Gary L. Bass, 70, of Topeka, formerly of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at his home. He was born on January 8, 1940 in Des Moines, IA, the son of Cleo T. and Ida Price Bass. He grew up in Des Moines and Jefferson, IA and resided in Sioux, Falls, SD for most of his...

Leeann J. Armstrong, 27, passed away May 23, 2010, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Scottsdale, AZ. Leeann was born on November 30, 1982, in Topeka, the daughter of Elvin D. and Kyu Hyang Armstrong.Leeann graduated from Topeka West High School in 2001 and Kansas State University in 2006.Leeann was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents,...

Eva O. Gorga, 75, Topeka, died May 22, 2010. There are no inurnment services scheduled at this time.

Marguerite C. "Peggy" VanDyke Brown, 84, Topeka, formerly of Biloxi, MS, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2010 at a local hospital.Peggy was born December 15, 1925 in Lake Worth, FL, the daughter of Q.B and Christine (Woodward) Dowdy. She was raised in Decatur, AL. and graduated from Decatur High School in 1942.She worked as a bookkeeper for the U.S....

James Michael "Mike" Merryman, 62, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at his home.Mike was born October 9, 1947 in Topeka, the son of Norman D. and Betty R. (Haefele) Merryman. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1965. He attended Kansas University, Washburn University, and E.C.P.I. in Kansas City and received a certificate in Computer Programming....

Margaret L. "Mamo" Woods, 88, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born on February 28, 1922 in Darlington, MO, the daughter of Elda H. and Golda V. Fry Butler.She graduated from Topeka High School in 1940 and attended Clark's Business School. Margaret was employed as a cook for Washburn Rural...

Nelson Leon BurgenNelson L. "Ol Man" Burgen, 73, of Topeka died on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at his home. He was born on December 23, 1936 in Topeka, the son Kenneth W. and Hazel E. Stadley Burgen. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Leon was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years before retiring in...

Raymond Lawrence "Larry" Westerfield, 85, Overbrook, formerly of Tecumseh, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2010 at the Colmery-O'Neil V.A. Hospital in Topeka.Larry was born February 7, 1925 in Mount Leonard, MO, the son of Raymond Muriel and Susie (Wood) Westerfield. He grew up in Lee's Summit, MO. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, receiving a...

Lathan D. Cotton, 63, died at his home. Inurnment will take place at Leavenworth National Cemetery at a later date.

Andres Garcia, 73, Demming, New Mexico, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2010 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Survivors include his wife, Manuela Garcia; 9 daughters; 3 sons; and 60 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at noon on Monday, May 24, 2010 at Dove Cremation and Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery.

LeRoy Artzer, 82, Topeka, passed away May 18, 2010 at Aldersgate Village. He was born in Topeka on August 4, 1927 to Adam and Margaret (Hefner) Artzer. He attended Hayden High School until 1945, before serving his country in the U.S. Navy aboard the submarine, U.S.S. Sea Cat, and was later employed as a bridge superintendant for Shawnee County. He...

Don DeMoss, 86, of Newton, passed away Sunday (May 16, 2010) at Newton Presbyterian Manor. Hugh Donald "Don" DeMoss was born on Feb. 22, 1924, in Wichita to Clarence H. and Neva V. DeMoss. He grew up in Augusta.He married Peggy Werth on Dec. 1, 1943, while on leave from the Army.During World War II, Don served in the South...

Stephen Bugg, 54, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2010 at Midland Hospice. He was born on Jul 14, 1955 in Topeka, KS to Thomas Lee Bugg and Frances Chavez Monreal.Stephen attended Topeka public schools and graduated from Topeka High School in 1973. He received his electrician certificate from KAW Valley Technical College. He was very proud of...

Dragisich, "Dan" Dush, 88, of Manhattan, KS passed away on May 15, 2010 in Leonardville, KS. He was born on Aug. 31, 1921, in Pittsburgh, PA, husband of Pat, of the home; step-father of Troy Rhodd, Manhattan, KS, Ed McGinn, Okeene, OK, and Douglas McGinn, Grandby, CO; brother of Sophie Nugent, Wellsville, OH and Ruby Lynn, Pittsburgh, PA. Dan retired...

Jack Durwood Sadle, of Syracuse, Nebraska died of cancer on May 14, 2010 at the age of 72.Jack was born near North Platte, Nebraska on September 8, 1937 to Louis and Drusilla (Hunter) Sadle, and was raised, one of nine children, primarily on a sheep ranch north of Sutherland, Nebraska. He graduated from Sutherland High School in 1955 and joined...

Peter William Frevert, 72, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2010.Peter was born April 3, 1938 in Newark, NJ, the son of William and Harriett (Jones) Frevert. He graduated valedictorian from Westerville, OH High School. He received his B.S. from Otterbein College in 1959, received his PhD in Economics from Purdue University in 1964 and served a National Science...

Mary C. Marsh, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2010 at Brewster Place Health Center. She was born on August 5, 1916 in Anutt, MO, the eldest child of William and Rebecca Southards Callahan.After the death of her father, the family moved to western Kansas and Mary graduated from Kanarado High School. She married Verle Kirby and...

Linda Jean Lee, 57, of Carbondale, KS, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at St. Lukes Hospital. She was born on March 13, 1953 in Denver, CO, the daughter of Carl and Catherine Oswald.She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1972. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. Linda's passion was landscaping, competing at the Kansas State Fair...

Melvin D. Beaty, 75, Topeka, passed away May 8, 2010. He was born March 12, 1935, the third of five children to George and Wilma (Chance) Beaty, at Humansville, Missouri. Melvin married Marilyn Kramer. They were divorced. He came to the Topeka area while serving in the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Forbes Field. He served in...

Dorothy Riggs died May 9, 2010, at the age of 82. She was born in Topeka May 3, 1928, the daughter of Ralph W. and Freda Johnson Thoroman. She attended Topeka schools and graduated from Topeka High School in 1946. She lived in Topeka most of her life, and worked there until her retirement.She married Ross R. Riggs in the...