Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas

Dean Austin Henneberg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Carolyn Wood-Kelpe Kern Phd

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,...

John Lee Eichman

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.,...

Mary Sue Nottingham

Mary Sue Nottingham

Oct 31, 2013

Mary Sue Nottingham, 81, of Westmoreland, Kansas, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2013 at the Wamego Health Center. Mary was born on July 19, 1932 in Wichita, Kansas. She married James R. Nottingham, he preceded her in death. Mary was a homemaker and lived most of her married life in Topeka. She enjoyed canning and crocheting...

Rosie Arlene (Vandine) Smith

Rosie Arlene (Vandine) Smith

Oct 25, 2013

Rosie Arlene (Vandine) Smith went peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Friday, October 25, 2013 at 5:10 p.m. She was 79 years old and passed away of natural causes. She was residing at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society in Wamego, Kansas. Arlene was born July 9, 1934 in Cimarron, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas C. and Rosie...

Anna Maria Voldrich

Anna Maria Voldrich

Oct 20, 2013

Anna Maria Voldrich, 89, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. Maria was born on May 15, 1924, in Schoneberg, Germany, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Bach) Bootz. She grew up in Germany graduating from high school, before attending three years of trade school. In 1959, Maria came...

Donald "Don" C. Hansen

Donald "Don" C. Hansen

Oct 15, 2013

Donald “Don” Carl Hansen, age 75, of Austin, Texas, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at home in the loving arms of his wife Amy following a lengthy battle with multiple illnesses. He was born February 8, 1938 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. His mother and father moved their family to Denison, Texas in 1941 where his father established a family...