Carolynn Dehart
Carolynn Ann DeHart, 64, of Greenleaf, KS, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2010. She was born on April 4, 1946 in Norwich, England, the daughter of Silas and Elvina Larkins Anno.She attended Highland Park High School. She moved to the Washington County area in 1977 with her husband due to his military career. Carolynn was a...
Doris Blankenship
Doris E. Blankenship, 102, Silver Lake, died Sunday October 31, 2010 at her home. She was born August 29, 1908 in Admire, KS to Samuel E. and Viva E. (Bates) Sloyer. She graduated from Eskridge High School in 1926, and married Hylas P. Blankenship on February 15, 1930 in Topeka. He preceded her in death in 1986. She was also...
Marilyn Delain Fire
Marilyn deLain Fire, 56, of Bonner Springs, passed away Oct. 27, 2010. She was born Dec. 18, 1953, in Topeka, the daughter of Paul deLain and Frances Smith deLain. She grew up in Pauline and was a 1971 graduate of Washburn Rural High School. Marilyn married Daniel Fire shortly after high school, later divorcing. She worked for many years as...
Ethel Ingram
Ethel L. Ingram, 96, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at Twilight Manor in Howard, KS. She was born on May 24, 1914 in Ames, IA to James and Mary Knight. She was a member of First Baptist Church in both Topeka and Howard.She is survived by her daughter, Mary Cookson of Howard; daughter-in-law Patricia Ingram...
Rita Shelley
Rita M. Shelley, 87, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2010.Rita was born October 15, 1923 in Topeka, the daughter of John A. and Mary Ann (Stadler) Desch. She worked for Southwestern Bell for 26 years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church.Rita married Clyde B. Shelley on May 7, 1945. He died...
Charles Rosenbaum
Charles A. "Chuck" Rosenbaum, 50, of Tecumseh, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on April 7, 1960 in Topeka, the son of Richard C. and Charlotte A. Garner Rosenbaum.He attended Highland Park High School. Chuck was a barber for many years in Lawrence. He was a member of Hope Lutheran Church. Chuck...
Ralph Leroy Taylor
Ralph LeRoy Taylor passed away Sunday, October 24, 2010 at the age of 67. He was born March 15, 1943 in Topeka to Gleda Lenore Kendall and Virgil Taylor of Vallely Falls. Mr. Taylor graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1963. On April 10, 1964, he married Marilyn Diane Priddy at the North Topeka Baptist Church; they resided in...
Jean B. Miller
Jean B. Miller, 91, of Topeka, passed away on October 26, 2010. She was born on April 6, 1919, in Topeka, the daughter of Roy and Lefa Palmer (Thomas). She was a graduate of Topeka High School in 1937. In 1942, she married Bill Miller, who preceded her in death in 2004. For many years, Jean was a home maker...
Betty A. Mcmaster Clinton
Betty A. McMaster Clinton,69, of Topeka, passed away on October 25, 2010 at her home. She was born on June 10, 1941 in Eskridge, Kansas, the daughter of Ray N. and Jennifer Eastman McMaster. She attended Willard Grade School and graduated from Rossville High School. Betty has resided in Topeka since 1962. She graduated from Kaw Area Vo-Tech in 1967...
Joy Lorraine Glover
Joy L. Glover died at age 93 on October 24, 2010 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born Jan 13, 1917 in Chicago, IL and married Charles D. Glover Oct 11,1941 in Chicago. He preceded her in death on May 26, 1995. She has 3 daughters, Nancy Kirk and Bonnie Robles of Topeka and Sally (Ian) Steyn of...
Clinton James Stone
Clinton James Stone, 86, passed away October 21, 2010 in Topeka Kansas. He was born May 25, 1924 in Ord, Nebraska, the son of James and Minnie (Luedtke) Stone.Clint served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He worked for 35 years as a telephone manager and plant engineer for Northwestern Bell.He was a member of the...
Edmond Renfro
Edmond "Ed" Renfro, 63, Tecumseh, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2010.Ed was born June 18, 1947 in Holton, the son of W. E. and Virginia (Chesnut)Renfro. He graduated from Perry High School in 1965 and served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam.He worked for Kaw Valley Electric Coop for 28 years, retiring in 2007.He was a member of Shawnee...
Francis H. Beal
Francis H. "Frank" Beal, 83, Gladstone, MO, formerly of Topeka, KS passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2010. Frank was born July 19, 1927 to Arnold H. and Juanita S (Melloish) Koenitzer in Marietta, Ohio. He and his mother moved to Meriden, KS in 1928, and then moved to Topeka in 1936 where he lived until he moved to Gladstone,...
John S. Parry
John S. Parry, 68, formerly of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at the rural Shawnee County home he created as a retreat for his family.He is survived by his wife, Lynda Parry, McKinney, TX; children, Marc (Sonja) Parry, Holton; Anjanette (Mark) Aldridge, Topeka; Jeffrey (Leah) Polack, New York, NY; and Stacey (Michael) Meredith, McKinney, TX; grandchildren, Krystle Thompson,...
Merrill P. Richardson Iii
On October 18, 2010 Merrill Page Richardson, III joined his heavenly father.Merrill was born April 29, 1958 in Waynesville, Missouri to Merrill Richardson, Jr. and Elizabeth Sweetman Richardson. He graduated from Junction City High school in 1976, and then joined the United States Navy. He proudly served his country from 1977 to 1986. After his military service Merrill spent many...
George W. Mcguire
George W. McGuire, 68, of Topeka, Kansas died October 15, 2010 at Midland Hospice Care. He was born May 28, 1942 in Liberty, Missouri to Patrick H. McGuire and Mary Jacobs, both of whom preceded him in death. He was raised in North Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas. George entered into the United States Army in 1961. While...
Jane Twining Roy
Jane Twining Osterhoudt RoyJane Twining Osterhoudt Roy, 86, Topeka, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010, at Stormont Vail Hospital, after a brief illness surrounded by family.Jane was born July 6, 1924, in Rome, NY, to Searles Haviland Osterhoudt and Gretchon Emogene Dillenbeck, who preceded her in death. Jane married William Robert Roy September 7, 1947, when he was a junior...
Dwight A. Pokorny
Dwight Anthony Pokorny, 66, of Topeka, passed away at his residence on Saturday, October 16, 2010. He was born June 6, 1944 in Little Sioux, Iowa, the son of Anthony and Lucille Pokorny. Dwight graduated from Hayden High School in 1962 and attended Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. He was a member of the United States Marine Reserves from 1965...
William H. Miller
William H. "Bill" Miller, 81, Topeka, passed away Sat, Oct 16, at Midland Hospice. He was born Dec 6, 1928 to Rudolph K. and Dora I (Blass) Miller in Fredonia. He married Sandra J Martin in 1952; they lived in Pittsburg, Fredonia and Topeka. She preceded him in death. Bill married Mary F. Spillman Thomas in 1976 in Topeka. Survivors...
Zona Gale Tibbitts Mccall
Zona Gale Tibbitts McCall, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born on July 24, 1924 in Richland, the daughter of Ted and Helen Leighty Tibbitts.She graduated from Topeka High School in 1942 and attended Washburn University. She received medical technologist training under Lattimore Laboratories at Christ Hospital. Zona...
