Cheryl Lynn Palmer of Auburn passed away with family by her side February 16, 2010 at Midland Hospice House after a courageous two year battle with pancreatic cancer.She was born September 13, 1947 in Ft. Dodge, IA the daughter of Mardelle F. and Delmar G. Spoering. She graduated from Highland Park High School and Clarks School of Business. She was...

Mittie Lee Jones, 60, of Topeka, passed away on Feb. 13, 2010, at St. Francis Hospital. She was born on May 2, 1949, in Marshall, TX, the daughter of Ruthie Mae Jones.Mittie was born and raised in Marshall, TX . She is a member of Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, Topeka, KS. She had worked many years in maintenance for...

Louina J. "Lou" Houpt, 73, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on January 11, 1937 in Deepwater, MO, the daughter of Clyde and Maude Dodson. She has resided in Topeka since 1953. Lou was employed at General Printing for 10 years. She and her husband later owned and operated General...

Judith K. Hatton, 64, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on July 12, 1945 in Columbus, KS, the daughter of George V. and Esther M. Cooley Lacen. Judy had resided in Topeka since the middle 1960's. She was employed by the State of Kansas in her earlier years before going...

Donald F. Silkey, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at his home. He was born on December 19, 1926 in Wyandotte, Co., KS, the son of Carl and Hazel Coleman Silkey. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII. Don was employed by Lawrence Paper Company from 1946 through 1963. He later became an insurance agent...

Lula Vogel Evans, 95, Topeka, died February 6, 2010 at McCrite Retirement Community. She was born July 6, 1914 at Stuttgart, Kansas, the daughter of John and Margaret (Veeh) Vogel. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School, and then traveled to Topeka to attend nurses training.Mrs. Evans was a graduate of the Jane C. Stormont School of Nursing in the class...

Norma M. Wilden, 81, Topeka, formerly of Hastings, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.Norma was born January 20, 1929 in Wymore, Nebraska to Delbert and Anna Morris. Norma was the fourth of seven children. Her parents, her sisters Ione and Audrey, and her brothers Richard, Dean and Gary preceded her in death. One surviving brother, Robert Morris, resides...

Ledeff White, 84, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at his home in Topeka, Kansas after a long illness under hospice care. Ledeff was born August 16, 1925 in Highland, Arkansas to the union of Ollie White and Annie Mae Conway. He served in the Navy on the USS Cascade as a First Steward on "The Bunker Hill First Class"....

Lois Jean Jackson, 81 years young, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 29, 2010. She was a Topeka native and worked 49 years for the state of Kansas, beginning her years of service at Topeka State Hospital and ending at Kansas Neurological Institute. She was born February 8, 1928 to Thelma Marie and Perry Arthur Woolridge. She...

Lois Faye Bisel, 92, of Topeka, passed away Jan. 22, 2010. She was born Jan. 17, 1918 in Auburn, Ks., the daughter of George and Mary Elizabeth Bass. Lois married Marvin Albert Bisel on Nov. 15, 1942, and the couple remained married 65 years.Lois worked at Morrells meat packing plant in Topeka before starting her family. She later operated a...

Charles Robert "Jack" Maxwell, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Westwood Manor. He was born on May 1, 1921 in Topeka, Kansas to Charles B. and Elsie (Knauber) Maxwell. Jack was a graduate of Topeka High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during WWII where he earned a purple heart for wounds received...

Freeman A. Meely Sr., 38, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at his home. He was born September 9, 1971, at Lawton Oklahoma, the son of Allen William Meely and Beatrice Lizzie (Proctor) Meely. Freeman was raised in Oklahoma, and moved to Topeka in 1997. He married Kimberly K. Lake on February 23, 2000. She survives. He...

Morley Westfall Greis, 90, of Topeka, died Sunday January 17, 2010 at Aldersgate Village. She was born April 9, 1919, in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of George and Emma Westfall. She married Thurman O. Greis on June 21, 1941 in St. Louis. She is survived by her husband; sons, David T. Greis of Kansas City, MO, Barry Greis and...

Belinda Marie Lewis, 49, of Topeka, sun went down on Saturday, January 16, 2010. She was born on August 22, 1960 in Paola, the daughter of James Roland and Beverly Dillard Lewis. Survivors include her children, Maya Brown, Jason Wright, two grandchildren, Solomon and Selena Brown, her father, her fiance, Robert Coats, her siblings, Brenda Holbert, James Mandell Lewis, her...

John E. McElroy III, husband, father, brother, uncle, friend, public servant, and cop died a second time on Friday, January 15, 2010. This time, he won't be coming back. John died a couple of years ago of a sudden cardiac event. Later, eyes twinkling, he would tell family and friends he'd died but was "rejected" and "sent back."John retired early...

Willis Leon Beller, MD, 95, passed away on January 15, 2010 at his home in Topeka. Dr. Beller was born February 26, 1914 in Russell, Kansas, the youngest son and middle child of Willis David Beller and Mary Stella Newcomer Beller. He married Rose Olivia Riblet in 1940. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend and neighbor....

Reta L. Britt, 84, of Topeka, formerly of Junction City, KS passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at her home. She was born on November 16, 1925 in San Diego, CA, to Ralph F. and Marie L. Leyva Carrier. Reta married Woodrow W. Rainwater. They were blessed with six children, Kenneth J. Rainwater, Reta L. Rainwater, Robert A. Rainwater,...

Wallace Richard Czyzewski, age 88, of Topeka, Kansas (formally of Southbridge, MA) passed away December 30, 2009. He was born on October 17, 1921 in Southbridge, MA to Frank and Stephania Czyzewski. He is survived by his wife Jane, daughter, Mare, and husband John Rockefeller, son, Rick, and wife Cathy Czyzewski, grandchildren Cory and Shayne Czyzewski, Nick, Luke, and Molly...

Larry W. Magill, Jr., 61, of Topeka, Kansas passed away January 6, 2010, under the care of Midland Hospice. Larry was born on November 30, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Larry W. Magill and Marjorie M. (Holm) Magill Haub. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Economics in 1970 and served in the Kansas...

Pauline Penney, beloved sister, aunt, and friend, died peacefully at Aldersgate Village in Topeka, KS on Jan. 6, 2010. She was born in Gainesville, AR to William Albert and Dora (Walker) Penney on Jan. 13, 1921. She attended school at Oak Grove. Upon the death of her mother, she moved to Ohio to seek employment. She later returned to Gainesville...