Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Henry Clay Sprague
Jan 16, 2014
Henry Clay Sprague, 86, of Wamego, Kansas, formerly of the Eskridge community passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society in Wamego. Henry was born September 25, 1927, in Chalk, Kansas, the son of Claude and Mabel (Duling) Sprague. When Henry was just six months old he was diagnosed with infantile paralysis and sleeping sickness....
Blaine N. Thomas
Jan 3, 2014
Blaine N. Thomas, 90, a lifetime resident and active community member of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2014 at his home. Blaine was born on August 18, 1923 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Ora and Alta (Shields) Thomas. He grew up and attended schools in Manhattan, graduating from Manhattan High School. After high school Blaine enlisted...
Dorothy Augusta (Hupe) Straub
Jan 2, 2014
Dorothy A. (Hupe) Straub, 85, of Belvue, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 in Manhattan, Kansas at The Good Shepherd Hospice House. Dorothy was born August 3, 1928, in Wamego, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Catherine “Dean” (Sackrider) Hupe. Dorothy grew up on the family farm and graduated from Wamego High School in 1946. After high school Dorothy...
Gloria Isabel Marten
Dec 25, 2013
On February 16, 1930, Jay and Isabel Hill welcomed their daughter, Gloria Isabel, into the world in Wamego, Kansas. She spent her entire childhood in Wamego, graduating from Wamego High School in 1948, before beginning college at Kansas State University. After one year in Manhattan, Gloria transferred to the Emporia State Teacher's College, where she met and fell in love...
Dean Austin Henneberg
Dec 24, 2013
Dean Austin Henneberg, 90, of Belvue, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Dean was born in rural Pottawatomie County on the family farm near Wheaton, Kansas on April 22, 1923. He was the son of Louis W. and Esther L. (Force) Henneberg. He attended schools in Wheaton graduating from Wheaton High School...
Patty Lou Simmer
Dec 23, 2013
Patty Lou Simmer, 80, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland, Kansas. Patty was born September 3, 1933 in Paxico, Kansas, the daughter of Henry William and Lydia Elizabeth (Buchmeier) Anderson. She attended schools in Paxico, graduating from Paxico High School in 1951. After high school Patty worked as...
Mary Frances Benson
Dec 17, 2013
Mary Frances (Hansen) Benson, 81, of Atlanta, Georgia formerly of Wamego, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Hospice Atlanta Center. Mary was cremated and services are pending with Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego. Complete obituary and service information will be announced later.
Belinda Mary (Brockish) Ebert
Dec 7, 2013
BELINDA MARY BROCKISH EBERT, Founder of Westmoreland’s First Convenience Store, BB’s Handi-Korner, Dies Westmoreland, Kansas, December 9, 2013 – Belinda Mary Brockish Ebert, died on Saturday, December 7, 2013, at the Westmoreland Care Home in Westmoreland, Kansas where she had been a resident for the past five years. She was 78. Known for her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for cooking,...
Leanne (Schmidt) Leonard
Dec 5, 2013
LeAnne (Schmidt) Leonard, 76, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the Wamego Health Center. LeAnne was born on August 13, 1937, in Adams County, Nebraska on the family farm near Hastings, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Carl H. and Lena M. (Schultz) Schmidt. She attended school in Hastings, graduating from Hastings High School in 1955....
Lena Marie Schmidt
Nov 30, 2013
Lena Marie Schmidt, 102, of Wamego, Kansas formerly of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society of Wamego. Lena was born February 10, 1911 in Clay County, Nebraska on the family farm near Glenville. She was the daughter of Arthur and Anna (Wehnes) Schultz. She attended school in Adams County, Nebraska, before...
Joan M. Bradford
Nov 29, 2013
Joan Morris Bradford, Wamego, died on Nov 29, 2013 in Marysville, KS. Joan was born May 2, 1928 in Topeka, the daughter of James Lloyde Morris and Edith Cleland Morris. She was the younger of two children. She graduated from Oskaloosa (KS) High School in 1946 and the University of Kansas in 1950, with a degree in Sociology. She was...
Margaret "Peggy" J. Elder
Nov 28, 2013
Margaret “Peggy” J. Elder, 81, of Wamego, KS, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013, at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center, Wamego, Kansas. Peggy was born in Wamego, Kansas, on December 15, 1931. She was the youngest daughter of Robert K. and Lorene Ince. She attended grade school and high school in Wamego, graduating from Wamego High School in 1949....
Marvin William Lafollette
Nov 24, 2013
Marvin W. LaFollette, 89, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Wamego Health Center. He had been a resident at Westy Care Center, Westmoreland, for the last two years. He was born November 11, 1924 at home outside Union City, Oklahoma. He was the son of William and Lorene (Keever) LaFollette of El Reno, Oklahoma. He graduated from El Reno High...
Gretchen Mithen
Nov 21, 2013
Gretchen Brunner Mithen, of Wamego, passed away November 21, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. She was born July 3, 1940 in Wamego to Benjamin Brunner Jr., MD and Florence Muckenthaler Brunner, RN. She was united in marriage to Thomas S. Mithen on May 14, 1983 in San Antonio, Texas. She was preceded in death by her...
Jerald "Jerry" L. Miller
Nov 16, 2013
Jerald LeRoy Miller (Jerry) passed away unexpectedly November 16, 2013. He was born in Wamego on July 25, 1947, to LeRoy and Roberta Hutchinson Miller. He attended Wamego High School, graduating in 1965. Following graduation, he served in the US Air Force in Texas before returning to Wamego to assist his father in the operation of Miller Feedlot, Inc. Jerry...
Paul "Bub" Dean Mcclure
Nov 15, 2013
Paul “Bub” McClure, 87, of rural Alma, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society in Wamego, Kansas. Bub was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son and one sister. He is survived by his wife Mary Ann of the home; two daughters: Becky McClure of the home and Debora Life and...
Olive Joy Simmons
Nov 6, 2013
Olive Joy Simmons, 88, of Wamego, Kansas, formerly of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society in Wamego. Olive was born on September 18, 1925 in Bozeman, Montana, the daughter of Samual and Margaret (Conwell) Campbell. She graduated high school in 1943 from Keats High School, before moving to Manhattan. Olive lived...
Sfc Forrest Warren Robertson
Nov 3, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class Forrest Warren Robertson, 35, Westmoreland, was killed in action November 3, 2013, in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Headquarters Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. He was born May 25, 1978, at Manhattan, son of Dody and the late Kirby Robertson. He attended Rock Creek Jr./Sr. High School, graduating in...
John Lee Eichman
Nov 2, 2013
John Lee Eichman, 61, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2013 in Wamego, Kansas. John was born August 3, 1952 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Wilfred Henry “Ike” and Ruth (Julien) Eichman. He attended schools in Wamego, graduating from Wamego High School in 1970, before attending Emporia State University. John was President of Midwest Concrete Materials Inc.,...
Carolyn Wood-Kelpe Kern Phd
Nov 2, 2013
Carolyn Wood Kelpe Kern PhD February 20, 1952 – November 2, 2013 Carolyn Wood Kelpe Kern left her home and family in Denton, Texas to be with Jesus on Saturday, November 2, 2013. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 20, 1952 to Robert Frederick and Doris Jean Wood Kelpe. She attended Northwest Elementary School in Dodge City,...
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