William A. (Bill) Roberts, 94, died November 18 at his home. He was born March 20, 1916, in Topeka, the son of William Julius and Grace Golda Roberts. He was a Sea Scout and an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Topeka High School, Stricklers Business College and the Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing for Men. He married Lois Allen in...

Carolyn M. Hastings, 77, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2010.Carolyn was born July 30, 1933 in Ottawa, the daughter of Clyde and Genevieve (McClure) Cook. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1953.She worked at Blue Cross & Blue Shield and later as co-owner of R.M. Hastings Garage for 35 years, retiring in 1993.She was a member of...

Raymond Joseph Gatti, Topeka, died at his home on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. He was born on June 14, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio the son of Joseph and Jennie (Musci) Gatti.After graduation from Bellaire High School, he entered the military and served during World War II as a tail gunner in the 670th Bomb Sq. He flew 19 missions serving...

W.H. "Bill" Craft, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on April 21, 1923 in Evans, LA, the son of Jackson L. and Ellen M. Wilson Craft. He had resided in Leesville, LA until 1946 when he moved to Topeka. He owned and operated Craft & Son until retiring in...

Elizabeth Rachel Eaton, 93, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010. She was born May 5, 1917 in Topeka, the daughter of James O. and Grace (Logan) Miller. She was a 1936 graduate of Topeka High School. She was employed by Stauffer Publications for 25 years, retiring in 1977. She was a lifetime member of the Oakland United Methodist...

Jess Torrez, 84, of Topeka, formerly of Great Bend, KS, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2010 after a battle with esophageal cancer and Alzheimer's at Manor Care Health Services in Topeka. He was born on August 2, 1926 in Hanston, Kansas to Silbrestre and Isabel (Ruiz) Torrez.Jess graduated from Larned High School and then attended police training at the...

Frederick William "Fred" Burnett, 88, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Plaza West.He was born June 15, 1922 in Grand Island, NE. The family moved to St. Joseph, MO where he went to grade school and high school. After serving in the Air Force he graduated from West Virginia University. His job with Hillyard Chemical moved him...

Glenn "Dean" DeGraw, 86, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010.He was born February 6, 1924 in Onaga, Kansas, the son of Osa and Etta (Lieb) DeGraw. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II, stationed in Germany. He was employed as a foreman at the Supply Depot until retiring in 1973. He was a member of the...

William Emerson Stillings, 87, Topeka, formerly of Atchison, died November 11, 2010. Bill was born March 28, 1923, at Cummings, Kansas, son of Walter Kelly Stillings and Mary Ann Wright Stillings. He attended Cummings School and Atchison High School and graduated from Atchison County Community High School in Effingham. He graduated from Strickler's Business College in Topeka and worked for...

Margaret R. "Peggy" Milbrett, 50, of Tecumseh, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2010 at KU Medical Center. She was born on December 3, 1959 in Mankato, MN to Marcel "Sal" and Rose (Kelly) Frederick. Peggy graduated from Mankato West High School in Minnesota, class of 1978. She married Doug on April 25, 1981 at St. John's Catholic Church in...

Alan Joel Shepherd, 68, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010.He was born January 15, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Morris and Jean (Birmbaum) Shapiro. He received a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1964 and a M.S. Degree in Industrial Engineering from Wayne State University in 1966. Mr. Shepherd resided in Washington,...

Beryle L. Elliott, Topeka, died Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born in Iola, the daughter of Charles E. and Martha L. McFarland Elliott. She moved with her parents to Arkansas City at an early age and graduated from Arkansas City High School. She received an Associate Degree from Arkansas City Junior College (now Cowley County...

August Nunzio "Nunie" DeMarea, 81, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, November 04, 2010 at a local hospital. Nunie was born July 10, 1929 in Kansas City, MO, the son of August and Mamie (Burns) DeMarea. He graduated from Paseo High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps, receiving a Victory Medal in WWII and a Purple Heart in the...

Flora Ellen Kerr, 97, died October 31, 2010, at Valley Vista Good Samaritan, Wamego, Kansas.She was born December 19, 1912, in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Dr. Maurice W. Woodhull and Edna L. Woodhull. She graduated from Chase County High School in 1930 and College of Emporia in 1934. She married E. Orville Kerr in 1935. Flora Ellen was...

Louise F. Sapp of Topeka, died on Friday, November 5, 2010, at Midland Hospice. Louise was born on September 1, 1922, in Reserve, KS, the daughter of Julia (Rhodd) and Louis DuPuis. Louise was the youngest of four children; she was preceded in death by her brother Lindreth "Bud" DuPuis, Horton and her sister Viola "Odie" Osborn, Topeka. Her sister,...

Richard O. May, Sr., 97, Topeka, died Monday, October 25, 2010 at Aldersgate Village Health Unit.He was born Oct. 29, 1912 in Wakarusa, the son of Arthur O. and Nellie May and was a lifelong resident of Shawnee County.Mr. May attended Topeka Public Schools and graduated from Washburn University in the class of 1934He worked for John Morrell Co. for...

James F. Holderman, 71, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010.He was born February 12, 1939 in Quincy, Kansas, the son of Bill and Frances (Outon) Holderman. Jim was employed as an Operations/Sales Manager for Credit Bureau of Wichita from 1970 to 1985, Manager for Trans Union from 1985 to 1995, Branch Manager of CSC Credit Services from 1995...

Lorraine Sigel of Topeka passed away peacefully at her home on October 24, 2010. Lorraine enjoyed traveling, fishing and visiting with people. She was also an avid birdwatcher. She is survived by her sons Robert and his wife Sharon Bendickson of Hutchinson, KS; Michael Bendickson and his companion Marietta Lee, Story City, IA; and daughter Diana Adams and her companion...

Kenneth Caldean Bronson, 77, of Topeka, died October 25, 2010 at Homestead of Topeka. He was born April 15, 1933, the youngest of four children to Lloyd and Lottie Bierman Bronson, Kensington, KS. He graduated valedictorian from Kensington High School; was named the out-standing junior in the KU journalism school, and elected president of Sigma Delta Chi, national honorary journalism...

Margaret "Maxine" Williams, 91, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2010. Maxine was born in Topeka, October 11, 1919, to James and Barbara (Kreitzer) Thompson. She graduated from Topeka High School and Clark's Business School. Maxine worked for Southwest State Bank, retiring after 25 years as Vice President. During her retirement, she worked at Washburn University, and was an...