Donald B. Thomas, 75, Topeka, entered into rest on Friday, December 14, 2007 surrounded by his family. Don was born on August 9, 1932 in Fort Wayne, IN, the son of Donald and Elizabeth Brown Thomas.He served in the U.S. Air Force as an Electrician.Don married Dorothy Mae Anderson on March 31, 1955 in Topeka, KS. She preceded him in...

OBITUARY: Cynthia Lynn Thompson Cynthia Lynn Thompson, 43, Topeka, passed away on Mon., Dec. 10, 2007, at her home. Cindy was born on Feb. 28, 1964, in Topeka, the daughter of Roger Barnes and Judy Samuelson. Cindy graduated from Seaman High School. She is survived by her husband, Bernie Thompson; son, Jeremy Brandenburgh; father, Roger Barnes; mother, Judy Samuelson; brother,...

OBITUARY: Earl E. Frickey Earl E. Frickey, 89, Topeka, died Thurs., Dec. 6, 2007. He was born Feb. 22, 1918, at Eustis, NE, the son of Albert and Vida Frickey. Earl had served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Before retiring he was a printer at Adams Business Forms. Earl was a life member and Past Commander of...

OBITUARY: Mrs. Versa (Hillebert) Blake Mrs. Versa (Hillebert) Blake, 85, Topeka, died Mon., Dec. 3, 2007, at her home. She was born March 19, 1922, at Big Hill, KY, the daughter of Jesse J. and Margaret M. (Wilson) McHone. She was a member of Women of the Moose. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Blake, and a...

Gertrude Wood, 87, of Topeka passed away Saturday, December 1, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. She was born on October 17, 1920 in Oklahoma. Gertrude was preceded in death by her husband Emery. She is survived by one son, Bob and wife, Betty; one grandson, Burke and wife, Susan ; great grandsons Joshua and Christopher of Lecompton , one granddaughter,...

Howard A. Marcell, 88, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord Saturday December 1, 2007. He was born April 28, 1919 to Lon and Nellie Vigus Marcell in Severance, Kansas. Howard served as a Tech Sergeant in the Army Air Corp during WW II. Following his military service he worked for Socony Mobile Oil Company 16 ½ years. Howard...

OBITUARY: Mrs. Elsie Louise Doyle Our loving mother, Elsie Louise Doyle, went home to be with her heavenly father on Nov. 30, 2007. Elsie was born Dec. 30, 1912, to John & Helga Carlson at McPherson. She attended McPherson schools where she graduated from high school. Elsie married Fred F. Doyle on Dec. 22, 1936, in McPherson. After their marriage...

Christopher D. Gatewood, 34, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at a local hospital.Chris was born January 17, 1973 in Topeka, the son of Daniel and Annie (Owens) Gatewood. He attended schools in the Seaman and Mission Valley district.He worked as a drywall finisher and was a member of Painters Local #96 for 10 years before being disabled.Surviviors...

OBITUARY: Mrs. Arvilla U. Parker Mrs. Arvilla Ubertine Parker, 103, Topeka, died peacefully late Mon., Nov. 26, 2007, at her home. She was born Oct. 14, 1904, on the family farm near Hope, in Dickinson Co., the daughter of Charles Henry and Emma (Miermeister) Schmidt. Arvilla had lived at Wamego before moving to Topeka in 1953. She was graduated from...

Louise Wallace, 61, of Grantville, passed away, Tuesday, November 27, 2007. She was born April 11, 1946 in Trenton, MO the daughter of Merton and Roberta Kent. Louise had served as Postmaster at the Grantville Post Office. She married Norman Wallace April 30, 1964. He survives. Other survivors include two sons, William Wallace, Roger Wallace; four granddaughters, Taylor Smith, Shelby...

OBITUARY: Norma G. "Gwen" Davies Our beloved mother, Gwen, 82, peacefully passed Fri., Nov. 23, 2007, at her Topeka home. She was born in Decatur, AL, on March 15, 1925, the only child of Leslie D. and Mattie Lou (McKnight) Strickland. They moved to Akron, OH, when she was young. She moved to Topeka in 1945 and had lived in...

OBITUARY: Erma May Stalcup Erma May Stalcup, 80, passed away Wed., Nov. 21, 2007, at Stormont-Vail Hospital after a battle with leukemia. She was born May 23, 1927, in Centralia, the daughter of Levi and Annabelle Fritch. Erma graduated from Centralia High School. She was employed as a school secretary at Rochester Elementary School for over 20 years. She also...

OBITUARY: Mabel Lorene Ginder Mabel Lorene Ginder, 84, Topeka, died Thurs., Nov. 22, 2007, at Midland Hospice House. She was born June 20, 1923, in Topeka, the daughter of Milton Elwood and Ruby Ola (Wilson) Sayler. Mabel had worked at Adams Business Forms and Morrell Packing; and was a partner in Gas and Shop. She was a member of Grace...

OBITUARY: Phyllis Lee Farmer Phyllis Lee Farmer, 82, Topeka, formerly of Valley Falls, died Thurs., Nov. 22, 2007, at her home. She was born Feb. 13, 1925, at Ozawkie, the daughter of Roy Lester and Alice Lee (Metzger) Baker. Phyllis was a partner in Roy Baker Quarry at Valley Falls, where she was a bookkeeper. Her life was devoted to...

Ethel Mildred Drane Mason, 95, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2007.Ethel was born May 20, 1912 in Topeka, the daughter of James L. and Martha A. (Wagg) Drane. She grew up in the Oakland community.She worked as a Nurses Aide in Nursing Homes in Costa Mesa, California for 27 years, before returning to Topeka in 1990. Ethel married...

Juanita L. Merrifield, 70, Grantville, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007 at Midland Hospice House.She was born July 3, 1937 in Hanamaula, Kauai, Hawaii, the daughter of Benedicto and Maxima Cabal Lorenzo. She graduated from Leilehua High School, Wahiawa, Ohau, Hawaii in 1955. She worked in San Diego for the Naval Air Rework Facility from 1977 until retiring in 1997. She...

Michael Dean Shaw, 61, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on June 29, 1946 in Topeka, the son of Nova V. and Gladys Hacker Shaw. He was a life long Topeka resident. Michael was employed by Blackburn Nursery for 35 years and was presently employed by Schmidtlein Excavating Company for...

Dorothea M. Jones, 80, Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2007.She was born March 12, 1927 in Baker, N.D., the daughter of Russell and Chestie (Hartman) Simmons.Dorothea married Virgil L. Jones on December 14, 1947 in Bantry, N.D. Virgil preceded her in death on March 14, 1988.She worked as a nurse's tech at Stormont-Vail Hospital, retiring after 25 1/2...

After successfully living with multiple sclerosis for more than two decades, Richard W. Pfortmiller, 73, Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2007, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center. Rich was born July 27, 1934 in Hays, Kansas, the son of Daniel and Thelma Pfortmiller.He graduated from Hays High School and attended Fort Hays State University. He was employed by the...

OBITUARY: Kenneth "Dean" Scheidegger Kenneth "Dean" Scheidegger, 89, Topeka, died Thurs., Nov. 8, 2007, at his home. He was born Jan. 15, 1918, at Dawson, NE, the son of George Michael and Carrie Eliza (Boop) Scheidegger. Dean worked at Edsall Auto Service until it was sold and then for Topeka Body Works until he retired. He was a member of...