Bernard "Keith" Haubold, 74, Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2007. Keith was born August 6, 1933 in Topeka. He graduated from Topeka High School and with honors from Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington. He was a Korean War Veteran, serving four years in the U.S. Air Force.His life's work was spent in the advertising, marketing research and graphic...

Bonnie Bess Barber, 84 year-old resident of Atria Hearthstone, Topeka, Kansas, died August 12, 2007, at Stormont - Vail HeathCare Hospital. Born in El Dorado Kansas in 1922, she was the daughter of Cora and Clifton Healy. Graduated from El Dorado High School May 1940.Mrs. Barber was retired from a 40 year career as a Registered Nurse. She worked in...

OBITUARY: James W. Lowe James W. Lowe, 60, Topeka, KS, died Mon., Aug. 13, 2007, at his home. He was born Aug. 24, 1946, at Clovis, NM, the son of Alec P. and Ruth V. (Campbell) Lowe. He served in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne and was a Ranger in Viet Nam. He was in the Marine Corps National Guard....

Vern LeRoy Bennett, 75, a longtime resident of Carbondale, passed away, Sunday, August 12, 2007. He was born November 11, 1931 in Osage City, Kansas the son of Vernon and Mary Juanita Tevis Adolphson. Vern retired from Essex Wire in 1993. He was preceded in death by his parents Vernon and Juanita Adolphson and an infant brother. Cremation is planned....

Teresa Lynn Stubbs Vining, 58, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, August 12, 2007 at St.FrancisHospital. She was born January 6, 1949 in Hillsboro, Kansas the daughter of Merle and Patricia Rath Stubbs. Teresa attended Topeka public schools and KansasStateUniversity. Teresa will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She enjoyed caring for her grandchildren. Survivors include her...

Olive C. Musser, 96, long time Topeka resident, died Sunday August 5, 2007, at the Ray Hickey Hospice House facility in Vancouver, Washington. She was born January 9, 1911, at Minneola, Kansas, the 5th of 7 children born to James Ivan and Mary Ann (Tindall) Pitman. Olive graduated from Minneola High School in 1929. She attended Southwestern College in Winfield,...

Ethel Rayborn Perkins Nincehelser, 82, Topeka, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at her home.She was born May 25, 1925 in Rayborn, Missouri, the daughter of Hasten and Gustiva Brickey Rayborn. She attended Dewey School, and Mountain Grove High School, Mountain Grove, MO.Ethel worked at Mountain Grove Brown Shoe Factory, and later at Springfield, MO...

Christopher Alan Wright, 54, of Topeka, Kansas passed away Thursday, August 9, 2007 at Stormont-VailHospital. He was born in Seneca, Kansas on April 11, 1953 the son of Bill and Diane "Daisy" Wright. He grew up in Topeka, attending Randolph grade school, Boswell Jr. High, and TopekaHigh School, graduating in 1971. He was awarded a Bachelors of Arts from the...

Marguerite Jane Harrington, 84, died Aug. 5, 2007, at a Topeka hospital. She was born Sept. 26, 1922, in White Cloud, Kan., to Dr. John A. Patton and Luella Payne Patton. She attended elementary school in Marysville; high school in Kansas City, Mo.; and Clarks School of Business in Topeka. She was a secretary and homemaker and was a member...

Mary Lou Holderman, 75, of Topeka, passed away on August 8, 2007 at her home.Mary was born March 28, 1932. She was the first born to Floyd and Opal Noller on the family homestead in Mitchell County near Glen Elder, KS.She graduated from Glen Elder High School in 1949 and moved to Kansas City and attended the Kansas City Secretarial...

Willie J. Chapman, 59, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at his home. Funeral services will be held at the Fisher Funeral Home in Portsmouth Virginia at a later date. Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel is asssiting with arrangements. To leave a message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabel.com. Fisher Funeral Home may be contacted at 757-399-6366.

Norma Carlson, 85, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2007. She graduated from Hamilton, KS High School in 1938. She worked for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita as a Mechanical Draftsman during WWII. Norma married Carl Robert Carlson on Dec. 20, 1951 in Topeka. He preceded her in death. She is survived by 1 sister, Ruth Paul of Hurst, TX;...

Betty Ruth Williams Euwer, 80, of Topeka, died, Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at Manor Care Health Services where she had resided the past four years. She had Alzheimer's. Her husband Harold E. Euwer preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughter Pam Lewis, Topeka; her son, Dennis Euwer, Hope, KS; and three grandsons. Cremation is planned. Private inurnment will be...

Brendan Thomas Gilchrist, 29, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2007. He was born on March 11, 1978 in Topeka, the son of James W. and Shirley A. Thornton Gilchrist. He attended Elmont Grade School through fifth grade, home schooled through high school, graduated from Kaw Area Technical School, and graduated with an Associate of Applied Science in...

Mildred Mary Crocker, age 98, Topeka, passed away at her home August 3, 2007. Mildred was born on February 14, 1909, in Maple Plains, Wisconsin, the daughter of William T. and Millicent Zane Johnson Johnston. When she was a baby, her family moved to St. Louis, Mo. Her parents both passed away by the time she was 11. Her eldest...

L. Fred Meinholdt, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2007 at Aldersgate Village. He was born on January 1, 1925 in Topeka, the son of Charles L. "Shorty" and Julia Allison Meinholdt. He attended Topeka High School. Fred was a Navy veteran of WWII, serving in the European Theater. He was a printer by trade, owning M&M...

Alvin J. Georgia, Sr., 78, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at his home. He was born on July 13, 1929 in Lawrence, the son of James L. and Letha Posten Georgia. He graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1947 and attended the University of Kansas. He was an Army Air Corps veteran where he obtained...

Gary G. Karst, 70, of Topeka, lost his battle to Leukemia and joined his Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center.Gary was born September 2, 1936 on a small farm located near Galatia in Barton County, Kansas and was the youngest child of Emil & Clara (Nuss) Karst. He was baptized September 27, 1936...

Anna Belle Rees Baker, 81, Topeka, died July 26, 2007 after a short illness.Anna Belle was born January 21, 1926 in Marion, Kansas. She was the daughter of Percival Norris and Annabel (Allen) Rees of Marion, Kansas. She married William T. Baker on June 10, 1956 in Topeka. He preceded her in death in 2005.Anna Belle spent most of her...

Judy P. Morris Shepherd Richardson, Topeka, went to her Lord peacefully from her home Sunday, July 29, 2007. Judy was born March 8, 1942, in Havensville, KS, to Grace Lum and was raised by her grandmother, Lavinia (Downie) Lum. She was graduated from Havensville High School in 1960 and was a homemaker for much of her life, residing in Wichita,...