Georgia L. Brown
Nov 19, 2012
Georgia L. Brown, 99, of Maple Hill, KS passed away Nov. 19, 2012 at the home of her daughter. She was born Oct. 4, 1913 to George and Mathilda Morgan at Springfield, Illinois. She is survived by her sister, Juanita McWest and brother, James E. Morgan; 4 daughters, Arlene Bays, Carolyn Ezell, Joyce Figueroa, Dona Lee and her husband Levi;...
Bernard L. Vaughn
Nov 18, 2012
Bernard L. "Bud" Vaughn, 84, Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Midland Hospice House. Bud was born August 1, 1928 in Topeka to Timothy B. and Lydia (Viles) Vaughn.He graduated from Topeka High School in 1946 and served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.He began employment with the Gas Service Company in 1946 and...
James Elliott Foster
Nov 17, 2012
James Elliott Foster, 87, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012, at Brewster Health Center following a short illness. Jim was born on April 8, 1925, in Topeka, Kansas. He was the only child of Dwayne Eliab Foster and Geraldine Mareeta Gardner Foster. Although Jim attended Topeka schools most of his life, his family moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico...
Joshua E. Kranz
Nov 16, 2012
Joshua E. Kranz, age 23, of Silver Lake, KS, passed away November 16, 2012. He was born on March 29, 1989 to Charles E. and Doreen S.(Brownell) Kranz in Topeka, KS. He was raised in Silver Lake and graduated from Silver Lake High School in 2007. He was currently attending Washburn Tech. Joshua was employed as an administrative assistant for...
Ervin A. Lord
Nov 16, 2012
Ervin A. Lord, 83, of Topeka, went to be with his Lord on Friday, November 16, 2012 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born October 2, 1929 in Lulu, FL, the son of William D. and Madeline L. Barnett Lord. Ervin was a veteran of the Korean War. His military career spanned 22 years, serving in the Army...
John W."Bill" Guay
Nov 13, 2012
John William "Bill" Guay, 60, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at a local hospital. Bill was born December 13, 1951 in Topeka, the son of John R. and Thelma (Adams) Guay. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1969. He worked as a foreman for Hamm Asphalt for 23 years and was currently employed with Koss Construction....
Thurman Greis
Nov 12, 2012
Thurman Oscar Greis, 94, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away at Aldersgate Village on November 12, 2012. He was born on November 17, 1917 to Oscar and Margaret (Fischer) Greis at St. Louis, Missouri. He married Morley Westfall on June 21, 1941. She preceded him in death on January 17, 2010. They lived in Hot Springs, Arkansas for over 30 years...
Jon Marc Ashline
Nov 11, 2012
Jon Marc Ashline, 61, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012, Topeka.Jon was born May 8, 1951, in St. Louis, MO, to Cleon and JoAnne (Young) Ashline. He was married to Terri Ashline from 1978 to 2003 and remained close friends until his death. Jon was the manager of McDonalds in Topeka and prided himself on being a hard worker.He is...
Melissa May Cheek
Nov 11, 2012
Melissa May Cheek, 50, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012.She was born September 11, 1962 in Raleigh, MO the daughter of George and Iva Golden (Sewell) Morstorf.She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School, St. Mary's, KS. She obtained her CDL and was an over the road truck driver for Pacific State Trucks. She also had worked...
David F. Bocquin
Nov 10, 2012
David F. Bocquin, 61, Topeka, passed away Nov. 10, 2012, at his residence. He was born August 12, 1951, in Topeka, the son of Ernest and Mary Gasser Bocquin. He is survived by brothers, Lary Bocquin and Dennis Bocquin. Graveside services are at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Southeast Chapel is assisting the family.
Delia Rosa Davis
Nov 10, 2012
Delia Rosa (Palma) Davis, 82, of Topeka, died Saturday, November 10, 2012. She was born June 30, 1930 in Barranquilla, Colombia S. A., the daughter of Victor and Rita Palma.Delia was raised In Barranquilla and was the youngest of 12 children. After graduating business school, she worked as a secretary for Ley department store in Barranquilla. She married Gerald F....
Glenn Ray Eckhart
Nov 10, 2012
Glenn R. Eckhart, 54, of Wakarusa, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Midland Hospice Care. He was born March 14, 1958 in Butler, MO, the son of Adrian "Eck" and Juanita (Andrews) Eckhart.Glenn was raised in Wakarusa and graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1976. He married Kimberly Byrd in 1988. They later divorced. Glenn was an electrician...
Eva Wood
Nov 9, 2012
Eva M. Wood, 97, lifelong resident of Shawnee County, passed away Nov. 9, 2012. She was born Nov. 15, 1914 to Clarence and Florence (Matney) Hotze in Topeka. Eva graduated from Topeka High School with the class of 1934. She was attending Topeka High at the time the first USS Constitution mast was erected on the school grounds and sang...
Charles Davis
Nov 9, 2012
Charles "Duane" Davis, 70, of Topeka, died on Friday, November 9, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on May 29, 1942 at Wetmore, KS, the son of Freeman and Emma (Claycamp) Davis.Duane grew up on the family farm by Wetmore until his mid-teens when they moved to Topeka. He graduated from Highland Park High School and...
John Floyd Thornton
Nov 8, 2012
John F. Thornton, 67, passed away Nov. 8, 2012. He was born July 18, 1945, in Radford, Virginia, the son of Ronald and Grace Reiss Thornton. He was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University earning a degree in mathematics. John was a self-published writer, loyal and loving husband, and political activist. He was very well known for his generosity. On...
James W. Harpham
Nov 7, 2012
James W. Harpham, age 60, died November 7, 2012. James was born November 24, 1951 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Charles and Bethene (Wondercheck) Harpham. He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Mary. He is survived by his mother, Bethene; a sister Vickie Carlson, Gettysburg, PA,; a nephew Paul; and two nieces Liv, and Brit.Jim...
Virginia Winkler
Nov 7, 2012
Virginia Winkler, 95, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Aldersgate Village.Virginia was born September 14, 1917 in rural Harveyville, the daughter of Leo and Goldie (Currens) Shaw. She attended school in Harveyville, and moved to Topeka as a teenager.She was a member of First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, a church supper and sewing club that met...
Joseph Copeland
Nov 6, 2012
Joseph "Joe" Copeland, 45, of Auburn, passed away 11/06/2012 at his home. Joe was born February 25, 1967 in Topeka the son of Chuck and Louise Copeland. He was raised in Perry and was a graduate of Perry Lecompton High School. He was active in many sports. In 1985 Joe attended Highland Community College on a football scholarship and later...
Jennie B. Graham
Nov 5, 2012
Jennie B. Graham, 84, Topeka, passed away November 5, 2012, at Aldersgate Village. She was born May 18, 1928, in Jackson, MS, the daughter of Virgil and Vontice Harvey Turner. Jennie was a graduate of Central High in Memphis, TN. She worked as a telephone operator at AT&T for many years. On June 16, 1958, in Lyndon, KS, Jennie married...
Lace Beutler
Nov 4, 2012
Lace Clifford Beutler, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at a Topeka hospital. He was born July 14, 1926 in California, MO, the son of Lace C. and Rose M. Siebert Beutler. His childhood was spent on family dairy farms in Hopkins, MO and New Market, IA, where he graduated from high school. Clifford served with...