f Topeka, three sisters: Rosemary Weiss, Gloria Larson, and Veronica Ault, all of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Francis was preceded in death by his siblings, Harold Weiss, Victor Weiss, and Ruth Sperry, Esther King, Margaret Walters, and Cecelia Mitchell, Florence Weiss, and Freida Mehlert. The family suggests contributions be made to Philip Billard Post #1650 of the V.F.W., or to Midland Hospice and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66603. Online condolences and fond memories may be left at www.brennanmathenafh.com or at www.gundersonfuneralhome.com.