Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
John C. Wright
Aug 27, 2022
John C. Wright, 86, formerly of New York City, died Aug. 27, 2022, in Wamego, where he had lived the past two years. He had fast developing cancer. He was born June 26, 1936, in Alliance, Neb., the first child of John and Corinne (McNare) Wright. Following high school graduation in 1954, he attended Chadron (Neb.) State College before transferring...
Daisy Doodle Anderson
2022
Daisy Doodle Anderson, the energetic and ornery canine superstar who graced our lives by adoption in 2011, strutted her stuff across the rainbow bridge on August 23, 2022, and has officially left the building—but not before leaving behind a trail of stolen dishes, half-eaten snacks, and enough memories to host an award ceremony for mischief-making canines.
Daisy was not just any...
Korbin Tinkel
Aug 13, 2022
Korbin Ray Tinkel, 7 years old, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away August 13, 2022, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Korbin became a hero that day, donating his organs to 5 other individuals. Korbin’s caring heart allowed others to live on through him.
Korbin was born April 19, 2015, in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Randy and Jillian...
Allen William Archer
Aug 12, 2022
Allen William Archer, 70, of Manhattan, Kansas, died Friday, August 12, 2022. Al was a Professor Emeritus of Geology at Kansas State University and a long-time resident of Manhattan.
Al was born June 7, 1952, in Harford City, Indiana, the son of Don and Martha (McColly) Archer. He attended college at Indiana University and Oregon State, and Al received a...
Randy L. Tinkel
Aug 10, 2022
Randy Lee Tinkel, 37, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away, August 10, 2022, as the result of an automobile accident east of Wamego.
Randy was born January 24, 1985, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Darrell and Carma (Juergensen) Tinkel. Randy was a graduate of Great Bend High School where he was a standout athlete and he attended Barton...
Monty Wayne Rhine
Aug 10, 2022
Monty Wayne Rhine, 56 , of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday (August 10, 2022) at his home in Wamego.
Born November 12, 1965 in St. Joseph, Missouri, Monty was the son of John and Dorothy LeRew Rhine. He married Angie Meritt on May 20, 1989 in Cuba, Kansas. She survives.
Monty was a graduate of Hillcrest High School in...
Lula Marie Manning
Jul 31, 2022
Lula Marie Manning, 81, of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Wamego, Kansas, died July 31, 2022, in Phoenix. She her husband, Duane relocated to Scottsdale several years ago from Wamego to live closer to their daughter. Lula was born November 19, 1940, near Wamego, the daughter of Alvin E. and Harriet (Welch) Griffith. She attended local grade school and graduated in...
Janet Louise Pizarek
Jul 31, 2022
Janet Louise “Nana” (Herrbach) Pizarek, 93, of rural Wamego, Kansas, formerly of rural LaPorte, Indiana, went to Heaven on the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at home with the comfort of her family.
Janet was born in Michigan City, Indiana joining 3 older brothers and 1 older sister. She attended One-Room Eddyville Schoolhouse having...
Ronald Alan Cox
Jul 31, 2022
Ronald Alan Cox, 71, of Wamego, Kansas, died Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the Wamego Health Center.
Ronald was born on December 29, 1950, in Oberlin, KS, the son of Ralph Eugene Cox and Georgia Ann (Teeny) Dooly.
He attended Lincoln Highschool then joined the U.S. Navy. After serving in the U.S. Navy Ronald worked for Jeffery Energy Center as...
Robert D. Bates
Jul 19, 2022
Robert D. Bates, 78, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday (July 19, 2022) at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
Born February 25, 1944 in Wamego, Kansas, Bob was the son of Lloyd and Della (Botts) Bates. He had been married to Terry Torrey and to that union was born two children, Rachel and Russell. Bob shared the last...
Waunita R. Ault
Jul 17, 2022
Waunita R. Ault, 96, of Wamego, Kansas passed away on July 17, 2022 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society Care Home.
Born on October 5, 1925 at the family farm at Laclede, Kansas, she was the only daughter of Leslie and Louise (Nies) Schwandt.
She attended local schools in Pottawatomie County and graduated from Wamego High School. She...
Dolorese Beavers
Jul 17, 2022
Dolorese Beavers, 86, of McFarland, KS passed away surrounded by her family on July 17, 2022. Dolie was born in Bayard, NE September 4, 1935, to Stephen Richardson and Cora Shoemaker. To say that Dolie will be missed is inadequate. Her presence as the matriarch of the family will leave an absence that will only be filled with the memories,...
Douglas Paul Richter
Jul 17, 2022
Douglas Paul Richter age 64, died July 17, 2022, at the Wakefield Care Home.
He was born March 26, 1957, in Wamego KS, the son of Norma and Edward Richter.
Douglas was preceded in death by his wife; Barbara Drown Richter, brothers, Kurt Richter and Ryan Richter, parents; Norma and Edward Richter, and his partner Sherice Ledbetter.
He is...
Jerry Wayne Davis
Jul 16, 2022
Jerry Wayne Davis, 79, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on Saturday (July 16, 2022) at Wellsprings of Westmoreland. He was a loving husband for 41 years to his wife, Robin Trudy Davis.
Jerry was born July 8, 1943, in Portland, Oregon, to a young Soldier, Orville Eugene “Buster” Davis, and his wife, Amy Lee (Johnston) Davis, from Cushing, Oklahoma. Shortly...
William L. Mcafee
Jul 13, 2022
William L. “Bill” McAfee, 86, of Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday (July 13, 2022) at the Westy Care Home in Westmoreland.
Born April 5, 1936 in New Carlisle, Ohio, Bill was the son of Henry and Velma (Dunn) McAfee. He married Esther I. Welty on November 22, 1957 in New Carlisle, Ohio. She preceded him in death on...
Bernard R. Mayer
Jul 11, 2022
Bernard R. Mayer, 88, of Westmoreland, died July 11, 2022, at Wellsprings of Westmoreland in Kansas.
Bernard was born on the family farm southwest of Westmoreland Kansas on January 8, 1934, the son of Ed and Junia (Kanode) Mayer. He graduated from the Jenkin Rural Grade School and the Westmoreland Rural High School in 1951. After working for local...
Virginia Lorane Martin Noordyk
Jul 9, 2022
Virginia Lorane Martin was born August 10, 1919, in Atchison, Kansas from the parents of Walter J. Martin and Bertha M. Jackson. She was raised in Atchison, Kansas along with her sisters Thelma and Edna, attended schools therein and graduated from Atchison High School in 1937. Virginia worked at various jobs in Atchison before moving to Kansas City. After two...
Terri Sue Conatser
Jul 6, 2022
Terri Sue Conatser, 62, of St. George, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday (July 6, 2022) at her home in St. George.
Born October 28, 1959 in Franklin, Kansas, Terri was the daughter of Walter and Betty Maureen (Beasley) Ochs. Terri had been married to Charlie Barker. She married David Conatser on January 1, 2011 in Garden City, Kansas. He survives.
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Doris Strifler
Jul 5, 2022
Doris Strifler, 94, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at the Wamego Health Center.
Born December 21, 1927 in Glarus, Switzerland, Doris was the daughter of Josef and Anna (Steiger) Ladstetter. She married Dannie E. Strifler on July 15, 1952 in Heidelberg, Germany. Doris moved frequently as her husband was in the military until he retired...
Ramona Roberta Tessendorf
Jul 1, 2022
Ramona Roberta Tessendorf was born April 6, 1930, at the home of Martha Wilhelmina (Marten) and Robert Fredrick Hartwich of Duluth, KS. She acquired her love of animals and farming being raised on the Hartwich family farm.
She was a life-long resident of Onaga, KS, and graduated from Onaga High School in 1948. She worked in Topeka for the...
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