Dollie F. Whitcher, 94 of Topeka passed away Sunday, February 11, 2007 at a local hospital . Dollie was born on January 24, 1913 in Melvern, Kansas to Sherman Whitcher and Nellie (Claypool) Whitcher and was the youngest of eleven children. Dollie graduated from Ottawa High School and Clarks Business School. She worked for 35 years as a Claims Investigator...

Chester Floyd Templer, 85, of Rossville, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007. He was born December 22, 1921 to Pearl Victoria Shannon Templer and Chester Arthur Templer at Bird City, Kansas.He grew up in Moline, Kansas, and graduated from Moline High School. Mr. Templer graduated from Kansas State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees, member of Phi Delta Kappa, Honorary Education...

Henrietta Margaret "Marge" Miller, 88, of Auburn, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2007 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born on June 11, 1918 in Sonoma Co., CA, the daughter of Henry and Mary Caroline Johnson Lindstrom. She was a previous member of the Grand Avenue United Methodist Church in Salina and presently was a member of...

Jerry L. Doyle, 76, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2007 at Midland Hospice House.Jerry was born July 20, 1930 in Topeka, the son of Robert J. and Sylvia B. (Hankenson) Doyle. He was the 5th of 6 children. He was a 1949 graduate of Topeka High School. He attended American College in Byrn, PA, received his Chartered Life...

LeRoy Pitt, 87, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, February 11, 2007.A lifelong resident of Topeka he was born November 5, 1919, the son of Vincent and Mildred (Doerner) Pitt.A graduate of Topeka High School, LeRoy served in the U.S. Army from November, 1941 to March, 1946. In August, 1944, he was deployed overseas and stationed in M.A.S.H. Units near Paris...

Dale L. Talmage, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2007 at a Topeka hosptial. He was born on December 18, 1920 in Kansas City, KS, the son of Floyd L. and Bernice H. Richolson Talmage. He was a Navy veteran of WWII. He had resided in Topeka since 1944. Dale obtained a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration...

Ernestine Marie "Ernie" Gunzelman, 84, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007.She was born April 3, 1922 in Dunlap, KS, the daughter of Bryan E. and Mae Wells Shawgo.She graduated from Emporia High School and received both her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Education from Washburn University. She married Joe Gunzelman in October, 1942. He preceded her in death...

R. Glen Spees, 83, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 at his home.He was born Sept. 8, 1923 in Cole Harbor, ND, the son of Glen J. and Anna Reese Spees.His family moved from Balfour, ND in 1941 and he graduated from Broadway High School in Seattle, WA in 1942. He enlisted in the Army on March 12,...

Ronda Ann Schrock, 44, of Topeka, passed away, Saturday, February 10, 2007 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Ronda was born February 1, 1963 in Plainville, Kansas the daughter of Ronald L. and America A. DeVall Schrock. She lived in Stockton, Kansas in her early childhood. The family moved to Salina in 1967 where she attended grade...

Please print in Sunday paper.In Topeka sectionThank you. Chandra 0030410 James L. Noonen, 54, of Topeka, died Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Kansas Neurological Institute (KNI). He was born the son of Hurley and Barbara Noonen on March 15, 1952. He is survived by his mother, three sisters and three brothers, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in...

Flossie L. Dunnaway, 98, of Topeka, passed away Friday, February 9, 2007 at Aldersgate Village. Flossie was born June 30, 1908, in Eldon, Missouri, the daughter of Edward and Bertie Marriott. She grew up in Eldon and graduated high school. After graduation, she taught school for a couple of years. Flossie married Ira W. Dunnaway on December 24, 1928. He...

Merlin Wambsganss, 56, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at his home. He was born May 26, 1950 in Winfield, Kansas the son of Eldon and Marieta Wambsgans. (this is correct)Merlin was a graduate of Topeka West High School and attended KU. He enjoyed photography and music. He began working in the Audio Visual field and later worked...

Minnie I. (Wolverton) Gunselman, 97, passed away January 25, 2007, at Plaza West Regional Health Center in Topeka. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 10, at 1:00 p.m., Penwell-Gabel Midtown Chapel. Interment will take place at the Valley of the Sun Memorial Park Cemetery in Chandler, Arizona, at a later date. Minnie was born June 16, 1909,...

Wave Anderson-Mesigh, 97, died Monday, February 5, 2007 at Lexington Park Nursing Home.She was born January 19, 1910 at Miltonvale, KS, the daughter of Calvin R. Nobles and Kittie Gilchrist Nobles. She moved with her parents to Jamestown, KS in 1912. She married Carl T. Anderson on November 16, 1935 at Rossville, Ks. He preceded her in death on September...

Margaret A. Rocereto, 83, passed away on February 4, 2007.She was born in Topeka on January 14, 1924, the daughter of Fred and Alta Huebner. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1941 and Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA in 1945. She met her future husband, Vince, at Geneva and they were married on April 18, 1944, shortly before he...

Tyler Alan Middendorf, 19, Independence, MO, formerly of Topeka, was killed on Sunday, February 4, 2007 in Independence, MO.Tyler was born October 3, 1987 in Topeka, the son of Scott and Janet (Wilkins) Middendorf. He was a 2006 graduate of Grain Valley, Missouri High School and was attending Metro Community College at Blue River in Missouri. Survivors include his mother,...

Clyde R. Carson, 86, passed away Monday, February 5, at a nursing facility in Rossville.Clyde began his life in Iola, Kansas, as Asa Otto Hardesty on August 28, 1920, born to the parents of William L. and Carrie Bowling Hardesty. In his fourth year his father passed away and Asa and his siblings, John, Dorothy and Pearl went to the...

Betty Lou Nelson, 86, Topeka,, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2007 at a local care center.Betty was born February 18, 1920 in Concordia, the daughter of Louis and Alice (Hawkinson) Stimson. She was raised in Miltonvale.She was employed by Stormont-Vail for over 20 years, retiring in 1990. She continued to volunteer at the hospital for 5 more years.She married...

Helen E. Neff, 93, of Topeka, passed away Monday, Feb. 5, 2007 at Aldersgate Village.She was born July 9, 1913, in Hill City, KS, the daughter of Finley A. and Mary Ethel Farmer Stevens.She was a 1930 graduate of Hill City High School. She then went to work for the United Telephone Company as an operator. After leaving the phone...

Gwendolyn Ann Sims, 51, of Topeka, loving daughter, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully January 30, 2007. Born in Lawrence, Kansas on September 15, 1955, Gwen was the daughter of Norman and Carol Jester Gates. She spent her formative years in the United States and Europe and her teens in Hawaii, but always considered Topeka her home. Gwen received a...