Adeline C. Briman, 97, of Topeka, passed away June 5, 2009. She was born March 24, 1912, the daughter of Benjamin and Anna Oberstein Cohen. She grew up in Topeka and was the last survivor of an old-time Topeka family. Mrs. Briman was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Briman, three sisters, and two brothers. She attended Washburn University....

Gertrude Faye "Gert" Westerfield, 84, Overbrook, formerly of Tecumseh, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2009 at Brookside Manor.Gert was born July 24, 1924 in Topeka, the daughter of Frederick and Gertrude Faye (Mulvihill) Hess. She graduated from Capital Catholic High School in 1943.She worked for Santa Fe Railroad after graduation and later worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone in the...

Ray Richard Biege Jr. Dick too many of his friends and fellow professionals, age 87, died at Colin Oaks Assisted Living Community in Plano, Texas, Saturday, May 30, 2009. Ray's physical person succumbed to cancer, but the memory of his gregarious, intelligent, and loving spirit lives on in all who knew him. Ray was born and grew up in Stafford,...

Glenn H. Chestnut, 86, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009, at his home. Glenn was born April 27, 1923, in Denison, KS, the son of Ira B. and Sarah (Sadie) Stuckert Chestnut. One sister, Flora Bottom, and four brothers, Cecil, Orville, Jimmy, and Martin preceded him in death.Glenn joined the Army in 1943 and attended Clarkson College in Pottsdam, NY...

Beth Marie Thompson Edmonds, 84, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009. She was born March 28, 1925 in Lost Springs, Kansas, the daughter of Earnest Daryl and Marie Reeser Thompson. She graduated from Lost Springs High School in 1942, and from Warrensburg State College, Warrensburg, Missouri in 1946. Beth married Leland R. Edmonds on December 25, 1947,...

The sons of Burrell H. Landes, Sr. wish to announce that he passed quietly on the morning of Friday, May 29, 2009, at the exceedingly good age of 97 years.Burrell had a long, successful life starting with his birth on March 4, 1912, in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of George F. and Anna (Mesle) Landes.In his final year of...

Floyd C. Ward, 90, Topeka, passed away Sat. May 30, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center. Floyd was born Aug. 3, 1918 in Paint Rock, NC, the son of John and Alice (Taylor) Ward.He graduated from Hot Springs High School, Hot Springs, NC in 1936.Floyd proudly served his country in the Army Air Corps and US Air Force from 1941...

Eloise (Kaul) Keller, 88, passed away on May 29, 2009, at Brewster Place Hospice. She was born in Paxico, Kansas on January 12, 1921, the daughter of Frank and Edith Kaul. She completed high school at Paxico and graduated from Clark's Business College in Topeka. She was employed at Liberty Life Insurance Co., and later at Seymour Packing Co., as...

Edward D. (Ed) Podmore, age 96, died May 29, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Born November 4, 1912 in Anderson, Indiana to Edward (Ted) and Grace Podmore, he spent his earlier years with family in Texas and Oklahoma and was a graduate of Tulsa Central High School as a member of the National Honor Society. His family returned to Indiana in...

John J. Sandmeyer, 86, of Topeka, was called home on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Mr. Sandmeyer was born Sept. 19, 1922, in Topeka to Charles A. and Georgia Westbrook Sandmeyer. He was a 1940 graduate of Topeka High School. He married Belva Butler on Sept. 7, 1949, in Topeka. She survives. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War...

James Patrick "Pat" Parr, 29, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Stormont- Vail Hospital after a courageous 2 1/2 year battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He was born February 19, 1980, in Kansas City, KS the son of Dr. Harold E. and Patricia M. Parr. While a student at Washburn Rural High School, Pat met his future wife, Carrie...

Theo May Avis, 90, of Topeka, passed away May 26, 2009 at Brewster Place. Theo was born December 22, 1918 in Topeka to Arthur and Vera May (Marlatte) Anderson. She was a 1938 graduate of Topeka High School and wed Bud Avis April 2, 1938. Later in life, Theo worked in medical billing until her retirement in 1981 from Dr....

Donald E. Blanton, 82 of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Brookside Retirement Center in Overbrook. He was born on March 24, 1927 in Dunlap, Kansas the son of Samuel Leslie and Lucy Fern (Moser) Blanton. Don was a U.S. Army veteran serving during WWII. He was an apprentice electrician, later becoming an electrician and owned and operated...

Quentin S. Reed, 89, of Keller, TX, formerly of Topeka, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009 at Harris Methodist Hospital – HEB in Bedford, TX. He was born March 11, 1920 in Topeka. He was the son of Wade A. Reed and Helen Reed Rosenthal. Quentin was a 1938 graduate of Topeka High School. He was a military veteran of...

Gordon C. "Gabby" Gibson, 68, Auburn, died at his home May 24, 2009, after a courageous seven year battle with cancer. Gordon was able to fight his disease so long because of his strong will and determination and the excellent care he received from Dr. Robert E. and Anita Jacoby II, Dr. David Einspahr, Cotton-O'Neil Cancer Center and his nurses,...

Rebecca Beerman Shapiro, 91, of Topeka, died May 23, 2009 at Stormont Vail Hospital. Rebecca was born August 13, 1917 in Waco, Texas to David and Leah Beerman. She was a graduate of Baylor University, with degrees in French and Business Administration, and later attended Washburn University, 1961-1965, where she earned a Bachelor of Psychology. While studying at Washburn, she...

Charlotte Kieffer, 92, Tecumseh, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2009 at her residence.Charlotte was born August 27, 1916 in Soldier, the daughter of Ray and Sylva (Mack) Fiske. She graduated from Soldier Rural High School in 1934.She taught school at English Ridge for one year. She moved to Topeka and worked for C. Edgar Harrington. She worked in an...

Byron "Ronnie" Crith, 47, Topeka, passed away Tue. May 19, 2009. He was born October 17, 1961, in Topeka, the son of Killmon Sr. and Frances (Moore) Crith. Ronnie attended Topeka Public Schools. He attained his CDL from Fort Scott Trucking in 1987. He was previously employed by Shawnee County Country Club and Keim Trucking before going to work for...

George Edward Dixon, 88, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2009.He was born September 12, 1920 near McCune, KS, the son of Reverend Lloyd Edward and Nina (Connor) Dixon. He was a graduate of The University of Kansas and earned a Master's Degree in Social Work From Washington University in St. Louis. He served as a Staff Sergeant in...

Charles A. Schaible, 61, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at home. Born in Sabetha, Kansas on December 2, 1947, the son of Charles M. and Carol (Miller) Schaible.He was a graduate of Fairview High School in 1965; Kansas State University in 1969 with a BS in Physical Science and Southern School of Optometry in 1974.Charlie married Jane...