Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Chloe E. Hitz
Mar 29, 2009
Westmoreland-Chloe E. Hitz, 96 formerly of Englewood, Dodge City and Hudson died Sunday evening, March 29th, 2009, at Westmoreland Community Care Home Chloe Ella McCorkle Hitz was born August 18, 1912 in Wilmore, Kansas to Ora and Blanche McCorkle. Chloe married Martin Ashcraft from Protection, Kansas in 1929 and she later graduated high school in 1930. Chloe and Martin had...
Ella Marie Hesse
Mar 25, 2009
Ella Marie (Songs) Hesse, 63, of Meriden, KS and formerly a longtime resident of Wamego, KS, passed away Wednesday, March 25 at Stormont-Vail in Topeka. Ella was born May 24, 1945, the third child born to Chester Raymond and Bernadine Ella (Niedfeldt) Songs, at their rural home in Wabaunsee County. She attended all eight years of grade school at the...
John W. Brookens
Mar 16, 2009
Westmoreland- John W. Brookens, 92, retired 2nd Judicial District Judge died March 16, 2009 in Shawnee, Kansas. He was born January 13, 1917 in Westmoreland, Kansas the son of E.C. and Flora E. Brookens. He attended the public schools in Westmoreland and earned a B.A. in 1938 from the University of Kansas and later graduated from the University of Kansas...
Bernard "Barney" Joseph Lenherr
Mar 11, 2009
WAMEGO- Bernard “Barney” Joseph Lenherr, 81, of Flush Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Barney was born on his family farm near Flush, Kansas, on December 6, 1927, the son of Joseph Anthony and Genevieve Ann (Weltsch) Lenherr. He attended Flush Grade School and graduated from Flush High School in 1946. He then enlisted into the US Navy and...
Eve Nadine Thomas
Mar 11, 2009
Eve Nadine Thomas, 79, died Wednesday morning, March 11, 2009, at Westmoreland Community Care Home. She was born August 21, 1929 in Neosho Falls, Kansas the daughter of Walter L. and Grace (Crable) Wolford. She graduated from Leroy High School in Leroy, Kansas in 1947. Nadine is survived by: her mother, Grace Crable of Westmoreland, KS; her children, Mary K....
Thomas Richard Wilson
Mar 6, 2009
Thomas Richard Wilson, 79, of Wamego, died Friday, March 6, 2009. He was born on August 6, 1929 in Saline County, Kansas the son of Thomas R. and Neva J. (Redding) Gilpin. His father Thomas R. passed away when Thomas was an infant. Neva then married Horace E. McCullick and they raised the family together. Thomas graduated from Culver High...
Marilyn Irene Baumann
Feb 22, 2009
Marilyn Irene Baumann, 73, of Wamego, KS and formerly of Alma, KS, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Mercy Regional Health Center of Manhattan, KS. Marilyn was born October 16, 1935 in Manhattan, KS, the daughter of Wayne E, and Irene (Whitacre) Schurle. Her family moved to Alma in her childhood years. She graduated from Alma High School and...
Norma Jean Huston
Feb 11, 2009
Norma Jean "Cookie" Huston, 67, of Wamego, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. She was born March 30, 1941 in Garnett, Kansas the daughter of Boyd C. and Lodesa D. (Rea) Mathews. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1959 and later obtained her CNA/CMA nursing licenses. Norma worked at Sunflower Ammunition Plant...
David Wesley Kurtz
Feb 9, 2009
David Wesley Kurtz, 89, of Wamego, formerly of Blaine, KS, went to be with the Lord on Monday evening, February 9, 2009, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 16, 1919 north of Lillis, Kansas. He was the son of Wesley David and Edna Cleota (Martin) Kurtz. He received elementary education at Windy Ridge, Irish Creek and...
Edwin Paul Leschber
Feb 8, 2009
Manhattan- Edwin Paul Leschber, 94, died February 8, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Village in Manhattan. Born on December 16, 1914 in Taylor, Texas, he was the son of Otto Reinold “O.R.” and Hattie (Schonerstedt) Leschber. On January 2, 1941, he married Mamie “Ruth” Jansan in Waldbert, Texas. The couple then moved to Hiawatha, Kansas to farm. Ruth preceded him in...
Marjorie J. Fincham
Feb 2, 2009
Marjorie Jean Fincham, 85, a longtime resident of Wamego, KS passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, February 2, 2009. Marjorie was born on December 30, 1923 in Blue Rapids, KS, the daughter of Robert and Julia (Dexter) Blair. She graduated from high school at Marysville, KS and attended Kansas State University for two years. On September 8, 1948,...
Bernadene R. Harter
Jan 24, 2009
Bernadene R. Harter, 88, a lifetime resident of Wamego, KS, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego. Bernadene was born on March 29, 1920 in Wamego, the daughter of Howard H. and Rosa (Kuhn) Wyatt. She married Arlie D. Henry, they later divorced. She married Wayne S. “Bing” Harter in Wamego on March...
Virginia Elizabeth Anderson
Jan 19, 2009
Virginia Elizabeth Anderson, 84, a resident of the Manhattan, KS area, passed away at her son’s home in the Lake Elbo community on Monday, January 19, 2009. She was born on August 7, 1924 at Ramona, KS, the daughter of Steven C. and Elizabeth (McRae) Eskeldson. She attended schools as Ramona, graduating from Ramona High School and attending Kansas State...
Connie Janet Yates
Jan 19, 2009
Connie J. Yates, 72, a lifelong resident of Wamego, Kansas passed away at her home Monday, January 19, 2009. Connie was born in Wamego, KS on August 20, 1936, the daughter of James “Harold” and Almeda May (Honshell) Wilburn. She attended Wamego schools, graduating from Wamego High School in 1954. She spent most of her working career as a secretary...
Mary Ann Schumacher
Jan 5, 2009
Mary Ann Schumacher, 76, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 5, 2009 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego from complications of Parkinson’s disease that she battled for many years. Born on April 11, 1932, in Wamego, KS, she was the daughter of George and Neva (Long) Shea. Mary Ann graduated from Wamego High School in...
William Nash
Jan 5, 2009
Wamego- William “Bill” Nash, 71, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away at his home late Monday, January 5. Born on January 17, 1937 in Cockyville, Maryland, he was the son of John and Hazel (Sheeler) Nash. He proudly served his country with the United States Army during both Vietnam and Korea and retired after several years of dedicated service. On March...
Dr. James Divine
Jan 1, 2009
Dr. James A. “Jim” Divine, 59, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2009 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. He was born on November 10, 1949 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Clifford A. and Henrietta (Masek) Divine. He graduated in 1967 from Wahoo High School in Wahoo, Nebraska, followed by graduating from Palmer Chiropractic College...
Jewel N. Pedersen
Dec 29, 2008
Jewel Nancy (Schleif) Pederson, 90, died Monday, December 29, 2008 at Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan. Mrs. Pederson was born July 30, 1918 at the family farm south of Belvue, Kansas, the daughter of Frederick W. and Ellen (Wooten) Schleif. She attended St. George Elementary School and graduated from St. George High School in 1936. Jewel married Sigert Pederson on February...
David Franklin Burgess
Dec 28, 2008
Wamego- David F. Burgess, 63, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2008 while visiting relatives in Georgia. Born on April 3, 1945 in Westmoreland, Kansas, he was the son of Alfred and Dorothy (Bowman) Burgess. He attended and graduated from Wamego High School in 1963. David proudly served his country with the United States Air Force for four...
Nellie E. Kinzy
Dec 26, 2008
Conway, Ark.- Nellie E. Bairow Green Kinzy, 89, passed away on December 26, 2008 at St. Andrews Place in Conway, AR. She was born March 23, 1919 at home close to Westmoreland, KS, the daughter of Charles and Libbie (Simon) Bairow. She was married to Dale Green in 1938 in Laclede. He died in April of 1959. She married Frank...
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