Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Debra Decker
Jan 4, 2015
Debra “Debbi” (Blenn) Decker, 57, passed away January 4, 2015 at her home in Westmoreland. Debbi was born on July 8, 1957 in Westmoreland to Galen and Carol (Simkins) Blenn. After she graduated high school from Westmoreland, she became a truck driver and bookkeeper for Blenn Trucking. On September 24, 1982, she was united in marriage with Jody Decker in...
Robert "Bub" T. Chilcott, Jr.
Jan 2, 2015
Robert “Bub” Theodore Chilcott, Jr., 65, of Westmoreland, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015 at The University of Kansas Hospital. Robert was born April 22, 1949 in Manhattan, the son of Robert Sr. and Juanita Umscheid Chilcott. He attended Westmoreland schools and graduated from Manhattan Area Technical College with a certification in Auto Mechanics. On August 17, 1970, he...
Mary Elizabeth Dawson
Jan 2, 2015
Mary E. Dawson, 82, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015. Mary was born August 28, 1932 in Oklahoma City, OK, the daughter of John F. and Neola (Wands) Query. She attended schools in Oklahoma and graduated from Copan High School in 1950. After high school she attended Oklahoma State University until relocating to Russell, Kansas, where she...
Gary D. Cleveland
Jan 2, 2015
Gary D. Cleveland, 79, passed away January 2, 2015 at his home in Wamego. Gary was born on October 31, 1935 to Lyle and Verlie (Tuttle) Cleveland in Souix City, Iowa. He graduated from Concord High School in Nebraska in 1953 and then attended Wayne State University. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1954 and would retire in...
Rogers L. Brazier, Sr.
Dec 31, 2014
Rogers Leslie Brazier, Sr., of Wamego, Kansas, a devoted and loving husband and father, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 31st in Topeka at the age of 89. Rogers was married to Mary Louise (Madden) Brazier, who preceded him in death in March, 2010. Rogers and Mary Louise were married for 63 years. They met in the Fall of 1946 at...
Ellen Lorene Trimmell
Dec 31, 2014
Ellen Lorene Trimmel, 94, formerly a resident of Wamego, died December 31, 2014 in Salina. She was born November 7, 1920 near Coyville, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Azalia (Puckett) Ridlon. She graduated from Coyville High School and attended Pittsburg State Teachers College. Mrs. Trimmell was a homemaker and taught school in Wilson County, as well as a substitute...
Charlene W. Peddicord
Dec 29, 2014
Charlene W. Peddicord, 88, of rural Wamego, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at her home. Charlene was born June 15, 1926 in Wamego, the daughter of Charles and Stella Warner. She attended Wamego schools and graduated from KSU with a Home Economics degree. She was united in marriage to George Howard “Bud” Peddicord on August 31, 1947 in...
Theola Louise Bearman
Dec 22, 2014
Theola Louise (Straub) Bearman, 84, of Wamego, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at her home. Theola was born to Theodore and Margaret (Brockish) Straub on September 18, 1930 in rural Wamego, Kansas. Theola grew up in the Wamego area and attended Wamego High School. In 1947, she married Stanley Ray Harris and they later divorced. In 1966, she married...
Delbert J. Gareis
Dec 6, 2014
Delbert J. Gareis, 82, of rural Flush, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, December 6th, 2014, in Topeka, Kansas. Delbert was born August 13, 1932 near Flush Kansas, the son of John E. and Hilda M. (Umscheid) Gareis. He attended both grade school and high school at Flush, graduating in 1950. After high school he worked on the family farm and then...
Marvin E. Oppenlander
Dec 4, 2014
Marvin E. Oppenlander, 79, of St. George, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Good Shepherd Hospice of Manhattan. Marvin was born January 18, 1935 in Manhattan, KS, the son of Harry E. and Gladys L. Mann Oppenlander. He attended schools in St. George, KS and graduated there in 1953. Following school, he joined the Kansas National Guard,...
Geraldine "Jerry" Rose Ebert
Dec 1, 2014
Geraldine “Jerry” Ebert, 88, of rural Flush, Kansas, passed away at home on the family farm, Monday evening, December 1st, 2014, while attended by family. Geraldine “Jerry” suffered a long series of illnesses that had left her confined to a wheelchair. “Jerry” was born of parents Meinrad and Loretta (Riat) Dekat November 4th, 1926 in Pottawatomie County near Flush Kansas....
Edna Mae Mayer Taylor
Nov 9, 2014
Edna Mae Mayer Taylor, 88, a lifetime resident of Westmoreland, KS, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 in Westmoreland . She was born in Moodyville, KS the daughter of Don and Delia A. (McClellan) Reves. She attended grade school in a one room school house near Moodyville, and graduated from Westmoreland High School in 1944. On December 23, 1946, she...
Donald Lee Shaw
Nov 7, 2014
Donald Lee Shaw, 82, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 at Mercy Regional Health Center of Manhattan, Kansas. He was born March 4, 1932 at his family’s home near Wamego, the son of Robert L. and Eva (Harrell) Shaw. He attended grade school in a one room school house and graduated from St. George High School in...
Arlene W. Bernhardt
Nov 6, 2014
Arlene Bernhardt, age 91, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 in Wichita, KS. She was born on January 10, 1923 in Wheaton, Kansas to William Clark, Jr. and Bertha (Neely) Clark. Arlene lived in Topeka for many years then relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she was a civil servant in Strategic Air Command for the United States Air Force. After...
Dwayne Stewart
Oct 31, 2014
Dwayne Stewart, 80, Wamego, passed away October 31, 2014 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. Dwayne was born on May 25, 1934 in Morganville, Kansas to Vernon and Verona (Lakin) Stewart. He would be united in marriage with his wife, Susie Rayhill on November 12, 1976 in Hiawatha, Kansas. For just under 50 years, Dwayne worked for KOSS Construction...
Lyle E. Sylvester
Oct 29, 2014
Lyle E. Sylvester, 84, currently of Clay Center, KS since 2003, and a resident of rural Wamego, KS since 1966, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 at Mercy Regional Health Center of Manhattan, KS. Lyle was born August 7, 1930 on his family farm near Riley, KS, the son of Edward and Lillian (Nauerth) Sylvester. He attended Magic Rural Grade...
Daylon "Doug" D. Austin
Oct 25, 2014
WAMEGO- Daylon D. “Doug” Austin, 48, St. George, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. Doug was born on July 24, 1966 in Joplin, Missouri to Daylon “Dee” and Mary Helen (Gordon) Austin. His family resided in Joplin until 1973 when they moved to Wamego. Doug graduated from Wamego High School in 1984...
William "Bill" B. Owens
Oct 7, 2014
William “Bill” B. Owens, 93, of Wamego Kansas, passed away October 7, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Wamego on November 22, 1920, in his family’s home at 7th and Maple, to Alva Earl and Sarah (Domeny) Owens. He attended school in Wamego and graduated in 1938. He was the eldest of 4 children. In 1942 Bill joined...
Moriah Rhae Buster
Oct 5, 2014
Moriah Rhae Buster, 27, Manhattan, peacefully passed away October 5th, 2014, in Topeka, surrounded by her loved ones. Moriah was born on December 30, 1986 to Dannia “Danny” and Teresa(Andrasen) Buster. Moriah was a 2005 graduate of Manhattan High and after attending Pittsburg St., she was a CNA-CMA at St. Joseph Senior Community for a couple of years. She had...
Kenneth E. Hitch
Sep 26, 2014
Kenneth “Ken” Edwin Hitch, 56, Wamego, KS, passed away at his home Friday, September 26, 2014. Ken was born April 6, 1958 to Lewis “Lew” and Danna Jean (Foltz) Hitch in Ellis, KS. He attended grade school in Park City before graduating Westmoreland High School in 1976. Ken also attended Kansas State University where he played football as an offensive...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss