Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Frances Louise Palenske
Jun 14, 2009
Frances Louise Palenske, 86, of Wamego, KS and formerly of Alma, KS, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego. Frances was born November 6, 1922 on her family farm near Wamego, the daughter of Louis L and Bessie C. (Snodgrass) Lonsinger. She attended rural grade school at the Rock School, east of...
Floyd Franklin Huntzinger
Jun 14, 2009
Floyd F. Huntzinger, 62, of Wamego, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. He was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on December 26, 1946 the son of Franklin and Dorothy (Barker) Huntzinger. His family moved to Ogden in 1951. He moved to Wamego after graduating from Manhattan High School in 1964. Floyd served in the National...
Donal Carl Erikson
Jun 9, 2009
Donal Carl Erikson, 78, a lifelong resident of the Alma, KS area, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Alma Manor. He was born January 28, 1931 in the Kuenzli Creek Community east of Alma, the son of Carl John and Hulda (Hafenstein) Erikson. Donal attended area rural grade schools and graduated from Alma High School in 1949. He...
Cedelia Fern Mcdonald
Jun 7, 2009
Lifelong Stockton resident, Fern McDonald, passed away at the age of 87, Sunday, June 7, 2009 at St. Mary’s Nursing Home, St. Mary’s, Kansas. Fern was born April 10, 1922 the daughter of Carl and Elizabeth (Reed) Falk in Durango, Colorado. She was a graduate of Stockton High School. Fern was a member of Business and Professional Women (BPW) for...
James "Jim" D. Simmer
Jun 6, 2009
James “Jim” D. Simmer, 66, a lifelong resident of Wamego, KS, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Jim was born in Wamego, Kansas on July 11, 1942, the son of Frank J. and Cecelia F. (Umscheid) Simmer. He attended Wamego Grade School and Wamego High School. On October 16, 1965, he married Lena M....
Margene L. Pageler
May 15, 2009
Margene L. Pageler, 85, of Wamego, died Friday afternoon, May 15th, 2009, at Vintage Park. Margene was born February 12, 1924 in McFarland, Kansas, the daughter of George and Alvina (Schweir) Armbrust. Margene attended school in McFarland and Wamego and spent most of her life in this area. Margene met and fell in love with her husband Harry Walter Pageler,...
William "Bill" G. Trimmell
May 7, 2009
William “Bill” Glenn Trimmell, 90, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Health Center of Topeka. Bill was born February 6, 1919 in Altoona, Kansas, the son of Ernest L and Maggie (Steenhoek) Trimmell. At an early age, he moved to Elk County, near Longton, Kansas. There, he attended a rural grade school, Hartford, and Longton...
Donald L. Roudybush
Apr 29, 2009
Donald L. Roudybush, 87, of Manhattan, died Wednesday, April 29th, 2009, at his home with his family by his side. Born on October 31, 1921 in Washington, Kansas he was the son of Ollie Eldora and Christopher Columbus Roudybush. On April 21, 1941 he married Betty Jean McNeill in Onaga. He then was baptized in Deluth, Kansas prior to being...
Lewis L. Reiners
Apr 29, 2009
Lewis Lee Reiners, 79, of Wamego, KS and a lifetime resident of the Paxico, KS community, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Wamego City Hospital. Lewis was born December 3, 1929 on his family’s farm north of Paxico, the son of John and Rose M. (Martens) Reiners. He attended Paxico rural schools and worked on the family farm...
John E. Parry
Apr 18, 2009
John Elden Parry, 92, of Westmoreland, KS, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the Wamego City Hospital. He was born February 2, 1917, in a farm house in western Riley County, near Wakefield, KS. He was one of 7 children born to John David Parry and Ellen Beatrice (Myers) Parry. John attended Prairie Grove and Myersdale Grade Schools in...
Gary Curtis Roudybush
Apr 17, 2009
Gary C. Roudybush, 63, a longtime resident of Wamego, KS area, died April 17, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family and friends. Gary was born April 3, 1946 in Onaga, KS, the son of Charles E. and Ruth Jane (Tetter) Roudybush. He grew up in Onaga, attended Onaga schools, and was a member of the Laclede Baptist Church....
Terry Lee Frazier
Apr 12, 2009
Terry Lee Frazier, 47, of Towanda, formerly of St. George lost his 7 year long battle with cancer April 12, 2009. He was born on June 22, 1961 in San Jose, California the son of William and Marilyn (Peters) Frazier. He attended and graduated from Lindsborg High School in Lindsborg, Kansas and still has many friends there and in McPherson....
William "Bill" Allen Ledeboer
Apr 10, 2009
Belvue-William (Bill) Allen Ledeboer passed away Friday, April 10, 2009, at the age of 73 in his home at Belvue, Kansas. Bill was born to William Arnold and Eunice Marie Schmedemann Ledeboer on January 3, 1936 on the family farm near Dwight, Kansas. Bill grew up there and graduated from Junction City High School in 1955. He served in the...
Gordon Earl Bradshaw
Apr 6, 2009
Olathe- Gordon “Earl” Bradshaw, 83, of Olathe, formerly of Westmoreland, was called to his heavenly home Monday afternoon, April 6th, 2009. Born on June 23, 1925 in Westmoreland, Kansas, he was the son of Gordon and Ethel (Whearty) Bradshaw. Earl graduated from Westmoreland High School and soon joined the Merchant Marines. He proudly served his country during WWII. After his...
Elmer D Woody
Apr 4, 2009
Elmer Woody, 81, formerly of Paxico died Saturday, April 4th, 2009, at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. Born on October 29, 1927 in Paxico, he was the son of B. Mabel and Peter Woody. Elmer graduated from Paxico High School and married June Jolly. The couple later divorced. He then married Mildred Marks. She preceded him in death...
William Duwayne Waltman
Mar 30, 2009
William Duwayne Waltman, 78, of Topeka, formerly of Paxico died Monday morning, March 30th, 2009, at Colmery O’Neil VA Medical Center. Born on February 9, 1931 in Paxico, Kansas, he was the son of Frederick and Dora (Breymeyer) Waltman. He graduated from Paxico High School in 1947 and later attended Kansas State University for three years. William proudly served his...
Elsie Mae Marrs
Mar 30, 2009
Wamego- Elsie Mae Stewart Marrs, 82, of Topeka, KS, formerly a longtime resident of Wamego, KS, passed away early Monday, March 30, 2009 at St. Francis Health Care in Topeka. Elsie was born Sept. 14, 1926 near Admire, KS, the daughter of Hartley and Vella (Armstrong) Bush. She married Cleve Stewart on April 2, 1945, she then lived in Louisville,...
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...
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