Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Eldon W. Dyer
Oct 18, 2015
Eldon W. Dyer, 87, of Manhattan, KS and formerly of Wamego, KS, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community of Manhattan. Eldon was born May 7, 1928 in Pamona, KS the son of Kenneth L. and Lenore (Miller) Dyer. He attended schools in Meriden, KS and graduated from high school there in 1946. He married Leila...
Richard "Dick" Dean Powell
Oct 8, 2015
Richard “Dick” Dean Powell, 76, St. George, KS passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. Richard was born on June 16, 1939 in Manhattan, KS to Harold and LaVera (Hupe) Powell. After high school, Dick went to plumbing school and then worked at Powell Brothers and Midstate Mechanical as a master plumber....
Carl Joseph Weisbender
Oct 3, 2015
Carl Joseph Weisbender, 79, St. George, KS passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015 at the Onaga Health and Rehab Center in Onaga, KS. On May 4, 1936, Carl was born in Manhattan, KS to Alphonse and Violet (Kramer) Weisbender. He attended Monsignor Luckey High School in Manhattan and enlisted in the military after graduation. Carl was an avid outdoorsmen, loving...
Joe Lee Zabel
Sep 25, 2015
Joe Lee Zabel, 88, of Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away September 25, 2015 at his daughter’s home near Fostoria, Kansas. He was a life-long resident of Westmoreland.. He was born December 18, 1926 in Westmoreland, the son of Cleveland and Ada (Cook) Zabel. He attended schools in Westmoreland, graduating from Westmoreland High School in 1945, where he was an outstanding track...
Pamela Ann Parker
Sep 24, 2015
Pamela Ann Parker, 40, of Wamego, KS, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Pam was born February 24, 1975 in Wamego, KS, the daughter of George and Carolyn (Ough) Stutzman. She graduated from Wamego High School in 1993, followed by attaining an Associate’s Degree from Highland Community College in Wamego. Pam worked for...
Lloyd Frank Manthe
Sep 15, 2015
Lloyd Frank Manthe, 81, Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Lloyd was born on December 4, 1933 to Frank and Elsie (Kastner) Manthe in Olsburg, Kansas. He graduated high school from Olsburg and went on to work at Bayer Stone, Dillons and most notably Kansas State University as an animal care...
Pamela Sue Rowe
Sep 9, 2015
Pamela Sue Rowe, 58, Wamego, KS passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at her home. On May 30, 1957, Pamela was born to Raymund and Irma (Woody) Niedfeldt in Wamego, KS. She would attend school in Paxico, but graduated from Wamego High School in 1975. After high school, she attended what was then known as the Kaw Area Vocational Technical...
Guy Lloyd Crane
Sep 5, 2015
Guy Lloyd Crane, 83, Wamego, KS passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society in Wamego. On August 1, 1932, Guy was born to John “Virgil” and Jennie (Vallentine) Crane on the farm near Ashland, Kansas. He attended Lexington Country School and Ashland High School. Guy attended college at Emporia State University and Kansas State University....
Cameron J. Poe
Aug 28, 2015
Cameron Jordan Poe, 29, of Wamego, KS, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at his home. Cameron was born April 11, 1986 in Manhattan, KS, the son of Renzie M. Poe, III and Terri L. (Davidson) Poe. He graduated from Wamego High School in 2004, followed by attending Garden City Junior College and then Highland Community College. He had just...
Betty Ann Karst
Aug 23, 2015
Betty Ann Karst, 91, a longtime resident of Wamego, KS. passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society Valley Vista of Wamego. Betty was born September 1, 1923 in Paxico, KS, the daughter of John A. and Mable (Buchneir) Shumaker. She attended a rural grade school northeast of Paxico and graduated from Paxico High School. On June 3,...
Veronica Lynn Burks
Aug 20, 2015
Veronica Lynn Burks, 48, of Wamego, KS passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Wamego City Hospital. Veronica was born on September 2, 1966 to Gary and Jackie (King) Roudybush in Tecumseh, NE. Veronica attended nursing school where she would use her education to work as a CNA for Valley Vista Nursing Home in Wamego. She also worked construction....
Elaine Laughlin
Aug 8, 2015
Elaine Knecht Laughlin, 88, formerly of Wamego and Manhattan, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Aberdeen Village in Olathe, KS. Elaine was born on July 22, 1927 to Alvin and Ella (Scholer) Knecht in Wamego, KS. She graduated from Wamego High School in 1945 and went on to get her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Kansas and Master’s...
Russell "Miles" Hodges, Jr.
Aug 3, 2015
Russell “Miles” Hodges, Jr., 31, Wamego, KS passed away Monday, August 3, 2015 in Wamego. Miles was born on June 24, 1984 to Russell and Amy (Sexton) Hodges in Manhattan, KS. He worked in construction as a heavy equipment operator for several years. Miles enjoyed hunting, fishing, searching for arrowheads, four-wheeling, and finding morel mushrooms. Miles is survived by his...
Lewis P. Hurst
Aug 2, 2015
Lewis P. Hurst, 69, of Alma, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 at the Alma Manor where he had been a resident since 1997. Lewis was born June 5, 1946 in Gordon, Kansas, the son of Charles Crittendon Hurst and Jessie Laurena (Holloway) Hurst, the youngest of 7 children. He graduated from El Dorado High School and attended El...
Evelyn Laura Zoeller
Jul 20, 2015
Evelyn Laura Zoeller, 83, Wamego, KS passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at her home. Evelyn was born on March 6, 1932 to Vincent and Frances (Nussbaum) Fiegener on a farm northwest of Wamego, KS. She moved with her family, at the age of three, to a farm west of Flush, KS where she attended school. She graduated from Flush...
Geraldine H. George
Jul 15, 2015
Geraldine H. George, 96, of Syracuse, Kansas, passed away July 15, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital, Manhattan, KS. She had been residing in Wamego for a short time. She had lived in Bullhead City, Arizona following retirement. Geraldine was born July 11, 1919 in Minneola, KS, the daughter of Frank D. and Laura L. (Monson) Hatcher. She attended schools in...
Feryl Minda Mensch
Jul 14, 2015
Feryl Minda Mensch, 91, a lifelong resident of Wamego, Kansas passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at the Via Christi Hospital, Manhattan, Kansas. Feryl was born on October 07, 1923. She is the daughter of Earl James Koenig and Mae (Craige) Koenig. She attended Wamego Elementary, Wamego High School and also graduated from Crums Beauty School of Manhattan. Feryl married...
Donald "Bud" Rudean Keating
Jul 12, 2015
Donald “Bud” Rudean Keating, 86, Wamego, KS passed away peacefully Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. On April 12, 1929 Bud was born the son of James and Margaret “Ada” (Higgins) Keating in Blaine, KS. Bud graduated high school in Blaine in 1947 and worked as a Parts Manager for John Deere for...
Beulah May Carley
Jul 11, 2015
Beulah May Carley, 80, Wamego, Kansas passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 at her home in Wamego. On April 11, 1935 Beulah was born the daughter of Steven and Camilla (Cannon) Daniels in St. George, Utah. Beulah worked at TC Liquor and the Wamego City Hospital. She was united in marriage with Donald Pittenger, Sr. on October 31, 1953. They...
Glenda Lea Peterson
Jul 5, 2015
Glenda Lea Peterson, 79, Wamego, Kansas passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Glenda was born June 2, 1936 in Beverly, Kansas, the daughter of Myrvin and Mildred (Michels) Kissick. She attended Ada High School in Ada, Kansas and Asbury School of Nursing in Salina, Kansas. She worked as a nurse for...
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