Obituaries

Doyle Henrie

Doyle Henrie

Doyle Henrie passed away July 24, 2006 at the age of 96. Doyle was born in Orangeville, PA on January 21, 1910 to Oscar and Sallie Henrie. Eventually the family consisted of seven brothers, one, Nial, died as a small child. When he was 10 the family moved to the family farm in nearby Fishingcreek Township where Doyle and his...

Marie Bram

Marie Bram

Marie L. Bram, 84, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 24, 2006 at a local hospital.She was born December 10, 1921 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Reuben and Leta (Hoover) Woodward.She graduated from Topeka High School. She was a homemaker and longtime resident of Oakland and was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church. Caring for her children and...

Robert S. Green

Robert S. Green

Robert S. Green, 85, of Topeka, passed away, Monday July 24, 2006 at the Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Administration Hospital. Cremation is planned. Private services and inurnment will be held at a later date. Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel is in charge of arrangements. To leave online condolences, please visit www.PenwellGabel.com.

Barbara Beach

Barbara Beach

Barbara J. Beach, 65, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at the K.U. Medical Center.Barbara was born April 17, 1941, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of William and Clare (O'Hare) Fass.Barbara worked at Ed Marling's for over 20 years and retired from the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System.She married Charles Michael Beach on May 23, 1969. He died...

Agnes O. Emmerson

Agnes O. Emmerson

Agnes "Taffy" Emmerson, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at her home after a long illness. She was born on November 20, 1927 in rural Baca County, CO, to James and Edith Downs Acre. She was one of seven children. She graduated from Springfield High School in Springfield, CO. Taffy married James "Jim" Emmerson, Jr., in...

Eugene D. Norris

Eugene D. Norris

Eugene D. Norris, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2006 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on June 28, 1918 in Jarblo, KS, the son of Elmer and Myrtle Norris. He was an Army veteran of WWII. He previously owned and operated Norris Trucking for many years. He then was employed as a heavy equipment operator...

Wanda A. Cusick

Wanda A. Cusick

Wanda A. Cusick, 82, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2006.She was born September 24, 1923 in Eskridge, KS, the daughter of Cloise and Freda Meeker. She graduated from Eskridge High School.Wanda was united in marriage to George Cusick. He preceded her in death. Together they made their home in Wilsey and Ellinwood where George taught in the high...

Walter Clark

Walter Clark

Walter Eugene "Gene" Clark, 92, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at a local care center.Gene was born May 19, 1914 in Topeka, the son of Walter and Faye (Barnes) Clark. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Court Reporter.Gene was employed by the Veteran's Administration as a Stenographer for many years.He married...

Donna Myers

Donna Myers

Donna T. Myers, 68, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord Thursday, July 20, 2006.She was born March, 26, 1938 in Topeka, the daughter of Gerald and Ruth (Walters) Salyer.She attended Topeka High School. She worked for Frito-Lay, Inc. and Stormont- Vail Regional Medical Center, retiring after 35 years of service. She was a very devoted wife, mother and...

Vada Benson

Vada Benson

Vada Parrish Benson, 81, Topeka, died suddenly but peacefully Monday, July 17, 2006, watering the garden in the heat. In her last minutes she was doing the things she loved for people she loved. Daughter of Bonnie Parrish and Sallie Wade Shore Parrish, she was born May 29, 1925, in Bellview, New Mexico. Vada and Richard E. Benson were married...

Larry Sheppeard

Larry Sheppeard

Larry L. Sheppeard, 70, Topeka, died of C.O.P.D. on July 18, 2006 at his home.Larry was born November 12, 1935 in Wakefield, the son of Ray (Bud) and Bernice Seitz Sheppeard. He graduated from St. Marys High School in 1953 and Washburn University in 1962. Larry worked at Goodyear while attending college and later taught high school math. In 1965,...

Marcus M Penney

Marcus M Penney

Marcus M. Penney, of Topeka, Kansas, age 82, born February 27, 1924, died July 15, 2006. Marc was born in Marietta, Oklahoma, the son of Marcus L. Penney and Stella M. Haley. He lived in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, and attended Washburn University as an undergraduate and Kansas University for his masters in Educational Administration. He enlisted in the U.S....

Phyllis C. Glover

Phyllis C. Glover

Phyllis Charlene Glover, 80, Topeka, died Sunday, July 16, 2006 at her home.She was born Dec. 25, 1925 in Topeka, the daughter of Ernest Nobel and Myrtle Edith Beasore Casebier. She graduated from Topeka High School and attended Strickler's Business College.Mrs. Glover worked in the accounting department of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. She was a member of Otterbein United Methodist...

Robert Crane

Robert Crane

Robert "Rob" Crane, 36, of Topeka, passed away, July 16, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. He was born May 28, 1970 in San Jose, California the son of Bill and Peggy Crane.Rob married Stacey Pierson February 15, 1992. He is survived by his wife, a son, Jarrett Thomas and a daughter, Jaelyn Rylie, all of the home. Other survivors...

Winifred Meyers

Winifred Meyers

Winifred "Winnie" Killian Meyers, 94, of Topeka, passed away July, 14, 2006 at the Brewster Place Skilled Care Unit.She was born January 25, 1912, in Topeka, the daughter of Charles and Winifred(Clarke) Killian.She attended Topeka public schools and graduated from Washburn College in 1933. While at Washburn, she was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority and a member of the...

Beverly Reiter

Beverly Reiter

Beverly J. Reiter, 75, of Perry, passed away Friday, July 14 peacefully at their home. She was born March 7, 1931 in Marysville, the daughter of Forrest and Jane Henry.She was a 1949 graduate of Marysville High School. She married Merlin G. Reiter on June 4, 1949 in Marysville at St. Gregory Catholic Church. After many years of traveling, they...

Dorothy I. Piatt

Dorothy I. Piatt

Dorothy I. Piatt passed away at Midland Hospice on July 15, 2006 at the age of 95. Mrs. Piatt was born October 1, 1910 in Topeka. She was the daughter of Franklin Taylor Stephens and Idella Caroline Smith Stephens. She was the great granddaughter of Rhoda Cross who came to Topeka in 1866 and purchased a farm. In 1869, she...

Janet Kerns

Janet Kerns

Janet M. Kerns, 66, of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at a Topeka hospital.She was born October 10 1939, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of Holland and Evelyn Vendel Fox.She was a 1957 graduate of Washburn Rural High School. She was a teacher and Assistant Director of Lakeshore Learning Center for more than twenty years. She married Kenneth D....

William H. Hilbert, Jr.

William H. Hilbert, Jr.

William H. Hilbert, Jr., 76, of Topeka, passed away on July 11, 2006 at Midland Hospice House. He was born on July 9, 1930 in Peru, the son of William H. and Stella Finney Hilbert. He was employed by Western Area Supply where he retired. He was a clarinet player in the Arab Shrine Band and a member of Capital...

Particia Harris

Particia Harris

Patricia A. Harris, M.D., 77, of Topeka, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at her home.Dr. Harris ws born June 10, 1929 in Lawrence, the daughter of Earl J. and Frata F. Harris. She was a 1947 graduate of Ottawa High School where she was valedictorian of her class. In college her undergraduate degree was at the University of Kansas. She...

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