Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas

Lorene H. Craig

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Fred Clarence Stueve

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...

Kenneth "Ken" Edward Noll

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...

Charles "Bill" William Baxter

Charles "Bill" William Baxter

May 15, 2013

Charles William “Bill” Baxter, 90, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the Wamego City Hospital. Bill was born January 2, 1923 in Wamego, Kansas, the son of John L. and Lula (Helm) Baxter. He attended Wamego public schools, before graduating from Wamego High School in 1941. After high school Bill attended Washburn University for one semester...

Arvella Elaine Riat

Arvella Elaine Riat

May 11, 2013

Arvella Elaine Riat, 82, of Wamego, Kansas passed away on May 11, 2013, in Lake City, Iowa. Arvella was born in Phillips County, Kansas on December 2, 1930, to Louie and Hilda (Suhr) Rahjes. She graduated from Agra High School in 1948 and moved to Manhattan, Kansas in 1951. She worked at Fort Riley, Kansas until she was married to...

Gilbert Herman Wille

Gilbert Herman Wille

May 2, 2013

Gilbert Herman Wille, 103, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his residence in Wamego. Gilbert was born October 8, 1909 on the family farm three miles south of Wamego, the son of August and Martha (Breymeyer) Wille. He attended school through the 8th grade at Wabaunsee Rural School District #2, before going to work on the...

Edward "Ed" Carl Dekat

Edward "Ed" Carl Dekat

May 1, 2013

Edward “Ed” Carl Dekat, 60, of St. Marys, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka, Kansas. Ed was born December 11, 1952 in Wamego, Kansas the son of Gilbert A. and Marcella M. (Sommers) Dekat. Ed attended Flush Grade School before graduating from Westmoreland High School in 1971. After high school Ed joined the...

Clarence "David" Hall

Clarence "David" Hall

Apr 27, 2013

WAMEGO-Clarence “David” Hall, 71, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family, after being diagnosed with cancer in January. David was born on April 30, 1941 in Amazonia, Missouri, the son of C.B. and Ila (Mann) Hall. He attended school in Savannah, Missouri and resided there before moving to Wamego, Kansas in...

Viola "Pinky" Susan Barker

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

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

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

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

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...