Adolphus H. Thomas
OBITUARY: Adolphus Howerton "Tom" Thomas Adolphus Howerton "Tom" Thomas, 76, Silver Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. He was born Oct. 16, 1930, in Topeka, the son of Adolphus Johnson and Mabel May (Howerton) Thomas. Tom graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1948. He farmed in the Silver Lake and Rossville area until he retired...
Harold F. Markham
OBITUARY: Harold F. "Mutt" Markham Harold F. "Mutt" Markham, 76, Topeka, went to be with God on Mon., Nov. 6, 2006. He was the youngest of six children born to Charles and Elizabeth (Turley) Markham. He was born near Westmoreland on Aug. 22, 1930. At the age of nine he moved to Onaga and lived with Galen and Beulah Fields...
Ruth I. Hilderbrand
Ruth I. Hilderbrand, 83, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2006 at her home.She was born July 28, 1923 in Chelsea, OK; the daughter of Cody C. and Ruth P. Bennett. Ruth attended school in Chelsea. In 1945, during WWII she worked the Circuit Boards as an Aircraft Electronics Technician. She later worked as nurses aide at Northeastern Hospital...
Barbara Wentworth
OBITUARY: Barbara Wentworth Barbara Wentworth, age 76, passed away October 31, 2006, at Midland Hospice in Topeka. She was born December 31, 1929, in Wamego, Kansas the daughter of Joel Lewis and Juanita Fern (Shelton) Hoover. She lived in the community of St. George while attending school there before moving with her family to Topeka in 1944. She graduated from...
Michael A. Prescott
OBITUARY: Michael Allen Prescott Michael Allen Prescott, 49, Topeka, died Mon., Oct. 30, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital's E.R. after an accident on I-470. He was born Sept. 6, 1957, at Topeka, the son of Patricia Ann (Oswald) and Gray Oscar Prescott, Sr. He had served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He started with Kamen Plumbing Supply in May, 1984,...
Garnett M. Lutz
OBITUARY: Mrs. Garnett Maxine Lutz Mrs. Garnett Maxine Lutz, 89, of Topeka formerly of Silver Lake, died Sun., Oct. 29, 2006, at Clare Bridge of Topeka. She was born Dec. 1, 1916, at Adrian, the daughter of Ira A. and Floye E. (Murrow) Wood. Garnett was a member of the First Baptist Church of Silver Lake and the Fiddlers and...
Lois Ann Mcguire
OBITUARY: Mrs. Lois Ann McGuire Lois Ann McGuire, 65, Topeka, died Wed., Oct. 25, 2006, at her home. She was born Jan. 1, 1941, in Queens, NY, the daughter of Warren H. and Hazel A. (Schwab) Anderson. Lois was married to Paul B. McGuire on Dec. 19, 1959, at Las Vegas, NV. They lived most of their married lives in...
Betty Lou Elliott
OBITUARY: Betty Lou Elliott Betty Lou Elliott, 66, Topeka, died Thurs., Oct. 19, 2006, at Midland Hospice House. She was born Dec. 2, 1939, at Kansas City, KS, the daughter of John Maxwell and Mary Ellen (Stokesbury) Butrick. She was reared at Kansas City by her father and step-mother, Mary Ann Butrick, and attended school there. She had lived at...
Christopher J. Braden
OBITUARY: Christopher James "Chris" Braden Christopher James "Chris" Braden, 27, Topeka, died Sun., Oct. 15, 2006, in an automobile accident at 17th and S.W. Belle. He was born Jan. 1, 1979, at Topeka, the son of Vernon LeRoy and Jeanne Lynn (Hoffman) Braden. He graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1997. He is survived by his wife, Leasa E....
Isla Mae Betts
OBITUARY: Isla Mae Betts Isla Mae Betts, 79, Topeka, died Sunday morning, Oct. 15, 2006, at Garden View Respite Center. She was born Oct. 13, 1927, at Emmett, the daughter of Clyde M. and Sylvia Mae (Maxwell) Lasswell. Isla graduated from Emmett High School and attended Kansas State University. She worked for the Santa Fe Railroad; at the State of...
Melvin L. Nicol
OBITUARY: Melvin L. Nicol Melvin L. Nicol, 85, Topeka, died Sat. evening, Oct. 14, 2006, at his daughter's Meriden home. He was born April 21, 1921, at Vassar the son of John Henry and Minnie (Smith) Nicol. He served in the U.S. Navy during W.W. II and was a member of Capitol Post # 1 of the American Legion. He...
Mildred M. Bottom
OBITUARY: Mildred Mae Bottom Mildred Mae Bottom, 85, Topeka, died Fri., Oct. 13, 2006, at St. Francis Hosp. She was born Sept. 6, 1921, at Centralia, the daughter of William Thomas and Eva Isadora (Noland) Lewis. She was married to Roscoe F. Bottom on Nov. 4, 1944, at Holton. They moved to Topeka, in Feb., 1953. He preceded her in...
Debra Senne
OBITUARY: Debra Sue (North) Senne Debra Sue (North) Senne, 47, Topeka, died, Fri., Oct. 13, 2006, at St. Francis Hosp. She was born Sept. 21, 1959, in Topeka, the daughter of Jerry Eugene and Sharon Kay (Brown) Shaw. Debbie graduated from Shawnee Heights High School. Surviving are her companion and best friend: Danny Bigenwalt; 2 sons: Steven M. Riley and...
Jackie Lang
OBITUARY: Jackie Melton Lang Jackie Melton Lang, 55, Topeka, KS, died Thurs., Oct. 12, 2006, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka. He was born March 8, 1951, at McKinney, TX, the son of James Melton and Alma Pearl (McKibben) Lang. Jackie was an over-the-road truck driver. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970. He was married to...
Lila M. Smoot
OBITUARY: Lila Mae Smoot Lila Mae Smoot, 69, Topeka, died Thurs., Oct. 12, 2006, at her home. She was born March 7, 1937, at Atlanta, MO, the daughter of Ellis Charles and Dolly Pearl (Reichelt) Michaels. She retired from the V.A. Hosp. as a nurses' aid. She attended Pappan's Landing Senior Center and the Adam's Apple. Lila was married to...
F. Geneva Farrell
OBITUARY: Flossie Geneva Farrell Flossie Geneva Farrell, 86, Topeka, passed away Tues., Oct. 10, 2006. Geneva was born April 5, 1920, in Omaha, NE, to John Robert and Flossie Mabel (Graham) Wyatt. She graduated from Delia High School. She was married to Dale Farrell on Dec. 6, 1939. She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Warren Farrell,...
Leona Green
Leona J. "Poochie" Green, 89, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Midland Hospice House. Poochie was born June 21, 1921 in Valencia, the daughter of Bert James and Levilla Mae (Hayes) May.She worked for Hallmark Cards for 27 years, retiring in 1972. She was a member of Northland Christian Church.She married Deward S. Green on June 11,...
Dorothy Casto
Dorothy Elizabeth "Betty" Casto, 83, of Topeka, passed away, Friday, October 6, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born March 21, 1923 in Lecompton, Kansas the daughter of Theodore Joseph and Alice Elizabeth Polley Sulzen. She was an Alumni of Lecompton High School. Dorothy married Marvin C. Casto August 31, 1945 in Topeka. He preceded her in death March 18,...
Mamie Setchell
Mamie L. Setchell, 87, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born February 25, 1919 in Frankfort, Kansas the daughter of George W. and Alice J. Mackey Nester. Mamie moved to Topeka in 1936 where she met and married Waldo D. Setchell on September 2, 1939, and spent 56 years in her home in...
Robert V. Nestler
OBITUARY: Robert Vance Nestler Bob won his freedom from his 7 1/2 year battle with brain cancer. He was called into glory on Wed., Oct. 4, 2006. Born Robert Vance Nestler on Jan. 22, 1971, at Cleveland, OH, the son of Rev. Robert Bruce and Elizabeth Caroline (Ricker) Nestler. Bob was a paramedic and firefighter having worked for Medivac and...
