Myrtle Alice Jennings, 93, of Topeka, passed away August 24, 2011, at Midland Care. She was born Myrtle Alice Patrick in Leroy, Kansas, January 13, 1918. After graduating from Leroy High School, she taught in a one-room country schoolhouse for three years before marrying Harlan Jennings of Lebo, Kansas, in 1941. As a naval wife during the Second World War,...

Donald L. Brunnert, son of Charles H. and T. Eunice Brunnert passed away on August 15, 2011 at the age of 81. Don graduated from Topeka High, class of '49. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and graduated from Washburn in 1957 with a BA in History. He joined his father working in the Santa Fe...

Howard H. Hobrock, 84, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011.Howard was born November 12, 1926, in Princeton, Kansas, son of Fred and Minnie (Krusa) Hobrock. He graduated from Princeton High School in 1943 and the University of Kansas in 1949, with a Civil Engineering degree. Howard served in the US Navy from 1944 – 1978, retiring as a...

Larry Lee Smith, Sr. 71, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Midland Hospice House. Larry was born September 10, 1939 in Garden City, MO, the son of Oren and Eunice (Ryan) Smith. He graduated from Atchison High School and Kaw Area Technical School. He was employed as a Clinical Engineer at St. Francis Health Center, retiring in...

Dorothy McKinney went to be with her Lord late Monday evening, August 8, 2011."Many a woman shows how capable she is, but you excel them all." Proverbs 31: 29Dorothy was born to Earle G. and Adah Leach in Amity, Oregon on August 20, 1913.She was raised and educated in Wellington, KS, attended Northwestern College in Alva, OK and graduated from...

Carol Sue Fairbanks, 66, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Brewster Place. Carol was born May 16, 1945 in Topeka, the daughter of Thomas and Gennevieve Fairbanks. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1963 and attended Stewart's Beauty Academy. She owned a beauty salon and later worked as an administrative assistant with the Shawnee Community Mental...

Joseph "Joe" Scully, 60, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 09, 2011 from a short battle with cancer.He was born April 13, 1951 in Topeka, the son of Joseph Scully Sr. and Marge (Goldsmith) Scully.Joseph was a graduate of Shawnee Heights High School in 1969.He was self-employed in route sales and worked in the business for 50 years. Joseph married...

Lola Louise Boydston, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor. She was born on June 17, 1919 in Topeka, Kansas to Clarence W. and Gertrude M. (Kerle) Thompson. Lola attended Topeka Public Schools. On June 1, 1946, she married Elmer Dean Boydston. He preceded her in death on May 31, 2010. As a teenager,...

Erwin LaVon Dodson, 80, of Topeka, passed away, Friday August 5, 2011. He was born January 18, 1931 in Iuka, KS the son of Erwin and Zenith Holder Dodson. LaVon was a 1949 graduate of Pratt High School and Pratt Jr. College in 1951. He attended Ft. Hays State College one year. He was a member of First United Methodist...

Dorothy Brink Armstrong, 100, died August 5, 2011. She was born October 9, 1910 to John T. and Laura Pearson Brink in Topeka, KS where she lived for 96 years before moving to Lawrence, KS. She attended Topeka schools and graduated from Washburn University where she was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority and was elected to Nonoso, senior women's...

Barbara Frisbie Merriam, 84, of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 5, 2011.She was born February 27, 1927 in Trenton, NJ, the daughter of Clo L. and Euna Mae (Hollomon) Criger. She was a member of Shawnee Country Club, The Women's Club and was an avid bridge player and enjoyed golf.Barbara married J. David Frisbie on May 23, 1954 in Kansas...

Joanne M. Graham, 81, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011.She was born February 28, 1930 in Topeka, the daughter of Alice U. and Robert W. Knoll.She was a graduate of University of Kansas in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy as well earning an accounting degree at Houston Baptist University. Joanne worked as an executive tax...

Carol Jean Isaacs, 71, of Carbondale, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2011. She was born on September 27, 1939 in Topeka, Kansas to Quinton and Velma Cloud. Carol was married to Michael Morton for 33 years, he preceded her in death on February 4, 2011. Carol was a CNA for several years at Brookside Retirement Community. She loved to...

Wilmer Renwick Piper was born on May 25th, 1914 in Oakdale, Illinois the sixth of seven children. He passed away on July 30th, 2011 at age 97. He attended a one-room grade school in Oakdale, Illinois and worked on his family's farm and taught elementary school during the depression. He attended Southern Illinois University for three years and graduated from...

Evelyn Forrest Herring, 85, of Topeka passed away August 1, 2011 at Rolling Hills Nursing Home where the compassionate and loving staff cared for her since 2008. She was born August 30, 1925 to Forrest and Edna Tucker in Dorchester, TX. She graduated from Adamson High School in Dallas. Evelyn married Roy Herring; they later divorced. She moved to Topeka...

Alfred Ernest Adams Jr. was born at home on Christmas Eve, December 24th 1943. At the time, his parents and three sisters lived in Topeka, Kansas, in a railroad passenger car, which had been converted into their home. He was the first of two sons born to Alfred Ernest Adams Sr. and Alice Sutter Adams. For his entire life, the...

Willa Jean Sorden, 78, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 28. She was born July 2, 1933, in Creighton, MO, the daughter of John and Phoebe Stephens. She graduated from Rosedale High School in Kansas City, KS, in 1951. Willa married Billy Charles Sorden Oct. 19, 1951. She worked at Baltimore Bank, in Kansas City and during Bill's service in...

David Lee Hippen, 52, of Topeka, passed away on July 28, 2011 in Topeka. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Erwin and Pat Hippen, Topeka; his brother, Mike Hippen, Emporia; niece, Sarah Hippen, Manhattan; nephew Nick Hippen, Emporia; step sisters, Cindy Carreno, Stillwater, OK and Peggy Tice, Topeka; step brothers, Jim Tice, Houston, TX and Jeff Tice, Topeka. He was...

Herbert William Eisler, 90, of Topeka, went Home to be with the Lord on July 28, 2011 at his home. He was born January 14, 1921 two miles west of Nortonville, the son of Jacob and Lena Moeller Eisler. He attended school in Nortonville. Herbert farmed in the Nortonville area until 1951 before moving to Topeka and joined the Carpenters...