Mildred Vesta Bliss, 90, Topeka, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 16, 2005.Mildred was born January 22, 1915 in Kansas City, MO., the daughter of Earl and Elnora Swaim Edmonds. Mildred was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church where she attended faithfully as long as her health allowed.Mildred married Frank J. Bliss on December 31, 1940....

Amy Wray Reed, 92, Topeka, died Sunday, July 17, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka.She was born August 17, 1912 in Moultrie County, Illinois, the daughter of Milo and Ethel Iona Thompson Wray. She was raised in Sullivan, Indiana, graduating from Sullivan High School. She also graduated from business school in Pontiac, Michigan. She had lived in Topeka for over 20...

Nellie "Jerry" Nordstrom, 92, of Tecumseh, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2005 at a Topeka care facility. She was born on May 26, 1913 in Linwood, KS, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Holmes Elder. She graduated from Linwood High School. She came to Topeka in 1934. She was a bookkeeper for Elmer Nordstrom Construction for 35 years and...

Lola B. Priestly, 96, Topeka, died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at McCrite Plaza Health Center. She was born June 8, 1909, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Lester J. and Julia A. Kern Molz. Lola graduated from Topeka High School in 1926. She graduated from Washburn University with a BA degree in 1930. She later graduated from Kansas State University...

Hazel M. Harrop Zlotkin, 71, of Berryton, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2005 at a Topeka care facility. She was born on January 1, 1934 in Berryton, the daughter of Ross and Rachel Browning Harrop. She graduated from Overbrook High School. She resided in Daly City, California for 40 years before returning to Berryton in 1992 where she had...

Gladys E. Carlson, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2005 at a local care facility. She was born April 3, 1917 in Lindsborg, the daughter of John W. and Lavia S. Lundquist Swenson. Gladys married Lawrence Carlson. They later divorced. She was a loving mother of three children and a longtime employee of Stormont Vail Hospital. Gladys...

Arthur W. Blaylock, Jr., 87, Topeka, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.He was born Aug. 31, 1917 in DeSoto, KS, the son of Arthur W. and Helen Plummer Blaylock. He graduated from DeSoto High School in 1935.Mr. Blaylock was a farmer for 30 years near DeSoto. He moved to Topeka in 1956 and retired from Stormont-Vail Hospital in...

Jimmie L. Booze, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2005 at Rolling Hills in Topeka. She was born on November 1, 1916 in Greenwood, Mississippi the daughter of Jim and Rose Hendricks McCallought. She came to Topeka in the 1940s. She was a member Ebenezer Baptist Church and True Vine Missionary Baptist Church of Topeka. She married...

Opal "Niki" Greenia, 78, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka. She was born March 17, 1927 in Hickman, Nebraska the daughter of John and Ruth Heupel Boerrigter. Opal was a veteran who had served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. She had been a patient of the Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Hospital and in...

Gladys Christine Thompson, 92, of Topeka, passed away, Monday, May 30, 2005 at McCrite's Plaza.She was born March 20, 1913 in Topeka the daughter of James and Mary Braun Baker. Mrs. Thompson was employed as a typist for Topeka Wholesale Grocers and Pyramid Life Insurance Company. Gladys was a member of Oakland Christian Church.She married Leland Frederic Thompson October 15,...

Doris L. Symes, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2005 at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born on September 25, 1920, in Arkansas City, KS, the daughter of Lloyd and Sylvia Green Caster. She was a homemaker. Doris came to Topeka in 1971. She married Glenn L. Symes on June 14, 1942 in Arkansas City. He...

Wilma Jean Wilch, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2005 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born on July 2, 1923 in Oskaloosa, Ks., the daughter of Joseph and Muriel Williams Sloop. Wilma graduated from Oskaloosa High School and attended Washburn University. She was employed by McElroy's Inc. for 15 years before retiring. She was a member...

Alton W. Jones, 86, of Tecumseh, formerly of Melvern, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2005 at Manor Care in Topeka due to bladder cancer. He was born on September 14, 1918 in Crescent, Oklahoma, the son of Arthur W. and Elva L. Stephens Jones. He was an Army Veteran and served in WWII. He farmed in the Melvern Community...

Mrs. DeLillian Kane, 84, Topeka died Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at The Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born April 8, 1921 at Leavenworth the daughter of William H. Mead and Mary Wolff-Mead. She had worked as a secretary for the Univ. of Colorado, Boulder. Mrs. Kane was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John L. Kane; a brother,...

Vernon Adelbert Hahn, 55, Topeka, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005. He was born July 29, 1949 in Topeka, the son of Vernon and Elinor Hahn. He was retired from the army and served with the 82nd Airborne and 12th Special Forces Group. Mr. Hahn was a master sergeant. He was a jumpmaster and trainer in small arms, explosives and combat...

Chester "Chet" Franklin Stouder, 96, Topeka, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at the home of his daughter.Mr. Stouder was born January 14, 1909 in Eaton, Colorado, the son of John Everett and Mata Anna Teten Stouder. He grew up in Blackwell, Oklahoma.Chet was in the newspaper business since age 13. He was employed by Capper-Stauffer Publications for 33 years as...

Nancy Jo Evans, 61, of Tecumseh, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2005 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born on September 15, 1943 in Oklahoma, the daughter of Joe and Jean Parrick McDonough. She lived in the Topeka and Tecumseh communities most of her life. She was employed as a school bus driver by U.S.D. 450 before...

Robert E. Gulliford, 80, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at a local hospital.A Memorial Service was be held on Friday, May 13th at 10:00 AM, at the Colmery-ONeil Veterans Administration Chapel.To leave a special message for the family, you may visit www.newcomerfamily.com

Hazel L. Miller, 88, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 6 at a local hospital.She was born December 11, 1916 near Stockton, Kansas, the daughter of Burton and Sophia Odle.In her early working life, she was a school teacher, bank associate and retired as an office manager for the KN Energy Co., Inc. in Hill City, Kansas. After retirment, she...

Russel F. Harrop, 73, of Berryton, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2005 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born on December 14, 1931 in Berryton, the son of Ross and Rachel Browning Harrop. He graduated from Overbrook High School. He was an Air Force Veteran. Mr. Harrop loved farming. He was employed by Bell Telephone Company in...