Rachel "Louise" Seastrom, 71, of Topeka, passed away Fri., Nov. 21, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born Feb. 21, 1937 in Topeka, the daughter of Clarence R. Hollar and Rachel E.(Hollar) Redenbaugh. She worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, retiring in 2007. She was a life member of the Kansas Historical Society. Survivors include three children,...

Gordon E. Bowers passed away peacefully on Saturday, November fifteenth after a long illness. He was 83 years old and lived in Topeka his entire life. He was from an old Topeka family that settled here in 1881.Gordon, our father, was born April 4th, 1925 to his parents Eugene L. Bowers and Elisabeth Edson Bowers. He attended Topeka High School...

Grant A. Wedoff, 98, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on October 16, 1910 in Topeka the son of Alfred and Augusta Wedoff. Grant graduated from Topeka High School. He worked as an accountant for the Santa Fe Railroad prior to serving in the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer...

Lucile Catherine Hisey, 94, of Topeka, Kansas died Friday, November 14, 2008, at Brewster Place.She was born October 14, 1914, the daughter of Warren James and Hattie Rhoades Hisey at Lenora, Kansas.She graduated from Lenora Rural High School and at age 17 taught in a rural school which she continued to do for 5 years. She then attended Fort Hays...

Harold Beam, 79, Topeka, passed away Nov. 14, 2008. He was born June 6, 1929 in Waldo, KS to Emil and Clara Burch Beam. Harold served in the Army during the Korean War. He then worked as a blacksmith for the Santa Fe Railroad Company, retiring in 1983. He was united in marriage Sept. 1, 1993 to Lucile McKnight in...

Reva M. Kuehn, 87, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at Brewster Place in Topeka. The daughter of Munce and Mabel Johnson, she was born on August 14, 1921, near Thayer, KS. She graduated from Haddam High School and attended Strickler's Business College in Topeka. She married Niles Kuehn, August 17, 1940; he died April 2,1994. She is survived by children,...

Billie P. Spohn, 79, of Topeka, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Midland Hospice House. She was born on March 31, 1929 in Joplin, Missouri, the daughter of Fred and Vera Powell. Billie attended Gage Elementary and Boswell Junior High. Because of her academic success, she was allowed to skip two grades and graduated from Topeka High School...

Leland R. Porter, age 79, passed away on November 13, 2008 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. He was the son of Walter and Alice Hall Porter, who preceded him in death. Leland grew up in Wetmore and graduated from WetmoreHigh School in 1947. In 1948 he married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Arlene Trimble. After serving four years in...

Adabelle Haughawout passed away on November 9, 2008. She was born in Stafford, Kansas in 1916 and moved to Topeka in 1949. She married Evan (Buss) Haughawout in 1940. He preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter Linda Lee, her son-in-law Craig Woodbury, and her granddaughter Alexandra Woodbury, all of Topeka. With the gift of a beautiful...

Jerry Lee Frost, 71, of New Smyrna Beach, FL, passed away at his home on November 5, 2008. He was born May 17, 1937, in Topeka, KS, the son of Arthur and Alice Frost. He grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1955. He married Marilyn Buell on May 18, 1956. They had five children and...

Robert H. Brandenburg, 77, of Silver Lake, passed away Saturday November 8, 2008. He was born June 14, 1931 in Topeka, the son of Herman G. and Emma S. Dannenbrock Brandenburg. He grew up in Menoken and Topeka, graduating from Topeka High School in 1949. He went to Washburn University, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Fraternity. He...

Charles H. Robinson, 79, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor.Charles was born January 2, 1929 in McPherson, the son of David E. and Florence (Davis) Robinson. He graduated from McPherson High School.He served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years.He retired from the Federal Aviation Administration as an Electronics Technician in 1984.Charles married Margaret...

Marty Ray "Tex" McCowan, 45, Larned, passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.Marty was born November 13, 1963 in Mexico, MO, the son of Clarence Walter and Doris Jean (Dodd) McCowan.He graduated from Bovina High School in Bovina, TX. He later served in the U.S. Navy.He was a tattoo artist.Survivors include son, John Thomas McCowan, Wichita; step-daughter, Marissa Tharp, Wichita;...

Lennae Michelle Bush, 49, died peacefully in her home Tuesday morning, November 4, 2008.Lennae worked as a Registered Nurse and liveLd in Topeka, Kansas.She was preceded in death by her mother, Yvonne Schwader, and a daughter Amanda Bush. Survivors include her father, Richard D. Lee, Sr. of Topeka; brothers and sisters Rick Lee, Dennis Lee, and Jackie Alford of Topeka,...

Kenneth Miller, 71, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2008 at a Kansas City, KS hospital. He was born on November 9, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Linda and Arthur Miller. Kenneth enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1956 and served at Air Force bases in New England and Texas until 1962, when he was...

Carolyn Edson Stewart, 98, Topeka, passed away Friday Oct. 31, 2008 at Brewster Place Retirement Community. She was born in Topeka Aug. 21, 1910 the daughter of Frank P. Edson and Carrie F. Clarkson Edson. Carolyn attended Topeka public schools and graduated from Washburn University in 1931. She was a member of the Topeka Jr. League since 1935, Kappa Alpha...

Donald "Donnie" Aylesworth, 43, Topeka, passed away Nov. 3, 2008 at home. He was born Jan. 14, 1965 in Denver, CO the son of June Alice Michels Aylesworth. Donnie graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1983. He moved to Topeka in 1989 and began working for the City of Topeka as a mechanic. Donnie was united in marriage to Teresa...

Beverly Ann Hazzard, 63, Topeka, passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 at a local health care facility. Beverly was preceded in death by her parents, Paris "Jim" and Elna Baker Snider, her first husband and long time friend Donald R. Peters, her eldest daughter, Melanie Dawn Peters, and Ray Hazzard. She is survived by her son, Duane Peters, Eudora; daughter,...

Robert L. "Bob" Adams, 79, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Helen, two children, Michael Adams in Atlanta, GA, and Lisa Smith in Kansas City, and eleven grandchildren.Memorial services will be held at 11 am on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at First Lutheran Church, 1234 SW Fairlawn, Topeka, Kansas 66604.In lieu of...

Creta Ann Bowles was born Creta Ann Ebeling on August 16, 1930 to Edwin and Laura Ebeling in Atwood, Kansas, and died October 30, 2008 at home in Topeka, Kansas with her family by her side.As a child, Creta moved with her family to Clay Center, Kansas and graduated from Concordia High School in the class of 1948. She attended...