Pearl Oletha Alfrey, 88, of Topeka, passed on Monday, May 22, 2006 in Topeka. She was born on December 1, 1917 in Ozawkie, the daughter of John and Bertha Asher Hudson. She was raised in rural Jefferson County. She came to Topeka following her marriage. They lived in Topeka for 15 years and then moved to Tecumseh where they lived...

Helen Whited Schneider, 79, of Topeka, Kansas, died Monday, May 22, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Mrs. Schneider taught at McCarter Elementary School for 16 years and in 1975 quit to open the Earth Shoe Store in Gage Shopping Center. In 1981 she and her husband moved to Lawrence, Kansas where she was employed as sales audit for J.C. Penny Company....

Norine Howard Johnson, 95, Topeka, died Sunday, May 21, 2006 at her home.Norine was born in Calhoun, Missouri on July 4, 1910, the daughter of Noah T. and Lena Depew Howard. She moved with her family to Kansas in 1917. After short residences in Syracuse and Salina, the family settled in McPherson. She graduated from McPherson High School in 1928...

Stephen J. Williams, 52, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2006 at his home. He was born January 20, 1954 in Leavenworth, Kansas the son of John L. and Helen M. Hiatt Williams. Stephen was a graduate of Topeka West High School where he was a member of Topeka West Singers. He attended the University of Houston, Texas. He...

Bernice P. Coe, 80, of Topeka passed away Thursday, May 18 2006 at Aldersgate Village.She was born May 10, 1926 in La Harp, KS, the daughter of James L. and Bessie B. Maley Hicks.She was a loving and devoted mother, wife , grandmother, daughter and sister. After her children were grown she went to work as a dietician in the...

Jessie Louise Metzger, 77, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Mrs. Metzger was born April 16, 1929 in Wray, Colorado, the daughter of Jesse and Florence Beverlin. She married Delbert Metzger August 19, 1949 in the Navy Chapel at Mare Island, California.. As a Navy wife from 1949 to 1969, Mrs. Metzger lived...

Elizabeth Christina Peters Nice, 65, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at her home in Lawrence, Kansas.She was born Feb. 11, 1941 in Spearfish, SD, the daughter of John Edward and Elsie Leila Leonard Peters. She was raised on a ranch near Alzada, Montana, and graduated from high school in Belle Fourche, SD. She then attended business school in Denver and...

Robert L. Linder, 77, of Salina, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2006. Survivors include his siblings, Wilford and Don Linder of Salina, Clyde Linder and Margaret Linder of Topeka, and several nieces and nephews. An inurnment service for Robert will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2006 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel is in...

Lucille E. Schmidt, 85, of Topeka, formerly of Rogers, AR, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at Atria Hearthstone. She was born on October 27, 1920 in Baileyville, the daughter of William and Clementine Mueller Koch. She graduated from Centralia High School. She lived in Centralia before moving to Emporia. She moved to Rogers, AR in 1974 where she...

Vera Marie Reinfeld Davis, 85, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 15, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.She was born September 9, 1920 near Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Orville L. and J. Mable Reinfeld. She moved with her parents to Iola as a child and attended the public schools in that city.She and her husband lived in Iola,...

Bertha E. Wendt, 91, Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2006 at a local hospital.Bertha was born December 14, 1914 in Ottawa, the daughter of Fred W. and Eva Michael Wendt.She was a member of the Quivira Heights Church of Christ where she was a Bible School teacher for over 36 years. She was a child care provider for...

Paula S. McMillan, 39, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born on March 8, 1967 in Marysville, the daughter of Milan E. and Waneta H. Grauer McMillan. She graduated from Marysville High School and attended Emporia State University. She moved to Topeka and was employed by Yellow Transportation. She...

Albert D. Lollar, 71, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at a local hospital. Albert was born February 5, 1935 in Jamesport, Missouri, the son of Roy and Minnie Lollar. His family moved to Holton, Kansas in 1943 and he graduated from Holton High School in 1953.Albert married Darlene Tuck on February 9, 1956 in Holton.He was a...

Mary Josephine Cutler Pietch, 91, of Topeka, died May 8,2006.She was born August 23, 1914 in Milwaukee, WI to Manuel and Mary Cutler. After her marriage to Donald W. Pietch, they had a son, Joseph Cutler Pietch, before they divorced. Her son died in 1977.Mary graduated from Carroll College, Waukesha, WI and pursued a variety of occupations, including camp bugler,...

REV. BILLY HUNT Billy Marvin Hunt, 77, a retired United Methodist minister, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at his home in Vassar.He was born Sept. 6, 1928 in Brazil, Indiana, the son of Ross and Marie Tilley Hunt.He married Marilyn Miller on April 10, 1947 in Brazil, a union that lasted for 59 years.He...

Ruth I. Smith, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2006 at her home. She was born on July 3, 1922 in Pawnee County, NE, the daughter of Eliphus and Florence Brayman Reedy. She graduated from Washburn Rural High School. Following high school, she attended Southwest Bible Institute in Texas where she met her first husband, Everett Edward...

Rosa Lorene Stewart Bittenbender, 89, of Topeka, passed away May 6, 2006 at Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Hospital. Born Oct. 26, 1916 in Alta Vista to Loren and Abbie Irene McCabe Stewart, Rosa graduated from Dunlap High School in 1934 and attended Kansas University. A World War II veteran, she joined the Women's Army Corps in 1943, attaining the rank of First...

Kathleen Martin Taylor, 82, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2006.Kathleen was born August, 9, 1923, daughter of Paul G. Martin and Margaret (Armantrout) Martin. She graduated from Topeka High School and Washburn University with a B.A. and a M.A. in Literature. She worked as a secretary for Burgwin and Martin for seven years and later taught at Jardine...

George W Champney Sr passed away at Topeka Community Healthcare Center on May 1St, 2006. George was born on 1-8-1917 in Enid, OK to George & Laura Champney. Losing his father at age 6 he was raised by his mother. He graduated Enid H S in 1936 and then served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He joined the Bricklayers Union...

Betty Lou Jones, 86, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 3 at the Topeka Presbyterian Manor.She was born July 12, 1919 in Wichita, the daughter of John G. and Ludora Hearte Kille.She was a charter member of St. David's Episcopal Church and served as the parish secretary from the formation of the church, retiring in 1984. She married LaRue W....