Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wamego and Alma, KS and surrounding areas
Glenn Curt Shaffner
Jun 27, 2012
Glenn Curt Shaffner, 57, of rural Belvue, Kansas and formerly of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the Wamego City Hospital, in Wamego, Kansas Glenn was born on December 22, 1954 in Glendale, Maryland, the son of Lawrence W. and Edythe R. Shaffner. He attended schools in Glendale graduating from DuVal High School. He was a...
Ron Davidson Leslie
Jun 26, 2012
Ron Davidson Leslie, 75, was born April 27, 1937 in Wichita, Kansas. He passed away June 26, 2012 following a courageous 12-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Ron will be dearly missed but always remembered as a loving husband and father with a great sense of humor. Ron grew up in Wichita, Kansas where he graduated from East high school. He attended...
Georgia Ellen Cottle
Jun 25, 2012
Georgia Ellen Cottle, 98, of rural Belvue, Kansas, passed away at home on Monday, June 25, 2012. Georgia was born on September 26, 1913 one mile south of Louisville, Kansas on the family farm. She was the daughter of George W. and Lydia N. (Grutzmacher) Forrester. She attended Louisville Grade School and Wamego High School graduating in 1929. After high...
John Logan Brouhard
Jun 20, 2012
John Logan Brouhard, 24, a lifetime resident of Wamego, Kansas died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. John was born February 4, 1988 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Ronald Leon Brouhard and Janice Marie Keelan. He attended Wamego Schools from grade school thru his senior year at Wamego High School. Following high school, he worked at several area businesses,...
Betty Jo Tauer
Jun 1, 2012
Betty Jo Tauer, 73, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012 at her home. Betty was born July 31, 1938 in Camden, New Jersey, the daughter of Willis L. and Violet M. (Berry) Estlow. Betty graduated from Boulder High School in Boulder, Colorado in 1956 before attending the School of Pharmacy at the University of Colorado, where she...
Iris Moreno Totten
May 26, 2012
Iris Moreno Totten, 43, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012 at her home after her long and courageous battle with cancer. Iris was born December 2, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Hilda Moreno. She was raised by her uncle for 10 years in Ocala, Florida, where she attended elementary and middle schools before returning...
Gary E. Fuller
May 20, 2012
Gary E. Fuller, 67, of Wamego, KS passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Gary was born January 29, 1945 in Denver, CO, the son of Eugene and Freda Fuller. He graduated from Englewood High School and attended junior college for a short time. Gary served in the U.S. Coast...
Lyman "Cloyde" Welter
May 19, 2012
Lyman “Cloyde” Welter, 88, a lifetime resident of the Wamego, Kansas area, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Westy Community Care Home. Cloyde was born April 24, 1924 on the family farm near Flush, Kansas, the son of Edward and Elsie (Tibbetts) Welter. He attended King rural grade school and graduated from Westmoreland High School in 1943. He...
Thomas Robert Lintz
May 19, 2012
Thomas Robert Lintz, 54, of Hiawatha, Kansas and formerly of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012. Tom was born on June 4, 1957 in Manhattan, Kansas the son of Clarence “Junior” Robert Lintz, Jr. and Barbara Lee (Trivett) Lintz. His family operated Trivett’s Grocery Store in Wamego for many years until moving to Hiawatha in 1965, where they...
John Edward Howard
May 19, 2012
John Edward Howard, 66, of rural St. George, Kansas passed away at his home on Saturday, May 19, 2012. John was born February 15, 1946 in Dallas, Texas, the son of William E. and Mary H. (Jones) Howard. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1968 with a BA in English. He worked for most of his career at KSU in...
Henry Joseph Sunnenberg
May 15, 2012
Henry Joseph Sunnenberg, 67, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at his residence in Wamego. Henry was born February 20, 1945, in Axtell, Kansas the son of Harry F. and Elizabeth W. (Thomas) Sunnenberg. He attended schools in Baileyville and Seneca, graduating from St. Peter & Paul High School in 1963. After high school Henry worked at...
Elmer L. Brazzle
May 10, 2012
Elmer L. Brazzle, 81, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka, Kansas. Elmer was born November 30, 1930 in Junction City, Kansas to Walter M. and Georgetta (Johnston) Brazzle. He grew up and attended schools in the Louisville and Wamego areas. Elmer joined the United States Air Force during the Korean War. After...
Alice L. Shumaker
May 4, 2012
Alice L. Shumaker, 59, of Alma, KS passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego, where she had been a resident for the last two years. Alice was born November 19, 1952 in Wamego, KS the daughter of Edward M. and Dorothy (Hall) Shumaker. She attended Alma Grade School and graduated from Alma High...
Patricia "Patty" Louise Carroll
May 4, 2012
Patricia “Patty” L. Carroll, 61, of rural Wamego, KS, passed away at her home following her battle with cancer on Friday, May 04, 2012. Patty was born September 11, 1950 in Superior, NE the daughter of Harold A. and Glennis (Loomis) Braddock. She attended schools in Randolph, KS and graduated from Randolph Rural High School in 1968. Patty worked for...
Lawrence "Larry" Dale Duncan
May 2, 2012
Lawrence “Larry” Dale Duncan, 74, of Barnett, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Care Center, in Versailles, MO. Larry was born on August 5, 1937 in rural St. George, Kansas the son of Floyd Nathan and Helen Marie (Harrell) Duncan. He grew up in the St. George area graduating from St. George High School in...
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...
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