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...

Dorothy M. Bartlett, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. She was born on November 27, 1921 in San Antonio, TX, the daughter of Samuel Earl and Ethel Marie Ezelle Butler. Following WWII, Dorothy moved to Topeka where she met and married Roy R. Bartlett on October 16, 1953. He preceded her in...

Eustice Verona "June" Matson, 96, Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2007 at a local care center.June was born January 16, 1911 in Beattie, the daughter of George and Lula Mae (Martin) Boggs. She had lived in the Beattie and Frankfort communities until she moved to Seattle, Washington in the late 1940'sShe worked in nursing until her marriage to...

Christine Ann Worley, 57, of Topeka, KS passed away March 14, 2007. She was born in 1949 in Arcata, CA the daughter of Ralph McCullough and Ann Austin.Christine married Mike Worley in 1968 in McKinleyville, CA.Her hobbies included scouting and crafts. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Christine is survived by her husband,...

Reese Lorene Engel, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at a Topeka hosptial. She was born on March 14, 2007 in Topeka, the daughter of Donald and Anissa Engel. Survivors include her parents, two sisters, Madison and Lily, maternal grandparents, Ronald and Pamela Stanley of Carthage, MO, paternal grandparents, Charles and Patricia Engel of Topeka, Uncle, Eric...

Dean J. Dimmitt, 96, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at her home in Aldersgate Village. She was born in Manteno, Illinois and was the adopted daughter of Dora and Millie Dean Johnson. She was a 1932 graduate of Park College, Parkville, Missouri. While in college she met her husband George F. Dimmitt of Iowa. They were married...

Marie Edna (Webb) Shirk, 94, wife of Henry L. Shirk, Thorton Place, Topeka, KS, passed away Monday evening after a prolonged stay in Lexington Park Nursing Home in Topeka. Mrs. Shirk was incapacitated and ultimately died of conditions brought about by Alzheimer's Disease following a fall and a hip fracture requiring a long period of convalescence.Prior to her retirement and...

Janet L. Davis, 60, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 of a sudden illness at a local hospital. Janet was born January 8, 1947 in LaCrosse, the daughter of Bill and Grace (Ross) Mendenhall. She attended LaCrosse schools.She worked for Sears in Great Bend and Topeka for 29 years.Janet was married to Jack A. Davis in 1984. He...

Arlene M. Blaker, 73, of Topeka, passed away, Saturday, March 10, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. She was born January 25, 1934 in Wabaunsee County, Kansas the daughter of Conrad and Carrie Heine Soelter. Arlene was a 1952 graduate of Alma High School. Mrs. Blaker retired after 30 years from American Home Life Insurance Company. She served as a school...

Karen Ann Johnson, 47, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 9, 2007 at her home. She was born April 15, 1959 in Topeka.Karen is survived by her mother, Louise Johnson, Topeka; a sister, Cathy Greene, of Osage City, KS, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Earnest Johnson and three brothers Gary, Ronald and Steven.A...

Ronald R. Simmons, 56, Topeka, died Friday, March 9, 2007 at his home.He was born August 11, 1950 in Tildon, Nebraska, the son of Paul Joseph and Betty Bergman Simmons. He was raised in Carbondale, and graduated from Carbondale High School. He received his BS degree from Washburn University and a MS in Social Work from the University of Kansas....

Esther Louise Mikulka, 93, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 9, 2007 at McCrite Plaza, Topeka. She was born February 17, 1914 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Minnie Landis Zimmerman. Esther was a graduate of Topeka High School. She had worked over 20 years in the Dietary Department at the Menninger Foundation and was later a homemaker....