Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas

Kenneth "Ken" Edward Noll

Kenneth "Ken" Edward Noll

May 24, 2013

Kenneth “Ken” Edward Noll, 87, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, Kansas. Kenneth was born February 27, 1926, in Flush, Kansas, the son of Gerald and Florence (Riat) Noll. He attended school in Flush graduating from the Flush School in 1944. On June 25, 1947 he married Lorene Gros at...

Charles "Bill" William Baxter

Charles "Bill" William Baxter

May 15, 2013

Charles William “Bill” Baxter, 90, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the Wamego City Hospital. Bill was born January 2, 1923 in Wamego, Kansas, the son of John L. and Lula (Helm) Baxter. He attended Wamego public schools, before graduating from Wamego High School in 1941. After high school Bill attended Washburn University for one semester...

Arvella Elaine Riat

Arvella Elaine Riat

May 11, 2013

Arvella Elaine Riat, 82, of Wamego, Kansas passed away on May 11, 2013, in Lake City, Iowa. Arvella was born in Phillips County, Kansas on December 2, 1930, to Louie and Hilda (Suhr) Rahjes. She graduated from Agra High School in 1948 and moved to Manhattan, Kansas in 1951. She worked at Fort Riley, Kansas until she was married to...

Gilbert Herman Wille

Gilbert Herman Wille

May 2, 2013

Gilbert Herman Wille, 103, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his residence in Wamego. Gilbert was born October 8, 1909 on the family farm three miles south of Wamego, the son of August and Martha (Breymeyer) Wille. He attended school through the 8th grade at Wabaunsee Rural School District #2, before going to work on the...

Edward "Ed" Carl Dekat

Edward "Ed" Carl Dekat

May 1, 2013

Edward “Ed” Carl Dekat, 60, of St. Marys, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka, Kansas. Ed was born December 11, 1952 in Wamego, Kansas the son of Gilbert A. and Marcella M. (Sommers) Dekat. Ed attended Flush Grade School before graduating from Westmoreland High School in 1971. After high school Ed joined the...

Clarence "David" Hall

Clarence "David" Hall

Apr 27, 2013

WAMEGO-Clarence “David” Hall, 71, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family, after being diagnosed with cancer in January. David was born on April 30, 1941 in Amazonia, Missouri, the son of C.B. and Ila (Mann) Hall. He attended school in Savannah, Missouri and resided there before moving to Wamego, Kansas in...

Viola "Pinky" Susan Barker

Viola "Pinky" Susan Barker

Apr 21, 2013

Viola “Pinky” Susan Barker, 90, of Wamego, Kansas passed away at her home on Sunday, April 21, 2013 following her battle with cancer. She was born July 27, 1922 in Willard, Kansas the daughter of George and Fannie Lloyd Hahn. Pinky attended grade school in Rossville, KS and also graduated from high school at Holton, Kansas. Following high school, she...

Ruby Lucille Breymeyer

Ruby Lucille Breymeyer

Apr 21, 2013

Ruby Lucille Yonning Julien Cotton Breymeyer, 87, oldest daughter of Louis George and Agnes Isabelle (Hunholz) Yonning, died April 21, 2013 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego, KS. Ruby was born May 8, 1925, and started life in the Broadrick Community North of Wamego. She attended Broadrick Community School thru the 8th Grade. Ruby married Dean Clifford...

James Joseph Naylor

James Joseph Naylor

Apr 19, 2013

James Joseph Naylor,73, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center of Olathe, Kansas. James was born December 4, 1939 in Blackhorse, MD, the son of Augustus R. and Florita Belle Roberts Naylor. He attended schools in Blackhorse, MD, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and was stationed in Florida where he remained for many years....

Karl Eugene Lindenmuth

Karl Eugene Lindenmuth

Apr 15, 2013

Karl Eugene Lindenmuth, 76, of rural Wamego, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Karl was born November 5, 1936 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Earl C. and Lena “Pearl” (Carson) Lindenmuth. He attended school in Scott City graduating from Scott County High School in 1954. During high school Karl became...

Kenneth Adelbert Bloomfield

Kenneth Adelbert Bloomfield

Apr 6, 2013

Kenneth A. Bloomfield, 88, of Paxico, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka, Kansas. Kenneth was born August 10, 1924 on the family farm south of Paxico, Kansas. He was the fifth child of Carl S. and Hilda C. (Johnson) Bloomfield. Kenneth attended school in Paxico graduating from Paxico High School in 1943. After...

Harriet Elizabeth Maskil

Harriet Elizabeth Maskil

Mar 31, 2013

Harriet E. Maskil, 87, a lifetime resident of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Westy Community Care Home. Harriet was born January 8, 1926 the daughter of Melvin O. and Minnie (Pullen) Hill. She graduated from Westmoreland High School in 1944 and later from Kansas State University in 1949 with a degree in Medical Technology. She...

Jess E. Stewart

Jess E. Stewart

Mar 30, 2013

Jess E. Stewart, 87, a lifetime resident of Wamego, Kansas passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Tampa, Florida. Jess was born April 25, 1925 in Wamego, the son of Ruth J. Machin and Harold E. Stewart. He graduated from Wamego High School and served in the US Navy during WWII. Following the war,...

John Frank Gehrt

John Frank Gehrt

Mar 25, 2013

John Frank Gehrt, 59, of rural Alma, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at his home. John was born June 22, 1953 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Norman C. and Gertrude A. (Beckmann) Gehrt. He grew up on the farm in rural Alma and graduated from Alma High School in 1971. After high school John attended Kansas State...

John Bernard Uhlrich

John Bernard Uhlrich

Mar 23, 2013

John B. Uhlrich, 84, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March, 23, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas. John was born September 17, 1928 in Wamego, Kansas the son of John and Grace (Sullivan) Uhlrich. He attended school in Wamego graduating from Wamego High School in 1946. After high school John attended Kansas State University graduating...

Joan Elizabeth Helget

Joan Elizabeth Helget

Mar 18, 2013

Joan Elizabeth Helget, 84, of Flush, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Joan was born September 18, 1928 on the family farm. She was the daughter of August and Mary (Straub) Ridder. She attended school in Flush graduating from Flush High School in 1946. On November 18, 1948, Joan married Leo P....

Mabel Helen Feyh

Mabel Helen Feyh

Mar 16, 2013

Mabel Helen Feyh, 95, of rural Alma, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mabel was born March 14, 1918 in Wells Creek, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Christian and Emma (Holz) Breitschwerdt. She grew up in the Wells Creek area and on October 2, 1936 she married Harold...

Donna Due Blackford

Donna Due Blackford

Mar 10, 2013

Donna Sue Blackford, 72, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. Donna was born on October 2, 1940 in Stockton, Missouri, the daughter of Lero Obert and Itress “Fern” (Cassell) O’Conner. She grew up in Stockton graduating from Stockton High School in 1958. Donna moved to Wamego in 1977,...

Patricia "Patti" Jeanne Nelson

Patricia "Patti" Jeanne Nelson

Feb 28, 2013

Patricia “Patti” Jeanne Nelson, 52, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 at her home. Patti was born March 14, 1960 in Oceanside, California on the base at Camp Pendleton. She was the daughter of William E. and Mary E. (Whitfield) Nelson. She moved to Wamego in 2007 coming from Michigan. Patti was a jack of all trades...

Everett Lee Fair, Sr.

Everett Lee Fair, Sr.

Feb 17, 2013

Everett Lee Fair, Sr., 91, of Garnett, Kansas formerly of McFarland and Manhattan, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013 at his home. Everett was born March 15, 1921 in Manhattan, Kansas the son of Oliver and Lydia (Spaulding) Fair. He grew up and attended school in Manhattan. On February 4, 1942 Everett married Florence M. Rose, to this union...