Gerald F. Meyer, 98, Topeka, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2009 at the V.A. Medical Center.Gerald was born February 26, 1910 in Reliance, SD, the son of Enos J. and Mabel (Lloyd) Meyer. He worked on a farm near Cottonwood Falls, at the Sunflower Ammunition Depot in Sunflower and later for Essex Wire in Topeka, retiring in 1974. He...

Eva Nell Swafford, 84, of Topeka, passed away Mon., Feb. 16, 2009.She was born Sept. 4, 1924 in Clay County, MO, the daughter of Roy C. and Myrtle Eva (Titus) Holt. Mrs. Swafford was a member of V.F.W. Auxiliary Post No. 1650 and volunteered at the V.A. Hospital in Topeka.Eva married Paul W. Swafford on Sept. 26, 1942 in Excelsior...

Bruce N. Schultz, 73, Topeka, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at a local hospital.Bruce was born September 16, 1935 in Quakertown, PA, the son of Newton O. and Aurelia G. (Kehm) Schultz.He graduated from Upper Perkiomen High School, East Greenville, PA in May, 1953. He enlisted in the U. S. Air Force in September, 1953 and served for 26 years,...

Wayne Hall, 74, of Topeka, passed away, Monday, February 9, 2009. He was born October 7, 1934 in Decatur, IL. Wayne married Mary Scott June 26, 1955. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, W. Anthony and Russell Hall; one daughter, Annette Voigt; and two grandchildren, Josh and Tabatha Hall. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 13,...

Judson Townley, age 85, passed away February 10th, of natural causes. He was born in Topeka Kansas, the son of Wayne and Annie Nelson Townley. Jud grew up in Topeka, working at his father's drugstore, and graduating from Topeka High School. He went on to KU at Lawrence and then trained as a Navy pilot just before the end of...

Sonya Z. Porter, 74, of Topeka/Wichita passed away February 5, 2009, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born on July 17, 1934, in Kansas City, MO to Paul and Bebe Zaremba. She was a graduate of Wichita High School North and Wesley Hospital School of Nursing. Sonya dedicated 28 years of service to Wichita State University Student Health Center as a...

Les Kelly, 72, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009.He was born December 7, 1936 in Topeka, KS, the son of Clifford L. and Mary E. (Beier) Kelly. He was a graduate of Topeka High School and Washburn University where he was a Kappa Sig and lettered in football and baseball. Les was a lifetime member of KSSA and...

Mrs. Rosetta Scheibner, 89, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Brewster Place. She was born on April 12, 1919 in Atchison, Kansas to Harry L. and Sally (Pitts) Foley.She was married for over 58 years to Albert M. Scheibner, a retired Kansas Highway Patrolman, he passed away December 18, 1998. She was a secretary for the Kansas...

Jack I. Frazier, 93, Topeka, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Lexington Park Nursing Center.He was born September 27, 1915 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, the son of James Milburn and Bertha Elizabeth Cross Frazier. He graduated from Blackwell High School, received his BS from Oklahoma A&M, and his Masters Degree from Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg. He also did graduate work...

Glenna VanVleck, 91, Topeka, died Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at her home.She was born May 30, 1917 in Topeka, the daughter of Otis and Ferol Howard McClenny. She graduated from Topeka High School and was a lifelong resident of Topeka.Glenna was a bookkeeper for Mize Houser for 32 years before retiring. She was a member of First United Methodist Church,...

Vera V. Colley, 97, Topeka, died Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at Plaza West Regional Health Center. She was born in Osage City, Kansas, on April 19, 1911, the daughter of Abraham and Mary Milano Corbolotti. She attended Osage City schools and Strickler's Business College in Topeka. Mrs. Colley was employed as a secretary for many years in Lincoln, Nebraska; Detroit,...

Ann M. Wright formerly of Topeka, KS passed away on October 21, 2008 while living with her daughter in Texas. Born Ann Marie Paracenka on May 15th, 1926 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, her family emigrated from Russia before WWI.She had three older brothers and three older sisters.Ann was married to Robert Frank Wright on June 18th, 1949 and took meticulous care...

Aubrey Linford (Linn) Woolsey, 89, of Topeka passed away Monday, January 26, 2009 at Brewster Place Retirement Center. He was born May 10, 1919 in Linn Creek, MO, the son of Abb G. Woolsey and A. Floy Sweat Woolsey.Mr. Woolsey was raised in Atchison, Donovan and Brown counties and graduated from Everest High School in 1939. He served in the...

David Jesse Lloyd, 81, passed away January 24, 2009. He was born April 18, 1927, in Sacramento, California, to Mary Trout. At the age of 17, he joined the Navy and served our country during WWII. Shortly after leaving the Navy, he joined the US Air Force and served during the Korean War. He retired from the US Air Force...

Eileen Knutson, 90, Topeka, passed away Jan. 24, 2009. She was born June 21, 1918 in Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Dovie Marshall Frost. Eileen graduated from Emporia High School in 1936 and became the owner of New Moon Beauty Salon in Hutchinson, KS in 1938. In 1946, she married Sylas T. Knutson. After living in western Kansas, they...

James Phillip Weir Jr.1948-2009James Phillip Weir Jr., 60, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2009. He was born on Oct. 13, 1948 in Topeka, Kansas to James Phillip, Sr. and Susan "Bonnie" (Jensen) Weir. On June 3, 1972 he married Lori Witt in Matawan, NJ. He was a design engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad for 27 years...

James "Jimmy" Thomas Holstein, Jr., 45, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Midland Hospice House, Topeka.He was born September 4, 1963 in Topeka, the son of James Thomas and Wilma (Tuckwin) Holstein, Sr. He was a 1982 graduate of Suitland High School, Suitland, MD. Jimmy was employed by Burger King and Taco Bell in Topeka. He was...

Anna B. Wright, 83, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at her home.She was born September 8, 1925 in Burlington, IA, the daughter of Charles H. and Ruth E. (Bovell) Beebe. She attended Burlington High School and Junior College. She served as a Cadet Nurse during WW II. She graduated from the University of Iowa's School of Nursing...

Clara Jane Johnson, 82, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center.She was born April 7, 1926 in Kanorado, the daughter of Hollie J. and Grace E. Miller Hickson.Clara was an elementary school teacher for 38 years. She began teaching when she was 16 years old in a one room schoolhouse. She retired in 1987. She...

Charles C. Schmidt, 78, Topeka, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 4, 1930 in Sedalia, MO, the son of William S. and Sarah E. Farris Schmidt, and had lived in Topeka since 1956.Charles was a sheet metal worker at Stevenson Company for 35 years, and was superintendent of the stainless steel...