Merle Edward Lowe, 48, of Topeka, passed away Monday March 13, 2006 at Midland Hospice House.He was born September 8, 1957 in Topeka, the son of Bert Clifford and Betty May Brault Lowe.He spent his childhood in Carbondale and graduated from Santa Fe Trail High School. He worked for the State of Kansas Dept. of Administration as a carpenter for...

Kenneth D. Bridwell, 75, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, March 12, 2006 at his home. He was born February 4, 1931 in Ottawa, KS the son of James Roy and Minnie Elizabeth Leatherberry Bridwell. He was a graduate of Topeka High School and had attended Washburn University. Kenneth married Vera K. Humphrey on April 5, 1958 in Ottawa, KS.Mr. Bridwell...

Thelma Mae Hildman, 87, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2006 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka following a short illness. She was born March 8, 1919 in Overbrook, Kansas, the daughter of Delbert Edwin and Louella Marybelle "Belle" (Firestone) Wadsworth. Her family moved to Topeka during the first year of her life.Thelma graduated from Seaman High School in...

Loraine J. Swaim, 82, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2006.Loraine was born January 24, 1924, daughter of William and Carrie Hall in Wabaunsee, KS. She was united in marriage to Frank Swaim on December 17, 1940. Loraine retired in 1987 from KSU as a supervisor in the Derby Food Center and later worked in food service for Topeka...

Henrietta Jean Wombles Crouch, 85, passed away March 9, 2006 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.Born to Walter E. and Hilda H. Kistler Wombles on March 17, 1920. Jean attended Warrensburg High School in Warrensburg, MO. where she met her first husband, John B. Peterman. He died of a brain tumor when their infant son, John, was eighteen months old...

Earletta Ann Rath (Brown), 55, of Topeka, KS. passed away Wednesday, March 8th, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Heath Center, Topeka, KS. Ann was born March 20, 1950 in Kansas City, MO, daughter of Earl L. Brown Sr. and Joe Ann (Luberta) Brown.Ann is survived by her companion Rick Rodecap Sr. of Topeka, KS and her children, Terry Hager of Kansas City,...

Robert R. Herrick, Jr. 49, of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, March 9, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born July 28, 1956 in Topeka the son of Robert R. and Phyllis Chumley Herrick, Sr. Robert attended Sunny Elevation Grade School, Jay Shideler, Jr. High School and was a 1974 Graduate of Washburn Rural High School. He attended Mid America...

Elmer Allen Reed, 74, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2006. He was born September 14, 1931 to Elmer and Jessie Flo Casto Reed in Wichita, KS. He was a veteran of the Korean War where he served in the United States Army Air Corps. He retired as an X-Ray Technician from the VA Hospital. He worked previously at the Topeka...

Arleta "Lee" Barber, 83, Topeka, died Friday, March 10, 2006 at Midland Hospice House.She was born March 2, 1923 in Lebanon, KS, the daughter of B. Owen and Hazel Dunton Boyer. She graduated from Manhattan High School and received a BA in Journalism from Kansas State University. Mrs. Barber was employed with the Menninger Foundation and the Kansas Medical Society.She...

Don Summers, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at a Topeka hosptial. He was born on March 14, 1929 in Arapahoe, NE, the son of Reuel and Edna Shannabarger Summers. Don spent most of his life in Topeka. He was a draftsman for several different engineering firms in Topeka. Don married Delores Jean Drebing on February...

Gerald H. Kopp, 84, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.He was born Aug. 11, 1921 in Topeka, the son of Walter C. and Ethel Hendrickson Kopp. He graduated from Harveyville High School in 1939 and attended Washburn University. He had lived in Topeka since 1946.Mr. Kopp served in the 570th Ambulance Company of the US Army during...

Lynn E. Marquart, 89, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at Manor Care Nursing Center.Lynn was born in Dubuque, Iowa July 29, 1916 the son of George and Ina Mae Marquart. He graduated from Dubuque High School and Dubuque University. Mr. Marquart served in the U.S. Amy Air Corps in England and Africa during World War II. After...

Robert Travers Wible, 78, of Topeka, went to be with his Lord on March 7, 2006 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.He was born March 14, 1927 in Alliance, NE., the son of Sedric E. and Alta C. Phillips Wible.He graduated from Lincoln High School in Lincoln, NE. in 1944, and attended the University of Nebraska where he was affiliated...

Rafael Pena Macias, 60, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at his home. He was born on May 26, 1945 in Corpus Christi, TX, the son of Rafael M. and Juliana Pena Macias. He resided in Topeka since July of 2004. He was a career Navy veteran, serving 20 years before retiring in December of 1984. He...

Dale L. Smith, 86, of Topeka passed away Sunday, March 5 at a Topeka hospital.He was born August 26, 1919 in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Willis M. and Evelyn Burkhart Smith.Mr. Smith entered the Army in December, 1941 and served in Egypt until 1945. He reenlisted in early1946 and continued to serve in the Army Air Corps and...

Robert E. Wright, 77, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2006 at a Topeka care facility. He was born on March 22, 1928 in Coffeyville, the son of Floyd and Mary A. Riggins Wright. He graduated from Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville and obtained a Bachelor's Degree from Pittsburg State University. He was an Army veteran. Survivors...

Early Sunday morning, March 5, 2006, Thelma Irene Buchanan left this world and went to join her husband and partner in eternity, Dale, who passed away in 2001. We know how happy they must be now. He's missed her terribly, as they had been inseparable since they were married in 1939. Their children, Sherry Coughlin and Mike Buchanan, were lucky...

William L. "Bill" Frederikson, 95 , Topeka, died Friday, March 3, 2006 at Rolling Hills Health Center.He was born Dec. 25, 1910 in Bancroft, Kansas, the son of James and Stella Gardner Frederikson. He lived in Garden City from 1932 to 1945, and had lived in Topeka since 1972.Mr. Frederikson worked as a car salesman. He was a CBer and...

Cecile R. Hendricks, 82, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2006 at a local hospital.Cecile was born March 30, 1923 in Manchester, New Hampshire, the daughter of George and Bernadette LeClerc Gamache. She married James H. Hendricks on July 7, 1942 in Dover, Delaware. He survives. Other survivors include daughters; Edith "Bunny" Bolton and husband, Sam, Chattanooga, TN, Shirley...

Robert E. Weller, 59, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2006 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on June 29, 1946 in Council Grove, the son of John O. and Rovelia A. Slead Weller. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He resided in Wichita before moving to Topeka in 1998. Robert married Julia A....