Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Elizabeth "Betty" J. Lawless
Jul 1, 2011
Elizabeth “Betty” J. Lawless, 80, of Wamego, KS, passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice House of Manhattan. Betty was born September 27, 1930 in Plattsburg, MO, the daughter of Dennis and Mary Ellen (Golden) O’Connor. She graduated from Lexington High School in Lexington, NE in 1948 and graduated from Creighton University in 1953 with a BS...
Julia "Louise" Mccoy
Jun 28, 2011
Julia “Louise” McCoy, 86, formerly of the Wamego area, and later St. Marys, KS, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at the Westmoreland Community Care Home. Louise was born January 23, 1925 in Wamego, KS, the daughter of Walter A. and Cora L. (Knitter) Regnier. She attended Broderick Rural Grade School north of Wamego, and graduated from Westmoreland High School...
Mildred Bernice Julien Andrick
Jun 26, 2011
Mildred Bernice (Julien) Andrick, 102, of Sun City, Arizona and formerly of Wamego, Kansas, passed away June 26, 2011 in Sun City. Private family inurnment services will be held graveside at the Wamego City Cemetery at 10:30 Saturday, September 3, 2011.
Karla Jean Richter
Jun 24, 2011
Karla Jean Richter, 51, of St. George, Kansas passed away Friday, June 24, 2011 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kansas. Karla was born July 15, 1959 in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Eldon and LeAnne (Schmidt) Janssen. She attended schools in Wamego, graduating from Wamego High School in 1977, before attending Kansas State University and...
Judith "Judy" Jacqueline Peddicord
Jun 15, 2011
Judy Peddicord, 85, of Wamego, Kansas died June 15, 2011 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. She was born May 28, 1926 to Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cazier in Wamego, Kansas. She attended local schools, graduating from Wamego High School in 1944. She attended Kansas State University for two years where she was a member of the Tri...
Vern Raymond Harrison
Jun 13, 2011
Vern R. Harrison, 91, of Louisville, Kansas, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011 at Wamego City Hospital of Wamego. Vern was born June 22, 1919 in Belvue, Kansas, the son of Fredrick J. and Ethelda (Shehi) Harrison. He attended Louisville Grade and High Schools. Following school, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps for several years, during which time he...
Wayne Lee White
Jun 9, 2011
Wayne Lee White, 59, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, Kansas. Wayne was born in Sanford, Maine, on November 21, 1951, the son of Hayes and Anna (Bobchic) White. Wayne grew up and attended schools in Sanford, graduating from Sanford High School in 1969 before enlisting in the United States Army....
Amanda Helen (Meyer) Brase
Jun 4, 2011
Amanda Helen Brase, 83, a lifelong resident of Alma, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Alma Manor. Amanda was born June 8, 1927 on her family farm near Alma, the daughter of Fred H. and Malinda S. (Steege) Meyer. She attended District 7 Rural Grade School and graduated from Alma High School in 1945. On August 24,...
Kimber Eugene Macht
May 28, 2011
Kimber Eugene Macht, 79, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 at his home in Topeka. Kimber was born on October 27, 1931 on the family farm in rural Westmoreland, Kansas, the son of Peter E. and Edith L. Macht. He graduated from Wamego Rural High School in 1949 before enlisting and serving in the United States Coast...
Beverly Ann Hiegert
May 25, 2011
Beverly Ann Hiegert, 52, of Louisburg, Kansas, formerly of Paxico, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri following a courageous battle with cancer. Beverly was born on January 5, 1959 in Wamego, Kansas, the daughter of Eugene E. and Carmen A. (Zeller) Hiegert. She grew up in the Paxico area before attending high...
Gary Lee Deweese
May 7, 2011
Gary Lee Deweese, 60, a lifetime resident of Wamego, Kansas, died Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Wamego City Hospital after a brave battle with cancer. Gary was born January 30, 1951 at Genn Hospital in Wamego, the son of the late Jack T. and Patricia (Riat) Deweese. He attended St. Bernard’s Catholic Grade School, graduated from Wamego High School in...
Vivian "Loraine" (Oppy) Schurr
Apr 27, 2011
Vivian “Loraine” (Oppy) Schurr, 83, of St. George, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, Kansas. Loraine was born on April 21, 1928 in Minneapolis, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Ivy L. (Kretzmeier) Oppy. She grew up in the Council Grove and Wellington, Kansas areas before graduating from Wellington High School in 1946...
Ignatius "Nates" Emmanuel Umscheid
Apr 23, 2011
Ignatius “Nates” Umscheid, 80, of Wamego and formerly of Flush, KS, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Wamego City Hospital, Wamego, KS. He was a life-long resident of the area. Nates was born September 1, 1930 in Flush, KS to Phillip Peter and Elizabeth (Gasser) Umscheid. He attended the Catholic school in Flush and graduated from Flush High...
Joan Arlene Whittenburg
Apr 19, 2011
Joan Arlene Whittenburg, 88, a resident of Alma Manor, went home to be with her Lord and her loved ones, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. She was born March 21, 1923 in McFarland, KS the daughter of Halsey and Eva Frances (Cox) Whittenburg. She graduated from Alma High School in May of 1941 before moving to Los Angeles, CA where she...
Lola Maria (Soelter) Pageler
Apr 15, 2011
Lola Marie Pageler, formerly of Wamego, KS, died Friday, April 15, 2011, in Westminster, California, where she had been living for the last several years. She was 95 years old. Lola was born in Wamego, Kansas, on September 7, 1915, to Adolph Soelter and Emma Soelter. She had an older sister, Ione Soelter Balderson, and two younger brothers, Glenn Soelter...
Betty Ann Nixon
Apr 13, 2011
Betty Ann Nixon, 58, of rural Zeandale, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Betty was born on April 7, 1953 in Stafford, Kansas, the daughter of Rolla E. “Dink” and Betty F. (Minks) Durham. She grew up in Turon, Kansas and graduated from Fairfield High School before attending Kansas State University....
Donald B. Weixelman
Apr 10, 2011
Donald Weixelman passed from his loving family into the arms of his Lord on April 10, 2011. Don was born to Antone and Marie Weixelman on August 30, 1932 at the home on a small farm near Louisville, Kansas. He grew up during a time when farms were plowed by horses and planted by hand. By the time he graduated...
Mary Jane Chilcott
Apr 7, 2011
Mary Jane (Lauer) Chilcott, 57, of Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the Wamego City Hospital, following her long battle with cancer. Mary Jane was born August 8, 1953 in Manhattan, KS, the daughter of James and Jean (Dekat) Lauer. She was raised in Flush, KS where she attended grade school and graduated from Westmoreland High School....
Clara B. Myers
Mar 25, 2011
Clara B. Myers, 87, of Westmoreland, KS and formerly of Columbus, OH, passed away Friday, March 25 at Golden Living Center of Wakefield, KS. Clara was born April 18, 1923 in Columbus, OH, the daughter of John and Nora Watsewah. She attended schools in Columbus and married Carl J. Ucker in 1939 in Columbus, OH. He preceded her in death...
Esther F. Adams
Mar 23, 2011
Esther F. (Prickett) Adams, 86, of Wamego, Kansas and a longtime resident of rural St. George, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Wamego City Hospital, Wamego, Kansas. Esther was born February 26, 1925 in Wamego, KS, the daughter of Ernest Max Prickett and Marguerite (Welch) Prickett. She grew up in the Belvue community going to elementary school at...
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