Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Dorene J. Taylor
Mar 22, 2023
Dorene J. Taylor, 98, Westmoreland, KS, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2023, at Stoneybrook Memory Care of Manhattan.
Dorene was born March 17, 1925, on her family farm in the Flush, KS area, the daughter of Henry A. and Johanna F. (Nutman) Dekat. She attended Flush grade school and high school and then graduated from nursing school. On January 5,...
Darrell Lee Clauson
Mar 22, 2023
Darrell Lee Clauson, 65, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday (March 22, 2023) at his home in Wamego.
Born June 5, 1957 in Raymondville, Texas, Darrell was the son of Donald and Kathrine L. (Roberts) Clauson. At 18 years old he joined the U.S. Marine Corp where he proudly served his country. Soon after leaving the service, he moved...
Betty J Duncan
Mar 17, 2023
Betty Jane Duncan, 85, of rural Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas.
Betty was born July 9, 1937, at the family home in rural Flush, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence and Barbara (Rebitzer) Umscheid. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Flush, Kansas, graduating in 1955. On October 9, 1956,...
Lorna J Etienne
Mar 6, 2023
Lorna Jane Etienne, 82, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Monday (March 6, 2023) at Wamego Health Center.
Born December 29, 1940 in Topeka, Kansas, Lorna was the daughter of John and Irene (Wege) Lyon. She married Harold Gene Etienne on January 4, 1956 in Westmoreland, Kansas. He preceded her in death on May 22, 2014.
Lorna was employed as...
Richard "Dick" Short
Mar 5, 2023
Richard Lee “Dick” Short, 83, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, under the care and love of staff and residents at Providence Homes Plus in Topeka. He was a long-time resident of the Paxico area.
Dick was born May 27, 1939, on the" Harvey Ranch" in Plymouth, Kansas, the son of Fred and Maggie (Murphy) Short. He attended the...
Samuel Wayne Collins
Mar 5, 2023
Samuel Wayne Collins, 70, of Westmoreland, Kansas, died Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the Community Hospital in Onaga. He was a life-long resident of the area.
Sam was born January 22, 1953, in Wamego, Kansas, the son of Ivan Eugene and Loretta (Wagner) Collins. He attended local grade school and graduated from Manhattan High School in 1971. Sam earned an...
George Robert Bassett
Mar 1, 2023
George Bassett of Tyler, Texas passed away in his home on March 1, 2023, from complications associated with Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Wamego, Kansas on May 16, 1939, and spent his early childhood years on a farm ten miles away. He later moved to Manhattan, Kansas, where he graduated from high school in 1957.
He is survived...
Karen Ann Horner
Feb 28, 2023
Karen Ann (Parry) Horner age 81, died Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas.
She was born on January 5, 1942, in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of John Eldon and Esther Mae (Grounds) Parry.
Karen married Seward A. Horner at Danforth Chapel on the KU campus, in Lawrence, Kansas on Dec. 31, 1965.
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Donna Jean Johnson
Feb 26, 2023
Donna Jean (Simmer) Johnson, 90, of Wamego, Kansas, died Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the Wamego City Hospital. She was a long-time member of the community.
Donna was born March 15, 1932, in Wamego, the daughter of Frank J. and Cecelia (Umscheid) Simmer. She attended local grade schools and graduated from Wamego High School.
Donna married Robert Vandiver Johnson on...
Joyce M. Tooley
Feb 26, 2023
Joyce Marie (Murphy) Tooley, 89, passed peacefully in her sleep Sunday February 26, 2023, in Wamego, Kansas.
She was born November 8, 1933, to JW and Alma Murphy in Great Bend, Kansas. She married George A. Tooley on April 8, 1961, at Saint Rose Catholic Church in Great Bend, Kansas. He survives.
Joyce attended Great Bend High School, graduating in...
Vernon Joseph Prockish, Sr.
Feb 25, 2023
Vernon Joseph “Tink” Prockish, Sr., 90, of Westmoreland, Kansas, died Saturday, February 25, 2023, at his home. He was a life-long resident of the area.
Vernon was born on October 10, 1932, in rural Flush, Kansas, the son of Leo Charles and Gertrude (Krouse) Prockish. He attended local grade schools and graduated in 1950 from Wamego High School. He then...
Margaret Maxine Mckinney
Feb 24, 2023
Margaret Maxine McKinney, 89, of Alma, Kansas, died Friday, February 24, 2023, at Stoneybrook Health and Rehab in Manhattan. She was a long-time resident of the community.
Margaret was born on November 11, 1933, in rural Westmoreland, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence and Marie (Bender) Gordon. She attended local grade schools and graduated from McFarland High School. She then attended...
Helene Louise Osif
Feb 20, 2023
Helene Osif, 87, of McFarland, Kansas, formerly of Colorado, passed away on Monday (February 20, 2023) at her home.
Born July 15, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, Helene was the daughter of Clement Aloysius “Gabe” and Elsie June (Huntley) Gabriel. She married Robert Edward Osif on January 7, 1956 in Glendale, California. He preceded her in death on April 2,...
Janice Earlene Harold
Feb 19, 2023
Janice Earlene Harold passed away on February 19, 2023, at the age of 81. She was born in Dwight Kansas on August 14, 1941, to Howard Glessner and Augusta Nickoley-Glessner.
She was a 1959 graduate of Dwight High School and went on to graduate from Brown Mackie College.
After graduation, she went to work for Bailey Moving & Storage, where...
Walter "Bus" Lietz Jr.
Feb 17, 2023
Walter “Bus” Lietz, Jr., passed into the arms of Jesus on Friday morning, February 17th, 2023, in Mesquite, Texas, where he was living over the past year. He is preceded in death by his parents: Walter and Christina Lietz, his sisters Mildred Hauer and Nyla Gehrt; his wife Helen survives.
Walter was born March 4th, 1932, in the Snokomo Community...
Linda Sue Alexander
Feb 14, 2023
Linda Sue Alexander, 67, of St. George, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday (February 14, 2023) at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
Cremation arrangements are in the care of Campanella & Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego.
No services are planned.
Beth Ann Uhlrich
Jan 30, 2023
Beth Ann Uhlrich, 60, passed away January 30, 2023. She was born March 22, 1962 in Horton, KS, the daughter of John B. and Alberta (Moritz) Uhlrich. She was preceded in death by both parents and her sister Jeanne.
Survivors include 2 brothers: Jay and his wife Lori, of Topeka, KS, and Mark and his wife Kristin, of Las Vegas,...
Jeanie Seele
Jan 30, 2023
Lora J. “Jeanie” Seele, 87, of Paxico, Kansas, passed away on Monday (January 30, 2023) at her home in Paxico.
Born September 23, 1935, at home in rural Paxico, Kansas. Jeanie was the daughter of Reinhardt and Alice (Buell) Breymeyer. She married Ivan Seele on February 22, 1954, at Immanuel Faith Community Church, Wells Creek. He survives at their home.
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Christopher Paul Torrey
Jan 29, 2023
Christopher Paul Torrey, 58, of Alma died peacefully on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Chris, a lifelong resident of the area and an active member of the community was born on December 23, 1964, to James (Jim) and Barbara Rand Torrey in Wamego, Kansas. Chris attended school in Wamego, Kansas graduating from Wamego High School in...
Justin Lee Meyer
Jan 29, 2023
Justin Lee "Gusto" Meyer, 47, Wamego, died Sunday, January 29, 2023.
He was born on June 30, 1975, in Concordia to Richard Charles and Janice Meyer (Delforge). He was the middle child of 3 Meyer children. He attended Wamego Middle School and graduated from Wamego High School in 1994. He then went on to Beloit area Vo-Tech as well as...
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