Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Erwin "Ray" Sender
Sep 9, 2022
Erwin Ray Sender, 73, of Louisville, Kansas, died Friday, September 9, 2022, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was a life-long resident of the area.
Ray was born on January 27, 1949, in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Harry and Althea (Zea) Sender. He attended local grade school and St. George High School. He studied to become a...
Penny Sue Morse
Sep 8, 2022
Penny Sue (Clark) Morse, 57, of Wamego, passed away September 8, 2022 at home with family at her side. She fought a courageous battle against metastatic breast cancer.
Penny was born on August 7, 1965, in Lancaster, CA, the daughter of James and Judy (Davis) Clark.
On September 27, 1986, she was united in marriage to Robert H. Morse,...
Tammie Kay Mcdiffett
Sep 7, 2022
Tammie McDiffett, 61, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday (September 7, 2022) at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.
Born April 21, 1961 in Council Grove, Kansas, Tammie was the daughter of Ralph W. and Cora (Hobbs) McDiffett.
Tammie was a member of the First Christian Church in Emporia. She was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan, enjoyed crocheting and...
Mary Ann White
Sep 7, 2022
Mary Ann White, 90, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Wellspring Care Home in Westmoreland. She was the loving wife of Ralph D White and mother to her four children, Randy, Kara, Gary, and Brian.
Mary Ann was born on May 4, 1932 (She would often mention she had an easy birthdate to remember: 5-4-3-2) to Merle Revere...
Barbara Ann Perkins
Sep 6, 2022
Barbara Perkins, 85, of Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday evening (September 6, 2022) at her home.
Born in Wichita, Kansas and former resident of Nashua, New Hampshire and Seattle, Washington, Barbara was the daughter of Ted and Clara Lee Wilcox. She married Lawrence “Larry” Perkins in 1992 in Wichita, Kansas. He preceded her in death.
An avid reader, enthusiastic...
Earle Gary Evans
Sep 4, 2022
Earle Gary Evans, 82, of Alma, Kansas, died Sunday, September 4, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family under the care of St. Croix Hospice. Earle was born September 14, 1939, in White City, Kansas, the son of Earle Wesley and Cora (Kamm) Evans. He attended local country schools and graduated in 1957 from Alma High School. He then...
Kathryn M Grannell
Sep 3, 2022
Kathryn Marie “Kathy” (Lang) Grannell, 84, of Overland Park, Kansas died on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Advent Health South Overland Park Hospital after a short illness.
She was born February 18, 1938, in Great Bend Kansas to her parents Elmer Joseph and Kathryn Marie Dolechek Lang. She was raised by her grandparents Frank Joseph and Ida Adeline “Addie” Reif...
Wilma Genell Benton
Sep 2, 2022
Wilma Genell Benton, 85, of Wamego, Kansas, died Friday, September 2, 2022, at St. Luke Hospice House in KansasCity, Missouri. She was a long-time member of the Wamego community.Wilma was born September 15, 1936, in Wevaco, West Virginia, the daughter of Norman and Orva (Morris)Shirley. She was raised her first several years as a coal miner’s daughter, living in a...
Jeanette Gibson
Aug 31, 2022
How do you sum up the life of someone who would pick you up from school in a red mustang, red lipstick, and dressed like Jackie O., who lived in a small farming community but showed up to work in heels...
Jeanette was the epitome of class and grace and taught those around her to hold their heads high and...
Mary Catherine Brunk
Aug 29, 2022
Mary Catherine Brunk, resident of Alma, KS passed away in her home on Monday, August 29th, 2022, at the age of 76.
Mary is survived by her children; Steve Buero, Kenny Buero, Christine Yoakum, Mikey Buero, and Michelle Patwell; (12) Grandchildren, (5) Great Grandchildren. Mother-in-law, she was predeceased by her son Jeffrey Buero, late husband Michael Brunk, and Mother Mary...
John C. Wright
Aug 27, 2022
John C. Wright, 86, formerly of New York City, died Aug. 27, 2022, in Wamego, where he had lived the past two years. He had fast developing cancer. He was born June 26, 1936, in Alliance, Neb., the first child of John and Corinne (McNare) Wright. Following high school graduation in 1954, he attended Chadron (Neb.) State College before transferring...
Korbin Tinkel
Aug 13, 2022
Korbin Ray Tinkel, 7 years old, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away August 13, 2022, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Korbin became a hero that day, donating his organs to 5 other individuals. Korbin’s caring heart allowed others to live on through him.
Korbin was born April 19, 2015, in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Randy and Jillian...
Allen William Archer
Aug 12, 2022
Allen William Archer, 70, of Manhattan, Kansas, died Friday, August 12, 2022. Al was a Professor Emeritus of Geology at Kansas State University and a long-time resident of Manhattan.
Al was born June 7, 1952, in Harford City, Indiana, the son of Don and Martha (McColly) Archer. He attended college at Indiana University and Oregon State, and Al received a...
Monty Wayne Rhine
Aug 10, 2022
Monty Wayne Rhine, 56 , of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday (August 10, 2022) at his home in Wamego.
Born November 12, 1965 in St. Joseph, Missouri, Monty was the son of John and Dorothy LeRew Rhine. He married Angie Meritt on May 20, 1989 in Cuba, Kansas. She survives.
Monty was a graduate of Hillcrest High School in...
Randy L. Tinkel
Aug 10, 2022
Randy Lee Tinkel, 37, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away, August 10, 2022, as the result of an automobile accident east of Wamego.
Randy was born January 24, 1985, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Darrell and Carma (Juergensen) Tinkel. Randy was a graduate of Great Bend High School where he was a standout athlete and he attended Barton...
Ronald Alan Cox
Jul 31, 2022
Ronald Alan Cox, 71, of Wamego, Kansas, died Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the Wamego Health Center.
Ronald was born on December 29, 1950, in Oberlin, KS, the son of Ralph Eugene Cox and Georgia Ann (Teeny) Dooly.
He attended Lincoln Highschool then joined the U.S. Navy. After serving in the U.S. Navy Ronald worked for Jeffery Energy Center as...
Lula Marie Manning
Jul 31, 2022
Lula Marie Manning, 81, of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Wamego, Kansas, died July 31, 2022, in Phoenix. She her husband, Duane relocated to Scottsdale several years ago from Wamego to live closer to their daughter. Lula was born November 19, 1940, near Wamego, the daughter of Alvin E. and Harriet (Welch) Griffith. She attended local grade school and graduated in...
Janet Louise Pizarek
Jul 31, 2022
Janet Louise “Nana” (Herrbach) Pizarek, 93, of rural Wamego, Kansas, formerly of rural LaPorte, Indiana, went to Heaven on the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at home with the comfort of her family.
Janet was born in Michigan City, Indiana joining 3 older brothers and 1 older sister. She attended One-Room Eddyville Schoolhouse having...
Robert D. Bates
Jul 19, 2022
Robert D. Bates, 78, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday (July 19, 2022) at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
Born February 25, 1944 in Wamego, Kansas, Bob was the son of Lloyd and Della (Botts) Bates. He had been married to Terry Torrey and to that union was born two children, Rachel and Russell. Bob shared the last...
Waunita R. Ault
Jul 17, 2022
Waunita R. Ault, 96, of Wamego, Kansas passed away on July 17, 2022 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society Care Home.
Born on October 5, 1925 at the family farm at Laclede, Kansas, she was the only daughter of Leslie and Louise (Nies) Schwandt.
She attended local schools in Pottawatomie County and graduated from Wamego High School. She...
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