Rachel E. Laughman, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born on November 5, 1912 in Clearwater, NE, the daughter of Walter and Hazel Hoffman Snider. Rachel had two siblings, Thelma Snider and Wayne Snider. She graduated from Clearwater High School in 1930 and received her Bachelor of Arts...

Stanley Strong Macklin, 92, Derby, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2008.Stanley was born January 8, 1915 in Ralston, OK, the son of Frank and Amy (Lawrence) Macklin.During the 1930's Stanley served in the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) and in the U.S. Army/Mounted Calvary. In 1940, he went to work at Hertz as a furniture mover. Wanting...

Veora L. Lyda, 93, Topeka, passed away at Plaza West Regional Health Center on Tuesday, January 1, 2008. She was born on June 12, 1914 in Perry, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Mary Ann (Ferrell) Stalons. Veora graduated from Topeka High School in 1932 and was a life long Topeka resident. She worked as a stenographer for the State...

Earl H. White, 77, of Topeka, passed away Wed., Jan. 2, 2008 at Midland Hospice House. He was born in Pittsburg, KS on June 22, 1930, the son of Guy and Helen (Ruckle) White. Earl grew up near Lamar, MO and in Sedalia, MO. Earl Graduated from Smith Cotton High School, Sedalia, MO. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia,...

Robert L. "Bob" Apps, 79, Topeka, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008. He was born on April 7, 1928, in Burlingame Kansas. He was the son of Mattie Tubbs Apps and Earl M. Apps. He attended grade school in Burlingame and Boswell and Roosevelt Junior High Schools, and Topeka High School. He served in the Marine Corps from January 1952 to...

Harry L. "Butch" Felker III, 62, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2008, at Midland Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on September 13,1945, at Wichita, Kansas, the son of Harry L. Felker, II, and Virginia Lee Tandy. Butch graduated from Topeka West High School in 1963 and Washburn University in 1967 with a BA...

William A. "Bill" Burton, 53, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital.Bill was born in Nevada, IA on April 8, 1954, the son of Arthur and Mary Burton.He is survived by two sisters, Debra Burton and Betty Hopphan.He has been cremated. Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel is handling the arrangements.

Marie Georgia Offen-Harrop passed away at McCrite Plaza Health Center on Sunday, December 30, 2007, at the age of 93.She was born in Topeka, April 8, 1914 to George H. and Ada M. Craig Offen. She graduated from Central Park Elementary School, Boswell Jr. High, Topeka High, and Emporia State Teacher's College.On November 28, 1934, she married Joseph M. Trickett....

Elizabeth Eva Alleger KensingerA very nice lady, friend, mom, grandmother and great grandmother died December 31, 2007. Her physical age was six months plus ninety years. Her birthday being June 23, 1917. Havre, Montana being the point of origin. Those who preceded her in death were two moms, a dad, four brothers, one sister, too many friends, one marriage and...

Bernard G. "Mac" McGinnis, 84, Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2007.Mac was born in Topeka on August 24, 1923, the son of Melvin and Esther (Peterson) McGinnis. He was preceded in death by a sister, LaVerna Jean, who died shortly after birth.Mac attended Topeka schools, graduating from Topeka High School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Army from...

Margery Palm, 90, of Topeka, passed away, Monday, December 31, 2007 at Plaza West Care Center. She was born July 3, 1917 at Goff, Kansas the eldest daughter of Thomas Eugene and Mary Pretz Springer. Marge was a 1935 graduate of Goff High School. Along with her husband, she was a longtime member of First Southern Baptist Church where she...

Oren E. Potter, Sr., 83, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2007 at a local hospital.Oren was born May 4, 1924 in Joshua, Texas, the son of Percy and Minnie (Seal) Potter. He grew up in the Joshua and Brandon, Texas area.He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked for 38 years for Santa Fe...

Phyllis Jean Greenberg, 79, of Topeka passed away Friday, December 28, 2007, at Midland Hospice Care. Phyllis had COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) which caused her to be home-bound in recent years.She was born on June 26, 1928 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of William Hall and Elsie (Rezac) Lynde.Phyllis was a member of the Hope Lutheran Church. She was...

Mildred I. Enochs, 92, of Osage City, KS passed away, Monday, December 24, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Mildred was born on October 21, 1915 in Longton, Kansas the daughter of Floyd and Ethel Jones. She lived most of her life in the Silver Lake, Dover and Osage City areas. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Osage...

James N. Kinder, Jr., 86, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at Aldersgate Village.James was born on January 2, 1921 in Rantoul, KS the son of James Nolan, Sr. and Margaret (Weinstein) Kinder. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1940.James served in the U.S. Army as a Teletype Operator in Europe during WWII from 1942-1946.James married Helen...

Ernestine Elizabeth Nowlan, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2007 at her home. She was born on June 8, 1915 in Goff, KS, the daughter of Armour and Minnie Hall Lynde. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1933 and married William Burdette Nowlan on May 27, 1936. They were married for 70 years. Ernestine worked...

Helen Katherine Lockhart Egy died on Sunday, December 23, 2007 at Brewster Place in Topeka. Born in Eskridge, Kansas on July 12, 1915, Helen was the daughter of Wabaunsee County ranchers Robert Joseph Lockhart and Grace Tomlinson Lockhart. Helen graduated from Eskridge High School and attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1937....

Ruth Elizabeth Lyne Ruth Elizabeth Lyne, 85, formerly of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 16th in Arlington, Texas. Ruth was born June 4, 1922 in Hazelton, Kansas, the youngest daughter of Raymond Carl and Lillian Frances (George) Spicer. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Ruth and Mark Lyne were married August 7, 1943 in Wichita,...

Charles Leonard "Punkin" Alford, 86, Topeka, died Saturday, December 22 at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center. He was born August 16, 1921 in Sedan, the son of Charles Wynton and Myrtle "Myrta" Mae Prichard Alford and graduated from Sedan High School in 1940. Punkin proudly served in the US Army 65th Engineer Combat Battalion during WW II. He was awarded...

Lois Ann Mackwiz, 74, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, December 19, 2007 with her family at her side. She was born February 28, 1933 in Edgerton, Kansas the daughter of Alexander and Maude Fruit Thoms. Lois was preceded in death by three sisters Evelyn Haney, Lucille Thoms and Ada Pearce. She is survived by her twin sister JoAnne Thoms, and...