Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dennis E. Dekat
Dec 3, 2016
View Memorial Slideshow Dennis “Denny” Eugene Dekat, 86, of Flush, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Via Christi Hospital of Manhattan. He was born in Flush, Kansas on June 18, 1930, the son of Eugene L. and Genevieve M. (Prockish) Dekat. Denny attended grade school and high school at Flush, graduating in the class of 1948. In October...
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...
Joan May Otts
Nov 30, 2016
Joan May Otts, 89, Alma, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Joan was born in Alma on June 12, 1927, to Edward “Butch” and Marguerite (Carroll) Stuewe. She attended local Alma schools and worked as a legal secretary for many years. In 1944, Joan was united in marriage...
Royal "Keith" Smith
Nov 29, 2016
Royal “Keith” Smith, 88, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Private memorial services will be held at a later date in Wamego. Keith loved the outdoors and enjoyed coon hunting and fishing. He was a KSU Wildcats fan, loved Western novels and movies, and enjoyed taking trips to Branson to see live music performances....
Richard Dean Rogers
Nov 25, 2016
View Memorial Slideshow Richard D. Rogers, 94, of Topeka, Kansas and formerly of Wamego and Manhattan, Kansas, passed away November 25, 2016. He was born December 29, 1921 , at Oberlin, Kansas, and moved with his family to Wamego when he was in the first grade. He started working as soon as he was old enough. At 8 years old,...
Benjamin Armendariz
Nov 24, 2016
Benjamin Armendariz, 83, Wamego, KS passed away Thursday, November 25, 2016 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society in Wamego. On November 6, 1933 Ben was born to Victoriano and Guadalupe Armendariz in Mexico. When he was young, Ben moved to Kansas with two brothers, Pablo and Romulo. Together, they started a farming business in Manhattan that eventually expanded to...
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