Reva M. Kuehn, 87, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at Brewster Place in Topeka. The daughter of Munce and Mabel Johnson, she was born on August 14, 1921, near Thayer, KS. She graduated from Haddam High School and attended Strickler's Business College in Topeka. She married Niles Kuehn, August 17, 1940; he died April 2,1994. She is survived by children,...

Billie P. Spohn, 79, of Topeka, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Midland Hospice House. She was born on March 31, 1929 in Joplin, Missouri, the daughter of Fred and Vera Powell. Billie attended Gage Elementary and Boswell Junior High. Because of her academic success, she was allowed to skip two grades and graduated from Topeka High School...

Leland R. Porter, age 79, passed away on November 13, 2008 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. He was the son of Walter and Alice Hall Porter, who preceded him in death. Leland grew up in Wetmore and graduated from WetmoreHigh School in 1947. In 1948 he married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Arlene Trimble. After serving four years in...

Adabelle Haughawout passed away on November 9, 2008. She was born in Stafford, Kansas in 1916 and moved to Topeka in 1949. She married Evan (Buss) Haughawout in 1940. He preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter Linda Lee, her son-in-law Craig Woodbury, and her granddaughter Alexandra Woodbury, all of Topeka. With the gift of a beautiful...

Jerry Lee Frost, 71, of New Smyrna Beach, FL, passed away at his home on November 5, 2008. He was born May 17, 1937, in Topeka, KS, the son of Arthur and Alice Frost. He grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1955. He married Marilyn Buell on May 18, 1956. They had five children and...

Robert H. Brandenburg, 77, of Silver Lake, passed away Saturday November 8, 2008. He was born June 14, 1931 in Topeka, the son of Herman G. and Emma S. Dannenbrock Brandenburg. He grew up in Menoken and Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School in 1949. He went to Washburn University, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Fraternity. He...

Charles H. Robinson, 79, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor.Charles was born January 2, 1929 in McPherson, the son of David E. and Florence (Davis) Robinson. He graduated from McPherson High School.He served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years.He retired from the Federal Aviation Administration as an Electronics Technician in 1984.Charles married Margaret...

Marty Ray "Tex" McCowan, 45, Larned, passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.Marty was born November 13, 1963 in Mexico, MO, the son of Clarence Walter and Doris Jean (Dodd) McCowan.He graduated from Bovina High School in Bovina, TX. He later served in the U.S. Navy.He was a tattoo artist.Survivors include son, John Thomas McCowan, Wichita; step-daughter, Marissa Tharp, Wichita;...

Lennae Michelle Bush, 49, died peacefully in her home Tuesday morning, November 4, 2008.Lennae worked as a Registered Nurse and liveLd in Topeka, Kansas.She was preceded in death by her mother, Yvonne Schwader, and a daughter Amanda Bush. Survivors include her father, Richard D. Lee, Sr. of Topeka; brothers and sisters Rick Lee, Dennis Lee, and Jackie Alford of Topeka,...

Kenneth Miller, 71, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2008 at a Kansas City, KS hospital. He was born on November 9, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Linda and Arthur Miller. Kenneth enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1956 and served at Air Force bases in New England and Texas until 1962, when he was...

Carolyn Edson Stewart, 98, Topeka, passed away Friday Oct. 31, 2008 at Brewster Place Retirement Community. She was born in Topeka Aug. 21, 1910 the daughter of Frank P. Edson and Carrie F. Clarkson Edson. Carolyn attended Topeka public schools and graduated from Washburn University in 1931. She was a member of the Topeka Jr. League since 1935, Kappa Alpha...

Donald "Donnie" Aylesworth, 43, Topeka, passed away Nov. 3, 2008 at home. He was born Jan. 14, 1965 in Denver, CO the son of June Alice Michels Aylesworth. Donnie graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1983. He moved to Topeka in 1989 and began working for the City of Topeka as a mechanic. Donnie was united in marriage to Teresa...

Beverly Ann Hazzard, 63, Topeka, passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 at a local health care facility. Beverly was preceded in death by her parents, Paris "Jim" and Elna Baker Snider, her first husband and long time friend Donald R. Peters, her eldest daughter, Melanie Dawn Peters, and Ray Hazzard. She is survived by her son, Duane Peters, Eudora; daughter,...

Robert L. "Bob" Adams, 79, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Helen, two children, Michael Adams in Atlanta, GA, and Lisa Smith in Kansas City, and eleven grandchildren.Memorial services will be held at 11 am on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at First Lutheran Church, 1234 SW Fairlawn, Topeka, Kansas 66604.In lieu of...

Creta Ann Bowles was born Creta Ann Ebeling on August 16, 1930 to Edwin and Laura Ebeling in Atwood, Kansas, and died October 30, 2008 at home in Topeka, Kansas with her family by her side.As a child, Creta moved with her family to Clay Center, Kansas and graduated from Concordia High School in the class of 1948. She attended...

Karen K. Bergeson, 67, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at Midland Hospice House. Karen was born April 22, 1941 in Indianola, IA, the daughter of Wilbur and A. Loraine (Hickman) Kennedy. She worked for State Farm Insurance for over 28 years, retiring in 2007. She was a member of Countryside United Methodist Church. Karen and Don Bergeson...

Barbara H. Beck, 82, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Barbara was married to John W. Beck, and together they owned the Beck Lumber Company in Burlingame. They moved to Topeka in 1981. Barbara lived at Brewster Place from 1996-2006. Funeral services will be at 1 pm Monday, November 3, 2008 at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel. Burial will follow in...

Mark Kevin Anderson, 52, Topeka, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital.He was born March 30, 1956 in Wichita, and had lived in Topeka most of his life.He married Brenda Lee Ragsdale on July 17, 1976. She died Aug. 5, 2002. Survivors include three sons, Justin, Joshua and Jared, all of Topeka; his mother, Beverly Anderson of Topeka;...

Herbert W. Ragsdale, 83, died Monday, October 27, 2008, in Topeka.He was born May 8, 1925, to Ruth Wadley Ragsdale and George T. Ragsdale.After attending Highland Park High School, Herb enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served in WWII as a Radioman on the USS Barnstable, the USS Wasatch in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the USS Rocky...

Jacqueline Joyce Craft, 72, Valley Falls, died October 27, 2008 at the Jefferson County Hospice Care Facility in Winchester.She was born August 4, 1936 at Jane Lamb Hospital in Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of Lester Jake and Margaret (Gladhill) Humphrey.She graduated from Clinton High School.She married Charles Lewis "Chuck" Craft on November 15, 1957 in Topeka. He survives of the...