Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Viola "Jean" Bliss
Apr 7, 2012
Viola “Jean” Bliss, 87, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012, at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. Jean was born January 8, 1925, in Kansas City, Kansas, the only child of William E. and Josephine (Buckingham) Fountain. She attended schools in Kansas City, graduating from Wyandotte High in 1943. On March 6, 1944, in Kansas...
Roy Edgar Palenske
Apr 3, 2012
Roy Edgar Palenske, 93, of Alma, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at the Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, in Topeka, Kansas. Roy was born September 9, 1918 on the family farm at Kuenzli Creek, near McFarland, Kansas. He was the eldest son of Henry William and Sophia (Herren) Palenske. On March 27, 1941, Roy married Edna Louise Laging in...
Clarence W. Saffell
Mar 25, 2012
Clarence W. Saffell, 79, of Lathrop, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 in Cameron, Missouri. Clarence was born June 3, 1932 in Blockton, Iowa, one of five children, of Louis C. and Nellie (Cannoble) Saffell. Clarence graduated from Maryville High School and attended N.W. Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri.. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the...
Iris E. (Hanson) Schmitz
Mar 25, 2012
Iris E. (Hanson) Schmitz, 89, of Alma, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the Alma Manor, in Alma, Kansas. Iris was born November 6, 1922 in rural Marshall County near Schroyer, the daughter of Hans P. and Blanche R. (Griffee) Hanson. She attended schools in Marysville and Manhattan before graduating from Wamego High School. On December 24, 1942...
Bonnie Beth (Stewart) Smith
Mar 21, 2012
Bonnie Beth (Stewart) Smith, 83, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. Bonnie was born March 7, 1929 in Morganville, Kansas the daughter of Vernon M. and Verona F. (Lakin) Stewart. She attended schools in McDowell Creek, Chapman and Wamego. Bonnie was united in marriage to Dick Smith on October...
Ruth Regina (Lintz) Seiwald
Mar 18, 2012
Ruth Regina (Lintz) Seiwald, 95, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012, at home with her husband Gilbert by her side. Ruth was born January 3, 1917 on the family farm outside Wamego, Kansas, the daughter of Alex and Regina (Repp) Lintz. She attended schools and lived in Pottawatomie County all her lifetime. Ruth married Gilbert Seiwald on...
Glenna Kay Reum
Mar 16, 2012
Glenna Kay (Brazee) Reum, 74, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. Glenna was born on April 24, 1937 in Grand Ledge, Michigan. She was the daughter of Howard Glen and Edith Luella (Schreiner) Brazee. She attended school and grew up in Michigan. Glenna graduated high school in 1981 in...
Camryn Leena Rose
Mar 7, 2012
Camryn Leena Rose, just 18 days old, of Manhattan, KS passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Stormont-Vail HealthCare in Topeka, KS. Camryn Leena was born 12 weeks premature on February 18, 2012 in Manhattan, KS weighing just 2 lbs. 9 oz. and measuring 15 inches long. She was the loving daughter of Craig Austin Rose and his fiance’ Ashley...
Evelyn C. Mckay
Mar 5, 2012
Evelyn C. McKay, 90, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 at her home in Wamego. Evelyn was born July 27, 1921 in Newport, Kentucky, the daughter and only child of Charles and Edna Breitenstein Woods. She graduated from Newport High School in 1939. Evelyn was united in marriage to George McKay on September 10, 1942 in Newport,...
Oliver "Doc" Francis Maskil
Feb 20, 2012
Oliver “Doc” Francis Maskil, 87, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Monday, February 20, 2012, at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. Doc was born on November 18, 1924 on the family farm outside of Westmoreland. He was the son of John Jacob and Katie (Summerville) Maskil. Doc grew up in Westmoreland attending schools and graduating from Westmoreland High...
Harlan E. Clark
Feb 19, 2012
Harlan Edward Clark, 70, of the Lake Elbo community near Manhattan, KS passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012, at the Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, KS. Harlan was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on April 12, 1941, the son of Louis and Margorie “Margie” (McElfresh) Clark. He attended schools in St. Joseph, graduating from Central High School in 1959. On...
Claude William Simpson
Feb 19, 2012
Claude W. Simpson, 93, of Wamego, KS, passed away in Kansas City, MO. Sunday, February 19, 2012, surrounded by his family. Born September 21, 1918 in Camden, North Carolina, he was the oldest of three sons of Claude and Sara Simpson. He married Marjorie (Ruby) Huey on January 2, 1946 and enjoyed each other’s company until her passing in October...
Doris M. Hart
Feb 19, 2012
Doris Maurine Hart, 93, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012, at the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland.. Doris was born on the family farm near Emmett, Kansas on January 28, 1919, the daughter of James and Mabel (Owens) DeVolld. She attended schools in Emmett, graduating from Emmett High School in 1937. Following her graduation she moved...
Lewis "Lew" R. Hitch
Feb 8, 2012
Lewis “Lew” Rufus Hitch, 82, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Wamego City Hospital, in Wamego, Kansas. Lew was born in Griggsville, Illinois on July 16, 1929, the son of Rufus and Maurine (Jennings) Hitch. He attended schools in Griggsville. After graduating high school he attended Culver-Stockton Junior College on a basketball scholarship before attending Kansas...
Barbara Jean Allen
Jan 30, 2012
Barbara Jean Allen, 78, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Monday, January 30, 2012, at her home in Wamego. Barbara was born in Wamego, KS on November 19, 1933 to Joseph and Sarah Lucille Tucker-Enlow. She grew up and attended schools in Wamego. On October 20, 1950 she married Oliver Glenn Allen. Upon her graduation in 1951 they moved to Wichita,...
Robert "Bob" Edgar Roscovius
Jan 23, 2012
Robert “Bob” E. Roscovius, 75, of Wamego, KS, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 23, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House of Manhattan, KS. Bob was born December 16, 1936 in Tomah, WI, the son of Edgar R. and Ella (Rosenow) Roscovius. He attended Reels Valley Grade School and graduated from Tomah High School in 1955. He enlisted in...
Wendell "Wendy" Joseph Eichem
Jan 19, 2012
Wendell J. Eichem, 56, a lifelong resident of Louisville, Kansas, passed away following a short illness on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Mercy Regional Health Center of Manhattan. Wendell was born September 28, 1955 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Lester W. and Maxine J. (Straub) Eichem. He attended Wamego Grade School and Wamego High School. Most of his working...
William "Bill" L. Kennedy
Jan 12, 2012
William “Bill” Loran Kennedy, 52, a longtime resident of rural Belvue, Kansas, passed away following a long illness and surrounded by his family on January 12, 2012 at Olathe Medical Center. Bill was born March 7, 1959 in Ft. Hood, Texas. He attended grade school and also high school in Frankfort, Kansas. He married Evelyn Jo Gehring on October 17,...
Lee Theodore Palenske
Jan 8, 2012
Lee Theodore Palenske, 91, of Alma, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Alma Manor, in Alma, Kansas. Lee was born on February 28, 1920 on the family farm near McFarland, Kansas. He was the son of Henry W. and Sophia (Herren) Palenske. Lee attended school in the rural McFarland area. On August 1, 1941, Lee married Frances...
Donald "Don" Julius Fincke
Jan 3, 2012
Mr. Donald “Don” Julius Fincke, 90, of Acton, Massachusetts, previously of Overland Park, Kansas, died Tuesday January 3, 2012. He was born October 16, 1921 in Kansas City, MO. Don graduated from Rosedale High School and went to Wentworth Academy in Lexington, MO. Mr. Fincke attended the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Delta Upsilon. He was...
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