Willie J. "Bill" Aldridge, 86, Topeka, passed away peacefully on Jan. 19, 2009 at Midland Respite Care.He was born Nov. 2, 1922 in Red River County, TX.He is survived by his son, Mark and Anjanette Aldridge.Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Fri., Jan. 23 at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Gardens. Willie will lie...

Guadalupe "Pino" Lira Jr., age 64, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2009 at Kansas City Hospice House.Pino was born on October 5, 1944 in Topeka, Kansas. He was a long-time employee of KDOT. He enjoyed playing pool with his friends, was a member of the Northeast Kansas APA Pool League and was a loyal KU fan. Pino was...

Charlotte A. Carlgren, 67, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born on December 8, 1941 in Concordia, the daughter of Harvey and Daisy Ross Hoelscher. She graduated from Concordia High School. She has resided in Topeka since 1964. She was a member of Topeka Bible Church. Charlotte married Arthur...

Joseph Edward Gilless, 51, died January 17, 2009 at the Stormont Health Center. Joe was born December 20,1957 in Topeka, KS. Joe graduated from Topeka West in 1976 and continued his education at Kaw Tech. He was married to his wife, Donna (McCauley) Gilless for 32 years. He was the grandson of J.R. and Mollie Perry. Joe worked in his...

Pauline Miller, 103, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009 in Omaha, NE. Pauline was born June 30, 1905 in Papinsville, MO. She has been a resident of Topeka since 1944. During WWII, she worked as an inventory clerk at the bomb factory. Pauline was employed by Butner's and Fally's Grocery store prior to getting married. Pauline was dedicated to serving...

OBITUARY Welch, Karen Peterson Karen Welch died on Saturday, January 17, 2009. Karen was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was gracious and caring, always thinking of and doing for others even when faced with declining health. She was born July 27, 1936 in Newton, KS. She was the eldest of the three children of Bernard and Faye Peterson....

Georgianna "Jean" Bergquist, 81, of Topeka passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009. Jean was born May 11, 1927 in Wallace, KS to Mike and Clara (Brown) Korbe. She was raised in Western Kansas and has been a Topeka resident since 1949. Jean wed Raymond J. Bergquist in 1947 in Salina, KS. Survivors include her loving husband of nearly 62 years,...

Elizabeth Ruth Hunter Amsbaugh, 89, passed away Jan. 15, 2009 at Midland Hospice House. She was born June 9, 1919 in State College, Pa. the daughter of Dr. Charles Axtell Hunter and Bess Hildreth Hunter. Ruth attended the University of South Dakota for two years and graduated from Washburn University in 1941. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta...

LaDonna Singleton, 75, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009.She was born August 8, 1933 in the Kansas, the daughter of Ernest and Garnett (Seitzinger) Grunder. She was employed by Hallmark Cards in Topeka, and a K-Mart Department Store on Wannamaker in Topeka.She married Earl Singleton in 1952. He preceded her in death on August 19, 1985. Survivors include...

Eleanore Odell Rost, of Topeka, passed away January 14, 2009 at Brewster Place Retirement Community.She was born January 17, 1910, in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of Dr. Francis B. Odell and Harriette Miles Odell. She attended Washburn University and graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Geology. She married Francis J. Rost May 28, 1933, in...

Larry Dean Golden, 43, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 following a lengthy illness that affected his liver, kidneys and heart. He was born June 5, 1965 in Topeka, the son of Carl D. and Leota Rae (Kensing) Golden. He attended elementary and junior high in Topeka before graduating from Washburn Rural High School in 1983. He attended...

John Marvin Lahman, Jr. 75, Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2009 at the Topeka V. A. Hospital. John was born December 21, 1933 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of John Marvin and Lois Jean Lahman. He grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1952. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital...

Peggy L. Houchins, 81, of Topeka, passed away January 12, 2009. Peggy was born February 26, 1927 in Upland, KS to Roland and Esther (Gfeller) Hill. She was a graduate of Chapman High School. Peggy retired as an office manager from Auburn-Washburn School District after 34 years of service. She was an accomplished bowler and she enjoyed dancing. Peggy attended...

Chester "Chet" Evans, Sr., 95, of Topeka, passed away January 12, 2009. Chet was born in Joplin, MO February 24, 1913 to William O. and Crystal Mae (Arnold) Evans. He has been a resident of Topeka since 1954, having moved from Nevada, MO. Chet worked for Long Bell Lumber Company for many years and retired from Whiteley's Lumber Company. He...

Alice Lillian Northcutt Sheffield, 96, Topeka, died January 12, 2009, at Aldersgate Village. Alice was born February 19, 1912 in Arco, MN, the daughter of Albert and Alice Spencer and moved to Kansas at age 3 with her family. She attended schools in Emporia and graduated from Emporia High School in 1929.She married Richard C. Northcutt on May 30, 1930...

Dale E. Horn, 77, Topeka, passed away Sat., Jan. 10, 2009 at a local hospital. He was born Oct. 31, 1931 in Trenton, MO to Chester and Viva Conger Horn. Mr. Horn graduated from Argentine High School, KC, KS in 1950 and the Salvation Army College for Officer Training where he was ordained as a minister in 1951. He was...

Veon D. Gurss, 68, of Tecumseh, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2009.He was born March 8, 1940 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Roy O. and Pauline (Pattan) Gurss. He was a 1958 graduate of Topeka High School. He was owner of Gurss Motors, home of the "Oldies But Goodies," an independent used car dealer in Topeka since 1964. Mr....

Eva Lorene Schafer, 90, of Topeka, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at Brewster Health Center in Topeka. She was born February 28, 1918 in Osawatomie, KS. She was the daughter of Anna and Elmer Fields.She graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1935. She worked at Cokers Store in Osawatomie and at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas in Topeka....

MEGAN K. McBRIDE FRANZAge 31, passed away January 4, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer the past 10 months. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, January 7 at 3:00 p.m. at Church of the Resurrection, Main Sanctuary, 13720 Roe Avenue, Leawood, KS, where the family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests...

Jacqueline J. "Jackie" Tubbs, 79, loving wife and mother of Granbury, TX, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on December 19, 1929 in McLouth, KS, the daughter of Harry and Eunice Barnard Burgoyne. She was raised in McLouth until moving to Norfolk, VA. Jackie moved to Topeka in 1952...