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...

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...