Gordon B. Sailors
Dec 29, 2011
Gordon Byron Sailors, 94, of Topeka, Kansas passed away at Stormont-Vail Hospital Thursday, December 29, 2011. Mr. Sailors was born in 1917 in Rosalie, Nebraska to Byron and Julia Octavia Day Sailors. He attended high school in Leonardville, Kansas, graduated from Pittsburg State University with a teaching degree in 1940 and a Masters degree in 1949. He served in the...
Janet Ruth (Kaufman) Reynolds
Dec 29, 2011
Janet Ruth (Kaufman) Reynolds, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at St. Francis Health Center. She was born on January 28, 1939 eight miles South of Dorrance on the farm to William H. (Bill) and Minnie G. (Cook) Kaufman. Janet grew up in Dorrance and graduated from Dorrance High School in 1957. After high school, she...
Robert F. Mcconnell
Dec 29, 2011
Robert F. McConnell, 85, of Topeka, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Midland Hospice Care. He was born February 18, 1926 in Kansas City, KS the son of Frank J. and Elizabeth (Hirsch) McConnell.Bob was raised in Kansas City, KS and graduated from Ward High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was honorably discharged...
Lucille Howard
Dec 29, 2011
Lucille Katherine (Warren) Howard,98, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011. Lucille was born on January 13, 1913 in Vassar, KS, the daughter of George and Katherine (Trendel) Warren. She moved to Topeka when she was a young adult where she met her husband, Elmer Howard. They were married June 22, 1935 in Topeka. Lucille was always a homemaker...
Rhonda L. Hildenbrand
Dec 28, 2011
Rhonda L. Hildenbrand, 56, of Lecompton, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a lengthy battle with Pancreatic Cancer. She was born November 25, 1955 in Great Falls, MT, the daughter of Alvin and Naida Humphrey Swallow. She graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1973. Rhonda was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for...
Elsie R. Brown
Dec 27, 2011
Elsie R. Brown, 90, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011. She was born July 10, 1921 in Redvale, CO, the daughter of Charles Errett and Helen (Scott) Ross.Elsie was raised in Redvale and graduated from Western State College in 1943 with a Bachelor's degree in English. After graduation, she worked for the college in Gunnison until marrying her...
Jean Clark
Dec 27, 2011
Jean Lillian Clark, 86, Topeka, went to be with the Lord on December 27, 2011, surrounded by her loved ones.Jean was born October 8, 1925 in Mountain Grove, MO, to Frank and Frieda (Gress) Kennedy. Jean married George Clark on March 13, 1944 in Carson City, NV. He survives. Other survivors include son, Mike Clark, Cape Coral, FL; daughter, Dixie...
Bruce E. Snyder
Dec 26, 2011
Bruce E. Snyder, 56, of Auburn, passed away Monday, December 26, 2011. Bruce loved the outdoors; spending many hours hunting, fishing, and working on his farm. He was dedicated to providing for his family. Bruce was employed with USD 501, and had an impact on many children's lives. Bruce will be deeply missed by his family and friends. Bruce is...
Glenn E. Cafer
Dec 24, 2011
Glenn Ezra Cafer died Dec. 24, 2011 at his home in Topeka, Kansas, surrounded by his family. Glenn was born March 1, 1931 in Wright City, Missouri to Bertha Krueger Cafer and Ezra Cafer.Glenn married Iris Keller in 1956 and three children were born to the marriage. He married Jayne M. Elliott in 1979. She survives at their home in...
William Lewis
Dec 24, 2011
William "Bill" Lewis, 65, of Topeka, passed away Dec. 24, 2011. Bill was born August 19, 1946, in Topeka, KS, the son of Fred and Mary (Conroy) Lewis. He was a graduate of Hayden High School and later joined the United States Navy. Bill owned and operated Lewis Repair Service in Topeka, for many years. He enjoyed every aspect of...
Jean Amspacker
Dec 24, 2011
Jean Amspacker, 83, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011.She was born June 3, 1928 on a farm near Richland, KS, the daughter of Vernon O. and Clara M. (Chubb) Burbank. She was a 1946 graduate of Berryton High School.She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Jean married Earl Lee Amspacker on August 7, 1949 in Topeka....
Charles W. Spiegel, Jr.
Dec 23, 2011
Charles William Spiegel, Jr., 94, Topeka, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at a local care center. Charles was born December 27, 1916 in Topeka, the son of Charles William and Minnie (Anderson) Spiegel, Sr. He graduated from Topeka High School in the class of 1937.He was in the Army from 1942 until 1945, serving in France and Germany.He worked...
Eileen Marie Stambaugh
Dec 22, 2011
Eileen M. Stambaugh, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Midland Hospice House. She was born on August 15, 1922 in Meade, Kansas to Judd and Viola (Coon) Denslow.Eileen graduated from Topeka High School. On August 31, 1941, she married Merle J. Stambaugh in Topeka. She was an active member of Tecumseh United Methodist Church.She is...
George Morris
Dec 21, 2011
George W. Morris, 84, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011.He was born July 20, 1927 in Topeka the son of George B. & Anna (Roche) Morris.George was a graduate of Topeka High School in 1945.Mr. Morris was employed by the United States Post Office, retiring in 1984. George also delivered newspapers for the Topeka Capital Journal for thirty...
Grace E. Schultz-Dawson
Dec 20, 2011
Grace "Evelyn" (Kathrens) Schultz-Dawson of Topeka, Kansas passed away Dec. 20, 2011. She was born in a rural area near Holton, Kansas on April 7, 1922 to Walter Franklin and Helen Margaret (Glenn) Kathrens. She married Howard August Schultz on January 2, 1941 in Wauseon, Ohio. They were blessed with five children and lived in various states in regards to...
Sylvan C. Bingham
Dec 17, 2011
Sylvan C. "Red" Bingham, 74, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at his home. He was a life-long resident of Topeka, and was born September 24, 1937 to Marion and Ruth Bingham. He was retired from the State of Kansas as a State Grain Inspector and Human Resource Mail-center, and was recently employed by O'Reilly Auto Parts....
Roberto Amarillas
Dec 11, 2011
Roberto L. Amarillas, 63, of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Tucson, Arizona passed away December 11, 2011. He was born on August 31, 1948 at Douglas, Arizona to Carlos and Blanco (Arvizu) Amarillas. He worked as a diesel mechanic and enjoyed fishing and riding his Harley. He married Bonnie Young on December 8, 2011. She survives. He is also survived by...
Everett E. Dauner
Dec 11, 2011
Everett Elza Dauner, 95, Topeka, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Brewster Place in Topeka.Mr. Dauner farmed for a number of years in south central Kansas and then was employed for twenty-one years by the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District in Mountain View, California.Everett was born April 20, 1916 at Sawyer, Kansas, the son of William T. Dauner and...
Cynthia Sue Johnson
Dec 11, 2011
Cynthia Sue Johnson, 60, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born March 19, 1951 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Donna (Brown) Baker and Francis E. Johnson (deceased).Cynthia grew up in Henderson, NV and graduated from Basic High School in 1969. She played 1st chair solo clarinet and sang in the choir....
Marie R. Medley
Dec 10, 2011
Marie R. Medley, 90, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Plaza West.Marie was born July 3, 1921 in Silver Lake, the daughter of Wayne and Emma (Hair) Baker. She attended Silver Lake and Topeka schools. She worked at Shaffert & Grimes Pharmacy and for USD-501 Schools in food service. She was an active member of First Baptist...
