Ila May Beeman, 96, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 in Bakersfield, California. She was born on October 13, 1909 in Cuba, Kansas, the daughter of Clara and Linly Haworth. Her three brothers, Creston, Harold, Melvin and her husband Elmer Beeman preceded her in death. Mrs. Beeman was a cheer leader in high school and participated in drama productions....

Robert L. "Bob" Purdy, 73, Meriden, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2006 at his residence.Bob was born August 11, 1932 in Topeka, the son of Jim and Bernice Athon Purdy.He graduated from Highland Park High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Bob was employed by Hopkins Amusement and later worked for American Brands,...

Dorothy J. Rettig, 80, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at a Manhattan care facility. She was born on April 14, 1925 in Burr Oak, the daughter of John J. and Laura A. Swoveland Engel. Dorothy had lived most of her life in Topeka before moving to Manhattan in November of 2000. She graduated from Topeka High...

Ida I. Imparato, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on December 19, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of Louis and Jennie Dunn Kolin. She resided in Philadelphia, PA and Suffolk, VA before moving to Topeka in 2001. She was a member of West Side Christian Church. Ida married...

Dr. Bryce D. Stallard, 79, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Midland Hospice House.Bryce was born November 17, 1926 in Topeka, the son of Hobart McKinley and Lottie Gertrude Stallard. He graduated from Liberty Memorial High School In Lawrence in 1944. Bryce served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.He received a Bachelors Degree from Baker...

Nancy L. Brooks, 56, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Nancy was born September 6, 1949 in Topeka, daughter of Gaylord and Betty Huske.Suvivors include her mother and step father, Betty and Robert Valyer; two sisters, Karen Jackson and Lori Potts; two brothers, Mark Huske and Tim Huske; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...

Ethel Marie Mischke, 94, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Brewster Place Health Center. Her life began June 25, 1911 at Colby, KS in a sod house where her parents homesteaded. She was the tenth of eleven children born to Charles Victor and Luella Frazier Jacobson.Her family moved to Topeka when she was a small child. Following graduation...

Ruth Ellen Rusk, 90, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at a Topeka hospital.Ruth Ellen was born November 11, 1915 in Brookfield, Missouri, the daughter of Harrel and Neva Pearl Ewing Reynolds. She married John Donald Rusk on February 17, 1934 in Brookfield, MO. Ruth Ellen and her husband owned and operated Rusk's Ideal Resort at the Lake...

A fourth generation Topekan, James A. McClure, 56, passed away, February 22, 2006. He died of heart problems while driving. He was born June 11, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of Dr. James Allison and Mary Jo (Gerdeman) McClure. He attended Randolph Elementary, Capper Junior High School and graduated from Topeka West High School in 1967. He participated on...

Jay Clark Miles, 31, Topeka, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006 at Columbia Medical Center, Columbia, MO. He died as a result of an accidental fall from a roof while working on a house at the Lake of the Ozarks. He was born March 23, 1974, in Topeka, the son of Ronald and Sara Smith Miles. He graduated from Topeka West...

Johnarveen L. Brown (Jonni), died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital after a short illness. Ms. Brown retired as a nurse from Stormont-Vail Hospital and the Shawnee County Health Department. She was born in Junction City, Kansas the daughter of John and Helen Robinson Hocker. She attended school in Junction City and Topeka, Kansas. Survivors include two daughters, Kimberli Marshall and...

Charles Edwin Chenoweth Charles Chenoweth went to be with his lord on the evening of February 22, 2006. He was a very tender, loving, and caring husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was born on March 16, 1925 in Parsons, Kansas to Cary Ross Chenoweth and Lela Chenoweth. He attended grade school through high school in Parsons. Charles followed his...

Fred H. Garst, 55, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, February 22, 2006.He was born October 3, 1950 in Salina, Kansas the son of Lafe and Alice Garst, Sr.. He served 24 years with the City as a supervisor with the Water Pollution Control Department. Fred was an avid NASCAR enthusiast.He married Susan Frendle in 1972. They divorced in 1989. He...

Kerry D. Beaver, 48, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2006.Kerry was born September 25, 1957, son of Louis and Betty Beaver. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1976. Kerry married Patricia Kidney on December 27, 1983. They have one daughter, Holly Jo Beaver.He was employed by Seaman School District #345 as a head custodian at Indian Creek...

Bonnie (Boneta) C. Johnson, 76, of Topeka, KS, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 21, 2006.Bonnie was born June 26, 1929 in Kendallville, IN, daughter of Harold and Hazel Aumsbaugh. She was united in marriage to Wilbur A. Johnson on April 29, 1949. They resided in LaPorte, IN where they raised their three children. In 1984, Bonnie...

Leon H. Mannell, 80, of Topeka passed away Monday Feb. 20, 2006.He was born April 26, 1925 in Belleville, the son of Benjamin F. and Pearl E. Cook Mannell.He was a 1943 graduate of Topeka High School. He served in the 96th Infantry Division as a M/Sgt in the South Pacific during World War II where he earned the Bronze...

Patricia L. Baker, 74, of Topeka, passed away, Monday, February 20, 2006 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka.She was born December 12, 1931 in Topeka the daughter of Allen E. and Cleta K. (Guthrie) Ecord. Mrs. Baker graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. She attended Kansas University, Kansas State University and graduated from Washburn University in 1983. Mrs. Baker...

Helen E. Allison, 87, of Topeka, passed away February 20, 2006. Ms. Allison was born in Topeka on March 25, 1918, the daughter of Howard E. Allison and Sadie E. White Allison. She spent most of her life in Topeka. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1936 and attended Kansas State University, Manhattan. After graduating from Strickler's Business College...

Lucy Ellen Thornton Redding, 91, of Topeka passed away Monday Feb. 20, 2006 at Aldersgate Village.She was born July 7 1914 on a farm in rural Greenwood County, the daughter of William A. and Maggie Crowell Thornton.She graduated from Madison High School and attended the Kansas State Teachers College, receiving a Life Teaching Certificate. She received a Bachelors of Education...

Flora Mae Schutter, 93, formerly of Topeka, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2006 at a Kansas City, MO hospital. She was born on April 6, 1912 in Stroud, OK, the daughter of John O. and Inez D. Bateman Hubbard. Flora Mae was employed as a motor winder and electrician for Jones Electric and Shrake Electric for 37 years before retiring....