Emmett Everett Harder, 92, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, formerly of Topeka, died Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. He was born on December 23, 1914 in Fredonia, Kansas, son of Roy E and Ruby Clary Harder. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II with Army Transportation Corps in the European Theater...

Donald Dean Lewis, 68, Topeka, died Monday, June 4, 2007.He was born September 5, 1938 in Topeka, the son of Donald A. and Fern (Lester) Lewis. Survivors include his mother, three children, six grandchildren, four great grandchildren and two brothers.No services are scheduled. Penwell-Gabel Mid Town chapel is assisting the family with arrangements

Jeanne Beauchamp, 86, Topeka, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2007 at a local hospital.Jeanne was born June 30, 1920 in Topeka, the daughter of Herbert and Gertrude (Morgan) Mack. She married Paul Beauchamp on July 23, 1942 in Pensacola, Florida. She studied Fashion Illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute. She was a Fashion Illustrator for Crosby Brothers and...

Chester R. "Chet" Anderson, 82, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday June 12, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born December 31, 1924 in Clements, Kansas the son of Arch F. and Alice Marie Martin Anderson.Chet was a brick and stone mason. He owned and operated his own masonry contracting company many years. He was a member of Brick Layers Local...

John William Heller was born October 6, 1915 in Peterton, Kansas to Parmer Clark Heller and Jennie Johns Heller. He passed away at Midland Hospice Care on June 10, 2007. He was a service and sales representative for General Electric Co. X-Ray Dept. for 35 years. He spent 3 ½ years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He...

Edith Grace Kintner Schroer, age 73, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2007 at home. She was born in Frankfort, Kansas on July 6, 1933 to Willard Keith and Grace McClelland Kintner. Ede lived in Frankfort until 1950, when she moved to Topeka. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1951, and went on to graduate from Stormont-Vail School of...

Thomas West Jones, 65, Topeka, died Saturday, June 9, 2007 at his home from complications of Inclusion Body Myositis.Tom was born Feb. 11, 1942 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Robert McKittrick Jones II and Anne Fitz-Gerald Jones. He attended The Country Day School of St. Louis, and Rumsey Hall and The Kent School, both in Connecticut, and graduated...

Albert E. "Burt" Mason, 58, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born on March 19, 1949 in Topeka, the son of Elbert Edward and Jovita Obregon Mason. He attended Assumption School where he served as an alter boy and Topeka High School. He was employed by the Union Pacific...

Marlin Eugene "Nick" Nickerson, 82, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center.He was born June 12, 1924 in Clay Center, the son of Burt and Lura Nickerson. He spent his childhood years in Concordia.He married Melvina Louis Rickard on March 22, 1942. On June 8, 1943, he was inducted into military service, serving...

Donald H. Hutt, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at a Topeka care facility. He was born on August 22, 1930 in Wichita, the son of Joseph William and Eunice E. Jones Hutt. Donald graduated from Wichita North High School. He was an Army veteran. He attended Washburn University. He resided in Los Angeles, California for...

Bradford Neal Spencer, age 57, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri and formerly of Topeka, Kansas, died on June 4, 2007 at Lake Ozark, Missouri. Brad, the son of Godfrey Melville "Bud" and Muriel Jean "Becky" Spencer, was born and raised in Topeka, Kansas. Brad graduated from Topeka West High School in 1967. He achieved the ranking of Eagle Scout in the...

Robert E. McKee, 76, Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2007.He was born August 28, 1930, the son of Joseph W. and Doris (Coe) McKee. He grew up in Topeka, attending Oakland Grade School, Crane Junior High and graduating from Topeka High in 1948. Following graduation, he joined the US Navy, where he served 4 years with the 103rd Sea...

Ruby M. Davis, 86, of Topeka, passed away, Friday June 1, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. She was born February 25, 1921 in Rossville, Kansas the daughter of Dewey and Florence Countryman. Ruby was a 1939 graduate of Rossville High School and was Valedictorian of her class. She worked several years at Marling's Furniture business office. Most of her work...

Elsie V. Winrick, 95, passed away on June 2, 2007. She was born March 1, 1912 in Alta Vista, Kansas. She is preceded in death by daughter, Katherine and husbands, Clarence R. Freeman and Claude C. Winrick. She is survived by her son, Gary Freeman (wife, Rita) of Topeka, daughter, Lee A. True (husband, Frank) of Shawnee Mission, KS, sisters...

"Son, I'm chasing three men and two of them don't know their own name."~ Helane at 94. Helane Ralph, 96, died Saturday, June 2, 2007 in Brewster Place Retirement Community where she had lived for 20 years. She was born January 9, 1911 in Verona, MO, to William Riley and Thyra Wilks. After graduation from Lindenwood College in St. Charles...

Olive LaVaughn Ruble, 82, of Hiawatha, formerly of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, May 31, 2007. Olive was born October 14, 1924 in Pittsburg, KS the daughter of Robert O. and Elna Josephine Erickson Dean. She graduated from Ft. Scott High School. Following graduation she married Virgil E. Ruble May 16, 1946 in Mound City, KS. They spent their first year...

Gerald I. Kier, 87, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2007. A memorial service will be held for Gerald and Ruth Kier on Sunday, August 5 at 2:00 p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka, Kansas.Inurnment will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 6 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Mankato, Kansas.In lieu of flowers, the...

Virginia L. Miloni, 75, Topeka, passed away, Sunday, May 27, 2007. She was born February 2, 1932 in Wichita. She is survived by three sons; Librado "Steve" Flores, Robert R. Flores, Jimmy "Joe" Chavez, and two daughters; Brenda S. Boone, and Sheri L. Davis. She was a grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Mrs. Miloni was loved very much. Cremation has taken...

Leota M. Thurber CavenderLee Cavender, 95, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. She was born July 11, 1911 in Richland, KS, the daughter of Carl and Louise (Nelson) Thurber. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1929 and attended Emporia State Teacher's College. Lee was an elementary school teacher in several one-room school houses in rural Northeast Kansas....

John L. Truan, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2007 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born on May 29, 1911 in Ellis Co., KS, the son of William H. and Marion Blender Truan. He was an Army veteran of WWII where he served in the 103rd Infantry Division of the 7th Army in Europe....