Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Jeanie Noreen Simon
Oct 4, 2012
Jeanie Noreen Simon, 72, of Paxico, Kansas formerly of the McFarland area passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Midland Hospice Care, Topeka, Kansas. Jeanie was born on March 24, 1940 in Covina, California the daughter of Virgil and Lula Horton. She grew up in California before moving to the McFarland area in 1988. Jeanie was a homemaker. She married...
Cecilia Marie (Weixelman) Muckenthaler
Sep 29, 2012
Cecilia Marie (Weixelman) Muckenthaler, 84, of Kettering, Ohio, and formerly of the Wamego, Kansas area, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 in Ohio. Cecilia was born September 15, 1928, in Louisville, KS, the daughter of Antone and Marie (Eckert) Weixelman. She grew up in Louisville, Flush and Wamego, KS. After high school she obtained her Nursing degree at The Saint...
Joyce Eileen Scritchfield
Sep 21, 2012
Joyce Eileen Scritchfield, 89, rural St. George, passed on September 21 at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. She was born October 13, 1922, in Norfolk, Nebraska to Eli P. and Stella L. Pinet. As a young child she lived in Frankfort where she attended Frankfort Elementary School. Her family moved to a farm in Keats, KS where she...
Leah Olga Mast
Sep 14, 2012
Leah Olga Mast, 99, of Carlotta, California, formerly of Belvue, Kansas passed away Friday, September 14, 2012 in Fortuna, California. Leah was born in Wabaunsee County, Kansas on January 28, 1913, the last of the seven children of William and Minnie Uhlrig. Minnie died when Leah was only 10, leaving her with a melancholy that remained with her for the...
Helen Marie Kaine
Sep 9, 2012
Helen Marie Kaine, 74, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012, at the Westy Community Care Home, in Westmoreland, Kansas. Helen was born on July 29, 1938 in Wamego, Kansas the daughter of William Potts and Blanche (Huey) Kaine. She grew up and attended schools in Wamego graduating from Wamego High School. On March 12, 1973, she married...
Glenna Arlene Osburn
Sep 7, 2012
Glenna Arlene Osburn, 96, of rural St. George, Kansas, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego, Kansas. Glenna was born June 27, 1916 in Chapman, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn and Sadie (Webb) Osburn. She grew up in the Chapman area graduating from Chapman High School in 1934. Glenna moved to the...
Leta "Elaine" Martinson
Sep 6, 2012
Leta “Elaine” Martinson, 97, of Alma, Kansas passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012 at the Alma Manor, Alma, Kansas. Elaine was born in Lamar, Colorado on August 10, 1915. She was the daughter of Ernest and Mary Brown. Elaine attended schools and graduated high school in Havensville, Kansas. Elaine married Alfred “Mike” Martinson. He preceded her in death. After high...
Dorothy Mae (Huffman) Wege
Sep 3, 2012
Dorothy Mae (Huffman) Wege, 88, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away, Monday, September 3, 2012 at Midland Hospice House, in Topeka, Kansas. Dorothy was born October 4, 1923, in rural Westmoreland, Kansas, on the family farm. She was the daughter of Albert “Glenn” and Velma M. (Nossman) Huffman. She attended the Broderick Grade School. On March 28, 1949, Dorothy was united...
George Joseph Brooks
Aug 11, 2012
George J. Brooks, 88, of Silver Lake, KS, passed away, Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Midland Care Hospice, in Topeka, KS. George was born February 14, 1924, in Salina, KS, the son of Samuel R. and Agnes V. (Spacek) Brooks. He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1942 before joining the military. George was a P51 Mustang fighter pilot...
Delbert Henry Eichman
Jul 23, 2012
Delbert Henry Eichman, 82, of rural St. George, Kansas passed away Monday, July 23, 2012, at Stormont-Vail HealthCare, in Topeka, Kansas. Delbert was born on July 26, 1929 in Wamego, Kansas the son of Edward J. and Anna (Lux) Eichman. He attended school in Flush, graduating from Flush High School in 1947. After high school Delbert enlisted into the United...
Ruth Ann (Daylor) Siebert
Jul 19, 2012
Ruth Ann (Daylor) Siebert, 84, a lifelong resident of Wamego, died at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Ruth was born in Wamego, Kansas on November 29, 1927. She was the second child of Leo and Irene (Gorges) Daylor. Ruth married Walter Siebert at St. Bernard’s Church in Wamego on May 20, 1952....
Donald "Donnie" E. Breymeyer
Jul 18, 2012
Donald “Donnie” E. Breymeyer, 87, of rural Wamego, Kansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Donnie was born on February 1, 1925 on the family farm near Belvue, Kansas. He was the son of Eduard G. and Lena (Solter) Breymeyer. He attended schools near Belvue. Donnie enlisted into the United States Army where he served before...
Cecil Jay Swatzell
Jul 1, 2012
Cecil Jay Swatzell, 91, of St. George, Kansas passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012 at the Select Specialty Hospital of Topeka-St. Francis Hospital. Cecil was born in Shamrock, Oklahoma the son of William Robert Swatzell and Maude Belle (Hollenbeck) Swatzell. He attended school at the South Branch School in Mayes County, Oklahoma. Following school he enlisted in the US Army...
Glenn Curt Shaffner
Jun 27, 2012
Glenn Curt Shaffner, 57, of rural Belvue, Kansas and formerly of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the Wamego City Hospital, in Wamego, Kansas Glenn was born on December 22, 1954 in Glendale, Maryland, the son of Lawrence W. and Edythe R. Shaffner. He attended schools in Glendale graduating from DuVal High School. He was a...
Ron Davidson Leslie
Jun 26, 2012
Ron Davidson Leslie, 75, was born April 27, 1937 in Wichita, Kansas. He passed away June 26, 2012 following a courageous 12-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Ron will be dearly missed but always remembered as a loving husband and father with a great sense of humor. Ron grew up in Wichita, Kansas where he graduated from East high school. He attended...
Georgia Ellen Cottle
Jun 25, 2012
Georgia Ellen Cottle, 98, of rural Belvue, Kansas, passed away at home on Monday, June 25, 2012. Georgia was born on September 26, 1913 one mile south of Louisville, Kansas on the family farm. She was the daughter of George W. and Lydia N. (Grutzmacher) Forrester. She attended Louisville Grade School and Wamego High School graduating in 1929. After high...
John Logan Brouhard
Jun 20, 2012
John Logan Brouhard, 24, a lifetime resident of Wamego, Kansas died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. John was born February 4, 1988 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Ronald Leon Brouhard and Janice Marie Keelan. He attended Wamego Schools from grade school thru his senior year at Wamego High School. Following high school, he worked at several area businesses,...
Betty Jo Tauer
Jun 1, 2012
Betty Jo Tauer, 73, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012 at her home. Betty was born July 31, 1938 in Camden, New Jersey, the daughter of Willis L. and Violet M. (Berry) Estlow. Betty graduated from Boulder High School in Boulder, Colorado in 1956 before attending the School of Pharmacy at the University of Colorado, where she...
Iris Moreno Totten
May 26, 2012
Iris Moreno Totten, 43, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012 at her home after her long and courageous battle with cancer. Iris was born December 2, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Hilda Moreno. She was raised by her uncle for 10 years in Ocala, Florida, where she attended elementary and middle schools before returning...
Gary E. Fuller
May 20, 2012
Gary E. Fuller, 67, of Wamego, KS passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Gary was born January 29, 1945 in Denver, CO, the son of Eugene and Freda Fuller. He graduated from Englewood High School and attended junior college for a short time. Gary served in the U.S. Coast...
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