Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Nola Yvonne Dillon
Jun 9, 2008
Westmoreland- Nola Yvonne Dillon, 84, formerly of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away June 9, 2008 at Wamego City Hospital. She was born on August 6, 1923 in Jewell County, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Gealie (Mosier) Blaylock. Nola graduated from Mankato High School in 1941. On October 17, 1947, she married Ardean Dillon in Hebron Nebraska. They shared 60 years...
Veldon Dewayne Fleming
Jun 6, 2008
St. George- Veldon D. Fleming, 77, died at the Topeka Veterans Hospital on June 6, 2008. Born of January 14, 1931 on the family farm in St. George, he was the son of Earl and Alice (Nordgren) Fleming. Veldon proudly served his country with the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. After being honorably discharged, he came back to...
Landon Christopher Ault
Jun 5, 2008
Landon Christopher Ault was born into heaven on June 5, 2008 at 6:06 a.m. Landon is survived by: His mommy, Amanda Ault; his grandparents Bruce and Teresa Ault; and his great grandparents Janice Goehring and Waulnita Ault. Private Interment will be held. Memorials may be made to the Landon Ault memorial fund and left in care of Stewart Funeral Home...
Beverly Ann Burgess-Loukota
Jun 1, 2008
Rogers, Ark.-Beverly Ann Burgess Loukota, 72, of Rogers, Arkansas died Sunday, June 1st in Bentonville. She was born June 3, 1935 in Wamego, KS to Alfred and Dorothy (Bowman) Burgess. Beverly was a devoted mother of five children. She was a former CSM at the Wal-Mart in Bentonville. Beverly moved to Rogers in June 1983 from Gulf Breeze, Florida. She...
Rosalie Ruth Borgendale
May 13, 2008
Rosalie “Rosie” Borgendale, 80, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at her home. Rosie was born February 24, 1928 in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob I. and Anna M. (Peters) Schroeder. She graduated from Newton High School in 1946 and started nursing school in 1949, graduating as a R.N. in 1952 from St. Francis School of...
Dorothy Elizabeth Kratzer
May 10, 2008
Alma- Dorothy E. Kratzer, 87, lifetime resident of Alma passed away Saturday May 10, 2008 at Alma Manor. Born on July 3, 1920, in Alma, she was the daughter of August and Marie (Palenske) Kratzer. She attended and graduated from Wabaunsee High School and later attended Concordia Teacher’s College and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She then became a...
Bobby Dean Crosson
May 9, 2008
Lieutenant Commander Bobby Dean Crosson, USN, Ret., age 73, died May 9, 2008, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. He was born on November 3, 1934 in Dighton, KS. the fourth child of Lee and Blanche (Gatten) Crosson. He graduated from Dighton High School in 1952 and joined the US Navy. He retired after having served in Naval...
Virginia Aline Knecht
May 8, 2008
Virginia Aline Knecht, 93, formerly of Wamego, Kansas, died May 8, 2008 at the Frasier Meadows Health Care Center in Boulder, CO. Virginia was born January 3, 1915 the third of four children, to Thomas Arthur and Pansy (LaBrue) Case on the family farm north of Nickerson, KS. She received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Kansas State University, her...
Ava Rae Boeckman
May 7, 2008
Junction City- Ava Rae Boeckman, 3 months old, went to be with Jesus on May 7, 2008. She was born on January 31, 2008 at Truman Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Nathan and Amy (Hall) Boeckman. Ava was born with a heart defect and fought bravely for three months. She was baptized at Children’s Mercy Hospital in...
Esther A. Flak
May 1, 2008
St. George- Esther A. Flak, 87, passed away peacefully at her home near St. George, Kansas on May 1st, 2008. Born on January 31, 1921, in Bryant, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Jesse and Belle (Jones) Leadingham. On December 24, 1938, she married Walter Flak in Antigo, Wisconsin. Walter preceded her in death in 1978 after sharing 40 years...
Doug Wayne Martin
Apr 21, 2008
Doug W. Martin, 46, passed away at Stormont Vail in Topeka April 21, 2008. Born on June 10, 1961 in Hutchinson, Kansas, he was the son of Kenneth and Evelyn (Weishaar) Martin. He attended and graduated from Hutchinson High School. On November 24, 1994, he married Diane E. Smith in Connersville, Indiana. He was employed with Kansas Gas Service for...
Richard Dick Dreher
Apr 18, 2008
Richard “Dick” R. Dreher, 80, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 18, 2008 in Manhattan, Kansas. Dick was born on March 10, 1928 in Gorham, Kansas, the son of Richard Joseph and Mary M. (Hoff) Dreher. He attended school in Gorham. Following school, he served in the Army Air Force for two years before his honorable discharge. On September...
Loreen A. Thomas
Apr 17, 2008
WAMEGO- Loreen A. Thomas, 92, of Belvue, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Winchester, Kansas. Loreen was born November 6, 1915 in Onaga, Kansas, to Philip and Leah Rossier Cosandier. She graduated from the public schools in Onaga and the University of Kansas, where she received a B.S. degree in Business Administration. While at KU she was a...
Dorothy Marie Finley
Apr 16, 2008
Dorothy M. (Puckett) Finley, 67, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday April 16, 2008 at her home with her daughters and sister at her bedside. Dorothy was born August 5, 1940 in Garrison Township, Kansas, the daughter of Donald and Evelyn Puckett. She grew up on a farm near Westmoreland before moving to Wamego whe she graduated from highschool in 1958....
Lawrence Herbert Schweir
Apr 13, 2008
Lawrence H. Schweir, 80, of the Wells Creek Community near Belvue, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Health Center in Topeka. He was born on his family farm in the Wells Creek Community on February 24, 1928 the son of Henry P. and Lillie (Heine) Schweir. Lawrence attended a small country grade school in the Wells Creek...
Rick Lee Burke
Apr 4, 2008
Wamego- Rick L. Burke, 55, passed away at Wamego City Hospital Friday April 4, 2008. Born on October 23, 1952 in Wamego, he was the son of Louis and Mary Lou (Lippencott) Burke. He attended and graduated from Wamego High School in 1970. On February 19, 1990, he married Karen Illeen Piper in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rick was a past...
Justin D. Cessna
Apr 4, 2008
Wamego-Justin D. Cessna, 67, died Friday April 4th, 2008 at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community in Manhattan, Kansas. Among survivors, is his wife, Kathleen Cessna of Wamego. Cremation has been effected and memorial services are pending and will be announced at a later time.
Robert Leroy Harrison
Apr 3, 2008
Wamego- Robert “Bob” L. Harrison, 66, passed away Thursday April 3, at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego Born on November 19, 1941 in Beeville, Texas, he was the son of Robert and Loretta (Downey) Harrison. Bob joined the United States Airforce after graduating from Wamego High School and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War from 1961-1968....
Delbert Junior Colson
Mar 30, 2008
Delbert J. Colson, 69, passed away at his residence in Wabaunsee, Kansas, Sunday March 30th, 2008. Born at home on September 29, 1938 in Wabaunsee, he was the son of George and Velda “Arlene” (Klink) Colson. He attended schools in McFarland and Alma, Kansas. On June 8, 1956, he married the love of his life, Margaret Rose (Blankley) in Westmoreland,...
Ronald C. Siebert
Mar 24, 2008
Ronald C. Siebert, 87, formerly of Flush, Kansas, died Monday, March 24, 2008 in a hospital in Littleton, Colorado. He was born on December 12, 1920 in Flush, Kansas, the son of Peter A. and Addie Isabelle (Umscheid) Siebert. Ron attended grade school and graduated from high school in Flush, Kansas. He enlisted in the US Army Air Force following...
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