas City for one semester...
Kurt D. Eberhart
May 23, 2012
Kurt D. Eberhart, 44, of Topeka, passed away May 23, 2012. He was born February 12, 1968, in Topeka, the son of Charles and Phyllis Cook Eberhart. Kurt was a 1986 graduate of Shawnee Heights High School. He later joined the US Army where he served for four years during Desert Storm. During his time in the military he was...
Christine Berns
May 22, 2012
Christine Berns, 66, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, May 22, 2012.She was born May 4, 1946 to Arnold Berns, Jr. & Mary (Slough) Berns in Newton, Kansas.Christine earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and a Master's degree through of Emporia State University.Christine enjoyed art as a discipline in her educational and personal life. She painted oil paintings...
Margaret Mccausland
May 22, 2012
Margaret Louise McCausland was born September 12, 1924, in Vicksburg, Michigan, the only child of R. Carleton and Edith (Smith) Southworth.After graduating from Ann Arbor High School in 1942, she enrolled in the University of Michigan, graduating in 1946 with Departmental Honors in English and a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.After receiving a master's degree in...
Donald Powell Schnacke
May 21, 2012
Donald Powell Schnacke, 84, was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 21, 2012, with family and his dog Pepper by his side. The son of Austin and Esther Schnacke, Don was born in Topeka on October 2, 1927, and raised with three brothers, Austin Jr., Philip, and Richard, all of whom preceded him in death. In...
Elizabeth A. Simpler
May 20, 2012
Elizabeth Agnes Simpler, 96, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012. Elizabeth worked for 26 years as a personnel assistant at Colmery- O'Neil VA Hospital. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Survivors include two sons Will Saylor, Blount, Co., TN; and Bob Saylor, Harris, Co., TX. Mrs. Simpler will...
David Russell Romine
May 19, 2012
David Russell Romine, 68, of Topeka, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 19, 2012 at his home following a three-year battle with lung cancer. He was born to the late Russell and Maxine Watson Romine of Carbondale on December 9, 1943 in Topeka, and graduated from Carbondale High School in 1961 as class secretary.David married the late Sharon K. Hill of...
Mildred Gabler
May 17, 2012
Mildred E. Gabler, 88, of Topeka, KS, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012. Mildred was born August 12, 1923, in Burlingame, KS, daughter of Earl and Mary (Mader) Mast. She graduated from Burlingame High School and attended Kansas State University. For three years, Mildred taught eight grades in a one room school house for Osage County Public School Systems. She...
Steven Reynolds, Col Usaf, Retired
May 16, 2012
Steven Kelsey Reynolds, 68, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012. He was born December 25, 1943 in rural Wilson County, the son of Walter and Ruby Kelsey Reynolds. He graduated from Fredonia High School in 1961 and from Kansas State University in 1966. His military education includes Squadron Officers' School, Air Command and Staff College and National Security...
Lester Miller
May 16, 2012
Lester E. Miller, 96, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Lester was born March 25, 1916, in Lecompton, KS, son of Albert and Alice (Kellogg) Miller. He attended Berryton High School. Lester honorably served during WWII in the US Army. He was united in marriage to Iris Bedell on April 6, 1935, in Holton. Lester was associated with...
Ron D. Bullard
May 16, 2012
Ron D. Bullard, 58, of Omaha, NE, formerly of Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. He was born April 19, 1954 in Denver, CO, the son of Robert S. and Marcella Brungardt Bullard. He was a truck driver for several different transport companies throughout his career. Ron married Betty Shaffer Schroeder on July 1, 1989 at Perry, KS....
Wilma L. Fader
May 16, 2012
Wilma L. Fader passed away May 16, 2012, at Lexington Park Nursing Facility. She was born November 8, 1924, in Ozawkie, KS, the daughter of Scott and Nellie Kramer Metzger. She attended school in both Ozawkie and Oskaloosa, graduating from Oskaloosa High School in 1942. She retired from the Tax/Legal Department of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1986 after nearly...
Ronald Eisenbarth
May 15, 2012
Ronald L. Eisenbarth died May 15, 2012, peacefully at home with his family by his side. He is survived by his loving wife, Pat; his children including sons Joe (Bea) of Dodge City and Doug of Henry, IL; daughters Tammy (Roy) Sangmeister of Manhattan, IL, Chris (Tony) Brandenburg, Sherri (Kevin Lavender) Eisenbarth, and Tricia (Dan) McConnell all of Topeka; 9...
Joseph Carl Thornwall
May 14, 2012
Joseph Carl Thornwall, 86, passed away May 14, 2012 in Boonsboro, Maryland at the Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village after a short illness. Mr. Thornwall was born February 1, 1926 in Topeka, Kansas son of Joseph W. Thornwall and Katie Eva (Lesser) Thornwall. He grew up in Topeka and graduated from Seaman High School in 1944. Joseph joined the Navy 2...
Jim Schalansky
May 13, 2012
Jim Schalansky, 71, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital. Jim was born November 24, 1940 in Smith Center, Kansas, the son of Albert and Lucille (Sweat) Schalansky. He graduated from Kensington High School in 1958, Fort Hays State University with a degree in Biology, Washburn University with a degree in Psychology, and received his...
Wilbur A. Johnson
May 11, 2012
Wilbur A. Johnson, 84, of Topeka, KS, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012 in a farming accident. He was born April 23, 1928 in LaPorte, IN, the son of Benjamin S. and Beatrice A. (George) Johnson. He was a graduate of Springfield Township School in LaPorte, IN. He served in the Merchant Marines and in the U.S. Army during Korean...
Mia Lax
May 11, 2012
Mia Elizabeth Lax, 1, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2012 at Children's Mercy Hospital. She was born on March 1, 2011 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Chris Lax and Tiffany Regnier. Mia loved her benkie and having her photo taken. Her smile could bring sunshine to anyone's day. Mia is survived by her parents, baby twin...
Patricia Guhn
May 10, 2012
Patricia "Pat" J. (Woodward) Guhn, 85, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012.She was born December 30, 1926 in Wichita, the daughter of Gerald & Ivy (Wilkerson) Woodward.Patricia was a graduate of Wichita East High School.Mrs. Guhn was a piano teacher for decades in Tipton, Downs and Topeka areas. She was the pianist at Zion Lutheran in Tipton, also...
