Obituaries
Leonard Lenhart
Mar 11, 2012
Leonard Lenhart, 76, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012. He is survived by his three daughters, Deborah (Neal) Brown, Linda (Lloyd) Althof, and Jeanne (Hank) Hudson, all of Topeka; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a brother, Clarence "Junior" Lenhart, of Ellinwood. Leonard was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Ruth, and two brothers. Services will be held...
Kim Carl Crumpton
Mar 10, 2012
Kim Carl Crumpton, 48, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at a Topeka hospital after a four year battle with cancer. He was born April 21, 1963 in Topeka, the son of Robert B. and Zoah J. Fluke Crumpton. Kim graduated from Highland Park High School in 1981. He co-owned and operated Tee Town Printers for 28...
Howard L. Jamerson
Mar 7, 2012
Howard Lee Jamerson, 78, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Lee was born September 10, 1933, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Howard Stanley and Blanche Marcia (Darsky) Jamerson.He graduated from Topeka High School in 1951.He served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, retiring in 1975 as a Maj., and having served tours to Viet Nam. He...
Elna Cobb
Mar 6, 2012
Elna M. Cobb, 93, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, March 06, 2012, at Aldersgate Village. Elna was born October 3, 1918, in Minneapolis, MN, daughter of Skipper and Dodie Larsen. She graduated from Washburn High School and attended the University of Minnesota. Elna married Robert Christiansen, they divorced. She later married Martin Cobb, he passed away in 1999. Elna worked...
Delvy Lewis
Mar 5, 2012
Delvy Lewis, 68, Topeka, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2012 at Midland Hospice House. Delvy was born March 2, 1944 in Iola, the son of Clyde and Dorothy (Lowry) Lewis. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1962 and the University of Kansas in 1966.He helped lead the Junior Blues to 3 State Basketball Tournaments and win a...
Linda Stafford
Mar 5, 2012
Linda Stafford, 61, of Kansas City, KS, departed on Monday, March 5, 2012, at Providence Nursing Home, Topeka, KS. Linda Sue Hamilton Stafford was the youngest child, born on March 17th, 1950, in Kansas City, KS, to Fred and Melody (Kelly) Wilson. Linda graduated from Rosedale High School and was the first of seven siblings to attend college in Emporia,...
William Salzer
Mar 4, 2012
William Salzer, known as Bill to his friends and Uncle Willy to his family, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Midland Hospice Care at the age of 100. He was born on May 16, 1911 in Hastings, Nebraska to Stephan and Mary (Galler) Salzer. William and his family moved to Topeka when he was 3 years...
Clifford Joeedwin Myers
Mar 4, 2012
Clifford Joe Edwin Myers, 69, of Emporia, was born on December 6, 1942 in Neosho, Missouri to Clifford and Ruby Schaub Myers. He died on Sunday, March 4, 2012 of leukemia. Growing up, Joe enjoyed fishing and hunting. He loved to dance, to travel and to be with his grandchildren. Special memories for Joe were cross country track meets, dance...
Eva Mae Briggs
Mar 3, 2012
Eva Mae (Livingston) Briggs, 83, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. She was born on July 29, 1928 in Carbondale, Kansas to Lemuel L. and Ruth J. (McPhail) Livingston. Eva graduated from Carbondale High School. She married George Thomas Briggs on June 5, 1952 in Topeka. He preceded her in death in 1995. She...
Karen Dooley
Mar 2, 2012
Karen A. (Sanderson) Dooley, 67, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012 at Midland Hospice. She was born on September 13, 1944 in Waterville, Kansas to K. Albert and Helen (Mills) Sanderson. On May 24, 1980, she married Leslie Paul Dooley, they were divorced December 9, 1999. Karen was a member of V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary Post No. 10815...
Helen Weaver
Feb 29, 2012
Mary "Helen" Weaver, 89, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Helen was born July 5, 1922, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the daughter of Carmie and Arabelle (Boyll) Roll. She graduated high school in Higginsville, Missouri, in 1940. Helen married Buford Weaver on June 14, 1940, and they resided in Higginsville, Kansas City, KS, Ozawkie, and Topeka. She worked...
Evelyn Mae Massek
Feb 28, 2012
Evelyn Mae Massek, 87, passed away Tuesday, February 28, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Evelyn was born September 16, 1924, in Centralia, Kansas, the daughter of Daniel Henry Smith and May Ellen Smith. Evelyn graduated from Centralia High School in 1944, and moved with her mother and younger sister to Topeka, Kansas. After moving to Topeka, she married Walter L. North,...
Dorothy E. Griffin
Feb 23, 2012
Dorothy E. Griffin, 82, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012.Dorothy was born March 19, 1929, in Cameron, TX, daughter of Albin and Anna (Hampel) Kleiber. She attended Wheaton and Onaga Public Schools, and Strickler Business College. Dorothy worked for Santa Fe Railroad until her retirement in 1973. She served on the Kansas Board of Agriculture from 1959-1969.Dorothy was...
Lester Brammer, Jr.
Feb 20, 2012
Lester Brammer, Jr., 73, Topeka, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2012 at a local hospital. Lester was born May 7, 1938 in Waterville, the son of Lester and Dorothy (Merk) Brammer, Sr. He was raised by his grandparents, Frank and Maude (Dodson) Brammer. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1956. He was employed as a Security Officer with...
Sarah M. Senner
Feb 19, 2012
Sarah M. Senner, 104, of St. Joseph, MO, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at her home. Born October 20, 1907 in Maitland, MO, the daughter of Marvin P. and Maud V. Kneale Meadows, she grew up on her parents' farm in Cloud Co, KS. Sarah taught school in Kansas for 37 years, beginning in a...
Robert A. Cooper
Feb 19, 2012
Robert A. "Bob" Cooper, 90, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012.Bob was born on June 16, 1921, in Oklahoma City, OK, son of Robert E. and Henrietta (Wright) Cooper. He served in the US Air Force during WWII. Bob married Margaret Keller on July 19, 1941. He worked for Stauffer Publications for 34 years, retiring as a district...
Jean Stone
Feb 19, 2012
Jean Perry Stone, 89, of Topeka, formerly of Kansas City, KS, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012. She was born November 10, 1922 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of James Grant and Sadie Belle (Ashlock) Perry. She was a 1940 graduate of Wyandotte High School. She attended Kansas City Kansas Junior College. Jean was employed by Brotherhood State Bank...
Richard Jones
Feb 17, 2012
Richard L. Jones, 76, of Tecumseh, passed away Friday, February 17, 2012.He was born January 31, 1936, in Topeka, the son of Lloyd & Mary (Gieber) Jones.Richard was a graduate of Perry High School.Mr. Jones was employed by M. Katch & Company for 35 years before retiring. Richard married Kaaren Luetje on July 29, 1961, in Topeka, she survives. Other...
Frances Braun
Feb 17, 2012
Marian Frances Braun, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012 at Atria Hearthstone. She was born on August 27, 1925 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of James T. and Eva S. (King) Lyons. Frances graduated from Emporia High School and received her Bachelor's degree from College of Emporia in 1947. She taught in Cullison and Reading, Kansas....
Wendy Sellards
Feb 14, 2012
Wendy Elizabeth Sellards, 52, of Topeka, passed away February 14, 2012.She was born January 17, 1960 in Topeka, the daughter of James E. & Joanna (Fisher) Sellards.She was a graduate of Topeka High School and attended Washurn University and Kansas University, studying music. She sang in the choruses of all three schools and had a passion for singing.Wendy was employed...
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