Louise M. Yocum, 86, a lifelong resident of Topeka, KS, passed away Mon., Aug. 18, 2008, at Midland Hospice House.Louise was born April 25, 1922, the daughter of Maud and George Rogers. She was adopted by James and Dora Henderson after the death of her father in 1926.She was married on Feb. 27, 1948, to Earl H. Yocum. He preceded...

Paul Wesley Bombardier, 60, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2008.He was born March 19, 1948 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Paul E. and Almeda R. (White) Bombardier. He was a graduate of Minneapolis High School in Minneapolis, Kansas and received a degree in business from Washburn University in Topeka. He served in the United States Navy from...

Carl LaVon Robinson, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on October 1, 1918 in Eskridge, the son of Carl William and Ethel M. Huitt Robinson. Carl resided in Topeka most of his life. He graduated from Topeka High School and was an Army veteran of WWII, serving as a...

Andrew A. Pratt, 94, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at a Westmoreland care center.Andy was born May 22, 1914 in Topeka, the son of George and Ida (Stice) Pratt.He was employed as a welder for the Santa Fe Railroad for over 30 years, retiring in 1974He was a Charter member of the North Topeka Saddle Club, and...

LTC (Ret) James M. Herring, 77, passed away Tues., Aug. 12 at his home. He was born Feb. 18, 1931 in Sparks, KS the son of Max and Blanche Herring. On Sept. 28, 1951 Jim married Ann Zimmerman in Highland, KS. For 28 of 40 years he was a civil servant while serving in the Kansas Army National Guard. He...

Carol L. Sommers, 70, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at a local hospital.Carol was born July 5, 1938 in Abilene, the daughter of Edward and Lucille McCosh. She graduated from Chapman High School, and Kansas State University with a degree in Home Economics. She also graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Nursing.She worked...

Grace L. Morgan, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2008 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born on February 5, 1920 in Perry, the daughter of Ray and Olive Fay Roelofsz. When she was 5 years old, she moved with her family to Topeka until 1940 when she moved to rural areas northwest of Topeka. In 1959,...

Cathy J. Luthi, 59, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008. Cathy was born July 28, 1949 in Topeka, the daughter of Clarence and Lavonne (Bratton) Luthi. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1967 and Kaw Area Technical School in 1995. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse at Aldersgate Village and was currently employed at K.N.I.She was...

John E. Wheeler, 68, passed away Aug. 7 at his home. He was born July 9, 1940 in Chicago, IL to Everett and S. Katherine (Riebe) Wheeler. He was a dental technician and owned Wheeler's Dental Lab. He retired from Wal-Mart. He was a member of Philadelphia Church of God. John was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Survivors include; a daughter,...

William Joe "Bill" Phillips, 81, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2008.He was born July 27, 1927 in Fairview, Kansas, the son of Elery Joe and Thelma Leona (Broderick) Phillips. He was a 1945 graduate of Honey Creek Union High School, Honey Creek, NE. He attained the rank of Corporal after 18 months of service in the U.S. Army and the...

Ruby L. McWilliams, 90, Dardenne Prairie, MO, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Fri., Aug. 1, 2008 at her residence. She was born May 3, 1918 in Junction City, KS to John W. and Christena (Spreacher) Baughman. On June 8, 1937 she married John H. McWilliams in Junction City. She was a member of the Oakland Christian Church in Topeka....

Camille McKee, 99, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2008 in Topeka.She was born February 16, 1909 in Havensville, KS, the daughter of Harley and Cora (Beach) Davis and married Curtis McKee in Hiawatha, KS on December 23, 1929. Camille and Curtis had two sons, Marvin and Gary "Kenny". In 1951, Camille and Curtis moved to Topeka. They were best known...

Charles "Claude" Ritchie, 80, Topeka, passed away Sun., Aug. 3, 2008, at Lexington Park Retirement Community.He was born April 30, 1928, in Cuba, MO, the son of Lee Roy and Della (Cornman) Ritchie.He graduated from SW Missouri State and the University of MO.Charles served in the US Army as a Sgt. from June 1952-June 1954.Claude married Shirley Hamilton on June...

Ethel Mae Rezac Hodge, 81, Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2008 at her home. Ethel was born August 14, 1926 in Emmett, the daughter of Fred and Ethel (Wood) Rezac. She graduated from Emmett High School in 1944. She moved to Topeka after graduation and was employed by the State of Kansas until1951 when she was employed with...

Glenn R. Coulter, 82, of Topeka passed away July 30, 2008. He was born November 8, 1925 in Quinter, Kansas to Ray and Lena Coulter. Glenn was a 1943 graduate of Topeka High School and served in the United States Navy during WWII, stationed in the Marshall Islands. He graduated from Washburn University in 1949 with a degree in Business...

Marjorie J. Gildersleeve, 85, Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2008 at her home. She was born on June 5, 1923, in Topeka, the daughter of Ross F. and Susanne Riker Clinton. She was a life-time Topeka resident. Marjorie graduated from Topeka High School in 1941 and received a BA in Education from Washburn University in 1945. She was a...

Jerry N. Brumley, 71, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at a local hospital.Jerry was born January 23, 1937 in Topeka, the son of Carl Samuel and Violet V. (Harper) Brumley. He graduated from Topeka High School, attended Washburn University and graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1964.He worked for the...

John H. Forrester, 76, Topeka, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2008.He was born December 6, 1931 in Emporia, the son of Herb and Faye (Stubbs) Forrester. After graduating from Emporia High School in 1949, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked for Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Emporia and moved to Topeka in 1958 where...

Denise E. Crumpton, 45, Topeka, passed away Sat., July 26, 2008, at her residence after a long and courageous battle with cancer.Denise was born in Hutchinson, KS on June 28, 1963, the daughter of the late Harold D. and Betty J. Smith.Denise Elaine Nesbitt married Kim Carl Crumpton on October 12, 1990. They had four children, Nicole Nesbitt, Tosha Lawson,...

Mark Alan Bolley, 56, of Delia, KS passed away July 25, 2008 due to a vehicle accident. He was born July 7, 1952 in Topeka, KS the son of Donald and Betty (Fay) Bolley. Mark graduated from Topeka West High School in 1970. He attended Washburn University and received his Master Electrical license following. He was a co-founder with Craig...