David L. Figgs, 52, Topeka, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 at his home.He was born Aug. 29, 1952 in Topeka, the son of Jack and Rita Watson Figgs. He graduted from Highland Park High School and was a lifelong Topeka resident.Mr. Figgs had been employed at Jostens for the past three years.He was a member of the Combat Air Museum...

Thelma D."Mickey" Hokanson, 83, of Topeka, went to be with The Lord on Sunday, November 14, 2004 at a Topeka Hospital.She was born May 5, 1921, in Topeka, the daughter of Samuel J. and Gertrude Black Richmond. She graduated from Seaman High School and Clark's Business School.She was married to Harold H. Hokanson on Jamuary 25, 1947. He survives of...

Walter O. Bowman,79, of Topeka, died Saturday, November 13, 2004 at a Topeka hospital.He was born September 27, 1925 in Madison, Wisconsin to Ole Bowman and Ruby Marken Bowman.At the age of 4, his parents died and he was brought to Harveyville to be raised by his grandmother.Mr. Bowman graduated from Harveyville High School and entered the Navy in 1943....

Elva Schrader McMahan, Topeka, died November 15, 2004. She was born October 8, 1914 in Bloomington, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred and Rosetta Schrader. She graduated from Highland Park High School. Employers included Victory Life and Kane Insurance companies and a Topeka funeral home. She and her husband also farmed. She married Norman McMahan on August 3, 1935 in Olathe,...

Margaret Ann Sayler, 79, of Topeka, died Sunday, November 14, 2004 at a Topeka care facility. She was born on October 17, 1925 at Topeka, the daughter of Joseph and Elsie Helmund Borovick. She gruaduated from Topeka High School and graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing in 1946. She was employed by St. Francis Hospital and Memorial Hospital until...

Helen M.Berlin 80, passed away November 8, 2004 in Topeka, KS. She was born August 27, 1924 in Chicago,IL the daughter of Abraham and Carrie Auerbach. Helen graduated from Roosevelt High School in Chicago. Later, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Cum Laude from the University Of Illinois, Champagne Urbana. Helen worked as a microbiologist for the...

Ilene Jeanette McCloskeyIlene Jeanette McCloskey, 85, of Topeka passed away Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, at a Topeka hospital.Jeannie was born Oct. 8, 1919, in Denver, CO, the daughter of Rachael Gordon Ferguson and Duane M. Kline, Sr. She graduated from East Denver High School and attended the University of Denver and the University of Kansas. As a small child she...

Nora May Crawshaw,88, of Topeka, died Saturday, November 6, 2004 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor.She was born January 24, 1916, the daughter of Herbert K. and Bertha A(Smith) Teel.Mrs. Crawshaw was a homemaker and worked for the State of Kansas before retiring in 1979. She also worked at various jobs in the Maple Hill community.She married Woodrow W. Crawshaw on February...

Jason Ray VanDam , 22, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 5, 2004 at a Wichita hospital as a result of an auto accident.He was born March 26, 1982 in Iola,Kansas.He grew up in Topeka and was active in the Boy Scouts and the Youth group at First Church of the Nazarene.He graduated from Seaman High School where he was...

Richard "Dick" Brock, 71, of Topeka, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 7, 2004. He was born June 23, 1933 in Blue Mound, Kansas the son of Leonard and Evelyn Mann Brock. He was a 1951 graduate of Blue Mound High School and received his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Washburn University in 1961. Dick served in the United States...

Marjorie E. WestMarjorie Elizabeth West, 83, Topeka, died Sat. Nov. 6, 2004 at Midland Hospice House.She was born Jan. 19, 1921 in Mitchell Co., KS, daughter of Kyle & Edna Kaul Simmons. She graduated from Barnard High School in 1938, attended Kansas Wesleyan College for one year and graduated from Kansas State University in 1942 with a degree in Home...

Ruth Ellen (Rhodes) Metcalf died November 6, 2004 after a 5 year fight with cancer. She was born in 1935 in Liberal Kansas to Etta Edith (Case) and James Calvin Rhodes and grew up in Emporia and Wichita. After graduating from Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa on the morning of June 5, 1955 she married Dewaine Metcalf in the afternoon....

Orville W. Smith, Jr. 75, Meriden, passed away November 5, 2004 of cancer. Orville, Jr. was born near Burlingame the son of Orville and Vida Davis Smith,they preceded him in death.He had farmed many years in the Dover area. He worked as a mechanic and retired from the City of Topeka Street Department.He is survived by his wife Norma J.Smith,...

Delmar H. Peters, 77, of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, November 4, 2004 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born January 29, 1927 at Kimball, MN the son of Robert and Ella Peters. Mr. Peters served 29 years in the United States Army retiring at the rank of Command Sergeant Major. He was married to Helga Kober. She preceded him in death....

Louis "Doc" Ramsey, 85, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2004 at Midland Hospice House.He was born September 30, 1919 in Belvue, KS. the son of Charles H. and Olive Lippencott Ramsey.He graduated from Westmoreland High School in Westmoreland, KS. He also attended Strickler's Business College in Topeka."Doc" spent forty four months in the Army Air Corps in World...

Pearl N. Barton89, Topeka passed away November 2, 2004 at a Topeka Hospital. Mrs. Barton was born April 30, 1915 in Lone Elm, KS the daughter of Fred and Melissa Laird Browning. She was married to Hoyt S. Madison. They had three children; Esther, Rose and Lawrence. She later married Vernon J. Barton. They had one child, Verna. Pearl was...

Gary Kent (Ken) McKee, 66, Topeka, passed away at his home Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, he died of complications from a stroke he suffered three years ago. Ken was born Aug. 23, 1938 in Havensville, KS the son of Curtis and Camille Davis McKee. He graduated from Highland Park High School and served honorably in the U.S. Navy including time...

Clifton Leon Webb, 82, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday November 3, 2004 at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born August 12, 1922 in Somerville, TN the son of Willie Clifton and Lois C. Webb.After high school he enlisted in the Navy and served in World War II on the USS Pillsbury which captured a...

Eleanor Ayres, 85, of Topeka, died of cancer on Saturday, October 30, 2004 at her residence. She was born on January 20, 1919 at DeKalb, Illinois, the daughter of William P. and Mabel Ronan Ballou. She graduated from DeKalb Township High School in 1936 and attended the University of Missouri. She married Richard Ayres on December 2, 1939 in St....

Alan Maxwell Hill, 65, of Tecumseh, died Saturday, October 30, as the result of a traffic accident in Wabaunsee County. He was born October 12, 1939, to Justin D. and Margaret Seybold Hill, Lawrence, Ks. Alan Attended Lawrence public schools, and he graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. degree in History and a masters degree in Business...