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Shirley June Price
Feb 1, 2012
Shirley June Price, 82, of Topeka, left this earth to be at home with her heavenly Father, Wednesday, February 1, 2012. She was born March 2, 1929 in Hays, Kansas to Peter P. and Erna (Mayer) Loewen. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband John T.W. Price of 55 years. Survivors include, daughter Gail L. Scott and...
Dorothy M. Firestone
Feb 1, 2012
Dorothy Mildred "Dot" Firestone, 90, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Dot was born July 19, 1921 in Steinauer, NE, the daughter of Bryan H. and Mildred (Tiess) Kehmeier. She graduated from St. Francis High School in St. Francis, KS. She attended Wantland Business College in Denver, CO. She worked at The Brown Palace Hotel in Denver and...
Bennie L. Jackson
Feb 1, 2012
Bennie L. Jackson, 72, of Topeka, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. He was born August 22, 1939 in Naples, TX, the son of Ben J. and Mary L. Hunter Jackson. Bennie had resided in Topeka since 1958. He was employed by the Forbes Air Force Base...
Earle E. Wilkinson
Jan 31, 2012
Earle E. Wilkinson, 94, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Aldersgate Village.Earle was born October 21, 1917 in Gove County, Kansas the son of Claude C. and Stella (Doty) Wilkinson. He graduated from Quinter High School in 1936 and Kansas State College in 1947.He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 as a Combat Infantryman...
Verne Oswald
Jan 30, 2012
Verne L. Oswald, Jr., 60, of Larkspur, CO, formerly of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 at Castle Rock, CO, care facility.He was born October 8, 1951 in Topeka, the son of Verne and Elva Dean Thomas Oswald. Verne graduated from Highland Park High School in 1969 and attended Washburn University. He served as Director of Project Management for...
Thomas Blaine Hummer
Jan 30, 2012
Thomas Blaine Hummer, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012 at a Topeka hospital.He was born on July 27, 1920 in Oakland, KS, the son of Clayton and Elva Magee Hummer. He graduated from Topeka High School. He was an Army veteran of WWII, serving in the 9th Armored Division which participated in the Battle of the...
Laura Marie Hedrick
Jan 30, 2012
Laura Marie Dillard Fritts Hedrick, 84, of Topeka, met her Lord, Monday, January 30, 2012.She was born May 1, 1927 in Jefferson County, MO, the daughter of Henry and Elsie Ida (Schurket) Dillard. Laura married to William Fritts, Sr. They were divorced. She married Glenn Hedrick in 1969. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her parents,...
Elvina E. Anno
Jan 28, 2012
Elvina E. Anno, 84, of Carbondale, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Lexington Park in Topeka. She was born May 22, 1927 in Norwich, England, the daughter of George R. and Emma Owens Larkins. Elvina married Silas H. Anno, Jr., an Army Air Corps member serving in England during WWII, on December 7, 1944, then came to the...
Robert E. Mitchell
Jan 27, 2012
Robert E. Mitchell, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 at the Kansas City Hospice House. He was born October 20, 1918 in Topeka, the son of Edward and Dorothy Switzer Mitchell. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1936 in Chicago, IL, and attended Washburn University. A WWII veteran, he enlisted in 1942 and served the...
Tommy Lee Hummer
Jan 27, 2012
Tommy Lee Hummer, 68, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born January 25, 1944 in Topeka, the son of Thomas and Marjorie (Hockett) Hummer. Tommy was a Topeka Police Officer for several years. He later resided in Colorado and Montana before moving back to Topeka. Tommy was very active...
Alice M. Knight
Jan 25, 2012
Alice M. Knight, 95, of Berryton, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at her home. She was born September 4, 1916 in Topeka, the daughter of Edward P. and Grace Hoffmeister Moore. She graduated from Washburn Rural High School. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Berryton United Methodist Church, the Sesame Club and the EHU....
Adam J. Reams
Jan 24, 2012
Adam J. Reams, 22, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. He was born on November 24, 1989 in Mason City, Iowa to Gene Richard and Sandra Kaye (Santee) Reams.Adam graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 2008. He attended Pittsburg State University and Kansas State University. He was currently attending Washburn University. Adam was a proud member of the...
Elizabeth Sanders
Jan 23, 2012
Elizabeth "Beth" Mae Kain Sanders, 92, Topeka, passed away January 23, 2012 at Midland Hospice House after a brief stay. She was born on August 27, 1919 to Fred and Emma Kain in Cavalier County North Dakota in the midst of the harvest. Emma gave birth to her and then went and fed the harvest workers. Beth had three siblings...
Gena K. Klise
Jan 21, 2012
Gena K. Klise, 47, of Berryton, died Saturday, January 21, 2012. She was born July 24, 1964 in Topeka, the daughter of Lawrence and Sharon Blanden Lantis. She graduated from Topeka West High School and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wichita State University. Gena was employed as a Teacher by USD 501. She was a member of Central...
Earl Iles
Jan 20, 2012
Earl D. "Bud" Iles, 81, Nortonville Ks died Friday, January 20 at St Francis Hospital. He was born December 11, 1930 in Goldfield, Iowa the son of Merle Tiffany and Helen Clarissa Sherman Iles. Growing up, Bud attended schools in Arkansas and in Kansas. He joined the army at the age of 17. He later reenlisted in 1960. After basic...
Eiko Bailey
Jan 18, 2012
Eiko Bailey, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at her home. She was born on August 26, 1935 in Tokyo, Japan.Eiko married Morris H. "Moe" Bailey on October 18, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. He preceded her in death on June 18, 2011. Survivors include her sister-in-law, Ethelyn Pung of Ionia, MI, and her close friends, Maurice...
Keith Craig Diehl
Jan 17, 2012
Keith Craig Diehl of Topeka, KS passed away at his home unexpectedly on January 17, 2012.Keith was born on December 18, 1956 in Gothenburg, NE. He worked for HF Mixing Group as the Assembly Supervisor. He is preceded in death by his father Kenneth Diehl on February 21, 2007. He is survived by his loving wife Lynne, three sons, Travis...
Linden May
Jan 17, 2012
Linden May, 91, died on January 17, 2012. He was born August 26, 1920, at Lehigh, KS, the son of Anna Wittman May and Jacob May. He moved to Topeka with his parents in 1922.He is survived by his wife, Esther; sons Brad (Andee) and John (Debbie); grandsons John Michael, (Rhonda), Todd (Nicole) and Darwin May, all of Topeka; a...
Alice Hill
Jan 16, 2012
Alice Louise Hill, 90, of Auburn, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012.She was born October 4, 1921 near Paxico, KS, the daughter of Joseph E. and Sylvia (Butefish) Stratton. She was a member of the Auburn Presbyterian Church, the American Legion Auxiliary in Eskridge and a former member of the Auburn Social Hour Club. Alice married Ellis Clark Hill on...
Helen M. Lewis
Jan 16, 2012
Helen M. Lewis, 92, Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012 at a local care center.Helen was born November 6, 1919, in rural Geary County the daughter of William and Elizabeth (MacArthur) Horne. She graduated from Alta Vista High School in 1937.As a young woman she worked as a dietary aide at Security Benefit Hospital. During WWII she worked...
