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Rosemary Lucille
Rosemary Lucile Purdie, 91, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at a Topeka, hospital.She was born December 22, 1912 at Clyde, Kansas the daughter of Pliny Marcus and Olive Evelyn Haynes Harmon. She received her student pilot license and preformed her first solo flight in May 1934. Mrs. Purdie owned and operated Topeka Chair Rental.She was a member...
Loretta Elwell
Loretta Scott Blythe ElwellLoretta Elwell, 93, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at Midland Hospice House.She was born October 12, 1910 at Admire, KS the daughter of Samuel Clark and Nora E. (Clark) Scott, Jr.. She was a graduate of Admire High School and Wichita Business College. Loretta had attended Washburn College and the University of Wichita. Mrs....
Alan Grant Beal
Alan Grant Beal, age 60, of Ozawkie, Ks. formerly of Topeka passed away Friday, January 23, 2004 in Houston, Texas after a courageous 16 year battle with cancer. Alan was born August 30, 1943 in Yates Center, Ks., the son of Claude and Fern Taylor Beal. He grew up in Rose and Yates Center with his mother and step-father, Clyde...
Emerson Pomeroy
Emerson M. Pomeroy, 86, Topeka, died Saturday, January 24, 2004, at Midland Hospice House.He was born June 28, 1917, in Topeka, son of Charles F. and Ada F. Pomeroy. He grew up in the Oakland area and was a lifelong resident of Topeka. He attended Washburn University where he received a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Business Administration, and...
Pomeroy Emerson
Emerson M. Pomeroy, 86, Topeka, died Saturday, January 24, 2004, at Midland Hospice House.He was born June 28, 1917, in Topeka, son of Charles F. and Ada F. Pomeroy. He grew up in the Oakland area and was a lifelong resident of Topeka. He attended Washburn University where he received a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Business Administration, and...
Winifred Maxine Sutton
Winifred Maxine "Winnie" Sutton, 83, of Topeka died Sunday Jan. 25, 2004 at Rolling Hills Retirement Community in Topeka.She was born January 27, 1920, in Topeka, the daughter of Charles Reiff and Viola Maude Carter and was a lifelong Topeka resident.She worked from Oct. 1956 to Jan. 1985 for Sears Roebuck Co. with 29 year's service.She married James A. Long...
Winifred Maxine Sutton
Winifred Maxine "Winnie" Sutton, 83, of Topeka died Sunday Jan. 25, 2004 at Rolling Hills Retirement Community in Topeka.She was born January 27, 1920, in Topeka, the daughter of Charles Reiff and Viola Maude Carter and was a lifelong Topeka resident.She worked from Oct. 1956 to Jan. 1985 for Sears Roebuck Co. with 29 year's service.She married James A. Long...
Geneva Sandaval
Geneva Guerrero Sandaval Geneva "Black Beauty" Guerrero Sandaval, 73 died Sunday January 25, 2004 at a Topeka retirement center. She was born December 11, 1929 in Topeka the daughter of Joe and Mary Torrez Guerrero. She attended Topeka Schools. Geneva worked at for the Menninger Hospital and later for the Parks and Recreation Department. After reitirement she was a homemaker....
Robert R. Pooler
Robert R. Pooler 85, Topeka, passed away January 23, 2004 at Midland Hospice House. He was born November 26, 1918 in Oakland, KS the son of Ralph R. and Harriet E.Pooler. He worked for Boeing in Wichita. Robert served in the US Navy during World War II aboard the USS Iowa. He received his BS degree in Physics in 1951...
Joan Ortega
Joan Sofia Alfaro Gonzales (Ortega)Joan Ortega, 81, Topeka, died, Thursday, January 22, 2004 at a Topeka hospital. Parents: Jose and Inez (Alfaro) Gonzalez (deceased) Born: Sept. 30, 1922Place: Nortonville, KSAttended : St Joseph's Catholic School in Nortonville and High School at Osage City HighJoan was employed as a Nurse's Aide at St. Francis Hospital from 1948-1955, Stormont Vail Hospital from...
Phyllis L. Cook
Phyllis L. Cook 59. Topeka, passed away January 21, 2004 at her home. She was born in Colony, Ks the daughter of Roy and Lola Holland. She is survived by Her Mother Lola Holland Iola, KS Two Brothers and Four Sisters Three Sons: Darin Cook Ottawa, KS Jon Cook Topeka, KS David Cook St. Louis, MO 7 grandchildren Memorial Services...
Hope Allen
Miss Hope Allen, 51 of Topeka passed away in her home on Sunday, January 18, 2004. She was born in Topeka on Feb. 14, 1952 the daughter of John O. and Bertha M. Simon Allen.Hope had participated in the Special Olympics since its inception and did so for over twenty years. She was a swimmer, bowler and runner having won...
Harold Pellegrino
Harold L. Pellegrino, 93, Topeka, died peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday January 18, 2004. Mr. Pellegrino was born in Pittsburg, Kansas September 12, 1910 the son of John Pellegrino of Coblentz, Germany and Mary Kuplen Pellegrino, Vienna, Austria. He served with the 635th Tank Destroyer Battalion during WWII landing on Omaha Beach and was wounded in...
Arnold G. Strunk, Sr.
DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL TOPEKA, KANSAS1. Full Name: Arnold G. Strunk, Sr. Age: 83 Years Sex: Male2. Current address: Of Topeka3. Date of death: Sunday , January 18, 2004 4 Place of death: A Topeka hospital 6. Date of birth: August 24, 1920 Place of birth: Atchison, Kansas 6.b. Parents: John & Bertha Martin Strunk 6.c....
Doris Foltz
Doris "Jeline" Foltz, 71, Topeka, KS. died Thursday, January 15, 2004 at her home. She was born on November 24, 1932 in Scranton, KS. The daughter of Bliss W. and Esther L. Green Jernigan. She married Eugene C. "Gene" Foltz on September 23, 1951 in Wakarusa, KS. Jeline graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1950. She attended Kansas State...
Katherine Jordan Service
DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL TOPEKA, KANSAS 1. Full Name: Katherine Jordan Service Age: 98 Years Sex: Female 3. Date of death: Passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon January 15, 2004 6. Date of birth: In NE Oakland, now part of Topeka at the Kelsey homestead on December 5, 1905 6.b. Parents: the only child of Frank &...
Lawrence R. Gaston
LCDR Lawrence R. Gaston "Retired" 83, passed away January 15, 2004. He was born in Winters, TX on Feb. 3, 1920 the son Lonnie and Olive Gaston. He served 22 years in the US Navy and 20 years with 501 School District as a school administrator. Lawrence was a member of Countryside Methodist Church, Orient Masonic Lodge # 51, AF...
Lorine Fischer
Lorine Fischer 84 of Warrensburg, MO passed away January 13, 2004. Born in Avon, SD June 22, 1919 the daughter of Emanuel and Ida Buchholz. Resided in Topeka 13 years before moving to Warrensburg, MO. Lorine was a member of First Southern Baptist Church of Topeka. She was married to Adolph Fischer in 1940; he preceded her in death in...
