Frank Edmund McGrath 87, of Lawrence, formerly of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, November 11, 2007. Frank was born on February 12, 1920 in Topeka, KS, the son of Dale and Jennie Grant McGrath. He graduated from Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Illinois in 1938. He graduated from Washburn University in 1942, and received a master's degree from Kansas University...

Connie L. Charest, 58, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on January 12, 1949 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles and Eduarda Escobedo Weidenbaker. She was a life long Topeka resident. She graduated from Hayden High School and graduated from Emporia State University where she obtained a Bachelor's degree in...

Ruth J. Morehouse, 90, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at Manor Care Center.Ruth was born August 9, 1917 in Seward, Nebraska, the daughter of Charles and Luella (Sonday) Bethke. She graduated from High School in Falls City, Nebraska.She was a member of Lowman United Methodist Church since 1953.She married Clarence F. Morehouse on March 12, 1946. He...

BERNARD EUGENE TRAVIS, SR. and HELEN EUREVA WARD TRAVIS BERNARD E. TRAVIS, SR, passed away on Tuesday, November 06, 2007. His one and only love, HELEN E. WARD TRAVIS, preceded him in death on Nov. 13, 2005. They were married on Dec. 20, 1940, in Topeka, Kansas. Bernard was born on Jan. 02, 1919, to Thomas Joseph Travis and Mable...

Margaret Ann Chellis, 90, of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, October 25, 2007 following a long illness. She was born July 29, 1917 in Topeka the daughter of Ira and Ada Burdick. Margaret married Clarence H. Chellis October 31, 1936. He preceded her in death in 1990. She was also preceded in death by her sister Mary Lou Burdick in 2000....

Clarence "Merle" Holcomb, 80, Topeka, passed away Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 at his residence at Aldersgate Village.He fought a long hard battle with Prostate Cancer and, of course, the cancer finally won. He was able to live on his own and maintain his own dwelling up to the last five months at which time he went to Midland Hospice for...

Neldagene E. Ohrmann, 83, Topeka, passed away Thurs., Nov. 1, 2007 at Rolling Hills Health Care Center. She was born Aug. 10, 1924 in Madison, NE, the daughter of William O. and Liza R. (Jantzen) Kohl.She was a faithful and dedicated Jehovah Witness for over 50 years. One of her main joys in life was serving Jehovah and teaching the...

Timothy Paul Evans, 70, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born on July 21, 1937 in Valley Falls. He graduated from Hayden High School in 1955 and joined the Army serving in Germany. Tim attended Washburn University and Kansas State University where he majored in landscape architecture and horticulture....

Robert M. "Bob" Scrinopskie, 88, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at a local hospital.Bob was born April 15, 1919 in Topeka, the son of Myer and Donna (Seff) Scrinopskie. He graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.He was co-owner of Scrinopskie's and Apollo Mini Storage...

Robert J. "Bob" Becker, 81, Topeka, died Saturday, October 27, 2007 at Midland Hospice House.Bob was born October 23, 1926 in Corning, the son of Ambrosia and Margaret (Ladner) Becker. He grew up on the family farm in the Coal Creek Community near Centralia, and resided in Topeka for the last 61 years.He married Francis E. Ligget in1948. She preceded...

Leona M. Purkey, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2007 at a Topeka care facility. She was born on July 28, 1923 in Moline, KS, the daughter of John and Elsie Seyphers Schul. She graduated from Moline High School. She was employed by Boeing Aircraft Company during WWII. She had resided in Topeka since 1965. She was...

Charles Stephen Fisher, Jr., 79, Topeka, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2007 at his home with his wife by his side. He was born on March 27, 1928 to Charles S. Fisher and Ann Bernice McEnulty Fisher-Graham. Charles practiced law in Topeka for many years, serving as City Attorney from 1957-1958 before retiring in 2004 to enjoy life here...

Thomas (Tom) Muther, Sr., died peacefully at an area adult care facility Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. He was born in St. Louis, MO on February 9, 1921. He graduated from Webster Grove High School in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945, with the 91st Division, attaining the rank of Private First Class. Awards include the...

ROBERT SHELDON SLEMMONS Robert Sheldon ("Bob") Slemmons, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, died suddenly on Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, at an area hospital. He was born on March 12, 1922, in Mitchell, Neb., the son of Matthew Garvin Slemmons and Kathryn Fern Borland Slemmons.Bob graduated from high school in Mitchell, then attended the University of Nebraska until the...

Jocile S. "Jo" Nevin, 90, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Aldersgate Village.Jo was born April 24, 1917 in Roscoe, Texas, the daughter of Joseph and Bessie (Stallings) Russell. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Nursing, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. She worked as a Nurse at St....

OBITUARY: Robert Ray "Bob" Laster Robert Ray Laster, 93, Topeka, died Mon., Oct. 22, 2007, at Aldersgate Village. He was born Feb. 8, 1914, south of Lawrence, the son of Asa and Grace (Snow) Laster. Bob was a World War II Army Veteran. He worked for Alexander Brothers Bakery for 31 years. After retiring he worked for Ryder Truck Rental...

Daniel H. Finch, 41, Topeka, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2007 at a local hospital.Dan was born February 13, 1966 in Rolla, Missouri, the son of Daniel and Charlotte (Howard) Finch. He graduated from Rolla High School in 1984 and Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri in 1988.He worked at radio stations in Lebanon and Kirksville, Missouri and Topeka as...

Joseph Ellis Conus, 90, of Topeka, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. He was born January 7, 1917 in Topeka the son of Joseph S. Conus and Mary Jessie (McGuire) Conus. Mr. Conus was employed as a Head Mechanic and worked for Ryder Truck Rentals. In 1979 he retired from the USD 501 school district in which...

Marguerite Combs, 70, Berryton, passed away, Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born October 7, 1937 in Topeka the daughter of Floyd and Florence Andrews. Marguerite married Willard A. Combs December 25, 1964. He preceded her in death July 18, 1996. Survivors include her mother, Florence Andrews, her sister, Darlene Boruff, her brother, Paul Andrews, her daughters,...

Hubert C. Brokmann, 86, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 at Colmery O'Neil Hospital.He was born Nov. 14, 1920, the son of Arthur and Pearl (Gillum) Brokmann in Valley Falls, KS.He attended Meriden Public Schools; resided in Fostoria, KS for 1 year, moving to Topeka in 1946.Hubert served in WWII as a PFC from 1941-1945. He worked at the...