Belva L. Sandmeyer, 88, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011, at her home in Topeka.She was born Jan. 10, 1923, in Lenora, Kan., the daughter of James B. and Beatrice Swendener Butler. She was the great granddaughter of David Butler, the first governor of Nebraska.Mrs. Sandmeyer was a 1940 graduate of Topeka High School. After graduating from business college, she...

Fred E. Weibel, 75, of Topeka, passed away, Friday, July 22, 2011 following an extended illness. He was born June 19, 1936 in Topeka, KS the son of Everett and Marcella Weibel. Fred was a 1954 graduate of Topeka High School. He retired in 1993 from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company where he held various offices within United Steel Workers...

Emma L. Sheeley, 88, of Topeka, passed away, Friday July 22, 2011. She was born September 7, 1922, to Abbott Carman and Ethel Hedley Taylor on their farm near Graysville Manitoba, Canada. She married John W. Sheeley on September 1, 1948, at her parents' farm. They first lived at Black Jack, Kansas and later settled in Ottawa, Kansas. Emma worked...

John Evans "JEB" Brown, 64, of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, July 21, 2011 at his home. He was born July 9, 1947 in Ft. Smith, AR. He is preceded in death by his parents Wyatt and Louise Brown. He was a 1965 graduate of Highland Park High School. John was employed 43 years with BNSF as a computer systems analyst....

Ella M. Aley, 96, of Wichita, formerly of Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011. Ella Marie Aley was born August 24, 1914, RR 1 Topeka, the daughter of Walter Blaine and Jeanette Evelyn (Lydic) Aley. She attended Shawnee County rural schools, graduating from Seaman High School in 1932. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washburn University and...

Natalie Faye "Nat" Gibson was born in Beaver, OK on July 20, 1971. Her life was taken suddenly in the early morning hours of July 21. She grew up in Ingalls, KS and Montezuma, KS. She graduated as Salutatorian from Montezuma High School in 1989. She attended Colby Community College and received an animal technician license, then worked for Sourk...

Mary Elizabeth Bausch, 91, of Topeka passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2011. She was born in Axtell, KS on June 5, 1920, the daughter of Harold Crouch and Emma (Rothfelder) Crouch. She attended school in Axtell and graduated from Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg in 1942. She moved to Topeka in 1944 and was employed with Kansas Power...

Arlys P. "Perry" Sakata, 86, passed away on July 19, 2011. She was born Sept. 5, 1924, in Sumner, IA. Perry was a longtime resident of Alliance, NE, and Wichita, KS. She is survived by daughters, Tami Hoover of Bargersville, IN and Tracy Leonard, of Topeka, KS; son, Robert Sakata of Wichita, KS; siblings, Gary Sebbert of Muskatine, IA, and...

Eugene Everett Sallee died on Monday, July 18th. He was born January 20, 1924, and raised in Topeka. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1941 and served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War. He attended the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and graduated with a degree in chemical...

Peggy Anderson Cogswell, 80, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Homestead of Topeka. Peggy was born June 7, 1931, in Topeka, the daughter of James and Bessie Allen. She was a graduate of Washburn Rural High School.She had been a member of First Christian Church.Peggy married M.D. Drummond. He preceded her in death. She married Arthur D....

Deborah L. Rogers, 61, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011. Deborah was born on March 13, 1950, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, daughter of Robert and Ernestine (Curtis) Rogers. She graduated from Highland Park High School and Washburn University. Deborah worked as a bus driver for Topeka Transit, and previously had been a medical transcriptionist at various medical...

Clara Eunice Dotson, 90, of Denison, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011. Interment held at Topeka Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel is assisting with arrangements.

Bertha Caroline Barfknecht Rayburn died July 12, 2011 at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born on April 25, 1916 in Pipestone, Minnesota, attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, Alpha Rho chapter.In 1944 she enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve and was sent...

Dorothy Louise Bridwell passed away July 8, 2011 at her home in Olathe, Kansas. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 11, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, Topeka, KS, followed by a Memorial Service on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM at First Presbyterian Church, 817 SW Harrison, Topeka, KS 66612. Private interment,...

Everett H. Tartenaar, Jr, 62, Valley Falls, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Everett had been a resident of Valley Health Care Center for the past 32 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Leavenworth National Cemetery with military honors provided...

Linda Hope Fraser, 61, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at St. Francis Health Center. She was born on February 17, 1950 in Mann, West Virginia to Kermit and Oma Baker. On March 16, 1968 Linda married Kenneth Fraser at Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Arkansas. She was a claims manager at American States for 13...

Lillian Lowther Dawkins, 86, of Topeka, passed away at home on July 4, 2011. She was born July 21, 1924, in Newton, KS, the daughter of Frank and Ruby Lowther. Lillian was a 1942 graduate of Topeka High School. She started working at age 17 for Santa Fe Railroad, later retiring after 47 years. In 1953, she married Warren "Jack"...

David H. Leitch, Jr., 83, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 06, 2011. David was born on February 16, 1928, in St. Louis, MO, son of David and Jane (Enloe) Leitch. Upon graduation in 1953 with his Juris Doctor from Washington University, St. Louis, MO, David engaged in the general practice of law. He was united in marriage to Jean...

Dr. Rogelio Sanchez, 79, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 05, 2011. Rogelio was born July 10, 1931, in Chicago, IL, son of Jose and Juana (Diaz) Sanchez. He served in the US Army as a communications specialist. Rogelio graduated from medical school in Mexico City, and served his internship in Chicago, at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Cook County...