John R. Schuetz, 60, Topeka, passed away Sept. 14, 2011 at his home. He was born to Ivan and M. Ann Schuetz in Horton, Kansas on Dec. 5, 1950. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1969 and married Pamela Templer in Topeka on Dec. 30, 1971. He was a skilled carpenter and had worked for Winston Brown and Castlewood...

Joyce L. Mullin, 57, Topeka, passed away Sept. 13, 2011. She was born June 19, 1954 in Flushing. New York. She married Joseph Mullin at Miami, Oklahoma on May 5, 1976. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; 2 sons, Donald Mullin and Lawrence Ford; one grandson, Zachary Ford; brothers and sisters, Renee Dunbar, Bobby, Susan, Mike, Kathy, Donnie and...

Lisa Proctor, 43, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011.She was born January 30, 1968 in Columbia, MO, the daughter of George W. and Ellen (Bigley) Proctor. She was employed by Gosser's Auto Electric Inc. in Topeka. Survivors include her son, Joshua Gosser, Topeka and her brother, Mark Proctor, Topeka.Cremation is planned. A memorial ceremony will be 10 a.m.,...

Rev. Homer Martin, 82, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011.Born September 1, 1929 in Ruston, Louisiana to Norman and Helen (Watson) Martin, having 6 siblings: Annie Mae Burton, Adele Perkins, Maureen McDuffie, Martha Ann Gill, James Martin and Norma Lee Brisco and one grand child, Adrian Martin all have preceded him in death.Rev. Martin's greatest joy was being...

William Dortch, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at his home. He was born February 28, 1939 in Thomasville, AL, the son of J.C. and Flossie Nobles Dickinson.William was an Army veteran, with his career spanning from 1960 to 1990, and served in the Vietnam War. He received the Purple Heart among other awards. He was...

Lillian Marie (West) Duer, 95, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Midland Care Hospice House of natural causes.Mrs. Duer was born in Topeka on October 5, 1915, the daughter of James Edwin and Evonia Elsie West. She lived her entire life in Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School and Strickler's Business College. Her first job was at Capper...

Ralph C. McMaster, 55, of Wakarusa, Kansas, died Friday, September 9, 2011. He was born July 7, 1956 in Topeka, the son of Frank and Katherine (Rosean) McMaster.Ralph Graduated from Topeka High School in 1975, and attend Kaw Area Vo-Tech where he was trained for his career as a Certified Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic. He retired from the Shawnee County...

A letter to two sisters . . . . It is regrettable neither of you has been able to visit for several decades so I'm writing this letter. Forgive my use of English but my German is too poor to adequately express the important things I need to say. Helma died suddenly on September 7, 2011 of a massive heart...

Jane Springer, 52, Topeka, passed away September 7, 2011 at her home. She was born January 8, 1959 at Shelby, North Carolina. She married Rick Springer in Topeka, Kansas. They had one daughter, Rachel who survives. She also leaves 9 brothers and 2 sisters. There will be no service.

Clifford C. Oshel, 81, of Topeka, died Thursday, September 08, 2011. He was born November 20, 1929 in Topeka, the son of Boyd and Gwendolyn (Anno) Oshel.Clifford was raised in Topeka and graduated from Seaman High School in 1947. He then served his country in the U.S. Navy. After the Navy, he attended trade school and made his living as...

Norman Souter Jessop died unexpectedly September 5, 2011 in Grand Marais, MN. He was born May 18, 1937 in Melrose, MA to Norman H.B. and Ruth Elizabeth Jessop. His early life was spent in Melrose and Rowley, MA. He graduated from Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, MA. Norman received a BA in Sociology from Boston University, an MA from Northeastern...

Terry Lee Peterson passed away in the comfort of her own home with her family on September 1st, 2011. She was 57. Terry's primary concern in life was being a good mother to her children, Shawna Smith and Kenneth Johnson, along with anyone else that came in her way. Up until the time she passed, everyone referred to her as...

Robert L. Lingard passed away on September 4, 2011 at Midland Care Hospice after a long illness. Robert was born in Ottawa, Kansas on December 30, 1932 to Robert L., Sr. and Doris (Pearson) Lingard. He grew up on a farm in the Princeton, Kansas area.Bob graduated from Princeton High School in 1950. He attended Colorado State University in Fort...

Kevin Mark Drain, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 at the age of 50 at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center.He was born December 31, 1960 in Topeka, Kansas the son of John Cyril Drain and Beverly Ann McKinney. He graduated from Hayden High School and Washburn University of Topeka.Kevin owned and operated Mobile Insurance Assessments.Kevin married Rhonda...

Susan I. Davis, 56, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2011.She was born March 22, 1955 in Trenton, NJ, the daughter of Ezra A. and Anita O. (Oliver) Davis. She was a graduate of Burr D. Coe High School and graduated from Vo-Tech in East Brunswick, NJ in 1973.Survivors include her lifetime partner, Maxine Kaplan, New York; siblings, Kathleen...

Shawn David Moore, 37, of Topeka, died Thursday, September 1, 2011. He was born May 13, 1974, the son of David Moore and Susan Harding.Shawn is survived by his son, Griffin Moore; parents, Bill and Susan Harding, David Moore; sister, Melissa Beard (Chris); and many other family members. He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Bobbie Dreyer and Betty...

Francis Marion Creek, 51, Carbondale, passed on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at his home. He was born on November 13, 1959 in Charleston, South Carolina to Wesley Hillman and Margaret Charlotte (Morrill) Creek. Francis was named after the Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. This caused a number of unfortunate cases of mistaken identity such as when "she" was given a...

Michael Christopher Storm Percival passed away August 26th, 2011 at the age of 20. He was born July 20th, 1991 in Topeka, KS. Mikey attended The Capper Foundation pre-school, Stout Elementary, Robinson Middle School, Highland Park High School and Topeka High School, where he will graduate this May. His great-grandfather Teddy Wayne Percival also graduated from Topeka High School in...

Elmar "Fred" Mast, 86, of Meriden, passed away on August 26th, 2011. He was born July 29, 1925 in Osage County, KS son of the late Morris Mast and Anna (Langston) Mast.Fred married Rosie Bailey January 13, 1955 in Oklahoma. They lived in Topeka and later moved to Meriden, KS. He served in the United States Navy during WWll. He...

Chief Petty Officer, James Marvin Druckemiller, USN, Ret., 67, Topeka, passed away August 28, 2011 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. Jim was born August 5, 1944 in Marion, Indiana, the son of Marvin and Sue (Huckery) Druckemiller. He graduated from Edward Drummond Libbey High School in 1961 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After training as a medical corpsman, Jim...