Jeanne Shreve
Aug 17, 2012
Jeanne Marie Shreve, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2012 at Brewster Place. She was born on March 16, 1920 in Topeka, Kansas to Paul and Marie (Clark) Shreve. Jeanne graduated from Hayden High School and attended the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth. She was an accounts representative for Southwestern Bell, where she retired after 30...
James Caudle
Aug 15, 2012
James "Jim" Caudle, 59, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Jim was born on February 1, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan, son of James and Elizabeth (Keydel) Caudle. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1973. On June 30, 1973, Jim was united in marriage to Diane Conklin. She passed away in 2009. Jim worked for Stormont-Vail Hospital...
Mary Abraham Langston
Aug 15, 2012
Mary Abraham Langston, 87, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at her home.She was born July 30, 1925 in New Castle, PA, the daughter of David and Mary Deba (Yeseen) Abraham. Mary received her Bachelor's Degree in Christian Education from Phillips University, Enid, OK and received a Master's Degree in Education from Washburn University.Mrs. Langston taught Reading and...
Jean Ramsey
Aug 14, 2012
Jean M. Ramsey, 90, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012, Topeka.Jean was born July 12, 1922, in Alma, Kansas, the daughter of Max P. and Bessie (Ketterman) Kietzman. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1940. She was a long-time Topeka resident.On September 25, 1951, Jean married Louis "Doc" Ramsey. They were married 53 years before he preceded her in...
Rowland E. Hyle
Aug 13, 2012
Rowland E. Hyle, 84, Topeka, passed away August 13, 2012. He was born February 27, 1928, in Ft. Scott, KS, the son of Harry and Margaret Rowland Hyle. He graduated from Ft. Scott High School and Ft. Scott Jr. College, where he played on the football team. He later attended the University of Kansas. He served in the U.S. Navy...
Lois D. Lister
Aug 13, 2012
Lois D. Lister, 80, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 13, 2012. Lois Darlene Lister was born October 13, 1931, in Shawnee County, Kansas, daughter of Harvey and Lucile (Bahnmaier) Wulfkuhle. She graduated from Highland Park High School and Stormont-Vail School of Nursing. Lois worked as a registered nurse for Dr. Harry & Clovis Bowen until she married. Later, she...
Jayden Alexander Buckhalter
Aug 12, 2012
Jayden Alexander Buckhalter, our angel and son of Hanna Marie Buckhalter, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He touched so many hearts. Gone but never forgotten.He is lovingly survived by his mother, grandparents, Tammy Akers, Robert Buckhalter and Tifany Perry; aunts and uncle, Garrett Tilton, Lindsay Tilton, Stephanie Buckhalter and Brogan Buckhalter; great grandparents, John &...
Richard Hodges
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...
Betty J. Warren
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...
Peggy J. Semler
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...
John W.H. Bridwell
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...
John Merryman
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...
Irene Cox
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....
Arline Mahoney
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...
Frances L. Noble
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...
Verna F. Scheetz-Perreault
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...
Dorothy Marie Brown
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...
Janet Halloran
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...
Harold J. Woodford
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...
