Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
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...
Sherry L. Mosher
Jun 12, 2010
Sherry Lee Mosher, 68, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Wamego City Hospital following her battle with cancer. Sherry was born June 27, 1941 in Canon City, Colorado, the daughter of Richard Lee and Margaret E. (Kees) Davies. She attended schools in Canon City, graduating from Canon City High School in 1959. She worked as a...
Dorothy E. Duncan
Jun 5, 2010
Dorothy Elizabeth Duncan, 96, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2010, at the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland, Kansas. Mrs. Duncan was born in Ohio on August 19, 1913, the daughter of Anna and Oliver Cutright. In 1915, she moved to Louisville, Kansas and was raised by her grandparents. She graduated from Louisville High School in 1931 and taught in...
Michael J. Coon
Jun 4, 2010
Michael "Mike" J. Coon, 69, of Wamego, died Friday morning, June 4, 2010 at Wamego City Hospital. Mike was born March 7, 1941 in Wamego, Kansas, the son of Allen and Ora (Troth) Coon. Mike attended school in Wamego and graduated from Wamego High School. He was a lifelong residence of the community. Mike married Carol Jo Pageler, September 26,...
Edna M. Litke
Jun 2, 2010
Edna M. (Brase) Litke, of Alma, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare – Topeka. She was born May 6, 1932 in rural Wabaunsee County on the family farm, and was the daughter of Edward C. and Margaret K. (Pagler) Brase. She graduated 8th grade from Hinerville School District 15, and later completed her GED. Edna married...
Kris Renae Massingill
May 18, 2010
Kris Renae Massingill, 44, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away following a long illness on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Stormont-Vail Health Care in Topeka, Kansas. Kris was born on November 15, 1965 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of John A. and Loxie Jean (Castle) Harding. She graduated from Wichita South East High School in 1984 and attended Kansas University...
Barbara A. Russell
May 16, 2010
Barbara A. Russell, 86, of Manhattan, Kansas, and also a resident of Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2010 at Wamego City Hospital. Barbara was born March 4, 1924 in Wayside, Kansas the daughter of Edwin and Ester (Stewart) Defenbaugh. She graduated from Independence High School and attended Kansas State University. She married Lorren...
Jerry Dean Brummett
May 12, 2010
Jerry Dean Brummett, 70, a longtime resident of Wamego, Kansas, passed away at his home Wednesday, May 12, 2010 following a long battle with cancer. Jerry was born December 3, 1939 in Moscow, Kansas, the son of Claude Earl and Elsie Rachel (Chance) Brummett. He attended the Moscow schools and graduated from Moscow Rural High School. On July 25, 1958,...
Susan Ruth Kirby
May 7, 2010
Topeka- Susan Ruth (Mitchell) Kirby, 62, formerly of Wamego, passed away Friday May 7, 2010 in Topeka, Kansas. Susan was born September 24, 1947 in Grand Island, Nebraska the daughter of Francis M. Mitchell and Beatrice (McCreary) Mitchell. She graduated high school in Grand Island, Nebraska. In 1973 her and her husband James Kirby moved to Wamego. He preceded her...
Marguarite "Irene" I. Perkins Clark
May 1, 2010
Marguarite “Irene” (Edwards) Perkins Clark, went to be with the Lord on May 1, 2010, at Derby Health and Rehab, in Derby, Kansas at the age of 102 years, 7 months. She previously was a resident of the Presbyterian Manor of Wichita. Irene was born in Havelock, Nebraska, on October 7, 1907, the daughter of John Ethen Edwards and Anna...
Martha Lucille Thibodeau
Apr 12, 2010
Martha Lucille “Lu” Thibodeau Manhattan - Martha Lucille “Lu” Thibodeau, 77, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, April 12, 2010 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Martha was born in Fulton, Missouri on February 3, 1933, the daughter of Burton Crane Smith and Ellen Ruth (Miller) Smith. She was a resident of the Alta Vista and Manhattan area since...
Bernard L. Strifler, Sr.
Apr 9, 2010
Bernard Leroy Strifler, Sr., 84, of Westmoreland, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 at Mercy Regional Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas. Mr. Strifler was born in rural Pottawatomie County near Blaine on July 27, 1925 the son of John Henry Strifler and Sarah Ann (Burton) Strifler. He was a lifetime resident of the area attending Marymount rural grade schools and graduating...
Arlene J. Bluthardt
Apr 7, 2010
Arlene J. Ubel Bluthardt, 82, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego. Arlene was born November 29, 1927 in Wamego, Kansas, the daughter of Ames Benjamin and Eva M. (Klingensmith) Regnier. She attended Broderick Rural Grade School and graduated from Wamego High School in 1945. She married Lawrence E. Ubel...
Lorraine C. Markey
Apr 6, 2010
Lorraine C. Markey, 78, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego. She was born October 5, 1931 in Macedonia, Iowa, the daughter of Charles D. and Ellna Marie (Williams) Achenbaugh. She attended elementary and high school in Macedonia. She moved to Wamego from Clay Center in 1999, to be closer...
Aleta F. Katt
Apr 6, 2010
Alma – Aleta Faye (Hupfer) Katt, of Alma, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare – Topeka. She was born August 24, 1935 in rural Russell County on the family farm, and was the daughter of Clarence J. and Mildred I. (Stumpff) Hupfer. She graduated from Dorrance (Kansas) High School in 1953, and Brown-Mackie Business School, Salina,...
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