Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Frank Deane Wege
Feb 25, 2017
Frank Deane Wege, 79, of rural Olsburg, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 23, 1938 in Olsburg, the son of Willie August Wege and Nellie Mae (Parks) Wege. Frank lived and worked on his farm his entire life. He is survived by his sister, Nancy Trautwein of Manhattan,...
Lawrence Alfred Buatte, Jr.
Feb 22, 2017
Lawrence Alfred Buatte, Jr., Manhattan, KS, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 in Manhattan. On May 12, 1925, Lawrence was born to Lawrence and Helen Buatte, Sr. in Wamego, KS. He graduated from Wamego High School in 1943 and attended a technical college in Indiana for radio and television repair. Lawrence enlisted in the United States Army during World War...
Vernon L. Barnes
Feb 20, 2017
View Memorial Slideshow Vernon LeRay Barnes, 81, of Wamego, Kansas, died February 20, 2017 at Via Christie Hospital in Manhattan. He was born August 12, 1935 in Hutchinson, the son of Paul Newton Barnes and Florence Alice Hoopes. He was the twelfth of thirteen children. Vernon married (Norma) Jean Shannon in Ottawa, Kansas on December 24, 1955. They were blessed...
Beverly "Bev" Joyce Stender
Feb 10, 2017
Beverly “Bev” Joyce Stender, beloved mother and grandmother, 74, of Wamego passed away Friday, February 10, 2017. Bev was born May 8, 1942 to Eva (Hurlbert) Donohoe and Willard Hurlbert in Ansley, NE. Bev’s love and life were focused on her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed nothing more than spending time with them. She also enjoyed being outside, her...
Vera Mae Wick
Feb 1, 2017
Vera Mae Wick, beloved mother and grandmother, 83, of Wamego passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society in Wamego. Vera was born on November 9, 1933 in Bellaire, KS to Verne and Mary (Molesworth) Chapman. She was united in marriage with Albert Lyle Wick on May 18, 1952 at the United Methodist Church in...
Thomas Claude Forehand
Feb 1, 2017
Thomas C. Forehand, 65, Wamego, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 following a lengthy illness. He was born on Oct 2, 1951 to the late Thomas Wardell Forehand and Pearl (Etheridge) Forehand in Chicago, IL. Thomas served two tours in Vietnam and one in Desert Shield. Thomas was a former truck driver at Midwest Concrete Materials in Manhattan, KS...
Alta Marie Snapp
Jan 29, 2017
View Memorial Slideshow Alta Marie Snapp, 84, Wamego, KS passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 at the Wamego Health Center in Wamego. On October 2, 1932, Alta Marie Snapp was born to Fred and Bessie (Smith) Boman in rural Republic County, KS. Alta attended grade school in Scandia, KS and graduated from Belleville High School in Belleville, KS. She was...
Dr. L.V. Borgendale
Jan 25, 2017
Dr. L.V. “Lew” Borgendale, M.D., 87, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Wamego Health Center. Lew was born October 28, 1929 in Watson, Minnesota, the son of Herbert and Minnie Angrimson Borgendale. He grew up near Wichita, KS, in Planeview (a town established and in existence only during WWII). He graduated from Planeview High School in...
Alvin O. Wendland, Jr.
Jan 19, 2017
View Memorial Slideshow Alvin O. Wendland, Jr., of Wamego, Kansas, died January 19, 2017 at Good Shepard Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. Al was born May 2, 1931 in Manhattan, Kansas to Viola Mae (Price) and Alvin O. Wendland, Sr. Al served in the United States Air Force for over 10 years as an Air Craft Mechanic and Missile Technician....
Rita Marie Heigert
Jan 11, 2017
Rita M. (Glotzbach) Heigert, 94, of Paxico, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017. She was born December 20, 1922 in Paxico, the daughter of Ben and Katherine (Buscher) Glotzbach. She attended Paxico schools, graduating from Paxico High School in 1940 and attending K.S.U. for a year. Rita worked as a clerk at the Topeka offices of the Sante Fe...
Robert "Bobby" Massieon
Jan 2, 2017
WAMEGO – Robert “Bobby” Massieon, 67, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at Overland Park, KS. Bobby was born August 30, 1949 in Wamego, the son of Robert L. and Patricia L. (White) Massieon. He graduated from Wamego High School in the class of 1967 and attended Kansas State University for two years before returning to work...
Forrest Lynne Butler
Jan 1, 2017
Forrest Lynne Butler, of the Wamego/Saint George area, died January 1, 2017 at the Topeka VA, Cottonwood CLC Unit. Born September 9th, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts, he lived in Bangor, Maine, prior to his adoption in 1953 by Paul and Marion Butler of Johnson City, NY, where he grew up in a loving family. He entered the US Army in...
Loretta Bernice Harrison
Jan 1, 2017
Loretta “Bernice” Harrison, 94, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away January 1, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society-Valley Vista. Bernice was born March 24, 1922 in rural Pottawatomie County near Wamego, one of 11 children of Thomas and Regina (Umscheid) Downey. She attended Wamego schools and graduated in the class of 1940 of Wamego High School. She married Robert S. Harrison. He...
Dolores Ann Holz
Dec 30, 2016
View Memorial Slideshow Dolores Ann Holz, age 81, passed away at home on December 30, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Dolores was born February 11, 1935 at home in Wabaunsee County, Belvue, Kansas, the oldest of three children born to Wilmond Breymeyer and Clara Pageler. Dolores graduated from Wamego High school in 1953. During high school she worked for...
Dorothy June Swatzell
Dec 27, 2016
View Memorial Slideshow Dorothy June Swatzell, 87, St. George, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. On December 4, 1929, Dorothy was born to Enos and Lula (Auldridge) Eller in Gaylord, KS. She was united in marriage on September 11, 1947 with Cecil Swatzell in Claremore, OK. They would move to St. George in...
Mary Elizabeth Chambers
Dec 26, 2016
View Memorial Slideshow Mary Elizabeth Chambers, 86, of Topeka, KS and formerly of Wamego, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 in Topeka at Midland Care Hospice House surrounded by her family. On May 25, 1930, Mary was born to Lorraine and Edith (Matthews) Kelly in Abilene, KS. She grew up in Chapman, KS and later moved to Manhattan, KS where...
Charles "Ed" Rutherford
Dec 17, 2016
Charles “Ed” Rutherford, 74, Louisville, KS passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, KS. Ed was born on March 21, 1942. He was raised on a farm in Missouri by his grandparents. At the age of 17, he joined the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged. After his service, Ed moved to...
Kelvin "Kelly" C. Kuhlman
Dec 17, 2016
Kelvin “Kelly” C. Kuhlman passed away December 17, 2016 in Mesa, AZ.
Kelvin was born on February 20, 1946 to Carl and Lucille Kuhlman. He was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Campbell, NE in 1964.
Kelly would follow his big brother, Ken, around the farm to learn about farming. He enjoyed custom combining. Most people would...
Leonard Joseph Rodowick
Dec 16, 2016
Leonard Joseph (ROD) Rodowick got his permanent “Wings”, Friday December 16, 2016 is his home in Caliente Nevada. He was born March 2, 1929 in Kenosha Wisconsin to Joseph and Katharine Rodowick. April 11, 1973 he married Alice Ann, daughter of Otto and Mabel Grieshaber of Belvue Kansas He never knew a stranger and was known for his humor and...
Ivalo M. Bisping
Dec 3, 2016
Ivalo M. (Stigge) Bisping, 90, formerly of Alma, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Topeka, KS. Ivalo was born June 5, 1926, the daughter of Fred and Ida (Bolle) Stigge. She married Ervin C. Bisping on April 22, 1948. He preceded her in death on June 15, 1987. Together, they farmed and raised livestock in Linn, Kansas.. After...
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