Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Gary F Conklin
Oct 28, 2008
Gary F. Conklin, 72, a longtime resident and attorney in Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Mercy Regional Health Center of Manhattan. Gary was born May 6, 1936 in Savannah, Missouri, the son of Delmas M. and Alma M. (Kurtz) Conklin. He moved to Hutchinson, Kansas in his childhood years, and graduated from Hutchinson High School in...
Naomi Irene Diepenbrock
Oct 20, 2008
Topeka- Naomi Irene Diepenbrock, 78, formerly of Alma, passed away peacefully on October 20th, 2008 at Plaza West Regional Health Center in Topeka. Born on August 4, 1930 on the family farm southeast of Alma, she was the daughter of August H. and Anna (Berges) Zeckser. She attended St. John Lutheran School and later graduated from Alma High School. After...
Patricia Ann Clendenin
Oct 19, 2008
Patricia Clendenin, 62, of Wamego died Sudnay October 19th, 2008. Among survivors are her sons, Tim and Tom Clendenin and daughter-in -law Jill Clendenin. Cremation has been effected and inurnment services will be private.
John Thomas Beavers, Sr.
Oct 9, 2008
McFarland- John Thomas Beavers Sr., 52, passed away peacefully at his home in McFarland on October 9th, 2008. Born on April 20th, 1956 in Wamego, he was the son of Jack and Dolorese (Richardson) Beavers. He married Cindy Wagner in Alma, Kansas. The couple later divorced. John proudly served his country with the U.S. Army from 1973-1976. He was a...
Carol Ellen Ayres
Oct 9, 2008
St. George- Carol Ellen Ayres, 64, of rural St. George, died October 9th, 2008 due to a motor vehicle accident near Marysville, Kansas. Born on September 27, 1944 in Columbus, Georgia, she was the daughter of Clifton and Bertha (Pate) Hardin. Carol graduated from Colonel White High School in Dayton, Ohio in 1962. On June 4, 1965 she married David...
Kevin D. Ault
Sep 19, 2008
Kevin Dea Ault, 54, of Wamego, Kansas, died September 19, 2008 at the Wamego City Hospital. He was born July 6, 1954 in Onaga, Kansas, the son of Edgar and Waunita (Schwandt) Ault. He was a lifetime resident of the Wamego community. He graduated from Wamego High School, class of 1974. Kevin worked on the family farm until 1985, when...
Opal Arlene Piel
Sep 15, 2008
Opal Arlene Piel, 79, passed away Monday, September 15, 2008 at St Francis Health Center in Topeka. She had lived in Wabaunsee County near Belvue, KS on the farm she and her husband operated since 1958, until she moved to a care home in 2003. She had been a resident of the Rossville Healthcare Center in Rossville, KS until her...
Mary Kathryn Thowe
Sep 11, 2008
Alma- Kathryn Thowe, 84, died September 11, 2008 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. Born at home on June 5, 1924 in Alta Vista, Kansas she was the daughter of Leonard and Esther (Neal) Johnson. She graduated from Alta Vista High School and later attended Kansas State University. She then started teaching and taught for several years in the...
Helen Agnes Kilian
Aug 30, 2008
Topeka- Helen Agnes Rose Marshall Kilian died August 30, 2008 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 3, 1918 in Mayetta, Kansas. She was the daughter of Thomas R. and Agnes Bagley Marshall. She graduated from Mayetta High School in 1936. She was employed by Jones Grocery Store in Mayetta. Later she worked for Security Benefit Association...
Leroy A Sickels
Aug 29, 2008
Manhattan- Leroy A. Sickels, 69, died August 29, 2008 at Westmoreland Community Care Home. Born on February 23, 1939 in Athol, Kansas, he was the son of Arthur and Eloise (Carden) Sickels. On November 3, 1968, he married Anita Ringel in Westmoreland. Leroy worked for several years at K-State as a stone mason. He and Anita both were members of...
Rex Burdett Foltz
Aug 27, 2008
Rex B. Foltz, 99, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning August 27, 2008 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan center in Wamego. He had been a resident at Valley Vista for the last four years due to a stroke but up until then had lived and worked on his farm south of Wamego. He was born June 18, 1909 in Zeandale, Kansas,...
Marjorie Rose Machin
Aug 23, 2008
Marjorie Rose Machin, 89, of Wamego, KS passed away Saturday, August 23, 2008 at the Wamego City Hospital following a short illness. Marjorie was born on February 24, 1919 the daughter of George M. and Lillian (Bingman) Shea, on her family farm in the Rock Creek area near Flush, KS. She attended Gasser Rural School near her childhood home. She...
Genevieve A. Grutzmacher
Aug 17, 2008
Westmoreland- Genevieve A. Grutzmacher, 90, died Sunday morning August 17th, 2008 at Wamego City Hospital. Genevieve was born on October 29, 1917 at home in rural Westmoreland the daughter of Henry G. and Emma (Blume) Lelievre. She attended West Union Grade School and walked 1 ¼ mile each way everyday. She graduated from Westmoreland Rural High School in 1936. She...
Edward R. "Junie" Theel, Jr.
Aug 9, 2008
Edward R. “Junie” Theel, Jr., 89, of McFarland, KS, passed away at his home Saturday, August 9, 2008. He had been a lifelong resident of the area. He was born June 11, 1919 in McFarland, the son of Edward and Lenna (TenEyck) Theel. He graduated from Alma High School in 1938. On June 27, 1948, he married Inez Mathies at...
Oliver Paul Kernodle Jr.
Jul 22, 2008
Oliver “Paul” Kernodle Jr., 70, owner of Flying J Ranch in Wabaunsee County, passed away Tuesday July 22, 2008 at his residence in Grandview. He was born September 27, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Oliver Paul Sr. and Ella R. (Grooms) Kernodle. Paul attended William Jewell College and later graduated from The University of Missouri in Columbia...
Hazel E. Kelsey
Jul 21, 2008
Hazel E. Kelsey, 91, of Wamego, KS, passed away Monday, July 21 at St. Marys Manor. She had lived in Wamego since 1953. Hazel was born December 21, 1916 in Cedardale, OK, the daughter of George and Mary (Dennis) Botts. She attended schools in Cedardale before moving to Kansas as a teenager. Hazel married Archie Kearns in Manhattan, KS in...
Mary Belle Shepherd
Jul 13, 2008
Mary Belle Shepherd, 91, of Havensville, passed away Sunday July 13, 2008 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. She was born on May 18, 1917 in Deepwater, Missouri, the daughter of John and Alice (Demaree) Teter. Mary moved to Kansas in 1930 and attended the rural Havensville Schools. On February 26, 1938, she married Ernest Paul Shepherd in...
Doris May Hand
Jul 9, 2008
Doris May Hand, 81, lost her nine year battle with cancer Wednesday July 9, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka. She was born August 31, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland the daughter of George T. and Elizabeth (VanGorder) Meddleton. She attended schools in Baltimore and soon after married Kenneth Taylor. To this union, two children were born, Kenneth Jr....
Claude Lee Pearcy
Jun 28, 2008
Claude Lee Pearcy, 83, formerly of the Wamego area, passed away Saturday June 28, 2008 at Golden Living Center in Cottonwood Falls. He was born on November 30, 1924 in Stevens County, Kansas the son of Roy and Haddie Mae (Holloway) Pearcy. He attended schools in Liberal, Kansas and soon joined the United States Army and served in the Korean...
Angela M. Coffman
Jun 20, 2008
Angela Coffman, 93, formerly of Wamego, passed away Friday June 20, 2008 at her daughter’s home in Lees Summit, Missouri. Born on January 31, 1915, in Kahler, Russia, she was the daughter of Andrew and Anna Marie Bellinder. Her family immigrated to Wamego from Russia in July 1923. On May 16, 1940, she married Paul “Joe” Coffman. Together the couple...
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