Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
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...
Douglas Paul Richter
Jul 17, 2022
Douglas Paul Richter age 64, died July 17, 2022, at the Wakefield Care Home.
He was born March 26, 1957, in Wamego KS, the son of Norma and Edward Richter.
Douglas was preceded in death by his wife; Barbara Drown Richter, brothers, Kurt Richter and Ryan Richter, parents; Norma and Edward Richter, and his partner Sherice Ledbetter.
He is...
Dolorese Beavers
Jul 17, 2022
Dolorese Beavers, 86, of McFarland, KS passed away surrounded by her family on July 17, 2022. Dolie was born in Bayard, NE September 4, 1935, to Stephen Richardson and Cora Shoemaker. To say that Dolie will be missed is inadequate. Her presence as the matriarch of the family will leave an absence that will only be filled with the memories,...
Jerry Wayne Davis
Jul 16, 2022
Jerry Wayne Davis, 79, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on Saturday (July 16, 2022) at Wellsprings of Westmoreland. He was a loving husband for 41 years to his wife, Robin Trudy Davis.
Jerry was born July 8, 1943, in Portland, Oregon, to a young Soldier, Orville Eugene “Buster” Davis, and his wife, Amy Lee (Johnston) Davis, from Cushing, Oklahoma. Shortly...
William L. Mcafee
Jul 13, 2022
William L. “Bill” McAfee, 86, of Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday (July 13, 2022) at the Westy Care Home in Westmoreland.
Born April 5, 1936 in New Carlisle, Ohio, Bill was the son of Henry and Velma (Dunn) McAfee. He married Esther I. Welty on November 22, 1957 in New Carlisle, Ohio. She preceded him in death on...
Bernard R. Mayer
Jul 11, 2022
Bernard R. Mayer, 88, of Westmoreland, died July 11, 2022, at Wellsprings of Westmoreland in Kansas.
Bernard was born on the family farm southwest of Westmoreland Kansas on January 8, 1934, the son of Ed and Junia (Kanode) Mayer. He graduated from the Jenkin Rural Grade School and the Westmoreland Rural High School in 1951. After working for local...
Virginia Lorane Martin Noordyk
Jul 9, 2022
Virginia Lorane Martin was born August 10, 1919, in Atchison, Kansas from the parents of Walter J. Martin and Bertha M. Jackson. She was raised in Atchison, Kansas along with her sisters Thelma and Edna, attended schools therein and graduated from Atchison High School in 1937. Virginia worked at various jobs in Atchison before moving to Kansas City. After two...
Terri Sue Conatser
Jul 6, 2022
Terri Sue Conatser, 62, of St. George, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday (July 6, 2022) at her home in St. George.
Born October 28, 1959 in Franklin, Kansas, Terri was the daughter of Walter and Betty Maureen (Beasley) Ochs. Terri had been married to Charlie Barker. She married David Conatser on January 1, 2011 in Garden City, Kansas. He survives.
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Doris Strifler
Jul 5, 2022
Doris Strifler, 94, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at the Wamego Health Center.
Born December 21, 1927 in Glarus, Switzerland, Doris was the daughter of Josef and Anna (Steiger) Ladstetter. She married Dannie E. Strifler on July 15, 1952 in Heidelberg, Germany. Doris moved frequently as her husband was in the military until he retired...
Ramona Roberta Tessendorf
Jul 1, 2022
Ramona Roberta Tessendorf was born April 6, 1930, at the home of Martha Wilhelmina (Marten) and Robert Fredrick Hartwich of Duluth, KS. She acquired her love of animals and farming being raised on the Hartwich family farm.
She was a life-long resident of Onaga, KS, and graduated from Onaga High School in 1948. She worked in Topeka for the...
William S. "Bill" Farley
Jun 27, 2022
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William S. “Bill” Farley passed away on June 27, 2022. Born in Cordova, Tennessee on September 28, 1930, within two years his father died unexpectedly, leaving his mother to raise two small children while running a farm and mercantile store in the midst of the Great Depression. At Germantown High School he met the...
Sherice Ledbetter
Jun 21, 2022
Sherice A. Ledbetter, 57, of Manhattan, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Manhattan, Kansas.
She was born on October 10, 1964, in Germany. Sherice was the daughter of Jack and Heidi Ledbetter.
Lucy is survived by her mother Heidi, her son, Kyle Ledbetter, and her brother, Michael Ledbetter.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Ledbetter
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Marjorie Ann Bergmann
Jun 20, 2022
Marjorie Ann Bergmann, 93, of Lillis, Kansas, died Monday, June 20, 2022. She was a life-long resident of the Lillis community.
Marjorie was born on September 20, 1928, in Grove, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Carrie (Slansky) Kalcik. She graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1946.
Marjorie married Edward L. Bergmann on September 24, 1949, at Assumption Catholic...
Fern Louise Worthing
Jun 16, 2022
Fern Louise Worthing, 94, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Thursday (June 16, 2022) at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
Fern was born in a rural home near Louisville to Clifford and Margaret (Schumacher) Julien on April 19, 1928. She married Kenneth Ray Worthing on March 29, 1949 in Wamego. He preceded her in death on December 11, 2003.
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Charles "Vincent" Fechter
Jun 16, 2022
Charles Vincent Fechter, age 103 was born in McAllen Texas, on January 19, 1919, to Arthur H & Julia E Picolet Fechter. At six weeks old the family moved back to the Wamego area. He attended school there and at Saint George. He was a farmhand and worked for the UPRR. At the outbreak of World War II, he was...
Jacob "Jake" Pizarek
Jun 12, 2022
Jacob Clement “Papa” Pizarek, 99, of rural Wamego, Kansas, formerly of rural LaPorte, Indiana, went to Heaven on Trinity Sunday, June 12, 2022 at home with the comfort of his family. Jacob, referred to as “Jake” by many, was born at home on the family farm just outside of Michigan City, Indiana joining 3 older brothers and 2 older sisters,...
Lucy Louise Gifford
Jun 10, 2022
Lucy Louise (Wege) Gifford, age 103, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, in Bloomfield, Indiana.
She was born on September 28, 1918. Lucy was the daughter of Emil and Frances (Walters) Wege. She was a graduate of Fostoria, Kansas, High School. Lucy married Howard Gifford in July 1939, and they raised their 4 children on a farm...
Dr. Jack W. Martin
Jun 10, 2022
Dr. Jack W. Martin, Ph.D., passed away on June 10, 2022, in Wamego, KS. A devoted husband and father, Jack was married to Vicki Lynn Flesher Martin on August 6, 1961, who proceeded him in death on their 55th wedding anniversary in 2016, and together they had three children, Sharla, Kelly, and Justin.
Born on January 17, 1936, in...
Thomas Ryan Day
Jun 10, 2022
Thomas Ryan Day, 37, of Manhattan, formerly of St. George, Kansas, died Friday, June 10, 2022, in Topeka. He was a life-long resident of the area.
Thomas was born on April 14, 1985, in Manhattan, the son of Micheal and Dawn (Brockopp) Day. He attended local schools and graduated from Rock Creek High School in 2003. He then attended Cloud...
Erich Shane Conklin
Jun 8, 2022
Erich Shane Conklin, Wamego, Kansas died June 08, 2022, at his home, surrounded by family and friends after a determined battle with cancer. He was 49 years old.
Erich grew up in Ridge Farm, Illinois where he spent his childhood outside as much as possible, riding his bike, swimming, and playing basketball. After graduation from Georgetown Ridge Farm High...
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