DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL TOPEKA, KANSAS1. Full Name: Laretha N. Perry Age: 79 Years Sex: Female2. Current address: of Topeka3. Date of death: Wednesday , October 15, 2003 4 Place of death: Midland Hospice House in Topeka 5. Cause of death: 6. Date of birth: September 25, 1924 Place of birth: Richland, Kansas 6.b. Parents: Jim...

Janet L. SCHNELLBACHER, 84, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003 at her home. She was born in Pelican, Louisiana on May 12, 1919 the daughter of William and Emma Smith Lord.Janet attended and graduated from Gladwater High School in Gladwater, TX and Nursing School in Shreveport, LA. A WWII, United States Navy veteran, she served in the Pacific...

Louis "Glenn" Smith 87, passed away October 15, 2003 at Midland Hospice House. He was born August 16, 1916 in Wichita, KS the son of Fred and Elsie Graves Smith. Glenn graduated from Caldwell High School and attended Wichita University. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Engineers.Glenn was employed by the City of Wichita...

Major John F. Fry, Ret. , 79, of Hoyt, formerly of Topeka, passed away, Monday, October 13, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. He was born July 11, 1924 at Portsmouth, VA the son of Leslie and Doris (Gay) Fry. He served as a pilot twelve years in active duty in the Army and Air Force. He retired from the...

Lorene B. Stuenkel, 90, of Topeka passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 12, 2003 . She was born near Bancroft, KS to Will and Emma Heers Miller and grew up in the Netawaka community.Lorene moved to Topeka in 1945 and operated a home laundry service for 11 years. She worked for Hillmer Leather Store from 1955 until she...

Mrs. Kathleen L. Gallagher, 82 of Topeka passed away on Sunday, Oct 12, 2003 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Topeka on April 23, 1921 to Arthur and Irene Snyder Burgat.Kathleen was an honor student and a 1939 graduate of Topeka High School. She attended and graduated from Clark's School of Business and worked for the Capper Publications...

George Gardenhire Age 86, passed away October 10, 2003 in Topeka. He was born October 8, 1917 in Alma, KS the son of Leslie and Bertha Hall Gardenhire. George graduated from Alma public schools and served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946. He was employed as a Nursing Assistant at Colmery-O'Neil Medical center and retired in 1973. He was a...

Margie M. Billings, 73, Topeka, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor.She was born Jan. 8, 1930 in Greenwood, Arkansas, the second of nine children of Orville and Nellie Pigg Bartlett, and had lived in Topeka for almost 50 years.Mrs. Billings worked as a nurses' aide, an activities director, and in housekeeping for several nursing homes in Topeka....

Full Name: Miles Darrell Huffman Age: 44 Years Sex: MCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: October 3, 2003 Place of death: St. Francis Hospital, Topeka Cause of death: Melanoma Date of birth: December 30, 1958 Place of birth: Denison, TexasParents: John Darrell and Shirley J. Williams Huffman Years in current city/town: 33 yearsBackground: 1977 Honor graduate of Topeka High School. He...

Full Name: Bobby Dean Hulse Age: 70 Years Sex: FCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: Tuesday, October 7, 2003 Place of death: A Topeka hospital Date of birth: November 3, 1932 Place of birth: Salina, KansasParents: Harold Vance and Juanita E. Hicks Dilling Years in current city/town: most of her life Background: Graduated from Topeka High School in 1950. Was employed...

Arlene A. Keltner, 71, of Topeka, passed awy, Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at a Topeka hospital. She was born October 23, 1931 in Topeka, the daughter of Raymond and Fannie (Spiker) Schuler. Mrs. Keltner was a graduate of Washburn University with a Masters Degree in Education. Mrs. Kelther was a teacher and had served as principal with USD 501, Topeka....

Joshua "Josh" Ryan Wells Age 20, Ozawkie, KS 12-15-1982 to 10-05-2003Son of Don and Alice Wells, and Alison M. Hale Josh attended Gage Elementary School, Shawnee Heights Middle/High School, Oskaloosa High School. He received his GED, 2003. Josh was employed at Old Jefferson Inn, Packerware plastics, Capitol Plaza Hotel, and Shawnee County Parks and Rec. He was a member of...

Full Name: Juanita R. Wilkinson Age: 73 Years Sex: FCurrent address: Carbondale, KSDate of death: October 4, 2003 Place of death: Stormont-Vail Hospital Topeka Date of birth: May 27, 1930 Place of birth: Eureka Springs, MOParents: Oliver DeWitt and Ruth (Deem) Welcher Years in current city/town: most of her lifeRelatives: Married to: Fred Wilkinson, February 10, 1999 at Ottawa, Kansas...

Dr. Lloyd K. StinsonDr. Stinson died Thursday, October 2, at a local hospital. He was a retired dentist, having practiced in Kansas City and Topeka for over 20 years. He graduated from Wellington High School, Wellington, Kansas, University of Missouri at Kansas City and the University of Missouri Dental School. He served with the United States Army Air Corps in...

Roy Webb Cockerham, 80, Topeka, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003 at Plaza West Care Center.He was born April 21, 1923 in Galax, Virginia, the son of Mack and Grace Lundy Cockerham.He married Hazel Hedges on June 28, 1946 at Indian Head, MD. She survives. Other survivors include 2 sons, Roy L. Cockerham and wife Pam and Robert K. Cockerham and...

Full Name:Catherine H. Conard Age: 98 Years Sex: FCurrent address: Topeka, Kansas Date of death: September 29, 2003 Place of death: Lexington Park , Topeka Date of birth: February 10, 1905 Place of birth: Topeka , Kansas Parents: Daniel E. and Margaret (Stark) Conard Years in current city/town: life long residentBackground: Graduated from Topeka High School in 1922. She graduated...

Doris Krionderis 91, passed away September 25, 2003 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born in Hale, MO November 26, 1911 the daughter of George and Pearl Davis. She graduated from Washburn University and received her masters degree from Colorado State Teachers College. She taught school in Topeka 501 School District for 25 years. Doris was a member of the...

Thelma Mary Anderson Kennedy Gist, 74, native of Topeka, Kansas, died at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri on September 23, 2003 from complications following triple bypass surgery. She was a business woman in Bethany, Missouri where she had been active in fund raising for the local hospital, the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. She was...

Margaret Christensen Sloath passed away, Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at a Topeka nursing facility. Margaret was born February 5, 1920 in Clay Center, Kansas the daughter of Carl and Ethel Christensen. She was the assistant manager of Lords Flowers in Topeka for over 30 years. Margaret was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Christensen. She married Robert Sloath in...

Lela Maxine Watson Age 86, passed away September 21, 2003, at her home. She was born September 28, 1916 in Columbia, Kentucky, the daughter of Charlie R. and Emma L. Overstreet Williams. She was married to Arthur Clay Watson on October 15, 1937 in Knifley, Kentucky. He preceded her in death on January 20, 2002. She was also preceded in...