Obituaries
Leo Burgman
Sep 27, 2020
Leo Dwight Burgman, age 95 of Leonardville, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 at his residence.
He was born on July 30, 1925, the son of Oscar Emanuel and Anna Edna (Daniels) Burgman.
He graduated from Randolph High School and then served in the United States Coast Guard. Leo had the distinct honor in 2018 to travel to...
Mildred Kunze
Sep 23, 2020
Mildred Dorothy Kunze, age 88 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.
She was born on December 7, 1931 in Palmer, Kansas, the daughter of Alvin Christopher Carl Killman and Clara Dorothea (Dierking) Killman.
She graduated from Linn High School. On April 10, 1955 at St. John’s Lutheran Church...
Jim Taylor
Sep 19, 2020
James Dean “Jim” Taylor, age 52 of Riley, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his residence.
He was born on November 19, 1967 in Concordia, the son of Gerald Dean and Ilah Marie (Metz) Taylor.
He graduated from Belleville High School in 1986.
On August 16, 1993 in Manhattan, he was married to Shari Anne Reed....

Louanna K. Brooks
Sep 8, 2020
Louanna K. Brooks, age 73, of Manhattan passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Stormont Vail Critical Care Center in Topeka.
Louanna was born January 16, 1947 in Marysville to Thomas J. "TJ" and LaVerne L. (Dahm) Brady.
In high school Louanna was a cheerleader, played in the school band, and was elected Homecoming Queen her senior year....

Lee F. Wohler
Aug 25, 2020
Lee F. Wohler, age 92, of Waterville, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at his home.
Lee was born June 22, 1928, at Waterville. He lived on the same farm south of Waterville for 84 years before moving to the town of Waterville.
He is the son of Frank T. and Lillie A. (Wahlbrink) Wohler.
He attended Cottage Hill School...

John H. Little
Aug 22, 2020
John H. Little, age 79, of Greenleaf, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at the Washington County Hospital in Washington.
John was born May 11, 1941, at Independence, Kansas, to Daniel H. and Edree A. (Crane) Little.
He attended Vermillion High School then went to work for his dad on the family farm. He later became a mechanic, finishing...
Warren Wang
Aug 22, 2020
Warren William Wang, age 94 of Clay Center, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the Wakefield Care and Rehab. He was born on July 19, 1926 at the Clay County Hospital, the son of Leonel and Bertha (Kusy) Wang. He attended grade school in Bala and two years of high school in Clay Center before leaving for service...

Dorothy L. Johnston
Aug 15, 2020
Dorothy L. Johnston, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020, in Round Rock, Texas at the age of 99.
Dorothy was born on July 29, 1921 at the family home in Marshall County Kansas to Millie and Alva Reust.
She attended the Enterprise Rural School & Vermillion High School. She graduated in the Normal Training Program in 1939. She received her...

Mary Ellen Bartley
Aug 15, 2020
Mary Ellen Bartley, age 74, of Wichita, formerly of Barnes, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Homestead of Crestview, in Crestview, Kansas.
Mary Ellen was born January 25, 1946 at Washington and raised in Barnes, living with her parents Myrl Owen and Sophie Henrietta (Wiechman) Bartley and younger brother Alan Lee Bartley.
Mary is a graduate...
Elvira Rigel
Aug 14, 2020
Elvira June Rigel, age 93, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at Meadowlark Hills-Riley House.
She was born April 9, 1927 in Green, Kansas, the daughter of John Edward and Altha May (Osbourn) Yeager.
Elvira graduated from Green Rural High School in 1943.
She taught school until she married. On May 2, 1946, she married Milo Rigel....
Elaine Heller
Aug 11, 2020
Elaine Ann Heller, age 71 of Riley, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
She was born on May 4, 1949 in Clay Center, the daughter of Martin F. and Evelyn Arlene (Johnson) Davies.
Growing up on a farm near Bala, where she attended Bala school until going to Leonardville her 8th...
Sammy Kellogg
Aug 7, 2020
Sammy Lee Kellogg, age 89 of Olsburg, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 at his residence.
He was born on April 21, 1931 in Washington, Kansas, the son of Charles and Mable (Sedlacek) Kellogg.
He was married to Jenny Lee Derr (of Aurora, Nebraska) for 50 years. She preceded him in death in 2016.
Sammy was a...
Ethan Johnson
Aug 1, 2020
Ethan Darrel Leo Johnson, age 29 of Manhattan, died Sunday, August 2, 2020 at his residence.
He was born on January 4, 1991 in Belleville, the son of Daren Lee and Jennifer Leigh (Garst) Johnson.
He was baptized in the Calvary Baptist Church in Beloit.
He worked as a plumber for CMW Construction and attended Harvest Baptist...
Larry Fronce
Jul 29, 2020
Larry Joe Fronce, age 80 of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in the Stolzer House at Meadowlark Hills.
He was born on May 22, 1940 in a country home outside of Manhattan, the son of Clyde Leroy and Vera Mae (Huntsman) Fronce.
He graduated from Manhattan High School. Larry met Verlee Darlene West at the age...
Robert Larson
Jul 24, 2020
Robert Larson, age 77 of Kansas City, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020.
He was born on March 26, 1943 and grew up in the MayDay community, graduating from Clay Center Community High School.
He attended Kansas State University where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He moved to...

Martha Mae Sutton
Jul 16, 2020
Martha Mae Sutton, age 91, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at Community Memorial Health Care in Marysville.
Martha Mae Ricard-Sutton, was born February 2, 1929, at the farm home in rural Barnes. She was the daughter of Joseph Noah Ricard and Phoebe Gano.
She was married to Floyd David Sutton on April 21, 1948, at Marysville. They...

Mickey M. McIntyre
Jul 14, 2020
Mickey M. McIntyre, age 71, of Waterville, passed away at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
Mickey was born November 4, 1948, at Highland, to John M. and Lila B. (Gurney) McIntyre.
He graduated from Marysville High School in 1967.
In 1968, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served aboard the nuclear...
Bruce McFadden
Jul 12, 2020
Bruce Quentin McFadden, age 82 formerly of Circleville, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the Onaga Community Hospital.
He was born on January 10, 1938 in Riley, the son of John Buel and Grace Mae (Baker) McFadden.
He graduated from Keats High School. He spent most of his life in Riley before moving to Oregon and then...

Eva M. Flower
Jul 10, 2020
Eva Mary (Lillibridge) Flower was born on October 29, 1916 in Bridgeport, Nebraska.
She died July 10, 2020, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids. She was 103 years, 8 months, and 10 days old.
She married Charles Sanford Flower on June 29, 1935 at Manhattan, Kansas Courthouse. They moved to Blue Rapids in 1947.
She was preceded in death by...
Ramona Johnston
Jul 9, 2020
A. Ramona Johnston, age 91 of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
She was born on September 8, 1928 in Olsburg, the daughter of Hans and Agnes (Rasmussen) Vandahl.
She graduated from Cleburne High School and Kansas State University with a degree in education.
On May 28, 1978, she married...