Elizabeth V. Bette Ringle, 88, Dallas, TX, formerly of Topeka, died Friday, January 1, 2010 in Dallas. She was born July 1, 1921 in Chautauqua County, KS, the daughter of Elim and Josephine Fox Darnall. She graduated from Chautauqua, KS High School, Chillicothe Business College, Chillicothe, MO, and later received a MSW from the University of California at Berkeley. Bette...

Professor James Bryce Wadley 64, of Topeka, Kansas passed away January 1, 2010. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1945 to Bryce and Angelyn Wadley and was raised in Cache Valley, Utah. He received a Bachelor and Masters degree from Utah State University and also received his J.D. from Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans,...

Mary Blakely Voigt, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at a Topeka care facility. She was born on May 1, 1924 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles G. and Loraine Sewell Blakely, Jr. She attended Potwin Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High School and Topeka High School. Mary graduated from Washburn University with a BA Degree where she...

Esther P. Harris, 98, Topeka, passed away on January 1, 2010 at her home.She was born on June 16, 1911 in South Omaha NE, the daughter of the Reverend William Allan and Mary E. (Sterrett) Pollock.Esther attended schools in Illinois and Ohio, and she graduated from high school in College Springs, Iowa in 1928. She graduated from Tarkio College, Tarkio,...

Joseph C. Weakly, 84, Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2010 at a local hospital.Joe was born October 13, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Charles and Maude (Chinn) Weakly. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.He graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Engineering. He was self employed as a...

Cecil Morgan 95, passed away on December 30, 2009.Mr. Morgan was known by family and friends as Price, C.P. or Morg. Price was born March 20, 1914 in Russelville, KY, the son of J.C. and Myrtine C. Morgan. The family left Kentucky in 1923 moving to Topeka, Kansas settling in Oakland community.Price attended Oakland Grade School, Holiday Junior High School,...

James J. "JJ" Walters, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at a Topeka care facility. JJ was born on July 20, 1928 in Marquette, KS, the son of Frederick J. and M. Evelyn Stinson Walters. He graduated from Marquette High School. He was employed by the Marquette Tribune during high school prior to serving in the...

Larry Lee Kramer, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2009 at Midland Hospice House. He was born on August 12, 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Preston Clyde and Freda (Dietrich) Kramer. Larry graduated from the University of Kansas and was an electrical engineer for Kansas Power and Light Company for 43 years, retiring in 1988. On July...

Wanda June Bergstrom, 75, of Berryton, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at St. Francis Health Center. She was born on May 8, 1934 in Belleville, KS to Harold and Olive (Owens) Everhart. Wanda graduated from Scandia High School. She was a cashier for Harry's IGA in Topeka. On October 21, 1956 she married LaVern C. Bergstrom in Yuba...

Marjorie C. Huhs, 90, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, December 27, 2009 at McCrite Plaza. Marjorie was born January 18, 1919 on a farm near Broughton, Kansas, in Clay County the daughter of Harry and Villa (Mall) Pierson. She graduated from the Clay County Community High School and attended Kansas State University. She was employed in Washington D.C. during W.W....

Winifred Leslie Tice, 96, of Topeka, formerly of Abilene, KS passed away Thursday, December 24, 2009.She was born November 8, 1913 in Beloit, KS, the daughter of Ora L. and Ola (Gilliland) Leslie. She was a graduate of Beloit High School and received teacher training at Emporia State University.She was a teacher for four years in rural one-room schools near...

Mary June Liskey, 80, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Brewster Place where she had been a patient since December 2, 2009. She was a member of First Lutheran Church where memorial services are pending. Mary married Reverend Henry H. Liskey in 1969. He survives. Other survivors include a son, Ross Liskey of Topeka; a grandson, Bryce...

Helen Margaret Lloyd, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. She was born on April 24, 1924 in Clarinda, Iowa to William J. and Mary Grace (Martin) Radke. On July 20, 1944 she married Cecil E. Lloyd in Lawrence, Kansas. She was a Clerk V for the State of Kansas for 33...

Frances Madeline Chumley, 92, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009 at Winter Meadow Homes.She was born January 16, 1917 in Topeka, the daughter of Alfred and Lavina (Thomison) Jacobson. She was a 1934 graduate of Topeka High School.Her and her husband owned and operated the Coffee Cup Café, The Sandwich Palace and other businesses in Topeka. She was...

Roy A. Westfall, 74, Topeka, passed away December 18, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 3, 1935 in Lawton, OK to John M. and Emma C. (Cooke) Westfall. He graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. He served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1963.Roy married Jane Wolverton on September 25, 1960. He...

Robert I. "Pete" Peterson, 83, of Wakarusa, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2009 due to complications from Alzheimer's Disease at a Topeka hospital. He was born on October 14, 1926 in Lincoln, the son of Ambrose I. and Charlotte Lynn Allen Peterson. He was a Navy veteran of WWII, serving in the South Pacific. Pete resided in the Wakarusa...

J. Wayne (Jay) Staton, 88, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009, at Midland Hospice after a 6-week diagnosis of liver cancer. He was born in Wichita, KS on July 13, 1921, the only child of Ora and Stella (Hoisington) Staton. He attended Wichita schools and graduated from East High School. At Kansas State University, he majored in Civil Engineering. He...

Ava Jo Beard, 52, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, Dec 19, 2009. She was born on Jan 25, 1957 in Checotah, Oklahoma to Olbra Chandler and Wanda Faye Chandler. She is a founding member of the Obama Holiday Committee and the Kansas Committee to free South Africa. She is survived by her Sister, Gwendolyn Sue Chandler; Brothers, Kevin Roy...

Boyce F. Weidenbach, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009 in Topeka. He was born on April 5, 1919 in Wichita, the son of Harry C. and Inez Southwell Weidenbach. He was an Army veteran of WWII. He had resided in Port Isabel, TX for many years before returning to Topeka. He married Carolyn Couchman. They were...

William N. "Bill" Weston, 79, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009. A funeral ceremony will be held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday at the Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery.