Marguerite Mae Schneider, 85, passed away on June 14th, 2009 at home. She was born in Herkimer, KS on May 10th, 1924 to Herman and Martha (Nieman) Frohberg. She attended the Lutheran School and graduated from Marysville High School in 1943. She worked on the family farm until 1947. On June 2nd, 1947, she was married to Garold A Schneider...

Casey William Reed, 33, of Burlingame, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009. He was born May 19, 1976 in Topeka, KS, the son of John William and Ila J. (Houston) Reed. He was a graduate of Washburn Rural High School. Survivors include his son, Nathanel Ryan Reed of Topeka; his mother, Ila J. Baker and her husband, Michael of Burlingame;...

Berthold "Bert" Herman Stratmann, 81, of Topeka, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Midland Hospice in Topeka. He was born February 18, 1928 in the small Kansas town of Holyrood, the son of Christoph and Carrie Stratmann. He had an older brother, Carroll "Bud" Stratmann, who was killed during WWII during the Battle of the Bulge. Bert...

Murrell W. Wright, 84 passed away quietly June 10, 2009 with many of his family present at his side. He was born April 2, 1925 in Maple Hill, KS, one of 5 children of William and Doshie Morton Wright. Murrell graduated from Maple Hill High School in 1942. Murrell married Zelda Marie Moran in 1944 in Topeka, KS. He served...

The family of Paul H. Fink would like to honor his wishes by publishing the obituary he personally wrote. He was a very humble man. Those of you who knew him know the life he lived and the legacy he leaves is far greater than could be printed on one hundred pages. He will be greatly missed.Paul H. Fink died...

Louise Graves, 90, Topeka, passed away June 9, 2009, at Claire Bridge of Topeka. She was born January 24, 1919, in Sedan, Kansas, the daughter of Walter Claude and Alice (White) Loy. Surviving is her nephew: Bob (Sue) Halderman, of Little Rock, AR. Two great nephews: Jim Halderman, of Tracy, CA and John Halderman of North Little Rock, AR.Funeral Service...

Adeline C. Briman, 97, of Topeka, passed away June 5, 2009. She was born March 24, 1912, the daughter of Benjamin and Anna Oberstein Cohen. She grew up in Topeka and was the last survivor of an old-time Topeka family. Mrs. Briman was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Briman, three sisters, and two brothers. She attended Washburn University....

Gertrude Faye "Gert" Westerfield, 84, Overbrook, formerly of Tecumseh, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2009 at Brookside Manor.Gert was born July 24, 1924 in Topeka, the daughter of Frederick and Gertrude Faye (Mulvihill) Hess. She graduated from Capital Catholic High School in 1943.She worked for Santa Fe Railroad after graduation and later worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone in the...

Ray Richard Biege Jr. Dick too many of his friends and fellow professionals, age 87, died at Colin Oaks Assisted Living Community in Plano, Texas, Saturday, May 30, 2009. Ray's physical person succumbed to cancer, but the memory of his gregarious, intelligent, and loving spirit lives on in all who knew him. Ray was born and grew up in Stafford,...

Glenn H. Chestnut, 86, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009, at his home. Glenn was born April 27, 1923, in Denison, KS, the son of Ira B. and Sarah (Sadie) Stuckert Chestnut. One sister, Flora Bottom, and four brothers, Cecil, Orville, Jimmy, and Martin preceded him in death.Glenn joined the Army in 1943 and attended Clarkson College in Pottsdam, NY...

Beth Marie Thompson Edmonds, 84, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009. She was born March 28, 1925 in Lost Springs, Kansas, the daughter of Earnest Daryl and Marie Reeser Thompson. She graduated from Lost Springs High School in 1942, and from Warrensburg State College, Warrensburg, Missouri in 1946. Beth married Leland R. Edmonds on December 25, 1947,...

The sons of Burrell H. Landes, Sr. wish to announce that he passed quietly on the morning of Friday, May 29, 2009, at the exceedingly good age of 97 years.Burrell had a long, successful life starting with his birth on March 4, 1912, in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of George F. and Anna (Mesle) Landes.In his final year of...

Floyd C. Ward, 90, Topeka, passed away Sat. May 30, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center. Floyd was born Aug. 3, 1918 in Paint Rock, NC, the son of John and Alice (Taylor) Ward.He graduated from Hot Springs High School, Hot Springs, NC in 1936.Floyd proudly served his country in the Army Air Corps and US Air Force from 1941...

Eloise (Kaul) Keller, 88, passed away on May 29, 2009, at Brewster Place Hospice. She was born in Paxico, Kansas on January 12, 1921, the daughter of Frank and Edith Kaul. She completed high school at Paxico and graduated from Clark's Business College in Topeka. She was employed at Liberty Life Insurance Co., and later at Seymour Packing Co., as...

Edward D. (Ed) Podmore, age 96, died May 29, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Born November 4, 1912 in Anderson, Indiana to Edward (Ted) and Grace Podmore, he spent his earlier years with family in Texas and Oklahoma and was a graduate of Tulsa Central High School as a member of the National Honor Society. His family returned to Indiana in...

John J. Sandmeyer, 86, of Topeka, was called home on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Mr. Sandmeyer was born Sept. 19, 1922, in Topeka to Charles A. and Georgia Westbrook Sandmeyer. He was a 1940 graduate of Topeka High School. He married Belva Butler on Sept. 7, 1949, in Topeka. She survives. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War...

James Patrick "Pat" Parr, 29, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Stormont- Vail Hospital after a courageous 2 1/2 year battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He was born February 19, 1980, in Kansas City, KS the son of Dr. Harold E. and Patricia M. Parr. While a student at Washburn Rural High School, Pat met his future wife, Carrie...

Theo May Avis, 90, of Topeka, passed away May 26, 2009 at Brewster Place. Theo was born December 22, 1918 in Topeka to Arthur and Vera May (Marlatte) Anderson. She was a 1938 graduate of Topeka High School and wed Bud Avis April 2, 1938. Later in life, Theo worked in medical billing until her retirement in 1981 from Dr....

Donald E. Blanton, 82 of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Brookside Retirement Center in Overbrook. He was born on March 24, 1927 in Dunlap, Kansas the son of Samuel Leslie and Lucy Fern (Moser) Blanton. Don was a U.S. Army veteran serving during WWII. He was an apprentice electrician, later becoming an electrician and owned and operated...

Quentin S. Reed, 89, of Keller, TX, formerly of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009 at Harris Methodist Hospital – HEB in Bedford, TX. He was born March 11, 1920 in Topeka. He was the son of Wade A. Reed and Helen Reed Rosenthal. Quentin was a 1938 graduate of Topeka High School. He was a military veteran of...