Patricia Harbolt, 65, Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2008.Pat was born July 1, 1942 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Howard and Maxine Martin.She married Dennis Harbolt on September 22, 1978 in Kansas City, MO. He survives. Other survivors include daughters: Dawn Goodman, Austin, TX, Rusann Gregory, Rockdale,TX, Debbie Meador, Topeka, Kelly Rose, Frankfort, Teresa Mayhew, Emmett,...

John (Jack) William Joseph Richardson died March 25, 2008. He was born November 3, 1940, in McFarland, Kansas, the son of Stephen R. and Cora B. Richardson.He met Janet, his wife, when he was 17 and she 14. They were married February 13, 1962. They had ten Sons: Mark, Paul, Barry, Matthew, Michael, Nathan, Andrew, Joseph (deceased), Luke and Anthony;...

Dale Fredrick Deardorff, the son of Delbert M. and Dorothy (Bollerman) Deardorff, was born September 21, 1945 in Jefferson , Iowa and died March 27, 2008 in the presence of his loving family at the Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa , KS at the age of 62.He attended grade school in Yale, Iowa, where later he graduated from Yale-Jamaica-Bagley High...

Margaret "Muggs" Carlson, 76, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center.She was born March 12, 1932 in Sauk Centre, MN. She was adopted by Lloyd and Gladys Iverson and was raised in Litchfield, MN. She graduated from Litchfield High School and attended St. Cloud State College.She married her high school sweetheart, Les Carlson, on June 23,...

Marian Alice Cagle, 99, Topeka, passed away on Thurs., March 20, 2008 after a brief illness.Marian was born near Dover, KS on May 4, 1908, the daughter of Jacob A. and Olive M. (Jones) Drake.She graduated from Topeka High School in 1927 and the University of Kansas in 1931.Marian taught school in Oketo, Moscow and Newton, Kansas and Colorado before...

OBITUARY: Walter Eldon Chilson Walter Eldon Chilson, 79, Topeka, died Tues., March 25, 2008, at his home. He was born Sept. 10, 1928, at Corning, the son of Walter William and Mildred F. (Kimball) Chilson. Walter was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict having served with the 101st Airborne. He was a self-employed masonary contractor and a life member...

Pansy M. Raby, 100, passed away, March 23, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She resided at Topeka Presbyterian Manor for the past couple of years.She was born on Nov. 4, 1907 near Silver Lake, the daughter of Scott and Jennie (Clark) Ramer. She attended school at Silver Lake and graduated from High School in 1925.She was a 50 year member of...

Dorothy Nelson Ribordy "Noller", age 87, died March 23, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.She was born September 21, 1920 in Topeka, Kansas to parents, Ernest and Dora King and grew up in Richland, Kansas.She married Harry Nelson, September 7, 1940. He died August 8, 1977.She owned and operated Holliday Square Beauty Salon from '56-'77. With a partner she owned Continental Beauty...

Ruth Price, 98, Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2008, at Topeka Presbyterian Manor.Ruth was born in House, NM on August 5, 1909, the daughter of William G. and Emma Jane (Delhotel) Carpenter.She graduated from House High School and attended New Mexico Normal University, Las Vegas, NM."Miss Ruthie" taught in a one room schoolhouse in New Mexico for one...

Edona Carter passed away on March 19, 2008. She was born May 7, 1943 in Topeka, the daughter of Donald R. and Edna A. (Sheedy) Halleck, and the second of three children. Edona graduated from Topeka High School in 1961 and attended Washburn University. She worked in the Administrative Department of Memorial Hospital.Edona married Michael Monaghan who preceded her in...

Jean Mae Schuster, 92, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. Jean was born on March 2, 1916 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Leslie N. and Ruby M. (Hawley) Anderson. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1933; attended Lowman United Methodist Church and was a lifelong resident of Topeka.She married John F. Schuster on...

Florence Faye Keller Gresser passed away in St. Louis, Missouri on March 11, 2008, after a long illness. She was born March 15, 1911 in Delia, Kansas and grew up as the 2nd of 7 children. She attended Parsons College, Kansas State University and the University of Kansas. She taught for 3 years in Delia and Rossville before her marriage...

Ursula Elisabeth Hager, 65, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at her home. She was born November 2, 1942 in Furth, Germany the daughter of Walther Willi and Margarete Louise (Zeiner) Knoll.She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982 from Washburn University. Ursula received a lifetime achievement award from Sheltered Living Incorporated in 2006 and after...

John R. Porter, 66, Topeka, passed away on March 14, 2008. He was born on September 28, 1941 in Perry, Kansas, the son of Francis and Clara (Hiner) Porter. He was the brother of Lola (Bill) Plank, Los Angeles; Marvin Porter, Topeka; Ralph (Sharon Gail) Porter, Perry; and Wilma (Dale) Casto, Topeka. He was preceded in death by his sisters:...

J.D. Harsin 86, of Topeka, KS died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.Mr. Harsin was born on May 17, 1921 at the family farm in Walnut Valley, IA, the son of Gilbert and Irene Harsin. He graduated from Knoxville High School in Knoxville, IA in 1939. In WWII he served on the USS Brownson as a...

Virginia M. Berends, 85, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. She was born February 24, 1923 in Topeka, the daughter of William and Anna Klutke Day. She was a life-long Topeka resident and was a member of Kansas Avenue United Methodist Church. Virginia married Jackson A. Berends on July 13, 1940 in Topeka. He...

Alfred R. Heckenlaible, 98, passed away, March 11, 2008 at Aldersgate Village. He was born June 1, 1909 in Menno, SD, to Karl and Regina (Seidel) Heckenlaible. He graduated from Menno High School in 1927 and NSU with a Bachelor of Science Degree. Alfred was a music teacher for schools in South Dakota.Survivors include a daughter, Mary Jansen, Topeka; two...

Floyd L. Davis, Jr, 68, Topeka, passed away on March 11, 2008. He was born on March 25, 1939 in Topeka, the son of Floyd and Naomi (Price) Davis Sr. He was the brother of Jeanette (deceased), Almina Paletta (deceased), Montoy (Jack) Sims, Topeka, and Joyce Adam, NY. He married Carolyn Ewing on August 19, 1961. She survives. They had...

Harry A. Dembicki, 90, Topeka, died on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Brewster Place Health Center. He was born January 10, 1918, in Detroit, Mich., the son of Victor J. and Angelina Dolata Dembicki.Harry served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and retired as a flight-control officer. He especially enjoyed the camaraderie of military friends for the 18 years he...

Walter Iverson Cole, Jr., 76, of Topeka, passed away, Monday, March 10, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Hospital of complications from pneumonia. He was born December 25, 1931 in Sabetha, Kansas the son of Walter I. and Teresa (Tucker) Cole. Walter was a 1949 graduate of Topeka High School and received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Kansas in...