OBITUARY: Susan Dianne Davidson Susan Dianne Davidson, 53, Topeka, passed away Fri., Feb. 11, 2011, at the home of her parents after a two year battle with cancer. She was born July 3, 1957, in Topeka, the daughter of Joseph A. and JoAnna (Mack) Davidson. Susan loved all animals, but was especially fond of birds. She graduated from Topeka High...

Reverend Donald W. Rogers, 88, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at his home.He was born November 19, 1922 in Springfield, MA, the son of Robert N. and Norma G. (Spaulding) Rogers. He received a Master's Degree in Music from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ and a Master of Divinity Degree from McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL. Rev....

Harvey Edward Lister, 90, Topeka, died, Feb. 8, 2011, in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born Feb. 23, 1920, in Maple Hill, the son of Lee A. and Ada L. (Cheuvront) Lister. Mr. Lister after graduating from Dover, KS high school moved to CA and was employed at Douglas Aircraft. While there, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in...

Linda Rose Morstorf, 61, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2011.She was born February 10, 1949 in Topeka, the daughter of James and Melba (Slater) File. She was a graduate of Topeka West High School. She was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone for 28 years, retiring in 2005.Linda married Claude "Buck" Ellis. They were divorced. She married Dale E....

OBITUARY: Joseph Donald Biggs, Sr. Joseph Donald "Don" Biggs, Sr., 81, Rossville, died Thurs., Jan. 27, 2011, at his home. Mr. Biggs was born Jan. 20, 1930, at Lee's Summit, MO, the son of Joseph Wayne Biggs and Beulah May Asbury Biggs. He spent much of his life in and around the Kansas City area where Don helped his parents...

OBITUARY: Doyle Gene Pepper Doyle Gene Pepper, 70, of Topeka, KS, died Thurs., Jan. 27, 2011, at Midland Hospice House after a short illness. He was born July 4, 1940, at Broseley, MO, the son of Phillip H. and Carrie A. (Reeves) Pepper. Doyle lived most of his life in Mammoth Spring, AR; Meriden, KS; and Topeka, KS, area. He...

OBITUARY: Patricia D. Hutchings Patricia D. Hutchings, 57, Topeka, KS, died Sunday, January 16, 2011, at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka, KS. She was born June 1, 1953, at Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Ralph Duncan Hutchings and Rose Pekarek Hutchings. Patricia was employed by TARC Industries. Memorial services at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery of Topeka were private.

OBITUARY: Glenn Harold Woolaway Glenn Harold Woolaway, 77, passed away Mon., Jan. 24, 2011, at his home in Silver Lake. He was born Sept. 5, 1933, at Oskaloosa, KS, the son of Roscoe and Minnie (Kley) Woolaway. He graduated from Valley Falls High School; worked 37 years for Kansas Gas Service Co.; retiring from Westar. Glenn served in the Army...

OBITUARY: Shirley Louise Rustin Our beloved sister, mother, and grandmother, Shirley Louise Rustin, died Sat., Jan. 15, 2011, at Select Specialty Hospital. She was born in Tina, MO, Dec. 8, 1937. She moved to Topeka, KS and worked at Goodyear for 25 years in the Distribution Center. She was married to George Rustin in Dec. of 1958. He preceded her...

Dale E. Morstorf, 62, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011.He was born October 7, 1948 in Topeka, KS, the son of Russell and Dilla (Schultz) Morstorf. He was a graduate of Topeka High School. He owned and operated M & M Services in Meriden, KS, retiring in 2002. He was a former member of Arab Shrine in Topeka...

Carol Joyce RoachCarol Joyce (Zeller) Roach passed away on January 11, 2011 in Topeka, Kansas, at the age of 74. Carol was born in Barnes, Kansas on November 1, 1936, and was the daughter of Harold J. Zeller, and Edna Tewes Zeller. Carol and her family moved to Topeka, where she attended Randolph Grade School, Boswell Junior High, and Topeka...

Gladys E. Holmes, 100, of Topeka, died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at home.She was born November 28, 1910 to William and Mary (Suddarth) Buckman on a farm southwest of Topeka. She graduated from Washburn High School in 1928. Gladys married Sam Holmes on November 28, 1931 in Rossville, KS. He preceded her in death in 1993. Her four siblings also...

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...