Obituaries
Kenneth L. Bender
Mar 2, 2019
First Sergeant Kenneth L. Bender, age 87, of Marysville, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living in Seneca.
Kenny, as he was known by his friends, was born in Polo, Illinois on April 27, 1931, the of William and Ethyl Bender. Kenneth graduated from Polo Community High School in 1949, and was initially employed...
Delvine "Del" L. Berger
Feb 27, 2019
Delvin “Del” L. Berger, age 71, of Barnes, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at the Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka.
Del was born March 25, 1947, at Marysville, to Orville F. and Kathryn M. (Klocke) Berger.
He graduated from Barnes High School in 1965 then joined the Kansas Army National Guard. On December 30, 1972, he married...
Harold Fritzson
Feb 22, 2019
Harold Bernard Fritzson, age 89 of St. George, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Wamego Health Center.
He was born on February 25, 1929 in Manhattan, the son of Clarence Ivar and Lillian Marie (Bergsten) Fritzson. He graduated from Cleburne High School.
On April 8, 1951, he was married to Donna Lee Blaske. She preceded him in death...
Ernest White
Feb 18, 2019
Ernest Edward White, age 80 of Westmoreland, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019 at the Home of the Flint Hills.
He was born on January 9, 1939 in rural Riley County, the son of Edward and Daisy Mae (Amiss) White. He graduated from Keats High School.
On October 16, 1960, he was married to Della Anna Rightmeier. She preceded him in death...
Robert Baxter
Feb 14, 2019
Robert Benjamin Baxter, 72 of Wakefield, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the Wakefield Care and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born on December 9, 1946 in Clay Center, the son of Benjamin Alfred and Margaret Cecelia (Hedlund) Baxter.
Bob was a farmer and salesman. He enjoyed working the land and in his early years, had a race car that he loved. He...
Donald Wyatt
Feb 13, 2019
Donald David Wyatt, 71 of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
He was born on December 3, 1947 in North Carolina, the son of James Robert and Hilda Pearl (Moody) Wyatt. He graduated high school in Waynesville, North Carolina in 1966 and served in the U.S. Army for three years with a tour in...
Lester D. Brychta
Feb 9, 2019
Lester D. Brychta, age 86, of Barnes, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at Hanover Hospital in Hanover.
Lester was born May 13, 1932, on the family farm south of Waterville to Albert and Bessie C. (Osner) Brychta.
He married Ila Mae (Eaton) Brun on August 5, 1979 at Washington.
Lester was fond of saying that when he...
Dana Thowe
Feb 7, 2019
Dana Michelle Thowe, age 51 of Topeka, died Thursday, February 7, 2019 in Topeka.
She was born on January 22, 1968 in El Dorado, the daughter of Robert Lee and Nadine Carol (Beck) Thowe. She graduated from Manhattan High School.
Dana was an artisan. She enjoyed making jewelry and arranging flowers. In her early years, she was a part of the Sharon...
Maxine R. Lister
Feb 6, 2019
Maxine R. Lister, age 80, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville.
Maxine was born at Herkimer on September 3, 1938, to Alfred C. and Ramona K. (Wasserman) Pralle. She attended high school at Marysville.
On January 6, 1956, she married Burton O. Lister. They remained together for seventeen years. In 1984 she found...
Phyllis Wickstrum
Jan 29, 2019
Phyllis Arlene Wickstrum, age 94 of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at the Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
She was born on the family farm around Leonardville on December 24, 1924, the daughter of Elmer and Edna (Moon) Anderson. She graduated from Leonardville High School.
On March 15, 1943 she was married to Lloyd Ervin Wickstrum. He preceded her...
Steven Wege
Jan 19, 2019
Steven D. Wege, age 64 of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 at his residence.
He was born on November 17, 1954 in Manhattan, the son of August Frederick and Daisy Iola (Tilton) Wege.
Steve worked in construction doing many things including painting. He loved to fish, ride motorcycles and music, where he played guitar in a local band during his...
Louise Barrett
Jan 4, 2019
Louise F. Barrett, age 89 of Riley, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
She was born on February 2, 1929 in Corning, the daughter of Neil Claude and Florence Irene (Moyer) Kemplay.
On April 6, 1947 in Hiawatha, she was married to George Miller Barrett. He preceded her in death in 2005.
Louise was an LPN at Memorial...
Ruth E. Hohman
Jan 1, 2019
Ruth Elaine (DeWyke) Hohman, age 96 of Randolph, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
She was born on February 1, 1922 on the family farm west of Randolph, the daughter of Bruce and Lillian (Vogelsang) DeWyke. She attended the Heller country school and graduated from Randolph Rural High School in 1939.
On April 26,...
Calvin J. King
Dec 31, 2018
Calvin J. King, age 92, of Beatrice, Nebraska, passed away on December 31, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Home in Beatrice, Nebraska.
Calvin was born June 9, 1926, on a farm three and a half miles southwest of Waterville, Kansas, in Marshall County to Grace L. (Roepke) and John T. King. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1944. Soon after...
Shirley Mackender
Dec 24, 2018
Shirley Sue Mackender, age 89 of Clay Center, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center.
She was born on July 18, 1929 in Clay Center, the daughter of Ellsworth and Susie (Randall) Tiers. Her mother died when she was a baby and she was raised by her aunt and uncle, Della and Plumer Mack.
On July 6,...
Rita 'Suni" Wesche
Dec 24, 2018
Rita 'Suni" Wesche, age 74, of Waterville, passed away on December 24, 2018, at her home after a short illness.
Suni was born October 10, 1944, at Mineral Wells, Texas, to Francis C. and Jewell E. (Virdel) Smith.
She married Alan E. Wesche on September 24, 1981, at Bishopville, Maryland.
Suni had worked as a Dip Tank Operator, coating motor...
Evelyn Carmaleita Woody
Dec 24, 2018
Evelyn Carmaleita Woody, age 87, passed from this world December 24, 2018.
She was born in Malden, Missouri on March 29, 1931, to Hubert and Cleo Blake.
Carmaleita married A.A. Woody March 10, 1951, and together they had six children: Douglas, Carmella, Martha, Sarah, Timothy, and Matthew.
Carmaleita was a homemaker and full time mother as well as helping Woody...
Christine M. Livingston
Dec 21, 2018
Christine M. Livingston, age 80, of Greenleaf, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Christine was born August 15, 1938, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Helge E. and Esther E. (Anderson) Pearson.
She married Kenneth L. Livingston on September 9, 1978, at Phelan, California. He passed away in 2012.
After receiving her Bachelors...
Barbara Hanson
Dec 19, 2018
Barbara LaVerna Hanson, age 91, formerly of Randolph, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids, KS.
She was born on the family farm in the Rose Hill community, north of Randolph on March 13, 1927, the daughter of Oscar and Amanda (Bary) Linder. She graduated from Olsburg High School in 1944.
She was married to...
Ron Walter
Dec 16, 2018
Ron Martin Walter, age 60, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at his residence in Manhattan, Kansas.
Ron was born on December 19, 1957 in Junction City, Kansas to Warren Lyle Walter and Bonita Jean (Gravenstein) Walter. He was raised on the family farm in Riley, Kansas along with his siblings and graduated from Riley County High School in 1976.
Upon...
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