Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Gregory "Greg" Eugene Becker
Apr 30, 2012
Gregory “Greg” Eugene Becker, 59, of rural Alma, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 at his home due to illness. Greg was born December 4, 1952, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Howard Eugene and Phyllis Phryne (Peacock) Becker. He grew up in Eureka graduating from Eureka High School in 1971. After high school Greg was drafted into the...
Walter "June" C. Brazzle
Apr 30, 2012
Walter “June” C. Brazzle, 86, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Monday, April 30 , 2012 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka following a long illness. Walter was born March 30, 1926 in Junction City, Kansas to Walter M. and Georgetta (Johnston) Brazzle. He grew up and attended schools in the Junction City and Wamego areas. He enlisted into the U.S. Army...
Mary Alice (O'Dell) Brown
Apr 26, 2012
Mary Alice (O’Dell) Brown, 80, of Alma, Kansas, passed away, Thursday April 26, 2012 at Stormont-Vail HealthCare, in Topeka, Kansas. Mary was born October 9, 1931, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Lee K. and Alice T. (Weilmana) O’Dell. She attended schools in Red Oak. In 1964, Mary and her children moved to McFarland, Kansas. On January 7, 1968,...
Julia Coen Schmidt
Apr 13, 2012
Julia C. Schmidt, 91, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Friday, April 2012, at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. Julia was born May 7, 1920, in New York, NY, the daughter of Matthew J. and Mary A. (Creed) Coen. She attended schools in New York, graduating from St. Jean Baptiste High School in 1938. On October 20, 1945,...
Jerry H. Defoor
Apr 10, 2012
Jerry Howard DeFoor, 65, of rural Olsburg, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at his home due to a farming equipment accident. Jerry was born January 26, 1947, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the son of Charlie Howard and Jeraldine Mae (Hammack) DeFoor. He grew up and attended schools in Muskogee, graduating from Muskogee Central High School in 1965. After high...
Patricia "Patty" Rose Johnson
Apr 8, 2012
Patricia (Patty) Rose Johnson, 72, of Wamego, Kansas passed away suddenly on Easter Sunday April 8, 2012 at Carrollton Baylor Hospital, in Carrollton, Texas while visiting her son and his family. Patty was born in Wamego Kansas on July 19th, 1939, the daughter of Paul and Marjorie Siebert. She attended St. Bernard’s Catholic School through 8th Grade and was a...
Viola "Jean" Bliss
Apr 7, 2012
Viola “Jean” Bliss, 87, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012, at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego. Jean was born January 8, 1925, in Kansas City, Kansas, the only child of William E. and Josephine (Buckingham) Fountain. She attended schools in Kansas City, graduating from Wyandotte High in 1943. On March 6, 1944, in Kansas...
Roy Edgar Palenske
Apr 3, 2012
Roy Edgar Palenske, 93, of Alma, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at the Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, in Topeka, Kansas. Roy was born September 9, 1918 on the family farm at Kuenzli Creek, near McFarland, Kansas. He was the eldest son of Henry William and Sophia (Herren) Palenske. On March 27, 1941, Roy married Edna Louise Laging in...
Iris E. (Hanson) Schmitz
Mar 25, 2012
Iris E. (Hanson) Schmitz, 89, of Alma, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the Alma Manor, in Alma, Kansas. Iris was born November 6, 1922 in rural Marshall County near Schroyer, the daughter of Hans P. and Blanche R. (Griffee) Hanson. She attended schools in Marysville and Manhattan before graduating from Wamego High School. On December 24, 1942...
Clarence W. Saffell
Mar 25, 2012
Clarence W. Saffell, 79, of Lathrop, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 in Cameron, Missouri. Clarence was born June 3, 1932 in Blockton, Iowa, one of five children, of Louis C. and Nellie (Cannoble) Saffell. Clarence graduated from Maryville High School and attended N.W. Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri.. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the...
Bonnie Beth (Stewart) Smith
Mar 21, 2012
Bonnie Beth (Stewart) Smith, 83, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. Bonnie was born March 7, 1929 in Morganville, Kansas the daughter of Vernon M. and Verona F. (Lakin) Stewart. She attended schools in McDowell Creek, Chapman and Wamego. Bonnie was united in marriage to Dick Smith on October...
Ruth Regina (Lintz) Seiwald
Mar 18, 2012
Ruth Regina (Lintz) Seiwald, 95, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012, at home with her husband Gilbert by her side. Ruth was born January 3, 1917 on the family farm outside Wamego, Kansas, the daughter of Alex and Regina (Repp) Lintz. She attended schools and lived in Pottawatomie County all her lifetime. Ruth married Gilbert Seiwald on...
Glenna Kay Reum
Mar 16, 2012
Glenna Kay (Brazee) Reum, 74, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. Glenna was born on April 24, 1937 in Grand Ledge, Michigan. She was the daughter of Howard Glen and Edith Luella (Schreiner) Brazee. She attended school and grew up in Michigan. Glenna graduated high school in 1981 in...
Camryn Leena Rose
Mar 7, 2012
Camryn Leena Rose, just 18 days old, of Manhattan, KS passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Stormont-Vail HealthCare in Topeka, KS. Camryn Leena was born 12 weeks premature on February 18, 2012 in Manhattan, KS weighing just 2 lbs. 9 oz. and measuring 15 inches long. She was the loving daughter of Craig Austin Rose and his fiance’ Ashley...
Evelyn C. Mckay
Mar 5, 2012
Evelyn C. McKay, 90, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 at her home in Wamego. Evelyn was born July 27, 1921 in Newport, Kentucky, the daughter and only child of Charles and Edna Breitenstein Woods. She graduated from Newport High School in 1939. Evelyn was united in marriage to George McKay on September 10, 1942 in Newport,...
Oliver "Doc" Francis Maskil
Feb 20, 2012
Oliver “Doc” Francis Maskil, 87, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Monday, February 20, 2012, at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. Doc was born on November 18, 1924 on the family farm outside of Westmoreland. He was the son of John Jacob and Katie (Summerville) Maskil. Doc grew up in Westmoreland attending schools and graduating from Westmoreland High...
Harlan E. Clark
Feb 19, 2012
Harlan Edward Clark, 70, of the Lake Elbo community near Manhattan, KS passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012, at the Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, KS. Harlan was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on April 12, 1941, the son of Louis and Margorie “Margie” (McElfresh) Clark. He attended schools in St. Joseph, graduating from Central High School in 1959. On...
Claude William Simpson
Feb 19, 2012
Claude W. Simpson, 93, of Wamego, KS, passed away in Kansas City, MO. Sunday, February 19, 2012, surrounded by his family. Born September 21, 1918 in Camden, North Carolina, he was the oldest of three sons of Claude and Sara Simpson. He married Marjorie (Ruby) Huey on January 2, 1946 and enjoyed each other’s company until her passing in October...
Doris M. Hart
Feb 19, 2012
Doris Maurine Hart, 93, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012, at the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland.. Doris was born on the family farm near Emmett, Kansas on January 28, 1919, the daughter of James and Mabel (Owens) DeVolld. She attended schools in Emmett, graduating from Emmett High School in 1937. Following her graduation she moved...
Lewis "Lew" R. Hitch
Feb 8, 2012
Lewis “Lew” Rufus Hitch, 82, of Westmoreland, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Wamego City Hospital, in Wamego, Kansas. Lew was born in Griggsville, Illinois on July 16, 1929, the son of Rufus and Maurine (Jennings) Hitch. He attended schools in Griggsville. After graduating high school he attended Culver-Stockton Junior College on a basketball scholarship before attending Kansas...
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