OBITUARY: Ruth Marie Trimble Ruth Marie Trimble, 89, a life-time resident of Silver Lake, passed away at St. Francis Hospital. Surviving are 2 sons, a daughter, 4 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1:00 PM, Fri., Jan. 14, 2011, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka. Interment in Rossville Cemetery. Ruth will lie in state from...

OBITUARY: Eda "Kay" Cook Eda "Kay" Cook, 66, Valley Falls, died Mon., Jan. 10, 2011, at Medicalodge, Holton. Kay was born Nov. 16, 1944, in Jefferson County, the daughter of J.M. Laverne and M Loreen (Elkinton) Hayden. She attended Valley Falls Public Schools. She was a beauty operator in Valley Falls. Kay was married to William S. Cook. He preceded...

OBITUARY: Evelyn Viola Slater Evelyn Viola Slater, 96, Topeka, died Wed., Jan. 5, 2011, at her home. She was born April 10, 1914, at Osage City, the daughter of Joseph E. and Hannah M. (Lundstadt) Nordling. She was raised on an Osage County Farm. She had worked at Boeing's in Wichita during WW II and at Holiday Beauty Shop in...

Obituary Notice: Kenneth Eugene Blush Kenneth Eugene Blush, 70, of Corona, CA, passed away on December 15, 2010. He was born August 14, 1940 in Topeka, Kansas to Van and Viola Blush. He graduated from Highland Park High School and from Washburn University with a Bachelors in Physics and Astronomy. He moved to Corona to work for the Naval Ordnance...

OBITUARY: Eleanor Margaret Modig Eleanor Margaret Modig, 89, Topeka, died Sat., Jan. 1, 2011, at Lexington Park. She was born Feb. 17, 1921, in Springfield, MO, the daughter of Gilbert and L. Margaret (Rogers) Beagel. She graduated from Wilsey High School in 1939. Eleanor had lived in Salina for 17 years before moving to Topeka in 1957. She was a...

OBITUARY: Susan Y. Schulte Susan Schulte, 66, Topeka, passed away Fri., Dec. 31, 2010, at Stormont-Vail Hospital's ER. She was born Jan. 26, 1944, at Emporia, the daughter of Vernon J. and Anna Mae (Allen) Schulte. After her father's death, she was raised by her mother and step-father, Wilbur Tanner. She is survived by her son, Marc and Sonja Parry...

Robert Lee "Bob" Smith, 76, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010.He was born March 13, 1934 in Topeka, the son of Harvey A. and Alice M. (Root) Smith. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed by the City of Topeka Water Department, later for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, retiring in 1988...

Anita H. Shellenberger, 81, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010.She was born March 18, 1929 in Emporia, KS, the daughter of William and Pearl (Shields) Nickel. She was a 1946 graduate of Emporia High School.Anita married Clair W. "Pete" Shellenberger on August 30, 1947 in Emporia, KS. He preceded her in death on September 27, 1999. She was...

Delene Ruth Sherretts, 80, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010.She was born October 20, 1930 in Wakarusa, KS, the daughter of Clarence and Faye (Morris) Redenbaugh. She resided in Meriden most of her life, before moving to Topeka in 1989. She was employed by the State of Kansas retiring after 13 years of service.She was a 50 year...

Charles "Sonny" Sackrider, Jr., 86, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010.He was born October 1, 1924 in Wamego, KS, the son of Charles and Sophia (Zeigler) Sackrider. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII on the USS Squires. He worked for Sam Falley's Produce for most of his adult years, retiring in 1993.Charles married Betty Rose Sumner...

OBITUARY: Merle E. Chalmers Merle E. Chalmers, 81, of Topeka, died Wed., Dec. 22, 2010. He was born Dec. 31, 1928 to Wilhelmina and Phillip Chalmers at Green. He graduated from Manhattan High School. On Sept. 1, 1957, he married Anna Hunt at Denison. He was employed and retired from the Kansas Army National Guard after 23 years. He was...

Willis Leo Patton was born November 21, 1927 in Goodland, KS to Carl and Edith Patton. He went to his heavenly homecoming on December 22, 2010 in Avon, IN, where he lived for the past 3 yrs. Mr. Patton attended several schools in Kansas. He entered the Army in 1946, taking his basic training in Ft. McCellan, Alabama. After basic...

Bradly J Nolte, 51, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010.He was born August 12, 1959 in Onaga, KS, the son of Andrew J. and Lorine R. (Thompson) Nolte. He was a graduate of Royal Valley High School. He was employed by McAbee's Body Shop.Bradly married Annamaria Csuka on January 20, 2007 in Phoenix, AZ. She survives of the...

OBITUARY: Marlene Diane Counts Marlene Diane Counts, 75, of Topeka, died Wed., Dec. 22, 2010, at Rollings Hills Health Center. She was born Feb. 24, 1935, at Clifton, the daughter of Elmer M. and Edna M. (Marshall) Peterson. She graduated from Clifton High School and Clarks Business School. She was office manager for Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.; worked at...

OBITUARY: Darlene May Stockwell Darlene May Stockwell, 68, Holton, KS, died Sat., Dec. 18, 2010, in an auto accident at Fairview, KS. She was born Oct. 6, 1942, at Meriden, KS, the daughter of Buddie F. and Anna M. (Farquhar) Jepson. Darlene attended Valley Falls and Meriden schools and graduated from Meriden High School in 1960. She worked at Shawnee...

Letha M. Herring Rise, 97, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2010 at her home. She was born October 12, 1913 in Homewood, KS, the daughter of Henry E. and Kate M. Wemmer Herring. She resided in Warner Robins, GA for 45 years before returning to Topeka in 1995. She was employed by Warner Robins Air Force Base...

OBITUARY: Barbara Jane Ward Barbara Jane Ward, 67, Topeka, KS, died Wed., Dec. 15, 2010, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born April 27, 1943, at Cumberland, MD, the daughter of Oscar D. and E. Jane (Martin) Peer. Barbara spent most of her life in Topeka. She was a member of Unity Church of Christianity. For many years she was a...

Billy Joe Vinning, 77, of Topeka, passed away Friday, December 10, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, GA.He was born June 22, 1933 in Millwood, GA, the son of Owen and Mary (Reiner) Vining, Sr. He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1955 during the Korean War and the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1962.He...

Robert W. "Bob" Clarke, 81, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010.He was born April 30, 1929 in Topeka, the son of Willard and Eunice (Hamm) Clarke. He was a graduate of Seaman High School. He served in the U.S. Army.He was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, retiring after 30 years of service. He was a member...

John W. Tindell, 67, of Berryton, passed away, Wednesday, December 8, 2010. He was born October 30, 1943 in Scranton, KS the son of Eugene and Geraldine Tindell. John was a retired plumber working through Plumbers and Pipefitters Local #165. He married Frances Chiles May 24, 1963. She survives. Other survivors include his daughters; Barbara Peterson and Gale Gibbs; his...