Margery E. Ridgeway, 61, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at her home.Margery was born January 16, 1944 in Pittsburg, PA., the daughter of William and Mildred Haynes Burleigh. She was raised in Tulsa, OK by her mother and grandmother. She graduated from Will Rogers High School.She graduated from Tulsa University with a bachelors in Spanish and Secondary...

Mary Jane Seagraves, 83, Leawood, KS formerly of Topeka died Wednesday May 24, 2005 at Alterra Clare Bridge Assisted Living. She was born February 17, 1922 in Topeka, the daughter of George and Margaret Ratcliff Reklites.Mrs. Seagraves graduated from Topeka High School in 1940. She attended Stricklers Business College. Mrs. Seagraves worked at the Washburn University Bookstore for over 20...

Eldo Schmidt, age 83, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away May 24, 2005 at Brewster Place. He was born September 6, 1921 in Walton, Kansas, the son of Abraham and Sarah Schmidt. He was a 1939 graduate of Walton High School and attended Bethel College in Newton, Kansas. He resided in Newton until moving to Topeka in 1989. Mr. Schmidt worked...

Lee A. Reser, 69, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2005 at Midland Hospice House. He had cancer. He was born on September 8, 1935 in Topeka, the son of Woodrow and Cayrl Denham Reser. He graduated from Topeka High School and attended classes at Kansas University. He worked for the Topeka Fire Department and retired as a...

Marjorie Crane Schnacke Marjorie Crane Schnacke, 76, Topeka, was called home to be with the Lord on May 22, 2005. The daughter of A. Harry and Marjorie Hemus Crane, Marjorie was born and raised in Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School in 1947. She attended the University of Kansas, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She graduated...

Alta May Johnson, 90 died Saturday, May 21, 2005 at Aldersgate Village.Mrs. Johnson was a teacher in Shawnee County for 42 years retiring in 1976. She taught 26 years in the Seaman District.She was born August 13, 1914 near Augusta, Kansas the daughter of Geroge and Alta May Weimer Irwin. She moved, with her parents to a farm near Wakarusa,...

Helen Rose Martin, 81, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2005, at Plaza West Care Center. She was born July 21, 1923 in Topeka the daughter of Lewis Charles and Ethel Sarah Bird Berg. She was a graduate of Topeka High School. Helen was employed as a Lab Technician with Seymour Foods. She retired after 35 years of service....

Lois Elaine (Lee) Scott, 81, Topeka died Thursday, May 19, 2005 at her home after a long illness. She was born in Topeka on February 1, 1924, the youngest daughter of Sherwood and Leah Bailey Willcuts. She attended Topeka schools, she was a 1941 graduate of Topeka High School and attended the University of Kansas. On September 20, 1943 she...

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...