Richard Burns
Richard M. "Mike" Burns, 78, of Topeka, passed way, Monday, June 7, 2004 at a Topeka hospital. He was born January 1, 1926 in Topeka, the son of William Jay and Maud Annabelle McVey Burns.Mike began publication of a neighborhood newspaper, "The Bungalow News" in 1937 in his home at 114 N. Courtland, Topeka. This publication was circulated in some...
Linda Warren
Linda Kay Warren, 53, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, June 6, 2004 at Topeka Community Health Care. She died following a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis.She was born March 26, 1951 at Topeka, Kansas the daughter of W. and K. L. Warren. Ms. Warren was a lifetime Topeka resident. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washburn University in 1987.She was...
Joseph D. Perkins
Mr. Joseph D. Perkins,87 of Topeka passed away Monday, June 7, 2004 in Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born March 2, 1917 in Leavenworth, KS the son of Joseph and Marie Meiers Perkins. Joe grew up in Leavenworth, where he graduated high school. He served in the United States Army during WWII. Following his military service Joe moved to Topeka, he...
Frank E. Godding, Jr.
Frank E. Godding, Jr., 82, of Topeka passed away Thursday, June 3, 2004 in a local hospital. He was born November 28, 1921 in Irving, KS the son of Frank and Leota House Godding.Frank graduated from Wichita East High School in 1939 and from the University of Kansas in 1943 with a B.S. in Architecture. He served in WWII as...
Irene Hughes
Irene Lena Hughes, 91, of Topeka passed away Friday June 4, 2004. She was born to Stephen and Ida Schurle Beninga on the family homestead near Riley, KS on April 13, 1913. Irene attended the country Harmony school, then attended and graduated from Riley Rural High School. She also attended and graduated from business school in Topeka. Irene was a...
George Omer Price, Jr.
George Omer "Bud" Price, Jr., 82, of Topeka, died Friday, June 4, 2004 at his residence. He was born on November 10, 1921 in Topeka the son of George O. and Helen Lavina Etzel Price, Sr. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1940. He attended Navy Fire Control School in Washington, D.C. He was a Navy Veteran of...
Gerald E. Dunivan
DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL TOPEKA, KANSAS 1. Full Name: Gerald E. "Jerry" Dunivan Age: 60 Years Sex: Male2. Current address: Of Topeka3. Date of death: Wednesday , June 2, 2004 4 Place of death: His residence 6. Date of birth: August 13, 1943 Place of birth: Corpus Christi, TX 6.b. Parents: Orville B. and Bertie McGee...
Duff Wagoner
Duff D. Wagoner III, 63, Topeka, died Monday, May 31, 2004, at a Topeka Hospital.He was born May 14, 1941, in Denver, the son of the Reverend Dr. Duff D. Wagoner Jr. and Mattie Esther Tally-Wagoner.He was a graduate of Parsons High School and Emporia State University.Mr. Wagoner was a beloved teacher and counselor in the Topeka area for 41...
Wilbur Leroy Loney
Wilbur Leroy Loney, 80, Topeka, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2004, at a the Colmery O'Neil VA Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1924 in Akron, CO to an evangelist, Wyatt Leroy "Roy" and Velma (Cox) Loney.During WWII, Mr. Loney was employed at Luke Field, AZ; later to be named Luke Air Force Base. He was a United States...
Melvina Louise Nickerson
DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL TOPEKA, KANSAS 1. Full Name: Melvina Louise Nickerson Age: 80 Years Sex: Female2. Current address: Of Wakarusa3. Date of death: Saturday , May 29, 2004 4 Place of death: A Topeka hospital 6. Date of birth: November 17, 1923 Place of birth: Manhattan, Kansas 6.b. Parents: Melvin & Camellia Rickard 7. Background:...
Helen Marshall
Helen Marshall died Saturday, May 29, 2004. She was the daughter of George and Jennie Devlin Christman. Her entire life was spent in Topeka where she attended the Topeka Public Schools. She was a graduate of the University of Kansas, where she was affiliated with Sigma Kappa social sorority and a lifetime member of the Alumni Association and the Williams...
Thomas J. Morgan
DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL TOPEKA, KANSAS1. Full Name: Thomas J. "Tom" Morgan Age: 82 Years Sex: Male2. Current address: Of Topeka3. Date of death: Saturday , May 29, 2004 4 Place of death: A Topeka hospital 6. Date of birth: January 1, 1922 Place of birth: Grantville, KS 6.b. Parents: Earl H. and Ruth M. Freshwater...
Thomas Rohrer
Thomas E. (Tom) Rohrer, 59, of Topeka, died peacefully May 22, 2004 at the Topeka Midland Hospice House. He was born September 21, 1944, in Centralia, MO, the son of Donald J. & Ethlyn L. Holtwick Rohrer. He was a member of the Church of God Holiness.Tom served in the United States Army 1961 through 1964. After getting out of...
Emma Jeandrum Tilley
Emma Jane Drum Tilley, 76, of Topeka passed away Saturday, May 22, 2004 in Midland Hospice. She was born in Emporia on March 20, 1928 the daughter of Linza and Marjorie Barncord Drum.Jane graduated from Emporia State Teacher's College in 1949. She was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority, a charter member of Topeka Advertising Club, Queen of Job's...
Jean Elizabeth Mellinger
Jean Elizabeth, Mellinger, 85, of Topeka died Friday, May 21, 2004 at Lexington Park.Mrs. Mellinger was born December 31, 1918 in Scandia, the daughter of Raymond Eugene and Sena Cooper Tingstrom. She graduated from Scandia High School in 1936 and attended Stricklers Business College in Topeka.She worked for the Kansas Pharmaceutical Association for 18 years and for Services for the...
Rose Marie Linton
Rose Marie Linton, 93, Topeka, died Friday, May 21, 2004 at the home of her daughter.She was born April 13, 1911 in Springfield, IL, the daughter of Frank and Augusta Lippon. She lived all her life in the Springfield area until coming to Topeka in February of this year.Mrs. Linton managed the Linton farm in Pawnee, IL for many years.She...
Cleora Mangoldncnees Miller
Cleora Mangold McNees MillerWent home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 19, 2004, at the age of 89. Surrounded by her family, she slipped peacefully into eternity at Stormont-Vail hospital. She was born in 1915, was educated and taught school in Vassar, Kansas. She was married to Charles Albert McNees and they moved to California where they...
Sarah Thacher Mcneive
Sarah Thacher McNeive, 72, Topeka, died peacefully Monday, May 17.Born July 17, 1931 in Waterville, Kansas, to Phil and Octavia Thacher, she was a life-long resident of Topeka. She attended Randolph Elementary, Boswell Junior High and Topeka High Schools, graduating with the THS class of 1949. Following two years at Colorado College where she became a Delta Gamma, she returned...
Ok Kim
"The Lord is my Shepherd: I shall not want"OK Kim, 79, Topeka, went home to be with the Lord. She was born on December 15, 1924 (June 5, 1924 in Lunar) in South Korea.She immigrated to Kansas in 1975 with her son, Dong-Phil. She lived in the Topeka area for the last 29 years.Her husband, Jungsoo Kim preceded her in...
David Patrick Hays
DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL TOPEKA, KANSAS1. Full Name: David Patrick Hays Age: 64 Years Sex: Male2. Current address: Of Topeka 3. Date of death: Friday, May 14, 2004 4 Place of death: His residence 6. Date of birth: September 9, 1939 Place of birth: Oklahoma City, OK 6.b. Parents: T. J. and Sylvia P. Davenport Hays...
