Judith J. "Judy" Pratt, 65, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at her residence, after a short battle with cancer.Judy was born July 6, 1946 in Great Bend, the daughter of William and Dora (Krause) Bauer. She graduated from Great Bend High School in 1964. She received a degree in Business from Ft. Hays State University and her...

Janice K. "Jan" Herschell, 67, of Topeka, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, July 15, 2011 at her home. She was born September 19, 1943 in Mitchell, SD, the daughter of George and DeOn Johnson Weerts. She graduated from South High School in Omaha, NE in 1961. She has resided in Topeka since 1962. Jan was employed by...

James "Jeep" R. Evans, 75, a Topeka resident since 1984, passed away July 10, 2011 at Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Medical Center. He was born December 27, 1935 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Andrew B. and Dollie (Burkett) Evans. He graduated from Grants High School in 1956. He proudly served in the Air Force. He was an avid Royals fan. He is survived...

Gary H. Richardson, 72, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 at his home. He was born January 15, 1939 in Enid, OK, the son of Roy and Grace (Haller) Richardson.He was raised in Topeka, and graduated from Topeka High School in 1957. He was employed as a truck driver with Falley's Foods. Gary married Connie L. Wagner-Wilson on...

Earl E. "Pete" Holmes, 76, of Topeka, died Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at his home. He was employed by and retired from Victory Sand. Pete was preceded in death by the love of his life, Louise L. Straub Holmes. He is survived by his six children, eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, one sister, and many extended family members and friends.Graveside services...

Zaviontae D.D. Redmon, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2011 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. He was born July 7, 2011 in Kansas City, KS, the son of Dontae D. Redmon and Ashley D. Shepard. Survivors include his parents, his sisters, U'Nique Redmon and Sincere Redmon, his maternal grandparents, Donna Shepard and Mark White, his...

Virginia Aspegren, 77, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born May 27, 1934 in Ottawa, the daughter of Adrian and Isabel Lopez Espinosa. She resided in Topeka for most of her life. She was employed as a supervisor for the State of Kansas for 30 years before retiring. Virginia...

Eldon Edward Boucher, 78, Topeka, died Friday July, 1, 2011 at Midland Hospice Care. He was born July 23, 1932 in Zurich, KS the son of Hector and Celia (Gagnon) Boucher.Eldon was raised around Zurich and graduated in 1950 from Palco High School. He attended the University of Kansas, and was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church. He...

Franklin "Jay"Gallaway Jr., 52, of Topeka, passed away July 4, 2011 at his home. He was born December 12, 1958 to Franklin and Ruth (Horner) Gallaway in Topeka, Kansas. He attended Topeka High School. He worked for Laird Noller Ford for 20 years, and Legacy Motors the past 6 years. He was preceded in death by his father and a...

Pat Oliver, 61, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at her home. She was born on November 11, 1949 in Topeka, KS to Walter, Sr. and Cornelia (Beard) Long, who proceeded her in death. Pat attended Highland Park High School and Washburn University. She worked for the federal government for over 30 years before retiring from the...

David H. Decker, 28, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011 due to injuries he received as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born February 1, 1983 in Topeka, the son of Drew H. and Tracy L. Cumpton Decker. David was employed by Fifth Gear Auto Sport. He was a member of Fellowship Bible Church. David...

Julia Cathern Henderson, 83, of Topeka passed away June 25, 2011, at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka.A 9:00 a.m. funeral service will be at Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Rd, Topeka, KS on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Mrs. Henderson will lie in state after 3:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6:00...

Harold Bruce Hibbs, 72, of Topeka, passed away, Friday, June 24, 2011.He was born January 23, 1939 in Hays, KS the son of Harold and Carolyn (Stielow) Hibbs. Bruce resided at Sheltered Living and worked at T.A.R.C. many years. He is a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church. Survivors include his mother; one brother, Roger (Janet) Hibbs, Topeka; one...

Michael D. Luttjohann, 62, of Topeka, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011. He was born July 14, 1948 in Topeka, the son of Henry and Kathleen (Leamer) Luttjohann.He is survived by his mother, Kathleen Luttjohann; brothers, Gary Luttjohann (Katherine), Steve Luttjohann, Terry Luttjohann (Pam); sister, Karen Williams; close friend and mother of 3 of his children, Lori Luttjohann; children, Monica...

Layton Eugene Voorhees, 62, of Topeka, was born November 8, 1948 in St. Joseph, Missouri to parents Eugene W. and Leah M. (Thompson) Voorhees and died June 20th, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family.Layton grew up on Oscar Street in St. Joseph, attended Pershing elementary and graduated from Lafayette High School in 1967. Layton married Sharon Winchester and...

Morris H. "Moe" Bailey, 76, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011 at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center. He was born May 28, 1935 in Hastings, MI, the son of Floyd and Edith Moore Bailey. He served 20 years in the Air Force with tours of duty in Okinawa and Japan during the Vietnam War. He later served as...

Michael Urban, 65, Topeka, passed away at his home June 20, 2011. He was born Aug. 27, 1945 to Alfred G. and Mary C. (Richmond) Urban in Topeka. He graduated from Highland Park High School and attended Washburn University for 2 years. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and served 20 years retiring in 1986. He served in...

James L. Lassen, 85, of Topeka, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at his home. He was born October 13, 1925 in Parsons, KS, the son of H.L. and Edith (Lyle) Lassen.James lived in Parsons prior to joining the U.S. Army, and he served his country during WWII as a combat engineer in both Europe, and the South Pacific. He was...

Sheri L. Matthews, 58, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. She was born January 11, 1953 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Fred K. and Joyce M. Lamaster. She was employed by Jostens Yearbook Company for 38 years before retiring due to her health. Sheri married Kerry H. Matthews...

Merle Jean Mitchell, 85, Topeka, Kansas, passed away June 15, 2011. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Dove Cremation & Funeral Service Chapel at 11:00AM. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00AM. She was born May 20, 1926 to Causby H. and Mildred E. (Lowe) Cole at Raytown, Missouri. She married Dean Wade Mitchell on Feb. 15,...