Wilma Norwood
May 6, 2012
Wilma Norwood, 91, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at a local care center. Wilma was born August 30, 1920 in Topeka, the daughter of William and Orpha (Gibbens) Allen. She attended Topeka Public Schools. She worked for American Airlines in Tulsa, retiring in 2000. She was a member of Central Church of Christ in Topeka. Wilma married...
Evelyn Finney
May 5, 2012
Evelyn E. Finney, 92, of Arma, KS, formerly of Topeka, KS, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012. Evelyn is survived by her two great-nieces, Amy Mars and Sarah Befort. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Arthur and Bertha May (McGrew) Finney, brothers, Howard and Thomas Clinton Finney, and sister, Wilma Hoefner.Graveside services will be held at 11...
Glenda E. O'Brien
May 5, 2012
Glenda E. O'Brien, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2012. She was born November 29, 1921 in Pawnee Co., OK, the daughter of Ray and Nettie Lamb Hudson. She has resided in Topeka since 1960. She was employed by Memorial Hospital as a Dietary Aide for several years. Glenda married Albert O'Brien on April 23, 1942 in...
Aletha Bevens
May 4, 2012
Aletha I. Bevens, 84, Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012 at Midland Hospice House.Aletha was born July 31, 1927 in Dodge City, the daughter of Raymond and Opal (Nicolay) Briggs. She graduated from Dodge City High School and received her Bachelor's Degree in Science from Northwest Nazarene University and completed her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from...
Milton Hobbs
May 4, 2012
Milton D. Hobbs, 80, of Berryton, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012. Milton was born October 6, 1931, in Randolph County, MO, son of Gus and Marjorie Hobbs. On September 18, 1949, Milton was united in marriage to Patsy Fawks in Hale, MO. Milt worked in various management positions for Katz/Skaggs/Osco Drug Stores for 45 years before retiring.Milton is survived...
Thelma Agnes Schuster
May 4, 2012
Thelma Agnes Schuster, 101, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012 at Plaza West Health Center in Topeka. She was born December 23, 1910 in Stull, the daughter of Edwin A. and Edith B. Williams Schuster. She was a life-long Topeka resident. Although she had several handicaps, including very limited hearing, by lip reading, she earned a basic...
Ted Baehni
May 3, 2012
Ted W. Baehni, 84, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 03, 2012. Ted was born January 6, 1928, in Holton, Kansas, son of Paul and Martha (Wegman) Baehni. He graduated from Holton High School and attended Northwestern University Traffic Institute, Chicago, IL. Ted served in the US Navy, and was honorably discharged in 1948. He was united in marriage to...
Beverly Allen
Apr 28, 2012
Beverly "Jean" Allen, 73, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital.She was born on August 8, 1938 in Topeka, the daughter of Veora (Stallons) Lyda and Daniel Long, and was raised by Bernell and Veora Lyda.Jean graduated from Topeka High School in 1956 and attended Clark School of Business.Mrs. Allen has worked for the State...
Kay Ann Kendig
Apr 28, 2012
Kay Ann Kendig, 77, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at her residence. She was born on May 15, 1934 in Great Bend, Kansas to George Raymon and Gladys Hermine (Colivin) McGinn. Kay graduated from Glasco High School and then attended Brown Mackie Business School in Salina, Kansas. For over 25 years, Kay was a daycare provider....
Donald Kaufman
Apr 26, 2012
Donald "Don" Lynn Kaufman, 67, ended his walk with us on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka, Kansas. He was born to Wilbert and Opal Kaufman in Kingman, Kansas on November 14, 1944. Don graduated from Buhler High School and Hutchinson Junior College before attending Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri where he met his wife,...
Anna Mae Keller
Apr 26, 2012
Anna Mae Keller, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Lexington Park Skilled Nursing. She was born on October 18, 1930 in Kingman, Kansas to Clarence S. and Minnie (Schwab) Osner. Anna grew up and graduated from Kingman High School in Kingman, Kansas. After working in Seattle for a short time, she returned to Kingman and...
Theresa Elizabeth Marlow
Apr 25, 2012
Theresa "Audrey" Elizabeth Marlow, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. She was born November 9, 1917 in Topeka, the daughter of John R. and Ora B. Rhule Snook. She was a life-long Topeka resident. She was a homemaker, enjoyed baking and had a passionate love for her flowers. Audrey married Howard Marlow, Sr. on September 27,...
Naomi Lawson
Apr 24, 2012
Naomi Lawson, 79, Topeka, passed away April 24, 2012, after her battles with ovarian cancer, breast cancer, and finally, cancer of the liver. Naomi was born April 30, 1932, in Merced, CA, the daughter of Edward and Hazel Dodd Wade. Her family moved to Eugene, Oregon, in 1950, where Naomi graduated in the first class from Willamette High School. The...
Robert W. Ladner
Apr 24, 2012
Robert "Bob" W. Ladner, 88, Topeka, passed away April 24, 2012, at Midland Hospice House after a short battle with cancer. He was born December 11, 1923, in Onaga, Kansas, the son of George and Rosa Landis Ladner. He retired from Kansas Power and Light Company after 35 years of service, including time as a lineman and then a dispatcher....
Betty Louise Regier
Apr 22, 2012
Betty Louise Regier, 82, of Harrisonville, MO, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at a Harrisonville care facility. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday on the Garden Chapel in Topeka Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel is assisting the family.
Gerald G. Berry
Apr 22, 2012
Gerald George Berry, 74, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born on September 27, 1937 in Newton, Kansas to Ernest and Annie Laurie (Harrison) Berry. Gerald was a resident at Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka. Gerald is survived by his sister, Bernice Hanson of Lindsborg, KS. He was preceded in death by...
Jackie Shaw
Apr 22, 2012
Jacqueline "Jackie" Shaw, 74, of Silver Lake, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012, due to complications from Parkinson's disease and Multiple Myeloma. She will no longer be in pain. Jackie was born February 19, 1938, in Topeka, daughter of John and Dorothy (O'Neil) Richardson. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1956 and attended Washburn University and Clark School of...
Mary Porter
Apr 22, 2012
Mary Porter, 72, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Atria Hearthstone East. Mary was born May 29, 1939 in Quenemo, the daughter of John and Gladys (Sutton) Plowman. She graduated from Melvern High School. She was employed as a secretary at Stauffer Communications for several years before becoming disabled. Mary married Virgil Porter on October 14, 1983....
Billy L. Crowder
Apr 21, 2012
Billy (Bill) L. Crowder, 84, of Topeka, entered into Heaven's Gates on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at his home. He was born August 7, 1927 in Attica, IN, the son of Virgil and Lorraine Timmons Crowder. Bill was preceded in death, by his beloved wife Ramona; parents Lorraine and Virgil Crowder; and siblings: Donald, Bobbie, Charles, Larry and Thelma Dillman....
Kipp Maytag Emmons
Apr 20, 2012
Kipp Maytag Emmons, 82, of Topeka, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012, at a Topeka hospital. He was born January 9, 1930, in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Foster N. and Georgia E. Carey Emmons.He graduated from Washburn Rural High School class of 1947. Kipp served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee from 1948 to 1952. He was employed...
