Kenneth Duane Grider, 55, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2007 at his home. Kenny was born Sept. 28, 1951 in Chanute, KS, the son of Duane and Joan (Hansen) Grider. He attended school and graduated from Topeka High School in 1968. Kenny was the owner of Tech Sound Audio Contracting in Topeka. He is survived by his brother,...

Edwin Owen Roberts, Jr., 79, of Topeka, passed away Monday, April 2, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. Ed was born January 25, 1928 in Topeka, the son of Edwin O. and Vivian Roberts. He grew up and attended schools in Topeka. He was united in marriage to Leona K. Reed on June 30, 1961 in Topeka. Ed retired as a...

Grace Marie Oelke, 77, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Alterra Clare Bridge Cottage in Topeka. She was born on February 27, 1930 in Denison, the daughter of Jerry H. and Ida Hunt Sanders. She graduated from Circleville High School. She had resided in Topeka most of her life. She was employed by a variety of...

Dr. Herbert C. Modlin, 94, Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 30l 2007 at a local care center.Dr. Modlin grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, the only child of Archer and Elvira Modlin. Before he graduated from high school, he was elected to the National Honor Society and Quill and Scroll. He attended the University of Nebraska where he earned bachelor...

Emmett "Mac" Edmond McGreevy, 84, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at a local hospital.Mac was born May 20, 1922 in Axtell, the son of John and Mary (Miller) McGreevy. He grew up in Seneca and served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1945.Mac was a lineman for Southwestern Bell, retiring in 1984.He...

Virginia H. Nordstrom, 84, Topeka, died Thursday, March 29, 2007 at Stormont-Vail hospital.She was born October 2, 1922, the daughter of Arthur and Ruth Hamm of Oskaloosa. At the age of 2, she moved with her family to Topeka where she was educated in public schools, graduating from Topeka High in 1940.Virginia worked for a number of automobile agencies before...

Catharine Louise (Cassie) Dixon, 87, Topeka, passed away December 29, 2006 at Brewster Place Health Center.She was born April 23, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Robert and Caroline Kroh.The Dixon's moved to Topeka in 1954, living here until the late 60's. They returned to Topeka in 2001, following residency in St. Louis, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; and Phoenix, Arizona.Mrs....

Ruth R. Jones, 85, of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, March 22, 2007 at her home. Memorial services will be held 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 28 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel. Private inurnment will be in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery.

Doris Nadine Doyle, 75, Topeka, passed away on March 24, 2007 at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, Nevada.Doris was born May 15, 1931 in Lyndon, the daughter of Donald A. and Abby B. (Jensen) Lindsay.She graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. She worked at the University of Kansas as a key punch operator, as a real estate agent...

Mary Elizabeth Reeder Brown, 94, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter and son-in-law on March 26, 2007.She was born March 16, 1913 at Emporia, the daughter of Homer Isaac and Rosetta Emily Ullery Reeder. She moved with her family to Atchison in 1918 and to Topeka in 1926, where she became a member of Lowman United Methodist...

Shirley Ann Randel, 69, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Indian Meadows Nursing Center in Overland Park, KS. Shirley was born, July 3, 1937 in Emmett, KS, the daughter of Ralph G. and Opal C. Bolin Sauvage. She attended grade school and graduated in Havensville, Ks in 1955. Following graduation, she married Wayne C. Randel on November...

William "Bill" M. Morgan, 89, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, March 25, 2007 at a local hospital. Bill was born on December 13, 1917 in Topeka, KS, the son of William Joseph Morgan and Margaret Nelson. Bill remained in Topeka his entire life, graduating from Topeka High School. He worked for and retired from Meadow Gold - Beatrice Foods running...

Mariana Castellon, 3 months, 17 days, of Topeka entered the arms of the Lord on March 23, 2007. Her precious life began on December 6, 2006 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Debra Castellon and Maurice Spicer. She is also survived by her sister, Adriana Foster, grandparents, and many aunts, uncles and cousins. A Homecoming Service for Mariana will be...

Buddy B. Bowles was born Dec. 28th, 1930 in McCook, Neb. and died March 23, 2007 at McCrite Plaza Health Center in Topeka, KS with his family by his side. Buddy grew up in Atwood, Kansas, the son of James and Metha Buck Bowles. With many close friends he graduated from Atwood High School in the class of 1948.Buddy married...

Ned Alwin Nusbaum Sr. passed away Wednesday at Midland Hospice in Topeka. He was 91. Neds first love was his wife and his family. He married Helen Marn Nusbaum Aug. 3, 1940, in St. Joseph, Mo. They were married for 62 years, until Helen passed away in 2002. They raised four children, and that family was the focus of all...

Gladys Copley Barringer died Thursday, March 22, 2007 in Topeka.She was born March 25, 1920, the daughter of Caleb and Viola (Hill) Copley. She spent her early years in Rougemont, NC and lived in Durham, NC until 1999 when she moved to Topeka.She was an honors graduate of Mangum High School, Bahama, NC and Raleigh School of Commerce.She was a...

LENORA MAY MILLER COOPERMrs. Lenora Cooper, 91, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at Aldersgate Village.She was born July 31, 1915, at Stet, Missouri, the daughter of George and Margaret (Newham) Temple. She attended school in Missouri and received her bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Emporia State Teachers College.Mrs. Cooper was an elementary teacher for 43...

Dr. Donald L. Pile, 84, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born August 31, 1922 in Streator, Illinois the son of Frank S. and Ruby D. Pile. He was a 1940 graduate of Streator High School. He attended Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois prior to joining the United States Army. He served four years...

Helen Evelyn Mettner Cox, Topeka, age 89 died Monday, March 19, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. Mrs. Cox was employed for 25 years at the Menninger Foundation, Topeka, retiring in 1980. She was born August 1, 1917 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, the second of five children born to Adolph Austin and Avis Arletta Cox Golden. After graduation from...

RICHARD L. SCOTTRichard L. Scott, 79, passed away on Friday, March 16th, 2007, of cancer, at Midland Hospice House.Richard was born December 26, 1927 at Milford, Kansas, the son of Ancel and Freda (Huffman) Scott. He attended Topeka schools and received his high school degree from Topeka High.Richard was married to Sara E. Parsons, of Topeka, who preceded him in...