Judith Mcdowell
Jun 13, 2012
Judy (Phillips) McDowell, of Ward, AR, formerly of Topeka, passed away June 13, 2012. Judy was born December 7, 1936, near Stanbury, MO, daughter of D.H. and Ruth Phillips. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1954. Judy married Erskine McDowell in 1956 and was a devoted stay at home mother and housewife. She was a member of Topeka Eastern...
Donald Allen
Jun 13, 2012
Donald R. Allen, 74, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Don was born February 18, 1938 in Topeka and was employed as a clerk by Santa Fe Railroad for 43 years. He was a member of Walnut View Christian Church. Survivors include sister, Marilyn Shavey; 3 nieces and 1 nephew; and numerous great nieces and nephews. Funeral services...
Denise Kaff
Jun 13, 2012
Denise Susan Land Kaff, 57, of Overbrook, KS passed away, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at KU Medical Center from complications following a sudden stroke.Denise was born March 1, 1955 in Topeka, KS the daughter of James R. and Marilyn G. (Miller) Land. Denise was a lifetime resident of Overbrook, Kansas. She was a graduate of Santa Fe Trail High School....
Marjorie Hunt
Jun 12, 2012
Marjorie "Margie" Hunt, woman of the church, administrative assistant extraordinaire, world traveler, and beloved mother, sister and grandmother, passed away Tuesday, June 12, at the age of 88.Margie is best remembered for her no-nonsense, can-do attitude, her tireless work with the Lowman United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women, and her service to many organizations in Topeka. She was a...
Robert Harr
Jun 10, 2012
Robert "Bob" Allan Harr went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning June 10, 2012, he was 72 years old.Bob was born in Connellesville, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 1939, to his parents LeAnna and Lloyd Harr. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, one sister, and beloved son in law Randy Flanagan who went to be...
Randy Flanagan
Jun 10, 2012
Randy A. Flanagan went to be with the Lord on Sunday evening June 10, 2012, he was 49 years old. Randy was born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 14, 1963, to his parents Marty Pufahl Flanagan and Dennis Flanagan. Randy was preceded in death by his brother Ryan Flanagan, grandparents DeWayne & Bernice Pufahl, Clarence & Francis Flanagan, and beloved...
Martha Walter
Jun 6, 2012
Martha M. Walter, 93, Topeka, passed away June 6, 2012, at McCrite Plaza. She was born August 19, 1918, in Bridgewater, SD, the daughter of Jacob S. and Susanna Hofer Tschetter. Martha was a 1942 graduate of Freeman Academy and had attended Faith Bible School. On March 3, 1944, in Sioux Falls, SD, she married Dr. Solomon F. Walter. Together...
Richard Allen Rindt
Jun 4, 2012
Richard Allen "Rick" Rindt, 65, of Maple Hill, passed away Monday, June 4, 2012.He was born November 28, 1946 in Fort Sill, OK, the son of Waldemar Erhart and Iola Irene (Ozbun) Rindt. He graduated with a degree in Animal Husbandry at the Kansas State University. He was a member of the Kansas State Livestock Judging Team. Rick served in...
Ruth G. Phillips
Jun 4, 2012
Ruth G. Phillips, 93, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born on November 28, 1918 in Dorrance, KS to Floyd Elmer and Ida Grace (Ruby) Willson. She was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church. Ruth is survived by her four children, Jo Ann Boyd of Lee's Summit, Mo; Velma Wells of...
Gary L. Bracken
Jun 2, 2012
Gary Bracken, 62, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2012.Gary was born March 6, 1950 in Topeka, the son of Alfred and Dorothy (Thornton) Bracken. He attended Topeka High School.He worked for Douglas Construction Company, Gene Hahn Masonry, and USD-501 School District as a heavy equipment operator, retiring in 2011.He was a member of the Ford Club, enjoyed restoring...
Carole I. White
Jun 1, 2012
Carole Isabel White, 72, of Topeka, went to meet the Lord on Friday, June 1, 2012, surrounded by her family, after battling cancer for three and a half years.Carole was born April 17, 1940, in Topeka, daughter of Kenneth and Kathryn (McCracken) Moeller. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1958, where she met Jerry Dean White. They were married...
Robert E. Kinder
May 31, 2012
Robert E. "Bob" Kinder, 77, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at a local hospital.Bob was born October 26, 1934 in Moline, the son of George and Elizabeth (Beechner) Kinder. He graduated from Moline High School in 1952.He was employed by the State of Kansas for over 40 years, retiring in 1994.He was a member of the Kaw...
Mary A. Ward
May 30, 2012
Mary A. (Rothers) Ward, 106, of Brewster Place in Topeka, passed away May 30, 2012.She was born September 11, 1905 in Coal Creek, Pottawattamie County KS, the daughter of Bernard & Teresa (Nolte) Rothers.Mary was a graduate of Soldier High School and Emporia Teacher's College. After graduation she taught in a one room school houses near Netawaka and Anderson, KS.She...
Charles Huddleston
May 29, 2012
Charles Huddleston, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, Topeka. He was 74 years young. He loved nature, his neighbors and all of God's creation. He was the youngest of 3 brothers and 1 sister, all born in Arkansas. His brother and he were great MDs. He was a navel MD in the Navy and was stationed in Hawaii. He is survived...
Vivian H. Parr
May 26, 2012
Vivian H. Parr, 89, of Lawrence, formerly of Baldwin City and Rossville, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012.She was born December 8, 1922 in Hoyt, Kansas, the daughter of George and Mayme (Cox) Tolin. She was a graduate of Hoyt High School in 1940. She attended Strickler's Business College in Topeka.Mrs. Parr was employed by Kansas Power and Light in...
John Robert Duckworth
May 25, 2012
John Robert Duckworth, 96, Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Edwardsville, Kansas. He was born on August 1, 1915 in Gillam, Missouri to John Abram and Mary Elizabeth (Stroud) Duckworth.As a child, John attended a one room school house in Missouri. He was a U.S. Merchant Marine veteran that served during WWII. On...
Katherine M. High
May 25, 2012
Katherine M. High, 92, Topeka, passed away May 25, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital. She was born May 3, 1920, in New Boston, MO, the daughter of Tracy and Elva Welch Christian. On April 13, 1937, in Linneur, MO, Katherine married Joseph O. High. He preceded her in death in 1981. She was also preceded in death by a son,...
Calvin Ray Clark
May 23, 2012
Calvin Ray Clark, 69, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother passed away May 23, 2012 in Memphis, Tennessee.Calvin was born in Wichita, Kansas, the son of L. Ray and Esther Clark. He lived in Beloit Kansas where he attended Saint John's Catholic Schools and graduated from High School in May, 1961.He attended Rockhurst University in Kansas City for one semester...
Kurt D. Eberhart
May 23, 2012
Kurt D. Eberhart, 44, of Topeka, passed away May 23, 2012. He was born February 12, 1968, in Topeka, the son of Charles and Phyllis Cook Eberhart. Kurt was a 1986 graduate of Shawnee Heights High School. He later joined the US Army where he served for four years during Desert Storm. During his time in the military he was...
Christine Berns
May 22, 2012
Christine Berns, 66, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, May 22, 2012.She was born May 4, 1946 to Arnold Berns, Jr. & Mary (Slough) Berns in Newton, Kansas.Christine earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and a Master's degree through of Emporia State University.Christine enjoyed art as a discipline in her educational and personal life. She painted oil paintings...
