Myrtle M. (Gentry) Marrs, 85, a resident of Prairie Missions Retirement Village, St. Paul, KS, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011. Myrtle was born February 27, 1926 in Neodesha, KS, the third of five daughters of Richard R. and Lida M. (Roller) Gentry. Before moving to St. Paul, Myrtle had been living with her sister, Dollie (Gentry) Magner in Topeka....

Jeannie R. Bradley, 73, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2011. She was born March 29, 1938 in Bemidji, MN, the daughter of Alfred W. and Florence T. Thorsness Heiden. Jeannie was a part of the Topeka community for over fifty years. She was an active member of Highland Park Baptist Church. Jeannie married William L. Bradley. He...

Long-time Topeka resident Loretta Marvin passed away peacefully in Overbrook on July 30, 2011. Loretta was born in 1925 to Alus and Ruth Stearley Prater and spent her early years in Colorado before moving with her family to Oregon, where she graduated from high school and in 1946 married Dick Andersen of Newport. That union produced a daughter, Linda. Loretta...

Amber Lenae Burton, 28, of Plainville, KS was granted her angel wings on July 27, 2011. Her final days were spent surrounded by the family and friends that Amber loved so dearly. Amber lived 28 beautiful years showing the world how to love, how to laugh and how to live life to the fullest. She lived in Oklahoma City, OK...

Ronald Wayne Crandall, 70, Topeka, passed away July 28, 2011. The only child of Earl W. and Mabel Pedersen Crandall, he was born November 18, 1940 in Superior, NE. He graduated from Hardy Nebraska High School in 1958. Upon completion of his military service in the United States Air Force at Strategic Air Command Headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base,...

Donald B. Case, 87, of Topeka, died Friday, July 29, 2011 at Aldersgate Village. He was born May 1, 1924 in Cape Girardeau, MO, the son of Emmitt and Belle (Browning) Case.Donald was a native Missourian, but spent most of his life in Kansas. He had a broad background geographically and musically. From early 1943 to 1945, he served in...

Ann L. Hale, 78, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Brewster Place Assisted Living in Topeka. A celebration of her life will be at 3 p.m., Sunday, Sep. 4, 2011 at First Congregational Church, 1701 SW Collins Avenue, Topeka, KS 66604. Ann was born on August 17, 1932, in Tallassee, AL., to William Sterling and Ruth Middlebrooks Lane. Ann...

Steven Ray Bledsoe, 65, Topeka, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2011. Steve was born October 21, 1945 in Topeka, the son of Wallace and Evelyn (Anderson) Bledsoe. He attended Topeka Schools.He worked for several service stations and most recently was a delivery driver for NAPA Auto Parts.Survivors include niece, Sheri (James) Griffin, Bossier City, LA; aunt, Maxine Bledsoe, Carbondale;...

Julia Ann (Ware) Bevan was born December 22, 1940 in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Richard and Vera (Stevenson) Ware. Julia ("Julie") attended elementary school in Lane, Kansas and graduated from Wellsville High School in 1958. She came to Topeka to attend Clarks School of Business and became a lifelong member of the Topeka community. She married Tommy Bevan on...

Doris E. Bricker, 88, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Brewster Place. She was born April 28, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Clyde L. and Valerie Hudgins Shipley.She graduated from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill. Doris resided in Kansas City MO before moving to Topeka in September of 1959....

Reva Gaylene Frazey passed away on July 25, 2011 at the age of 77 after a long battle with heart disease, lung disease, and finally lung cancer. Gaylene was born on October 23, 1933 in Wakeeney, KS, the daughter of Respy and Leona (Staatz) Houston. She attended high school in Wakeeney and Hill City and was a member of the...

Anita L. "Lucy" Walker, 90, of Topeka, died Thursday, July 21, 2011. She was born February 20, 1921 in Shawnee, OK, the daughter of Ira and Patsy Walker.Anita was raised in Ottawa, KS and later moved to Topeka where she was employed as a civilian Personnel Officer for the U. S. Air Force at Forbes Field, and upon the base...

Dorthy Figgs, 82, of Topeka passed away on Monday, July 25, 2011 at Eventide Convalescent Center. She was born on February 25, 1929 in Eskridge, Kansas to Ralph and Mima Christian.On December 5, 1947 she married George Lee Figgs in Lawrence, Kansas. He preceded her in death on February 5, 2003. Together Dorthy and George owned and operated Figgs Imports,...

Charles Edward "ED" Weilepp, of Topeka died Sunday morning July 24th, 2011 of natural causes. He was 93. Ed was born September 15, 1917 in St. John, Kansas to Gaylord and Helen Weilepp. He was a single child. He grew up in several Kansas towns, and attended high school and two years of college in Ottawa, Kansas. In 1934, he...

Edward "Ed" H. Kapelle, 86, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, July 24, 2011. He was born April 8, 1925 in Baldwin, Kansas the son of Edward F. and Louise Kapelle. He was a graduate of Baldwin High School.Edward was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during WWII. On February 14, 1947, he married Ann Collins in Baldwin, Kansas. He was a...

Kayanne Elaine Lotridge, 45, died July 22, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 21, 1965 and raised in St. Marys, KS before moving to Topeka, KS. She is survived by her children Sarah Lotridge, Denver, CO and Jessie Wood, Meriden, KS, and was blessed with three grandchildren, Crystavia, Tamaureon, and Dejanique. She is also survived...

Edmund N. Morrill II, 84, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011.Edmund Needham Morrill II was born July 8, 1927, in Hiawatha, Kansas. He was the son of Anna McCoy Morrill and Frank N. Morrill. Edmund was the grandson of Edmund N. Morrill, 13th Governor of Kansas. He graduated from Wentworth Military Academy and served in the US Navy...

Jessica Marie Johnson, 29, of Berryton, passed away Friday, July 22, 2011 as a result of a vehicle accident. She was born December 19, 1981 in Topeka, the daughter of Michael J. and Doralie K.(Marconett) Johnson. She was a graduate of Santa Fe Trail High School in 2000 where she was active in sports.She was a member of St. Matthew...

John Tarasyn, 96, of Topeka, formerly of Minneapolis, MN, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011. He was born May 9, 1915 in the Ukraine.John earned his degree in Civil Engineering while living in Germany. He retired in 1985 after 23 years of service as a Shawnee County engineer, and Director of Public Works. He was a member of Holy Name Catholic...

John Clifford Tolliver, 47, of Wichita, formerly of Topeka, went Home to be with his Lord on Sunday, July 17, 2011. He was born February 12, 1964 in San Francisco, CA, the son of John Clifford and Cynthia C. Rylander Tolliver, Sr. He attended Highland Park High School and obtained an Associate Degree from Washburn University. John was employed by...