Ruth G. Phillips
Jun 4, 2012
Ruth G. Phillips, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born on November 28, 1918 in Dorrance, KS to Floyd Elmer and Ida Grace (Ruby) Willson. She was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church. Ruth is survived by her four children, Jo Ann Boyd of Lee's Summit, Mo; Velma Wells of...
Gary L. Bracken
Jun 2, 2012
Gary Bracken, 62, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2012.Gary was born March 6, 1950 in Topeka, the son of Alfred and Dorothy (Thornton) Bracken. He attended Topeka High School.He worked for Douglas Construction Company, Gene Hahn Masonry, and USD-501 School District as a heavy equipment operator, retiring in 2011.He was a member of the Ford Club, enjoyed restoring...
Carole I. White
Jun 1, 2012
Carole Isabel White, 72, of Topeka, went to meet the Lord on Friday, June 1, 2012, surrounded by her family, after battling cancer for three and a half years.Carole was born April 17, 1940, in Topeka, daughter of Kenneth and Kathryn (McCracken) Moeller. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1958, where she met Jerry Dean White. They were married...
Robert E. Kinder
May 31, 2012
Robert E. "Bob" Kinder, 77, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at a local hospital.Bob was born October 26, 1934 in Moline, the son of George and Elizabeth (Beechner) Kinder. He graduated from Moline High School in 1952.He was employed by the State of Kansas for over 40 years, retiring in 1994.He was a member of the Kaw...
Mary A. Ward
May 30, 2012
Mary A. (Rothers) Ward, 106, of Brewster Place in Topeka, passed away May 30, 2012.She was born September 11, 1905 in Coal Creek, Pottawattamie County KS, the daughter of Bernard & Teresa (Nolte) Rothers.Mary was a graduate of Soldier High School and Emporia Teacher's College. After graduation she taught in a one room school houses near Netawaka and Anderson, KS.She...
Charles Huddleston
May 29, 2012
Charles Huddleston, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, Topeka. He was 74 years young. He loved nature, his neighbors and all of God's creation. He was the youngest of 3 brothers and 1 sister, all born in Arkansas. His brother and he were great MDs. He was a navel MD in the Navy and was stationed in Hawaii. He is survived...
Vivian H. Parr
May 26, 2012
Vivian H. Parr, 89, of Lawrence, formerly of Baldwin City and Rossville, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012.She was born December 8, 1922 in Hoyt, Kansas, the daughter of George and Mayme (Cox) Tolin. She was a graduate of Hoyt High School in 1940. She attended Strickler's Business College in Topeka.Mrs. Parr was employed by Kansas Power and Light in...
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....
