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    1. Deaths and Funerals: Topeka: July 11, 1920
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday July 11, 1920 Deaths and Funerals: RAGSDALE--Susan RAGSDALE, 83, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Adella BLACK, 712 East Fourth street, Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held from the Third Presbyterian church, Fourth and Branner streets, at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial in Topeka cemetery. HUTCHINSON--Edmund Hutchinson, 80, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Will DOWNIE, 1250 Lincoln street, at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. SENNE--The funeral of Mrs. Caroline Senne will be held from the German Lutheran church at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial in Topeka cemetery. LAMBRECHT--The funeral of John Lambrecht, who died Friday will be held at 8:15 Monday morning from St. Joseph's German Catholic church. Burial in Mount Calvary cemetery. (Note: Newspaper of July 10, 1920 listed this gentleman as Lambrech.)

    01/29/2006 04:53:42
    1. Married at Lawrence: ROGERS--KRAUS
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday July 11, 1920 Married At Lawrence. Lawrence, Kan., July 10,--(Special) Forest A. ROGERS and Daisy A. KRAUS, both of Topeka, were married at the court house here today by Probate Judge C.E. LINDLEY.

    01/29/2006 04:47:56
    1. Deaths and Funerals: Topeka: July 10, 1920
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday July 10, 1920 Deaths and Funerals. TRUMP--Mrs. W.L. Trump died at her home, 1254 Van Buren street, yesterday morning. Her body will be take to Ottawa, Kan., this morning for burial. No services will be held in Topeka. The funeral will be held in Ottawa. ROBERTSON--The fuenral of Miles Norman Robtertson, who died in Denver, July 3, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the Calvary Presbyterian church. Burial in Topeka cemetery. The body will lie in state from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the home of his uncle, James TEMPLE, 1723 Van Buren street. Robertson was a nephew of Mrs. Edward GREER, of Denver, formerly of Topeka. LANBRECH--John Lanbrech, 33, died at his home, 509 East Gordon street last night. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.

    01/29/2006 04:46:25
    1. Divorce Court: Topeka: July 10, 1920
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday July 10, 1920 Divorce Court. Granted: Dora Louk MILLER against H. Burl Miller, to plaintiff. Petitions: Sadie STOCKTON against Perry STOCKTON.

    01/29/2006 04:42:29
    1. Marriage Licenses: Topeka: July 10, 1920
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday July 10, 1920 Marriage Licenses. Clyde BICKWELL, 23, Topeka and Helen HOUSE, 21, Topeka. Harold LOUCKS, 30, Topeka, and Ethel B. GRANT, 31, Topeka.

    01/29/2006 04:40:50
    1. Obituary: Thomas P. BAXTER
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Thomas P. Baxter Thomas Penn BAXTER, 81, retired Santa Fe employee, died Wednesday in Muskogee, Okla. He was a Santa fe cabinetmaker for 41 years before he retired. He had been living in Muskogee 14 years. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Carl RICHARDSON, Muskogee, and Mrs. Joe DUNHAM, Albuquerque, N.M., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery with the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary in charge of arrangements.

    01/26/2006 08:31:38
    1. Obituary; Linus LARSON
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Linus Larson Linus LARSON, 82, a retired shop operator in Osage City, died Tuesday night. He was a resident of Osage City 77 years.Mr. Larson was born in Sweden January 10, 1875 and moved to Osage City when he was four years old. Closet relative surviving is a sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles Larson, 1319 West 15th, Topeka. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday in McElfresh Mortuary with burial in Osage City Union Cemetery.

    01/26/2006 08:28:53
    1. Obituary: Mrs. Dixie MAYES
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Mrs. Dixie Mayes. Mrs. Dixie MAYES, 64, of Silver Lake, died Tuesday night in a Topeka hospital after an illness of a week. She was born September 14, 1893, in Hopkins County, Ky., and had lived in Silver Lake community 30 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church at Madisonville, Ky. She is survived by her husband, Carl Mayes, of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Wayne TRINKLE, and Mrs. Glen MILLER, both of Silver Lake; Mrs. Louise JOHNSON, Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Rosie HAWKINS, Lawndale, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. C.C. STARK, Madisonville, Ky.; a brother, W.B. COFFMAN, Madisonville, Ky.; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Silver Lake Methodist Church with burial in Silver Lake Cemetery. Parker Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

    01/26/2006 08:26:22
    1. Obituary: John W. STOLZENBERGER
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 John W. Stolzenberger. John William STOLZENBERGER, 67, died Tuesday night at his home in Granada, Kan. He was born January 4, 1890, at Granada and was a lifelong resident of that community. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Stolzenberger, of the home; two sons, John R. Stolzenberger, Circleville; and Billy Paul Stolzeberger, Sabetha; two daughters, Mrs. Gerald BUSER, Fairview; and Mrs. George FUGGY, Holton; 15 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. F.J. ACHTEN, Wetmore; a half-brother, Carl Stolzenberger, Fresno, Calif.; a half-sister, Mrs. Marie REASOR, Wetmore; a step-brother, Victor MESSENGE, Fresno, Calif.; and two step-sisters, Mrs. Rose WHITE, Wetmore, and Mrs. Calvin ESTES, Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of the Brethren at Granada with burial at Granada Cemetery.

    01/26/2006 08:22:34
    1. Obituary; Mrs. June M. JOHNSON
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Mrs. June M. Johnson. Funeral services for Mrs. June Marie JOHNSON, 29, of Holton, who was killed early Tuesday morning in a motor car accident near Tecumseh, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Mercer Funeral Home at Holton with burial in Holton Cemetery. She was born November 23, 1928 at Holton and spent her entire life in the Soldier and Holton communities. She is survived by her husband, Ross Johnson of the home; two children, Wayne and Barbara Johnson, of the home; her mother, Mrs. Myrtle HALL, Holton; two brothers, Charles HALL, Wichita and Stephen HALL, Holton; and a sister, Mrs. Harold ANDERSON, Derby, Colo.

    01/26/2006 08:17:01
    1. Obituary: Mrs. Mary BOYD
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Mrs. Mary Boyd Mrs. Mary BOYD, 83, of 3103 California, died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. She was born August 12, 1874, in Indiana and had lived in Topeka many years. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Earl OSWALD, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. paul FRITTS, Salina; and Mrs. Loretta WEST, of Colorado; two sons, Willimas E. DRAPER, Palmdale, Calif.; and A. Vern McCULLOUGH, Coronado, Calif.; 23 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Eslinger Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery.

    01/22/2006 07:14:35
    1. Obituary; Albert YENKEY, Sr.
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Albert Yenkey, Sr. Albert YENKEY, Sr., 78, of Route 1, Topeka, died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. He was born September 13, 1879, in Meyersdale, Pa. and came to Kanas with his parents when he was a child. He had lived on a farm on Route 1, 41 years. He was a past master of the Wakarusa Masonic Lodge and a past patron of the Clarice Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elsie Yenkey of the home; two sons, Charles N. Yenkey of the home; and Albert Yenkey, Jr., Topeka; two sisters, Miss Minnie Yenkey, Fresno, Calif. and Miss Gertrude Yenkey, Grantville; an uncle, Jonas GARY, Scullton, Pa., and two grandchildren.Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. friday at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home with burial in Bethel Cemetery.

    01/22/2006 07:09:05
    1. Obituary; Mrs. Frances WARREN
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Mrs. Frances Warren. Mrs. Frances WARREN, wife of the Rev. W.R. Warren, former pastor of the Church of God, 12th and Lane, died Sunday in Sharon, Pa., according to word received by Topeka friends. Funeral services and burial will be Friday in Sharon, Pa.

    01/22/2006 07:05:00
    1. Funeral: DAUGHERTY Twins.
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Daugherty Twins. Funeral services for Barbara Lou DAUGHERTY and her brother, Warren Ernest DAUGHERTY, 17-year-old twins who were killed early Tuesday morning in a motor car accident near Tecumseh, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Holton Methodist Church with burial in Holton Cemetery. They are survived by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Daugherty, Mayetta; two brothers, Darwin Daugherty, Topeka and Leon Daugherty, Mayetta; and a sister, Mrs. Gwyn HUNMAN, Holton. Padden Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

    01/22/2006 07:02:49
    1. Obituary: Mrs. Charlott D. WEBSTER
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Mrs. Charlott Webster Mrs. Charlott D. WEBSTER, 85, long time resident of Holton, died Wednesday in a Wellington, Kan., hospital. She went to Wellington two months ago to live with her daughter, Mrs. Lucile HANSON. Besides her daughter, she is survived by her husband, Albert Webster; a son, Russell Webster, Salina; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Padden Funeral Home in Holton with burial in Holton Cemetery.

    01/22/2006 06:58:38
    1. Obituary; Mrs. Frankie ROBINSON
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Mrs. Frankie Robinson. Mrs. Frankie ROBINSON, long time resident of the Holton community, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.L. BEAUCHAMP in Chicago, Ill. She was born January 17, 1859, at New Concord, Ohio., and settled in Jackson County in 1875. She lived in Holton from 1875 until she moved to Chicago four years ago to live with her daughter. She was the oldest member of the Holton Methodist Church. Besides her daughter, she is survived by a son, Herbert Robinson, Holton; one grandchild and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Mercer Funeral Home at Holton with burial in Holton Cemetery.

    01/22/2006 06:54:49
    1. Obituary: Mrs. Anna L. HARNEY
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 28, 1957 Mrs. Anna L. Harney. Mrs. Anna L. HARNEY, 87, of 1413 East Sixth, died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. She was born June 12, 1870 in Brown County, Ill., and came to Pittsburg, Kan., in a covered wagon with her parents when she was 13 years old. She lived in Cherokee, Kan., for 50 years before moving to Topeka two years ago to live with her daughter and son-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. W.W. JEWELL. Her son-in-law is pastor of the Third Christian Church. She was a member of the First Christian Church at Cherokee. Besides her daughter, she is survived by a son, David W. WEBB, Louisville, Neb.; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Lillian SWANK, Delta, Colo., and a brother, Roy C. WILLIAMSON, North Hollywood, Calif. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Brenner Mortuary at Pittsburg with burial in Cherokee Cemetery. Parker Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements.

    01/22/2006 06:49:31
    1. Obituary; Mrs. Mildred BOWEN
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday November 27, 1957 Mrs. Mildred Bowen Mrs. Mildren BOWEN, 57, wife of the Rev. U.S. Bowen, pastor of the East Hill Baptist Church, died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital after an illness of two weeks. She was born in Chicago and moved to Wichita with her parents when she was a child. She was a graduate of the Emporia State Teachers College. She was the first Negro social case worker in Sedgwick County before she resigned and went to Suehn Mission about 60 miles inland form Monrovia, West Africa, in 1928. She served there 10 years and was principal of the mission school for five years. She had lived in Topeka since 1939. She was active in the East Hill Baptist Church since her husband became pastor. She was Sunday School Superintendent, treasurer of the missionary union, a member of the choir and organizer and director of the youth choir. She was a former president of the Baptist Ministers Wives Auxiliary, and of the Interdenominational Ministers Wives Auxiliary. She was director of the Kaw Valley District Association's young people's work and was in charge of Camp KVBC east of Topeka. She served as chairman of the committee on foreign missions of the National Baptist Convention, Inc., and was vice president and chairman of the executive board of the NAACP. She was a candidate for the school board at the last election. Besides her husband, she is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Mabel PRYOR, Topeka; Mrs. Raymond HILL, Salina; Mrs. Elizabeth MORRIS, and Mrs. Virginia HUNTER of Denver, Colo. Gaines & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

    01/22/2006 06:32:30
    1. Obituary Look-up Request - Topeka
    2. Marlaina Barr
    3. Hello, I am hoping to find the obituaries of 2 people that died in Topeka: GROSCH, Christ date of obituary: 01-04-1910 FELSBERG, Sarah Grosch date of obituary: 08-16-1911 Thanks for any help with their content, Marlaina Fritz Barr

    01/22/2006 04:19:11
    1. Obituary; Mrs. Dorothy ZIEDLER
    2. Jim Laird
    3. The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday November 27, 1957 Mrs. Dorothy Ziedler. Mrs. Dorothy ZIEDLER, 46, former Topekan, died Monday in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was born September 2, 1911, in Ponca City, Okla., and lived in Topeka before moving to New York 11 years ago. She is survived by her husband, Paul Ziedler, of the home; her parents, Mr.and Mrs. Walter HENSROTH, Topeka; two sisters, Mrs. Louise KNIGHT, Brooklyn, and Mrs. Alice McEWEN, Denver, Colo., and a brother, William HIBERT, Topeka. Eslinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

    01/18/2006 01:18:06