Wilma Virginia Moege, 87, passed away to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 20, 2005, at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.She was born September 17, 1917, at Windsor, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Lee and Myrtie Barnett Lane and graduated from Topeka High School in 1936. She was a devoted wife and homemaker and enjoyed friends and playing...

Jack C. Wilson, 80, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at his home after an extended illness. He was born June 1, 1924 in Topeka the son of Frank and Goldie Freeze Wilson. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army from 1943-1946. He received the Bronze Star for meritorious service. He was a member of Post...

Margaret Ann Christesen, 62, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at her home following an extended battle with cancer. She was born July 2, 1942 in Topeka, the daughter of Homer Chris and Flossie Velma Feaker Christesen. Margaret was a 1961 graduate of Topeka High School. She was employed by U.S.D. 501 until her retirement in 2001. Margaret...

Frank B. Keller, Jr. 84, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2005 at Aldersgate Village. He was born on August 1, 1920 in Lockwood, MO the son of Frank Beldon and Lillie Pyle Keller. He graduated from Lockwood High School in 1938. He attended Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield, MO while a member of the CCC and...

Benjamin Barnum (Ben) Franklin, 60, of Topeka, died Saturday, May 14, 2005 at a local care home. He had cancer.He was born November 7, 1944 in Topeka, the son of Charles Benjamin and Margaret Barnum Franklin. He was in the first graduating class of Topeka West High School in 1962. Paralyzed in a mountain climbing accident near Boulder, Colorado on...

Francis M. Moriarty passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 in Topeka. He was 90. Born in Manchester, Connecticut to Matthew and Matilda Johnson Moriarty, Francis was predeceased by a sister, Mary "Mae" Moriarty Johnson. He received a B.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1938 and a Master's degree in psychology from Purdue Univeristy in 1940. He was...

Beth E. Reaser, 63, of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, May 12 at her home due to complications of cancer.She was born August 20, 1941 in Topeka, the daughter of Walt and Lavon Roudybush.She graduated from Highland Park High School. After high school, she was a housewife and mother of two sons. When her children began school, she went to work...

Jean L. Berry, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday , April 30, 2005 at her home with her family. She was born on October 2, 1922 in Topeka, the daughter of Floyd B. and Aileen McPhail Burkhardt. She graduated from Washburn High School in 1940. She attended Washburn University. Jean had many occupations during her life, but her most...

Charles J. Myers, 95, a lifelong resident of the Topeka area, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2005 at Midland Hospice House. He was born March 27, 1910 on a farm in rural Shawnee County near Auburn, KS, the son of Joseph Avery and Gertrude Mae Price Myers.Charles was a cement finisher and contractor in the Topeka area. He attended Auburn...

Floyd Fredrick Ginder, 85, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 8 at Midland Hospice House.Floyd was born October 25, 1919 at Belvue, KS, the son of Robert Rial and Jessie Luttig Ginder.Floyd attended schools at Belvue and Wamego, KS. After moving to Berryton in 1935, he graduated from Berryton High School in 1937. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree...

Lela Marie Atherton, daughter of Marcus and Emma Krouse, was born on a farm in Overbrook, Kansas on October 12, 1912 and went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, May 6, 2005, She graduated from Overbrook High School, and in 1932 married James S, Atherton who passed away November 2001. Lela worked side by side for over 40...

Dan W. McKee, 56, Topeka died Sunday, May 8, 2005 at his home. He was born Feb. 5, 1949 in Onaga, Kansas, the son of William B. and Mary Moody McKee.Dan married Bonnie Hall they divorced and Diana Johnson they divorced.He graduated from Topeka West High School and Washburn University with a degree in Political Science. He served in the...

Josephine V. Turney, of Kansas City, MO., passed away Wednesday, May 4 at her home.She was born in Randolph, KS., the daughter of Edward and Ida Sand Schultes.She graduated from Randolph High School. Following graduation, she moved to Topeka and worked for the Creamery Restaurant. During World War II, she lived in Portland, OR and Seattle WA. She and her...

Kenneth C. Maggard, 64, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at the Toepka V.A. Hospital. He was born March 13, 1941 in Winslow, Arkansas the son of Emmanuel and Clara Wise Maggard. Kenneth was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy where he was an aircraft mechanic. He worked as a LPN and CNA at many nursing homes...

Imogene Harding, 77, Topeka passed away Friday, May 6, 2005 at her home. She was born in Kansas City, KS on April 6, 1928 to Elmer and Pauline Durham. She graduated from Wyandotte High School and attended Kansas City Kansas Community College.She married Kenneth Harding on November 27, 1946 he survives. She owned and operated the Gladstone Fine Arts Dance...

Herbert S. Davies, 90, Topeka, died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. He was born Sept. 6, 1914 in Winchester, Kansas the son of Edwin and Pearl Smith Davies.Herb was a member of Topeka Reformed Presbyterian Church. Herb graduated from Kansas State University in 1937.He served during World War II in U.S. Navy. He owned and operated Davies...

Lavina Mae Goering was born January 30, 1928 on a farm near Moundridge, McPherson County, Kansas, the youngest of nine children born to Henry H. and Marie Schmidt Ediger. She attended Lake Shore Grade School near Inman, Kansas. She was baptized upon the confession of her faith into membership in the Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church on May 29, 1944. She graduated...

Mary Lucille "Granny" Hudson, 87, of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 2 in Topeka.She was born August 26, 1917 in Alma, the daughter of William and Ramona Senogles.She married Lloyd D. Hudson on February 13, 1939 in Miami County, MO. He preceded her in death in 1977. She wsa also preceded in death by a son Gary Lee Hudson in...

Gerdine LaVeda Seeley, 96, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, May 1, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. She had been a resident at Brewster Place Retirement Community. She was born February 22, 1909 at Oblong, Illinois, the daughter of Howard A. and Florence E. Reese Young.Gerdine was a graduate of El Dorado High School. She had attended El Dorado Junior...

Edna Ann Engel, 95, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at a local care home.Edna was born July 1, 1909 in Randall, the daughter of Edward and Lydia Dobbins Bodding. She graduated from Randall High School and attended Kansas State University. She worked for the Auburn Washburn Unified School District as the Food Service Director, retiring in 1973.She...