Clara M. Dinger, 91, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2006. She was born on August 21, 1915 in Topeka; the daughter of James and Myrtle Lydic. Clara married Oscar Proctor (deceased), with whom she had one son, James R. Proctor. She later married William Dinger on January 20, 1962. Clara worked from 1956 until 1982 as a Court...

Virginia C. Hansford, 80, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006 at Plaza West Care Center.She was born March 9, 1926 on a farm in Atchison County, the daughter of Ezekiel B. and Helen E. Starr Pace.She graduated from Effingham High School. After graduation, she moved to Topeka and retired from the American Home Life Insurance Company. She married...

Arlene E. Baker, 88, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at a local care center.Arlene was born March 7, 1918 in Topeka, the daughter of Howard and Vera Marie (Allison) Williams. She attended schools in Berryton and graduated from Berryton High School in 1936 where she was valedictorian of her class.She worked for the State of Kansas, Architectural...

Betty K. Berggren, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2006 at her home. She was born on May 19, 1919 in Topeka, the daughter of Glenn and Annie E. Jacques Morehead. She lived most of her life in Topeka. She was a devoted Christian and an active member of Crestview United Methodist Church. She was the secretary...

Joann Marie Milner, 67, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2006 at her home.Joann was born April 26, 1939 in Belleville, the daughter of Clell and Lucille (Simmons) Chappell. She grew up in rural Republic county and graduated from Belleville High School in 1956.She married Robert Lee Milner on December 5, 1964 in Belleville. After many years of employment...

Damon E. Slyter, 74, of Topeka, passed away at his home after an extended illness on Wednesday, December 20, 2006. He was born on August 9, 1932 in Fontana, Kansas to Elmer and Anna Rodewald Slyter. He was a graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Agricultural Education. He taught vocational agriculture at Paola High...

Helen E. Leonhart, 88, Kingwood, Texas, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2006 at a care facility in Kingwood.Helen was born September 23, 1918 in Topeka, the daughter of Roscoe and Edith M. Hawes. She attended Sumner Grade School, Roosevelt Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School in 1936.She was employed as an underwriter for the...

Max A. Hoefgen, 85, died Saturday, December 16, at Brewster Place Health Center surrounded by family. He was born on October 1, 1921 in Springfield, Missouri, the son of Samuel B. and Melva Markley Hoefgen. Max was graduated from Springfield Senior High School in 1939, and then started college, which was interrupted by four years of service with the U....

Gary D. West, 66, Topeka, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006 at St. Francis Health Center.He was born Nov. 5, 1940 in Columbus, KS, the son of Jim and Geraldine Hale West. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1958.Gary lived in Haysville, KS from 1966 until moving to Topeka in 1983. He worked for over 30 years for Georgia Pacific...

Virgil D. Wieland, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December14, 2006 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on January 31, 1924 the son of Edward O. and Rhoda Shanks Wieland. He grew up and attended public schools in Reading before moving to Emporia in 1942. He was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad for 40 years before retiring...

Betty Lavon Hoehner Stark, 86, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2006 at Brewster Place Health Center with family at her side. Betty was born in Topeka on July 2, 1920, the daughter of John Henry and Gladys Lowe Hoehner. She attended Randolph Elementary , Boswell Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School in 1938. She graduated from Washburn...

Faye R. Bean. 86, of Auburn, passed away, Thursday, December 14, 2006 at Stormont-Vail HealthCare. She was born August 1, 1920 in Burdick, Kansas to Gilbert and Elsie Johnson. She attended school in Eskridge and later taught in Auburn. She was an active member of Seabrook United Church of Christ. She participated in the Women's Fellowship and the sewing circle....

Dorothy "Alice" Irwin, Topeka, died on December 13, 2006. She was born October 26, 1912 in Hiawatha, Kansas. She was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Burns. She attended Hiawatha High School and graduated from Highland College. After graduation, she was a teacher in country schools for a number of years.She married Robert R. Irwin on July 11,...

Henry "Hank" L. Long, 71, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2006. He was born on December 25, 1934 in Blackwell, OK, the son of Boyd H. and Dora A. Long. Hank served in the U.S. Army, stationed at Ft. Gordon, Augusta, Georgia where he met his wife, Nan R. Wade. They married December 20, 1958 and moved to...

Michael J. Slansky, 56, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, Dec. 10 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.He was born Nov. 17, 1950 in Stockton, the son of Earl and Norma (Knight) Slansky, and grew up in Leonardville.Michael was in the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam for one year.He was employed as a meat cutter in...

James Albert Bickell,80, passed peacefully into the presence of God with his children on December 11, 2006. He was born to Whitman Earl and Anna Katherine Windsor Bickell on his father's birthday, December 5, 1926, in rural Topeka. James was the sixth of eight children. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Harry, Walt, Earl, Robert Bickell and...

Mable Taylor Jones Knowlton passed peacefully December 12, 2006 at Brewster Place Health Center from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. Services will be at Grace Episcopal Cathedral Friday, Dec. 15, 2006 at 2P.M., with burial following at Mt. Hope cemetery. Mable will lie in state after 2 P.M. Thursday at Penwell Gable Midtown. She was born May 15, 1923 in...

Marjorie E. (Anno) Martin, 87, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She is survived by her daughter, Adine Martin, grandchildren, Michael Martin, Bartlesville, OK, Sherilyn Marcus, John Martin, and Marilee Lowrey, all of Topeka, eleven great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, and her half-brother, Frank Quinn. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 15th at...

Donna D. Allen, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 in Topeka. She was born on November 11, 1928 in Lebanon, KS, the daughter of Boyd and Cora Hodges Carpenter. She graduated from Lebanon High School. She resided briefly in Lincoln and Omaha, NE and Wichita before moving to Topeka in 1965. She established Donna Allen's Keyboard...

Willa Hope (Tosh) VogelWilla H Vogel passed away Sunday, December 10, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital. She was born Willa Hope Tosh on January 14, 1927 to Freda Alice Brunton & Henry Ray Tosh. Preceding her in death are her brothers (Ralph & Glen Tosh) and a great grandson Justin Norby. Evelyn Kirk in Neosha, MO, Jean Barge and Gayle...