Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas

Elmer L. Brazzle

Elmer L. Brazzle

May 10, 2012

Elmer L. Brazzle, 81, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka, Kansas. Elmer was born November 30, 1930 in Junction City, Kansas to Walter M. and Georgetta (Johnston) Brazzle. He grew up and attended schools in the Louisville and Wamego areas. Elmer joined the United States Air Force during the Korean War. After...

Alice L. Shumaker

Alice L. Shumaker

May 4, 2012

Alice L. Shumaker, 59, of Alma, KS passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego, where she had been a resident for the last two years. Alice was born November 19, 1952 in Wamego, KS the daughter of Edward M. and Dorothy (Hall) Shumaker. She attended Alma Grade School and graduated from Alma High...

Patricia "Patty" Louise Carroll

Patricia "Patty" Louise Carroll

May 4, 2012

Patricia “Patty” L. Carroll, 61, of rural Wamego, KS, passed away at her home following her battle with cancer on Friday, May 04, 2012. Patty was born September 11, 1950 in Superior, NE the daughter of Harold A. and Glennis (Loomis) Braddock. She attended schools in Randolph, KS and graduated from Randolph Rural High School in 1968. Patty worked for...

Lawrence "Larry" Dale Duncan

Lawrence "Larry" Dale Duncan

May 2, 2012

Lawrence “Larry” Dale Duncan, 74, of Barnett, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Care Center, in Versailles, MO. Larry was born on August 5, 1937 in rural St. George, Kansas the son of Floyd Nathan and Helen Marie (Harrell) Duncan. He grew up in the St. George area graduating from St. George High School in...

Gregory "Greg" Eugene Becker

Gregory "Greg" Eugene Becker

Apr 30, 2012

Gregory “Greg” Eugene Becker, 59, of rural Alma, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 at his home due to illness. Greg was born December 4, 1952, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Howard Eugene and Phyllis Phryne (Peacock) Becker. He grew up in Eureka graduating from Eureka High School in 1971. After high school Greg was drafted into the...

Walter "June" C. Brazzle

Walter "June" C. Brazzle

Apr 30, 2012

Walter “June” C. Brazzle, 86, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Monday, April 30 , 2012 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka following a long illness. Walter was born March 30, 1926 in Junction City, Kansas to Walter M. and Georgetta (Johnston) Brazzle. He grew up and attended schools in the Junction City and Wamego areas. He enlisted into the U.S. Army...

Mary Alice (O'Dell) Brown

Mary Alice (O'Dell) Brown

Apr 26, 2012

Mary Alice (O’Dell) Brown, 80, of Alma, Kansas, passed away, Thursday April 26, 2012 at Stormont-Vail HealthCare, in Topeka, Kansas. Mary was born October 9, 1931, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Lee K. and Alice T. (Weilmana) O’Dell. She attended schools in Red Oak. In 1964, Mary and her children moved to McFarland, Kansas. On January 7, 1968,...

Julia Coen Schmidt

Julia Coen Schmidt

Apr 13, 2012

Julia C. Schmidt, 91, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Friday, April 2012, at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. Julia was born May 7, 1920, in New York, NY, the daughter of Matthew J. and Mary A. (Creed) Coen. She attended schools in New York, graduating from St. Jean Baptiste High School in 1938. On October 20, 1945,...

Jerry H. Defoor

Jerry H. Defoor

Apr 10, 2012

Jerry Howard DeFoor, 65, of rural Olsburg, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at his home due to a farming equipment accident. Jerry was born January 26, 1947, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the son of Charlie Howard and Jeraldine Mae (Hammack) DeFoor. He grew up and attended schools in Muskogee, graduating from Muskogee Central High School in 1965. After high...

Patricia "Patty" Rose Johnson

Patricia "Patty" Rose Johnson

Apr 8, 2012

Patricia (Patty) Rose Johnson, 72, of Wamego, Kansas passed away suddenly on Easter Sunday April 8, 2012 at Carrollton Baylor Hospital, in Carrollton, Texas while visiting her son and his family. Patty was born in Wamego Kansas on July 19th, 1939, the daughter of Paul and Marjorie Siebert. She attended St. Bernard’s Catholic School through 8th Grade and was a...

Viola "Jean" Bliss

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

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...

Iris E. (Hanson) Schmitz

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...

Clarence W. Saffell

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...

Bonnie Beth (Stewart) Smith

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

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

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

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

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

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...