Kathryn F. Offen, 90, passed away on April 10, 2008. Kathryn was a life long Topeka resident who graduated from Topeka High School and Washburn University. She was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. She will be remembered for the many years she was associated with her family as a partner at Offens Hardward in Topeka. She was a...

Lolarene (Tiny) Bliss, 85, Topeka, passed away on Thurs., April 3, 2008 at Aldersgate Village.She was born in Topeka, KS on Oct. 20, 1922, the daughter of Claude Emmett and Gertrude Fern (Anderson) Williams.She attended school in Topeka before marrying Stanley W. Monroe, Jr. on Oct. 25, 1942. They had two children, Sharon Kay (Monroe) Chesmore and Michael Stanley Monroe.Lolarene...

Alvina Krohe, 91, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008. She was born on July 13, 1916 in Fairview, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Emma (Lear) Spellmeier. She graduated from Fairview High School in 1933 and worked for many years as a bookkeeper, first at College Hill Tin Shop and later at West Side Plumbing. Alvina was a member of St....

Mildred M. Tompkins, 80, Topeka, passed away on April 7, 2008. She was born on August 31, 1927, the daughter of Howard and Coral Heere; the sister of Shirley I. Godfrey, and Howard Heere, Jr.; and the mother of Susan Chenoweth, all deceased. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, April...

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Clay Edwin Blanton, 80, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Brewster Place Health Center.He was born August 5, 1927 in Norman, Oklahoma. He attended schools throughout Oklahoma and Texas, including High School in Pampa, Texas and the University of Oklahoma. He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha under the U.S. Army Bootstrap...

Elsie L. Hundley, 79, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Brewster Place in Topeka, Kansas.Elsie was born in Fairview, Kansas on April 10, 1928, the daughter of Joseph and Irene Meyer.Elsie lived and worked in Hiawatha, Kansas after graduating high school. She met Dewey Hundley in 1946 and married in September 1948. Elsie and Dewey moved to Topeka, Kansas...

Linnie Ann Norsworthy, 65, passed away Saturday, April 5, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born September 26, 1942 in Kansas City, MO, to Clyde and Kathryn (Woodley) Hicks. On February 14, 1976, she married Stephen E. Norsworthy at First Christian Church in Topeka. He preceded her in death on February 7, 1998. She retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield of...

Frankie Barnett Frankie Josephine Johnston Barnett passed away Thursday, April 3, 2008. She was born December 11, 1918 in Eskridge, Kansas to Flora and Alva Johnston. Frankie was married to Joe Barnett for 53 years and to Barney Gauvin for 1 year. She graduated from a Topeka Area Secretarial School, worked for Wolffe Jewlery and then, for many years, with...

Anna L. Schultz, 85, Topeka, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2008 at Midland Hospice House.She was born on July 9, 1922 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Galen and Verena (Stickle) Schlichter.Anna graduated from Topeka High School and Clarks Business School.Anna married Arnold Dale on August 7, 1942 in Washington, D.C. He preceded her in death in 1978.Anna was...

Loretta "Peggy" Marie Kuhn Bergeron, 96, died at The Homestead of Topeka on April 3, 2008 under the care of Midland Hospice.She was born in Victoria, KS October 10, 1911. She was baptized at St. Fidelis Church, Victoria. She said she was the first baby baptized in the "new church." Peggy married Jerome Bergeron October 19, 1954. They lived in...

Kay Anderson, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on October 9, 1917 and raised on a farm in Ruffin, NC. Kathleen graduated from the University of North Carolina obtaining a degree in education. She taught business school prior to her marriage. She lived in Topeka for the past 55...

Mamie Delores Anderson was born on February 11, 1913, in Wessington Springs, SD, fourth child of Rosie Mae Tate Stuart and Arthur Tillman Stuart. She went home to be with her Lord on March 28, 2008. She passed away at home with loving family at her bedside.Mamie grew up in Mexico, MO with 4 sisters and 4 brothers. She started...

Dorothy Evelyn Webb Keen, 88, passed away on April 1, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor. She was born on October 27, 1919 in Madison, KS to Fred and Ruby May (Lyman) Webb. She was a homemaker. On June 5, 1938, she married Alvin Keen in Emporia. He preceded her in death on January 28, 2003. She was a member of California...

Marie K. Neill, 102, Topeka, passed away on March 29, 2008. She was born on January 14, 1906 in Lecompton, Kansas, the daughter of David Lusk and Carrie Paslay. Marie graduated from Lecompton Rural High School and Topeka Business College. She was a Division Business Office Supervisor for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, where she retired in October of 1970 with...

Dr. Donald L. Moler, 90, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2008 at Brewster Place.Don was born on January 12, 1918, in Wilsey, KS the son of R.L. and Bess Moler.He graduated from Kansas State Teachers College, now Emporia State University, with a B.S. in 1939. He received his M.S. in 1949 and his Ph.D. in 1951 from the...

Patricia Ann Thompson, 83, passed away on Saturday March 29, 2008 at Westwood Manor, Topeka. Pat was born on June 26, 1924 in Arkansas City, Kansas to George and Ethel (Kirkpatrick) Pappas. She spent most of her life in Topeka where she was a daycare provider. Pat was married to Athel Allen "Tommy" Thompson who passed away in 1979. Surviving...

William H. Ogan, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka. He was born on January 17th, 1920 in Emporia, the son of Alan and Jessie Ferrin Ogan. He graduated from Wyandotte High School and proceeded to Texas A&M University. His schooling was interrupted by WWII, when he proudly served as...

Ignacio "Nacho" Zapata, 87, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at a local hospital.Ignacio was born February 1, 1921 in McFarland, the son of Roberto and Ramona (Munoz) Zapata.He worked for Santa Fe Railroad for 34 years, retiring in 1982.He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the Santa Fe...

Harold D. Barraclough, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at his home. He was born on August 26, 1924 in Topeka, the son of Walter and Fladilla Little Barraclough. Harold was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving for twenty years. He was a member of Walnut View Christian Church. Harold married Maxine C. Bleske on October 4,...

Florence M. Bernauer, 96, of Neodesha, KS, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2008 at a Neodesha care facility. She was born on April 2, 1911 in Astoria, NY, the daughter of Nils P. and Lily Lejoun Ekberg. She lived in College Point, Long Island, N.Y. prior to moving to Topeka in 1966. She worked for the...