Patricia Crisp Fisher, 50, of Auburn, passed away Nov. 26, 2008 at a Topeka hospital after a long illness. She was born July 5, 1958 in Topeka. She was preceded in death by her father James H. Crisp. She is survived by her mother Marjorie Pfiester Crisp, her sister Stacie Crisp, her two beloved children James and Shannon Fisher and...

After 84 years, Clayton L. Frost, Topeka, went to be with his Lord on Thurs. Nov. 27, 2008 at Midland Hospice House. Clayton was welcomed into the family of Robert M. and Alice M. Hundley Frost when he was born on Mar. 21, 1924 in Lawrence, KS as the family's second child. The year of 1942 was an exciting time...

Esther Marie Shell, 92, Topeka, passed away Tues. Nov. 25, 2008. She was born Mar. 19, 1916 in Havensville, KS, the daughter of William and Rose McKee Holliday. Esther graduated from Soldier High School, Soldier, KS, in 1934. She then went on to attend Stewart's Beauty School in Topeka, graduating in 1935. Esther was united in marriage to Melvin C....

Arthur C. Cherry, Jr., MD son of Dorothy S. and Arthur C. Cherry Sr. was born on August 8, 1927 in New York, NY and died November 22, 2008 in Topeka, KS. Art grew up in Cincinnati, OH and married Nancy Gemmill in 1951 in Abilene, KS. He graduated from Yale University in 1949 and received a medical degree from...

Dale G. Briman, 85, lifelong Topekan, died Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Brewster Place in Topeka. He was born November 18, 1923, the son of Morris and Rose Briman. Dale was preceded in death by his parents and his two older brothers, Raymond (1965) and Bernie (2000). Dale graduated Topeka High School in 1942 at which time he joined the...

Charles R. Smelter, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Brewster Place in Topeka. He was born on May 11, 1926 in Topeka, the son of Charles F. and Lesta A. Isenberger Smelter. He graduated from Topeka High School. He was a Navy veteran of WWII and the Korean War. Upon returning from the service, he...

Rachel "Louise" Seastrom, 71, of Topeka, passed away Fri., Nov. 21, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born Feb. 21, 1937 in Topeka, the daughter of Clarence R. Hollar and Rachel E.(Hollar) Redenbaugh. She worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, retiring in 2007. She was a life member of the Kansas Historical Society. Survivors include three children,...

Gordon E. Bowers passed away peacefully on Saturday, November fifteenth after a long illness. He was 83 years old and lived in Topeka his entire life. He was from an old Topeka family that settled here in 1881.Gordon, our father, was born April 4th, 1925 to his parents Eugene L. Bowers and Elisabeth Edson Bowers. He attended Topeka High School...

Grant A. Wedoff, 98, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on October 16, 1910 in Topeka the son of Alfred and Augusta Wedoff. Grant graduated from Topeka High School. He worked as an accountant for the Santa Fe Railroad prior to serving in the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer...

Lucile Catherine Hisey, 94, of Topeka, Kansas died Friday, November 14, 2008, at Brewster Place.She was born October 14, 1914, the daughter of Warren James and Hattie Rhoades Hisey at Lenora, Kansas.She graduated from Lenora Rural High School and at age 17 taught in a rural school which she continued to do for 5 years. She then attended Fort Hays...

Harold Beam, 79, Topeka, passed away Nov. 14, 2008. He was born June 6, 1929 in Waldo, KS to Emil and Clara Burch Beam. Harold served in the Army during the Korean War. He then worked as a blacksmith for the Santa Fe Railroad Company, retiring in 1983. He was united in marriage Sept. 1, 1993 to Lucile McKnight in...

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,...