Full Name: James Douglas Kirkpatrick Age: 51 Sex: MaleCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: Saturday , September 7, 2002 Place of death: At Stormont-Vail hospital Date of birth: March 9, 1951 Place of birth: Chanute, KansasParents: Raymond Eugene and Luretta Josephine Mintz Kirkpatrick Years in current city/town: 44 yearsBackground: Graduated from Topeka High School in 1969. He was a safety consultant...

Full Name: Doris May Keplinger Age: 74 Years Sex: FemaleCurrent address: Topeka, Kansas Date of death: Early Saturday morning , September 7, 2002 Place of death: A Topeka area care center Date of birth: June 2, 1928 Place of birth: Topeka, Kansas Parents: Warren H. and Ora Lorena Johnston Dennison Years in current city/town: Life-long residentBackground: A former-member of St....

Calvin L. Kyser, 53, Topeka, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2002, at his home.He was born February 9, 1949, in Topeka, Kansas the son of Chester Ardell and Earla Helen Douglass Kyser. Mr. Kyser has lived in the Topeka area his entire life.Mr. Kyser was co-owner of TK Printing in Topeka, Kansas. He was also a Security Officer at Blue...

Webster E. Gilman,93, of Topeka, passed away August 31, 2002 at a local care facility. He was born on July 31, 1909 in Mendota, IL. to Clarence J. and Ora Mae Ashley Gilman.Mr. Gilman attended Mendota High School, graduating in 1927. He then attended Aurora College in Aurora,IL, graduating in 1932 with a degree as an electrical engineer.Mr. Gilman had...

Edra B. Thompson, age 93, of Topeka, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 3, 2002 at a Topeka area care center. She was born February 1, 1909 at Luray, Kansas to Loy and Louann Cochran Barry. She moved with her family at an early age to Topeka, Kansas and graduated from Topeka High School. She attended and graduated from Strickler's Business College....

Lillian Ruth Dicks Wege, 73, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2002 at Midland Hospice House. She was born December 4, 1928 at Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Griffith George and Grace M. (Fisher) Humphreys. Mrs. Wege had been employed at Hallmark Cards in Emporia and Topeka until her retirement. She attended Stormont-Vail Diabetes Support Group. She was married...

Stella Mae Dykes, age 77, of Topeka, died Monday, September 2, 2002 at a Topeka care center. She was born November 8, 1924 in Humbolt, Nebraska to Pearl and Bowen Henry Corning. She attended shcools in Nebraska. She was a homemaker and also provided care for the elderly.She was a member of the Highland Park United Methodist Church.She married Leonard...

DORIS E. HALLAUERDoris Elizabeth Hallauer died Tuesday, September 3, 2002 at a Topeka hospital.Mrs. Hallauer was born October 9, 1915 at Topeka, the daughter of Roger and Mabel (Guard) Coulson. She lived most of her life in Topeka except for three years at Netawaka, Kansas. She graduated from Netawaka Rural High School in 1934.She was married to Weldon S. Hallauer...

JANE GRIGGS SENATE, 89, Topeka, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002 at her home following an extended illness.She was born September 11, 1912 in Topeka, the daughter of Frank Wellington and Ella Davis Griggs. She graduated with honors from Topeka High School and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Washburn University in 1933. While at Washburn, she served as President of her...

Enid A. Turner Age 88, passed away September 2, 2002 at a Topeka Hospital. She was born March 13, 1914 in Albany , Missouri the daughter of Wood and Ruth Jones Adams. She was a graduate of Albany High School in Albany, Missouri. She was a member of First Southern Baptist Church. She was married to Reverend Robert Turner, November...

Bessie M. Holden Age 84, of Topeka, passed away August 30, 2002 at Topeka Adult Care Center.She was born March 2, 1918 near Keats, Kansas, the daughter of James E and Emma Matthews Clark. She moved south of Manhattan, Kansas in 1925 and attended a one room schoolhouse through 8th grade. She then moved to Washington, Kansas and graduated in...

Full Name: Donna M. DeSelm Age: 64 Years Sex: FemaleCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: Wednesday morning, August 28, 2002 Place of death: Topeka area hospice Date of Birth: December 5, 1937 Place of birth: Bloomington, IL Parents: Glenn Ira And Gladys Tosh Nelson Years in current city/town: has lived in Topeka for 38 yearsBackground: She was a member of Crestview...

1. Full Name: Edward J. Zurowski Age: 45 Years Sex: M2. Current address: Perry, Missouri, formerly of Topeka3. Date of death: Sunday , August 25, 2002 4 Place of death: In Topeka 5. Cause of death: 6. Date of birth: October 23, 1956 Place of birth: San Rafael, CA 6.b. Parents: Walter John and Mary Dorothy Borowska Zurowski 6.c. Years...

Larry S. Hodgson, 62, Topeka, passed away Monday, August 26, 2002, at a local hospital.He was born January 17, 1940, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Paul and Carrie Cassade Hodgson.Mr. Hodgson worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. until his retirement in February 2001. He was a member of the Capital City Gun Club. Larry was known as "Harry...

Sharlys "Charlie" Kelley Age 57, passed away August 25, 2002 at a local care facility. She was born November 17, 1944 at Garnett, KS the daughter of Forest and Helen W. Wittry McKnight. She was a graduate of Topeka High School.After high school she was employed by American Home Insurance in Topeka. She was also employed by Farm Bureau Insurance...

Jesselynn Crankshaw Ellis, 49, passed away Friday, August 23 2002 at a local hospital. She was born August 24, 1952, the daughter of James and Lucile Rayburn Crankshaw. She has lived her entire life in Topeka, Kansas. She graduated from Topeka West High School. She was a librarian at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. She formerly worked as...

Full Name: Charles Michael "Mike" Blakely Age: 53 Years Sex: MCurrent address: Topeka, KansasDate of death: Saturday , August 24, 2002 Place of death: At his home in Topeka Cause of death: Complications of long term diabetes and hypertension Date of birth: May 1, 1949 Place of birth: Topeka Kansas, Parents: Charles Graham Blakely III and Audrey Marie Smith Blakely...

Full Name: Raymond C. Ortega, Sr. Age: 91 Years Sex: MaleCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: Wednesday , August 21, 2002 Place of death: Topeka area Hospice Date of birth: October 30, 1910 Place of birth: Durango, MexicoParents: Telesforo and Tiburcia Salgado Ortega Years in current city/town: life-long residentBackground: Graduated from Silver Lake High School. He was employed by Union Pacific...

Bertha Schwemmer McFarland, age 96, passed away on August 20, 2002 at Riverview Care Center, Boerne, Texas. She was born on October 17, 1905, in Enterprise, Kansas to David and Anna Schwemmer. Being the fifth of eight children, she was the last to depart from this earth. She was married to Samuel Clifford McFarland for 51 years, who preceded her...

Eugene Dean Shaffer, 91, of Topeka, passed away, Monday, August 19, 2002 at a Topeka care center. He was born January 22, 1911 at Topeka, Kansas the son of Earl C. and Elizabeth (Braem) Shaffer. Mr. Shaffer was raised in Chicago and returned to Topeka in 1930. He was employed by Capitol Printing Company in 1930. He later worked for...