Anna M. "Ann" Kapelle, 87, of Topeka, passed away, Saturday, February 20, 2010. Ann was born December 30, 1922 in Overbrook, KS the daughter of Joe and Jennie Collins. She was a graduate of Overbrook Rural High School and attended Emporia State Teachers College and Baker University. She was retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield and USD 501. Ann was...

Mary Mae Moffet, age 88, passed away February 18, 2010 at Midland Hospice House. Mary Mae was preceded in death by her husband, Fredrick A. Moffet and their son Derrell F. Moffet, her parents, Watt and Francelia (Jernigan) Kitchen, and her brothers, Ellis Lynn and Oliver Kitchen. She is survived by her husband, Delbert C. Tibbets of the home, sisters,...

Brandon Earl Hensley, 36, Topeka, died Friday, February 19, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital.He was born April 28, 1973 in Lawton, Oklahoma, graduated from Alvin, TX High School, and had lived in Topeka about 15 years.He was a member of Topeka Baptist Church.Brandon married Mary Swindall on May 20, 2000 in Topeka. She survives.Other survivors include two children, James and...

Helen L. Johnson, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on December 25, 1917 on her family farm near Tescott, KS, the daughter of Thomas and Hazel Woody Roy. Helen previously lived in Salina, KS for most of her married life before moving to Topeka in 1992. She was an...

Leily Arndt, 81, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Leily was born August 14, 1928, in Vladivostok, Russia, to Ibriham and Rabiga (Agergy) Deush. She is survived by her two children, Nila (Tyler) Maxwell, Lake Arrowhead, Georgia; and Don Arndt, Topeka, KS; four grandchildren, Kyle (Cindy) Arndt, Shaina (Chris) Clark, Eric (Tiffany) Maxwell, and Andrea Maxwell; and...

Paul Schley, 67, of Alma, passed away on Feb. 16, 2010 in Topeka. He was born on June 19, 1942, in Huron, South Dakota, the son of Sylvester and Belva (Kelley) Schley. On July 15, 1995, in Alma, KS, he married Mary Remington. She survives.Paul was born and raised in the Huron, SD area, moving and traveling throughout the Mid...

Mary Beth Meissner, 55, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Midland Hospice House. She was born February 12, 1955 in Topeka the daughter of Phil and Dee Meissner. She was a graduate of Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. She worked as a licensed beautician as well as operating a home day care.Mary Beth volunteered at...

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...