Topeka High Memorial Service

Gail Barton (Schiffbauer)

Passed Away, 5/19/08

•Passed away after long battle with Leukemia

•Husband, Paul; Son, Taj S. Long; Sister, Carol Barton

Richard Beach


•Apprentice Lineman for Santa Fe Railway Company, 2 years

•Member of East Topeka Methodist Church

•Passed away in a brush fire

•Lived with parents at time of death

Ronald Berryman

Passed Away, 1/1/81

•Passed away in Los Angeles, California

Ronald Blanchard

Passed Away

•Resided in Coatesville, PA with family

Ronald G. Bliss


•Resided in Dade City, FL with family

•Wife, Francisca (Honey) Bloomquist; Daughter, Natalie Dalrymple; Daughter, Jill Bliss (Tim); Daughter, Heather Gray (Eric); Son, Brandon Bliss; Brother, Donald (Paula); Brother, Robert (Betty); Brother, Gerald (Margo) and several grandchildren

Theodore Bower


•Advance Planner for City of La Quinta, Ca

•Director of Planning and Zoning, Yavapai County, AZ

•Executive Chairman for Red Cross, Prescott, AZ

•Original Board Member of the Prescott Downtown Association

•Wife, Mona Bower; Daughter, Jeanne Welnick; Son, Shawn Bower

Katherine Brandenburg

Passed Away, 1981

Additional information requested

Gerald Duane Bravence


•Resident of Carbondale, KS

•Member Oakland United Methodist Church

•Worked for Frontier Airlines Security Department

•Navy Veteran

•Sons, Shawn and Dirk Bravence; Sister, Mrs. Howard Wilsey

Mike Brown


•Involved with Topeka Civic Theater

•Resident of Redondo Beach, CA

•Worked for General Foods, Xerox, Real Estate Salesman for Blackmoor and Associates, and Roy Clark Menswear

•Vietnam Army Veteran, 1967-1969

•Wife, Donna Belcamino; Daughter, Apryl Brown

John L. Bryant


•Resident of Detroit, MI

•Additional information requested

Stephen Turner Burgess


•Broadcast Engineer, WIBW, KIWI, and KTWU

•Bachelors Degree in Sociology, WU; Post-Graduate work at Regis College, Denver, CO

•Member of Classical Music Society, Denver, CO; Ham Radio Club, Central Park Christian Church, and The Hope Connection

•Companion, Teresa Marie Elder; Brother, Joe Burgess; Sisters, Mary Reiser and Kay Oyler

Margarette “Kay” Burnett

Passed Away, 5/8/70

•Member of Christian Church

•Delta Gamma Sorority

•Worked at National Reserve Life Insurance Company

•Sisters, Mrs. James Newberry and Mrs. Neal McClanahan

Patricia V. Butler (Burdick)


•Husband, Gary Burdick

•Children; Tami Shull, Tim Mohn, Treavor Mohn, 3 Step-Children, 4 Grandchildren, and 7 Step-Grandchildren

Robert Chandley


•Auto Body Repairman and Painter

•Attended Washburn University

•Member of Oakland Christian Church and Army Reserve

•Sisters, Ruth Hogan and Carole Boaz

•Brother, Dale L. Chandley

Bay Irvine Chotlos


•Bachelors Of Science, Magna Cum Laude, WU, 1966, Member of Golf Team; Master Of Science, Michigan University; PHd student, Purdue University

•Teaching Career, Butler University, 1968-2004

•Member of the Mathematics and Actuarial Sciences Department- resulting in “Bay Chotlos Award” given to Math students

•Member of the US Golf Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Founding Member of Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra

•Wife, Kitzi (Haycox) Chotlos, Sisters, Donna Miller and Pam Jacob, and 4 nieces and nephews

Margaret A. Christensen (Torgenson)


•Employed by U.S.D. 501

•Member of the Topeka Chapter, Number 462, Order of The Eastern Star

•Husband, Gary Northcraft; Son, Mark Torgenson; Daughter, Andrea Weyand (Kevin); Grandchildren and Sister, Donna Kramer

Sharon Clark (Aulton)


•Secretary for the Shawnee County Corrections

•Member Central Park Christian Church

•Husband, James R. Aulton; Daughters, Kimberly Moran, Kristine Aulton, Kellie Aulton; Sisters, Diane Jacques and Mary Cloud

Tom Clark


•St. Francis Hospital Pharmacist

•Wife, Kendall; Son, Kelly; Brother, Robert; Step-Sister, Judy Reynolds

•Memorial Established with The American Cancer Society- Research Division

Ronald “Ron” E. Clinkenbeard


•Married Connie Brown, 1960

•Owned and Operated CBC Parking Maintenance

•Member of the Golden Rule Masonic Lodge, Number 90, Scottish Rite, and Arab Shrine

•Wife, Connie; Son, Brian Clinkenbeard; Daughter, Jan Andrew (John); Grandchildren; Sister, Shirley Scott (Jim); Brother, Robert Clinkenbeard (Janice)

Reaford (Ray) Coleman


•Served 23 years in the Air Force as a Senior Master Sergeant

•Longtime resident of Colorado Springs

•Wife, Margaret; Sons, Dale and Douglas Coleman

• Ernestine S. Collins (Harrison-Wells)

• Passed away 8/28/2011

• Lifelong Topeka and Silver Lake resident

• Married last to Gary E. Wells; daughers Tammy Blossom, Christine Weger, Donna Purcell; son John Henry Harrison, 11 grandchildren; brother Henry R. Collins

Karen Comfort (Henao)


•Social Director for the Stratoline Club at Forbes Air Force Base, Lydionas, Richard Distributors and Stanley’s Flowers

•Member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Topeka

•Husband, Marcelino (Chick) Henao; Sons, Kevin Henao and Kristopher; Daughter, Katherine Jeanneret and Kimberly Dyan Henao; several grandchildren; Brother, Jon Comfort

Penelope “Penny” A. Comfort (Ferguson)

Passed Away,

•Husband, Dwight Arlen Ferguson

•Married to classmate Greg Mott from 1962 till 1980

•Moved to Phoenix, Az. In 1970 (Greg’s coaching job)

•Two girls; Doireann Mott and Sarah Mott Jourdan

Barbara Cooper

Passed Away, Early 1970’s


David Cowan


•Bachelor’s Degree from Washburn University, Master’s Degree in Social Work from KU

•Licensed Independent Social Worker and Board Certified Diplomat, Director of the Kanza Mental Health and Guidance Center, Hiawatha, KS

•One of three Founding Members of Child Psychiatry Associates, P.C.

•Wife, Fran; Son, Rick (Shelley) and Mark (Kim); grandchildren

Richard Cramer

Passed Away, 3/7/74

•Resident of Topeka

•Sign Painter for 13 years

•Wife, Janice Humbert; Sons, Richard Cramer Jr. and Scot Cramer; Daughters, Tracy Cramer and Mashelle Cramer; Brothers, Ronnie and Marvin Cramer; Sister, Mrs. Connie Eakes

Charlene “Sue” Davis (Calvin)


•Owned “The Dock” Convenience Store for many years, Retired in 2006


•Member Of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church

•Husband, Joseph Andrew Calvin; Sons, Joseph Calvin (Robin), Michael A. Calvin (Kathy), Matthew W. Calvin; Daughter, Mary L. Calvin-Herold (Leonard); Brother, Bill Davis, several grandchildren

Duane Dodge


•Civilian Electronics Engineer at Point Mugu Naval Test Center, CA

•Graduate of Washburn University

•Wife, Judy; Sons, Doug and Dan Dodge, CA; Daughter, Mrs. Dina Kendall; Step-Sons, Jeff and Jason Stott; Step-Daughter, Jennifer Stott; Brother, Dean V. Dodge; Sister, Mrs. Beverly Radefeld

Denise Dowling (Walker)


•Beloved Wife and Mother, Son, Matt Aaron Walker, Springfield, MO

Brenda Dudley (Matthews)

Passed Away

•Husband, Joseph Matthews


Glenda Edwards


•Graduated from Baker University School of Nursing in 1980. She retired from Stormont-Vail in 2005

•Served as a missionary in Surinam in South America

•Longtime member of Northland Christian Church

•After her brother, James’, death, she raised his two sons, Eric and James

•Glenda was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and a sister. Survivors include her sisters, Norma Cobler (Jim), Edna Long (Max); brothers, Clinton Edwards (Kay), Forrest Edwards (Judy) and Thomas Edwards

Richard Dwight Emmot

Passed Away, February of 1987


Jerry England


•President of Mobile Home Estates, Incorporated, 28 years

•Graduated from Washburn University, 1965

•Member and former Deacon of First Presbyterian Church and Alpha Delta Fraternity, Past President of Topeka Mobile Housing Association

•Wife, Lynn Barnett; Son, Jason England; Brother, John England

A.J. Maurice “Mark” E. Fager

Passed Away, 7/3/11

•Worked as a baker in Topeka until 1969

•Worked in Emporia, KS at EVCO, Retired in 1998

•Son, James Fager; Sister, Louise Branham; Grandson and three Step-Grandchildren

Martha Faust (Crandall)


•Husband, Stephen Crandall; Daughter, Terri Woodbury; Granddaughter, Rachel; Son, Michael Woodbury (Mary Beth); Grandson, Lucas; Granddaughter, Mackenzi; Brothers, Robert Foust (Marge), Ronald Foust (Norma), Donald Foust (Daina); Sisters, Lila Dallas (Bob) and Janice Hartwich (Tom), numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins

Sherill Feaker (Hollis)


•Lived in Rosamond, CA

•Husband, Gary Hollis

John Fisher


•Cab Driver

•Handyman

•Member Of Mt. Carmel Missionary Church, Topeka

•5 Sons; Anthony Fisher (Bethel), Shahid Hassan, Johnnie Fisher Jr., James S. Fisher, and Andre Fisher

•6 Daughters; Cynthia Taylor, Ruth Brown, Jolania Lunks, Margaret Harris, Ashley Eagleman, and Kendra Fisher

William “Bill” Fleming



•Had a career in sales

•Numerous Awards as a result of his fantastic sales force

•Wife, Connie Clinkenbeard Fleming; Daughters, Wendi Fleming Murphy, Lisa Vaughn Messenger (Gail); Sons, Rick Vaughn (Amy), Brett Vaughn (Becky), and several grandchildren; Sisters, Patricia Fleming, Joanne Teschke, Nancy Brewster (Bill), Marj Schlesselman (Jim)

John Fly


•Served 4 years in the Air Force

•Received a Degree in Computer Science from Kansas State

•Worked for the State Of KS in Topeka, and later joined the staff of IBM in Texas, where he was employed for 20 years

•Member of Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church, Flower Mound, TX

•Wife, Ronna House Fly; Son, Steven Fly; Daughters, Amy Moore, and Ashlee Fly; Sisters, Elizabeth (Libby) Schoeni, Martha Fly

Curtis Graybeal

Passed Away 2000

Worked for Topeka Goodyear for 35 years

Served in the Navy

Anthony L. Grover

Passed Away

•Grew up in Oakland and Attended Church

Edona Halleck Monoghan Carter



•Worked in the Administrative Department of Memorial Hospital

•Member of First Baptist Church, Topeka

•Active member of Women’s Club Of Topeka as Past President and Honorary Director

•Married Michael Monoghan, who preceded her in death in 1971; Married Gary L. Carter in 1982; Sister, Linda Halleck; 2 children, Michael Monoghan, Elane Miller; 2 Step-Children, Scott Carter and Connie Anguish, and 10 grandchildren

Scott Hammond


Believed to have been living in Corpus Christi, Tx. At the time of his death

Kathleen “Kathy” A. Hankenson Fisher


•Attended Washburn University and graduated in 1980

•Avid member of the Briarwood Swim Club for the past 40 years

•Taught special education at several schools in the 501 school district , 501 job coach for the 3 Topeka high schools

•Assistant Executive Director of the Kansas Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

•Passed away after a 14 month battle with Cancer

•Husband, David H. Fisher, Jr. “Dave”, 3 children; David H. Fisher, III, Trey, Topeka, KS; Shane (Sara) Fisher, Winchester, CA; and Shannan (Paul) Ellig, Clermont, FL; as well as their 8 grandchildren; and her sister, Linda Terrill, Topeka

John J. Harmon


•Passed away in a car accident on Highway 40, on his way to classes at KU

•Pre-Med student at KU

•Member of First Presbyterian Church

•Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity At KU

•Worked at Topeka Goodyear Plant

•Brother, Richard M. Harmon, Sister, Mrs. Sue Ann Peters

Noel Harris


•Served in the US Air Force

•Lifelong Topeka resident

•Brother, Orin Harris

Linda Hartley

Passed Away


Janet Hawkins Ackors


•Topeka Resident

•Husband, Donald Lee Ackors; Daughters, Donna Pflaum, Renee Edwards, Sondra Keith, Paula Wathen, and Tina Myrick, Holton; five sons-in-law; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren

Susan “Susie” B. Hillrichs Nazzaro


•Retail Management at Catherine’s and Lane Bryant

•Daughter, Tiena Nazzaro; Sons, Troy (Sandra) Nazzaro, Tim (Stacey) Nazzaro; Brother, Brad (Michelle) Hillrichs; Sisters, Ruthie (Adam) Nocktonick, Donna Davis, Trisha (David) Drake; 5 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, and several nieces and nephews

Sherry Ann Hokanson


•Bachelors Degree, 1966 and MLS, 1972, both from Emporia State University

•Worked for the US Army, 1968-1970 as a Librarian in Vietnam

•Library Director for the Yakima Indian Nation, Toppenish, WA, 1980-1986

•1986 to 2008, Sherry Ann was Library Director at Fairchild AFB, WA

•Enthusiastic storyteller and was considered a gift to library patrons and co-workers, maintaining friendships that spanned decades and oceans

•Father, Harold Hokanson; Brother Richard (Donna); Husband, Chico Matta; and daughter, Brandy Matta

John Jack

Passed Away, Late 70’s

•Killed in a traffic accident in Kansas City

Josephine “Jo” Johnson DeNoi

Passed Away


Richard B. Johnson


•Retired from Topeka Goodyear Plant after 32 years of service

•Member of the Arab Shrine

•Wife, Mary E. Johnson; Children, Scott and Courtney Johnson; Step-Son, Jeff Clark; Sister, Jan Ali; and 3 grandsons

Ray Johnston


•Worked at Butter Krust, Pepsi, and Stormont Vail

•Served in the Air Force

•Member of Hope Lutheran Church

•Wife, Dolores M. Ollenburger; Sons, Eddie, Tony, and Mike Johnston; Daughters, Kimberly Sumpter, Mary Cooper; Brothers, Jim, John, Robert, and Richard; Sister, Freda Dinwiddie; Friend, Ron Burgquist, and nine grandchildren

David Kennedy


•LPN at The Manor

•Marine Corps Veteran


•Topeka Resident

•Attended Gage Park Baptist Church

•Wife, Judith Maxwell; Son, John David Kennedy; Step-Daughter, Tiffany Place; Step-Sons, Tommy and Brent Place; Sister, Mrs. Ann Katterman

Ronald Kerelegan

Passed Away

•Lived in California


James R. Ketterman


•Self-Employed Carpenter

•Worked for the Santa Fe. Railway as a clerk

•Member of the 69th Brigade of the Kansas National Guard

•Served with 101st Airborne Division in the Republic of Vietnam and received National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation, Vietnam Service Medal, and the Bronze Star

•Son, Todd Kennedy Ketterman; Daughter, Ann Kennedy Ketterman; Brothers, Richard, William, and Thomas

Howard “Dan” Killam Jr.


•Served in the US Army and the Air Force Reserve

•Licensed Practical Nurse and Certified Surgical Technician

•Employed by Topeka Ear, Nose, and Throat before he retired

•Member of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church

•Wife, Barbara Martin; Son, Steven (Bridget) Lillam; Daughter, Mellody Killam; Brothers, Ray H. (Sharon), and Roy Eugene Killam; Sisters, Edith Houser, Lois (David) Sweatt; Granddaughter

Kathleen “Kathy” Kington

Passed Away


Charles “Chuck” Fred Klesath


•Lived in Oak Creek, Co

•Fred was a successful pharmacist and owned his own drug store, just like his dad, Klesath drug in Seabrook

•Enjoyed Fly Fishing, was a fishing guide for Trout Creek Flies, below Flaming Gorge Damn

•Son, Robert Lee Klesath

•Daughter, Susan K. Klesath

Joseph R. Klugg


•Drum Major At Topeka High

•Graduated from the Eastman School Of Music

•Attended Michigan State University

•Lieutenant in the US Navy

•Aircraft accident aboard the USS Orinsky, Was in his 2nd Tour, Photographic Squadron 63, Detachment 34, based out of Miramar, CA

•Wife, Christine Ahrens; Son, Deiter Joseph Klugg; Sisters, Mrs. J.W. Wallace and Mrs. William Bagby

George W. Knowles


•Consul General of the US in Duesseldorf, Germany

•Stationed in France, Great Britain, Belgium, and for a long time in Turkey

•Liked gardening and planted his own gardens in London and Ankara •He had happy memories of being on some family farm near Hutchinson KS

•He and Gail had planned to spend part of their retirement in a pretty place in Normandy ( N. France), sadly he only had a few months to enjoy it

•Wife, Gail; Sons, George Jr. and Geoffrey

Ronald Kress


•Served in the Army in Germany, 1961-1964

•Carpenter, was in Carpenter’s Union 1445

•Lived in Topeka and Mayetta

•Wife, Diane Rust; Son, Sean Kress; Step-Son, Brent Landis Jr.; Daughter, Melissa Kress; Step-Daughter Rebecca Landis

•Brothers, William T. and Richard Kress; Sister, Sherrol Heydenrich; and Two Grandchildren

Herbert Langsdorf

Passed Away, 1/6/94

•Attended Washburn University, 1961-1963

•Member of Alpha Delta Fraternity, DeMolay Chapter

•Sister, Sally Langsdorf

Connie Sue Lawrence (Tenbrink)


•Worked for local insurance companies

•Day-Care Provider for 32 years

•Preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Danny Lawrence

•Surviving are her husband, Kenny, daughter: Alisha Wolf; 2 sons:

•Randy Tenbrink (Kelli) and Todd Tenbrink (Sarah): and six

•grandchildren

Douglas M. “Doug” Lester

Passed Away, 3/7/07

•Accomplished Banker and Financial Service Executive in Kentucky

•Wife, Casey; Children; Landi Stone, Shannon Stone, Jenness Stone, Coupar (Jennifer) Lester, Tristan (Sean) Powers

•Two Sisters, Joyce (Paul) Nixon and Irene Black living in Topeka

Jesse William Lynn


•Phoenix, Arizona

•Lancaster California

Tom Marshall


•Employed by the FDIC since 1968

•Served in the Navy, was attached to the Navy Band in Washington D.C.

•Graduated from Washburn University and Kansas University

•Member of the First Presbyterian Church

•Wife, Mary Frances Carver; Son, Tom Marshall Jr.; Daughters, Tammy and Stacy Marshall; Sister, Mrs. William Nichols; Brother, James A. Marshall

Lawrence J. Masat


•Resident of Fairfax and Burke, VA

•Died after a 5 year battle with ALS

Nancy McDonough (Evans)


•Employed as a school bus driver by USD 450, before retiring in 1993

•Married Robert Evans in 1963; Son, Robert M. Evans Jr.; Daughter, April Evans; Granddaughter, Cloe Evans-Wenger; Brother, Dan McDonough

Richard McKay

Passed Away, 4/8/11

•Passed away in Concord, CA

•Wife, Jennifer Ilicia McKay

Elizabeth “Beth” A. McKown (Shipp)


•Taught school for 38 years in KS and retired in 2005

•Resided in Lawrence, KS

•Husband, Robert E. Shipp; Son, Edward; Daughter, Rebecca Hardie; Brothers; Thomas McKown and William McKown; Sister, Mary Curry; and grandchildren

Marjorie McWilliams (Woods)


•Worked for KDHE for many years

•Huband, Ron Winters; Daughter, Sabrina Medovich; Son, Billy Woods; Sisters, Carol and Mary McWilliams, and granchildren

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Peggy Ann Mills (Quarles)


•Worked as a secretary for Goodyear, and also for the Menninger Foundation

•Worked in the housekeeping department for St. Francis Hospital

•Liked to travel and play the piano

•Member of the Second Baptist Church in North Topeka and the Soulmates Club

•Survived by her son, Kent Quarles of Topeka, a grandson Divan Quarles of Dallas Tx.

Dave E. Mullin


•Worked for Quaker Oats before retiring in 1988

•Wife, Cheryl; Son, Carey Mullin (Julie); grandchildren, Justin and Jordan; Daughter, Kelly Stauffer (Thane); grandchildren, Tanner, Taylor, and Ashton; Sister, Wanda Reinking (Richard)

Phillip Munoz


•Elementary school teacher for USD 501, past KTKA Teacher Of The Month

•Received MLK “Living The Dream” Award

•Certification of Appreciation for Community Leadership

•Married Jane Sewell

•Wife, Sue Coleman –Lefebvre

•Daughters, Roxanne Florez, Larissa Crow, Angela Jacobs

Harry E. Nielson

Passed Away, 2/18

•Shawnee Mission, KS

Roberta Noble (Olsen)

Passed Away


Stephen Norsworthy


•Drove for Graham Ship by Truck

•Member of Teamster Union Local No. 696

•Member of Fairlawn Church of God

•Wife, Linnie A. Hicks, Sons, Eric Norsworthy and Robert Clasen; Daughters, Annette Fitzgibbon, Kathy Butler, Shari Hendrickson

Wilbur P. Northcutt


•Managed Sears Photography in Topeka

•Moved to Chandler, AZ in 1985 where he owned and operated a photography studio

•Sister, Sharon Long

Johnny Nunley


•Attended Cowley County Junior College and University of Oklahoma

•Employed at the General Foods Plant in Topeka, KS

•Attended Holy Name Church

•Wife, Patricia A. Gastineau; Son, Johnny J. Nunley Jr., Daughters, Lisa D. and Tiffany C. Nunley; Brother, Norman B. Jackson Sr.; Step-Brother, George Clark; Sister, Mrs. Ola Tadlock; Step-Sister, Mrs. Juanita Smith

Stephen “Pat” O’Rourke


•Employed by the State of KS for 33 years

•Lieutenant for the KS Highway patrol since 1978

•Worked at Topeka State Hospital and Kansas Neurological Institute

•Served as Personal Security Officer for Governors Carlin, Hayden, and Finney

•Wife, Ann Cook; Daughter Erin Mary O’Rourke

Victor Ortiz

Passed Away, 6/6/97

•Worked for Jostens Yearbook for 25 years, previously at Petro Surgical Supply Company

•Army Veteran

•Member of Our Lady Of Guadalupe Church

•Umpire for Topeka Softball Leagues, Dornwood Leagues, and the American Softball Association

•Brothers, Genaro “Hank” Ortiz, Larry Ortiz, Juan Ortiz, Phillip Ortiz, and Cato Ortiz; Sister, Marchella Ortiz Juarez; Half-Sister, Rachelle Vega Muniz; Half-Brother, John Ortiz

Michael Oyler


•Taught at Topeka Lutheran Schools

•Was a principal at St. John Lutheran School in Wisconsin and was a member of the church

•Member of the Lutheran Education Association

•Graduated from Concordia Teachers College in Nebraska

•Wife, Bertha LaSell; Daughters, Sarah and Samantha Oyler; Sons, David and John Oyler; Sisters, Mrs. Karen Lenz; Brother, Gary Oyler

Ann Papin (Feasel)



James H. Parks


•Received a Bachelors Of Fine Arts from Washburn University and a Masters Degree in Music from Pittsburg State University

•Former musician at Grace Cathedral

•Studied at the Zurich Opera House in Switzerland

•Professor of Music at the Blackhawk College in the Quad cities in Iowa, Taught at Augustana College and on the faculty of Vandercook College of Music in Chicago

•Enjoyed a singing career and made soloist appearances around the country and in Europe

•Sang with the St. Paul Opera, made a Knight of the Brotherhood Of St. Christopher in Austria

Theodore Pearce

Passed Away, 2/6/64

•Died when the car he was driving hit a bridge abutment

•Construction Worker

•Member of the First Assembly Of God Church

•Kansas National Guard

•Brothers, Bill, Tom, and Francis; Sisters, Roselea, Mrs. Iva Lou Curfman, Mrs. Alta Aaron

Robert W. Phillips


•Worked for Phillips Business Equipment in Topeka

•Later owned and operated Electronic Business Systems in Lawrence and Baldwin City

•Attended Eudora Methodist Church

•Member of Ducks and Quails Unlimited

•Daughters, Kimberly A. Phillips, Keri Brouhard; Sons, Rodney and Michael Phillips; Sister, Sharon Miller

A. Eugene Phillis


•Graduated from St. Paul’s Junior College

•US Army Adjutant General School Of Finance

•Electronic Computer Programming Institute Of Topeka

•US Army, 1964-1967, Stationed at Ft. Leonardwood, MO

•Worked at First National Bank, University Computer Company in Dallas, and 15 years for Security Benefit in Topeka

•Wife, Judy; Son, Matthew, Joshua, and Zachary; Duaghter Jennifer Sommers, and grandchildren

Thomas R. Phipps


Graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas CityWorked for Safeway, Food Barn and Sun Fresh more than 30 yearsServed in the army

Member of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village, Ks. And was a youth fellowship sponsorMarried to Connie Margaret Moore in 1966Daughters Shelly Trenholm, Christie Phipps; sisters Joyce Roberts, Fritzi Hazelrigg and Carol Gifford

Kenneth Plumberg

Passed Away, 6/7/09

•Served in the Navy during the Vietnam War

•Warehouse manager for Gardner Floor Covering and was their Oreck repairman

•Volunteered for Sheltered Living’s Festival Of Trees for many years

•Member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

•State President for the Fraternal Order Of Eagles

•Wife, Mary Hoover; Daughters, Nichole and Tanya; Sons, Brad, David, Michael, and Timothy; Sisters, Patricia, Phyllis, Margaret, and Nancy; Brothers, Lawerence, Jacob, Michael, and Timothy, and many grandchildren

Jerry Porter


•Passed away in a hunting accident during senior year, near Lecompton in Douglas County

•Member of The First Assembly Of God

•Step-Brothers, Larry and Richard Adams; Several Aunts and Uncles

Jimmie Gil Priddy


•Wife, Linda McPhail

•Lived in Rancho Cordo, CA

Anita Quarles

Passed Away, 1962

•Passed away in an automobile accident

Weldon “Ted” Richardson


•Harris County, TX

Larry Ridgway

Passed Away 6/3/1966

Struck by lightning while working on a maintenance crew at Cedar Crest Mansion

Wife Patty Ridgway; two sons, Larry Joe Ridgway Jr., and William Cregg RidgwaySister, Mrs. Jane Pankratz; four brothers, Howard Ridgway, Jimmy Ridgway, Richard Ridgway, and Stephen Ridgway

Kenneth “Kenny” M. Schuette


•Mechanic for Boyd’s Auto Service for 45 years and Town and Country Motors for 2 years

•Member of Westside Christian Church

•Wife, Marian A. Comstock; Daughters, Kimberly Markham and Susan Brown, Barbara Ables, Jessica Schuette, Marti Kearney, several grandchildren; Sister, Adeline Falk

Eugene Sharp

Passed Away


Howard Shaw

Passed Away 8/14/1999

Warehouse supervisor for Graphic Promotions in Topeka

Married Dorothy Jean Shades in 1988; sons Joshua Lee Shaw, Bobby Dean Shaw, daughter Angel Lynn Shaw

Lived in Bardstown, Ky.

Janet Sowers (Duckworth)


•Preceded in death by sons, Brad and Chris; sister and •Brother-in-law, Marcia and Jon Walker

•She is survived by her husband Bob; daughter, Jennifer •And husband Jeff Mulder, Wichita, KS.

Jack Spencer

Passed Away


Jane Sticher

Passed Away, 1988

•Husband, David Davis

•Two sons

Marietta Stinson (Dumas)

Passed Away, 3/6/95

•Guidance Counselor at the County College of Morris in Randolph, New Jersey

•Bachelor’s Degree from Washburn University, Master’s Degree from Central State University in Bethany, Oklahoma

•Lived in Morristown, NJ since 1982

•Member if the Minority Athletic Association, Jack and Jill of America, Morris School District Association, Union Baptist Church, Served on the Minority Task Force for Morris School District

•Sons, Jimmy Dumas II, Laman Dumas; Daughter, Andrea Dumas; Sister, Colee Bethany

Charles Swank


•Moved to Lyndon, KS in 1965

•Was a self-employed over-the-road truck driver for more than 20 years

•Member of St. John’s Lutheran Church

•Wife, Loranah McFann; Daughters, Glenda Bronson and Jo Atkinson; Brother, Robert Swank; grandchildren

Marilyn Taylor

Passed Away


John W. Tipton

Passed Away


Richard (Dick) Turner


•Relocated to Topeka 5 years before death

•Daughter, two grandchildren, and other extended family members

Mike Walker


•Attended First Presbyterian Church

•Died in an automobile accident east of Topeka

•Sister, Georgia Walker

Max Wells


•Attended Washburn and K-State

•Employed by Videon Television Repair Company

•Served in the US Navy

•Brother, Donald Wells

Earl R. Wheeler


•Daughter, Sue V. Hettiarchchi; Grandson, Christopher Earl Hettiarchchi

•Sister, Terrie Wheeler-Cousin; Brothers, Derek Wheeler and Brett Wheeler; Nepher, Jordan Cousin

Carol Ray Whitegon (Reisinger)


•Married James R. Reisinger in 1979 in Miami, OK.

•Daughter Julie Todd; sister Catherine Whitegon (member of our class), half sister Carla Martinez, half brothers John Whitegon and Jeff Drum

Diana Wilson (Molter)


Worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

Member of Grace Episcopal Church

Barry Woodruff


•Worked in sales and later management for Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Topeka, 1965-1991

•Served in the Kansas National Guard

Sandra Woods

Passed Away

•Husband, Juan Abbott

Kathleen K. Workman (Dickerson)


•Worked for KDHE

•Lived in Meriden at time of death

•Member of Women of the Moose

•Husband, Frank Dickerson; Daughters, Delina Chessher and Delora; Step-Son, David Dickerson; Sisters, Susan Hamilton and Shirley Harshberger

Sharon L. Yeager (Bayless)


•Worked in the Overland Park area for 44 years as a cosmetologist

•Sons, Richard Woodworth, Jeff Bayless, Steve Bayless; Daughters, Melodie Hughes, Lisa Bayless; several grandchildren, one great-grandchild; Brothers, Bill Vonltemel, David Yeager, and Jack Yeager

Janet L. Yewell (Jones)


•Worked as a statistician and an Administrative Assistant for the Mental Health Center of East-Central Kansas for more than 25 years before being forced into retirement due to health problems

•Married Doug Hamilton (classmate); Son Todd Michael

•Later Married Dr. Wesley C. Jones

•Brothers, Charles E., Rich, and James Yewell; Sister, Connie Franzen

I’ve heard it said, that people come into our lives, for a reason,Bringing something we must learn, and we are led,To those who help us most to grow, if we let them,And we help them in return,Well, I don’t know if I believe that’s true,But I know I’m who I am today, because I knew you.

Like a comet pulled from orbit, as it passes a sun,Like stream that meets a boulder, halfway through the wood,Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better? But,Because I knew you, I have been changed for good.

It may well be, that we will never meet again, in this lifetime,So let me say before we part so much of meIs made of what I learned from you,You’ll be with me, like a hand-print on my heart,And now whatever way our stories end,I know you have re-written mine, by being my friend.

Like a ship blown from its mooring, by a wind off the sea,Like a seed dropped by a sky-bird, in a distant wood,Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better? But,Because I knew you . . . I have been changed for good.

“For Good” by Stephen Schwartz

“Amazing Grace”John Newton (words) Edwin Excell (music)

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me!I once was lost but now I’m found, was blind, but now I see.

Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved;How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed!

Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come;‘tis grace that brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.

Topeka High Memorial Service

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