David K. Haney, 70, Topeka, passed away Feb. 11, 2011 at his home. He was born in Newton, Kansas on April 18, 1940 to David N. and Evelyn G. (Goldsmith) Haney. He served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1961. David married Carol Ann Rolfe on Sept. 3, 1961 in Nortonville, Kansas. He was employed by Burlington Northern...

Reverend Dr. Arno H. Meyer, 72, Topeka, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2011 at his residence.Dr. Meyer was born October 25, 1938 in Durango, Colorado, the son of Arno C. and Bertha C. (Lueking) Meyer.He graduated from St. Paul's High School in Concordia, Missouri in 1956, Concordia Senior College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana in 1960, Concordia Seminary in St....

Prentiss L. Bearden, Jr., 20, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2011. He was born February 8, 1990 in Topeka, the son of Prentiss and Melanie J. Copeland Bearden, Sr.He attended Topeka Public Schools and graduated from Lawrence Gardner High School. He attended Highland Community and Bryan College. Prentiss was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include...

Everett A. "Al" Harriman, 77, of Topeka, passed away Monday, February 7, 2011. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Addie. He is also survived by his 5 children; David (Patty), Donna, Carl (Mary), Darrell (Andrea), and Donnie; 11 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by 1 granddaughter. A memorial service will be held at...

Jerome L. Holiwell, 53, Manhattan, Kansas died February 5, 2011 at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, Kansas. Cremation is planned. Services are pending.

Mrs. Lucile Atkinson, 73, Tecumseh, passed away on Feb. 5, 2011, in Topeka. She was born on May 21, 1937, in Saginaw, MI, the daughter of Myron and Edna Coates. Lucile graduated high school in Saginaw, MI, in 1955. After graduation, she joined the United States Marine Corps., serving from 1955-57. On May 11, 1957, in Norfolk, VA, Lucile married...

Teresa A. Honeywell, 44, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. She was born January 2, 1967 in Oklahoma City, OK. She's lived in Topeka for the past 13 years. Teresa was a CNA/CMA for several years. Survivors include two sons; Joseph R. Bidatch, Jr., and Luckus Bidatch, two grandchildren, her mother and step-father; Juanita and John Carrington,...

Beverly J. Corbin, 69, of Lecompton, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born May 15, 1941 in Yates Center, the daughter of John G. and Josephine Boblet Weide. She has resided in the Big Springs community for most of her life. She was a member of the Big Springs United Methodist Church. Beverly...

LaVerne M. Milligan, 79, of Topeka, passed away at a local hospital on February 2, 2011. She was born on May 30, 1931 to William H. and Margaret J. (Williams) Harris at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She was a machine operator at Hallmark Cards until her retirement in 1994. She enjoyed being a grandparent.She is survived by three children, Sandra Milligan, Robert...

Clarice R. Bless, age 92, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 30, 2011. She was born in Kane, IL on January 19, 1919, the daughter of Reverend R. Theodore Gasaway and C. Maybelle Gasaway.She had two brothers, Dale W. Gasaway and Robert W. Gasaway. Both preceded her in death. On September 30, 1945...

Irene A. Anno, 88, of Tecumseh, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at a Topeka care facility. She was born February 7, 1922 in Wichita, the daughter of Walter and Eva Wise Winsor.She has lived in the Tecumseh community her entire life. Irene married Clyde Anno of Tecumseh where they enjoyed their life of farming together. He preceded her...

Betty D. Boileau, 89, Topeka, passed away Jan. 27, 2011. She was born to Elmer and Hattie M. (Harris) Allen on Sept. 12, 1921 at Kearney, Nebraska. She moved to Topeka in 1951 and married Lewis D. Boileau on Dec. 20, 1952. During WWII Betty worked at the Kayser Shipyard in Richmond, CA. She was a homemaker and raised 4...

Jacob Bradley "Jake" Binfield, 25, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2011 embraced by family and friends. Jake was born August 6, 1985 in Topeka, the son of Brad and Jenny Binfield and graduated from Seaman High School in 2003. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad as a Conductor until a diving accident in 2006. He was...

Philip "Vernon" Riley, 88, of Tecumseh, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at his home. Vernon was born August 8, 1922 in Lecompton, to Henry P. and Edith E. (Taylor) Riley. He was an Army veteran of WWII. He was a carpenter and worked for A.H. Pashman Construction for 40 years. He was a member of the Tecumseh United...

Gary D. "Jake" Jacques, 64, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. Gary was born November 20, 1946 in Marysville, the son of Russell and Velma (Talbot) Jacques. He graduated from Marysville High School. After graduation he served in the Kansas Army...

Deloris A. Johnson, 75, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 at a local hospital. She was born May 31, 1935 in Norwalk, WI, the daughter of Daniel and Elezbeth (Rohde) Cleary. She was raised in Sparta, WI. Deloris married Marvin E. Johnson on February 10, 1962 at Marysville, KS. He survives. She is also survived by her children;...

Mia Privoznik, infant daughter of Lukas and Jennifer Privoznik, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2011. She was born December 17, 2010 in Topeka. Survivors include her parents and twin sister, Eva; grandparents from Topeka & Prague, CZ. No services are planned. The family wishes to express their gratitude to all their family & friends who have supported them during...

William Lloyd Burt, 70, of Independence, MO, died January 12, 2011 in St. Louis, MO. He was born January 22, 1940 in Beaverton, MI to Floyd and Thelma (Gorton) Burt. William served in the United States Air Force. He was a retired firefighter, and a lifetime member of the RLDS Church. He also loved hunting and fishing.Survivors include four daughters;...

Chester H. Schwader, 88, Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2011 at Aldersgate Village.Chester was born August 11, 1922 in St. Joseph, MO the son of Herman and Laura Schwader.He married Donna Kingery on June 6, 1942. For many years he and his wife owned and operated Comet Moving and Storage in Topeka. They later divorced.He was a member...

Marvin B. Vaughn, 79, Topeka, died on January 19, 2011. Marvin was born May 31, 1931 in Stockton, to Harvey and Matilda (Tudor) Vaughn. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School. Marvin served on the Topeka Police Department for 31 years, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant in 1987. Following his retirement, he served for 14 years as a Court...