Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas

Ernest Dean Ubel

Ernest Dean Ubel

May 21, 2015

Ernest “Dean” Ubel 86, North of Wamego, Ks. passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House of Manhattan. Dean was born November 28, 1928 on the family homestead to Jacob Ubel Sr. and Agnes Maurine (McProud). He attended Greenwood Country School and Wamego High School. Dean served as a Corporal for two years in the United...

Robert "Bob" Joseph Lada

Robert "Bob" Joseph Lada

May 19, 2015

Robert “Bob” Joseph Lada, 65, of Wamego, KS, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was born September 16, 1949 in Seneca, KS, to George A. Lada and Betty Quinn Roach. Robert was raised by his loving grandparents, Jack and Lela Quinn, and grew up in Corning, KS. He graduated from Corning...

Stephani Roeder

Stephani Roeder

May 7, 2015

Stephani Roeder, 67, of Topeka, KS and formerly of Wamego, KS, passed away May 7th at her home following a short illness. She was born September 5, 1947 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Gordon R. and Betty Sisson Bryan. She attended Topeka schools and graduated from Seaman High School in 1965. She was united in marriage to Darrel R....

Cecelia Elizabeth Tibbetts

Cecelia Elizabeth Tibbetts

May 4, 2015

Cecelia Tibbetts, 99, Westmoreland, KS, passed away peacefully in the Westmoreland Care Home on May 4, 2015. She was born December 1, 1915 in Wamego to William H. and Anna Marie Cordts. She married Ralph Tibbetts (d. 1973) in 1938, and they owned and operated a General and Grocery Store in Westmoreland for a decade. They had a son, Kenneth,...

Gladys V. Wille

Gladys V. Wille

May 2, 2015

Gladys Wille, age 101, passed away on May 2, 2015. She was born June 2, 1913, in Alma, Kansas, the youngest child of Frank Dervin and Etta Craig Freeman. She graduated from Alma High School Dist. 16, in 1931. She was active in school activities, the music department, singing in the girl's glee club, quartet, trio, and the mixed chorus....

Robert Rogers

Robert Rogers

Apr 24, 2015

Robert Gerald Rogers, 73, of St. George, KS, passed away at his home on Friday, April 24th, 2015. He was born to Samuel Nicholas Rogers, Sr. and Marion Katazna Drapazck Rogers in Oswago, New York on June 16th 1941. He attended Lucky High School in Manhattan, KS, graduating in 1959. He worked as a drywaller most of his working years....

Victor Leroy Fechter

Victor Leroy Fechter

Apr 23, 2015

Victor Leroy Fechter, 90, of Manhattan, Kansas went to our Lord, Jesus Christ, on April 23, 2015, at 8 pm. He died at home in Topeka with his family by his side. Victor was born on June 17, 1924 on a farm near Wamego, Kansas. Victor was the middle child in a family of 6. He graduated from St. George...

Larry Melvin Glover

Larry Melvin Glover

Apr 19, 2015

Larry Melvin Glover, 46, Alma, passed away at his home Sunday, April 19, 2015. Larry was born on April 11, 1969, in Wamego, to Robert and Margaret (Ellison) Glover. He graduated from Wamego High School in 1988 and worked on the family farm. He also worked for Blume Farms. Besides maintaining the family farm, he loved cutting wood, watching wrestling,...

Lawrence (Larry) Dean Pauley

Lawrence (Larry) Dean Pauley

Apr 16, 2015

Lawrence (Larry) Dean Pauley, 70, Manhattan, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at KU Medical Center. Larry was born on July 22, 1944 to Lester and Gail (Cox) Pauley. He is survived by two sons: John Pauley, California, and Brian Pauley, Rockwall, TX; three daughters: Sharmin Meeker, California, Rose Kempher, Kentucky, and Diane Haffener, Wamego; a sister: Linda Day, Wamego;...

Therese A. Grimm

Therese A. Grimm

Apr 14, 2015

Therese A. Grimm, 70, Wamego, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the Newman Regional Health Center in Emporia, Kansas. On October 5, 1944, Therese Grimm was born in West Point, Nebraska to Joseph and Agnes (Brehmer) Nacke. She graduated from Archbishop Bergen Catholic High School in Fremont, Nebraska. She was a waitress at the Friendly Cooker, Kirby’s in Manhattan,...

Eunice Mae (Carr) Dugan

Eunice Mae (Carr) Dugan

Apr 10, 2015

Eunice Mae (Carr) Dugan, 81, Wamego, passed away at Mercy Regional Hospital on Friday, April 10, 2015. Eunice was born on February 21, 1934 in Westmoreland to Everett and Luella (Campbell) Carr. She was united in marriage with Gene Dugan in Westmoreland in 1951. Eunice would graduate from Wamego High School in 1952. She had many hobbies including quilting, embroidery,...

Dee Ray Yonning

Dee Ray Yonning

Apr 6, 2015

Dee Ray Yonning, 78, Wamego, passed away at his home Monday, April 6, 2015. On March 17, 1937 Dee was born to Louis and Agnes (Hunholz) Yonning in rural Louisville, KS. Dee attended a country school in the Louisville area and would join the Navy in June of 1954. He was honorably discharged in 1958 after he served on the...

Jean Frances (Dekat) Lauer

Jean Frances (Dekat) Lauer

Mar 28, 2015

Jean Frances (Dekat) Lauer, 89, of Westmoreland, Kansas died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Good Samaritan Valley Vista Care Home in Wamego where she resided for the past six months. She was a lifelong resident of the Flush and Westmoreland area. Jean was born August 20, 1925 on her family’s farm near Flush KS, the daughter of Meinrad and Loretta...

Rose Marie Henningsen

Rose Marie Henningsen

Mar 23, 2015

Rose Marie Henningsen, 76, Belvue, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at Homecare & Hospice of Manhattan. Rose was born on February 16, 1939 in Topeka, Kansas to Earl and Sylvia (Henkel) Williams. She was raised in Alma where she graduated high school. She was united in marriage with Paul Wayne “P.W.” Henningsen in 1958 at the Wamego Methodist Church....

Victor Earl Vanover, Sr.

Victor Earl Vanover, Sr.

Mar 14, 2015

Victor “Earl” Vanover, Sr., 68, Wamego, passed away March 14, 2015 at his home. Earl was born December 8, 1947 in Mountain City, Tennessee to David Ambrose and Ellaree Vanover. He was a career military member in the U.S. Army. In 1988, Earl was united in marriage with Chong Suk. Chong preceded him in death on August 10, 2011. He...

Traci L. Lawrence

Traci L. Lawrence

Mar 12, 2015

Traci Lawrence, 38, Wamego, passed away at her home peacefully after a long illness, March 12, 2015. Traci was born October 19, 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Patricia Moreland. She was survived by her mother, a son: Trenton Kent; and a brother: Mark Lawrence. No memorial services have been made at this time. The family has suggested memorials to the...

Lynn R. Meyer

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

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

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

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...