Ida Marie Swenson, 76, Topeka, passed away August 24, 2003, at a Topeka hospital.She was born June 19, 1927, at Olsburg, the daughter of Julius and Nellie Samuelson Knudson. She moved to Topeka following high school. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she served as church secretary for 29 years. She married Kenneth W. Swenson on June...

Eldessa "Jimmy" Givens (please use this as heading)Eldessa "Jimmy" Irene Givens, 79, Topeka, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003 at a Topeka hospital.She was born April 29, 1924 in Boyle, Kansas, the daughter of Albert J. and Alice E. Irwin Rolin. She was raised in Holton, graduating from high school there in 1942.Mrs. Givens worked as a data entry operator for...

Mary Ella Simon, 75, of Topeka, passed away at Midland Hospice, Wednesday, August 20, 2003, following a long illnesss. She was born January 17, 1928, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Rucker and Ruth Lewis Triplet. She attended Mary Washington University and the University of Missouri. She was employed a number of years as a reporter/editor for the...

William Henry "Hank" Lumpkin, 38, Topeka, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003 at a Topeka hospital.He was born Feb. 1, 1965 in Topeka, the son of Joseph H. and Penny Palmer Lumpkin. He attended Fountain Valley High School in Colorado Springs, and graduated from Topeka West High School in 1983. Following high school he attended the University of Kansas.Hank worked for...

Full Name: Dorothy Josephine Moore Age: 76 Years Sex: FCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: August 18, 2003 Place of death: at her home, Topeka Date of birth: December 29, 1926 Place of birth: Milan, MissouriParents: Elmer and Ivy Pearl Hollon King Years in current city/town: since 1967Background: She was waitress at Walgreens for 18 years. She also volunteered at Papan's...

Evelyn E. Taylor, 85, Aldersgate Village in Topeka, died Thursday, August 14, 2003 at a Topeka hospital. She was born March 13, 1918 in Boise City, OK to Clinton O. and Hazel D. French Taylor. She had lived in Topeka since 1970. She graduated from Boise City High School and Panhandle A & M College in Goodwill, OK. She received...

Arthur Albert Hase, 78, of Topeka, passed away, Monday, August 18, 2003 at Midland Hospice. He was born June 27, 1925 in Overbrook, Kansas the son of Rudolph and Eva (Cox) Hase. He attended Overbrook High School. Arthur married Betty Lou Koehler of Richland in 1949 at Carbondale, Kansas. He was a military veteran serving in the United States Army....

Mr. Earl Rissen, Sr., 83 of Osage City, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. He was born in Vassar, KS to Edward E. and Sarah Schendel Rissen , on January 24, 1920.Earl farmed in the early part of his life and then after retirement, he raised cattle and wheat. He worked at Topeka Goodyear Plant...

Shirley Jane Anderson Age 82, passed away August 15, 2003 in Topeka at her home. She was born December 17, 1920 in Morrill, KS the daughter of Eugene and Jessie Jeanette Hollaway Fletcher. She was a secretary all her life working first for Judge Egan. She then worked for Central National Bank, later 1st National bank, bank IV in the...

Full Name: Myron D. "Mike" Kidwell Age: 72 Years Sex: MCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: August 9, 2003 Place of death: Midland Hospice House, Topeka Date of birth: June 19, 1931 Place of birth: Topeka, Kansas Parents: Nelson Jerome and Maude Pauline Mathews Kidwell Years in current city/town: has lived in Topeka for most of his life.Background: He attended Washburn...

Full Name: Edna E. "Rosie" Eaton Age: 86 Years Sex: FCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: August 9, 2003 Place of death: Stormont-Vail Hospital Topeka Date of birth: April 27, 1917 Place of birth: Waverly, Illinois Parents: Robert and Lilly Burch Years in current city/town: returned to Topeka 22 years ago. Background: Graduated from high school in Amoret, MO and moved...

Full Name: Mildred N. Williams Age: 92 Years Sex: FCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: August 8, 2003 Place of death: Stormont-Vail Hospital Topeka Date of birth: March 10, 1911 Place of birth: Victoria, KansasParents: Percy J. and Cressie Spangler Williams Years in current city/town: Since 1924Background: Graduated from Topeka High School in 1929. She was employed as an executive secretary...

Laird Don Williams, 60, Topeka, died of cancer on Friday, Aug. 8, 2003 at Midland Hospice House.He was born Aug. 12, 1942 in Lawrence, the son of Laird D. and Erma A. Whitaker Williams. He came to Topeka in the 1950's, attended Topeka public schools, graduating from Washburn Rural High School in 1960. He was an all-state basketball player on...

Janet Falk Miller, 69, Gilbert, Arizona, formerly of Topeka, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003 at Mesa General Hospital, Mesa, Arizona. Janet lived in the Phoenix area for the last 15 years and will be remembered for her generosity and exuberance for life.She was a dedicated volunteer and member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority at Washburn University. Janet enjoyed a succesful...

Carolyn Chester, 66, Topeka, died Friday, August 1, 2003 at her home. She was born May 25, 1937 in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Cecil Edward and Carolyn Marie Rhodes Chester. She graduated from Wichita North High School and attended Wichita State University. She had resided in Topeka for the past 39 years. She was employed by the city of...

Linda L. Ruckman, 55, of Topeka died Saturday , August 2, 2003 in a Topeka hospital. She was born September 15, 1947 in Effingham, IL. to Wayne W. and Martha L. Zimmerman Goebel.Linda was reared in Montrose, Il and was a 1965 graduate of Dietrich High School, Dietrich, Il. She worked for the State of Illinois. Linda was a library...

Julia Faye Dryden, 97, Topeka, died Sunday, July 27, 2003 at Aldersgate Village. She had been ill for several years.She was born Jan. 28, 1906 in Carbondale, the daughter of Joshua Brown and Lizzie Luthey Hewitt. She graduated from Carbondale High School in 1918 and attended the College of Emporia, Emporia State Teachers College, and the University of Kansas. She...

Full Name: Nancy R. Schenck Age: 55 Years Sex: FCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: Saturday, July 26, 2003 Place of death: Midland Hospice House, Topeka Date of birth: January 9, 1948 Place of birth: Reno, NevadaParents: Robert Ray and Eunice Louise Ridgeway Schenck Years in current city/town: Life-long resident of TopekaBackground: Graduated from Topeka High School. Attended Phillips University and...

Harry Ernest Blow, Sr. Age 81, passed away July 20, 2003 at his home after a short illness. He was born in Agricola, KS the son of Harry W. and Opal Lanier Blow, Sr. He was employed by Goodyear for 42 years . He served five years as a First Sergeant in the US Army during World War II.He was...

Peggy Wright, 73 Topeka, died at her home July 22, 2003 with':her husband and her twin at her side after a four year battle with cancer.She and her identical twin sister Betty Sanders were born December22, 1929 in London, England, the daughters of Jason and Ethel Finch. Theylived through the Blitz in London along with their sister Joan Muth, of...