Obituaries

George E. Frantz

George E. Frantz

Full Name: George E. Frantz Age: 86 Years Sex: MCurrent address: Topeka, KansasDate of death: Wednesday morning , January 22, 2003 Place of death: A Topeka care center Date of birth: January 2, 1917 Place of birth: Bonner Springs, KSParents: George and Clara Bishop Frantz Years in current city/town: Moved to Topeka as a child. Background: Graduated from Topeka High...

Ruth Roberta Casebier

Ruth Roberta Casebier

Ruth Roberta Casebier 88,passed away January 20,2003 at a Topeka Care Facility. She was born April 27,1914 in Quinter,Ks the daughter of Robert & Anna Lidya Feiler Coburn. She attended school in Gove County & graduated from Christ's Hospital Vail School of Nursing in Topeka in 1936. She was employed as an Orthopedic Nurse & Physical Therapist until 1942. She...

Dorothy A.Murphy Harding

Dorothy A.Murphy Harding

Full Name: Dorothy A. Murphy Harding Age: 78 Years Sex: FCurrent address: Aldersgate Village, Special Care Unit East, Topeka, KSDate of death: Friday , January 17, 2003 Place of death: Topeka, Kansas Cause of death: An extended illness Date of birth: June 11, 1924 Place of birth: Topeka, Kansas Parents: Reese T. and Ethel Jewell Carnett Haller Years in current...

Edward Paul Amsbaugh

Edward Paul Amsbaugh

Edward Amsbaugh Edward Paul Amsbaugh Age 85, of Topeka, passed away at his home. He was born April 13, 1917 in Abilene, KS the son of Carey and Ella Barber Amsbaugh. He attended Abilene schools, graduating from Abilene High School in 1936. He attended Washburn University, graduating in 1941. While at Washburn he played football, basketball, and track. He was...

John Robert Luttjohann

John Robert Luttjohann

Full Name: John Robert Luttjohann Age: 46 Years Sex: MCurrent address: Topeka, KansasDate of death: Thursday , January 16, 2003 Place of death: Topeka Date of birth: November 1, 1956 Place of birth: Topeka, Kansas Parents: Leo J. And Claudia J. McIntosh Luttjohann Years in current city/town: all of his lifeBackground: He was an Eagle Scout and a member of...

Kenneth W. Kelly

Kenneth W. Kelly

Kenneth W. Kelly, Sr. Age 79 Passed away January 12, 2003 at a Topeka Hospital He was born October 23, 1923 at Santa Cruz, California, the son of Harry W. and Goldie Mast Kelly. He served in the U.S. Army Aircorps during World War II in the European Theatre. He was married to Wynona Blackburn April 1, 1944, they were...

Violet M Kraus

Violet M Kraus

Violet M. Kraus Age 92, passed away January 12, 2003 at Midland Hospice Center in Topeka, KS. She was born August 10, 1910 in Gladstone, MO the daughter of J.L. and Margert Stephens Lawrence. Mrs. Kraus was employed as a dietician at Flint Hills Care Center now known as Heritage Village of Eskridge, KS. She was a member of St....

Cleo Edna Staatz

Cleo Edna Staatz

Mrs. Cleo E. Staatz, 94, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 10, 2003 at Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Davenport, Iowa. She was born May 1, 1908 in Herrington, Kansas, the daughter of Irvin and Ida Cooper Martin. She married Victor Staatz in Wichita, Kansas. He preceded her in death on September 30, 1985. She was a member of...

Dorothy O. Brey

Dorothy O. Brey

1. Full Name: Dorothy O. Brey Age: 64 Years Sex: F2. Current address: Topeka3. Date of death: Thursday , January 9, 2003 4 Place of death: Topeka hospital 5. Cause of death: 6. Date of birth: August 27, 1938 Place of birth: Kansas City, Kansas 6.b. Parents: Willard P. and Florence M. Hoefflin Reece 6.c. Years in current city/town: 7....

Chloe E. Atkinson

Chloe E. Atkinson

Chloe E. Anderson Atkinson, 85, formerly of Topeka, Kansas died at St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska on Saturday, January 4, 2003. She was born September 9, 1917 at Meriden, Kansas to Robert E. and Edith M. Boydston Anderson. She graduated from Meriden High School in 1936. She enjoyed the piano and accompanied the high school orchestra. She attended...

Henry R. Platt

Henry R. Platt

Full Name: Henry R. Platt Age: 87 Years Sex: MaleCurrent address: Topeka, KansasDate of death: Early Tuesday morning, January 7, 2003 Place of death: A Topeka area hospital Date of birth: March 8, 1915 Place of birth: Junction City, KSParents: Irving M. and Emma Smith Platt Years in current city/town: since 1965.Background: Graduated from Junction City High School and attended...

Delpha L. Heumann

Delpha L. Heumann

Delpha L. "Dee" Heumann, 81, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 3, 2003 in a local hospice. She was born on April 18, 1921 in Ozawkie, KS to Mell and Ethel Owens Metzger.Mrs. Heumann was educated in the Ozawkie public schools. She moved to Topeka in 1939. She worked in the accounting department of Santa Fe Railway from 1942 to...

Grace Johanna Gilchrist

Grace Johanna Gilchrist

Grace Johanna Wessels Gilchrist (November 21,1905-January 4, 2003)Grace Johanna Wessels was born on November 21, 1905 in Macon, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Gerhard (George) Wessels and Antka Johanna Reinder Wessels. Grace's childhood was spent in Iowa with her parents, four sisters (Helen, Marie, Anna, and Edna) and three brothers (Reinder, George, and Bill). After she finished eighth grade...

Barbara Jane Hoover

Barbara Jane Hoover

Barbara Jane Hoover Age 60 passed away January 4, 2003 at a Topeka hospital. She was born September 26, 1942 at Wichita, Ks. the daughter of Lester E. and Betty J . Sidorfsky Hayes. Mrs. Hoover grew up in Burlington, Ks and attended schools there. She was married to John A. Hoover November 26, 1959 in Burlington, KS. He preceded...

Donald L. Reed

Donald L. Reed

Donald Lee Reed Age 73, Passed away January 3, 2003 at a topeka hospital. He was born October 27, 1929 at Burlington, KS the son of Melvin "Shud" and Hortense Ward Reed. Mr. Reed was a graduate of Burlington High School . After high school he played Semi-Pro baseball. He was a member of the ArmyNational Guard. He was employed...

William A. Gardner

William A. Gardner

William A. "Art" Gardner, 86, Topeka, passed away January 2, 2003, at a local care facility.He was born November 3, 1916, in Humboldt, Kansas the son of Thomas and Catherine McKinnon Gardner. He has lived in Topeka, Kansas 60 years.Mr. Gardner served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1941. He was employed by...

Joseph C. Bechtold

Joseph C. Bechtold

Full Name: Joseph C. Bechtold Age: 80 Years Sex: MCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: Thursday morning , January 2, 2003 Place of death: A Topeka area hospital Date of birth: November 1922 Place of birth: Hoisington, KSParents: Joseph C. and Ethel Mary Watson Bechtold Years in current city/town: Since 1951Background: Building Inspector for the city of Topeka from 1951 to...

Flossie Painter

Flossie Painter

DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL TOPEKA, KANSASFamily contact name and telephone number: Shirley Jacobson 785-357-7379 (Daughter)1. Full Name: Flossie M. Painter Age: 96 Years Sex: F2. Current address: Topeka3. Date of death: Monday , December 30, 2002 4 Place of death: A Topeka nursing center 5. Cause of death: 6. Date of birth: June 9, 1906 Place...

Le Roy Johnson

Le Roy Johnson

DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL TOPEKA, KANSASFamily contact name and telephone number: Mary Johnson 785-272-6612 (Wife)1. Full Name: Le Roy M. Johnson Age: 82 Years Sex: M2. Current address: Topeka3. Date of death: Monday , December 30, 2002 4 Place of death: At a Topeka care center. 5. Cause of death: 6. Date of birth: July 3,...

Mark Andrew Poland

Mark Andrew Poland

Mark A. Poland Age 52, passed away December 30, 2002 at his home. He was born August 9, 1950 in Montgomery, AL the son of Claude A. and Virginia L. Mote Poland, Jr. Mr. Poland attended Topeka Schools graduating from Topeka High School in 1968. He attended Washburn University and University of Kansas. He traveled extensively in Europe and South...

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