John E. McDonald, 55, Topeka, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, July 9, 2007 at Stormont Vail Hospital surrounded by friends and family.John was born March 14, 1952 in Topeka, the son of James L. and Jean A. (Velella) McDonald. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1970. He was employed as a Pressman...

Marvin Springer, 81, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born on December 12, 1925 in Manhattan, the son of Lonnie and Doris Springer. In 1943, Marvin enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in WWII. On March 7, 1946, he married Gwen Schoefield. She survives of the home. Also surviving are their...

Marion N. Halbett, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2007 at Rossville Health Care & Rehabilitation. She was born on June 23, 1919 in Philomath, OR, the daughter of Henry C. and Elsie Mathany Tatom. She graduated from Oregon State University Magna Cum Laude. A member of the Womens Army Corp, she served in the Pentagon, Office...

Anna M. Phippen, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on September 30, 1916 in Havensville, the daughter of John H. and Myrtle Post Markham. Anna attended elementary school at America City. She graduated from Havensville High School and Emporia State University with a BS in Elementary Education. Anna taught...

Charles R. Hughes, 85, Topeka, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 4, 2007. Born May 26, 1922 to Alexander and Corinne Hughes in Omaha, NE. Charles and his family moved to Topeka in 1926 and he remained a life-long resident. He was a 1940 graduate of Topeka High School where he met Ruth, his wife of 65 years....

Philip G. Logan, 81, Topeka, passed away on Monday, July 2, 2007 at Stormont-Vail hospital.Phil was born October 8, 1925 in Oelwein, Iowa, the son of Vern M. and Ina G. (Gearhart) Logan. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Phil married Mary Joann Russell on June 19, 1948 in Chicago, IL.He graduated from the University of Iowa...

Zachary David Typer, infant son of Michael and Jennifer Typer and little brother of Gillian passed away, Monday July 2, 2007.Additional survivors include grandparents Roger and Deaborah White, Lufkin, TX, Joe and Jean Borjas and Charles and Ada Fry all of Chanute, KS. The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Penwell-Gabel Mid Town...

Francisco "Chita" Lopez Gomez, 74, of Topeka, KS, passed away, June 30, 2007.A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m., Thursday, July 5, 2007, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m. that evening. Mass of Christian Burial will be said 10:00 a.m., Friday at the church followed by burial with military honors at Mt....

Patricia Ann Gastrock Cooper, 64, loving daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, died late Thursday, June 28, 2007 at her home. She was born September 8, 1942 north of Paxico, Kansas, the daughter of E. S. "Dutch" Gastrock and Loubelle L. Reiners Gastrock. She was preceded in death by her parents. As a child, she lived in Topeka, and Manhattan, attending...

Margaret N. Timberlake, 81, of Topeka, formerly of Hutchinson, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born July 10, 1925 in Sharon Springs, KS, the daughter of Lavina Lum. She attended school in Havensville, KS. Margaret was united in marriage to Wayne E. Timberlake on July 1, 1951 in Corning, KS. She was homemaker...

Henrietta M. Snyder (100) was born on May 23, 1907 in Topeka, Kansas, the only child of George E. and Lillian Cope Moser. She graduated from Bethany Academy and attended Washburn University. While at Washburn, she met O. W. Maddox, whom she married in 1926. He died in 1964. After their marriage the Maddox's moved to Beaumont and then Dallas,...

Robert L. "Bob" Purkey, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Lexington Park Nursing Facility in Topeka. He was born on July 16, 1923 near Granola, KS, the son of Jess and Mae Dean Purkey. Bob was an Army veteran of WWII. He was employed by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for 38 years before retiring...

Wilson H. Jones, 86, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at a local hospital following a short illness.Wilson was born June 5, 1921 in Deep Water, NJ., the son of James H. and Mabel (Steele) Jones. After graduation from high school in 1939, Wilson enlisted in the U.S. Army. He became a pilot in the U.S. Army Air...

Claud Watkins, 78, Topeka, died Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at Homestead Assisted Living, Topeka. He was born September 20, 1928 in Bancroft, Kansas the son of Harvey Edward and Edna Mae Gorrel Watkins. Claud attended school in Bancroft and Soldier, Kansas. He served as a Howitzer Artillery Gunner in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953 during the Korean Conflict and was...

Mary K. "Katie" Wilson, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on March 8, 1931 in Topeka, the fifth child of Charles A. and Mary Murphy Hoover. She was a life-long Topeka resident. She graduated from Hayden High School in 1949 and attended Clark's Business School. She was employed by...

Mary Morrow Fergus Judge, 88, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Midland Hospice, Topeka, Kansas. She had suffered a stroke on June 9, 2007. She was born April 6, 1919 on the family farm in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Hugh and Sarah Morrow Fergus. She attended country school in Slippery Rock and graduated from Slippery Rock High...

Marceline Jackson, 66,of Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2007. She was born on November 12, 1940 in Topeka, daughter of Luther and Charlene Robinson, Sr. She was active in the Army Reserves in the early seventies. She was a retired nurse from the Topeka area. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, her aunt and uncle;...

VELMA EDITH DAUNERTOPEKA- Velma Edith Dauner, 89, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2007 in Topeka Kansas. She was born October 29, 1917 at Isabel, Kansas, the daughter of John J. and Minnie Miller Dye. She attended school at Isabel and Sawyer, Kansas. She married Everett E. Dauner on January 22, 1936 in Wichita, Kansas.Mrs.Dauner was a 4-H clothing instructor...

George Leslie Harvell, 91, of Topeka, passed away Friday, June 15, 2007 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Irene V. Harvell; his children, Juanice G. Rodriguez and husband, Joe of Topeka, sons, C. Ray Harvell and wife, Joan of Wichita, KS, and Ronnie Joe Harvell of Wichita, KS; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. He was...

Herman F. Dale, 88, of Topeka passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. He was born July 7, 1918 in Fairview, KS, the son of C. Fred and Melda Diller Dale.He graduated from Fairview High School in 1937, and then attended Clark's Business School. Herman served in the 65th Infantry during World War II. After returning...