Joye Rae Kratochvil, 75, of Topeka, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, October 27, 2009.She was born March 15, 1934 in Oklahoma the daughter of Willie Ray and Annie Mabel (Cutler) Smith. Joye received nursing training in Tulsa, OK and later earned her Master's in Education from Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, OK. She taught fourth grade in Derby and Topeka until her...

Helen A. Davis, 86, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 surrounded by her loving family in Overland Park, KS. She was born on October 16, 1923 in St. Joseph, MO, the daughter of Fred and Minnie Skeen. She graduated from Lafayette High School in 1941. She had resided in Topeka since 1944. Helen was employed by...

Anthony D. "Tony" Johnson, 41, of Newport News, VA (formerly of Topeka) passed away Monday, October 26, 2009. Born December 3, 1967, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Darrell and Joyce Johnson. He was a 1986 graduate of Topeka West High School.Tony married Jaclyn Counts on August 8, 2003, in Newport News, VA.Tony began his career at 14 years of...

Conard (Connie) Axelson of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Friday evening, October 23, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney NE., after falling at his home that morning. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 3PM at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th, Topeka, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Lake, Kansas. A...

Junior "Jack" R. RobertsJunior R. Roberts, 75, of Topeka, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Midland Hospice House. Junior was born October 11, 1934 in Osage County, Kansas the son of Warren and Marilyn (Coday) Roberts. He retired from Frito Lay, Inc. in 2001 where he was the proud recipient of...

Marjorie Ann Hisel passed from this life October 23, 2009 at 1:23 PM. She died of complications following a recent stroke. She was in Carrollton, TX where she had resided with her daughter's family since 2003. Marjorie was born November 13, 1923 at Bellaire, Smith County, Kansas as the daughter of Rex and Thelma Lannigan-Relihan. She moved to Topeka in...

Dorothy Gibson, 78, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at a local hospital.Dorothy was born February 8, 1931 in Kerrville, TX, the daughter of Fritz and Josephine (Rust) Strube. She graduated from Tivy High School in Kerrville and Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1954. Dorothy married Keith Edmond Gibson on December 18, 1954. Together they owned and...

Exciting moments of pregnancy have turned to sorrow and heartfelt loss with the death of our son, Angel Lee Alvarez on October 22, 2009. His family members include his parents, Adrian Alvarez and ShayLee Corbett, an older brother, Ace Alvarez, grandparents, Kelly Corbett, Maria and Alberto Alvarez, great-grandparents, Victor and Marea Allen, and numerous aunts and uncles.Graveside services will be...

Lemuel Paul Killgore, 51, Sandersville, Georgia, formerly of Wichita, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Topeka after a battle with cancer. Paul was born June 2, 1958 in Wichita, the son of Lemuel F. and Beverly (Lindsey) Killgore. He grew up in the Wichita area. He served in the U.S. Army from 1975...

Gilbert W. Brill, 92, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at a local hospital. Gilbert was born July 23, 1917 in Topeka, the son of Frank R. and Mable (Franz) Brill. He graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University.He entered the U.S. Army in 1941, serving during the Berlin Crisis in World War II and served...

Patrick John Walsh, 66, of Topeka, formerly of Chanute, passed away Monday, October 19, 2009 at the Countryside Health Center in Topeka. Patrick was born on May 23, 1943 to Ray and Helen Walsh in Chanute, Kansas. He joined the Air Force as a teenager and upon his discharge from the military he returned to Chanute and completed his GED....

Donna F. Vausbinder passed on October 19, 2009, at Topeka. She was born in Wichita, November 24, 1935, to Lester and Charlotte Pennick. She was preceded in death by her parents.She married Charles Vausbinder June 12, 1960. He survives. Other survivors include her sister, Dee Lacatena, Wantage, NJ; a brother, Rex Pennick, Wichita; a brother in law, John Vausbinder, a...

Con Davis Walsh, age 24, passed away in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Regis Walsh and Elisabeth Spainhour. Con was an individualist, a student of life, an unconventional award-winning artist, who questioned everything. He was gentle and kind, but mercurial. He was adored by his family and will be greatly missed.Con is survived by parents Regis...

Alta Rosalie. Rice, 92, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Aldersgate Village.Mrs. Rice was born December 6, 1916 on a farm in Marshall County, near Irving, KS, the daughter of Dwight and Rosy L. (Skalla) Smerchek. She was reared and educated in the area schools, graduated from Blue Rapids High School in 1934.She married Alvin Reed. They...

Thelma J. Kinder, 89, of Topeka, passed away Friday, October 16, 2009 at Midland Hospice House.Thelma was born October 19, 1919 in Gainesville, MO, the daughter of Vernon S. and Beulah E. (Evans) Simmons. She graduated from Washburn Rural High School, Topeka.She owned and operated the The Lovely Lady and Seacrest Beauty Salons in Topeka. She was a member of...

Ruby M. Creighton, 90, of Topeka, passed away Thurs., Oct. 15, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital. Born March 11, 1919, the daughter of Robert and Emma (Wischmeier) Creighton in rural Holton, KS.Ruby attended Strickler's Business College; followed by working for the State Corporation Commission. She taught in a one room schoolhouse in Jackson County for 4 years prior to graduating...

Darrell Dean VanHoutan was born in Grant City,Mo on November 10, 1927 and passed away on October 12, 2009 in Tulsa ,Oklahoma. Dean was a long time resident of Hoyt, Kansas and retired from the Goodyear Plant where he was an Oiler. He was a proud member of USWA Local 307, where he served as a Steward and Executive Board...

Noelle Todd Drechsel, 100, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2009, at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born on August 3, 1909, in Leavenworth, KS, the daughter of Lee and Mary Denton Todd. Noelle received her Masters Degree from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Noelle taught elementary school in Leavenworth for many years and was also a girls...

Becky S. Lay Johnson, 51, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2009 at a Topeka hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 3, 1958 in Bunswick, GA, the daughter of James C. and Barbara A. Bennett Lay, Sr. She had been employed at Stormont-Vail Hospital for seven years and a EMTI in Jackson County. She...

Mary Alice Stallsmith, 82 of Topeka, passed away Friday, October 2, 2009 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS. She was born December 1, 1926 in Parsons, KS to Harold and Mildred (Jones) Heth.Mary graduated from Parsons High School and attended Parsons School of Cosmetology. She was a beautician at Doris Beauty Shop and later Shirley's Beauty Shop in Holton....