Gordon E. Raiman, 93, Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2006 at Lexington Park Nursing Home. He was born November 13, 1912 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of Sam and Julia Raiman. He served in the US Army Air Corp during World War II from November of 1942 through May of 1945. He was part owner of Duff and...

Leona L. Olsen, 82, Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2006.Leona was born March 23, 1923 in Oak Hill, the daughter of Edwin W. and Elizabeth Fisher Mall. She was the youngest sister of eight children and a twin sister of Leon. Leona was raised in Abilene.Leona owned and operated Maternal Land in Topeka for 36 years.She was a...

GloriaConstance Gloria Davidson, 79, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Stormont Vail Health Center, after a bravely fought battle against breast cancer.Gloria was born August 5, 1926, in Los Angeles, CA, to Retta and Orville Gibson. She grew up and went thru school in Wellington, KS, with her mother and her stepfather, Harold "Pat" Fetters, and where...

Stacie Ann Tuell, 39, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006 at Stormont Vail Regional Health Center after a courageous five year battle with cancer.She was born October 23, 1966 in Topeka, the daughter of George Steven and Patricia Sue (Myers) Murray.She was a 1985 graduate of Topeka West High School and attended Washburn University. She worked for the...

Stokes Richard "Dick" Dodson, Jr.,age 78, passed away on Friday, January 13th at Midland Hospice House.He was born in Hoyt, Kansas on June 3, 1927, son of Stokes and Beulah Dodson. He attended Lowman and Randolph Grade Schools, Boswell Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School in 1945, where he pitched for the baseball team. He attended Washburn University.Dick...

Jean Y. Keck Sipes, 65, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 13, 2006 at her home.Jean was born April 18, 1940, daughter of Clarence and Minnie Drinen Keck on their farm near Oketo in Marshall County. She and her identical twin, June, established Keck Twins Beauty Shop in Topeka and worked side by side for many years. Jean was married...

JEANNIE LAVONNE CAYLOR DURSTObituary NoticeJeannie Lavonne Caylor Durst was born on Father's Day, June 16, 1948, in Ottawa, Kansas to Martha Joan Baugher and Vernon Dean Caylor. Her teenage parents borrowed .00 to elope. A recently surfaced photograph shows Joan looking the part of a small town high school cheerleader and Vern looking the part of a dashing rebel (like...

Sergeant Charles "Gadget" S. Allen, 37, of Topeka, died as a result of a helicopter crash in Northern Iraq January 8, 2006. He was born May 23, 1968 in Anchorage, Alaska the son of Kenneth and Sharon Scott Allen. Charles served in the United States Navy ten years before enlisting in the National Guard. He served in Iraq from August...

Teresa K. "Terry" Duvall, 60, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, from complication of Diabetes and Leukemia. Terry was born November 25, 1945 in Warsaw, Missouri, the daughter of Robert M. and Mildred Davis. She was raised in southwest Missouri and graduated from Lebanon High School 1963. She married Bobby Joe Duvall on March...

Lucille A. Gettig Halley, 85, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at a Rossville care facility. She was born on November 24, 1920 in Topeka, the daughter of Fred W. and Velvia Bond Chincholl. She graduated from Topeka High School. She resided in California and Missouri before returning to Topeka where she spent most of her life....

Calvin G. Hagelgantz, 64, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2006. Calvin was preceded in death by infant daughter, Paula and parents, Wes and Ruth Hagelgantz.Survivors include: his wife, Linda, daughter Janelle, and sons Kent and Craig, of Topeka, and son Brad, daughter in law, Magaly, and granddaughter, Baylee, of KC MO; brother, Robert, and sister, Elaine Johnson, of...

Milda M. Hock, 91, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 9, 2006 at a local hospital.She was born November 1, 1914 in Meriden, KS, the daughter of August Joe and Ida M. Rettke Kelch.She worked for Security Benefit Life Insurance until she was forced to retire due to being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Her husband, Vinton E. Hock, cared for...

Melinda Kay Martin Hickerson, 56, of Lawrence, formerly of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, December 14, 2005. Melinda was born September 26, 1949 in Enid, Oklahoma the daughter of Col. W.D. "Pete" and Virginia "Peggy" Shepherd Martin. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Education from Washburn University, Topeka, then received her Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and her Master of...

Duane I. Parr, 84, of Rossville, passed away, Monday, January 9, 2006 at his home. He was born October 2, 1921 the son of Ray and Edna Immenschuh Parr. Mr. Parr graduated from Rossville High School and attended Kansas State University. He was employed by the Santa Fe offices in Topeka as a young man before beginning a lifelong career...

Michael J. "Mike" Gerety, 61, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2006 at his home. He was born on August 8, 1944 in Topeka, the son of John H. and Marie C. Arvidson Gerety. He graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. Mike was a pipefitter for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for 35 years before...

William Andrew Bullard Senior of Topeka, died at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center early on Sunday morning, January 8, 2006. His family was with him at the last. Catholic Funeral Mass will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 312 NE Freeman at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2006Born on January 3, 1919 in Talalah, Oklahoma, Bill was the...

Fred Herschel Breedlove, 71, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2006 at the VA hospital.He was born in Kansas City, Kansas on August 13, 1934 and grew up in the Kansas City area. Fred moved to Topeka in 1998. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Teamsters Local 41 for much...

James Clemont Canole, 80, of Topeka, passed away Saturday morning, January 7, 2006 at his home. Jim was born September 25, 1925 in Marshall, Missouri, the youngest son of John Thomas and Lottie Mae Holiday Canole.Jim received most of his elementary schooling in Kansas City, Missouri and graduated from Northeast High School in 1942. He then attended Central Missouri Teacher's...

Marvin H. "Pud" Robinson, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2006 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on May 17, 1921 in Eskridge, the son of Carl W. and Ethel Huitt Robinson. Marvin graduated from Topeka High School in 1939 and attended Strickler Business College. He was an Army veteran of WWII. He was a printer...

Ruby Olive Warren Hall, 90, of Topeka, died Thursday, January 5, 2006 in her apartment at Alterra Clare Bridge Cottage. Ruby was born June 18, 1915 in Osage City, KS to Adelbert Ray Warren and Golden Hannah Groves.She attended grade school at Hickory Creek Grade School in Coffey County. She graduated from Burlington High School in 1932. She attended college...