Ronald L. Miller passed away on June 16, 2008.He was born Aug. 10, 1948, to Roxie L. and Malinda C. Miller at Fort Scott, KS. He leaves to mourn him, daughter, Dalena Kalu, Nicole and son, Shannon; grandchildren: Marlena, Tamera, Shamiya and Deshanaughn; two sisters: Mary M. Harris of Dallas, TX and Dorthella J. Brown; Significant Other: Linda Dale, and...

Elmer Nordstrom, 93, of Tecumseh, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born on September 28, 1914 in Topeka, the son of Carl Albert and Bertha Murphy Nordstrom. He attended Topeka public schools. He owned and operated Elmer Nordstrom Construction Company for 35 years before retiring in 1978. He farmed for many years as well....

Janice M. Blackwell, 49, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on October 22, 1958 in Smithville, TX, the daughter of Len and Bennie McColeny Patridge. She has resided in Topeka for the past 10 years. Janice was a member of the National Guard before being honorarably discharged in July of...

Charles Jay Burton, 76, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at Midland Hospice House.Charles was born September 16, 1931 in Arkansas City, the son of Stephen and Estella (Peachee) Burton. He graduated from Arkansas City High School in 1949 and Arkansas City Junior College in 1951. He was third in the nation for automotive design in a contest...

Richard R. "Dick" Martin, 70, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Midland Hospice House.Services will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Road. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, 4700 SW 17th.Richard was born May 3, 1938 in Topeka to Dwight and Emily Martin.On September...

Clifford Clark Starbuck, 69, Topeka, passed away June 6, 2008 at home after a four year battle with lung cancer. Clif was born June 27, 1938 to Randall (Skinner) Starbuck and Evelyn Clark at his mother's family home in Marion, Kentucky. They soon after moved to Smith Center, Kansas his father's family home. He moved to Topeka in 1949 with...

Nadine A. Jones, 82, Topeka, passed away May 31, 2008, at Midland Hospice.Nadine was born October 18, 1925, in Rossville, KS, the daughter of William and Laurel (Wood) Reser.She is survived by brother, Robert Reser; children: Marcia Johnston; Dwayne; Douglas; and Saundra McMillan; 11 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.Graveside services will be held Thurs., June 5, 2008,...

Mary Margaret Berglund Reichman passed peacefully away on May 25, 2008. She was born in Topeka, Kansas, on November 21, 1924, the second daughter of Gerhard Sixtus and Norla Forresta (Judy) Berglund.Mary Margaret married Robert Hainline and was widowed 9 months later. She then married Ralph Wilbur Reichman on September 24, 1948. They had 3 daughters, Sheryl Ann, Gayle Dee...

Joann Frish Knobelauch, 74, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008, at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.She was born September 25, 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Julius and Agnes Pospisil Frish. She was a graduate of South High School in 1950 and Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (now Clarkson College) with a degree in...

Billie Joyce Beeghly, 80, of Topeka passed away suddenly on Friday, May 23, 2008 at her home.She was born Oct. 2, 1927 in Lufkin, Texas, and had lived in Topeka most of her life.She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Beeghly on Sept. 7, 1987, by her long-time companion , Paul Stubbs on April 11, 2008, and two...

Gerald Francis Von Pertz, Sr., 65, of Topeka, died May 22, 2008. He was born in Kansas City, KS on July 4, 1942 the son of Clyde Columbus and Helen Irene (Gray) Von Pertz. He was a taxi cab driver for over 40 years and also worked as an Emergency Medical Technician for Cross Ambulance Service. Gerald enjoyed bowling.He married...

Lynda Marie Moore, 61, Topeka, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Lexington Park Nursing Center under the care of Heart of America Hospice.She was born Aug. 20, 1946 in Enid, Oklahoma. She was raised in Burlingame, where she graduated from high school in 1964. She lived in Osage City for over 25 years until moving to New Jersey in 1999,...

Thomas "Tom" Ard, 45, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. He was born in Portland, OR on August 30, 1962, the son of Bill and the late Theresa (Smith) Ard, and the step-son of Bev Ard.Tom married Tamera Anderson on March 10, 1989. She survives. Other survivors include his children: Nathan (Brandy), Ryan (Rebecca) and Megan Ard; two...

Clifford C. Nichols, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. He was born on April 28, 1936 and raised on a farm near Stull, KS. He was the only child of Amelia Wulfkuhle Nichols and Charles T. Nichols. After his father's death in 1954, he and his mother carried on the family farm and raised cattle. On...

Sharron Nannette (Wahl) Fieger, 74, of Garland, Texas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, May 19, 2008. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Sharron was born in Junction City, Kansas on August 10, 1933 to Otto and Alice (Gleason) Wahl and graduated from Alta Vista High School in Alta Vista,...

Alfred R. "Bud" Spielman passed away May 19, 2008 at Midland Hospice House due to pancreatic cancer. He was born on August 5, 1933, the seventh child of John L. and Alva M. (Hobbs) Spielman in Jewel Co., KS. The family moved to Oskaloosa in September 1936 where he grew up on the family farm, north of Oskaloosa.Bud graduated from...

Robert Ray Ratch, 75, of Topeka and formerly of Lindenhurst, IL, passed away on May 18, 2008 at Midland Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born on June 10, 1932 in Oakley, KS, the son of Ray and Ila Ratch. His childhood was spent in Emporia, KS, graduating from Emporia High School in 1950. He received a Bachelor...

Sally F. Hipsher, 69, of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, May 15, 2008.Sally will lie in state after 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the Penwell-Gabel Southeast Chapel where the family will greet friends from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 36th and Jewell.

Robert W. "Yankee Bob" Coelho, 66, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on November 29, 1941 in Taunton, MA, the son of John and Hilda Vieira Manter. He had resided in Topeka since 1980. Bob was an Air Force Veteran during the Vietnam War and a member of Post No....

Ray A. Wallace, 58, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2008 at his home. He was born on February 25, 1950 in Topeka, the son of Raymond A. and Annie Gross Wallace. He graduated from Monta Vista High School in Whittier, CA. Ray had resided in Memphis, TN for several years before returning to Topeka in 1978. Survivors...