Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Harold Gene Etienne
May 22, 2014
Harold Gene Etienne, 77, a lifetime resident of Wamego, KS, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Health Care in Topeka. Harold was born August 13, 1936 in St. George, KS, the son of Howard L. and Mabele L. (Cox) Etienne. He attended St. George schools and graduated from St. George High in 1954. He began working at Steel...
Lawrence (Larry) E. Eckart
May 15, 2014
Lawrence (Larry) E. Eckart, 75, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the Wamego Health Center. Larry was born March 20, 1939, in Wamego, the son of Albert J. and Marie C. (Ebert) Eckart. He grew up and attended schools in Wamego, graduating from Wamego High School in 1957, before joining the United States Army Reserves. Larry...
Joe Everett Mikulecky
May 10, 2014
Joe E. Mikulecky, 74, of Alma, KS, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Stormont-Vail HealthCare in Topeka, KS, one day after his 74th birthday. Joe was born May 9, 1940 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Henry “Hank” and Velma (Mundis) Mikulecky. Joe attended elementary and high school in Linn and was on the basketball team. He and...
Ruth Ann Grothjan
Apr 30, 2014
Ruth Ann Grothjan, 91, a resident of Wamego, Kansas passed away Wednesday, April 30th at the Good Shepherd Hospice House of Manhattan. Ruth was born on her family farm near Wamego on March 14, 1923, the daughter of Julius C. and Alberta K. (Vinnedge) Sauer. She attended Wamego schools and graduated from Wamego High School in 1941. She was united...
Judy Louise Rush
Apr 22, 2014
Judy Rush of Ft. Collins, Colorado, formerly of Wamego, Kansas, died April 22, 2014 at the age of 73. Judy was the loving wife of John Marvin Rush, who proceeded her in death, and mother to JaNiece Rush-Frank, of Summit, NJ, Mike Rush of Fort Collins, CO, and Jennifer Rush of Wamego, KS. Judy also leaves behind four grandchildren, Zach...
T. "Leroy" Stewart
Apr 18, 2014
T. Leroy Stewart, 81, of Wamego, KS, died Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Wamego City Hospital. He was born January 4 1933, in Wamego, the son of Leonard and Marian Teeter Stewart. He attended Wamego Schools and Kansas State University. Leroy was a U.S. Navy Veteran, serving as a physician's assistant. In his younger years he worked on the family farm...
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...
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