Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Gladys V. Wille
May 2, 2015
Gladys Wille, age 101, passed away on May 2, 2015. She was born June 2, 1913, in Alma, Kansas, the youngest child of Frank Dervin and Etta Craig Freeman. She graduated from Alma High School Dist. 16, in 1931. She was active in school activities, the music department, singing in the girl's glee club, quartet, trio, and the mixed chorus....
Robert Rogers
Apr 24, 2015
Robert Gerald Rogers, 73, of St. George, KS, passed away at his home on Friday, April 24th, 2015. He was born to Samuel Nicholas Rogers, Sr. and Marion Katazna Drapazck Rogers in Oswago, New York on June 16th 1941. He attended Lucky High School in Manhattan, KS, graduating in 1959. He worked as a drywaller most of his working years....
Victor Leroy Fechter
Apr 23, 2015
Victor Leroy Fechter, 90, of Manhattan, Kansas went to our Lord, Jesus Christ, on April 23, 2015, at 8 pm. He died at home in Topeka with his family by his side. Victor was born on June 17, 1924 on a farm near Wamego, Kansas. Victor was the middle child in a family of 6. He graduated from St. George...
Larry Melvin Glover
Apr 19, 2015
Larry Melvin Glover, 46, Alma, passed away at his home Sunday, April 19, 2015. Larry was born on April 11, 1969, in Wamego, to Robert and Margaret (Ellison) Glover. He graduated from Wamego High School in 1988 and worked on the family farm. He also worked for Blume Farms. Besides maintaining the family farm, he loved cutting wood, watching wrestling,...
Lawrence (Larry) Dean Pauley
Apr 16, 2015
Lawrence (Larry) Dean Pauley, 70, Manhattan, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at KU Medical Center. Larry was born on July 22, 1944 to Lester and Gail (Cox) Pauley. He is survived by two sons: John Pauley, California, and Brian Pauley, Rockwall, TX; three daughters: Sharmin Meeker, California, Rose Kempher, Kentucky, and Diane Haffener, Wamego; a sister: Linda Day, Wamego;...
Therese A. Grimm
Apr 14, 2015
Therese A. Grimm, 70, Wamego, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the Newman Regional Health Center in Emporia, Kansas. On October 5, 1944, Therese Grimm was born in West Point, Nebraska to Joseph and Agnes (Brehmer) Nacke. She graduated from Archbishop Bergen Catholic High School in Fremont, Nebraska. She was a waitress at the Friendly Cooker, Kirby’s in Manhattan,...
Eunice Mae (Carr) Dugan
Apr 10, 2015
Eunice Mae (Carr) Dugan, 81, Wamego, passed away at Mercy Regional Hospital on Friday, April 10, 2015. Eunice was born on February 21, 1934 in Westmoreland to Everett and Luella (Campbell) Carr. She was united in marriage with Gene Dugan in Westmoreland in 1951. Eunice would graduate from Wamego High School in 1952. She had many hobbies including quilting, embroidery,...
Dee Ray Yonning
Apr 6, 2015
Dee Ray Yonning, 78, Wamego, passed away at his home Monday, April 6, 2015. On March 17, 1937 Dee was born to Louis and Agnes (Hunholz) Yonning in rural Louisville, KS. Dee attended a country school in the Louisville area and would join the Navy in June of 1954. He was honorably discharged in 1958 after he served on the...
Jean Frances (Dekat) Lauer
Mar 28, 2015
Jean Frances (Dekat) Lauer, 89, of Westmoreland, Kansas died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Good Samaritan Valley Vista Care Home in Wamego where she resided for the past six months. She was a lifelong resident of the Flush and Westmoreland area. Jean was born August 20, 1925 on her family’s farm near Flush KS, the daughter of Meinrad and Loretta...
Rose Marie Henningsen
Mar 23, 2015
Rose Marie Henningsen, 76, Belvue, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at Homecare & Hospice of Manhattan. Rose was born on February 16, 1939 in Topeka, Kansas to Earl and Sylvia (Henkel) Williams. She was raised in Alma where she graduated high school. She was united in marriage with Paul Wayne “P.W.” Henningsen in 1958 at the Wamego Methodist Church....
Victor Earl Vanover, Sr.
Mar 14, 2015
Victor “Earl” Vanover, Sr., 68, Wamego, passed away March 14, 2015 at his home. Earl was born December 8, 1947 in Mountain City, Tennessee to David Ambrose and Ellaree Vanover. He was a career military member in the U.S. Army. In 1988, Earl was united in marriage with Chong Suk. Chong preceded him in death on August 10, 2011. He...
Traci L. Lawrence
Mar 12, 2015
Traci Lawrence, 38, Wamego, passed away at her home peacefully after a long illness, March 12, 2015. Traci was born October 19, 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Patricia Moreland. She was survived by her mother, a son: Trenton Kent; and a brother: Mark Lawrence. No memorial services have been made at this time. The family has suggested memorials to the...
Lynn R. Meyer
Mar 9, 2015
Lynn R. Meyer, 66, Tucson, AZ, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at University Medical Center in Tucson. Burial will take place in Wamego City Cemetery and private memorial services will be in Tucson at a later date.
Walter Raymond Massey
Mar 7, 2015
Walter Raymond Massey, 93, was born on August 24, 1921, at Alta Vista, Kansas, the son of Benjamin Massey and Florence Nelson Massey. He passed away March 7, 2015. Walt and Hazel (Hafenstein) Massey were married on November 25, 1954, in St. George, Kansas. They enjoyed many years of fishing. Walter served his country in the U.S. Navy during World...
John J. Schomaker
Feb 16, 2015
John J. Schomaker, 69, Wamego, passed away February 16, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. John was born on September 27, 1945, the son of Bernard and Minnie (Wells) Schomaker in Humboldt, Kansas. He was in the graduating class of 1964 from Circle High School in Towanda, Kansas. After high school, John served in the United States Marine Corps...
Harold G. Johnson
Feb 14, 2015
Harold G. Johnson, 90, of Rapid City, SD, and formerly of Wamego, KS, passed away on Sat., February 14, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Harold was born in Manhattan, Kansas on July 20, 1924 to LeRoy and Myrtle (Gittings) Johnson. He graduated from high school at Wamego, Kansas and served in the U.S. Army from Nov. 26, 1943 until...
Helen Ann Coon
Jan 30, 2015
Helen A. Coon, 95, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at Wamego Health Center. Helen was born September 29, 1919 near St. George, Kansas, the daughter of Willis and Mary (Reynolds) Dugan. She attended St. George Elementary and St. George High School. On November 27, 1939, Helen was united in marriage to Lawrence E. Coon. He preceded...
Mary Magdalene Lemons
Jan 28, 2015
Mary (Helton) Lemons, 90, Wamego, passed away at her home Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Mary was born March 20, 1924 in Palace, Missouri to John and Minnie (Dye) Helton. She grew up in the Palace community, going to school and church, and was the last graduating class of Bloodland High School in 1941. She was united in marriage to Jake...
Arlene Kay Shepherd
Jan 12, 2015
Arlene Kay Shepherd, 52, Oskaloosa, KS, passed away January 12, 2015 at Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center in Oskaloosa. Arlene was born on September 23, 1961 in Onaga, KS to Ernest and Mary Belle (Teter) Shepherd. She attended school in Havensville, KS and was homemaker, helping her mother. Arlene was a lover of cats and dogs, and loved to...
Dale G. Schurr
Jan 11, 2015
Dale G. Schurr, 87, St. George, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Stormont Vail Healthcare in Topeka. Dale was born on June 5, 1927 to Gilford and Delia (Scritchfield) Schurr in St. George, KS. After he graduated from St. George High School, Dale served in the United States Navy during World War II; he also attended Bethany College. He...
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