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...

Conard (Connie) Axelson of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Friday evening, October 23, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney NE., after falling at his home that morning. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 3PM at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th, Topeka, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Lake, Kansas. A...

Junior "Jack" R. RobertsJunior R. Roberts, 75, of Topeka, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Midland Hospice House. Junior was born October 11, 1934 in Osage County, Kansas the son of Warren and Marilyn (Coday) Roberts. He retired from Frito Lay, Inc. in 2001 where he was the proud recipient of...

Marjorie Ann Hisel passed from this life October 23, 2009 at 1:23 PM. She died of complications following a recent stroke. She was in Carrollton, TX where she had resided with her daughter's family since 2003. Marjorie was born November 13, 1923 at Bellaire, Smith County, Kansas as the daughter of Rex and Thelma Lannigan-Relihan. She moved to Topeka in...

Dorothy Gibson, 78, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at a local hospital.Dorothy was born February 8, 1931 in Kerrville, TX, the daughter of Fritz and Josephine (Rust) Strube. She graduated from Tivy High School in Kerrville and Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1954. Dorothy married Keith Edmond Gibson on December 18, 1954. Together they owned and...

Exciting moments of pregnancy have turned to sorrow and heartfelt loss with the death of our son, Angel Lee Alvarez on October 22, 2009. His family members include his parents, Adrian Alvarez and ShayLee Corbett, an older brother, Ace Alvarez, grandparents, Kelly Corbett, Maria and Alberto Alvarez, great-grandparents, Victor and Marea Allen, and numerous aunts and uncles.Graveside services will be...

Lemuel Paul Killgore, 51, Sandersville, Georgia, formerly of Wichita, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Topeka after a battle with cancer. Paul was born June 2, 1958 in Wichita, the son of Lemuel F. and Beverly (Lindsey) Killgore. He grew up in the Wichita area. He served in the U.S. Army from 1975...

Gilbert W. Brill, 92, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at a local hospital. Gilbert was born July 23, 1917 in Topeka, the son of Frank R. and Mable (Franz) Brill. He graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University.He entered the U.S. Army in 1941, serving during the Berlin Crisis in World War II and served...

Patrick John Walsh, 66, of Topeka, formerly of Chanute, passed away Monday, October 19, 2009 at the Countryside Health Center in Topeka. Patrick was born on May 23, 1943 to Ray and Helen Walsh in Chanute, Kansas. He joined the Air Force as a teenager and upon his discharge from the military he returned to Chanute and completed his GED....

Donna F. Vausbinder passed on October 19, 2009, at Topeka. She was born in Wichita, November 24, 1935, to Lester and Charlotte Pennick. She was preceded in death by her parents.She married Charles Vausbinder June 12, 1960. He survives. Other survivors include her sister, Dee Lacatena, Wantage, NJ; a brother, Rex Pennick, Wichita; a brother in law, John Vausbinder, a...

Con Davis Walsh, age 24, passed away in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Regis Walsh and Elisabeth Spainhour. Con was an individualist, a student of life, an unconventional award-winning artist, who questioned everything. He was gentle and kind, but mercurial. He was adored by his family and will be greatly missed.Con is survived by parents Regis...