Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Ruth Ann Bridgewater
Apr 15, 2014
Ruth Ann Bridgewater, 82, of Wamego, Kansas, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born June 10, 1931 in Chapman, Kansas, the daughter of Lorraine and Edith (Matthews) Kelly. She grew up and attended schools in Chapman, before moving to Manhattan, Kansas, where she graduated from...
Ronald C. Smith
Apr 11, 2014
Ronald C. “Ron” Smith, 95, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 from congestive heart failure. Ron was born November 21, 1918 to Cury and Florabel (Adkins) Smith in Hanford, California. Ron attended Kings River Grade School (eight grades but only four teachers), then Hanford High School, graduating in June 1935. He attended California Polytechnic at...
Walter Orlando Novelly
Apr 6, 2014
Walter Orlando Novelly, aged 95, departed life on April 6, 2014 at 1:05am. Born to Pilade Maria and Emma Kathryn (Zadra) Novello on December 22, 1918, in St. Louis, Missouri, he graduated from St. Barbara Catholic School's eighth grade, and from William Cullen McBride High School, where he was editor of the school's newspaper in his senior year, valedictorian, and...
William "Dan" Daniel Poling
Mar 28, 2014
William “Dan” Daniel Poling, 58, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Wamego Health Center. Dan was born on July 30, 1955 in Tampa, Florida. He was the son of Don and Carol Weaver. Dan loved playing guitar and listening to music and enjoyed cooking. He is survived by the mother of his children,...
Mary Ann (Winter) Stewart
Mar 28, 2014
Mary Ann (Winter) Stewart, 73, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Mary Ann was born on July 7, 1940 in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Mary (Heptig) Winter. She attended Flush schools, graduating from Flush High School in 1958. After high school Mary Ann...
Thelma Louise Winans
Mar 20, 2014
Thelma Louise Winans, 89, of Manhattan, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland, Kansas. Thelma was born on April 20, 1924 in Bennington, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Elise Winans. She grew up and attended schools in Bennington graduating from Bennington High School. After high school she traveled with her...
Isabel Rita Torrey Mondt
Mar 20, 2014
Isabel R. Torrey Mondt, 91, of St. George, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society in Wamego. Isabel was born March 23, 1922, in rural Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of William and Mary (Lintz) Gros. Isabel attended Flush schools. On January 1, 1945, Isabel was united in marriage to Mark James Torrey....
Cozy Lee Peddicord
Mar 18, 2014
Cozy Lee Peddicord, 88 of Pottsboro passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Texoma Medical Center.She was born on April 28, 1925 in Bells City, Missouri to Poe Robert and Mabel B. Clements Dyer. She married Gerald Peddicord on December 21, 1970 in Durant, OK. Mrs. Peddicord was a food and beverage manager and a member of Lakeway United...
Margaret Irene (Shideler) Niedfeldt
Mar 16, 2014
Margaret I. Niedfeldt, 90, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Margaret was born August 30, 1923 in rural McCune, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd Quinter and Hazel Mae (Hartman) Shideler. She attended Cherokee County schools and graduated high school in 1940. She was united in marriage to Walter...
Douglas "Doug" Paul Morrison
Mar 16, 2014
Douglas “Doug” Paul Morrison, 58, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at the Wamego Health Center. Doug was born on December 23, 1955 in Cascade, Idaho, the son of Frank D. and Lavonna P. (Eyrich) Morrison. He attended school in Manhattan, graduating from Manhattan High School in 1974. After high school he moved to the Northwest...
Hazel Lavonne Carr
Mar 15, 2014
Hazel LaVonne Carr, 72, of Wamego, Kansas formerly of Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. Hazel was born December 15, 1941 in Westmoreland, the daughter of Everett and Mary Luella (Campbell) Carr. At the age of nine, Hazel contracted Polio. She attended local schools, graduating from Wamego High...
James C. Sunnenberg
Mar 9, 2014
James C. Sunnenberg, 84, of St. George, KS, passed away at his home Sunday, March 9, 2014, following his battle with cancer. He was born October 14, 1929 in Axtell, KS, the son of James Hurley and Annie Sunnenberg. He grew up in Axtell and attended schools there. Jim married Margaret Raub on November 29, 1949 in Marysville, KS. She...
Steve Edwin Hemphill
Mar 2, 2014
Steve Edwin Hemphill, 71, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society in Wamego. Steve was born on March 17, 1942 to George and Florence (Ames) Hemphill in Madison, KS. He attended local schools and graduated from Manhattan High School in 1960. He was a member of the Kansas National...
Willie Paul Hall
Feb 19, 2014
Willie Paul Hall, 67, of rural St. George, KS, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at the Westy Community Care Home, Westmoreland, KS. He was born on January 11, 1947 in Amazonia, MO, the son of C.B. and Ila (Mann) Hall. He attended school in Savannah, MO and then served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 thru 1969 followed by...
Ronald L. Davies
Feb 11, 2014
Ronald L. Davies, 79, of Manhattan, KS, formerly of the Wamego and St. George area, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House of Manhattan. Ron was born January 1, 1935 in Minot, N.D. and attended the Minot schools. He was career military, enlisting into the U.S. Army in December 1953, and serving in the Army Reserves...
Evan Brown Crumbaker
Feb 8, 2014
Evan Brown Crumbaker, 91, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society. Evan was born September 18, 1922 in Onaga, KS, the son of Charles Andrew and Adda Belle (Brown) Crumbaker. He attended Onaga Schools and graduated high school in 1940. He was united in marriage to Blanche Irene Burris in Manhattan, KS...
Edward "Ed" Lynn Penn
Jan 26, 2014
Edward “Ed” Lynn Penn, of rural St. George, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at his home. Ed was born on June 17, 1950 in LaFontaine, Kansas, the son of Manuel B. and Ethel M. (Myers) Penn. He graduated from Manhattan High School in 1968. On November 25, 1972, Ed was united in marriage to Kay Charlene Powell in...
Sharon Kay Roudybush
Jan 24, 2014
Sharon Kay Roudybush, 66, of Manhattan, Kansas, formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri, went to rest in peace on Friday, January 24, 2014. Sharon was born on December 3, 1947, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Sharon was the daughter of Gordon and Carmen Rose. She grew up and attended schools in St. Joseph, graduating from Central High School. She moved to Manhattan,...
Earl A. Ryder, Jr.
Jan 18, 2014
Earl Ryder, Jr., 79, of Paxico, KS passed away at his home on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. He was born March 12, 1934 in Taunton, MA the son of Earl A. Ryder and Ethlyn Hattie Coe Ryder. Following his graduation from Taunton High School, he enlisted into the U.S. Navy, followed by his career in the U.S. Coast Guard before...
Merlyn John Ridder
Jan 18, 2014
Merlyn John Ridder, 89, of rural Westmoreland, KS, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home near Flush, KS. He was born March 3, 1924 in Topeka, KS, the son of August and Mary Straub Ridder. He attended grade school in Paxico, KS and graduate from Flush High School in 1942. Merlyn worked for area farmers for a short...
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