Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Viola "Pinky" Susan Barker
Apr 21, 2013
Viola “Pinky” Susan Barker, 90, of Wamego, Kansas passed away at her home on Sunday, April 21, 2013 following her battle with cancer. She was born July 27, 1922 in Willard, Kansas the daughter of George and Fannie Lloyd Hahn. Pinky attended grade school in Rossville, KS and also graduated from high school at Holton, Kansas. Following high school, she...
Ruby Lucille Breymeyer
Apr 21, 2013
Ruby Lucille Yonning Julien Cotton Breymeyer, 87, oldest daughter of Louis George and Agnes Isabelle (Hunholz) Yonning, died April 21, 2013 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego, KS. Ruby was born May 8, 1925, and started life in the Broadrick Community North of Wamego. She attended Broadrick Community School thru the 8th Grade. Ruby married Dean Clifford...
James Joseph Naylor
Apr 19, 2013
James Joseph Naylor,73, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center of Olathe, Kansas. James was born December 4, 1939 in Blackhorse, MD, the son of Augustus R. and Florita Belle Roberts Naylor. He attended schools in Blackhorse, MD, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and was stationed in Florida where he remained for many years....
Karl Eugene Lindenmuth
Apr 15, 2013
Karl Eugene Lindenmuth, 76, of rural Wamego, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Karl was born November 5, 1936 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Earl C. and Lena “Pearl” (Carson) Lindenmuth. He attended school in Scott City graduating from Scott County High School in 1954. During high school Karl became...
Kenneth Adelbert Bloomfield
Apr 6, 2013
Kenneth A. Bloomfield, 88, of Paxico, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka, Kansas. Kenneth was born August 10, 1924 on the family farm south of Paxico, Kansas. He was the fifth child of Carl S. and Hilda C. (Johnson) Bloomfield. Kenneth attended school in Paxico graduating from Paxico High School in 1943. After...
Harriet Elizabeth Maskil
Mar 31, 2013
Harriet E. Maskil, 87, a lifetime resident of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Westy Community Care Home. Harriet was born January 8, 1926 the daughter of Melvin O. and Minnie (Pullen) Hill. She graduated from Westmoreland High School in 1944 and later from Kansas State University in 1949 with a degree in Medical Technology. She...
Jess E. Stewart
Mar 30, 2013
Jess E. Stewart, 87, a lifetime resident of Wamego, Kansas passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Tampa, Florida. Jess was born April 25, 1925 in Wamego, the son of Ruth J. Machin and Harold E. Stewart. He graduated from Wamego High School and served in the US Navy during WWII. Following the war,...
John Frank Gehrt
Mar 25, 2013
John Frank Gehrt, 59, of rural Alma, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at his home. John was born June 22, 1953 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Norman C. and Gertrude A. (Beckmann) Gehrt. He grew up on the farm in rural Alma and graduated from Alma High School in 1971. After high school John attended Kansas State...
John Bernard Uhlrich
Mar 23, 2013
John B. Uhlrich, 84, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March, 23, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas. John was born September 17, 1928 in Wamego, Kansas the son of John and Grace (Sullivan) Uhlrich. He attended school in Wamego graduating from Wamego High School in 1946. After high school John attended Kansas State University graduating...
Joan Elizabeth Helget
Mar 18, 2013
Joan Elizabeth Helget, 84, of Flush, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Joan was born September 18, 1928 on the family farm. She was the daughter of August and Mary (Straub) Ridder. She attended school in Flush graduating from Flush High School in 1946. On November 18, 1948, Joan married Leo P....
Mabel Helen Feyh
Mar 16, 2013
Mabel Helen Feyh, 95, of rural Alma, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mabel was born March 14, 1918 in Wells Creek, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Christian and Emma (Holz) Breitschwerdt. She grew up in the Wells Creek area and on October 2, 1936 she married Harold...
Donna Due Blackford
Mar 10, 2013
Donna Sue Blackford, 72, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. Donna was born on October 2, 1940 in Stockton, Missouri, the daughter of Lero Obert and Itress “Fern” (Cassell) O’Conner. She grew up in Stockton graduating from Stockton High School in 1958. Donna moved to Wamego in 1977,...
Patricia "Patti" Jeanne Nelson
Feb 28, 2013
Patricia “Patti” Jeanne Nelson, 52, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 at her home. Patti was born March 14, 1960 in Oceanside, California on the base at Camp Pendleton. She was the daughter of William E. and Mary E. (Whitfield) Nelson. She moved to Wamego in 2007 coming from Michigan. Patti was a jack of all trades...
Everett Lee Fair, Sr.
Feb 17, 2013
Everett Lee Fair, Sr., 91, of Garnett, Kansas formerly of McFarland and Manhattan, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013 at his home. Everett was born March 15, 1921 in Manhattan, Kansas the son of Oliver and Lydia (Spaulding) Fair. He grew up and attended school in Manhattan. On February 4, 1942 Everett married Florence M. Rose, to this union...
Russel "Dean" Taylor
Feb 13, 2013
Russel “Dean” Taylor, 91, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the Westy Community Care Home. Dean was born in rural Louisville, Kansas on January 15, 1922, the son of Phillip “Wiley” and Laverne C. (Travis) Taylor. He attended West Union Grade School. On January 2, 1942 Dean married Lois Plummer, they later divorced. On February 11,...
Jeanne Louise Mckenzie
Feb 13, 2013
Jeanne L. McKenzie, 54, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas. Jeanne was born on June 26, 1958 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of John B. and Alberta “Bert” M. (Moritz) Uhlrich. She graduated from Wamego High School in 1976 and after attending Kansas State University she received an Associate’s...
Betty Beryl (Rawson) Daylor
Feb 11, 2013
Betty Beryl (Rawson) Daylor, 91, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at the Wamego City Hospital. Betty was born in Wamego, Kansas on February 1, 1922, the daughter of Leonard J. and Nellie L. (Wreath) Rawson. She attended schools in Wamego and was part of the 1st graduating class out of the new Wamego High School in...
Irene Rose Gehrt
Feb 3, 2013
Irene Rose Gehrt, 82, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Westy Community Care Home. Irene was born April 18, 1930 in Morganville, Kansas the daughter of Karl and Rose (Fahrein) Fox. She attended schools in Morganville graduating from Morganville High School in 1948. After high school Irene began working for Southwestern Bell in Topeka, Kansas...
Harold E. Nehring
Jan 29, 2013
Harold E. Nehring, 74, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Jan. 29, 2013, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas. He courageously lost his battle from a rare type of Leukemia. Harold was born in 1938 on the family farmstead in rural Alma, KS and graduated from Alma High School. He entered the U.S. Army in 1955 where...
Dean Leroy Picolet
Jan 28, 2013
Dean Leroy Picolet, 84, of McFarland, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 in rural Belvue, Kansas. Dean was born September 23, 1928, in rural Wamego, Kansas, the son of Loran and Mary “Wilma” (Duncan) Picolet. In 1936 the family moved to Frankfort, Where Dean grew up and lived most of his younger years before residing in McFarland, Kansas. On...
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