Oaklland's Obituaries-Page 1

Update January 31, 2010.

When I started the page I thought The Capital Journal would have all these obit’s., on display all the time not so. After a length of time their put into their archives. To view these obits., you will have to fill out a from at a fee of $2.95. If you like you can call the Topeka Library at: ( 1-785- 580-4400 ), and ask for the Topeka Room, They will make a copy for you, there maybe a small fee for This service, Sorry for the inconvenience.

Obituaries

Ruby L. McWilliams
... Christena (Spreacher) Baughman. On June 8, 1937 she married John H. McWilliams in Junction City. She was a member of the Oakland Christian Church in Topeka. Mrs. McWilliams was a Girl Scout leader for many years and her hobbies were quilting.

Bernadine Rivers Ault
... July 8, 2008 at Indian Meadows Nursing Home in KC where she had been a patient for several years and was laid to rest in Oakland Cemetery, Overland Park, Kansas. Surviving Bernadine is a step-brother, William Ziegler of Thornton, CO.

Velma Thornton Gilland Yates
... parent's farm near Westmoreland on Apr. 10, 1916. She graduated from Highland Park High School. Velma lived in her home in Oakland for over 60 years. She had been a member of Family of God Churches in Topeka. She was married to Harry Gilland.

Theo LaVonne Kendall Enochs
... Margaret Elizabeth West Wells. She was raised in the old City of Oakland community. She attended Oakland Elementary School which, at that time, was held in the former Oakland High School. She graduated from Cyrus K. Holliday Junior High.

Norman L. Noe
... Washington. He was born November 3, 1938 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of LeRoy E. Noe and Neva Adams Noe. Norman grew up in the Oakland community of Topeka, attending State Street Grade School, Holiday Junior High School, and graduated from Topeka High School.

Paul Harold Crago
... having served in the South Atlantic. He was a member of the Oakland United Methodist Church. He was married to Virginia Ellis ... Mt. Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester Avenue, Topeka.

Daniel Leroy Etzel
... 16, 2008, at Brewster Place in Topeka. The son of John and Catherine (Desch) Etzel, he was born April 20, 1927 in the Oakland neighborhood of Topeka. He graduated from Capital Catholic High School in 1945. He also attended Washburn University, Topeka.

Kathy Frye
... Topeka, the daughter of Clyde and Barbara Hansford Randol. She attended Holliday Junior High School. She resided in the Oakland community before moving to Overbrook in 1990. She was a car enthusiast and was a member of HPAC with her 1968 Charger.

Frank Eugene Turvey
... He was also a devoted member of the Oakland United Methodist Church, serving as Sunday ... 00 AM, Tues., May 27, 2008, at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Interment in ... Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 NE Chester.

Pansy M. Raby
... Clark) Ramer. She attended school at Silver Lake and graduated from High School in 1925. She was a 50 year member of the Oakland United Methodist Church and a 50 year member of the Royal Neighbors of America. Pansy married George Raby in Silver Lake.

Mary Emma Fargo
... Arkansas City, and Emporia before moving back to Topeka in 1984. Mary was a member of Crestview United Methodist Church and Oakland Rebekah Lodge # 616. She married Walter Glen "Bud" Fargo on June 4, 1934, in Holton. He preceded her in death.

Robert Lee Armstrong
... Kansas Department of Transportation for 10 years. Mr. Armstrong was a former member of the First Christian Church of Topeka, Oakland Christian Church and a current member of the West Side Christian Church. He was a member of the Topeka Lodge No. 17.

Adrian J. Wessel
... Army from 1946 to 1948 and then joined the Air Force through 1951. Adrian was employed at Topeka Supply Depot then operated Oakland Standard Oil Station with his brother, Bernie. In 1964 he was hired as assistant manager at JC Penney Automotive Center.

Myrtle M. Hartner
... where she was active in UMW, a Sunday school teacher and youth leader. After moving to the Oakland area in 1986, she transferred her membership to Oakland United Methodist Church. She was a member of Helena Chapter, #210 O..E.S.

Wayne Sloyer
... he was also a member of Alpha Delta fraternity and active in the Arnold Air Society. Growing up in Topeka he lived in the Oakland area and attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Wayne married Peggy Elsasser on July 9, 1966 at Our Savior's Lutheran.

Lillian Smith
... her home. Mrs. Smith had worked for Oakland Greenhouse, the Luce Clipping Bureau ... Perry High School. Mrs. Smith attended Oakland Methodist Church where she had served ... 8 p.m. Contributions may be made to Oakland Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester.

Joy Long
... in Topeka. Mrs. Long was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616 and Ladies Encampment ... Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Oakland United Methodist Church. Lodge No. 616.

Jessie Ashton
... Stone Stone. Mrs. Ashton was a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene. She married Ivan ... Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be ... Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E.

Isabella Worthington
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Oakland United Methodist Church for Isabella Worthington, 80, Topeka ... hospital. Burial with lodge services will be conducted by Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616 will be in Rochester Cemetery.

Floy Utz
... taught for many years for Topeka USD 501 at Oakland and Lowman Hill elementary schools. She ... reared in Larkinburg and graduated form Oakland High School and moved to Topeka 75 years ... Kansas. Miss Utz was a member of the Oakland Christian Church.

Gladys Parker
... at North Rock Baptist Temple at 2322 N.E. Laurent in the Oakland neighborhood for Gladys Fay Titterington Parker, 89, formerly ... until 1979 when she retired. She spent most of her life in the Oakland neighborhood in Topeka before she moved to Omaha in 1990.

Isabella Worthington
... resident. Mrs. Worthington was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church, the ladies auxiliaries ... 1650 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616. She married Gail ... Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Oakland United Methodist Church.

Georgia Cole-Jardine
... Benton. She was born and raised in the Oakland community. She graduated from Topeka ... Heights Christian Church and attended Oakland Christian Church in Topeka. She married ... at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, at the Oakland Christian Church.

Jack Sly Jr.
... worked as an architectural designer for several companies in the Oakland, Calif., Bay Area before taking a job in Alaska in 1975 ... Sr. and Dora Morris Sly. He grew up and attended school in Oakland, Calif., graduating from high school in 1938.

Myron Barker
... in 1937. Mr. Barker was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church, Hoyt Lodge No. 327 AF&AM and Oakland IOOF Lodge No. 640. He married Marian ... Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Presbyterian Church.

Phyllis Ann Smith
... Shawnee Country Club. She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church. She was a volunteer ... Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oakland United Methodist Church. Burial will ... Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland United Methodist Church.

Marie Alcorn
... secretary for William Allen White in Emporia for many years. She later was a secretary at Kansas State College, the Oakland Bridge in Oakland, Calif., and the Cow Palace in San Francisco. She married Carl Shumaker, who preceded her in death.

Verna Hammarlund
... retired from the state. She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church and she contributed ... services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Oakland United Methodist Church. Burial will ... Memorial contributions may be made either to Oakland United Methodist Church.

Ruthann DeHart
... Schoonover. She spent her early life in Topeka's Oakland neighborhood where she attended Oakland Elementary School and Holliday Junior High ... a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Oakland. She married Herman DeHart on Nov. 19, 1948.

M. Maude Hayes
... She had lived in Topeka since 1940. Mrs. Hayes was a member of the Oakland United Methodist Church, Oakland United Methodist Women, Goodfellowship Sunday School Class, Oakland Forestry Club and the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

Vernon Tullis
... 13 years ago. Mr. Tullis was a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene in Topeka and Leavenworth ... home. Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Church of the Nazarene.

Dale Lucas
... Topeka two years ago. Mr. Lucas attended Oakland Nazarene Church and did volunteer work in the Oakland community, with the Boy Scouts and Girl ... Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Oakland Church of the Nazarene.

Daisy Hendricks
... for 21 years before she retired. She was a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene since 1942. She joined the Church ... 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E. Oakland, 66616.

Bernard Friess
... Bernard "Bernie" Justin Friess, 68, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at his home. Mr. Friess worked for the Oakland Standard service station for 11 years and then was a press operator for Hallmark Cards for more than 29 years.

Edna Hildebrandt
... 1942. Mrs. Hildebrandt was a member of Oakland Christian Church and the Christian Women ... Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Oakland Christian Church. Burial will be at Mount ... Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Christian Church, 1001 N.E. Michigan.

Bernie Friess
... Bernard "Bernie" Justin Friess, 68, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at his home. Mr. Friess was employed at the Oakland Standard service station for 11 years and then was a press operator for Hallmark Cards for more than 29 years.

Carolyn Chapman
... 93, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at her home. Mrs. Chapman and her husband owned and operated a kennel in Oakland for many years. She was born June 25, 1908, in White Earth, Minn., the daughter of William and Catherine Ganey Kinkey.

Pearl Steelman
... Mae Steelman, 84, Topeka, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at a Topeka hospital. She was born Aug. 2, 1918, in the Oakland community in Topeka, to Cecil and Myrtle Tubb Reser. She was raised in Topeka and lived in Galena and then in Joplin, Mo.

Francis Resseguie
... Lorene Resseguie, 62, Topeka, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at her home. Mrs. Resseguie had worked for Mike's IGA in Oakland for more than 20 years. She later worked in health care administration at IHS of Highland Park and Infinia of McPherson.

Florence Fasching
... Fasching, 87, Topeka, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Fasching was a clerk for a dry cleaners in Oakland for many years. She was born March 30, 1913, in Topeka, the daughter of Evan James and Myrta Mae Eversole Thomas.

Marjorie Morse
... Manhattan, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, in Manhattan. Mrs. Morse taught at Oklahoma State University and in Mills College in Oakland, Calif., during World War II and was director of a nursery school at Canon Kip Community House in San Francisco.

Vernon Roush
... he was a deliverer for the Topeka Capital-Journal in the Oakland area in Topeka for more than 60 years. He was born June 7 ... Topeka resident. Mr. Roush was a member and senior elder at Oakland Christian Church. He married Nadine Winona Cook.

Ruby Lacy
... life. Mrs. Lacy was a member of the Oakland Church of the Nazarene, where she taught ... services wil be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be ... suggests memorial contributions to the Oakland Church of the Nazarene.

Betty Rose
... s Printing and Publishing in Topeka. She was born Jan. 27, 1925, in Oakland, the daughter of Murle A. and Beulah M. Snapp Myrick. She attended school in Oakland and graduated from Topeka High School.

James Glenn
James F. "J.F." Glenn, 69, Topeka, died Feb. 8, 2003, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Oakland Presbyterian Church.

Arthur Warner Jr.
... Warner Jr., 82, Topeka, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001, at his home. Mr. Warner owned and operated a grocery store in Oakland in the 1940s and later a Western Auto Store in North Topeka. He also had been a sales representative for Wonder Bread.

Beverly Trissell
she took a medical retirement in 1996. She was a member of Oakland Christian Church and a volunteer for Doorstep.

Vernon Tullis
... Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens in Leavenworth. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E. Oakland, Topeka, 66616.

Charles Young
... police in the Army during World War II. He was born April 26, 1922, in the Oakland area of Topeka, the son of Clifford L. and Virgie Lyons Young. He was raised in Oakland and North Topeka, and he was a lifelong Topeka resident.

Iona Owens
... lived 13 years away from Topeka. Mrs. Owens was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church. She married Kenneth L. Owens on Oct ... be from 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas, Topeka, 66616.

Phoebe Calihan
... resident before she moved to Bella Vista, Ark., in 1997. Mrs. Calihan was a member of the Oakland United Methodist Church and a lifelong member of Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616, where she played the piano for many years.

Opal Godfrey Hall
... Strickler's Business College in Topeka. She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church in Topeka and United Methodist Women ... teacher association at State Street Elementary School in Oakland and had been a den mother for Cub Scout Pack No. 10.

Roberta Gibbs
... had worked for Fleming Co. for 25 years, and she later was site director of the League of United Latin American Citizens in Oakland for seven years. She was born Jan. 14, 1923, in Topeka, the daughter of Robert and Amanda Lang Ruth.

Jennifer Holmes
... Technical School and Washburn University. Ms. Holmes attended Oakland United Methodist Church. Survivors include her parents.

Frank E. Dilley
... 22 years before he retired in July 1991. He was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher ... will remain closed. Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas, 66616.

Mary Bartley
... She was born Feb. 23, 1963, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She moved to Topeka in 1995. Ms. Bartley was a member of the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include two sons, Bryan K. Carter and Patrick L. Bartley, both of Topeka.

Josephine Killinger
... Mrs. Killinger taught piano lessons for more than 65 years before she retired. She and her husband also owned and operated Oakland Drug Store from 1927 to 1951. She was born March 6, 1906, in St. Joseph, Mo., the daughter of John Bell and Jessie Blankenship.

Thelma Reaser
... Topeka nursing home. Mrs. Reaser was a co-owner with her husband and a brother-in-law of the Eakes Thriftway Store in Oakland for many years. She also was a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. for more than 28 years.

Mary Martin
... Russell, to Arthur and Grace Chaney Brown. She graduated from Russell High School in 1942. Mrs. Martin was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church. She married Richard Gale Martin on April 18, 1943. He died on July 10, 1970.

Marjorie Hummer
... Store on S.W. 29th for several years. She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church and had been active in volunteer work ... a member of the Parent-Teacher Association at the former Oakland Grade School and had been a room mother.

Velma Flott
... and to Rossville in 1998. Mrs. Flott was a member of the Oakland Christian Church. She married Charles L. Flott in 1934 at ... 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The family suggests memorials to Oakland Christian Church, 1001 N.E. Michigan.

Edna Grace Berg
... 26, 1904, in rural Shawnee County, to George and Mary Richter Jensen. She graduated from Sunbeam Grade School and from Oakland High School in Topeka in 1922. She was a seamstress and quilter. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Meriden.

H.E. Peterson
... Peterson was a pharmacist and had worked in Texas and later for several years as a pharmacist for Blaylock Drug Store in the Oakland neighborhood before retiring. He was born June 1, 1909, at Olathe, the son of Harry and Ethel Eldora Davis Peterson.

Ware Tipton
... from Topeka High School in 1932. Mr. Tipton was a member of Oakland Christian Church and the Topeka Gem and Mineral Society. He ... grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Oakland Christian Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Dudley Weed
... Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 4300 S.W. Drury Lane, Topeka, 66604; to the Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester, Topeka, 66616.

Samuel Essman Jr.
... He died Dec. 20, 2002, at a New Braunfels, Texas, nursing home. He had Parkinson's Disease. Mr. Essman worked for Oakland Ice House delivering ice as a young man and later was a truck driver in Topeka and in Texas.

Leah Eames
... Wash., from Topeka two years ago. Mrs. Eames was active in Oakland Presbyterian Church. She married Edward Jackson Smith. She ... be from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas, Topeka, 66616.

Helen Freedland
... in Topeka, to Fred A. and Luella M. Andres Siegel, and spent most of her life in Topeka. She operated a cafe in the Oakland neighborhood in the 1940s. She was a hairdresser for more than 57 years, having owned and operated Twirl & Curl in Topeka.

Kay Allison
... William Dewey and Lois B. Hudgens Sewell. She attended Topeka schools and spent most of her life in Topeka. She had attended Oakland Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include two sons, Jack Allison, Topeka, and David Bowers, at home.

Johnnie Berry
... after 39 years of service. He served a four-year boilermaker apprenticeship in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe shops in Oakland. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was born Aug. 7, 1920, in Topeka, the son of Allen M. and Elvia M. Berry.

Margaret McDowell
... Luce Press Clipping Bureau. Mrs. McDowell was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church., She married Roscoe Verne McDowell on ... the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas, Topeka, Kan.

Opal Townsend
... in Topeka from 1918 until she moved to Kansas City in 1988. Mrs. Townsend was a 60-year member of Oakland Christian Church and the Oakland Rebekah Lodge, both in Topeka. She married John C. Townsend on Dec. 25, 1921, in Albany, Mo.

Marlys Derr
... the daughter of Lourn C. and Lola Elsie Johnson Long. She had lived in Topeka since 1975. Mrs. Derr was a member of the Oakland Christian Church and a former member of the Highland Park Optimist Club in Topeka. She married Leland C. Derr.

Betty Davidson
... lived in Topeka since 1960. Mrs. Davidson was a member of the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. She married Clarence F. Davidson ... Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. The casket will be closed.

Donald Welty
... He had lived all his life in Topeka and had lived in the Oakland area. He married Eva T. Pinheiro on Nov. 8, 1958, at Topeka.

Nadine Morris
... Mo., to Arthur S. and Viola D. Gordon Hornecker. She had lived in Topeka since 1945. Mrs. Morris was a member of the Oakland United Methodist Church and the Gage Park Women's Club. She married Roy E. Morris on Jan. 21, 1940, at Avola.

Joan Parker
... U.S. Air Force. Mrs. Parker was a former member of the Oakland United Methodist Church, Air Force Sergeants Association Auxiliary ... to 8 p.m. Thursday. The family suggests memorials to the Oakland United Methodist Church or the Stormont-Vail Hospice.

Charles Curry
... Girard Lodge No. 93 AF&AM in Girard, and he attended the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. He married Betty June Blackett on ... cremated. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. Parker-Price Mortuary is in charge.

Deanna Beauchamp
... Anita Farver Brooks, and spent most of her life in Kansas. She lived in Topeka more than 40 years, most recently in the Oakland neighborhood. She was a citizens band radio operator and was known as "Grannie D." and "Sweet Thing."

Wilma Stachelbeck
... the daughter of W.R. and Faye Symons. She moved to Holton from Topeka in 2000. Mrs. Stachelbeck was a member of the Oakland Christian Church in Topeka. She married Harry F. Stachelbeck on Sept. 15, 1928, in Topeka. He died in on April 1981.

Dudley Weed
... attended Washburn University. Mr. Weed was a member of the Oakland United Methodist Church and the Fraternal Order of Police ... Association, 4300 S.W. Drury Lane, Topeka, 66604; the Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester, Topeka, 66616.

Carl Brune
... graduated from Jarbalo High School. Mr. Brune was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church and the Santa Fe Old Timers Club. He was ... visitation is from 6 to 7 p.m. Contributions may be made to Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas, Topeka, 66616.

Isabel Hernandez
... Ambrosio Jimenez and Catalina Savala Jimenez. She graduated from Gonzales High School in 1951. She attended nursing school in Oakland, Calif. She had lived in Ottawa since 1953, moving there from Soledad, Calif. Mrs. Hernandez was a member of Sacred Heart.

Opal Godfrey Hall
... renewal division before she retired in 1972. She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church in Topeka and United Methodist Women ... Teacher Association at State Street Elementary School in Oakland and was a den mother for Cub Scout Pack No. 10.

Floye Boaz
... Magee. She was a lifelong Topeka resident. Mrs. Boaz was a member of First Assembly of God Church and a former member of the Oakland Christian Church. She married Glenn William Boaz Sr. on Dec. 1, 1932, in Topeka. He died April 24, 1976.

William Moore Jr.
... December 1988. Survivors include a daughter, Kim Moore, Lawrence; a son, Phillip Moore, Oakland, Calif.; a brother, Robert L. Ware, Oakland, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

Emma Jean Boydston
... Boydston and her first husband owned and operated Glen's Floor Covering in Topeka for many years and the Miami Tavern in Oakland. She also worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Topeka, and she had managed a shoe store.

Ernest Leeman
... before he moved to Williamstown. Mr. Leeman was a member of Oakland Christian Church in Topeka. He married Erma D. Henner on ... grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oakland Christian Church in Topeka.

James L. Whelan
... having served in China, Burma and India. He was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church. He was a member of Local No. 226 ... Amateur Baseball Association, 3805 S.E. 33rd, 66605; or Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester, 66616.

Gertrude Sherwood
... Administration Hospital for several years and at Kansas Neurological Institute. She spent most of her life in Topeka. She attended Oakland Church of the Nazarene. She married Chester D. Sherwood on Aug. 31, 1946, in Topeka.

Janice Lamping
... graduated from Seneca Public High School in 1944. She attended Washburn University in Topeka. She had lived in Lawrence and Oakland, N.J., before she moved back to Seneca in 1979. Mrs. Lamping was a member of United Methodist Church in Seneca.

Jane Barngrover
... Park High School and lived most of her life in Topeka. Mrs. Barngrover was a member of Central Park Christian Church and the Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616. She also was a member of Widows of World War I and Active Prime Time Travelers.

Caroline Ybarra
... to Topeka from Emporia in 1951. Mrs. Ybarra was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, IOOF Lodge No. 640 in Oakland, Daughters of Isabella Little Flower Circle No. 503 and the auxiliary to the Eagles Aerie. She married Joe G. Ybarra.

Alice Abell
... of Peter Gottfried and Esther Elizabeth Young Bersuch. She attended Wilsey High School. Mrs. Abell was a former member of Oakland Presbyterian Church and the Crosby Retirement Group, both in Topeka. She married Charles L. Abell on June 3, 1925.

Jerry Wagner
... life in Topeka. She was a member of Northland Christian Church and the Moose Lodge. She was a member and past noble grand of Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616 and a past chief matriarch of Shawnee Lodge No. 3 of the Ladies Encampment Auxiliary.

James Bunch
... Kansas City, Kan. Survivors include a son, Dr. Edward E. Bunch, Salinas, Calif.; two daughters, Barbara Jacobs, Oakland, Calif., and Flora Ann, Stockton, Calif.; four brothers, Eugene Bunch, Topeka.

Janet Weibel
... Icenogle. She graduated from Osage City High School. She lived most of her life in Topeka. Ms. Weibel was a member of the Oakland United Methodist Church and the National Tole Painters Association. She married Fred Weibel in 1956 in Lawrence.

Edna Schutter
... years and had worked at Maynard's, a restaurant at S.W. 8th and Jackson, and at Topeka High School. She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. She married Roy E. Schutter. He died Dec. 18, 1968. A son, Edwin Leroy.

Darlene Sample
... of her life in Topeka. She worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Topeka before she retired in 1995. She was a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene and auxiliaries to North Post No. 400 of the American Legion and Moose Lodge.

Darlene Sample
... Edith Baker Fountain. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1954 and was a lifelong Topeka resident. Mrs. Sample attended Oakland Church of the Nazarene. She was a member of the ladies auxiliary to Topeka North Post No. 400 of the American Legion.

Esther Williams
... graduated from Manhattan High School. Mrs. Williams was a member and past officer of Royal Neighbors of America, Capitola 219, Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616 and LAPM No. 3. Her memberships spanned 60 years in Royal Neighbors.

Ola Thompson
... registered nurse and had worked in hospitals and for physicians in Topeka, where she lived since 1947. She was a member of Oakland Christian Church. She was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous for more than 50 years. She married Gordon E. Brokaw.

Kenneth Owens
... the Topeka Police Department. Mr. Owens was a member of the Oakland Presbyterian Church, Philip Billard Post No. 1650 of the ... be from 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas , Topeka, Kan.

Lucille Rice
... Rice, Kansas City, Mo., Larry Rice, New York, and Charles Rice, Oakland, Calif.; four daughters, Frances Dyer and Alma Wells, both of Topeka, Emogene Comier, Oakland, and Charlotte Newton, Sugarland, Texas.

Regina Graham
... Topeka High School in 1990. She took more classes through the Topeka Association for Retarded Citizens. Miss Graham attended Oakland United Methodist Church. Survivors include her parents, Frank and Kathy Bentley, Topeka; two brothers, Melvin Dalsing.

Norman McNeal
... from Topeka High School in 1952. He served in the Army and worked on a construction project near the North Pole. He attended Oakland Christian Church and volunteered at Breakthrough, the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center and YWCA.

Sarah Swanson
... member of University Hills Christian Church in Denver and a former member of First Christian Church in McAllen, Texas, and Oakland Christian Church in Topeka. She married Vernon L. Swanson on Feb. 3, 1944, in Topeka.

Zella Rickel
... worked for the Kansas Highway Department for 29 years. She was a member of Northland Christian Church, TOPEKS Camping Club, Oakland Rebekah Lodge, North Topeka East Neighborhood Improvement Association and Papan's Landing Dinner Club.

Donna Frederick
... She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1950 and was a lifelong Topeka resident. Mrs. Frederick was a member of Oakland Christian Church. Survivors include three sons, Randy Frederick, Los Lunas, N.M., and Walt Frederick and Brad Frederick.

Orvillene Fowler
... to Topeka in 1949. Mrs. Fowler was a former member of Perry United Methodist Church and St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Oakland. She had been a member of Calvary Lutheran Church since 1967. She married Kenneth Fowler on July 24, 1949, in Perry.

Mereda Taylor
... Friesen. She was raised in Herington and attended Herington schools. She moved to Topeka in 1945. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Oakland Christian Church. She married Carl L. Smith in 1934. They were divorced. She later married Charles C. Taylor in 1952.

Ida B. Howard
... sales clerk at Pelletier's department store for 20 years before she retired. She was a member of First Christian Church, Oakland Rebekah Lodge and the auxiliary to Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 58.

Hobart Melton
... son of Elzia and Rosie Hayes Melton. He was reared in Nebraska. He moved to Topeka in 1956. Mr. Melton was a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene in Topeka, and he was a charter member of Wesleyan Methodist Church at Naponee, Neb.

Willis Dain
... Adams Dain. He moved to Topeka from Beagle in 1951. Mr. Dain was a member of Moose Lodge No. 555, past president of the Oakland Optimist Club of Topeka, a member of Capitol Post No. 1 of the American Legion and the Kansas National Guard.

Veda Bethel
... her early life in Beloit and graduated from a business college in Wichita. While in Topeka, she lived at 928 Chester in the Oakland neighborhood for many years. She moved to Medford, Ore., in 1960 and had lived in Oregon since.

Charles Taylor
... from 1940 to 1945, during World War II. Mr. Taylor was a member of Topeka North Post No. 400 of the American Legion and Oakland Christian Church. He married Mereda V. Friesen-Smith on May 31, 1952, in Topeka.

Clyde Rodriguez
... Rodriguez and Edith Pearl Markley Rodriguez. He was raised in Topeka and attended Topeka schools. Mr. Rodriguez was a member of Oakland Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Rodriguez, Topeka; four daughters, Lisa Pence, Overland Park.

Christine Allen
... attended Highland Community College on a musical scholarship. She played 17 different instruments. Miss Allen was a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Pamela and Mark Reser, Topeka.

Sharp Smith
... Kansas and guidance accreditation from Emporia State University. He was a teacher and coach at Holliday Junior High School in Oakland from 1951 to 1961 and was principal of Crane Junior High at 17th and Tyler from 1961 to 1970.

Mary Brown
... care unit at Topeka State Hospital. She worked in hospitals for 35 years before she retired in 1988. She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church and American Business Women's Association. She was active in the Moose Lodge in Topeka.

Beulah Brian
... before she retired in 1970. She was a member of Gage Park Baptist Church, Helena Chapter No. 210 of Order of Eastern Star and Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616. She was a past member of Daughters of the American Revolution and the Society of Mayflower Descendants.

Susie Jackson
... Big Jack" Jackson, Charles Jackson and Walter Jackson, all of Topeka, Eugene Jackson, Los Angeles, and Jerry Jackson, Oakland, Calif.; and a daughter, Lillie Collins, Manhattan.

Maxine Boaz
... Magee. She was a lifelong Topeka resident. Mrs. Boaz was a member of First Assembly of God Church and a former member of Oakland Christian Church. She married Glenn William Boaz Sr. on Dec. 1, 1932, in Topeka. He died April 24, 1976.

Ann Bond
... where she was employed as a clerk typist for the state of Kansas for 18 years before she retired in 1974. She was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church. She married Paul E. Norman in 1935 in Stull. He died Nov. 19, 1964. She married Clifford E. Bond.

Hattie Brown
... Survivors include a son, J.B. Littlejohn, Topeka; two daughters, Shirley Rayford, Topeka, and Geraldine Young, Oakland, Calif.; two brothers, Robert Brown, Topeka, and Billy Brown, Minneapolis, Minn.; a sister, Melba Moore, Topeka.

Gladys Kinney
... years. She worked for the Kansas Motor Vehicle Department in Topeka for 17 years. She retired in 1973. She was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the choir.

Antonio Gutierrez
... member of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 10, a charter member of both the Topeka Jazz Workshop and the Oakland Optimist Club, and he was a volunteer at St. Francis Hospital and the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.

Hattie Brown
... Survivors include a son, J.B. Littlejohn, Topeka; two daughters, Shirley Rayford, Topeka, and Geraldine Young, Oakland, Calif.; two brothers, Robert Brown, Topeka, and Billy Brown, Minneapolis; two sisters, Melba Moore.

Charley A. Paslay
... attended Big Springs and Starr schools. He lived southwest of Lecompton since 1923. He was a farmer. He was a member of the Oakland IOOF Lodge and Moose Lodge, both in Topeka, and the Lecompton Historical Society. He married Hazel Ione Dedrick.

Morris Downing
... High School at attended business college in Toledo, Ohio. He had lived in Topeka since 1946. Mr. Downing was a member of Oakland Christian Church and American Legion Post No. 400 of North Topeka. He married Avis Atkinson on April 2, 1945, in Kansas.

Florentino Molinar
... 1956. Mr. Molinar was a member of Topeka North Post No. 400 of the American Legion, Lakeside Swingers square dance club, Oakland Neighborhood Improvement Association, the Unified School District 501 District Citizen Advisory Council.

Patricia McCaulley
... Senior Singing Sensations. Survivors include a daughter, Yvonne Stumpf, White Lake, Mich.; two sons, Kevin McCaulley, Oakland Township, Mich., and Thomas McCaulley, Eastpointe, Mich.; two sisters, Norma Burlew and Sharon Jarvis, both of Topeka.

Forestine Blount
Forestine Tutson B. Blount. He died Nov. 14, 1988. Survivors include two sisters, Maxine Dawson, Topeka, and Bobbie Revere, Oakland, Calif. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Bowser-Johnson Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Topeka Cemetery.

Douglas Kesselring
... Ga., until he moved to Topeka in 1998. Mr. Kesselring was a member of the National Rifle Association and he attended Oakland Christian Church. He married B. Christine Thompson Kesselring on May 10, 1985, in Tucker, Ga.

Elmo Wilson Jr.
... Faye Rolling-Wilson on April 21, 1941, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a sister, Virgie Franklin, Oakland, Calif. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Mausoleum. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Faye Boyett
... moved back to Tecumseh in the 1960s. She moved to the Holton and Circleville area in 1977. Mrs. Boyett was a member of the Oakland Christian Church in Topeka. She married Howard J. Boyett on March 27, 1949, in Topeka. He died June 14, 2000.

Maxine Oates
... Steudte. She had lived in Topeka since 1955. Mrs. Oates was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Topeka and the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. She also was a member of Women of the Moose Chapter No. 1091 in North Topeka.

Leona Bingham
... daughter of Charles Schofield and Verna McCammon Hughes. She was raised on a farm in the Keene and Eskridge area and attended Oakland Grade School and High School. Mrs. Bingham was a member of West Side Baptist Church and attended East Side Baptist Church.

Richard Burkett
... American Legion, Billard Post No. 1650 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Topeka Chapter No. 3 of Disabled American Veterans and Oakland IOOF Lodge No. 640, all in Topeka. He married Dorothy Phyllis Trueblood on Aug. 28, 1946, in Topeka.

Ethel Hays Owsley
... of Lodge No. 1091 of Women of the Moose in Topeka and held a accredited of friendship degree. She had been active in the Oakland Parent-Teacher Association. She married Leonard G. Hays. He died Dec. 19, 1961. She married John M. Owsley in 1969.

Vernon Dillon
... Security Benefit Life Insurance and American Investors Insurance before he retired. Mr. Dillon was a 50-year member of Oakland Christian Church, where he had been church board chairman, financial secretary and a church choir member.

Esther Owsley
... of Lodge No. 1091 of Women of the Moose in Topeka and held an accredited of friendship degree. She had been active in the Oakland Parent-Teacher Association. She married Leonard G. Hays. He died Dec. 19, 1961. She married John M. Owsley in 1969.

Bill Dain
... Guard. He was a member of Moose Lodge No. 555 and Capitol Post No. 1 of the American Legion. He was a past president of the Oakland Optimist Club. He married Dorothy R. Barrett May 22, 1964, in Topeka. She survives. A daughter, Mary Alice Greenway.

Paul Toole
... the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to Southwest Missouri Hospice Foundation, 3825 S. Campbell 179, Springfield, Mo., 65807, or to Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E. Oakland, Topeka, Kan., 66616-1513.

Lillie Wright
... and three great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Concordia Wesleyan Church. Burial will be at Oakland Union Cemetery near Miltonvale. Mrs. Wright will lie in state from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Nutter Mortuary.

Dana Hummer
... served in the Army Air Corps in Naples, Italy, and North Africa during World War II. He was born June 2, 1917, in the Oakland area of Topeka, the son of Clayton H. and Elva Harriet Magee Hummer. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1935.

Gladys McCoy
... Christian Church and a former member of First Baptist Church in Pennsylvania. She married Robert A. McCoy on Jan. 12, 1935, in Oakland, Md. He died March 16, 1944. She married Lawrence A. Gault on Sept. 19, 1952, in Caraopolis, Pa.

Noel Tregellas
... for a year and in Garden Grove, Calif., from 1979 until he returned to Topeka in 1983. Mr. Tregellas was a member of the Oakland United Methodist Church, Capitol Post No. 1 of the American Legion and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Edwin Walker
... member of VFW Post No. 1650, American Legion Post No. 400 and Local 101 of the Operating Engineers. He was a member of the Oakland Christian Church and the Good Sam Club. He married Helen L. Sherlock on Sept. 12, 1946.

Kenneth Lord
... Lord was a member of East Topeka United Methodist Church, Philip Billard Post No. 1650 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Oakland Lodge No. 640, Shawnee Encampment No. 3, Flo Menninger Bible Study, Topeka YMCA, United Rubber Workers Union.

Anna Spaulding
... grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Oakland Christian Church. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Harold Jessop
... Michener Volunteer of the Year award. Mr. Jessop was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church, where he taught Sunday school, was a ... be from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas St., Topeka, 66616.

Gladys Swafford
... Topeka Assembly No. 24. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters and World War I Auxiliary Wives and past noble grand of the Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616. She married Charles C. Marsh on June 15, 1927, at Mount Hope. He died Sept. 20, 1963.

Edward Anderson
... school teacher and became a member of Northern Hills Baptist Church in Topeka. He married Ruth E. Wylie on June 25, 1946, in Oakland, Calif. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Christine Huntsman, Topeka, Linda Okun.

Eugene Baxter
... state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 S.E. Chester, Topeka, 66616.

Mary Coffman
... 8:30 p.m. today at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice, the American Diabetes Association, Oakland Community Nursing Center or the Topeka Health Care Center.

Gladys Swafford
... Sisters and the auxiliary to Jayhawk Barracks No. 1113 of World War I Veterans. She was a member and past noble grand of Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616. She married Charles C. Marsh on June 15, 1927, in Mount Hope. He died Sept. 20, 1963.

Theodore McCall Sr.
... the mortuary after 3 p.m. Monday, where visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester Ave., Topeka, 66616; or to the Great Overland Station Veterans War Memorial.

Note. These death notices were taken from the Oakland News too make them easier to find.

December 5, 1890 Typhoid Fever
It is with much sympathy for the family that announce the death of Mr. Milb Elliott who died Wednesday 4 a. m. at his residence, after about four weeks sickness, of typhoid fever. He was about 40 yeas years of age.

December 19, 1890 Diphtheria
Lillian eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Peak, died of diphtheria Saturday morning. Lillian Elizabeth Peak was born March 21 1883, died December 13, 1890.

September 22, 1891 A Oakland Death
Miss Susie Carlton a young lady age 19, died at the home of her mother in Oakland Saturday morning. Funeral services were conducted by Dr. Mc Cabe at 5 O’clock Sunday afternoon. Miss Carlton was beloved by all who know her and her funeral was attended by many sorrowing friends. She was the only daughter of a widowed mother.

September 7, 1894 A Oakland Death
Mrs. Mary A. H. beloved wife of Frederick A. Brigham, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Horace E. Horton in Oakland, at 10 o’clock Wednesday evening, September 5, age 51 10 months and 19 days. Mr. and Mrs. Brigham came last may from their old home at Riverside R. I. with the hope of benefiting Mrs. Brigham’s health. Mr. Brigham and son Edward of Boston, Mass. Left with the remains yesterday for their old home. Mr. Brigham has been well and favorably know here in business circles for a number of years and has the deepest sympathy of his many friends in his sad bereavement.

April 21, 1905 A Oakland Death
Little Grace Cary aged nine years, died at 202 Oakland Ave. this city last Saturday night, on Monday the body was sent to Valley Falls for interment.

May 12, 1905 A Oakland Death
May 5, 1905 Mrs. Sarah McNair, wife of David McNair, died at her residence, 519 Seward Ave. at the age of 74 years.

Updated November 24, 2008.

Cynthia Ernestine Pargman
... Frederick Pargman on December 29, 1959 at the Oakland united Methodist Church in Topeka, KS ... October 9, 2008. She was a member of the Oakland Rebekah Lodge #616, Restless Wheels ... arrangements. Memorials may be given to the Oakland Rebekah Lodge #616 or the Alida-Upland ...

C. Gwendolyn Carriger
... Southwest State Bank where she was employed for 18 years as an administrative assistant. She had been an active member of Oakland United Methodist Church and later Trinity Presbyterian Church. Gwendolyn married James R. Carriger on October 28, 1949 in ...

Junior L. Trowbridge
... Beaver Award in January 23, 1986. He enjoyed many trips with the boys to Canada and Philmont. He was also a member of the Oakland Rebekah Lodge No 616 IOOF. Mr. Trowbridge was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Dale and Clark. On March ...

Hubert D. Hugo Townsend
... home. He was born Aug. 31, 1922, on a farm East of Billard Airport in the Community of Oakland, the son of Cecil and Dolin Townsend. He lived in Oakland his entire life. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army. Hubert and Betty ...

Updated July 30, 2009.

Dean L. Welch
Welch. Dean worked at Frito Lay in Topeka. Dean attended the Oakland Church of the Nazarene where he was active with the Senior ... will be Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. He will lie in state from noon 9 ...

Bessie Leona Woodard Kruger
... Retirement Center. She retired in 2004 at the age of 83 from Lexington Park Retirement facility. Bessie was a member of the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by her two sons: Larry Woodard of Kansas City, MO, and Leon Woodard of Topeka ...

Billy Bill W. Bourne
... Railroad. He was an active member of the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. Bill most recently ... June 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. He will lie in ... Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Oakland Church of the Nazarene and sent in care ...

Elizabeth J. Anstaett
... the daughter of William and Anna L. (Hotchkiss) Henderson. She graduated from Burlingame High School and was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church, Women of the Moose, and Shawnee Boat & Ski Club. She had worked at Jostens American Yearbook, and .

Freda Maxine Risewick Moffet
... near Lovewell, Kansas to William and Flossie Kershner Risewick. On December 23, 1945, she married Wilmer Moffet in the Oakland Church of the Brethren in Topeka, Kansas. Freda graduated from the high school in Lovewell, KS in 1942. She was the Jewel ...

Richard Christianson
... Bradley (Angelique) of San Antonio, TX; Angie (Jonathan) Mathes of Topeka; & grandchildren Ariel, Gavin, Rosemarie, Erica, and Holly. Services will be held on Saturday May 9th @ Oakland Christian Church 1001 NE Michigan in Topeka.

Marcella Elizabeth Weibel
... no longer drive, but still remained active in her church, Oakland United Methodist Church and other activities, taking several ... Aldersgate Village, 7220 SW Asbury Drive, Topeka, KS 66614 or Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 NE Chester Avenue, Topeka ...

Louise L. Faulkner
... 1950. She worked at Frisbys Sewing Notions store on W. 6th until she retired in 1974. Louise was a member of the Rebekah Oakland 616 Lodge, the Rebekah Nations Club, and the West Side Christian Church. Louise married Ivan Francis Glenn in Bentonville ...

Edna Irene Gabriel
... 2009. Irene was born November 10, 1919 in West Plains, MO, the daughter of Ira and Gladys Paschall. She was a member of Oakland Christian Church. Irene married Woodrow Gabriel on June 19, 1942. He died in 1961. Survivors include son, James Gabriel ...

Herald Roy Farley
... Veteran of World War II; having served for six years. He worked at Falleys and Goodyear Tire & Rubber. He was a member of the Oakland Un. Methodist Church; Topeka North Post # 400 of the American Legion; and U.R.W. Local 307. He married Mildred Woods ...

James Calvin Dodds
... side. Calvin was born March 30, 1956 in Butler, MO, the son of Mervin Max and Jo Ann (Rains) Dodds. He grew up in the Oakland area and graduated from Highland Park High School. Calvin was self employed as a floor covering installer. He was an avid ...

Ruby Schnieder
... and Lyle Long of Topeka. Ruby was cremated. Inurnment will be in the Keene Cemetery. Davidson Funeral Home is assisting the family. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakland United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.

Charles C. Briery
... their retirement. Memorial services will be held on Friday, April 17 at Bunkers Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa AZ 85201. Donations in his name may be made to the Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 NE Thomas, Topeka KS 66616.

Cynthia Ernestine Pargman
... Frederick Pargman on December 29, 1959 at the Oakland united Methodist Church in Topeka, KS ... October 9, 2008. She was a member of the Oakland Rebekah Lodge #616, Restless Wheels ... arrangements. Memorials may be given to the Oakland Rebekah Lodge #616 or the Alida-Upland ...

Updated October 19, 2009.

John A. Segelquist.

John Andrew "Andy" Segelquist, 84, Topeka, died Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at a Topeka hospital.Mr. Segelquist worked at Seymour Foods for many years before he retired in 1976. He was born May 21, 1914, at Scranton, the son of John and Anna Anderson Segelquist. He moved to Topeka from Scranton in 1949. Mr. Segelquist was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Scranton and she attended Oakland Christian Church in Topeka. She married Betty J. Bennett on March 28, 1945, at Scranton. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Sally Ann Piepho, Derby, and Karla Sue Horkman, Kansas City, Kan.; two sons, Dennis Joe Segelquist and Michael Lee Segelquist, both of Topeka; two sisters, Hattie Fortune and Anna Marie Shepard, both of Scranton; a brother, Oscar Joseph Segelquist, Scranton; six grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Oakland Christian Church. Burial will be at Topeka Cemetery. Mr. Segelquist will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the Parker-Price Mortuary where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakland Christian Church, 1001 N.E. Michigan, Topeka, 66616.

The above was my father, he will truly be missed.
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Francis ( Frank ) Piepho.

DERBY, Kansas, Piepho, Francis "Frank", 69, died Saturday, October 17, 2009. He retired as a MSGT from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service. He also retired as custodian for USD 260 after 20 years of service. Frank is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors: Sally, his wife of 49 years; sons, Frank Piepho, Jr. of Augusta, Rick (Dee) Piepho of Newton; daughter, Ellen Piepho of Derby; brother, Larry (Grace) Piepho of Trezevant, TN; sisters, Catherine Poor of TX, Shirley (Jim) Hensley of Harlingen, TX, Melody (Jim) Harrington of Sedgwick, Elizabeth Piepho of Sedgwick; grandchildren, Bryan Fletcher, Jennifer Piepho, Francis Piepho III, Jim Antonowich, Nick Antonowich, A. J. Piepho, Bennett Piepho; 11 great grandchildren. Viewing: 1-8 Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 with family present from 5-7pm. Service: Wednesday, 2pm, all at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Interment in El Paso Cemetery, Derby. Memorials to Ft. Dodge Soldiers Home.

The above is my sister, Sally A. ( Segelquist ) Piepho husband they lived in the Oakland community a number of years before his job took him away, he will truly be missed.
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New January 31, 2010.

Topeka State Journal.
Monday August 17, 1931, p. 6.

Leslie J. Poston, Oakland Kan., 48, a Topeka barber for the last twelve years died at his home, 508 Grattan Street, Sunday morning. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Ethel Poston; two sons, Odon Poston, Guthrie, Okla., and Billie of the home address; a daughter, Mrs. Loreta Hodges, Tulsa, Okla., a sister Mrs. Bessie Pickering, Fullerton, Calif., and two brothers Olnie Poston, Fullerton, Calif., and T, J. Poston, Lovell, Okla.
Funeral services will be at Conwell’s mortuary Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery.

New August 13, 2012.

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Elizabeth Shultz.

Elizabeth A. Shultz Elizabeth A. Shultz, 104, of Topeka passed away at Aldersgate Village on Tuesday evening, March 22, 2011. She was born January 8, 1907 in Topeka the daughter of Homer E. and Mary C. (Hutson) Allison.
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Florence J. M. LaCrone.

Florence J.M. LaCrone, age 78, of Topeka passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 at her home in Topeka. She was born September 11, 1930 in Decatur, IL the daughter of Albert Grabowski and Gertrude Reich Grabowski.
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Ruelle Marie LaCrone.

She was born May 17, 1958, in Topeka, the daughter of Richard and Florence Grabowski LaCrone. She graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka in 1976.
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