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.

Carolyn Sue Root, 78, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka after a brief illness. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 31, 1931. Carolyn was the daughter of Delbert and Lerah Lacey, who preceded her in death. She married Chester A. "Chet" Root, on May 19, 1955. Chet passed away in 1992. She is...

Donald J. Culley, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born on May 24, 1924 in Lexington, MO, the son of Charles and Elizabeth M. Parks Culley. After graduating from high school in Lexington, Don served as a Corporal in the Marine Corps during WWII. He obtained a Bachelors...

Ethel "Lorena" Harden, 94, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Lexington Park. She was born September 3, 1915, in Valley Falls, the daughter of Walter and Edna (Arnold) Miller. She is a 1933 graduate of Valley Falls High School. Lorena married E. Wade Harden on October 2, 1937, in Valley Falls. He preceded her in death on...

Mary Edith Gall, 71, of Leawood, KS passed away peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2009, after battling a reaction to arthritis medication for several months. Mary was born November 16, 1938 in Topeka, the daughter of Lincoln and Edith (Pierce) Norris.She graduated from Topeka High School in 1956 and attended Washburn University. She was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority.Mary...

Phyllis Wachsnicht, 76, of Topeka, passed away at her residence on Dec. 15, 2009. She was born on March 31, 1933, in Manchester, KS, the daughter of Herman and Edith Elsasser. On August 5, 1951, in Clay Center, KS, she married Harlan Wachsnicht. He survives.Phyllis was a 1951 graduate of Clay County Community High School. She and Harlan moved to...

Andra K. "Sandy" Pucek, 62, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at Midland Hospice House.Sandy was born October 25, 1947 in Coffeyville, the daughter of Donald and Irma (Shipman) Brummond. She graduated from Campus High School in Wichita in 1965.She worked for Key Bank in Binghamton, NY and then U.S. Bank in Topeka for over 20 years, retiring...

Ethel "Lucile" McKnight Beam, 84, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009. She was born August 23, 1925 in Hall Summit, KS, the daughter of Gilbert and Vanina (Wagaman) Proctor. She worked as a waitress at several cafes in Emporia and Topeka, and Jostens, retiring in 1979. Lucile married Harold Beam on September 1, 1993 in Topeka. He preceded...

Elnora Louise Deal, 96 of Auburn, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Midland Hospice. She was born on October 23, 1913 in Ogden, Kansas to Earl Monroe Marston and Gladys Marston. Elnora graduated from Osage City High School in Osage City, Kansas. On April 20, 1946, she married Frank Deal in Kansas City, Kansas. Frank and Elnora were the...

Hubert E. "Wally" Wallace, 87, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009.He was born October 14, 1922 on a farm about 30 miles outside Garden City, KS, the son of Arthur and Velma (Downs) Wallace. He was a graduate of Garden City High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II as a gunnery instructor. After the...

Kathryn Alice (Newman) Georgia was born on November 20, 1933 in Topeka Kansas. She was the youngest of five children born to Hazel and Arthur Newman. She graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. She married Alvin James Georgia on July 20, 1952.Kathryn was a life-long member of St. John A.M.E. Church where she served as Secretary of...