Juanita Mae Elmore, 79, of Topeka, formerly of Tecumseh, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at McCrite Plaza. She was born on February 24, 1930 in Chanute, KS, the daughter of Ralph W. and Wanda Mitchell Gooch. She graduated from Highland Park High School. Juanita received a business degree from Washburn University where she was a member of Delta...

David Michael Mann, 65, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 at Topeka Community Healthcare Center of renal failure. He was a long-time resident there. Mr. Mann was born January 21, 1944 in Topeka, Kansas to Charles Richard "Dick" Mann and Leta L. (Watson) Mann. As a boy he participated in Boy Scouts. He graduated from Highland Park High in 1963. Mr....

Doris M. Myers, 89, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2009, at Midland Hospice House surrounded by family. She was born on March 10, 1920, in Valley Falls, the daughter of Travis and Mildred (Hurst) Evans.She was a graduate of Valley Falls High School.Doris married Ray Myers on May 6, 1939. He preceded her in death on March 12,...

Carl J. Fyler, a former prisoner of war and a longtime Topeka dentist, died on Veterans Day. He died in the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year. He spent more than 500 days in a German Nazi POW camp. He was a successful dentist for more than 40 years in Topeka. Carl was...

Herbert L. Orr, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2009.He was born November 19, 1928 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, the son of James Elmer and Dory Bell (Edwards) Orr. He served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Orr was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 35 years, retiring in 1986. He was a member of...

Virginia Reamon, 96, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at a local hospital.Virginia was born March 11, 1913 in Topeka, the daughter of Homer and Mattie (McNair) Fink. She graduated from Topeka High School and Washburn University.She married Franklin Charles Reamon. He died March 3, 1969. Survivors include daughter, Diane (Don)Crump, Ft. Worth, TX; son, Richard Reamon, Lawrence;...

Jeannette E. Kerns, 48, of Rossville, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on February 27, 1961 in Marquette, MI, the daughter of Norman F. and Margaret S. Singleton Durst. She came to Topeka in 1977 where she had resided before moving to Rossville in January of this year. Jeannette was employed by...

Leona L. (Voelker) Coleman, 64, Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 06, 2009 at Midland Hospice House.Leona was born March 7, 1945 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Paul F. and Wilma May (Holt) Voelker, Sr. She was raised in Hoyt and later moved to Topeka where she attended Highland Park High. She married Robert F. Coleman and resided in...

Patricia L. Thompson, 68, formerly of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2009 in Great Bend, KS.She was born November 4, 1940 in Topeka, KS, the daughter Lloyd D. and Lorraine (Anderson) Smith, Sr. She was a graduate of Curtis Junior High School, and attended Salina Vo-Tech Nursing School and Brown Mackie School. She was a homemaker and a nurses...

Gladys Leinmiller, 100, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 surrounded by her loving family, friends and caregivers. She was born July 23, 1909 in Wakeeney, Kansas the daughter of Ike and Mary Taylor. She was a member of the Unity Church of Christianity. Gladys enjoyed raising Canaries and was a member of the American Roller Canary Association. She...

Bessie D. Newman, 81, went to be with the Lord on November 3, 2009 while at Midland Hospice House after battling Congestive Heart Failure. Her two daughters and twin sister were by her side. She was born on July 29, 1928 in Valley Falls, Kansas to Curtis and Margaret (Marshall) Newman. She was the youngest of seven children, and was...

Deborah Jo Parker of Berryton, KS passed away November 2, 2009, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS with loved ones by her side following a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was born on November 11, 1950, in Hays, KS to Albert and Lenore Ryder. A 1968 graduate of Macksville High School in Macksville, KS, she attended Hutchinson Community...

Virginia (Flin) Whitney, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at the age of 83.She was born January 9, 1926 in rural Frankfort, the daughter of Owen and Ida (Bloomberg) Flin. She attended Osborn grade school and graduated from Frankfort High School in 1943. She attended summer school at K-State and taught country grade school for 2 years, after which...

Rotha Irene Criqui, 95, Topeka, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2009 at Mission Towers. She was born on September 17, 1914 in Belvidere, Nebraska, the daughter of Frederick Lillard and Mollie Juila (Williamson) Lewis. Rotha married Harve A. Criqui, Sr. on May 13, 1927 in Lyndon, Kansas. After 62 years of marriage, he preceded her in death. From 1927...

Helen M. Carlson, 90, passed away Thursday morning, October 29, 2009 at Midland Hospice. She was born June 2, 1919 on the family farm in Morris County and was the seventh of ten children to Ivar E. and Birttie E. (Harris) Holm.Helen attended a one room Swartz School and graduated from Dwight High School. She then attended Kansas State University...

Robert N. Holmes, 53, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Bob was born October 28, 1956 in Rockford, IL, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Dolezilek) Holmes. Bob graduated from Washburn University in 1978 with a BBA in Accounting and received a Master of Accountancy from Kansas State University in 1979. Bob was a Certified Public Accountant with...

Helen B. Griffin, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at St. Francis Health Center. She was born on August 12, 1919 in Bellfield, North Dakota to Robert L. and Lela D. (Spencer) Leeper. Helen graduated from Enid High School in Oklahoma. In 1939, she graduated from Enid Business College. She was the legal secretary for Don...

Joye Rae Kratochvil, 75, of Topeka, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, October 27, 2009.She was born March 15, 1934 in Oklahoma the daughter of Willie Ray and Annie Mabel (Cutler) Smith. Joye received nursing training in Tulsa, OK and later earned her Master's in Education from Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, OK. She taught fourth grade in Derby and Topeka until her...

Helen A. Davis, 86, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 surrounded by her loving family in Overland Park, KS. She was born on October 16, 1923 in St. Joseph, MO, the daughter of Fred and Minnie Skeen. She graduated from Lafayette High School in 1941. She had resided in Topeka since 1944. Helen was employed by...

Anthony D. "Tony" Johnson, 41, of Newport News, VA (formerly of Topeka) passed away Monday, October 26, 2009. Born December 3, 1967, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Darrell and Joyce Johnson. He was a 1986 graduate of Topeka West High School.Tony married Jaclyn Counts on August 8, 2003, in Newport News, VA.Tony began his career at 14 years of...