Funeral services for Jim Knight, 85, Topeka, will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1275 SW Boswell Ave, Topeka. A private interment will precede the service. Mr. Knight died on Thursday, Aug. 19, at his home. He was born Sept. 10, 1924 in Grafton, West Virginia, the son of Emmit and Ethel Knight and was raised by...

Merline Snyder, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Brewster Place Health Care Center. She was born on January 23, 1926 in Portis, Kansas, the daughter of The Rev. and Mrs. C. Merl Nutter. After having lived in Sylvan Grove, Agenda, Kanorado, and Arnold, Kansas, she graduated from Dickinson County High School in Chapman. Merline graduated...

Donald Eugene Hinshaw, 86, of Topeka, passed away on August 16, 2010. He was born on April 9, 1924, in Topeka, the son of Glen and Martha Speck Hinshaw. In his early years, Don worked for the Hinshaw Grocery Store in the Potwin area, and attended Topeka schools. After graduating from Topeka High, he enlisted in the United States Air...

Louise Bishop, 87, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2010.She was born February 24, 1923 in Cleo Springs, OK, the daughter of Arthur and Eva (Davis) Hedrick. She was a graduate of Cleo Springs High School and attended Washburn University.She retired as an insurance underwriter for American States Insurance Company.She was a member of Oakland Christian Church and a...

Lula J. Sharp, 97, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on October 5, 1912 in Scandia, KS, the daughter of Glen Wilson and Amy Sarah Nichols Roath. She graduated from Maple Hill High School in 1931 and attended Strickler's Business College in Topeka. She retired from the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical...

William P. Gordon, 41, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Westwood Manor. He was born on July 21, 1969 in Orange City, California to David J. Gordon and Dessie L. (Warren) Ortiz. William enjoyed being outdoors hunting and fishing. He loved family holidays and spending time with his friends. His passion was loving animals. William had...

Carolee Forrester, 78, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Rossville Manor.Carolee was born March 29, 1932 in Emporia, the daughter of Clifford and Maybelle (Kinkade) Shoebrook. She graduated from Emporia High School and Washburn University with a degree in Education. She was an Elementary Reading Teacher in USD-501 schools for 21 years, retiring in 1994. She was...

OBITUARY: Virgil Raymond Ohse Virgil Raymond Ohse, 83, Topeka, died Fri., Aug. 13, 2010, at his home. He was born Feb. 5, 1927, in Odessa, MO, the son of O.F. and Leona B. (Roehrs) Ohse. He went to high school in Falls City, NE, and received a Master's Degree in Business from the University of Kansas. He had been Vice-President...

Helen L. Hengelfelt, 91, of Topeka, formerly of Leavenworth, passed away, Thursday, August 12, 2010. She was born in Topeka, Kansas Sept. 6, 1918. She was the daughter of James Oliver and Grace Logan Miller. She grew up in the Oakland area, attended Topeka Public Schools and was graduated from Topeka High School. Mrs. Hengelfelt was a member of Trinity...

Dwight McLaughlin, 56, Topeka, died Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center.He was born January 5, 1954 in Cameron, Texas, the son of Loy A. and Elzeree Woods McLaughlin.Dwight worked as Detail Manager for Lewis Toyota. He was the lead usher and a deacon at True Light Baptist Church.He married Patricia Roberson on November 24, 1990 in Topeka....

Mahin Omidvaran Etzenhouser Stanley, 72, Topeka, passed on to the spiritual world August 11, 2010. Mahin was born in Hammadan, Iran in 1938 to Unis and Saltanat Omidvaran.She is remembered for her passion for art, for her amazing ability to cultivate plants and flowers, and most of all for her dedication to the Bahá'í Faith and its principles of world...

Gary A. Johnson, 43, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at his home.Gary was born July 14, 1967 in Winchester, the son of Gary Johnson and Sharon (Godfrey) Stevens. He attended Jefferson West High School and later received his GED.He had been employed at Midway Auto Parts and later was a manager at several O'Reilly Auto Parts Stores.Gary...

Reverend Kevin J. Williams, 61, Topeka, passed away from natural causes on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.Kevin was born September 15, 1948 in Auburn, NY, the son of Loyal and Winifred (Catheral) Williams. He graduated from Campus High School in Haysville in 1967. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era. He...

Donald L. Mitchell, 83, of Topeka, passed away August 9, 2010, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born January 26, 1927, in Ottawa, Kansas. He was the son of Earl A. and Mattie J. (Head) Mitchell. He was a 1944 graduate of Ottawa High School. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. After completing basic training, he was sent...

Sharon Putney – Christensen, 70, of Topeka, passed away Monday, August 9, 2010 after a short illness. Sharon was born on September 28, 1939 in Minneapolis, MN; daughter of Carl and Lola (Goodrich) Fritz. She worked at Cotton O'Neil as a LPN until her retirement.Sharon was a member of Ladies of the Moose Lodge # 555 and Order of the...

Jack L. Swenson, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 9, 2010. He was born July 10, 1921 in Republic County, KS to Ross G. and Mabel Swenson. Jack was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran serving during WWII. On July 6, 1946 he married Emadale Lockwood. She preceded him in death on September 27, 1999. He married Joyce...

Sue Waller Brown, of Topeka, passed away August 9, 2010 in Lawrence, Kansas at age 92. Sue lived over 52 years in Topeka along with her husband, Harold Brown who survives. Additionally, Sue is survived by 2 sons: Gary W. Brown (and Joyce) of Lawrence, Alan W. Brown (and Beth) of New Bern, North Carolina. She is survived by 5...

Thomas Patrick McEwan, 56, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, August 8, 2010 at his home. He was born June 5, 1954. Tom was a Vietnam Veteran. He served in the United States Navy. He was preceded in death by his father John W. McEwan. Survivors include his mother, Patricia J. McEwan, Topeka and his brother, Terry (Mary) McEwan, Wichita. Private...

Kathleen M. Alexander, 67, of Topeka, passed away on August 7, 2010. She was born November 12, 1942, in Durham, North Carolina, the daughter of Edward and Margaret Goldrich Tucker, Sr. Kathleen grew up in the Topeka community, graduating from Topeka High in 1960. After graduation, she moved to California, where she began her career with the Air Force. After...

Mrs. Libby Kelley, 89, Topeka, Kansas, passed away Tuesday night, August 3, 2010 in her home.Catherine Elizabeth "Libby" (Ramsey) Kelley, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on September 6, 1920. She was the only child of Judge John Rollin Ramsey and Araminta Pearl (Winders) Ramsey, who had moved after their marriage in 1905 from the small Illinois town of Aledo to...