Ruth D. Gleason, 93, of Topeka, died, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at Brewster Place. She was born August 20, 1911 in Scranton, Kansas the daughter of Joseph and Emily Buttler Dangerfield. Ruth has resided in Topeka since 1917. She was a 1933 graduate of Washburn University. Ruth had been employed as a librarian with the Kansas State Historical Society. She...

Robert James Way, 80, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at a local hospice house.Mr. Way was born October 6, 1924 in Elmdale, Kansas, the son of James Walter and Agusta Elizabeth Dicker Way. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for over 30 years and retired in 1988.He was an elder and an active member of...

Patricia L. Blackman, 48, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 16 at Midland Hospice House.She was born December 11, 1956 in Topeka, the daughter of Duane and Inez Hamilton.She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1974. She attended Kaw Valley Vocational/ Technical School and Washburn University. She was a dedicated employee of Prudential Insurance for 26 years. She then...

Aleda Henrietta Anderson, 95, Topeka, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2005 at the Peggy Kelly House. Mrs. Anderson was born March 1, 1910 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Anton Peter Marius Sorensen and Henrietta Hansini Brillo Sorensen. She was the youngest of two brothers and four sisters.She graduated from Maccochaque grade school and Rosedale HS and worked...

Gerald K. Barker, 90, Topeka, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at Midland Hospice House.He was born April 20, 1914 in Ottawa, KS, the only son of Guy K. and Sarah Ann Butterton Barker. He graduated from Ottawa High School, where he was an all-state basketball player. He then graduated from Ottawa University, receiving all-state basketball and football recognition. In 1988,...

Walter W. McFarland, 82, of Topeka, passed away suddenly, Monday, March 14, 2005 at his home. He was born October 30, 1922 in Coblenz, Germany the son of E.W. and Barbara Wagner McFarland. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1941 then immediately left for military service in the United States Army. He married Doris G. Patterson in 1943. After...

Roy A. Stane, 92, Topeka passed away, Saturday,March 12 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. He was born May 12, 1912 in El Paso, TX the son of Roy and Villa Ardoin Stane.In the early 1940's, Roy went to work for the A.T.& S.F. Railroad and before coming to Topeka was promoted to Construction Engineer for the West Coast lines....

Claude E. "Doc" Stafford, 77, of Topeka passed away Saturday, March 12 at a local hospital.He was born July 10, 1927 in Topeka, the son of William Edward and Elsie Stafford.He attended Topeka High School. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps where in his first year he flew 129 combat missions over Europe. He then re-enlisted and was assigned...

Clyde ("Buddy") EddsClyde Harvey ("Buddy") Edds, age 83, passed away March 12, 2005, in Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Edds was a plasterer in the Topeka area for several years, and subsequently became a supervisor for Bob Florence Contractors. Later, he worked as a Civil Inspector for Fluor Engineers, Irvine, California, on jobs in Alaska and Saudi Arabia, and retired from that...

Dorothy S. Byers Smith, 88, of Topeka, died March 10, 2005 at Midland Hospice House, Topeka, Kansas. She was eleven days shy of her 89th birthday. She had been in failing health since 1990, following the first of three heart attacks and open heart surgery. In February, 2005, she suffered a small stroke, and came to stay at hospice. Her...

Melva R. Lane, 82, of Topeka, died Friday, March 11, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka. She was born January 4, 1923 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Hiram Davis and Bertha Rowena Bowman Sturm. Melva was a graduate of Topeka High School and attended Strickler's Business College.She had worked as a medical transcriber retiring from the Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Administration Hospital....

R. Marceil Ferguson, 75, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday March 9 at a local care facility.She was born June 2, 1929 in Valley Falls, the daughter of Raymond and Ruby Cook Henderson.She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1948. She was retired from the State of Kansas Insurance Dept. She married Harvey N. Ferguson on December 19, 1948 in...

Lyle D. Cherry, 70, of Topeka, passed away Monday, March 7 2005 at a local care facility.Lyle was born December 21, 1934 in Luray, KS , the son of Warren and Mary Chrisler Cherry.He graduated from Luray High School in 1952. He attended Fort Hays State University for two years. He moved to Topeka in 1978 and remained there for...

Marguerite H. Minnis Hanlon, 96, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2005 at a local care center.Mrs. Hanlon was born July 11, 1908 in Stafford, KS.She was married to Hubert Hanlon. He preceded her in death in 1970. She was also preceded in death by a son, Richard Hanlon in 1977.A Memorial Service will be on Wednesday, March 9,...

Betty Jo Letourneau Mrs. Betty Jo Letourneau, 68, of Topeka, died Friday evening, March 4, 2005, at Stormont-Vail Hospital Regional Health Care Center in Topeka. She was born Jan. 30, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Okla., the daughter of Harold E. and Louise E. Knaup Vaughan. Betty received a bachelor s degree in nursing from Marymount College in Salina. She worked...

Ardith I. Tharp, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2005 at a Topeka care facility. She was born on January 17, 1917 in Marionville, Missouri, the daughter of William A. and Nona Pendleton Stogsdill. She resided in Missouri, Wichita and Emporia until moving to Topeka in 1956. She was co-owner of A&B Bumper Supply. She was a...

Lynda R. Ramsey, 61, Topeka, passed away at her home on Saturday, March 5, 2005.Lynda was born August 6, 1943 in Wichita, the daughter of Claudie A. Morris and Elaine Taylor. She grew up in Chanute.She retired from the State of Kansas after 24 years of service with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Hobbies included quilting, reading ,cooking...

Mary Lee Smith, 78, Topeka passed away at her home on Friday, March 4, 2005.She was born January 26, 1927 in Northern Lyon County, Kansas, the daughter of Franklin Thomas and Maud Higgins Shepherd who were long time residents of Lyon County.Mary attended District 46 Grade School. She graduated from Miller High School in 1945. Upon graduation, Mary and her...

E. Mary McNish, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2005 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on March 28, 1923 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles F. and Ada Owens Pomeroy. She was a life-long Topeka resident. She was employed by Hallmark Cards for 25 years before retiring. She was a member of Highland Park United...

Margaret Isolina Peak Wiley passed away with her family by her side at St. Luke's Hospital on Monday, February 28, 2005. She was born in the family home in Topeka on February 14, 1926. She was the only child of Eugene Peak and Lenora Pierce Peak. She married Donald Earl Wiley, of Enumclaw, Washington on August 5, 1948, he survives....