Clifford Miller, 83, Topeka, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008 at a Topeka Hospital. He was born in Kansas City, MO on December 25, 1924, the son of Clifford and Della Mae Switzer Miller. Clifford's family moved to Topeka in 1929, which then became his lifetime home. Clifford was a Merchant Marine during WWII, serving from 1942 to 1946. He...

Gilbert O. Baker, Sr., 76, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2008 at a Topeka hosptial. He was born on February 5, 1932 in Lawrence, the son of Oscar and Beulah Taylor Baker. He graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in Lawrence. Gilbert was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He lived in Lawrence and moved...

Arthur H. "Art" Harms, Jr. passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008. He was born on May 5, 1941 in Knob Noster, MO the son of Mildred L. (Harrington) and Arthur H. Harms.He graduated from Chilhowee High School in 1959. He served in the U.S. Army from 1961-1964 with the military police, as a NIKE missile guard dog handler.Art married Mary...

Grace M. Moss, 93, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Aldersgate Village.Grace was born July 20, 1914 in Stull, the daughter of Hedley and Sophie (Scheer) Gilder. She grew up in Lawrence and resided there until her marriage to Robert M. Moss on March 5, 1933.She was employed at Weaver's Department Store in Lawrence until 1946 when...

Sarah Ann Shipman, 90, Topeka, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Brewster Place.She was born August 20, 1917 near Elmont, Kansas the daughter of Lester B. and Mary B. Zarker Pence. She graduated from Seaman High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters degree in Home Economics and Education from Kansas State University.Mrs. Shipman was a...

Ralph M. Young, Jr., 85, Topeka, passed away on March 10, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Lawrence on March 3, 1923, the son of Ralph and Ruth (Pruessner) Young. Ralph grew up in Topeka and attended Topeka High School. During WWII, he served in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in Europe and built bridges. After...

Dorothy May Lyons, formerly of Topeka, died Wednesday, March 5, at Olathe Medical Center. She was 69. Dorothy May Goodman Lyons was born Jan. 20, 1939, in Bakersfield, Ca., the daughter of Walter Blaine and Bonnie Belle McKeen Goodman. She grew up in Bakersfield and Trona, Ca. She graduated from Trona High School in 1957. Before moving to Topeka in...

Mary H. Fulmer, 86, formerly of Topeka, loving mother and grandmother went to her eternal home on March 3, 2008 after battling Alzheimer's Disease. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 7, 2008 at Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel. Burial will follow at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery. Mary will lie in state at the funeral home after 2:00 p.m. on...

Pauline B. Green, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, February 29, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on September 3, 1914 in Belton, MO, the daughter of Lyle V. and Mary F. Ferguson Baumgardner. She graduated from Belton High School, received her diploma in nursing from Research Hospital in Kansas in 1936, and a Masters degree in...

Garland "Duane" Pearce, 70, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at home.Duane was born July 10, 1937 in Amarillo, TX, the son of Garland and Georgia (Smith) Pearce. He moved to Salina, KS with his parents and brother David in 1946. He graduated from Salina High School in 1956, the first class to graduate from the new high...

CATHERINE ROSE REEVES Age 83, passed away after a short illness on March 2, 2008 in Topeka, surrounded by her family. Contributions may be given to her memorial fund, in care of the family. "Grandma Cathy" was born December 23, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY to James and Rose Lawless. After settling in the Topeka area, she was employed with local...

Dennis "DeDe" Schnegelsiepen, Jr., 50, Topeka, died Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center.The son of Revah Schnegelsiepen was born July 22, 1957 in Junction City, KS. He was preceded in death by his brother, Vaughn Schnegelsiepen in 2001.Survivors include his children, Tanya Chestnut and husband, Robert, Danny Schnegelsiepen, Katie Morgan, and Caleb Morgan; three grandchildren, Ashley, Logan,...

Velma B. Miller, 86, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Midland Hospice House.Velma was born June 15, 1921 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Ervin and Nancy (Junkins) Hess. She was residing in Lawrence when she married Orland Miller on October 19, 1951. They moved to Stockton, Missouri in 1972 and resided there until 1993 when they...

Wayne A. Chadwick, 75, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on September 24, 1932 near Vermillion, KS, the son of Alvan and Amy Clear Chadwick. He graduated from Centralia High School in 1950 and attended Kansas State University. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Wayne had resided...

Geraldine Miller, 87, Topeka, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born Nov. 24, 1920 in Lehigh, OK, the daughter of Charles F. and Mary Ivy Ford Marchand. Geraldine married Irving Miller on Nov. 11, 1939. He died May 4, 2007. She was a fulltime wife, mother and homemaker.Survivors include four children; eight grandchildren and four...

Claud S. Shelor, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Aldersgate Village. He was born November 6, 1923 in Bloom, Kansas to Swanson and Nellie (Winkelman) Shelor. Claud spent his early years on a farm in southwest Kansas with his brothers, Marion, Dean and his sister Laura Carlson. His brother, Marion, and daughter in law, Debby,...

Eldon (Stan) Leon Standish, 80, of Topeka, passed away at Midland Hospice, February 25, 2008, surrounded by his loving family. Eldon was born May 29, 1927 in Holton, KS to Leonard and Violet (Booth) Standish. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Wanda Standish. Eldon was a 1947 graduate of Holton High School and Clarks Business School...

Violet M. Kirschbaum, 86, Topeka, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2008 at Plaza West Care Center.She was born March 29, 1921 in Burlingame, the daughter of Allen and Lena Grinage Boucher. She was raised in Burlingame, and later lived in Wichita, where she worked for Beech Aircraft. After coming to Topeka, she worked for the State of Kansas in the Human...

Edna P. Williams, 78, Topeka, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2008 at Midland Hospice House.She was born March 1, 1930 in Moorehead, Iowa, the daughter of Ellis C. and Dolly P. Michaels. She had lived in the Topeka vicinity since 1948.Mrs. Williams worked as a supply clerk in the canteen at the VA Hospital for 25 years before retiring in Dec.,...

Anna Lou Griffith-Klinefelter, 76, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at a local hospital.Anna Lou was born May 6, 1931 in Olsburg, the daughter of Ruben and Elfie (Johnson) Rose.She was raised in Randolph and graduated from Randolph High School in 1949 and completed several American Institute of Banking courses at Washburn University.She worked for Commerce Bank &...