Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas

Kathrine Mildred "May" Kurtz

Kathrine Mildred "May" Kurtz

Jan 14, 2011

Kathrine Mildred “May” Kurtz, 93, of Wamego, formerly of Blaine, KS, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011 at The Good Shepherd Hospice House, in Manhattan, KS. Mildred May was born September 26, 1917 in Bigelow, Kansas, to Samuel and Elizabeth (Dignam) Ensley. She attended Rural School #32 near Bigelow then rural school near Blue Rapids. On September 27, 1939 she...

Ida Mae Tingley

Ida Mae Tingley

Jan 6, 2011

Ida Mae Tingley, 89, a longtime resident of Wamego, Kansas, passed away in Joplin, Missouri on Thursday, January 6, 2011. Ida was born June 30, 1921 in rural Putnam County, Missouri the daughter of Orrin and Minnie Martha Ellen (Myers) Harrington. She attended the Unionville, Missouri schools. On July 9, 1936 in Unionville, Missouri, Ida was united in marriage to...

June Maxine (Markley) Maring

June Maxine (Markley) Maring

Dec 29, 2010

June Maxine (Markley) Maring, 89, of Wamego passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community in Manhattan, Kansas. June was born June 28, 1921 in Waldo, Kansas, the daughter of A.L. “Roy” and Thelma (Cooper) Markley. She graduated from Luray High School and Fort Hays State University with a teaching certificate. She married William “Bill” Maring on...

Evelyn Dorothy Keller

Evelyn Dorothy Keller

Dec 25, 2010

Evelyn Dorothy Keller, 85, a lifelong resident of the Westmoreland, KS area passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010 at the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland. Evelyn was born December 24, 1925 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Rubert and Agnes (Forsberg) Westling. She attended schools in Olsburg, KS, graduating from Olsburg High School in 1944. She lived mostly...

Patricia Louise Schoenfield

Patricia Louise Schoenfield

Dec 22, 2010

Patricia L. Schoenfield, 59, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS. Among survivors is her daughter Jennifer Seitz and her husband Rev, Bill Seitz of Wamego. Services are pending and will be announced at a later date.

Donis "Donnie" M. Curtis

Donis "Donnie" M. Curtis

Dec 21, 2010

Donis “Donnie” McKeeman Curtis, 89, of Wamego, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society-Valley Vista, Wamego, Kansas. She was born January 3, 1921, in Manhattan, KS, to Warren and Bess McKeeman. Donnie attended Manhattan schools and graduated from Manhattan High School in 1939. She graduated in 1940 from Sacred Heart Academy, a business school formerly in Manhattan....

Jeffrey A. Myers

Jeffrey A. Myers

Dec 20, 2010

Jeffrey Alan Myers, 47, of Manhattan, Kansas passed away Monday, December 20, 2010 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan after a 26 year long struggle with multiple sclerosis. Jeff was born May 21, 1963 in Ulysses Kansas, the son of Harvey and Wilma Myers. He attended Ulysses schools, graduating from Ulysses High School in 1981. He attended Emporia State...

Charles L. Herman

Charles L. Herman

Dec 19, 2010

Charles L. Herman, 88, of Emporia, KS and a longtime resident of Alma, KS, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2010 at the Newman Memorial Hospital in Emporia. Charles was born May 19, 1922 in Alma, KS, the son of Fred and Mary A. Schubert Herrmann. He attended Alma schools and graduated from Alma High School in 1940. He served in...

Fae M. Taggart

Fae M. Taggart

Dec 19, 2010

Fae Maurine Taggart, 96, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego. Fae was born August 30, 1914 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Anton and Clara (Boynton) Anderson. Her family later moved to Topeka, KS, where she graduated from Seaman High School. On February 6, 1936, she married Paul...

Elizabeth "Liz" Louise Kern

Elizabeth "Liz" Louise Kern

Dec 16, 2010

Elizabeth “Liz” L. Kern, 62, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away late Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Mercy Regional Health Center of Manhattan. Liz was born October 11, 1948 in Higginsville, Missouri, the daughter of Ernest W. and Margaret A. (Marcks) Tempel. She attended Higginsville schools, graduating from Higginsville High School in 1966. She also attended Central Missouri State College in...

Faith Nichole Bogart

Faith Nichole Bogart

Nov 27, 2010

Miss Faith Nichole Bogart, stillborn baby of Kurt Dean and Christina Nichole Bogart, all of Abilene, KS, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, KS. She is survived by her parents Kurt and Christina and her grandparents, Bradley and Kathleen Bulk of Wamego, KS. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Gary Earl and...

Henry Frederick Grieshaber

Henry Frederick Grieshaber

Nov 15, 2010

Henry Frederick Grieshaber, 103, a lifetime resident of the Wells Creek Community, passed away Monday, November 15, 2010 at Homestead Assisted Living, Topeka, KS. He was born April 13, 1907, to William J. and Caroline V. (Treiber) Grieshaber in rural Wabaunsee County, in the Wells Creek Community. He attended and was confirmed at Wells Creek Emanuel UCC as a youth...

Harmon L. Orsborn

Harmon L. Orsborn

Nov 15, 2010

Harmon L. Orsborn, 87, passed away Nov. 15, 2010, in Sacramento, California. Harmon was born in Wamego, Kansas, on June 21, 1923, to Lawrence and Charlotte Orsborn. He joins his parents, sister Iris, and brother Lloyd. He leaves behind his brother Merle, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He also leaves behind an extended family he discovered while researching his...

Michelle A. Tebbutt

Michelle A. Tebbutt

Nov 11, 2010

Michelle A. Tebbutt, 44, of St. George, KS passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Stormont-Vail HealthCare, in Topeka, KS, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Michelle was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Denver. Colorado while she was still a toddler. There she attended elementary school and graduated from Northglenn High School. Michelle moved to St....

Ona Jean (Drury) Dickerson

Ona Jean (Drury) Dickerson

Nov 10, 2010

Ona Jean (Drury) Dickerson, 87, formerly of Wamego, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Wheat State Manor, Whitewater, KS. Ona was born April 22, 1923, in Wamego, Kansas to Fred L. and Lillie B. Drury. She attended grade school in Wabaunsee and Paxico, Kansas, and graduated from Paxico High School in 1940. After High School Ona attended Dodds School...

Charlotte M. Prockish

Charlotte M. Prockish

Nov 7, 2010

Charlotte M. (Hunt) Prockish, 76, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Wamego City Hospital. She was born March 4, 1934 in Twin Mounds, Kansas, south of Olsburg, on the family farm. Charlotte was the daughter of Charles and Emily (Robinson) Hunt. She moved to Westmoreland in 1946, where she graduated from Westmoreland High School in 1952....

James "Jim" Dale Kastner

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

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

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...

Cora E. Ringel

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...