Larry Brock
April 23, 2007
Larry Brock of Topeka died at home on April 23, 2007 of natural causes. Larry was born May 17, 1941 in Springfield, Mo. He spent his youth in Springfield graduating from Hillcrest High School. Larry served proudly in the US Marine Corps. In 1963 he married JoAnn Derum his wife of 39 years. Before JoAnn’s passing in 2002, the two...
Justine M. Rinehart
April 18, 2007
Justine M. Rinehart, 91, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Aldersgate Village.
Mrs. Rinehart was employed by Hallmark Cards for thirty years before retiring in 1974.
She was born October 18, 1915 at Paxico the daughter of George and Mary Guth Rogge.
Mrs. Rinehart was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church for over 65 years, the...
Marquis D. Brown
April 18, 2007
Marquis D. Brown, 17 of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at St. Francis Medical Center.
Marquis was a junior at Topeka High School where in participated in football and basketball.
He was born September 22, 1989 in Topeka the son of LaDon Brown and Jamilah McKnight.
Marquis attended Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church and
El Shaddai Church...
Frances C. Carver
April 16, 2007
Frances Carol Carver, 80, of Topeka, passed away April 16, 2007 at her home.
Carol was born October 9, 1926 in Clay Center the daughter of Thomas Patrick and Fannie May Bentley Ravins. She was a graduate of Capital Catholic Hiagh School.
Carol was a member of Most Pure Heartt of Mary Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella Little Flower Circle...
William G. Rosebaugh
April 15, 2007
William Glen "Bill" Rosebaugh, of Topeka, pased away Sunday morning, April 15, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. He was 81.
Mr. Rosebaugh was born July 23, 1925 in Riley County near Waterville, the son of William Isaac and Vida Cammel Rosebaugh. Glen graduated from Waterville High School in 1943. He enlisted in the Navy in November 1943 and later transferred to...
Rita P. Valdivia
April 12, 2007
Rita Pimental Valdivia, 73, of Topeka, peacefully passed away Thursday morning, April 12, 2007. Rita was born in Topeka on July 4, 1933, the daughter of Rafael Pimental and Petra Loya Pimental. She was a lifelong and devoted member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include her former husband and their five children, Rene Valdivia and his wife Lynne; Laura Vega and her...
John J. Haynes
April 11, 2007
John Joseph Haynes passed away peacefully at his home in Topeka, Wednesday morning, April 11, 2007. He was 92. John was born in St. Joseph, Missouri August 30, 1914, the son of John Percival Haynes and Nellie Brown Haynes. He graduated from Capitol Catholic High School in 1932 and worked for Sage Grocery, located in East Topeka, until 1935. He then ...
Lillian E. Garrity
April 7, 2007
Lillian Elizabeth Garrity, of Topeka, entered into eternal life Saturday afternoon, April 7, 2007 at Midland Hospice. She was 94.
She was a 1931 graduate of Capitol Catholic High School and prior to her retirement was a clerk and Superintendent of Car Service for the Santa Fe Railway for thirty-eight years.
Miss Garrity was a long time member of Most Pure...
Marguerite Myzer
April 3, 2007
Marguerite Robert Myzer died April 3, 2007 in Olathe, Kansas. She was born July 6, 1924 in Osage City, Kansas the daughter of Albert and Evona Mathieu Robert. She graduated from Osage City High School in 1942 and attended Dodds School of Business in Topeka. She married Sherman Sanford Myzer on October 9, 1946. She was employed by the Santa...
Alice Hart
March 30, 2007
Alice Hart, 94, of Topeka, passed away Friday afternoon, March 30, 2007 at Lexington Park. She was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on April 24, 1912. Alice became Miss St. Louis in 1929 and was later a model for Marshall Field and Company in Chicago. She married William M. Hart in Chicago on December 26, 1942 and later moved to...
Harry J. Nagy
March 29, 2007
Harry John Nagy, 62, of Topeka, passed away Thursday March 29, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. Dr. Nagy was professor of physics and astronomy at Washburn University for thirty years before he retired. He previously had taught at the University of Missouri at Columbia and Southwest Minnesota State College in Marshall, MN. Dr. Nagy served as chairman of the department on...
Arturo F. Soria
March 28, 2007
Arturo Froylan Soria, also known as “Tuto” or “Artie”, 60, peacefully passed away on Wednesday afternoon, March 28, 2007 at a local hospital where he was surrounded by his wife, son and daughter. Arturo was born in Leon, Gto., Mexico on April 28, 1946, the son of Arturo Soria and Amparo Mata. He came to the United States at the age...
Diane I. Rosencrants
March 27, 2007
Diane Isabel Rosencrants, 52, of Lawrence, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Diane was an administrative assistant for the State of Kansas in Topeka. She was born May 20, 1954 in Holton, the daughter of Marion and Ellen Noonan Dreher. Diane was a 1972 graduate of Hayden High School and attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Topeka. Diane was...
Gilbert Pimentel
March 26, 2007
Gilbert Pimentel, 66, of Topeka was taken to be with the Lord on Monday, March 26, 2007 at Midland Hospice House where he was surrounded by his family.
Gilbert was born in Topeka on September 1, 1940, the son of Rafael Pimentel and Petra Loya Pimentel.
He was graduated from Hayden High School and lived in Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City...
Jose M. Cardona
March 21, 2007
Jose Manuel Cardona, 20, of Topeka, died Wednesday evening, March 21, 2007, in the emergency room at St. Francis Health Center. Mr. Cardona was employed in the construction industry. He was born in Villandera, Zacatecas, Mexico on May 17, 1987, the son of Salvador Cardona and Rosabal Perez-Hernandez. Survivors include his parents, Salvador Cardona, Sr. and Rosa Cardona both of Topeka; three brothers,...
Aldo Meneses
March 21, 2007
Aldo Meneses, of Topeka, died Wednesday March 21, 2007 at a local hospital. He was eleven years old. Aldo was a fifth grade student at Holy Family School where he enjoyed basketball and soccer. He was born in Los Angeles, California on July 18, 1995, the son of Demetrio and Maria Vargas Meneses. His parents and two brothers, Jose De Jesus...
Ernesto Rivera
March 16, 2007
Ernesto Rivera Meza, 42, of Topeka, was killed Friday, March 16, 2007 in a traffic accident in Geary County. Mr. Rivera was a truck driver for Larry Jones Trucking and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. He was born in Parral, Chihuanua, Mexico on July 20, 1964, the son of Isibro Rivera and Mercedes Meza. He was married to Martha Leticia...
Anthony R. Lily
March 14, 2007
Our precious Anthony “Tony” Robert Lilly, three month old son of Jason and Alicia Ortiz Lilly, was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 14, 2007. He was born in Topeka December 5, 2006 and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish. In addition to his parents at home in Topeka, he is survived by his sister,...
Emma A. Rohr
March 7, 2007
Erma A. Rohr, formerly of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2007 while in hospice care at White Ridge Convalescent Center in Lees Summit, Missouri. She was 89. Mrs. Rohr lived in the Highland Park are of Topeka for over fifty years and moved to Lees Summit in 2003. She was born in Topeka on January 17, 1918. Mrs. Rohr is survived by...
Teresa Ortiz
March 7, 2007
Teresa Olivia Mendoza Ortiz, of Topeka, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 7, 2007 in the emergency room of a local hospital.She was 69. Teresa was a social worker for the Head Start Program and was employed part-time at Rosa’s Restaurant prior to her retirement. She was born in Topeka on October 1, 1937 the daughter of Victoriano Mendoza and Rosa Guerrero...
