OBITUARY: Dwight Eugene Crouse Dwight Eugene Crouse, 85, of Silver Lake, died Sun., March 27, 2011, at his home. He was born March 23, 1926, at Lebo, the son of Will J. and Gladys M. (Henery) Crouse. He farmed at Silver Lake and was a member of the Silver Lake United Methodist Church. He was married to Elsie E. Wright...

Katherine M. Boline, 79, of Topeka, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born March 4, 1932 in Topeka, the daughter of Sterling P. and Fern E. Wilson Taylor. Katherine graduated from Highland Park High School. She was employed by Westar Energy Company for 27 years before retiring. She was a member of...

OBITUARY: Norine French Ruppert Perkins Norine French Ruppert Perkins, 88, Topeka, died Tues., March 15, 2011. She was born Oct. 16, 1922, at Smithville, MO. She moved to Topeka, in 1955, where she was a bookkeeper / accountant for Kentucky Fried Chicken and Standard Plumbing. Norine was married to Wayne Ruppert, Jr. on Sept. 19, 1942, in Kansas City, MO....

OBITUARY: Larry Lee May Larry Lee May, 69, Topeka, died Sun., March 13, 2011. He was born in Topeka, on Jan. 29, 1942, the son of Louis D. and Eva M. (Bloomquist) May. He had served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Conflict. Larry retired from Stormont-Vail Hosp. He was married to Patti Rocha on Dec. 10, 1977, in...

OBITUARY: Betty Marie Stewart Betty Marie Stewart passed away Sun., March 13, 2011, at the age of 85. She was born Feb. 12, 1926, to Joseph "Tony" and Anna (Potthoff) Keeton. She married Fred W. Stewart on Sept. 4, 1948, at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Oskaloosa, KS. They were the 5th couple in their family to tie the knot...

OBITUARY: Sandra Kay Grubbs Sandra Kay Grubbs, 62, Topeka, died Fri., March 11, 2011, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born Feb. 21, 1949, the daughter of Paul E. and Betty R. (King) Williams. Sandra worked at Stormont-Vail Hospital for 30 years. She was an avid bingo player. Surviving are 2 daughters: Cindy L. Lee of Lee's Summit, MO, and Melissa...

OBITUARY: Brian Alan Koon Brian Alan Koon, 43, Topeka, died Thurs., March 10, 2011, at Stormont-Vail Hospital after a short illness. He was born May 10, 1967, in Manhattan, the son of Barbara A. (Helget) and Raymond H. Koon, Jr. Brian lived in St. Marys and Manhattan before moving to Topeka where he graduated from Seaman High School. He served...

OBITUARY: Arnold "Ray" Jeane Arnold "Ray" Jeane, 84, Topeka, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. Ray was born January 17, 1927, at Leesville, Louisiana, the son of Charlie W. and Ola (Fontenot) Jeane. He had served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Ray had been a conductor and brakeman for the Kansas City...

OBITUARY: William Henry Boster, Sr. William Henry Boster, Sr., 76, Topeka, died Mon., March 7, 2011, at Manor Care. He was born April 18, 1934, at Fredonia, the son of Chloe E. (Berger) and Henry Edgar Boster. Sr. He worked in the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Plant and was a member of United Rubber Workers' Local 307. Bill was...

Betty Ann Remfry, 79, Topeka, died Sun., March 6, 2011, at Midland Hospice House. She was born Jan. 6, 1932, in Topeka, the daughter of Alvin B. and Frances L. (Richards) Flowers. Betty graduated from Topeka High School. She was a cosmetologist and was retired from the State of Kansas. She was married to Kenneth Remfry, and they later divorced....

Marion L. "Deak" Lane, 80, of Topeka, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 at his home.He was born April 29, 1930 in Cleburne, KS, the son of Clifford and Hazel (Lamb) Lane. He was a graduate of Cleburne High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Mr. Lane retired as a self-employed truck driver.He was a...

OBITUARY: Ricky Lloyd Howland Ricky Lloyd Howland, 55, Topeka, died Thurs., March 3, 2011, at Midland Hospice Care. He was born July 16, 1955, in Topeka, the son of Wanda L. (Baldwin) and Henry "Red" Howland, Jr. He graduated from Seaman High School and Kaw Valley Vo-Tech. Ricky was an Electric Technician for Ken Tron and King Radio. Surviving are...

OBITUARY: Virginia Mae Newsome Virginia Mae Newsome, 79, Topeka, died Mon., Feb. 28, 2011, at St. Francis Hospital. She was born March 2, 1931, in Topeka, the daughter of Carson C. and Ida D. (Sinclair) Swafford. She was retired from K.N.I. Surviving are 6 children: Sherry (Frank) Ortega, Doris Singleton, Joe Singleton, Terry (Cheryl) Wagner, Larry Newsome, and Karla (Larry)...

Thomas Robert Tipton, 59, Topeka, gave up his fight to lung cancer on February 26, 2011.Tom was born May 30, 1951 in Topeka, the son of Robert Leroy and Marian Irene (Miller) Tipton. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1969 and served in the Marine Reserve. He worked at Goodyear for 40 years and was a member of Local...

OBITUARY: Esther Lois Pachosa Esther Lois Pachosa, 85, Topeka, died Wed., Feb. 23, 2011, at Rossville Manor. She was born April 14, 1925, at St. Marys, KS, the daughter of Ralph E. and Lillian E. (Hammarlund) Clark. Esther was a member of North Topeka Baptist Church. She was married to Albert F. Pachosa for 65 years. He preceded her in...

Joseph A. Davidson, 77, of Topeka, passed away Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, at his home.Joe was born Oct. 15, 1933 in Horton, KS, the son of James and Dorothy (Mink) Davidson. He graduated from Wetmore High School in 1951. He worked 39 years for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, retiring on June 1, 1993. He married JoAnna R. Mack on...

William P. Redd, age 70, died on Feb. 13, 2011 at a nursing home in Austin, TX after a long illness. Bill was a Topeka resident most of his life prior to moving in August of 2009.Bill served in the US Navy for 20 years, and during that time received the honor of Chief of the Year. After his retirement...

Galen Lynn Simon, 53, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.He was born February 25, 1957 Quinter, KS, to Delmar and June (Barnett) Simon. Galen graduated from Hoxie High School in 1975. He married Karen Ritter on April 23, 1977 in Selden, KS.Galen worked for Sheridan County Road Department, State Highway Department, and Kansas Department of...

James "Jim" E. Blair, 80, of Ozawkie, passed away Feb. 18, 2011 at Plaza West Rehabilitation Center, Topeka. Jim was born Dec.31, 1930 in Sioux City, IA to William and Jean (O'Connell) Blair. The family later moved to Gordon, NE, where he graduated from high school in 1949. Jim worked throughout his formative years for Saub's Grocery Store. The owners...