Jeannette L. Locke, 98, Topeka, died Friday, May 7, 2010 at Brewster Place.She was born Feb. 29, 1912 in Topeka, the daughter of Darwin Woodson and Elsie Lena Ortman Morse. She graduated from Topeka High School and was a lifelong Topeka resident. She was employed for a while at Hall Lithographing.Jeannette and her husband were charter members of First Congregational...

Cleo B. Steanson, 82, Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2010 at Midland Hospice House.Cleo was born July 10, 1927 in Linn County on a farm near Trading Post, Kansas, the daughter of James Lee and Pansy (Hightower) Smith. She graduated from Pleasanton High School.She was employed by the Topeka Public Schools, serving as the school secretary at Linn...

Marjorie E. (Jones) Barton, 87, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 7, 2010.Marjorie was born April 10, 1923 in Bloomington, Indiana; daughter of Oliver and Mary Margaret (Ritter) Jones. She graduated from Bloomington High School and St. Joseph Junior College, St. Joseph, MO. She married R. Edgar Barton June 6, 1945 in Indianapolis, IN.Marjorie worked at JCPenny's for many years....

Theresa V. Johnson, 91 of Route 9 in Malta, NY and former Topeka resident entered eternal life on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Saratoga Hospital. She was born on June 19, 1918, in Gerrard, KS and was the daughter of the late Edward and Angela O. Verna Rouviere. Theresa was a house wife and homemaker. In addition to her parents,...

Marian Weinkauf, 87, of Topeka, passed away at her residence on May 5, 2010. She was born June 11, 1922, in Seneca, KS, the daughter of Floyd and Mildred Culver Carpenter. She was a graduate of Topeka High School in 1940. On November 1, 1962, in Lawrence, KS, she married John Weinkauf, Jr. He survives. She was secretary to the...

Frances E. Miller, 94, of Lindsborg, KS, formerly of Topeka, passed Monday, May 3, 2010.Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 10, 2010 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka.

Margaret O. "Peggy" Baldry, 85, Topeka, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at her home.She was born Dec. 4, 1924 in Guthrie, OK, the daughter of Ernest E. and Mildred Bond Offen. She attended Guthrie public schools, graduating in 1942. She later received her Bachelor of Music degree from Oklahoma State University in 1945 and a Master of Music degree from...

Bernard E. "Bernie" Vogel, 88, of Topeka, passed away April 29, 2010 at his home.He was born July 25, 1921 in Rossville, Kansas, the son of Henry and Myrel (Hall) Vogel. He was a graduate of Berryton High School. He served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army,78th "Lightening" Infantry Division during WW II, participating in the Battle of the...

Robert Elijah Prater, 81, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010.He was born January 3, 1929 in Hallett, OK, the son of James and Cecil (Johns) Prater. He was a graduate of Washburn University, receiving a BA in Education. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, retiring with the rank of Major in October of 1966....

Donald E. Lilya, 79, of Topeka, died April 25, 2010, at Stormont-Vail HeathCare from complications related to diabetes, heart disease and Parkinson's. He was born and raised in Cumberland, Maryland, the son of Edwin R. and Harriet (Hattie) Clara Everstine Lilya. He attended Frostburg State College in Frostburg, Maryland. Don joined The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. at the Kelly-Springfield...

Glenn C. Morehead, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at a Topeka care facility. He was born on July 4, 1926 in Topeka, the son of Glenn and Elizabeth Jacques Morehead. He was a life-long Topeka resident. Glenn graduated from Topeka High School in 1944 and was an Army veteran of WWII. He was employed by...

Edna Mae Senne, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2010 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born on April 11, 1926 in Topeka, the daughter of Edwin A. and Winifred I. Kerle Rosander. Edna graduated from Topeka High School in 1944 and was employed as a Secretary for the Kansas Supreme Court for 22 years before...

Samuel Kenneth "Sam" Alexander, Jr., 86, died on Friday, April 23, 2010 at his home. Born on October 7, 1923, Sam was a lifelong resident of Topeka. Sam married Carolyn Kline on August 31, 1946, and they celebrated 48 years of marriage before Carolyn passed away on May 8, 1994. Sam is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Ken and...

Margaret "Peg" Chalfant, 76, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2010.Margaret "Peg" Chalfant was born June 24, 1933 in East Liverpool, Ohio; daughter of John Patrick and Grace Marie (Haney) O'Neill. She graduated from East Liverpool High School.She was married to Chester "Chet" Chalfant on November 30, 1985. He died February 13, 2007. Peg worked for Inter-State Studios for...

Fred R. Henderson, Topeka, passed away April 20, 2010 at the age of 93. He was born March 7, 1917 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Manning and Agnes (Morton) Henderson. He graduated from Oread High School, Lawrence and attended the University of Kansas. He married Mary Katherine Singleton in Lynchburg, VA on November 2, 1945. They were married 55...

Betty Lou Hase, 79, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Midland Hospice House.Betty was born January 30, 1931 in Topeka, the daughter of Harvey and Mildred (Moeller) Koehler. She graduated from Berryton Rural High School.She had worked for a brief time at Tevis' Restaurant but spent the majority of her life as a homemaker and foster parent...

"Charlie" as he was also known was born March 14, 1931, the middle son of three boys born to James Earl and Willie Rosetta (Hill) Lawson of Sedalia, Mo. He attended Washington grade school and graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in 1949.While living in Sedalia, he was employed by the Uptown Theater and the Missouri Pacific Railroad. On November 2,...

Joan Louise "Joanie" Braymen, 82, Topeka, died on April 18, 2010. She was born on November 17, 1927 in Mt. Pleasant, IA, the daughter of Clark A. and Helen Van Sweringen Burham. She spent most of her childhood in Shenandoah, IA. She graduated from Shenandoah High School and attended the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA and VanSant School of...

Robert "Neal" Harper 78, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010 surrounded by his loving family.He was born Nov. 3, 1931 in Osage City, Kansas to C.N. "Nolan" and Mildred (Morse) Harper. He was a 1949 graduate of Osage City High School. He married Norma Jean Briggs, April 19, 1952 in Osage City, KS. He is survived by his...

Dorothy "Ellen" Hull, 90, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Ellen was born March 30, 1920, in Fletcher, OK, to William Elmer and Margaret Rebecca Barker. She was married to James Robert Hull in El Dorado, KS on October 15, 1938. He preceded her in death on December 10, 1997. Mrs. Hull is survived by three daughters; Dianna Porter...