Lois Gertrude Crockett, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2005 at a local care center.Lois was born September 4, 1915 in Richland, the daughter of Francis A. and Mary E. Pugh Benander. She married Stephen L. Crockett on November 2, 1932. He died September 27, 2002. Survivors include sons; Donald Crockett, Norton; Steve Crockett, Topeka; daughter, Bobbie...

Melba Jean Sidwell, 80, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, August 28, 2005 at Rolling Hills Health Center. She was born October 29, 1924 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Elmer J. and Henrietta Ward Seeley. Melba was a 1942 graduate of Topeka High School. She resided in Topeka from 1924-1945, Waco, TX from 1945-1948, and has remained in Topeka since...

Cliffie E. Gerstner, 91, of Topeka, passed , Saturday, August 27, 2005 at Stormont-Vail. Born May 25, 1914 in Wichita, Kansas the daughter of William and Cliffie Pearl Enfield. She was a graduate of Ft. Hays State Teachers College in 1944 and enjoyed teaching through out Kansas many years. Cliffie received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Northeast...

Russell L. "Rusty" Roosevelt, 45, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2005 at his home. He was born on May 6, 1960 in Topeka, the son of Jack N. and Phyllis D. Diehl Roosevelt. He attended schools in Long Beach, CA, Williamstown, NJ. and Washburn Rural High School in Topeka. He was employed by UPS for 20 years...

Ebben D. Wright, 21, of Topeka, passed away August 22,2005.He was born August 7, 1984 in Topeka, the son of Belinda Marie Lewis and Timothy Wright.He was a 2002 graduate of Highland Park High School. He was a video programmer and had held several other jobs. He was involved in a variety of activities, most notably video games and DDR....

Jean Katherine Robinson, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at her home. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 19, 1926, the daughter of Dennis and Jane Hanley Collins. Mrs. Robinson was a registered nurse and served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. In her retirement, she loved learning and earned a...

Clinton M. Lytle, 86, of Rossville, passed away Monday, August 22 at a Topeka hospital.He was born October 13, 1918 in Kaw Township, Wabaunsee County, the son of John F. and Mary A. Mullens Lytle.He was a member of and retired from Laborers Local # 142 in Topeka. He enjoyed woodworking and was an avid outdoorsman. He married Jessie M....

Grace Dreier, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2005 at Midland Hospice House after a short illness. Grace was born on February 6, 1916 in Stoutland, MO, the daughter of Clyde Crist and Margaret Becker Crist. She grew up on a farm in the Richland community and graduated from Berryton High School in 1934. She married Carl...

Evelyn Scott, 80, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2005 at her residence. She was born on July 22, 1925 in Topeka, the daughter of Jacob and Anna K. Whitman May. She was a life long Topeka resident. She graduated from Topeka High School. She was a seamstress for McEntire Brothers Mattress Company. She married Chester M. Scott....

Flora "Flo" B. Dreier, 84, of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, August 11, 2005 at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. She was born July 5, 1921 in Berryton, Kansas the daughter of Paul F. and Anna Marie Zimmerman Dreier. Flora was a graduate of Berryton High School, Dodds Business College, Topeka, and Pima College, Tucson, AZ. Flo started her career in 1941...

Don A. Coleman, 80, Topeka died Saturday, August 6, 2005 at St. Francis Health Center. He was born May 10, 1925 in Casey, Illinois the son of Lloyd and Ethel Gwynn Coleman.Don grew up in Indianapolis Indiana. He entered the Army Air Force at age 17 where he served in the 8th Air Force in England during World War II....

Denny B. Denny B. "Doc" Holmes, 92, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, July 30 at the Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Hospital.He was born June 3, 1913 in Lebanon, VA, the son of William W. and Maude Boardwine Holmes.He served in the Air Force from 1942 to 1961. After retiring from the Air Force, he went to work at Topeka High School as...

Stanley E. Black, 75, of Topeka, went home to be with his Lord on July 29 at a local hospital.He was born November 6, 1929 in Shreveport, LA., the son of Henry G. and Florence Fisher Black.He served his country as a member of the Air Force for forty years, retiring as a master sergeant in 1971. He then went...

Donald "Lee" Stone, 73, Topeka, passed away, Monday, Aug. 1, 2005 at his home. He was born Oct. 10, 1931 in Arkansas City, KS, the son of Walter V. and Ruth E. Bernard Stone.He married Carla E. Jones May 2, 1970 in Topeka. She survives.Other survivors include his children, Carol Ruth and David B. Stone, Topeka; two brothers, and a...

Christine A. Fisher, Topeka, died Sunday, July 31, 2005 at Midland Hospice House.She was born in Dwight, Nebraska, the daughter of Charles and Mary Ann (Pokorny) Korinek. She had lived in Topeka since 1936.Mrs. Fisher was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church.She married Albert H. "Bucky" Fisher on Dec. 17, 1936 in Lawrence. He died June 28, 1984. She...

Phillip Allen White, 43, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2005 at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center.Phillip was a lifelong resident of Kansas Neurological Institute.A Graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 4, 2005 at Penwell-Gabel's Memorial Park Cemetery.Visitation will be from 11:00 A. M. to Noon on Thursday at Newcomer Family Funeral Home.A special...

Ulysses W. Mead, 88, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, July 31, 2005.He was born July 2, 1917 at Leavenworth, Kansas the son of Edward and Mary Wolfe Mead. He was a 1934 graduate of Leavenworth High School. Mr. Mead resided in Leavenworth until moving to Topeka in 1997. Mr. Mead was an iron worker with Local #10 in Kansas City,...

Jon Steven "J.B." Boggs, 47, of Topeka, passed away Thursday July 28 at Midland Hospice House.He was born July 7, 1958 in North Hollywood, CA, the son of Orie E. and Annette G. Pavlock Boggs.He was employed by Otis Elevator and was in charge of maintaning the elevators in the Chevron/Texaco Building in downtown Houston before retiring due to his...

Karen Sue (Brewer) Pryer, 52, Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2005 at a local hospice house.Karen was born January 21, 1953 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of Henry C. and Barbara J. Cornelius Bitner.She was employed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for 33 years.Survivors include her husband, Gene Pryer of the home, a daughter, Valerie Brewer, Lenexa;...

Heather Paige Herrmann, 17, of Berryton, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2005 as a result of a traffic accident that occured in Iowa. She was born on September 1, 1987 in Topeka, the daughter of William E. and Debra K. Henderson Herrmann. She would have been a senior at Shawnee Heights High School. She was a member of the...