ANDOVER – Elaine “Lanie” Finbury was awarded the 2023 Alumni Award of Distinction on Friday, Oct. 27, by the Alumni Council of Phillips Academy for her decades long career as
A reception is being held Friday to honor longtime Topeka developer and businessman Ross Freeman, who died Thursday at the age of 81.
According to Freeman s obituary, published by Dove Cremations & Funerals, a reception will be held from 2:30-4 p.m. Friday, March 12, at the Dillon House, 404 S.W. 9th St., to celebrate the late Topekan s life. In accordance with COVID-19 protocols, the family requests that attendees wear masks and practice social distancing.
Freeman, who was born in Ellsworth and grew up in Belleville, spent much of his life in Topeka, founding development company Pioneer Group Inc. in the capital city in 1997.