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...

Ida Swindell, 92, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010 at her home. She was born on July 7, 1917 in Antonino, Kansas to Joseph and Margaret (Miller) Urban. Ida married Melvin Swindell on April 23, 1946 in Ellis County, Kansas. He preceded her in death on July 10, 1994. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church,...

Virginia Landis Vincent "Grandma George", 89, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010.She was born January 2, 1921 in Abilene, KS, the daughter of Harrison B. and Ethel M. (McCullough) Landis. She was a graduate of Abilene High School. She attended Kansas State University where she met and later married George Brinton "Grandpa George" Vincent on December 22, 1942...

Agnes L. "Peggy" O'Neil, 87, of Lawrence, passed away, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. She was born October 14, 1922 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Peggy was married to Charles D. O'Neil. He preceded her in death September 7, 1998. Survivors include her daughter, Donna (Smitty) Belcher, Lawrence, KS; her son, Ronnie (Joyce) O'Neil, Wrentham, MA; her daughter, Janet (Mike) Mihalchik, Lawrence,...

Irma Jane Lingo, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Lexington Park Nursing Facility. She was born on December 12, 1917 in Bloomington, Illinois to Walter and Blanche (Hungate) Anderson. Irma was a graduate of Topeka High School. On September 18, 1937 she married Charles T. Lingo at Oakland Christian Church in Topeka. She was a...

James L. Crider, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at a Topeka hospital ER. He was born on February 27, 1915, in Bradford, TN, the son of Reverend and Mrs. C. LeRoy Crider. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of WWII, where he served in the India-Burma and China Theater. James was employed in 1951...

Frank V. Bibb, 61, Topeka, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born October 30, 1948, in Topeka, to Owen and Lorraine McClenny Bibb. Frank graduated from Topeka High School, Wichita State University and the University of Kansas.Mr. Bibb was a member of the U.S. Military Academy Band at West Point, New York and he served...

Dorothy Mae (Briggs) ReevesDorothy M. Reeves, 86, Topeka, Kansas, died Friday, April 09, 2010, at Homestead of Topeka.Dorothy was born in Butler County, KS on April 22, 1923, daughter of Myrtle Bessie Cass and Arnold Read Morrison. Dorothy was raised by her mother and step-father Bert F. Briggs in Topeka.She attended Topeka Schools and worked at Dollar Cleaners before her...

William "Harley" Clark, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at a Topeka care facility. He was born on December 17, 1921 in Topeka, the son of Walter and Lena Faye Barnes Clark. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1940 and the University of Kansas School of Engineering in 1949. Harley was an Army veteran of...

William J. "Bill" White, 84, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 2, 2010.He was born July 18, 1925 in Emporia, KS, the son of Thomas A. and Rose A (Crawford) White. He attended Emporia Schools until 1941, graduating from El Dorado High School, El Dorado, KS in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 until May of 1946....

Francisco "Frank" D. Guerrero, 83, Topeka, died Friday, April 2, 2010 at Midland Hospice House.He was born March 1, 1927 in Topeka, the son of Nicholas and Soledad Tetuan Guerrero. He was a lifelong Topeka resident.Frank was employed at Santa Fe Railroad and also owned Guerrero Groceries. He was a member of Mater Dei Holy Name Church.He married Esther Guerrero...

Fern Goff, 89, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010.Fern Goff was born July 10, 1920 near Easton, Kansas, the daughter of Herman T. and Goldie (Connelly)Ala. She moved to Colorado with her parents at an early age and attended school in Hygiene, Colorado. She returned to Easton in 1931 where she attended schools until moving to Kansas City...