Esther Rice
Jan 9, 2013
Esther Jane Rice, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Esther was born on November 22, 1918, in La Harpe, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Emma Fleming Wilson. She married John W. Rice on November 23, 1939, who preceded her in death on April 16, 1991. Family survivors include two daughters, Janet Rice Weatherhogg and husband,...
Mary E. Shields
Jan 9, 2013
Mary E. Shields, 102, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 at Homestead Assisted Living. She was born on Nov 7, 1910 in Fairview, Kansas to Robert R. and Angie M. Shields. She graduated from Fairview High School and for many years she worked at Adams Business Forms. She was an active member of Lowman United Methodist Church...
Letha Sprecker
Jan 9, 2013
Letha Leona Sprecker, 93, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Midland Hospice House. Leona was born October 8, 1919 in Dover, MO, the youngest child of 13 children born to George T. and Lula M. (Martin) Wood. She attended school in Dover.She worked as a claims processor for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas for 15 years,...
Clyde Linder
Jan 9, 2013
Clyde Linder, 87, Topeka, passed away Jan. 9, 2013, at Plaza West. Mr. Linder was cremated and at his request, no services are planned. Dove Cremation & Funeral Service is handling arrangements.
Mildred Smith
Jan 8, 2013
Mrs. Mildred ("Mid") Marie Smith, 98, passed away on January 8, 2013 at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born on January 30, 1914 at Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of David O. and Anna Belin Swenson. Mid Smith was married to Owen Heaton Smith ("Smitty") of Marion, KS at Carmel, California, on April 17, 1942; he preceded her in...
Louise Opperud
Jan 7, 2013
Louise Axton-Steves-Opperud, 101, of Topeka, passed away January 7, 2013.Louise was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of James "Jim" and Hallie Fitzgibbon. She had one older sister, Georgie (deceased 1941). Louise married Charles "Bailey" Axton on 9 January, 1929 in Miami, Oklahoma. They had two sons: Charles Bailey II, born 27 October, 1932 and Robert David, born 15 September,...
Billy G. Lindsay
Jan 7, 2013
Billy G. "Bill" Lindsay, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013 at a Topeka hospital. He was born August 7, 1928 in Lyndon, KS, the son of Donald A. and Abbie B. Jensen Lindsay. He retired from the American National Life Insurance Company after 20 years of service. Bill married Olive W. Lindsay on September 11, 1948...
Hope Kidwell
Jan 6, 2013
Hope "Elaine" Kidwell, 84, Topeka, passed away Jan. 6, 2013. She was born Jan. 27, 1928, in Topeka, the only child of Benjamin H. and Ida May Lane Galbreath. She was a 1944 graduate of Highland Park High and had worked for the State of Kansas SRS for 44 years. On July 7, 1956, Elaine married Myron D. "Mike" Kidwell....
George E. Logan
Jan 5, 2013
George Logan (Loesing) , 76, of Tecumseh went to his heavenly rest on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at his residence after a four and a half year battle with cancer. George is survived by his wife, Jessie; by daughter, Janet Doud and fiancé David Rosebrough of Topeka; step-children, Brent (Angie) Boles of Tecumseh and Brenda (Mark) Fenner of Flower Mound,...
Thomas Johnson
Jan 4, 2013
Thomas A. Johnson "Tommy" , 90, of Topeka, KS, passed away on Friday, Jan 4, 2013 at St. Francis Health Center. He was born on Nov 23, 1922 in Montague County, Texas. He was an active member of Calvary Lutheran Church and was a lifetime member of the Sunflower Lions Club of Topeka. He was preceded in death by his...
Michael Gleason
Jan 3, 2013
Michael Allen Gleason died on January 3, 2013 at his home in Topeka, Kansas at 51 years of age. He was born November 24, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri to Dr. Jimmie and Mary Ellen "Micke" Gleason. His mother preceded him in death in 2000. Michael attended schools in Topeka and Mar Hill High School in Atchison, Kansas. He operated...
Martha M. Pitt
Jan 2, 2013
Martha Marie Pitt, 88, Topeka, passed away January 2, 2013. She was born December 5, 1924, in Topeka, the daughter of Arthur and Lucinde Heers Wolf. She was a graduate of Topeka High School. Martha worked as registrar for Topeka High and for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod District Office. On April 3, 1942, Martha married LeRoy Pitt. He preceded...
Frances Mckown
Jan 1, 2013
Frances LeMyra (Schiesser) McKown passed away on January 1, 2013 at the age of 99. Frances was born at home near Keene, Kansas on October 16, 1913, the daughter of Samuel Louis Schiesser and Mary Mae (Blankenship) Schiesser. She was preceded in death by her parents, eleven brothers, two sisters, and her daughter Elizabeth Shipp. Frances spent most of her...
Elizabeth Wasserstein
Jan 1, 2013
Elizabeth Wasserstein passed away on January 1, 2013, at the age of 76. She was born November 14, 1936, in Houston, Texas, the oldest of the three children of Morris and Dorothy Sporn. Liz is survived by her sister Maxine Curtis and her brother Larry Sporn and his wife Sheila, all of Houston, and their families; her three sons, Ron...
Betty Jean Karnes
Jan 1, 2013
Betty Jean Karnes, 85, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Midland Hospice. She was born on August 5, 1927 in Topeka, Kansas to Orville and Myrtle (Matney) Ungerman. She was a past member of Puddles and Pads water gardens and Pickers and Fiddlers. Betty is survived by her daughters, Linda (J.R.) Condra of Lawrence, KS; Deborah Karnes...
Georgia Lois Ward
Dec 31, 2012
Georgia Lois Ward, 84, formerly of Yoder, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona. She was born on September 9, 1928 in Hoyt, Kansas to George Edward and Zadelle Mary (Fletcher) Penry. Lois was a member of various Baptist Churches in Kansas and was very active with Riverside Baptist Church in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was a...
Pamela E. Moody
Dec 31, 2012
Pamela E. Moody, 59, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 at Westwood Manor. She was born on June 24, 1953 in Kansas City, Missouri to Merle Edward and Edna Aileen (Campbell) Hubbell. She attended Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas. Pamela is survived by her son, Joel S. Moody, Oakland, CA; brother, Daniel E. Hubbell, Wichita, KS;...
Ida Bernice Riggert
Dec 31, 2012
Ida Bernice "Bernie" Riggert went home to the Lord on December 31. Services will be held at St. John's Lutheran Church at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 4. Visitation will be on Friday from noon until the time of service. . Bernice was born January 8, 1924, in Pottsville, AR, the daughter of Albert S. King and Bertha D. Baker...
Bodie Cummings
Dec 30, 2012
Bodie Cummings, 72, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012. He was born on Jun 24, 1940 in Butler, Missouri to Clifford "Papa" and Francile "Nana" (Baker) Cummings.Bodie graduated from Butler High School in 1957 and later graduated from Draughns Business College. In 1959 he married Charlotte (Cope) Lane. They were married for 36 years. In 1997, he married...
Catherine Bouzianis
Dec 30, 2012
Catherine Bouzianis, 86, formerly of Long Island, New York, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2012 in her Topeka home. She was born October 6, 1926 in Bronx, New York, the daughter of Alex and Helen Lymber. She married Arthur Bouzianis on January 9, 1947. He preceded her in death in 2006. Survivors include three sons, Peter (Annette) Bouzianis of Edgewater,...
