A.J. Pratt, 90, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011. He was born March 19, 1921 Paragould, Arkansas the son of Mack and Louise Pratt. A.J. was a military veteran serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps duringthe African, Sicilian and Italian campaigns. He was awarded the Purple Heart and two Presidential Citations. He married Dixie Kauffman December 23,...

Diane M. Roach, 63, of Topeka, passed away on June 22, 2011. She was born April 20, 1948, in Topeka, the daughter of James Howard and Cecile Rita Gamache Hendricks. Diane was a 1966 graduate of Hayden High School and attended Washburn University after graduation. She later married Richard D. Hoover in Topeka, KS. He preceded her in death in...

Jacqueline "Jackie" L. Wright, 82, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011.She was born November 4, 1928 in Junction City, KS the daughter of Edgar and May (Van Trees) Morgan. She was a graduate of Salina High School in 1945.She was employed by Kansas National Education Association (KNEA) for over 25 years.She was a member of Potwin Presbyterian Church...

Donald "Gene" Steuart, 81, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011. Gene was born December 14, 1929, in Winchester, KS, son of Ira and Lavinia (White) Steuart. He graduated from Winchester High School, where he enjoyed playing basketball and football. Gene graduated from Kansas State University with a BA in business administration. He served in the US Army during...

Ralph Edwin Gale passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011. He was born Dec. 29, 1936, at Bethlehem, PA, to William S. and Margaret L. (Boyer) Gale. Ralph graduated from Palisades High School in 1954, and then served in the Air Force from 1954 to 1958. He married Mary Margaret Boltz on July 4, 1959. Ralph and Mary lived on a...

Wilford T. "Bill" Chatham went to be with his Lord on June 12, 2011. He was born July 21, 1919, in Springfield, Colorado, the son of Elmer H. and Sarah Lela Cook Chatham. Bill served with Patton's 3rd Army during World War II and was a machinist at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Topeka for 35 years. He was...

Donald C. Monroe, 86, of Meriden, formerly of Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011.He was born October 9, 1924 in Jamestown, NY the son of Harley W. and Daisy (Cullen) Monroe.He served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII and Korean War. He was employed by Kansas Power and Light as well as working for 32 years at The...

Evelyn Marie Sitz Bullard passed away in peace surrounded by her sons and daughters in her home on June 10, 2011 after an extended illness. A visitation will be held Monday, June 13 at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 10th Street, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a rosary prayed at 7 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be at 12:00...

Dorothy M. Torgeson, 84, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011.She was born Feb. 24, 1927 in Topeka, the daughter of Frank A. and Elsie V. (Broberg) Baker. She was a charter member of the Topeka Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Dorothy married Floyd N. Torgeson, Jr., on June 17, 1946 at Topeka. He preceded her in death on April...

Mary Elizabeth Ratcliff Heiberger, 88, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at Midland Hospice House.Mary was born May 30, 1923 in Junction City, the daughter of Harrison C. and Elizabeth (White) Ratcliff.She graduated from Chapman High School and attended Clark's Business School. She had been employed at Adams Business Forms.She was a member of University United Methodist Church,...

Velma Teter, 91, of Wakarusa, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at First Church of the Nazarene, 1001 SW Buchanan, Topeka, KS 66604. Inurnment will be at a later date at Shawnee Center Cemetery, Wakarusa. Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, Topeka, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Roger H. Swank, 84, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, June 02, 2011. Roger was born June 3, 1926 in Burlington, Iowa, son of Lawrence and Mabel (Helmick) Swank. After graduating from University of Missouri High School he graduated from the University of Kansas in 1948 with a degree in Architecture. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II....

Eleanor J. Bartlett, 74, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011 at Plaza West Regional Health Center in Topeka. She was born July 30, 1936 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Samuel and Mary L. Hill Allen. She had resided in Topeka for the past 15 years. She was employed as a waitress in food service for several...

Juan Luis Trejo, 18, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2011. He was born on January 7, 1993, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to Juventino Trejo and Abigail (Perez) Fetters. Juan and his family moved to Topeka in 1998. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 2011. Juan was an athlete: He played soccer for Topeka West,...

Margie Grace Nocktonick, 89, Topeka, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011. She was born at Delia, Kansas, on March 13, 1922, the daughter of John Robert Wyatt, and Flossie Mable (Graham) Wyatt. She was the second from the oldest of a family of 12. Margie graduated from Delia High School in 1940. She married Adam Al Nocktonick on July 27,...

Helen Woodard Dillon, 90, passed away on May 26, 2011. She was born August 25, 1920, in Elmont, KS, the daughter of Harold and Mary Duffey Woodard. On May 5, 1944, she married Clifford James "Doc" Dillon. He preceded her in death in July of 1980. She was a graduate of Seaman High School and later earned her Bachelor's Degree...

Ethel Louise Laster, 93, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 25, 2011, at Aldersgate Village. She was born January 15, 1918, in Garland, Kansas, the daughter of Robert J. and Myrtle (Underwood) Zornes. Ethel worked for Bobo's Drive In for 50 years, retiring in 1998, but her true life's work was being a loving and dedicated wife,...

Boyce R. McCarter, 77, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Midland Hospice House. Born June 29, 1933 in Topeka, Boyce was the youngest of the five children of James Clinton and Martha Avis King McCarter. He attended Highland Park High School, graduating in 1951. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Washburn University in 1956....

Thomas E. "Tom" Wunder, 64, of Topeka, passed away, Saturday, May 21, 2011. Tom was born April 16, 1947 in Topeka, Ks the son of Leo Wunder and Edna Mae Taylor. He was raised by his mother and step father Kenny Taylor. He was a graduate of Shawnee Heights High School. Tom served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS...

Kathryn Kelly Creel Ryan died Saturday, May 21st, 2011. She was born in Fort Madison, Iowa on December 13th, 1927, the daughter of Harry and Mary Lu Kelly Creel. At age 5 she moved to Topeka, Kansas and attended Loman Hill and Randolph grade schools, Boswell Junior High, Topeka High School, and Washburn University. At Washburn she was a member...