Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
James "Jim" Dale Kastner
Nov 2, 2010
James Dale “Jim” Kastner, 76, of Wamego, died November 2, 2010. Jim was born October 14, 1934 in Manhattan, KS, the only child of Ernest Dale and Marie (Murphy) Kastner. He spent his youth in Wamego known as “Jimmie Dale,” playing ball and working at Murphy’s Drug Store. Jim graduated from Wamego High School in 1952 and Kansas State University...
John Charles Lenherr
Oct 19, 2010
John C. Lenherr, 85, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Stormont-Vail Health Care of Topeka. John was born December 7, 1924 in Flush, KS, the son of Joseph A. and Genevieve Ann (Weltsch) Lenherr, one of eight children in his family. He attended Flush schools and graduated from Flush High School in the class of 1942....
Lyle W. Carr
Oct 15, 2010
Lyle Wilber Carr, 94, of Wamego, KS, passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 at Westy Community Care Home, Westmoreland. He was born November 22, 1915, in Fostoria, Kansas, the son of Joe C. and Jane “Gertrude” (Mosier) Carr. Lyle attended Sales Community Grade School, S.W. of Westmoreland. Lyle began working on farms near Flush, Kansas and with the Frye family...
Terry Lee Sackrider
Sep 23, 2010
Terry Lee Sackrider, 55, a lifelong resident of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2010 at the Golden Acres Nursing Home in Onaga, Kansas. Terry was born on October 24, 1954 in Manhattan, Kansas to his parents, John Clifford and Lola Jean (Lippencott) Sackrider. He attended schools in Wamego where he graduated from high school in 1973. Terry was...
Cora E. Ringel
Sep 23, 2010
Cora Ethel Ringel, 93, passed away on September 23, 2010 at Alma Manor. She was born November 12, 1916, the daughter of Leo Leonard and Kathleen (Richter) Leonard. Cora attended Alma Grade School District No. 16, was confirmed in St. John’s Lutheran Church and graduated from Alma High School. Cora worked for Dr. Wertzberger (Dentist) before her marriage to Arnold...
Dalene Marie (Domeny) Hill
Sep 21, 2010
Wamego- Dalene Marie Hill, 53, of Chelsea, Oklahoma, and formerly of Wamego, Kansas, went to be with the lord Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after a hard fight with cancer. She was born October 24, 1956 in Wamego, Kansas, the daughter of Dale and the late Ruth Domeny. She had lived in Wamego up...
Lawrence "Red" W. Marten
Sep 19, 2010
To: Obituary Writer From: Stewart Funeral Home Wamego, Kansas Voice Line: 785-456-2233 Fax: 785-456-7100 email: stewartfh@wamego.net Date: September 20, 2010 Obituary WAMEGO- Lawrence “Red” W. Marten, 65, a lifelong resident of Wamego and Louisville, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego. “Red” was born in Wamego, KS on June 17, 1945 the...
Elizabeth Ann Heder
Aug 31, 2010
Elizabeth Ann Heder, 85, of Alma, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at the Alma Manor Care Home. She was born May 13, 1925 in Coffeyville, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph D. and Hester Ellen (Schwab) Grimes. She graduated from Coffeyville High School and attended Coffeyville Junior College, prior to graduating from Kansas State University in 1947 with a...
Leroy D. Miller
Aug 20, 2010
Leroy D. Miller, 93, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center on Friday, August 20, 2010. LeRoy was born April 16, 1917 on a farm southwest of Wamego, the first of two sons of Fred and Elizabeth (Brown) Miller. He graduated from Wamego High School in 1935 and briefly attended Kansas State Agricultural College. In 1943...
Clarence R. Lintz, Jr.
Aug 13, 2010
Clarence “Junior” Lintz, Jr., 82, of Seneca, Kansas and formerly of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 13, 2010 at Country Place Senior Living Center, Seneca. Junior was born in Wamego, on January 3, 1928, the son of Clarence R. Sr. and Dorothy M. (Straub) Lintz. He was a resident of Wamego, graduating from Wamego High School in 1946, before...
Roy G. Currie, Jr.
Aug 8, 2010
Roy G. Currie, Jr., 89 of Westmoreland, Kansas died August 8, 2010 at Westy Community Care Home, Westmoreland, Kansas. He was born March 26,1921 at Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Roy and Helen (Collister) Currie. Roy served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Elmore during WWII. He was a retired farm and ranch appraiser with the Federal Land Bank. Roy...
Gail Larene Pauley Sedam
Aug 5, 2010
Gail L. Pauley Sedam, 84, a lifetime resident of Wamego and Manhattan, KS, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan. Gail Pauley Sedam was born in Wamego, KS to Jesse and Nellie (Brazzle) Cox on October 8, 1925. Gail graduated from Wamego High School in 1943. Gail married Lester B. Pauley on August 9, 1943;...
Delbert 'Pappy' Louis Dekat
Jul 22, 2010
Delbert “Pappy” Louis Dekat, 81, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Center, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born November 15, 1928 in rural Pottawatomie County, the son of Meinrad and Loretta (Riat) Dekat. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Flush High School in 1947. He served in...
Louis Adrian Roark
Jul 20, 2010
Louis Adrian Roark, 92, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego. He was born February 23, 1918 to Frank and Bessie (Davidson) Roark at Tecumseh, Oklahoma. In 1931, he moved with his parents to Gypsum, Kansas where he attended school and worked on the railroad. He was the eldest of...
Darlene Marie Williams
Jul 15, 2010
Darlene Marie Williams, 65, a longtime resident of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Wamego City Hospital. Darlene was born December 10. 1944 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of George J. and Regina M. (Wittman) Kippes. She was raised in Silver Lake, Kansas, and graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1962. She graduated from Washburn University...
Francis Paul Palenske
Jul 9, 2010
Francis Paul “Peachy” Palenske, 68, of Alma, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010 at a Topeka Hospital, following a brief illness. Mr. Palenske was born April 2, 1942, in Wamego, Kansas, to the parentage of Paul and Frances (Zeckser) Palenske. He was a life-long resident of the Alma community. Frances attended Alma High School, and was frequently recognized for...
Robert Lee Michael
Jun 29, 2010
Robert L. Michael, 61, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2010, in rural Wabaunsee County. Private burial with family and friends took place, with a graveside service, on July 1, 2010, at Wabaunsee Township Cemetery, Wabaunsee, KS. Stewart Funeral Home, of Wamego, KS was in charge of the services.
Dennis R. Mayer
Jun 27, 2010
Dennis R. Mayer, 62, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 at the Westy Care Home following complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Dennis was born January 4, 1948 in Westmoreland, Kansas, the son of George C. and Dorothy J. (Lelievre) Mayer. He attended schools in Westmoreland, graduating from Westmoreland High School in 1966. He attended Kansas State University for...
Robert "Dale" Rickstrew
Jun 27, 2010
Robert “Dale” Rickstrew, 77, of Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital, in Topeka. Dale was born September 7, 1932, in Louisville, Kansas, the son of James H. and Cora I. (Nihart) Rickstrew. He attended Wamego High School and later earned his GED. Dale worked as a farmer and a highway construction worker for Koss...
Luke D. Nihart
Jun 26, 2010
Luke D. Nihart, 32, of rural St. George, Kansas, and a Law Enforcement Officer with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, died early Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Mercy Regional Health Center of Manhattan from injuries sustained from an accident while working at the Country Stampede. Luke was born on August 11, 1977, the son of Robert Douglas and...
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