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...

OBITUARY: William Lee "Billy" Barber William Lee "Billy" Barber, 56, Topeka, member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, named by his tribe "Ob-mes-seh" died Mon., Dec. 6, 2010. He was born May 14, 1954, in Sioux Falls, SD, the son of Willis L. and Julia Ann (Cook) Barber. He grew up in Holton and graduated from Holton High School. Billy...

OBITUARY: Erman L. Christensen Erman L. Christensen, 81, Topeka, died Sat., Dec. 4, 2010, at Midland Hospice House. He was born Dec. 8, 1928, at Arnold, NE, the son of Martin and Marie E. (Rookstool) Christensen. Erman had served in the Kansas National Guard. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Surviving are his wife: Doris A. (Wolfe) Christensen...

OBITUARY: Jean Ann (Wyatt) Irish Jean Ann (Wyatt) Irish, 55, Topeka, went home on Wed., Dec. 1, 2010. She was born Nov. 19, 1955, in Manhattan. Jean was married to Clarence L. Irish, on Sept. 7, 1972. Surviving are her husband: Clarence; daughters Rebecca Ann (Irish) Flores and Tracey Lynn Irish-Mallon; 3 grandchildren: Alicia Irish, Araceli Flores, and Mariela Flores;...

Theodore Boelens, 78, Silver Lake, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2010.Ted was born September 20, 1932 in Patterson, NJ, the son of Theodore and Stella (Goulait) Boelens. He graduated from Coventry High School in Coventry, RI. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1971, completing a tour in Vietnam. He retired with the rank of Master...

Bruce Mervin McConnell, 90, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2010.He was born September 14, 1920 in Craig, CO, the son of Delbert Edward and Ida Belle (Powell) McConnell. He was a 1938 graduate of a college in Red Rock, OK and received a Bachelor's of Science Degree at Edmond Central State College in Edmond, OK in 1942. He...

Norma Jean (Dreasher) Crites, 81, passed away on Sun., Nov. 21, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor. She was born on Jan. 29, 1929 in Kinsley, Kansas to Leslie and Martha Mack. She was an active volunteer at Papan's Landing and a member of Topeka Bowl North. She loved to garden, play cards, fish, country dance and play marbles. She is survived...

Ida Marie Zimmerman, 82, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010 surrounded by family who dearly loved her.She was born March 26, 1928 in Graham County, KS, the daughter of Frank and Katie (Scheck) Wittman. She was employed by Wonder Bread Company in Topeka, retiring in 1993.She was a member of St. Joseph's Church. Ida married Michael John Zimmerman,...

Vincent Gary Lambert, 24, of Topeka, died on Sat., Nov. 20, 2010 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. He was born on Nov. 23, 1985 in Topeka, the son of Vincent Grant Lambert and Debra Jo Greeno. Vincent attended Lundgren Elementary School, Chase Middle School, and graduated from Highland Park High School. He spent his life in Topeka and Hiawatha (Brown...

Wilma J. Mayer, 74, loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grand mother, passed away November 22, 2010 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Wilma was born December 20, 1935 at Centralia Kansas, the daughter of Levi and Annabelle (Kolb) Fritch. She married Herbert L. Mayer April 30, 1955 at Centralia. She was a member of Maple Hill Community Church, Women...