Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas

Helen Marie Kaine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Lyman "Cloyde" Welter

Lyman "Cloyde" Welter

May 19, 2012

Lyman “Cloyde” Welter, 88, a lifetime resident of the Wamego, Kansas area, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Westy Community Care Home. Cloyde was born April 24, 1924 on the family farm near Flush, Kansas, the son of Edward and Elsie (Tibbetts) Welter. He attended King rural grade school and graduated from Westmoreland High School in 1943. He...

Thomas Robert Lintz

Thomas Robert Lintz

May 19, 2012

Thomas Robert Lintz, 54, of Hiawatha, Kansas and formerly of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012. Tom was born on June 4, 1957 in Manhattan, Kansas the son of Clarence “Junior” Robert Lintz, Jr. and Barbara Lee (Trivett) Lintz. His family operated Trivett’s Grocery Store in Wamego for many years until moving to Hiawatha in 1965, where they...

John Edward Howard

John Edward Howard

May 19, 2012

John Edward Howard, 66, of rural St. George, Kansas passed away at his home on Saturday, May 19, 2012. John was born February 15, 1946 in Dallas, Texas, the son of William E. and Mary H. (Jones) Howard. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1968 with a BA in English. He worked for most of his career at KSU in...

Henry Joseph Sunnenberg

Henry Joseph Sunnenberg

May 15, 2012

Henry Joseph Sunnenberg, 67, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at his residence in Wamego. Henry was born February 20, 1945, in Axtell, Kansas the son of Harry F. and Elizabeth W. (Thomas) Sunnenberg. He attended schools in Baileyville and Seneca, graduating from St. Peter & Paul High School in 1963. After high school Henry worked at...