Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Kenneth "Hank" Bowen
Feb 15, 2007
Kenneth “Hank” Bowen, 83, of Wabaunsee, passed away February 15, 2007 at his home. He was born on February 4, 1924, on a farm in Brown County, Ohio. Hank was the son of Floyd and Anabel (Bare) Bowen. He was the fourth born of eight children in the Bowen family. Hank graduated from Mount Orab High School in Ohio in...
Joanne I. Johnson
Feb 12, 2007
Joanne I. Johnson, 68, of Wamego, passed away February 12, 2007 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. She was born February 21, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph and Iva (Mitcham) Napoletano. Joanne attended school in Detroit, Michigan and married Robert H. Johnson Sr. on March 12, 1960. He later preceded her in death on October...
Wallace R. Carley
Feb 8, 2007
Wallace R. Carley Wallace R. Carley, 83, of rural St. George, Ks, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born August 12, 1923 near Louisville, Ks, the son of Richard and Vivian Younge Carley. He graduated from Wamego High School in 1941. He lived in Louisville until 1973, Wamego, Ks from 1973 until...
Lana Gail Woodyard
Feb 7, 2007
Services and obituary information is pending and will be announced later.
Neill William Buie
Feb 4, 2007
Neill W. Buie, 75, of Wamego, passed away February 4, 2007 at his residence. He was born November 24, 1931 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Daniel H. and Thelma Rose (Newman) Buie. Neill graduated from Abilene High school in 1950. He later graduated for the University of Kansas with a degree in Business Administration. While at K.U., he was...
Harold Albert Tanner
Feb 4, 2007
Harold A. Tanner, 90, of Westmoreland, KS, died Sunday, February 4, 2007 at Westmoreland Community Care Home. Born on December 27, 1916 in Laclede,Ks., he was the son of Clarence A. and Clara McKowan Tanner. He attended Tannerville Country School, and then went to work on his family’s farm. He married Virginia Ilene Kellsy on Oct. 9, 1940 in Manhattan,...
Gerald Lynn Nutter
Feb 3, 2007
St. George-Jerry Nutter, 52, died Saturday February 3, 2007 at his residence in St. George. Born on August 21, 1952, in Rawlins, Wyoming, he was the son of Jack and Dorothy (Winkley) Nutter. On April 5, 1974 Jerry entered the United States Air Force. He proudly served his country for sixteen years until retiring from the military in 1990. On...
Aillun Glen Vance
Jan 31, 2007
Wamego-Aillun Glen Vance, 78, of Wamego, KS, died January 31, 2007 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. Born on May 22, 1928, in Arkansas, he was the son of William and Eva (Bray) Vance. On October 3, 1950, he entered into the United States Army and proudly served for two years. On October 11, 1957, Aillun married Melissa Katherine...
Frances Pearl Palenske
Jan 30, 2007
Wamego-Frances P. Palenske, 90, formerly a lifelong resident of Alma, died January 30, 2007 at Wamego City Hospital. She had been a resident at Gran Villas in Wamego since 2002. Born on February 9, 1916, in Alma, she was the daughter of Oscar and Ida (Moege) Zeckser. She graduated from Alma high school in 1934 and later married Paul Palenske...
Helen Katherine Deweese
Jan 28, 2007
Manhattan- Helen Katherine DeWeese, 89, a long time resident of Topeka died Sunday, January 28, 2007 in Manhattan, Kansas. The daughter of Robert McKinley and Angeline Mary Schiltz Flanagan, she was born April 27, 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri and was the oldest of eleven children. She attended several schools in the United States and Canada. During her senior year...
Elaine Lucille Robinson
Jan 20, 2007
Westmoreland-Elaine (Bonner) Robinson, 68, died January 20, 2007 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Louisville, KS. Born at home on August 6, 1938, in Rulo, Nebraska, she was the daughter of Carl and Wilma (Guilliams) Bachman. On February 7, 1955 she married Louis Bonner. The couple later divorced. Elaine was a member of the Westmoreland Christian Church...
Robert Leon Struble
Jan 18, 2007
St. Mary’s-Robert Leon Struble, 93, formerly of Belvue, died January 18, 2007 at St. Mary’s Manor in St. Mary’s Kansas. Born on January 25, 1913, on the family farm in rural Belvue, he was the son of Elmo M. and Mary Frances (Gibbons) Struble. Robert lived in Belvue until deciding to join the United States Army. He proudly served his...
Ronald Oliver Deweese
Jan 10, 2007
Manhattan- Ronald Oliver Deweese, 90, died Wednesday evening January 10, 2006 at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community in Manhattan. Born on February 2, 1916, in Denver, Colorado, he was the son of William and Gertrude (Sappington) Deweese. Ronald proudly served his country in WWII as Staff Sergeant in the United States Army until his discharge in 1945. In 1969, he married...
Dixie Faye Shivley
Jan 7, 2007
Dixie Faye Shivley, 63, passed away January 7, 2007 at her home. Born on May 3, 1943 in Washington, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Richard and Gladys (Laughinghouse) Cratch. On August 17, 1961, she married Charles R. Shivley in Hampton, Virginia. He preceded her in death less than three months ago on October 30, 2006 Dixie worked for...
David J. Sullivan
Jan 3, 2007
St. George-David J. Sullivan, 79, passed away January 3, 2007 at Westmoreland Community Care Home. Born on February 24, 1927 in Wabaunsee County, he was the son of David and Florence (Vanholt) Sullivan. On October 8, 1977, he married Joyce Alderman in Manhattan, Kansas. David is survived by: his mother, Florence of Alma; his wife, Joyce of St. George; his...
Jimmie R. Pooler
Dec 24, 2006
Jimmie R. Pooler, 86, passed away December 24 at Kansas City Hospice House. Born on December 25, 1920 in Benton, Arkansas she was the daughter of James. M and Sibby Isabella ( Shoppach) Rowland. On November 14, 1945 she married H. Dale Pooler and the couple made their home in Wamego. They owned and operated Dale’s Market for twenty years...
Gary Michael Reinert
Dec 16, 2006
Gary Reinert, 55, passed away December 26, 2006 at Wamego City Hospital. Born on March 7, 1951 in Atwood, Kansas, he was the son of Peter A. and Dorothy R. (Kogl) Reinert. On December 29, 1973 he married Patty Cox in Ogden, Kansas. Gary was known for his carpentry skills, cabinet making and love for hunting. His survivors include: his...
Savannah Rose Runnebaum
Jul 27, 2006
Savannah Rose Runnebaum was born July 27, 2006 and left us shortly after to go home to our heavenly Lord. Savannah is survived by: her father, Andrew Runnebaum of Wamego, Kansas; her paternal grandparents: Gwen and Steve Hemphill of Wamego, Kansas, Eugene and Lori Runnebaum of Ogden, Kansas, Carla and Andy McGee of Cameron, Missouri, and Mark and Cathy Jarhling...
Harold E. Fechter
Oct 3, 1944
Sgt. Harold Edwin Fechter Born February 12, 1923, in St. George, KS, he was the son of Arthur and Julia (Picolet) Fechter. He was raised on the family farm and later graduated from St. George High School. In February 1943 Harold enlisted with the United States Army. He received his training through Camp Houzie in Ft. Sam, Houston, Texas. He...
Elmo F. Hartwick
Jun 6, 1944
Elmo F. Hartwick, the son of Robert Hartwick and Pearl Freeland, was born on December 31, 1905, and died on June 6, 1944.
U.S. Army Tech. 4th Grade (TECH4) Elmo F. Hartwick, 38, of Onaga, Kansas, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 21, 2023, as announced by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Feb. 12,...
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