Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Lynn R. Meyer
Mar 9, 2015
Lynn R. Meyer, 66, Tucson, AZ, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at University Medical Center in Tucson. Burial will take place in Wamego City Cemetery and private memorial services will be in Tucson at a later date.
Walter Raymond Massey
Mar 7, 2015
Walter Raymond Massey, 93, was born on August 24, 1921, at Alta Vista, Kansas, the son of Benjamin Massey and Florence Nelson Massey. He passed away March 7, 2015. Walt and Hazel (Hafenstein) Massey were married on November 25, 1954, in St. George, Kansas. They enjoyed many years of fishing. Walter served his country in the U.S. Navy during World...
John J. Schomaker
Feb 16, 2015
John J. Schomaker, 69, Wamego, passed away February 16, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. John was born on September 27, 1945, the son of Bernard and Minnie (Wells) Schomaker in Humboldt, Kansas. He was in the graduating class of 1964 from Circle High School in Towanda, Kansas. After high school, John served in the United States Marine Corps...
Harold G. Johnson
Feb 14, 2015
Harold G. Johnson, 90, of Rapid City, SD, and formerly of Wamego, KS, passed away on Sat., February 14, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Harold was born in Manhattan, Kansas on July 20, 1924 to LeRoy and Myrtle (Gittings) Johnson. He graduated from high school at Wamego, Kansas and served in the U.S. Army from Nov. 26, 1943 until...
Helen Ann Coon
Jan 30, 2015
Helen A. Coon, 95, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at Wamego Health Center. Helen was born September 29, 1919 near St. George, Kansas, the daughter of Willis and Mary (Reynolds) Dugan. She attended St. George Elementary and St. George High School. On November 27, 1939, Helen was united in marriage to Lawrence E. Coon. He preceded...
Mary Magdalene Lemons
Jan 28, 2015
Mary (Helton) Lemons, 90, Wamego, passed away at her home Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Mary was born March 20, 1924 in Palace, Missouri to John and Minnie (Dye) Helton. She grew up in the Palace community, going to school and church, and was the last graduating class of Bloodland High School in 1941. She was united in marriage to Jake...
Arlene Kay Shepherd
Jan 12, 2015
Arlene Kay Shepherd, 52, Oskaloosa, KS, passed away January 12, 2015 at Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center in Oskaloosa. Arlene was born on September 23, 1961 in Onaga, KS to Ernest and Mary Belle (Teter) Shepherd. She attended school in Havensville, KS and was homemaker, helping her mother. Arlene was a lover of cats and dogs, and loved to...
Dale G. Schurr
Jan 11, 2015
Dale G. Schurr, 87, St. George, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Stormont Vail Healthcare in Topeka. Dale was born on June 5, 1927 to Gilford and Delia (Scritchfield) Schurr in St. George, KS. After he graduated from St. George High School, Dale served in the United States Navy during World War II; he also attended Bethany College. He...
Debra Decker
Jan 4, 2015
Debra “Debbi” (Blenn) Decker, 57, passed away January 4, 2015 at her home in Westmoreland. Debbi was born on July 8, 1957 in Westmoreland to Galen and Carol (Simkins) Blenn. After she graduated high school from Westmoreland, she became a truck driver and bookkeeper for Blenn Trucking. On September 24, 1982, she was united in marriage with Jody Decker in...
Mary Elizabeth Dawson
Jan 2, 2015
Mary E. Dawson, 82, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015. Mary was born August 28, 1932 in Oklahoma City, OK, the daughter of John F. and Neola (Wands) Query. She attended schools in Oklahoma and graduated from Copan High School in 1950. After high school she attended Oklahoma State University until relocating to Russell, Kansas, where she...
Robert "Bub" T. Chilcott, Jr.
Jan 2, 2015
Robert “Bub” Theodore Chilcott, Jr., 65, of Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015 at The University of Kansas Hospital. Robert was born April 22, 1949 in Manhattan, the son of Robert Sr. and Juanita Umscheid Chilcott. He attended Westmoreland schools and graduated from Manhattan Area Technical College with a certification in Auto Mechanics. On August 17, 1970, he...
Gary D. Cleveland
Jan 2, 2015
Gary D. Cleveland, 79, passed away January 2, 2015 at his home in Wamego. Gary was born on October 31, 1935 to Lyle and Verlie (Tuttle) Cleveland in Souix City, Iowa. He graduated from Concord High School in Nebraska in 1953 and then attended Wayne State University. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1954 and would retire in...
Rogers L. Brazier, Sr.
Dec 31, 2014
Rogers Leslie Brazier, Sr., of Wamego, Kansas, a devoted and loving husband and father, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 31st in Topeka at the age of 89. Rogers was married to Mary Louise (Madden) Brazier, who preceded him in death in March, 2010. Rogers and Mary Louise were married for 63 years. They met in the Fall of 1946 at...
Ellen Lorene Trimmell
Dec 31, 2014
Ellen Lorene Trimmel, 94, formerly a resident of Wamego, died December 31, 2014 in Salina. She was born November 7, 1920 near Coyville, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Azalia (Puckett) Ridlon. She graduated from Coyville High School and attended Pittsburg State Teachers College. Mrs. Trimmell was a homemaker and taught school in Wilson County, as well as a substitute...
Charlene W. Peddicord
Dec 29, 2014
Charlene W. Peddicord, 88, of rural Wamego, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at her home. Charlene was born June 15, 1926 in Wamego, the daughter of Charles and Stella Warner. She attended Wamego schools and graduated from KSU with a Home Economics degree. She was united in marriage to George Howard “Bud” Peddicord on August 31, 1947 in...
Theola Louise Bearman
Dec 22, 2014
Theola Louise (Straub) Bearman, 84, of Wamego, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at her home. Theola was born to Theodore and Margaret (Brockish) Straub on September 18, 1930 in rural Wamego, Kansas. Theola grew up in the Wamego area and attended Wamego High School. In 1947, she married Stanley Ray Harris and they later divorced. In 1966, she married...
Delbert J. Gareis
Dec 6, 2014
Delbert J. Gareis, 82, of rural Flush, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, December 6th, 2014, in Topeka, Kansas. Delbert was born August 13, 1932 near Flush Kansas, the son of John E. and Hilda M. (Umscheid) Gareis. He attended both grade school and high school at Flush, graduating in 1950. After high school he worked on the family farm and then...
Marvin E. Oppenlander
Dec 4, 2014
Marvin E. Oppenlander, 79, of St. George, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Good Shepherd Hospice of Manhattan. Marvin was born January 18, 1935 in Manhattan, KS, the son of Harry E. and Gladys L. Mann Oppenlander. He attended schools in St. George, KS and graduated there in 1953. Following school, he joined the Kansas National Guard,...
Geraldine "Jerry" Rose Ebert
Dec 1, 2014
Geraldine “Jerry” Ebert, 88, of rural Flush, Kansas, passed away at home on the family farm, Monday evening, December 1st, 2014, while attended by family. Geraldine “Jerry” suffered a long series of illnesses that had left her confined to a wheelchair. “Jerry” was born of parents Meinrad and Loretta (Riat) Dekat November 4th, 1926 in Pottawatomie County near Flush Kansas....
Edna Mae Mayer Taylor
Nov 9, 2014
Edna Mae Mayer Taylor, 88, a lifetime resident of Westmoreland, KS, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 in Westmoreland . She was born in Moodyville, KS the daughter of Don and Delia A. (McClellan) Reves. She attended grade school in a one room school house near Moodyville, and graduated from Westmoreland High School in 1944. On December 23, 1946, she...
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