Renata C. Rich, 69, Topeka, died Friday, April 15, 2005 at Midland Hospice House.She was born Oct. 9, 1935 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of Herbert and Lotte Gruber Wulff. She came to the United States in 1958, and had lived in Topeka for many years.Mrs. Rich worked for the Menninger Foundation before retiring. She was a member of the...

Diane C. Burt, 53, of Topeka, died Wednesday, April 13 at her home.She was born December 3, 1951 in Omaha, NE., the daughter of William and Beverly Childs.She graduated from Lawrence High School in 1969. After high school she moved to Denver, CO where she was employed as a secretary for an insurance company. She returned to Topeka in 1976...

Lonnie Lee Jones, 55, Topeka, died Sunday, April 10, 2005 at a Topeka nursing home.He was born Oct. 21, 1949 and had lived in Topeka for many years.Survivors include his sister, Shirley B. Starkey, West Fork, Arkansas.Cremation is planned. A memorial service will be at Newcomer Family Funeral Home on Friday, April 15th at 10:00 am. Inurnment will take place...

Mary Ellen Gingher-Kistler, 84, Topeka,passed away Thursday, April 7, 2005 at a Topeka care facility. She was born September 21, 1920 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Wayne Gingher, and Georgia E. McCoy-Gingher. She moved to Topeka in 1945. Mrs. Kistler had worked for Jostens Printing and Publishing as a year book consultant. Prior to Jostens, she worked for...

Arthur Bob "Dickie" Whitsell Jr., 61, Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2005 at his home. He was born November 15, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Arthur B. and Clemme Whitsell. He attended school in Knoxville.He moved to Topeka in 1964, and joined the Army in 1965. Mr. Whitsell seved in Vietnam from 1965-1966. While serving in Vietnam,...

Patricia Ann Olson, 72, Holton, died Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.She was born May 12, 1932 in Freemont, Iowa, the daughter of Bernard G. and Edna Orman Buchholz. She was raised in Iowa, and came to Holton 11 years ago from Texas.She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, Tina Marlboro on March...

Juanita R. Kibby Williams, 85, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Plaza West Care Center. She was born November 9, 1919 in North Topeka, the daughter of William and Maudeen Grigsby Terrill.She was a lifelong resident of Topeka and had been a registered nurse working for a dentist for 41 years. Juanita enjoyed time spent with her...

Arthur W. Phillips, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at his residence. He was born on January 28, 1927 in Mayetta, the son of Lynn and Dora A. Ent Phillips. He was a Navy veteran of WWII. He lived in Torrence, California for 38 years where he owned and operated Art Phillips Plastering. He moved to...

Jack Conrad Hentzler, 79, Topeka, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at Brewster Place Retirement Center.He was born Oct. 9, 1925 in Topeka, the son of William Carl and Julia Hurley Hentzler. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1943, and started work in the family business, Hentzler Packing Company. He continued to work there until the business closed in...

Leonard Dwight Johnson, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2005 in an accident while flying a power parachute. Leonard was born on November 23, 1928 in Little River, Ks., the only son of Leonard and Ruby Cassingham Johnson. He retired from Southwestern Bell after 35 years of service. He attended several colleges, receiving two degrees. Leonard's true...

Jane Susan Ledford, 54, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2005 at her residence. She was born on November 26, 1950 in Primghar, Iowa, the daughter of Dale Edward and Virginia Carman Brooks. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1968. She was a homemaker. She married Charles F. Ledford on March 7, 1969 in Topeka. He...

LaVerna Long, 85, loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born on March 20, 1920 in Harveyville to Leonard and Bertha Tucker Myers. She married Lewis W. Long on February 23, 1939. He preceded her in death on February 16, 1989. She was also preceded in death by...

James L. Current, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at his residence. He was born on February 7, 1933 in Goodland, Ks. the son of Charles and Katherine Harper Current. He was an Air Force veteran. He was employed by the State of Kansas. He was a member of Highland Heights Christian Church. He married Carolyn...

Darryl D. Calderwood, 41, of Topeka, died Thursday, March 17, 2005 at St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born on August 26, 1963 in Topeka, the son of Norman C. and Linda Roberts Calderwood. He attended Highland Park High School. He was a life-long Topeka resident. He was a supervisor in the Department of Revenue for the...

Vivian Irene Daiprai, 87, Topeka, died Thursday, March 17, 2005 at a Topeka nursing home.She was born Nov. 15, 1917 in Hannibel, Missouri, the daughter of Jessie and Mable Norris Clark. She was raised in Moberly, MO, lived in Independence, MO for about 20 years, and came to Topeka in 1977. Mrs. Daiprai worked in a shoe factory during WW2.She...

John P. Brenton, 81, of Topeka, died Wednesday March 16 at his home.He was born September 1, 1923 in Eureka, the son of Earl and Lena Brenton.He attended Lapland School and Eureka High School, worked on the family farm, and joined the Army at the end of World War II. He served in the 11th Airborne Division during the occupation...

Thelma Loughmiller, 102, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at her residence. She was born on July 22, 1902 in Marysville, the daughter of Otto F. and Nellie Secor Thiessen. She moved to Topeka in 1993. She was a homemaker and worked as a secretary for an interior decorating company and for an art class at the...

Victor L. Passow, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at Midland Hospice House. He was born on October 16, 1911 in Penn, North Dakota, the son of William F. and Ida Ebert Passow. He graduated from Perry High School in Perry, Oklahoma. He was a carpenter for Markowitz Builders in Emporia. He moved to Topeka in...

Miriam Grace Lira, 81, Topeka, died Saturday, March 12, 2005 at her home.She was born August 16, 1923 in Hartford, Wisconsin, the daughter of Rev. Alden Christian and Grace Heckman Baughman. She graduated from Shorewood High School in Shorewood, WI in 1941, and received a BA from Carthage College, Carthage, IL in 1945. She received a MA from the University...

Dale Duane Harris, 74, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Regional Hospital after a lengthy battle with respiratory problems. He was born on February 3, 1931 in Topeka, the son of John L.S. and Wilma Beatrice Lacy Harris. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1955. He...