Cleta Clark
Dec 12, 2011
Cleta M. Clark, 89, Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2011 at Aldersgate Village.Cleta was born December 6, 1922 in Alden, Kansas, the daughter of George H. and Hattie A. (Limbocker) Railsback. The family moved to Manhattan where she graduated from Manhattan High School and attended Kansas State University.Cleta married Joseph T. Clark on March 4, 1946. She and...
Robert Page
Dec 11, 2011
Robert "Bob" L. Page, 80, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, December 11, 2011. Bob was born January 30, 1931 in Adrian, Missouri the son of Robert L. and Wilma M. (Shelton) Page. Mr. Page served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. He retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. He was a member of Local #307 Tire and...
Jean Mills
Dec 10, 2011
Jean Mills, 72, of Topeka, passed away unexpectedly at her home on early Saturday morning, December 10, 2011. She was born on January 6, 1939 in Madison, Wisconsin, the daughter of Professor C. Harvey Sorum and Emma Lou (Bachelder) Sorum. Jean attended the University of Wisconsin and became a member of the Pi Beta Phi social sorority and the Phi...
Marie R. Medley
Dec 10, 2011
Marie R. Medley, 90, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011.Arrangements are pending at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka.
Benjamin Emery Jr.
Dec 10, 2011
Benjamin "Ben" Emery Jr., 87, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011.He was born July 18, 1924 in Topeka, the son of Benjamin Sr., and Bessie (Warner) Emery.Ben was a graduate of Highland Park High School.Mr. Emery retired from Goodyear after 35 years of service. He also farmed most of his life. He was a member of Eastside Baptist...
Dr. Lane Miller
Dec 8, 2011
Dr. Lane A. Miller, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Manor Care Health Services. He was born on April 17, 1927 in DeKalb, Illinois to John and Margaret Miller. Dr. Miller was a dentist and a life long member of the Arkansas Dental Association. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during WWII. Dr. Miller...
Ruby Bibb
Dec 8, 2011
Ruby Ima Bibb, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS. She was born on July 8, 1920 in the resort town of Russell Springs, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Virgil and Florence (Hudson) Jasper. She was educated at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and at the University of Kansas.Ruby married...
Henrietta S. Gardner
Dec 7, 2011
Henrietta S. (Shaw) Gardner, 94, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011.She was born September 26, 1917, in Concordia, the daughter of Clyde M. and Faye (Waltman) Shaw.Henrietta was a graduate of Manhattan High School.She was employed by Security Benefit Group for 23 years, retiring in 1979.Mrs. Gardner was a member of St. David's Episcopal Church.Henrietta married William A....
Steven Freel
Dec 6, 2011
Steven Ray Freel, 31, began his eternal life with the Lord on December 6th, 2011. Steven was born in Topeka on July 10, 1980, to Bonnie Jean Weaver Stamm. Steven will be remembered by his contagious smile & laugh that he shared with so many, and his caring and loving spirit that will always be with us. Steven is survived...
Ernest Leroy Latta
Dec 5, 2011
Ernest LeRoy Latta, 84, of Topeka, passed away Dec. 5, 2011, at Aldersgate Village. He was born Dec. 1, 1927, in Manchester, OK, the son of Robert W. and Etta E. King Latta. On Mar. 31, 1948, in Iola, KS, Ernest married Leola Harmon. He is survived by his wife, Leola; sons, Joel, Brad, and Dan Latta; daughter, Jan Prophet;...
Marcus Flores-Ramos
Dec 3, 2011
Marcus Justin Flores-Ramos, infant son of Matthew David Martinez and Maria Antonia Flores-Ramos, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2011.He was born May 12, 2011, in Topeka. Marcus is survived by his parents; two sisters, Yanelia and Felicia Flores; his grandparents, Gina Flores, Tracy Ready-Martinez, David Martinez; great grandparents, Theresa and Julian Flores, Larry D. and Pat Ready; his aunts and...
Janette Tibbs
Dec 3, 2011
Janette LaVeer Tibbs, 43, of Jacksonville, NC, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2011. Janette was born April 29, 1968, in Topeka, KS, daughter of Willie C. Tibbs, Sr. and Martha (Caraway) Tibbs. She graduated from Topeka High School. Janette worked as a bakery manager for Food Lion. She was the first lady of Elevated Creations Car Club.Janette is survived by...
Freddie J. Hughes
Nov 30, 2011
Freddie J. Hughes, 73, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011.He was born December 3, 1937 in Carthage, TN, the son of Joe D. and Wealtha Mai (Scurlock) Hughes.He served in the U.S. Air Force with the 90th Tactical Hospital. He was employed by Coca-Cola and later for Pepsi Cola in Topeka. Mr. Hughes was a member of Faith...
Alyce Joann Vorse
Nov 29, 2011
Alyce JoAnn Vorse, 80, of Round Rock, TX, went home to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Alyce was born on September 30, 1931, in Topeka. Alyce married Robert M. Arthur in 1947, and they had three daughters. After his passing in 1968, she later married John D. Vorse. Alyce worked for American Investors...
David P. Dunphy
Nov 29, 2011
David P. Dunphy, 76, of Galveston, Texas passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at a Topeka hospital while visiting friends and family for Thanksgiving. David was born October 27, 1935 in Houston, Texas, the son of James and Erna (Treude) Dunphy. He spent his formative years in Houston graduating from St. Thomas High School and the University of Houston,...
William Cobb
Nov 28, 2011
William "Bill" R. Cobb, 68, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 28, 2011. Bill was born September 8, 1943, in Chadwick, Missouri, son of George W. and Florence O. (Newberry) Cobb. Bill had worked for Essex Wire and Cable. Bill is survived by his wife, Marcia Cobb, Topeka; daughter, Dawn (Abdel) Hasanin and their children, Rebecca and Yousef, Lee Summit,...
Julia A. Schlobohm
Nov 27, 2011
Julia Ann Schlobohm, 59, Topeka, passed away Nov. 27, 2011. She was born January 9, 1952, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Ernest L. and Joy E. (Gerth) Groves. Julia is survived by her son, Scott W. Sizer and sisters, Pamela Smith and Patricia Embich. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2011, at Our Savior's Lutheran...
Alice Jean(Carlat) Frohlicher
Nov 26, 2011
Alice Jean (Carlat) Frohlicher, 83 passed away November 26, 2011 peacefully in her home in Fairfax, VA. Jean was born May 18, 1928 in Wamego, KS and was the daughter of James Leslie St. John and Alice Genevieve (McKimmons) St. John; she was a graduate of Dover High School. In 1946 Jean married James Eugene Carlat and they moved to...
John F. Cloud
Nov 23, 2011
John F. Cloud, 74, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at the Alma Manor in Alma, KS. He was born November 4, 1937 in Topeka, the son of Quinton and Velma Tudor Cloud. He was a life-long Topeka resident and graduated from Washburn Rural High School. John was a Navy veteran, serving on the USS Boyd from...
Miriam Crider
Nov 23, 2011
Miriam Jean Crider, 97, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, November 23, 2011. She was born at Paxico, KS on May 15, 1914, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. O. W. Schwalm. She moved to Topeka in 1933 and has been a resident of Topeka since. In the 1940's she was a stenographer with the State Commission of Revenue and Taxation....
