Esther Marie Huey, 89, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at Aldersgate Village.Marie was born October 7, 1918 in Topeka, the daughter of Lester and Louise (Root) Whitehead. She was employed by Kansas Neurological Institute for 20 years, retiring in 1980.Marie married Morris "Bud" Huey in 1945. He died in 1986. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Burroughs; sons,...

Leslie O. "Les" Pierce, 94, passed away on December 8th, 2007. Memorial services will be held at Crestview United Methodist Church on December 28th at 10:00 a.m. Les was born the twin son of James O. and Agness (Pflager) Pierce on November 9, 1913, in the Elk community of Chase County. He attended the Elk Union grade and high schools,...

Robert E. "Bob" Bram, 60, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on December 25, 1946 in Topeka, the son of Harlan and Kathryn Lathrop Bram. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1965. He was an Army veteran. Bob was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad for many years...

Ruth Major, 94, Topeka, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2007 at Brewster Place. Ruth was born July 30, 1913 in Topeka, the daughter of Frederick W. and Llewetta B. (Hewins) Keller. She was a graduate of Capital City Business College.She was a Secretary and Vice President with Brier Insurance Services for 47 years, retiring in 1978. Ruth was a...

Virginia L. Doak, 87, passed away on December 6, 2007, and is now at peace with her husband of over 60 years. Virginia was born Virginia L. Brand, the daughter of Claude and Myrtle Brand in Kingman, Kansas. She attended schools in the Kingman, Kansas area, and then attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. She was an avid Kansas...

William N. "Bill" Hendryx, Jr., 89, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Bill was born on June 6, 1918, the son of William and Jean (Rea) Hendryx in Baxter Springs, Kansas. He was a graduate of Arkansas City High School and Arkansas City Junior College. He was employed as the Chief Engineer for San Ore, and Shears Construction...

Wesley E. Nelson TOPEKA -- Wesley E. Nelson, 96, of Topeka, passed away onWednesday, December 5, 2007. He was born November 1, 1911,in Falun, KS, the son of William E. and Freda Nelson. Wesley graduatedfrom Lindsborg High School and attended Brown-Mackie Business College.He was head Miller for Rodney Mill/Seaboard Corporation inLindsborg/Topeka, Kansas for 34 years.He had been a member of...

Leota Yerian passed away quietly Tuesday morning, December 4, 2007 at Lexington Park Nursing Facility, Topeka, Kansas, where she had been a resident for the past 5 ½ years. She was born September 6, 1922 near Litchfield, Nebraska to Walter and Mary Harris. After graduating from Litchfield High School at the age of 16 she taught school at various Nebraska...

Bruce E. "Beetle" VanDyke, 58, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2007 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born on February 6, 1949 in Rural Valley, Penn., the son of Warren C. and Marguerite C. Dowdy VanDyke. He lived most of his life in Topeka. He was an Army veteran and was a member of the...

Deana "Dee" O'Rourke, 64, Topeka, passed away Friday, November 30, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center.Deana was born on April 3, 1943 in Tacoma, WA the daughter of Thomas and Evelyn Dwyer.She was a graduate of Ponca City High School, OK and Washburn University with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work."Dee" was most recently employed as an LMHT at Stormont-Vail...

Betty Louise Waterman, 71 of Topeka, was called home Monday, November 19, 2007 after an extended illness. She was born on a farm near Wheaton, Kansas on April 5, 1936. She was the daughter of Ralph and Minnie Teske, and the beloved sister of Jean Venneberg. She graduated from Wheaton High School in 1954 and soon moved to Topeka, Kansas...

Reverend Boyd E. Bonebrake, 79, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at Brewster Health Center. Boyd Everett Bonebrake was born to Arthur Harold and Laura Elice Grau Bonebrake on March 4, 1928 in Newell, Iowa. Boyd's twin sister, Buena Alice, died following their birth and is buried in Buena Vista County in the Grau family cemetery plot. The...

Muriel V. Holdefer, 92, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007. She was born November 28, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Joel and Irene (Kashel) Prentice. Muriel was a drama major at Roosevelt University in Chicago. She married William L. Holdefer on December 26, 1941. Together they owned and operated the Holdefer Catering Service - serving the...

Marvin G. Marshall, 77, Lenexa, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at Delmar Gardens in Lenexa after an extended illness.Born June 26, 1930 in Alliance, Ohio. He retired from the Santa Fe Railroad in 1989 after 33 years of service. Mr. Marshall was an Army veteran and member of VFW Post #1650 and American Legion Post...

Debra "Debb" Sue Myers, 43, of Topeka, passed way, Monday, November 26, 2007. She was born April 7, 1964 in Indianapolis, Indiana the daughter of Dewey and Nora Whalen. "Debb" was vice president of the Friends of Hill's BarkPark and was the web master for their website. She was very involved with the Multiple Sclerosis Society. "Debb" was actively involved...

Enid Dorothy Richards Johnsen, 94, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2007.She was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, WI. on November 8, 1913 to Joseph and Madeline Richards-Choong. Enid was one of 13 children.Enid married Sverre Emil Johnsen. He passed away, September 1959.She is survived by two sisters, Ena (Egbert) Au Yong, Toronto, CDA; Joyce Richards, North Port, FL;...

Harold Eugene Johnson, 80, Topeka, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2007 at Midland Hospice House.He was born Oct. 25, 1927 in Salina, the son of Elmer L. and Anita Dandurand Johnson. He attended Salina schools, graduating from Salina Central High School in 1945. After serving in the US Navy, Harold returned to graduate from Finlay Engineering College in 1949 with a...

Annette Myers, 43, Topeka, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2007.She was born in Brandon, MS, on June 22, 1964, the daughter of Willie Pearson, Sr. and Sudie Mae Pearson.Annette worked as a paraprofessional in the 501 school district.Annette is survived by, 2 sons, Zell Pearson; Ramychael Myers; one daughter, Mysha Myers; her mother, Sudie; 3 brothers; 2 sisters, ex-husband,...

Wayne A. Sanders, 79, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2007.Wayne was born April 14, 1928 in Topeka, the son of Frank andElizabeth (Mayer) Sanders. He graduated from Washburn University witha Master's Degree in Education. Wayne served in the United StatesNavy. He taught in the Topeka USD-501 School System for over 30 years,retiring in 1990. He taught for most...

Robert Craig Gibson, 67, of Lawrence, KS passed away, Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 at his residence.He was born Nov. 28, 1939 in Marshall, MO, the son of Robert and Isabelle (Craig) Gibson.He graduated from Paseo High School and the University of Kansas.Survivors include: sister, Sharron Toulouse of Colorado Springs, CO; niece, Monique Toulouse of Telluride, CO; nephew, Brendan Toulouse of...