Velma P. Crider, 91, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2006 at Aldersgate Village nursing home. She was born March 15, 1915 in West Mineral, KS, the daughter of James E. and Julia F. Richard. She attended school in Kansas City and Valley Falls and graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1934. Velma married Fred L. Crider on...

Winifred E. Smith, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2006 at a Topeka care facility. She was born on August 31, 1917 in Holton, the daughter of Knox S. and Clara J. Reiderer Shaw. She graduated from Holton High School. Winnie moved to Topeka in 1934. She was the House Manager for Robert Brock and served in...

Rosa A. Wright, 78, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born December 25, 1927 in Kansas City, MO the daughter of Oliver E. and Rosa (Womeldorff) Mark. Rosa was a 1945 graduate of Eudora High School and had attended Washburn University. She had worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Parsons, KS and...

Norma June Ogle, 83, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away Monday, November 27, 2006. June was a WWII Wave Navy Veteran.She is survived by seven children, eight grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2006 at Mount Hope Mausoleum Chapel, 17th and Fairlawn. She will lie in state after 12 noon on Thursday at...

Dorothy (Dode) A. Johnson, 81, died Sunday, November 26th, at MidlandHospice in Topeka. Dode was born in Amery, Wisconsin, October 28,1925, to Harry E. and Hazel Vaughn Anderson. Dode decided to becomea nurse after she found her father critically injured on their familyfarm. She graduated with honors from the Swedish Hospital School ofNursing in Minneapolis, MN. She then accepted a...

Nancy E. Mosier, 71, of Maple Hill, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2006 at a St. Marys hospital. She was born on November 13, 1935 in Parsons, the daughter of Daniel and Della P. Sexton Gunter.. She lived in the Auburn area before moving to the Maple Hill area. She was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company before retiring...

Charles F. Stickney, 78, of Topeka, passed away. Sunday, November 26, 2006.He was born March 13, 1928 in Houston, TX the son of Herbert and Frances Stickney. He joined the Army at the age of 18 and was discharged 18 months later and recalled for the Korean War for 24 months. Mr. Stickney was employed briefly by the Army after...

Connie Skinner, 75, died on November 26, 2006 at his home in Topeka. He was born on August 4, 1931 in St. Joseph, MO to Warren W. Skinner and Alma Baumann Skinner. He resided in Wathena, KS, graduating from Wathena High School in 1949. Connie was a lifelong Kansas resident. He was a veteran of the Fourth Medical Battalion, Fourth...

Evelyn L. Fox, 86, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2006 at a local care center.Evelyn was born May 24, 1920 in Oskaloosa, the daughter of William F. and Madge (Cord) Vendel. She retired from Sally's Knit Shop in Westboro after 15 years of service and was well known for making porcelain dolls.She married Holland K. Fox on May...

Elsie Goodyear Bennett, 95, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2006 at her home. She was born on July 24, 1911 in Bushong, KS, the daughter of William and Leona Lusk Goodyear. She graduated from Bushong High School and Stricklers Business College in Topeka. She was the Executive Secretary to the President of the Federal Home Loan Bank...

Joanne Forsyth, 70, passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2006, at Midland Hospice Center in Topeka, Kansas. Visitation will be at Countryside United Methodist Church, 3221 SW Burlingame Road, Topeka, Kansas, on Saturday, November 25, 2006, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The funeral service will be at Countryside on Sunday, November 26, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be at Marion Cemetery,...

Henry Arthur "Hank" Lockard II, 74, Tecumseh, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, at a Kansas City, Mo., hospital. He had suffered a stroke at his home earlier in the week. Hank was an architect. He was born Nov. 3, 1932, in Kansas City, Mo., to Henry Arthur and Margaret Isabelle Broaddus Lockard. He grew up in Kansas City, Mo. He...

Mildred M. Ice Lambert, 84, of Topeka, passed away, Monday, November 20, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born May 4, 1922 in Vermillion, Kansas the daughter of Forrest and Alice Mae Noble. She was the second child of seven in the Noble family. She was a graduate of Holton High School. She was a longtime Tecumseh resident prior to...

Arlone B. Nelson, 81, of Hendersonville, NC, passed away Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 at Lexington Park Nursing Center in Topeka, Kan.She was born January 28, 1925 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of Otto and Viola Hanes Grimm.She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter R. Nelson on April 15, 1995. Survivors include a daughter, Donna Belnay of Topeka, Kan....

Doris Ann Talmage, 78, Topeka, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2006 at Westwood Manor.She was born Jan. 16, 1928 in Lyon County, Kansas, the daughter of Linton M. and Muriel L. Denny Riggin. She had lived in Topeka since 1946.Doris graduated from Harveyville High School in 1946 as validictorian. She received her bachelors degree in education from Washburn University in 1975....

Clyde A. Bracken, 68, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2006 at Midland Hospice House.He was born June 6, 1938 in Topeka, the son of Earl S. and Geraldine M. Gabriel Bracken.He was a 1956 graduate of Topeka High School and enlisted in the Army National Guard where he served for four years. He began his career in 1957...

Dwight D. Douglas SunriseApril 28, 1934SunsetNovember 17, 2006 Mr. Douglas will lie in state after 1:00 p.m., Monday, November 20, 2006 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at the funeral home. To leave a message for the family, online, please visit www.PenwellGabel.com.

Reva Nell May, 73, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2006 at her home.She was born on January 10, 1933 in Alfalfa, OK, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Reid) King. She graduated from Alfalfa High School in 1952 and received her teaching degree in 1956 from Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, OK. Recently, she attended her 50...

Dale Hazlett, 95, of Topeka died Saturday, November 18, 2006. He was born on July 23, 1911 in Sterling, KS. the son of Joseph and Vaughn (Pearce) Hazlett. He was raised in Sterling, KS. and graduated from Sterling High School in 1928. He attended Sterling College and Kansas University. Dale's family was in the gas station business in the early...

David W. BensonMr. David W. Benson, 84, of Topeka passed away Thursday, November 16, 2006 at Manor Care Nursing Center.He was born August 21, 1922 in Garden City, KS, the son of Hubby and Della (Payne) Benson. Mr. Benson resided in Topeka most of his life. He had attended Washburn University.He retired as a purchasing officer in 1991 after serving...