Donald "Donny" Albert Smith III, 51 years of age, departed this life on Thursday, June 30, 2005 at his home with family in Topeka.Donny was born March 5, 1954 in Topeka, the son of Donald and June Smith.He attended public schools in Topeka. Donny was employed at Essex Wire for 16 years. He had a great appreciation for music and...

Betty M. Simmons, 78, of Carbondale, passed away Thursday June 30 at a Topeka hospital.She was born May 3 1927 in Elgin, NE., the daughter of Reuben and Anna Reinke Bergman.She graduated from Elgin High School in 1944. She worked for 11 years for the base exchange at Forbes Air Force Base. She then went to work for K-Mart West...

Fern G. Schriver, 93, of Topeka, died Friday, July 1, 2005 at Brewster Place. She was born October 27, 1911 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of James Willis and Myrtle Stahl Gibson.Fern lived in Topeka her entire life. She graduated from Topeka High School. She attended the University of Kansas majoring in Journalism. Fern worked for several years in public...

Duard Sturm Seals, Jr.,60, Topeka, died Sunday, June19, 2005 at the VA Medical Center.He was born March 20, 1945 in Topeka, the son of Duard and Etta Seals.Mr. Seals graduated from Silver Lake High School and attended Washburn University. He served in the Marine Corps during the Vietman War and was awarded the Purple Heart. He retired from the Postal...

Eunice L. Schenck, 92, of Tonganoxie, passed away Sunday, June 26 at a care facility in Tonganoxie.She was born November 12, 1912, the daughter of Charles Ray and Blanche L. Stringfellow Ridgeway.After graduating from Tonganoxie High School, she received a teachers certificate and taught in rural Leavenworth county. She was a secretary for the State office of the Disciples of...

Armetta Claudine Stadler, 84, Carbondale, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2005 at Brookside Retirement Center in Overbrook. She was born January 25, 1921 in Wichita, the daughter of Claude W. and Erna M. Scroggy Burch. Armetta graduated from Wichita East High School. She attended a business college in Wichita.She was employed by the State of Kansas, Motor Vehicle and...

Joseph N. McDonald, 73, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at Lexington Park Nursing Facility.He was born October 1, 1931, in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Andrew and Concorde McDonald. He married Patsy Henline in St. Louis, MO on November 2, 1951.Joe served in the Air Force and was a Veteran of the Korean War. He owned...

Frances F. Kennedy-Murray, 82, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2005 at Midland Hospice Care.Frances was born March 19, 1923 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of William Adair and Cora Hardy Field. She graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City, MO. Frances and her husband Dr. Howard Kennedy moved to Topeka in 1948 to establish his medical...

Lloyd E. Johnson, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2005 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. He was born on February 16, 1911 in Topeka, the son of Edward C. and Hannah Swanson Johnson. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1927. He was employed by Santa Fe Railway and retired as a Purchasing Agent and Materials Manager in...

LouElla Asklund, 89, of Topeka, passed away, Friday, June 24, 2005 at Midland Hospice House. LouElla was born August 27, 1915 in Washington County, KS, the daughter of F.G. and Anna Olson Magnus. She was born and raised on a farm 10 miles NE of Clyde, KS. She was the youngest of 8 children. LouElla had 5 sisters and 2...

Sharon K. McCroskey, 63, Topeka, passed away, Thursday, June 23, 2005 at her home. She was born April 8, 1942 in Hays, Kansas the daughter of Oswald Edwin and Ruth Lillian Bailey Schneider.She graduated from LaCrosse High School. Sharon was a Fort Hays State Graduate. Graduating May of 1965 with a B.A. degree in English. Sharon worked at the Topeka...

Keith V. Bossler, 77, Topeka, died Tuesday June 21, 2005 at his home.He was born December 29, 1927 in Topeka, the son of John and Alice Bossler. He graduated from Topeka High School. After serving in the U. S. Navy during World War II, he received a bachelor degree in economics from Washburn University. While at Washburn, he was a...

Col. Francis J. Domingo, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on August 3, 1920 in Topeka, the son of Faustino J. and Gladys M. Barton Domingo. After graduating from Topeka High School in 1938, he obtained a civil engineering degree from the University of Kansas in 1942. While attending...

Dixie Jean Des Jardins Kull, a master gardner and long-time resident of Topeka, died Friday at her home. She was 72. Born November 1, 1932, in Clay Center, Ms. Kull was a graduate of Manhattan High School and Kansas State University (class of 1954). At K-State she was active in student publications, including The Royal Purple yearbook. She was a...

E. Juanita Smith Voight, 90, died at Lexington Park Nursing Facility Sunday, June 19, 2005.She was born the daughter of Angie Mallonee and John Brown, April 12, 1915 in Jefferson City, MO.When she was young her family roamed around Kansas and Missouri from Jefferson City, MO to Dodge City/Garden City, K5. Her Mallonee grandparents lived in Dodge City.She moved to...

Freda L. Worsley, 81, of Carbondale, died June 18, 2005 at her sons home in Tecumseh.She was born March 22, 1924 in Topeka, the eldest daughter of Roy Miles and Emma Marie Clark Peavler.Freda graduated from Highland Park High School in 1943. She worked for thirty years at Pelletier's Dept. Store and for seventeen years for B&B Vending (Canteen) before...

Mary Rose Johnson, 80 Topeka, died Saturday June 18, 2005 at her home. She was born December 25, 1924 in Stockton, California, the daughter of Horace S. and Verna L. Nelson Burtenshaw.Mary graduated from Topeka High School. She worked for the State of Kansas as a secretary for over 20 years. She was a member of the Kansas Historical Society,...

Lyle G. Rogers, 83, of Topeka, passed away Friday, June 17 at a local hospital.He wsa born April 9, 1922 in Home City, KS , the son of Guy and Nell Haar Rogers.He graduated from Marysville High School in 1941 and served in the Navy in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He retired from the State Dept. of...

Ronald Edward Huhs, 54, Topeka, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at his home.He was born Nov. 9, 1950 in Topeka, the son of Ivan F. and Bernadene M. Biegert Huhs. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School and attended Washburn University.He served in the US Navy from 1969-1972. Following his discharge, he entered the construction trade in Topeka, and later...

Antavis DeAngelo Carper, was born sweetly into the world and entered into rest Monday, June 13, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. Antavis was preceded in death, by a sister, Paris Carper, a great grandmother and great grand father, two great aunts who are ready to welcome him into heaven with them. Antavis is survived by his mother, Alicia Kuone...