Blanch Bernice Rust, 93, of Topeka, passed away, Monday, September 3, 2007 at Plaza West Care Center. She was born December 16, 1913 in Harlan County, NE the daughter of Alfred and Rhoda Bush. She attended schools in Republican City, and Franklin, NE graduating in 1931. Mrs. Rust taught school in Districts #52 and #61 in rural Franklin County, NE....

Kenneth E. "Kage" Denton Jr., 51, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2007, in Topeka. He was born on December 25, 1955, in St. Joseph, MO, the son of William and Becky Todd. He lived in Missouri, and later the family moved to Orange County, California. He married Sophia Wilson in 2001. She survives. Other survivors include; his parents, two daughters,...

Robert E. Geers, 79, Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2007 at a local hospital.Bob was born May 20, 1928 in Edwardsville, Illinois. He was raised by his grandparents, Walter and Mary Geers. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a graduate of Oklahoma State University.Bob was employed by the Florist Mutual Insurance...

avid D. Schroeder, 65, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on April 19, 1942 in Orienta, OK, the son of David A. and Beatrice C. Brombaugh Schroeder. He graduated from Enid High School in Oklahoma. David was an Air Force veteran. He resided in the Topeka area for many years....

Clyde Fletcher, 87, Topeka, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 at his home.Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at Oakland Christian Church in Topeka.Graveside inurnment service will be held at 5:00 p.m. at Idana Cemetery, Idana, Kansas.Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Christian Church, 1001 NE Michigan Ave, Topeka 66616.Newcomer Family Funeral Home is assisting...

Mrs. Lenore Hyde, 98, passed away Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 in the loving arms of her family. Lenore was born in Brookfield, MO on Oct. 10, 1908 to Frank Gillespie Weldon and Susan Barber Weldon. In 1924 she started working for Southwestern Bell Telephone in Brookfield, MO. She transferred to Topeka in 1936. She retired in 1973 with 49 years...

Carl Richard VonPertz, 68, Topeka, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital.He was born July 27, 1939 in Kansas City, KS, the son of Clyde and Helen VonPertz. He lived in Topeka most of his life.Survivors include his wife, Pamela VonPertz; five daughters, Cherish, Rosemary, Christine, Christina and Cheryl; three sons, Karl, Damon, and Kevin; two brothers, Gerald...

George E. Heather, 60, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at a Lawrence, KS hospital. He was born on December 21, 1946 in Boonville, MO, the son of Roy E. and Geneva L. Sieckmann Heather. He attended Washburn Rural and Topeka West High Schools. George was a Marine veteran. Survivors include one daughter, Dovian Whittaker of...

Jack G. Armstrong, 62, Holton, KS, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born August 1, 1945 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Hayes and Dorothy (Carder) Armstrong.Jack attended Wichita schools. He married Ruth Armstrong, they were later divorced.He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters; Ruby and Sharon.Jack is survived by...

Kay H. Kountze, 73, of Topeka, formerly of Denver, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. A loving and most caring person, Kay will be greatly missed by all who knew her and all who had a chance to experience her quiet, random acts of kindness. Kay was born December 11, 1933 in Carl Junction, MO,...

ANTHONY P. COXCapt. Anthony Phillip "Tony" Cox, 44, of Topeka, a 21-year veteran of the Topeka Fire Department, died Monday, August 13, 2007, after battling a fire in an apartment complex in southwest Topeka.He was born Jan. 2, 1963 in Mobile, Alabama, the son of SFC Walter Phillip Cox, Jr. and Iva Lou Morgan Cox.He graduated from Topeka West High...

E. Dale Mustoe, Jr. passed away on August 13, 2007 in Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka after a brief illness. Born to Ellsworth "Doc" Mustoe and Edna (nee Bryant) on March 8, 1918 in Norton, KS, Dale graduated in 1940 from Kansas State University where he met and married Virginia (nee Goodwin) on October 31, 1942 in Hiawatha, Kansas. Dale enlisted...

Joshua Bryant, 25, died on August 5, 2007. He was born on Feb. 25, 1982 in Grand Island, NE and is the son of James Laurence Bryant of Grand Island, NE and Sheri Lynn Russell Bryant of St. Mary's KS. Joshua graduated from St. Mary's High School in 2000. He is survived by his three brothers; Jeremy and wife Tiffany...

Mary Elizabeth Much, 91, Topeka, died Thursday, August 9, 2007 at her home.She was born Oct. 4, 1915 in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of James Phillip Tutt, Sr. and Elizabeth Bulfer Tutt. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1936, lived in California from 1941-1945, and returned to Topeka in 1946. She also attended Strickler's Business College.She was a member...

John W. Atkinson, 92, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born October 27, 1914 at Greenleaf, Kansas, the son of John and Jeannie Burns Atkinson. He graduated from Greenleaf High School in 1932. Mr. Atkinson worked in the family business and on the Missouri Pacific Railroad prior to WWII. He served in the...

Kay Lyn Williams Riedel, 60, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at Midland Hospice House, surrounded by family and friends.Kay was born February 26, 1947 in Iola, the daughter of Joseph Edwin and Leona Marie (Cooper) Williams. She attended Highland Park Schools and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1965.She married Robert Francis Riedel on September 5,...

Nadine M. Moore, 84, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, formerly of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, August 5, 2007 at her home in Arkansas. She was born April 28, 1923 in Burlingame, Kansas the daughter of Ben and Nellie Kahrs Smith. She was a graduate of Burlingame High School. Nadine worked for the Kansas Department of Revenue for the State of Kansas...

Clinton Jay Morford, 33, Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2007.Clint was born June 6, 1974 in Topeka, the son of James L. and Peggy Morford. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1992. He was employed as an Assistant Manager at Panera Bread.Survivors include his parents; sister, Tricia Florea and husband, Brian, Topeka; two nephews and a...

Marilyn Jean Pardee, 80, Topeka, died Thursday, August 2, 2007 at Midland Hospice House.She was born Sept. 18, 1926 in Topeka, the daughter of Paul and Gladys Crocker Green. She attended Mission Center School, graduated from Washburn Rural High School, and attended Washburn University.Marilyn worked for 37 years for the State of Kansas, Department of Revenue and was a member...

Ronald Eugene Charles, 53, Topeka, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at his home.He was born May 23, 1954 in Kansas City, KS, the son of Norman and Rosie Dell Glenn Charles.Survivors include his children, Kimberly S. Abbott, Ronald Eugene Charles, Jr., Monte Charles, Dante Charles, Kinonnie Charles, Alyssia Charles, Tammy Abbott, and Lorena Abbott; siblings, Malia Raimey, Patricia Patterson, Kelvin...