Feb 19, 2012

Robert A. "Bob" Cooper, 90, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012.Bob was born on June 16, 1921, in Oklahoma City, OK, son of Robert E. and Henrietta (Wright) Cooper. He served in the US Air Force during WWII. Bob married Margaret Keller on July 19, 1941. He worked for Stauffer Publications for 34 years, retiring as a district...

Feb 19, 2012

Jean Perry Stone, 89, of Topeka, formerly of Kansas City, KS, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012. She was born November 10, 1922 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of James Grant and Sadie Belle (Ashlock) Perry. She was a 1940 graduate of Wyandotte High School. She attended Kansas City Kansas Junior College. Jean was employed by Brotherhood State Bank...

Feb 17, 2012

Richard L. Jones, 76, of Tecumseh, passed away Friday, February 17, 2012.He was born January 31, 1936, in Topeka, the son of Lloyd & Mary (Gieber) Jones.Richard was a graduate of Perry High School.Mr. Jones was employed by M. Katch & Company for 35 years before retiring. Richard married Kaaren Luetje on July 29, 1961, in Topeka, she survives. Other...

Feb 17, 2012

Marian Frances Braun, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012 at Atria Hearthstone. She was born on August 27, 1925 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of James T. and Eva S. (King) Lyons. Frances graduated from Emporia High School and received her Bachelor's degree from College of Emporia in 1947. She taught in Cullison and Reading, Kansas....

Feb 14, 2012

Wendy Elizabeth Sellards, 52, of Topeka, passed away February 14, 2012.She was born January 17, 1960 in Topeka, the daughter of James E. & Joanna (Fisher) Sellards.She was a graduate of Topeka High School and attended Washurn University and Kansas University, studying music. She sang in the choruses of all three schools and had a passion for singing.Wendy was employed...

Feb 14, 2012

Ronald "Gene" Schrock, 82, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012. He was born August 5, 1929 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Everett Earl and Velma Gertrude (Simpson) Schrock. He was a 1947 graduate of Topeka High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Mr. Schrock was employed by Montgomery Elevator Company...

Feb 13, 2012

Feb 12, 2012

Sharon Lyn McFall, 69, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2012. Sharon was born July 7, 1942 in Abilene, the daughter of Clyde and Irene (Ward) Knoll. She graduated from Hayden High School. She was raised in the Catholic Church. She worked as a Nurses aide for several area nursing homes, including Topeka Convalescent Center, United Methodist Home and...

Feb 11, 2012

Hope Myers, 55, of Carbondale, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012. Hope was born September 30, 1956, in Fort Carson, CO, daughter of Norris Melton and Hazel (Harris) Banes. She was united in marriage to Joel Myers on June 5, 1976, in Junction City. Hope worked for over twenty years at Northrop-Grumman Advanced Information Systems, Topeka. She is survived by...

Feb 11, 2012

William D. "Bill" Petrie, 82, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Clare Bridge of Topeka.Bill was born September 29, 1929 in Aims, KS, the son of Dean and Mable (Mosher) Petrie. He grew up in the Meriden community. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.He worked in sales all of his life and was...

Feb 9, 2012

Gale Mildred Curtis, 91, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at a local hospital.Gale was born January 6, 1921 in Onaga, the daughter of Edward and Ida (Tesssendorf) Brunkow. Her family moved to Topeka where her father became owner of the White Lakes Golf Course. At an early age, Gale learned to play and perfect her golf game....

Feb 6, 2012

John A. Lynch, M.D., 81, of Topeka, passed away Monday, February 6, 2012.John Anthony Lynch was born March 27, 1930, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, son of Earl and Alice (Donahoe) Lynch. He graduated from Corpus Christi High School, Fort Dodge. John then obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1951, and medical degree from St. Louis...

Feb 4, 2012

Benjamin "Ben" Arthur Bahner, 87, of Emporia, KS, passed away on February 4, 2012, at Presbyterian Manor Assisted Living Apartment complex. Ben was born July 27, 1924, in Wamego, KS, to Joseph Bahner and Amanda Buchmeier Bahner. He served in the United States Army and married Marilyn Ilene Senne in 1948. She survives and they enjoyed 63 years of life...

Feb 3, 2012

Raleigh H. Fahrendorff, 82, of Topeka, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at Atria Hearthstone. He was born March 23, 1929 in Milltown, WI, the son of Harold and Mabel (Johnson) Fahrendorff. He was a graduate of Goodrich High School, Fond du Lac, WI. He served in the U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division in Japan during WW II.He was employed...

Feb 2, 2012

Janet Pauline Ten Eyck, 77, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at her Topeka home after a long illness. She was born on May 25, 1934 in Lincoln, Kansas to Herman and Pauline (Weber) Meyer. Janet graduated from Lincoln High School in 1952. Janet moved to Topeka and married Dale Ten Eyck on May 12, 1961. She was a typist...

Jan 31, 2012

Sarah Wyatt Grant, 77, passed away after a short illness on January, 31, 2012. She was born June 25, 1934, the daughter of Wendell Chambers Wyatt and Doris Stewart Wyatt, of Salina, KS. Sarah was a graduate of Salina High School and attended Kansas Wesleyan University. She married her husband of 56 years, Norman Charles "Bud" Grant, on May 14,...

Jan 31, 2012

Glenda (Stites) Kalcik, 53, of Silver Lake, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012. She was born November 18, 1958 in Topeka, the daughter of Duane and Relda (Smith) Stites. She was a graduate of Silver Lake High School and Emporia State University.She was employed by Galen Meyers and Associates, later for Brown and Baker, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield...

Jan 30, 2012

Katheryn Lathom Piper was born on October 16, 1915, the youngest of twelve children on a farm in Indiana. She passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 at age 96.Katheryn attended Geneva College in Pennsylvania where she met her husband, Wilmer, They were married June 1, 1939 and celebrated 72 years this past June. Wilmer preceded her in death by six...

Jan 27, 2012

Donald Earl Wiley, 87, passed away peacefully after a long struggle with Congestive Heart Failure on January 27, 2012 at Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on December 13, 1924 to John and Dorothy (Summers) Wiley in Enumclaw, Washington. Mr. Wiley served proudly in the Navy in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. Donald met his...

Jan 26, 2012

Marvin G. Dyck, 90, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at a local care center. Marvin was born July 9, 1921 in Newton, the son of Gustav and Agnes (Schmitt) Dyck. He graduated from Newton High School and received his Bachelor's degree from Bethel College and a Masters degree from the University of Kansas. He was employed by...