Dorothy D. Lane, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born on June 5, 1912 in Burlingame, the daughter of Jacob and Ila Hess Terrill. She graduated from Burlingame High School in 1928. She had resided in Topeka since 1953. She and her husband owned and operated Otis Lane...

Hilda Brack, 97, of Topeka, formerly of Kansas City, passed away, Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born July 19, 1909 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Elmyra Gammon Peters. Mrs. Brack was a hairdresser. She owned and operated a beauty salon in her home many years. Hilda was an accomplished organist. Through...

Carl R. Sandstrom (Col., US Army, Ret'd), 93, Topeka, formerly of Abilene, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2007 at Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center with his family at his side.Carl was born in Herington, KS on March 1, 1913. He graduated from Herington High School and from Kansas State University in 1938, where he was a member of R.O.T.C. While a...

Devin Kimberly Brungardt, 15, Auburn, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007 as a result of an automobile accident in Osage County Saturday evening.She was born Jan. 17, 1992 in Great Bend, the daughter of Steven Paul and Deborah Sue Ballard Brungardt. She was a ninth grader at Washburn Rural High School.Devin was involved in church activities, loved to write poetry, and...

Alice Van Petten Lyon, 97, Topeka, died Friday, February 23, 2007.She was born March 28, 1909 in Topeka, the daughter of Alfred Emery Van Petten, Sr. and Winnifred Snoddy Van Petten. She married Fred Forsythe Lyon on November 30, 1929.A graduate of Topeka High School in 1925, she attended Monticello College for Women for two years, returning to Washburn University...

Fletcher O. Blaylock, 86, of Topeka went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 25, 2007 at his home. He was born Feb. 4, 1921 in DeSoto, Kansas, the son of Arthur Blaylock Sr. and Helen Blaylock. He was a resident of Topeka for over 60 years. Mr. Blaylock attended Southwest Topeka Bible Church.Mr. Blaylock received his...

Berniece Merritt Crocker, formerly of 727 S.W. Topeka Blvd., Topeka, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 25, 2007 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born December 6, 1911 in Blue Township, Pottawatomie County near Manhattan, Kansas. She graduated from Manhattan High School and also the Sacred Heart Academy Business School in Manhattan.She married Frank M. Crocker September 5, 1940 in Harrisonville,...

Wilma L. Williams, 89, of Bonner Springs, formerly of Topeka, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 at Pinnacle Ridge Nursing Home in Olathe, KS.She was born July 22, 1917 in Jefferson City, MO, the daughter of Claude and Tracie Perrey Hunter.She moved to Topeka with her family in 1929. She attended Topeka High School and worked for Hallmark and Walgreen's Drug...

Private services will be held for Beulah Legan at Memorial Gardens. She died Thursday, February 22, 2007. She was born in Elsberry, Missouri on April 17, 1911 to Mary Ellen and Charles Elmer Baremore. In 1933 she married Lance Cole and lived in St. Louis until 1944 when they moved to Casper. Lance died in 1976. In 1980 she married...

Mary Louise Gottschalk, 70, of Topeka, passed away, February 21, 2007 at Aldersgate Village, Topeka. She was born January 22, 1937 in Columbus, Kansas the daughter of Harry J. and Elsie Gossage Goul. Mrs. Gottschalk attended school in Parsons, Kansas and graduated from Altamont High School, Altamont, Kansas.Mary had worked for Boeing until 1973, Kansas Farm and Home, Gottschalk's Roofing...

Aileen Carlile Mallory, 89, died Feb. 22 at Hospice. She was born to Walter and Clara Moe Carlile in Jamestown, KS on Feb. 26, 1917.She married Raymond Williams in 1936. They divorced. She married Paul Mallory in 1946. He predeceased her in death in 1990. She is survived by one daughter, Shirley Wilson and her husband Bob; Topeka, one stepdaughter,...

Velda B. Antes, 82, of Topeka, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 at a local hospital.She was born July 23, 1924 in Wilsonville, NE, the daughter of George W. and Ada Starling Starks of the Hiawatha and Horton area.She worked at various jobs in the Topeka area and enjoyed crafts and painting.She married Edward B. Antes on Sept. 26, 1946 in...

Kenneth William Perkins, 80, of Topeka, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away, Wednesday, February 14, 2007.He was born May 9, 1926 the son of William (Bill) and Gertrude Perkins. He spent his youth in Parsons, KS and graduated from high school there.Kenneth spent 36 years working in Chicago for the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Last August he moved into...

Ruth S. Tregemba, 96, of Galdstone, Missouri, formerly of Topeka, passed away Thursday February 22, 2007 at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Missouri. She was born October 15, 1910 in Wetmore, Kansas and resided in Topeka most of her life. As her health declined she moved to Kansas City to be near her son. Ruth had worked as a secretary for The...

James J. Olin, 78, Topeka, died Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Regional Hospital following a brief illness.Jim was born May 18, 1928 in Monett, Missouri, the son of James H. and Gladys Black Olin. He was a 1951 graduate of Southwestern Missouri State University and had a life-long career in heating and air conditioning sales. Jim and Fran Ayres...

Marjorie H. Rimes, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born on August 11, 1920 in Topeka, the daughter of Raymond E. and Edith S. Johnson Leech. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1937 and Baker University in 1943. Marjorie worked in the AT&SF offices from 1940-1941 and...

Elmer Lee Barge, 69, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on April 13, 1937 in Horton, the son of Ralph E. and Wilma Smith Barge. He lived most of his life in Topeka. He was of the Lutheran faith. Elmer married Anita Kneisel. She preceded him in death on July...

Christopher R. Quinton, 33, of Topeka, passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2007.He was born Oct. 15, 1973 in Wichita, KS, the son of Leon and Jeanne Madsen Quinton.He was a 1992 graduate of Washburn Rural High School and attended Haskell Indian College. Most recently, he worked for Heartland Park Raceway. He will be remembered by his family and many friends...

Helen K. Boltz, 97, died Thursday, February 15, 2007 at home. Helen was born March 27, 1909 in Topeka, the daughter of Alfred T. and Ethel Moneypenny Cross. When she was six weeks old she traveled by streetcar to Highland Park and there she resided for the next 89 years until she left to live until her death, with her...

Kelly Janine Hall, 39, Topeka, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center.She was born July 14, 1967 in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Douglas W. and Winifred M. Hecker Hall, and came to Topeka with her parents in 1971. She graduated from Topeka Education Center.Kelly lived at Sheltered Living and attended day services at TARC.Survivors include...