Doyle "Dean" Harris, 75, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2006 very peacefully at Midland Hospice House.Dean was born on May 15, 1931 in Chanute, KS, the son of Paul and Velma Harris. He was raised and graduated from Chanute High School. After graduating, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on the U.S.S. New...

Clara Mae Self, 78, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday. June 28, 2006 at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. She was born November 19, 1927 in Beatrice, NE the daughter of Frank and Noma Wiese Reed. She married Chester T. Self April 12, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas. He survives. Other survivors include two sons, Rickey Reed Self and Nickey Lee Self both...

Jerry Wayne Metzler, 59, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 25 at Midland Hospice House.He was born June 5, 1947 in Topeka, the son of Raymond L. and Eileen M. Metzler. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1966.Survivors include his mother, Eileen Metzler of Topeka; two sisters, Cheryl Dubach of Overland Park and Susan Hiner of Holton and nephew...

Helen Ann Atwood, 75, of Topeka, died Sunday, June 25, 2006 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka with her family by her side. Helen was born on September 19, 1930 in Eureka, KS, the daughter of Orville and Alice McNelly. She graduated from Lyons High School in Lyons, KS.. She attended Wesley School of Nursing in Wichita, graduating in 1951....

Gladys M. Sandstrom, 90, of Topeka, formerly of Abilene, passed away Sunday, June 25 at a local hospital with her family at her side.Gladys was born on June 28, 1915 in the Lyona Community near Woodbine KS, the daughter of Edwin F. and Christine (Miller) Gugler. She graduated from Woodbine High School and attended Kansas State University where she married...

Ruth A. Bayless, 90, of Topeka, died Saturday, June 24, 2006. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Fink Living Room at Brewster Health Care Center. Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Roberta Rolley, 68, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at her home.Roberta was born November 5, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Larry and June (Adair) Edmisten. She graduated from North Hollywood High School. She attended Kansas University her junior year of college and was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She graduated from the...

Anna Laura Workman, 90, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at Midland Hospice House.Ann was born June 12, 1916 in Scranton, the daughter of Robert and Anna (Gunterman) Ridinger.She belonged to the V.F. W. Philip Billard Post 1650 and volunteered at the V.A. Hospital.She was married to Raymond Workman. He died in 1969. Ann and Ray operated a...

Raymond LeRoy Triggs, 58, of Topeka, left this life to be with Our Lord on Friday, June 23, 2006 at his residence. He was born on November 5, 1947 in Emporia, the son of Charles E. and Myrtle M. Gunkel Triggs. He graduated from Emporia High School in 1965 and attended Pittsburg State College for two years. He started his...

Joshua Harrison, 24, Rossville, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at his home. He died quietly in his sleep after enduring 6 years of disability from an automobile accident.Josh was born April 13, 1982 in Rankin, Texas the son of Wesley and Theresa (Hardcastle) Harrison. He graduated from Rossville High School in 2000.Survivors include his parents; Wes and Teri...

Elinor Louise Saville, 75, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at her home. She was born August 27, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Arthur Harold Saville, Sr. and Margaret Eckert Saville. She attended Topeka public schools and was a 1948 graduate of Topeka High School. Elinor received her B.A. from Washburn University and her M. A....

EDWARD (BREEZY) STORRERMemorial services will be held 3:00pm Sunday, June 25, 2006 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel for Edward (Breezy) Storrer. Mr. Storrer died Wednesday, June 21,at a Topeka hospital. He was cremated.Mr. Storrer was born at Lamont, Kansas, April 15, 1921, the son of Edward A. and Nettie Ehnes Storrer. He was married to Phyllis Elizabeth Mudge, May 23,...

Ben F. Courtright, 88, of Topeka, passed away on June 19, 2006 of natural causes. Mr. Courtright was born August 7, 1917 in Hastings, Nebraska. Mr. Courtright was married to Mary Elizabeth Courtright for 59 years who passed away in 2000. Also deceased, is a daughter, Joan Elizabeth Berger who passed away in 2005. During World War II with the...

Betty M. Frost, 80, Topeka, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2006 at Midland Hospice House.Betty was born March 10, 1926 in Topeka, the daughter of Clauster and Ada (Deever) Hinckle.She was a member of the Joyful Harvest Church. She was a great Christian woman and loved people and life.She married Frank F. Frost on September 16, 1946. He died...

Phyllis A. Leupold, 86, of Tecumseh, died Sunday, June 18, 2006.She was born Oct. 9, 1919 at Greenleaf, KS, the daughter of Albert R. Clearman and Gwendolyn G. Reagan Clearman. After High School graduation she entered Christ's Hospital School of Nursing, Topeka, KS, graduating in 1941. As a Registered Nurse, she was active in her profession for many years.Phyllis married...

Wilbur G. Leonard, 89, a long time Topeka attorney, died Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at Brewster Place. The son of Frank C. and Golda E. Good Leonard, he was born March 14, 1917, in White City, Kansas. He graduated from White City High School and the University of Kansas, where he received a BA in political science in 1939 and...

Muriel H. Clarke, 97, of Topeka, died Wednesday, June 14 at Brewster Place Retirement Home.She was born November 22, 1908 in Topeka, the daughter of Harry and Alice Frances (Cooper) Hobson.She attended Topeka High School and Washburn College and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta.Married to Ross Clarke, December 20, 1929, they lived in La Grange Park, Illinois until...

Larry C. Cook, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, June 13 at home after a brief illness.He was born in Topeka, KS the son of Calvin and Marjorie Cook.He was a graduate of Washburn University.He married Patricia A. Weber on October 8, 1989 in Topeka. She survives. He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Jack Dylan Kindling.Family...

Charles A. Stryker, 57, Topeka, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at his home.He was born April 25, 1949 in Marysville, the son of Floyd and Mary Griswald Stryker. He graduated from Blue Rapids High School in 1967, received a BS in Civil Engineering from Kansas State University in 1971 and a MS in the same field from Texas A&M University...

Kenneth E. Glasson, 79, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2006. He was born on May 12, 1927 in Hartshorne, OK, the son of Dennis and Bessie Sylvia Robinson Glasson. Kenneth was a Navy veteran of WWII and then served in the U.S. Army. He was employed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for 38 years before retiring...