Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Robert "Bob" Scott Burgess
Nov 2, 2012
Robert “Bob” Scott Burgess, 87, of rural Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Friday, November 2, 2012 at Golden Acres in Onaga, Kansas. Bob was born in Union Township in Pottawatomie County, Kansas on October 19, 1925. He was the son of Thomas and Mabel (Scott) Burgess. He attended Wamego High School graduating in 1942. In 1946 he married Betty Sturm. From...
Alice M. Rhodeman
Oct 18, 2012
Alice M. Rhodeman, 63, of Salina, Kansas passed away Thursday, October 18, 2012 at the Salina Regional Health Center, in Salina. Alice was born on January 31, 1949, in Speedville, Florida, the daughter of Sewell and Florence (Donley) Proctor. She graduated from Bradford County High School in 1967, before enlisting into the United States Army. She served in the military...
Orland Lee Rosell
Oct 14, 2012
Orland Lee Rosell, 76, a longtime resident of Wamego, KS, passed away Sunday morning, October 14, 2012 at the Westmoreland Community Care Home. Orland was born February 5, 1936, at his home in Rural Riley County, Kansas, the son of Roland Edward Rosell and Edith Amelia (Pickett) Rosell. He attended school in Randolph, KS, and graduated from Randolph High School...
Norma R. Brooks
Oct 12, 2012
Norma R. Brooks, 83, of Silver Lake, KS, passed away, Friday, October 12, 2012 at Aldersgate Village, in Topeka, KS. Norma was born on January 22, 1929, in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Frank and Grace (Sutton) Dinkle. She attended schools in Topeka graduating from Topeka High School. On November 22, 1947, Norma was united in marriage to George Brooks,...
Larry Dean Holz
Oct 10, 2012
Larry Dean Holz, 47, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. Larry was born on June 20, 1965 in Wamego, KS the son of Clyde William and Dolores Ann (Breymeyer) Holz. He grew up in Wamego graduating from Wamego High School in 1983. After high school Larry attended Kansas State University,...
Timothy "Tim" Joseph Eckstein
Oct 6, 2012
Timothy “Tim” Joseph Eckstein, 57, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Saturday, October 6, 2012 at his home. Tim was born in Marysville, Kansas on March 27, 1955, the son of George and Wanda (Wymore) Eckstein. He attended schools in Marysville and later attended Tennessee Temple and Chattanooga St, earning a machinist degree. Tim enlisted into the Air Force for four...
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...
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