William Irvin Armstrong
Sep 2, 2012
William Irvin "Bill" Armstrong, 82, of Berryton, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 2, 2012. He was born on July 24, 1930 in Americus, Kansas to William N. and Eva Mae Drummond Armstrong.Bill married the love of his life, Geneva Ann Frakes, on November 9, 1951, then served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean conflict.After...
Sada Alice Scheibe
Sep 1, 2012
Sada Alice Scheibe, 97, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday September 1, 2012 at Plaza West Nursing Home. She was born February 16, 1915, the daughter of Ben and Hazel Kinch. Sada was a member of Family of God Church. She was an avid caregiver and gardener. She is survived by her children, Linda Sheperd, Howard Scheibe and Holly Houpt;...
Eugene Carter, Sr.
Aug 31, 2012
Eugene Carter, Sr., 83, of Topeka, passed away August 31, 2012, at Providence Living Center. He was born July 24, 1929 at Higginsville, Missouri to Nick and Stella (Gant) Young. He graduated from Douglas High School in Higginsville, Missouri. Eugene was employed as an automobile service station attendant before entering the US Army to serve during WWII as an infantry...
William Cleland, Sr.
Aug 28, 2012
William "Bill" Paul Cleland, Sr., of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Midland Hospice House. He was born on December 2, 1924 to Rufus Paul and Berchie Odell (Adams) Cleland in Madison, South Carolina. He was raised in Westminster, South Carolina and graduated from Westminster High School in 1942. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1944...
James R. Young
Aug 28, 2012
James R. Young, 75, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at his home.He was born April 11, 1937 in Kansas City, MO, the son of A. Ralph and Eleta Jewett Young. He graduated from Central High School in Kansas City and was a Marine Corps veteran. Jim later received a Degree in Economics with a minor in...
Lawrence Young
Aug 27, 2012
Lawrence E. Young, 90, of Tecumseh, formerly of Russell, KS, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2012 at his residence.He was born August 16, 1922 in Russell, the son of Paul E. and Selma Becker Young. Lawrence resided in Russell for most of his life, prior to moving to Tecumseh to be near family in 2011. He was an Army...
Julia J. House
Aug 26, 2012
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend Julia J. House, 85, Topeka, has gone home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Julia passed away peacefully on August 26, 2012.Julia was born on September 9, 1926 to Emmett and Erma Ritchey in rural Kingman County, Kansas. The sixth of seven children, Julia, known by friends as "Judy," was...
Freddie Thowe Stamm
Aug 26, 2012
Freddie Thowe Stamm, 82, of Topeka, joined her Lord and Savior on August 26, 2012. She was born January 22, 1930 in Council Grove to George and Goldie (Belt) Campmire. Freddie married Wilmer Thowe in April of 1949 at Alma, KS. They later divorced. To that marriage were born 3 children, Kirby Thowe (Brenda) of Keller, TX, Loren Thowe (Susan)...
Frederick Fogel
Aug 23, 2012
Frederick Funston Fogel, 70, of Lyndon, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2012 at his home.He was born on February 14, 1942 in Topeka, Kansas to Herbert and Marine (Hill) Fogel. Frederick graduated from Carbondale High School in 1960. He was a maintenance mechanic for Frito Lay where he retired in 2004 after 24 years of employment. Frederick was a...
Patricia L. Bump
Aug 22, 2012
Patricia L. "Pat" Bump, 73, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at Midland Hospice House.Pat was born December 10, 1938 in Atchison, the daughter of Raymond and Mary (Cole) Bump. She graduated from Atchison High School in 1956 and Northwest Missouri State University. She received her Master's degree in Library science from Emporia State University.She taught at several Elementary...
Gregory Rhone
Aug 19, 2012
Gregory L. Rhone, 59, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2012 with his family at his side.Greg was born February 2, 1953 in Emporia, the son of Dale and Judy (Luthro) Rhone. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1971. He was employed for over 40 years at KFC, where he began as a cook and advanced to operations...
Christopher Buchheit
Aug 16, 2012
Gail Christopher "Chris" Buchheit, 60, of Kansas City, passed away on August 16, 2012. He was born on March, 29, 1952 in Topeka. Chris attended Highland Park High School. Chris lived in various states and in Canada throughout his life. He was an owner and manager of tourist's camps in Canada, as well as owned a high rise widow cleaning...
Marlene Ann Kokenge
Aug 16, 2012
Marlene Ann Kokenge, 67, of Rossville, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012 surrounded by her family. Marlene was the first child born to Wayne and Creta (Lord) McMillan. She was born at Frankfort, Kansas and spent her elementary years in Frankfort and Blue Rapids, Kansas before moving with her family to Montrose, Colorado. She graduated from Montrose High School....
Marion Kimber
Aug 15, 2012
Marion Eugene "Gene" Kimber, 77, of Olpe, Kansas passed away August 15, 2012. He was born on August 3, 1935 to Marion and Bernadine (Truhn) Kimber at Henning, Minnesota. He was raised in Duluth, Minnesota. He joined the United States Navy in 1953 and served his country during both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. During his service career, he earned...
Ruth A. Smith
Aug 15, 2012
Ruth A. Smith, 86, Berryton, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012.Ruth was born July 2, 1926 in Royal Oak Township, Oakland, Michigan, the daughter of B. Orville and Agnes (McDiffitt) MacArthur. She graduated from Alta Vista High School in 1944.She was a member of the Topeka Moose Lodge, Monmouth Township Election Board, and the Overbrook United Methodist Church. Ruth...
Jimmie Jean Crane
Aug 14, 2012
Jimmie Jean Crane, 73, of Topeka, formerly of Frederick, OK, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at Midland Hospice Care. She was born October 27, 1938 in Lone Wolf, OK, the daughter of Mary Lurleen (Bennett) and Calvin James Rice, Sr. Jimmie married Mark Crane on November 11, 1961 in Hobart, OK. He preceded her in death. Jimmie worked...
Warren Granger
Aug 13, 2012
Warren E. Granger of Topeka, Kansas, died August 13, 2012 at the age of 89. He was born August 10, 1923 at Harlan, Kansas, the son of Clarence and Irene Pruett Granger. He has resided in Topeka since 1924 and attended Topeka schools. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served three years in the Navy Armed Guard. He...
James Howland
Aug 13, 2012
James George "Jimmy" Howland, 64, of Topeka, Kansas passed away Monday, August 13, 2012 at a Topeka hospital. He was born May 29, 1948 in Torrence, California, the third of nine children born to Kenneth O. and Winifred (Spicklemeier) Helstrom Howland. Jimmy attended school in Topeka. He served in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army for 7 ½...
Joey Lowe
Aug 9, 2012
Joey Wilson Lowe, 51, Burlingame, KS, passed away August 9, 2012. He was born July 7, 1961 to James and Judy (Carlson) Lowe at Rosiclare, Illinois. He was raised in Rose Hill Iowa and attended Rose Hill School and Sigourney High School. He graduated in 1983. He married Debra Mae Scholtus on July 7, 2007 at Wabunsee Lake in Alma,...
Bette June Hulser
Aug 9, 2012
Bette June Henry Mallonee Hulser, 70, died peacefully at home in Topeka on August 9, 2012. Services are at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, August 16, at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Bette was born on May 12, 1942, in Lawrence, Kansas, to L. Lew and June Henry, who predeceased her. She is survived by her daughter, Michele Leah Mallonee...
