Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Jill Marie Peterson
Aug 10, 2013
Jill Marie Peterson, 43, of rural Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Jill was born March 30, 1970 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Robert “Bob” and Margaret (Mees) Peterson. She attended school in Wamego graduating from Wamego High School in 1988. After high school Jill attended Emporia State University and...
Phoebe Mae Blume
Aug 9, 2013
Phoebe Mae Blume, 90, of Wamego, Kansas, departed this life, Friday, August 9, 2013, at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego, Kansas. Phoebe was born on November 17, 1922, the oldest child of Louis and Rose (Sebring) Wege. She attended country schools in the area before graduating from Westmoreland Rural High School as valedictorian of the Westmoreland High...
Alicia M. Velazquez-Mendez
Aug 2, 2013
Alicia M. Velazquez-Mendez, 61, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan. Alicia was born August 29, 1951 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Leonides Velazquez and Rosario Mendez. She grew up in Caguas and later graduated from Huertas Junior College with an Associate’s degree in Secretarial. She was once married to...
Ethel Marie Penn
Aug 2, 2013
Ethel Marie Penn, 89, of Emerson, Nebraska, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at Heritage of Emerson in Emerson. Ethel was born August 10, 1924 to Theodore and Mary (Fryer) Myers in La Fontaine, Kansas. Ethel married Manuel B. Penn on October 18, 1942. To this union, four children were born. Manuel preceded her in death. Ethel was a member...
Leona Mae (Hause) Hunt
Jul 31, 2013
Leona Mae (Hause) Hunt, 80, of Wamego, Kansas, went to join her heavenly family with her earth family by her side on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at the Westy Community Care Home, Westmoreland, Kansas. Leona was born June 13, 1933 on the family farm to Clarence “Bill” and Viva Mae (Flinn) Hause near Wheaton, Kansas. She was only three pounds...
Betty J. Ebert
Jul 13, 2013
Betty J. Ebert, 74, of Flush, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 14, 1939, in Flush, Kansas, the daughter of Eugene and Genevieve (Prockish) Dekat. She grew up in Flush and graduated from Flush High School. On March 2, 1957, Betty was united in marriage to Delbert...
Merna Bernice (Breymeyer) Raine
Jul 12, 2013
Merna Bernice (Breymeyer) Raine, 94, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center, Wamego. Merna was born February 17, 1919 in the Wells Creek Community, the daughter of Eduard G. and Lena D. (Soelter) Breymeyer. She grew up in the Wells Creek area and attended school at Wells Creek District #34. On...
Belinda Lee Fouse
Jul 7, 2013
Belinda L. Fouse, 55, of Manhattan, Kansas, died Sunday, July 7, 2013 at her home after a lengthy illness. Belinda was born August 6, 1957, in Springdale, Arkansas, the daughter of Murray and Bonnie (Buller) Lewis. She was raised in McPherson and Marquette, KS. She graduated from Marquette High School in 1975, before attending Brown Mackie Business School and graduating....
Ella May Howard
Jul 3, 2013
Ella May Howard, a longtime resident of St. George, KS, and a current resident of the Westmoreland Community Care Home, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Ella May was born January 31, 1919 on the family farm in Geary County, KS, the daughter of Robert E. and Sarah Charlotte (Crider) O’Neill. She graduated from St. George High School in 1936....
Harold Eugene Raine
Jul 2, 2013
Harold Eugene Raine, 80, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at the Vintage Park at Wamego. Harold was born August 30, 1932 in rural Pottawatomie County, the son of Harry W. and Florence R. (Helm) Raine. He grew up on the family farm and attended schools in Wamego, graduating from Wamego High School in 1950. During high...
Lorene H. Craig
Jun 28, 2013
Lorene H. Craig, 98, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Friday, June 28, 2013 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. Lorene was born November 26, 1914 in Wyacondah Township, in Davis County, Iowa. She was the only child of Jay and Ethel (Brunk) McVey. As a small child Lorene and her family moved to Lakin, Kansas where she...
Addrenne Marcella Humbert-Roth
Jun 16, 2013
Addrenne Marcella Humbert-Roth, 87, of Donna, Texas passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013 in Harlingen, Texas. Addrenne was born on May 25, 1926 in St. Marys, Kansas, the daughter of Claude and Mary Bledsoe. She attended schools in Wamego, Kansas and graduated from Wamego High School. After high school she married Ben Humbert. They lived in Wamego and raised their...
Florence "Aldean" Clark
Jun 15, 2013
Florence “Aldean” Clark, 87, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Wamego. Aldean was born December 25, 1925 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde H. and Grace (Todd) Botkin. She graduated from Wichita East High School in 1943 and also from Wesley Medical Center School of Nursing of Wichita in 1945. She worked as a nurse...
Francis "Gene" Eugene Shepherd
Jun 6, 2013
Francis Eugene “Gene” Shepherd, 68, of Belvue, Kansas passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the Indian Meadows Nursing Center, in Overland Park, Kansas. Gene was born February 27, 1945 on the family farm in rural Onaga, Kansas. He was the son of Ernest Paul and Mary Belle (Teter) Shepherd. He attended schools in Onaga and Havensville, Kansas before being...
Gloria Vada Lindenmuth
Jun 3, 2013
Gloria Vada Lindenmuth, 86, recently of Wamego, Kansas, but formerly of Scott City, Kansas passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at her residence in rural Wamego. Gloria was born on July 19, 1926 in Sawyer, Kansas, the daughter of Bert and Emma (Banker) Buck. She attended schools in Sawyer, graduating from Sawyer High School before attending Fort Hays State University...
Betty Jean Mogge
Jun 1, 2013
Betty Jean Mogge, 87, of Alma, KS, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Rolling Hills Health Care in Topeka, where she had been a resident for several years. Betty was born March 8, 1926 in Valencia, KS the daughter of Carl J. and Emma C. (Johnson) Sarver. She attended high school in Cuba, KS and graduated from Topeka High...
Cecilia Umscheid
May 28, 2013
Cecilia Umscheid, 80, of Wamego, KS, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House of Manhattan. She was born April 3, 1933 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Philip A. and Mary Ann (Puhl) Habig. On October 22, 1955, Cecilia was married to Mark George Umscheid at Sacred Heart Church in Topeka. They lived and worked...
Edward "Ed" William Phillips
May 25, 2013
Edward “Ed” William Phillips, 60, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Ed was born March 24, 1953 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Cecil and Dorothy (Noll) Phillips. He grew up on the family farm near Valley Falls, Kansas and attended schools in Valley Falls graduating from Valley Falls...
Kenneth "Ken" Edward Noll
May 24, 2013
Kenneth “Ken” Edward Noll, 87, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, Kansas. Kenneth was born February 27, 1926, in Flush, Kansas, the son of Gerald and Florence (Riat) Noll. He attended school in Flush graduating from the Flush School in 1944. On June 25, 1947 he married Lorene Gros at...
Fred Clarence Stueve
May 24, 2013
– Fred Clarence Stueve, 88, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan in Wamego, Kansas. Fred was born July 29, 1924 on the family farm in rural Latimer, Kansas. He was the son of Henry and Martha (Brunswick) Stueve. Fred’s family moved to Junction City, Kansas in 1929 where he grew up and...
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