Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
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...
Theodore "Ted" Lee Eichem
Jul 4, 2015
Theodore “Ted” Lee Eichem, 45, a lifelong resident of Louisville, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at The Good Shepherd Hospice of Manhattan. Ted was born August 27, 1969 in Wamego, Kansas, the son of Lester W. and Maxine J. (Straub) Eichem. He attended Wamego Grade School and Wamego High School, graduating in the class of 1988. Most...
Frank John Anneberg, Jr.
Jun 28, 2015
Frank “John” Anneberg, Jr., 69, Manhattan, KS passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Via Christ Hospital in Manhattan, KS. On August 29, 1945 John was born to Frank and Nella (Corwin) Anneberg, Sr. in Durham, NC. At the age of 3, John and his family moved to Manhattan, KS. He attended Manhattan High School and graduated in 1964. After...
Mary Elizabeth Fritzson
Jun 24, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Fritzson, 83, St. George, KS passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland, KS. On October 24, 1931, Mary was born to August and Hazel (Griffith) Dornbusch Sr. in rural Wamego. She attended grade school at Greenwood Country School and graduated in 1949 from Wamego High School. She married Robert “Bob” Webster...
Phyllis M. Brazzle
Jun 21, 2015
Phyllis M. Brazzle, 80, Wamego, KS passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. On December 7, 1934 Phyllis was born to Lawrence and Florence (Jacobs) Jenkins in Stockton, CA. She graduated from Wamego High School in 1952 and attended Kansas State University. She was united in marriage with Elmer Brazzle on June...
Leah Ann Smith
Jun 13, 2015
Leah Ann Smith, 64, Westmoreland, KS passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland. On May 11, 1951, Leah was born to Peter and Winifred “June” (Ruby) Myers in Alexanderia, Louisiana. She was a bus driver for Rock Creek High School, as well as a cook, for several years. She also worked as the...
Morgan Miller
Jun 10, 2015
Morgan Ann Miller, 31, Wamego, KS passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. On June 10, 1984, Morgan was born to Earl and Cheryl (Gehrt) Buttenhoff in Topeka, KS. Morgan graduated in the Class of 2002 from Wabaunsee High School where she was active in FFA and won numerous awards including the Chapter Star Farmer...
Jerrel Lee Keys
Jun 9, 2015
Jerrel Lee Keys, 74, St. George, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. On October 11, 1940, Jerrel was born to Delbert and Ellen (Grandstaff) Keys in Chandler, OK. He graduated high school in 1959 from Canon City High School in Canon City, CO. Jerrel owned “Keys Roofing” for several years until he retired in...
Viola Marie Boyce
May 26, 2015
Viola Marie (Berggren) Boyce, 88, Wamego, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society in Wamego. She was born on September 6, 1926 in rural Riley County to Arthur and Philynda (Laird) Berggren. She would go on to graduate from Leonardville High School in 1944 and got her Nurse’s Certificate from St. Mary’s Hospital in...
Donald Joseph Zoeller
May 25, 2015
Donald J. Zoeller, 83, Wamego, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at the Wamego City Hospital. On November 28, 1931, Don was born to Aloysius and Eugenia (Dekat) Zoeller. He lived in the Wamego area all of his life. He attended 8 years of grade school at the Gasser School on Gasser Road, which was named after his great grandfather....
Nathan E. Woodyard
May 25, 2015
Nathan E. Woodyard, 38, of Westmoreland, KS and formerly of Wamego, KS, passed away at his home Monday, May 25, 2015. Nathan was born August 8, 1976 in Wamego, the son of Melvin E. and Kathy Ann (Butler) Woodyard. He attended grade school and high school in Wamego and served in the US. Army. Following his military service, he had...
John Edward Coffey
May 23, 2015
John Edward Coffey, 69, Wamego, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at his home. John was born April 14, 1946, in Welch, West Virginia, as the middle child to parents John Willis Coffey and Kathleen Marie “Kate” (Moran) Coffey. John attended schools in Upstate New York. He left high school as a senior to enlist in the Navy in...
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