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Judith P. Purdie
OBITUARY: Judith P. "Judy" PurdieJudith "Judy" Purdie 92, Topeka, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tues., June 12, 2007 at Delmar Gardens Retirement Center, Overland Park, KS. She was born Sept. 10, 1914, the daughter of Irl E. Gregory and Jessie M. Polley Gregory at DuQuoin, IL.Judy was married to Buford O. Purdie on Dec. 24, 1933....
Goldie M. Runyan
OBITUARY: Goldie M. RunyanGoldie M. Runyan, 85, of Topeka, passed away Mon., June 11, 2007, in Dandridge, TN. She was born July 16, 1921 in Quinter, KS, the daughter of John P. and Carrie R. Phelps Sample.Goldie was a member of Northland Christian Church. She has lived in Topeka since 1926.She married James T. Runyan, August 4, 1940 in Oskaloosa,...
Arthur Dahlstrom
Arthur C. "Artie" Dahlstrom, 50, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2007 at Midland Hospice House.Artie was born November 18, 1956 in Topeka, the son of George H. and Martha J. (Dister) Dahlstrom. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1975 and from Washburn University in 1979. He lettered in football all four years at Washburn and continuied to...
Matthew J. Tarwater, Jr.
OBITUARY: Matthew Jeffrey "Matt" Tarwater, Jr. Matthew Jeffrey "Matt" Tarwater, Jr., 20, Topeka, died Sun., June 10, 2007, in an automobile accident north of Silver Lake. He was born Dec. 30, 1986, at Topeka, the son of Lisa Lynn (Appelhanz) and Matthew Jeffrey "Jeff" Tarwater, Sr. Matt attended Seaman High School and Kaw Area Vo-Tech School. He was a member...
Vera P. George
OBITUARY : Vera Pearl GeorgeVera Pearl George, 99, Topeka, formerly of Silver Lake, died Sat., June 9, 2007, at Aldersgate Village. She was born Oct. 18, 1907, at Fredonia, the daughter of James R and Iva Pearl Glass. She attended Fredonia schools and was a graduate of The College of Emporia in 1929. Vera was a teacher at Clifton High...
George Chiles
OBITUARY: George Vernon Chiles George V. Chiles, 78, Topeka, died Fri., June 8, 2007. He was born Sept. 20, 1928, at Lecompton. George served in the U.S. Army 1946-1948 and was a member of Capitol Post # 1 of the American Legion. He worked for Sears for 35 years. George was married to Edna Pautz in 1951. Surviving are his...
Kevin Kelley
Kevin Neil Kelley, 50, of Topeka, passed away, June 8, 2007 at his home. Kevin was born September 27, 1956 in Aurora, Colorado, the son of Richard O. and Donna L. (Bryan) Kelley.Kevin graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1974. He graduated from Cloud County Community College in 1976 with an Associate of Arts Degree. In 1982 he graduated...
Donald C. Saunders
OBITUARY: Donald C. Saunders Donald C. Saunders, 65, Topeka died Tues., June 5, 2007. Surviving are a sister: Doris A. Brown of Topeka and a brother: Daniel H. Saunders of Topeka. Committal services will be at 1:30 PM, Fri., June 8, 2007, at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, 3600 SW Sixth. Donald will not lie in state. Memorial contributions may be made to...
Lowell W. Koelling
OBITUARY: Lowell W. Koelling Lowell W. Koelling, 88, Manhattan, died Mon., June 4, 2007, at his home. He was born Jan. 20, 1919, at Robinson, the son of Clarence H. and Esther C. (Ploeger) Koelling. He moved from Robinson to Silver Lake in Nov., 1981, and then to Manhattan in 1994. Lowell was a member of the Zion United Methodist...
Faye L. Filby
Faye L. "Betty" Filby, 86, of Topeka, passed away Friday, June 1, 2007. Betty was born on December 15, 1920 in Milford, KS, the daughter of Wesley A. and Maye B. (Kidd) Ellzey. She graduated from Milford High in 1938 as the class valedictorian.Betty was united in marriage to Earl O. Filby on March 29, 1948 in Junction City, KS....
Karen Snickles
Karen Fern Snickles, 52, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2007.Karen was born July 16, 1954 in Topeka, the daughter of Robert Gene and Ethel Fern (Griffith) Snickles.She graduated from Seaman High School in 1972. She was employed at St. Francis Health Center as a Nurses Aide until she became disabled.She was an active member of Rolling Hills Christian...
William Catt
William G. Catt, 52, Mayetta, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at his home. He was born August 2, 1954 in Topeka, Kansas.William attended Highland Park High School. He was a U.S. Marine from 1972-1974. He married Cindy Cosby on February 8, 1990. She survives. Other survivors include his parents Benjamin and Wanda Catt, Holton; his 4 children, Lynn Brown...
Elden F. Tuell
OBITUARY: Elden F. Tuell Elden Francis Tuell, 76, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Midland Hospice House.He was born July 15, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Carl F. and Ruby M. Skidmore Tuell and was raised by his mother and step-father, Merold Hurd.He graduated from Topeka High School in 1948. Elden attended La Sierra Academy in...
Barbara A. Kuhn
OBITUARY: Barbara Ann Kuhn Barbara Ann Kuhn, 58, Meriden, passed away Mon., May 21, 2007, at her home, after a long battle with cancer. She was born July 24, 1948, in Topeka, the daughter of Guy Charles Greemore, Jr. and Lucy Lucille (Hedrick) Greemore. She lived in the Jackson County area for 30 years prior to moving to Meriden in...
Marjorie Beems
Marjorie E. Beems, 80, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at a local hospital.Marjorie was born December 25, 1926 in Topeka, the daughter of Everett and Ursula (Ellison) Zinn. She grew up in Grantville and graduated from Perry High School. She attended Clark's Business School and graduated in 1951 from the University of Kansas with a degree in...
Robert J. Smith
OBITUARY: Robert James Smith Robert James Smith, 80, Ozawkie, died at his home of Alzheimers on Sunday, May 13, 2007. He was born Oct. 22, 1926, at Onaga, the youngest of 5 children born to Bertrand Guy and Eunice Oliva (Truitt) Smith. Bob attended Onaga public schools and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He lived in...
Jerry Brown
OBITUARY: Jerry BrownJerry Brown, 60, of Mayetta, passed away May 11, 2007, at his home. He was born December 3, 1946, in Topeka to Jerome E. and Juanita M. (Bohnsack) Brown. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1966. Jerry proudly served in the United States Marine Corps in the Republic of Vietnam. As a member of a Marine Rifle...
Thomas L. Sudbeck
OBITUARY: Thomas (Tom) L. Sudbeck Thomas (Tom) L. Sudbeck, 58, of Topeka, died Thursday, May 10, 2007, at his home. He was born July 6, 1948, at Seneca, KS, the son of Linus & Amelia (Wassenberg) Sudbeck. Tom grew up on the family farm north of St. Benedict where he raised sheep and cattle and was active in 4-H. Tom...
Scott A. Wolfley
OBITUARY: Scott Allen Wolfley Scott Allen Wolfley, 41, Topeka, died Thurs., May 10, 2007, at St. Francis Hospital. He was born Jan. 19, 1966, at Topeka the son of Lloyd D. and Pauline F. (Baker) Wolfley. His mother preceded him in death on April 14, 2007. Surviving are 2 daughters: Jennifer L. Wolfley and Dawn R. Wolfley; a son: Jared...
