Willliam P. "Bill" Godbey, 93, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 9 at Midland Hospice House.He was born January 29, 1913 in Junction City, the son of John W. Godbey, Sr. and Luella Williams Godbey.He was a graduate of Salina High School. After high school, he joined various vaudeville touring shows where he played the trombone, tap danced, and was...

Edwin F. Hailey, 83, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2006 at a local care center.Ed was born January 10, 1923 in Sabetha, the son of George and Sadie Baumgartner Hailey. He moved to Topeka in 1936 and graduated from Topeka High School.He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Upon discharge, he completed his education at...

J. Roger Hendrix, 67, Topeka, died Sunday, April 9, 2006 at Midland Hospice House.Roger was born Oct. 6, 1938 in Coffeyville, Kansas, the son of Clark and Josephine Cole Hendrix. He grew up in Coffeyville and graduated from Field Kinley High School in 1956, where he was a state champion swimmer. He went on to graduate from the University of...

Gary N. Boyd, 72, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2006 at a local care facility.Gary was born February 8, 1934 in Topeka, the son of Tom and Catherine Cann Boyd.He was a 1951 graduate of Topeka High School. Gary owned and operated Boyd Auto Service for 49 years. He loved to travel and spend time with his many...

Janet N. Bernal, 71, passed away April 4, 2006, surrounded by her loving family. She worked for 30 years for Dr. Burton Travis and Dr. Scott Halperin. She is loved, missed, and survived by her daughters, Michele Esteves (Bob); Darcel Avello (Vince); Charmelle Gambill (Jeff); grandchildren, Joey Fiallo (Julie), Mike Fiallo (Maureen), Jackie Gambill; and great-grandchildren, Jessica, Jennifer, and Jakob...

Zora C. Rice, 86, North Richland Hills, Texas, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2006.Zora was born January 14, 1920 in Cameron, Texas, the daughter of W.L. and Zora C. Fokes Wilkerson.She received her B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin and did graduate work in Library Science at Emporia State University. She was a member of...

Dell William "Smitty" Schmidt, Sr., 67, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at his home. Smitty was born February 12, 1939 in Alma, WI, son of Waldemar and Arvilla Schmidt. He grew up and graduated in La Crosse, WI. Following graduation, he joined the U. S. Air Force and served his country for 9 years as a Parachute...

Paul E. Shelby, 73, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at his residence.Paul was born January 5, 1933 in Holton.Mr. Shelby was cremated. Visitation will be held at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel on Saturday, April 8, 2006 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.Private family services will be held at a later date.Memorial contributions may be made to the CAT...

Betty Jane Marling, 88, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 4 at her home.She was born February 5, 1918 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Otto and Floye Magee. She grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1936. Betty Jane worked as secretary to Ed Marling where she met her husband Harry. They married in...

Leona "June" Harper, 91, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2006. She was born June 9, 1914 in Panhandle, TX, daughter of Eva Robb and J. C. Stansbury. June moved to Topeka as a child and attended Topeka Schools.She Married LaVerne Harper in 1935. He died in 1962. June retired from Fidelity State Bank after 15 years of service....

Ferne E. Dunaway, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2006 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on January 5, 1920 in Walbert, MO, the daughter of Ester A. and Pearl Pfieffer Ficke. She had resided in Topeka since 1946.She worked for over 30 years for the Federal Government as an Administrative Assistant at the 5th Army...

Gerda H.A. Ray, 73, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2006 at her home. She was born on November 20, 1932 in Berlingerode, Germany, the daughter of Raimund and Hedwig Klar Bode. She attended Catholic School and then three years of Home Economics School. Gerda became a United States Citizen on September 6, 1960 in Tuscon, AZ. She...

Roland E. Ron Godfrey, of Meriden, passed away March 15, 2006 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Topeka to Roland A. & Anna Rosevelt Godfrey on June 17, 1939. As a young man he lived in Irvine, California, where he worked on an orange ranch. It was in California that he met and...

Dorothy May Sleezer entered the spirit world on March 25, 2006 inTopeka. She will be remembered for the many hugs she had to give, forher beautiful crochet creations and for her menagerie of stuffedanimals. Dorothy was happiest when camping at the lake with herbrothers Ernest Howard and Earl Howard and friends Mary and SteveMcDonald, who survive and will cherish memories...

Reverend Elmer C. Zamzow, 91, Topeka, formerly of Greeley, Colorado, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at Aldersgate Village.Reverend Zamzow was born October 8, 1914 in Portage, WI, the son of Charles G. and Jennie Petra Zamzow. He grew up on a dairy farm on the banks of the Wisconsin River, where he learned with his five brothers and...

Mildred Ruth Hamilton, 95, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at Brewster Place Retirement Community in Topeka. She was born July 4, 1910 in Simonton, TX the daughter of Charles H. and Ethel Knight Petty. Mrs. Hamilton was a homemaker. She was a member of First United Methodist Church where she had served on the Board of Trustees....

John C. Marshall, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at his home. He was born on August 4, 1920 in Valparaiso, IN the son of Charles S. and Lida Cooper Marshall. He attended DePauw University in Greencastle, IN. John was an Army veteran of WWII. He resided in Topeka since February of 1956. He was a...

Elizabeth Ann Caudle ,84, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 25 at Aldersgate Village where she had lived for 10 years.Elizabeth "Betty" was born February 10, 1922 in Detroit, MI., the daughter of Hans and Corinne Keydel.She graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. She married James Armil Caudle on April 1, 1950...

Ruth E. Gladfelter, 92, died Wednesday March 23 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.Born in Topeka, KS. to Fred and Nellie Coursey, she graduated from Topeka High School, class of 1928 and attended Washburn University for two years. She was employed by the Topeka Board of Education from 1956 to 1978 as the Library Secretary at Topeka High School....

Elmer P. Ramseyer, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2006 at his home. He was born on August 18, 1919 in Sperry, OK, the son of Elmer P. and Minnie Ramseyer. He was an Army veteran of WWII. Elmer moved to Topeka in 1942. He was employed by IH Mill Company for 30 years before retiring. He...