Roger N. Wilson, 70, Topeka, died Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Stormont Vail Regional Health Center.He was born Dec. 16, 1936 in Kansas City, KS, the son of Jesse James and Corda Marie Nevils Wilson. He was raised and attended public schools in Kansas City and came to Topeka in 1964 from Wichita.He had a 35 year career in broadcasting...

Larrie Dean Herschell, , 64, Berryton, passed away peacefully, Saturday, April 7, 2007, at Midland Hospice, surrounded by his family and friends. Larrie was born October 7, 1942 in Topeka, the son of Dayton and Marquerite Coultis Herschell. He grew up in the Berryton area, and graduated from Berryton High School. Larrie married Janice (Jan) Weerts on November 22, 1963...

James W. Arnold, 29, Topeka, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 5, 2007.James was born September 24, 1977 in Ft. Madison, Iowa, the son of Randall J. Arnold and Annie Roberts. He graduated from high school in Carthage, Illinois and Allen County Community College and received his L.P. N. certification from Kaw Valley Vocational Technical School. He had worked at...

Anni Rich, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 in Wichita Falls, TX where she had been residing for the past two years. She was born on April 13, 1930 in Schney, Bavaria, Germany the daughter of Ludwig and Kunigunda Deuerling Bickler. On August 18, 1956 Anni married Maurice Rich while he was stationed with the U.S....

Helen L. Ridgeway, 89, of Lawrence, formerly of Topeka and Tucson, AZ, passed away, Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She was born May 29, 1917 in Carbondale, KS the daughter of George and Alice Musick Poth. Helen was a graduate of Topeka High School and attended Clark's Business School. She worked for Stauffer Publications over 20 years....

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Thornwall, 76, of Potomac, MD, passed away as the result of a stroke, on Monday, April 2, 2007 at Casey House near Rockville, MD. She was born on her maternal grandparents' farm in Wabaunsee Co., KS on August 19, 1930 the daughter of Orville E. and Mary E. Billings Strimple. She graduated from Seaman High School and...

Mildred Lang Pratt passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2007. She was born November 20, 1913 in Chadwick, Illinois to Clarence and Edna Honberger Lang. She graduated from Chadwick High School. Mildred attended Illinois Masonic Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, Illinois and became a registered nurse. She recalls taking care of Chicago Cubs baseball players during her training in...

Elizabeth Louise Johnson, 78, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. She was born November 22, 1928.She married Earnest W. Johnson, January 15, 1949 in Holton, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, and four children Gary, Ronald, Steven and Karen.She is survived by a daughter, Cathy Greene, of Osage City, KS, four...

Ralph E. Spillers, Sr. 90, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, April 3, 2007.Mr. Spillers was born March 25, 1917 in Argena, AR the son of John and Belle Spillers. He served in the Fort Riley Horse Cavalry from 1936 until 1939. He then entered the US Army Air Corps and served the majority of his duty with the 1st Observation...

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...