Obituaries
Lewis Chapman
Sep 20, 2021
Lewis Edward Chapman, age 92 of Manhattan, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 at his residence.
He was born on November 9, 1928, on a ranch outside of Clayton, NM, the son of Fred and Dilla (Criner) Chapman.
The Dirty ‘30’s devastated that area, killing his mother. His father relocated his young family to Kansas, where some of...
Carol G. Claycamp
Sep 19, 2021
Carol Gean Claycamp, age 82, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids. She was surrounded by her husband, son (and wife), daughter (and husband), and grandkids as she took her final breath.
Carol was born June 7, 1939, in Fairbury, Nebraska to William “Bud” and Alta Mae Singleton. She grew up in Blue...
Marilyn Fagot
Sep 10, 2021
Marilyn L. (Teets) Fagot, age 84 of Manhattan, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice House surrounded by her children.
She was born on February 24, 1937 in Lexington, Nebraska, the daughter of Jack and Lucille (Caster) Teets.
She grew up in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School.
On October...
Patricia Burke
Sep 10, 2021
Patricia Ann Burke, age 72 passed away on September 10, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
She was born on July 5, 1949 in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Patrick and Dorothy Shannon.
She attended Riley public schools and graduated from Riley County High School in 1967.
She drove trucks for a number of years for companies in...
Leroy C. Flower
Sep 5, 2021
Leroy Charles Flower, age 84, of Waterville, lifelong trucker, made his final return to the terminal on Sunday, September 5, 2021. His final stop was from the Frankfort Community Care Home.
He was born on June 9, 1937 in Marshal County.
He was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Eva Flower and his wife and love of his life, Darlene Flower.
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Daniel A. Little
Aug 29, 2021
Daniel A. Little, age 40, of Greenleaf, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021,
Danny was born March 5, 1981, in Marysville to John H. and Sara E. (Yoder) Little.
He grew up in Cherryvale, moving to Greenleaf when he was 15. Danny graduated from Clay Center High School in 1999.
After high school he worked on a road construction crew...
Neil Richter
Aug 21, 2021
Neil Frederick Richter, age 87 of Green, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021 at the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor.
He was born on January 28, 1934, at his family farm near May Day, the son of Elmer Lawrence & Gladys Dorothy (Anderson) Richter.
He graduated from Green Rural High School and served in the Army following graduation.
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Paul Woellhof
Aug 19, 2021
Paul L. Woellhof, age 94, formerly of Miltonvale, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Medicalodges Fort Scott, KS.
He was born on June 3, 1927, the fourth child of Edwin and Stella Woellhof, on a farm 7 miles southeast of Clay Center, near Broughton, Kansas.
As a boy, Paul enjoyed living on the farm. His favorite pastimes...
Robert L. Blaser
Aug 19, 2021
Robert L. “Bob” Blaser, age 79, of Waterville, passed away at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri on August 19, 2021.
Bob was born on April 4, 1942, in Waterville, to Lewis G. and F. Louise (Hedke) Blaser.
He graduated from Waterville High School in 1960. He attended Kansas State University.
In 1964 Bob married Pamela E....
Gerrald "Gerry" Kells
Aug 18, 2021
Gerrald Lee “Gerry” Kells, age 82 of Manhattan, peacefully arrived to his forever home Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at his residence surrounded by family.
He was born on December 12, 1938 in Garden City, the son of Chester Allen and Bertha Elizabeth (McGraw) Kells.
He graduated from Garden City High School. On August 26, 1956 in Garden City,...
David F Bates
Aug 14, 2021
David F. “Dave” Bates passed away at his home in Blue Rapids on Saturday, August 14, 2021. He was 85 years old.
Dave was born on December 7, 1935 in Denver, Colorado to James Roberts and Frances Ida-Anna (Powers) Bates.
He was the youngest of two children. He spent the majority of his childhood in Seattle, Washington where he...
Donna L. Kruse
Aug 12, 2021
Donna L. Kruse, age 81, of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Donna was born December 3, 1939, in Beloit, to Boyd A. and Katie L. (Holloway) Laflen.
She graduated from Greenleaf High School in 1958.
She married Merlin E. Kruse on June 18, 1959, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Greenleaf. He...
Linda L. Mann
Aug 5, 2021
Linda L. Mann, age 79, of Waterville, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
Linda was born on July 29, 1942, at Clay Center, to Donald and Violet (Beam) Oberhelman.
She attended school in Fairbury, Nebraska, then upon moving to Barnes finished school there and graduated from Barnes High School in 1960.
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Shelby L. Steenson
Aug 5, 2021
Shelby L. Steenson, age 79, of Mentor, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
Shelby was born December 17, 1941, in Waterville, to John T. and Mary “Lucille” (Pritz) Steenson.
He graduated from Marysville High School in 1959, he then joined the US Navy for three years.
He returned to Marysville where he...
Angela Anstaett
Aug 3, 2021
Angela Marie Anstaett, age 52 of Riley, passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 from a horse riding accident at her home.
She was born to Verlyn Dean and Paula Lou (Phillips) Larson on October 17, 1968 in Manhattan, Kansas.
Angela spent her childhood on the family farm east of Riley on Mill Creek. She later moved to...
Delpha Nelson
Jul 28, 2021
Delpha Jean Nelson, age 92 of Blue Rapids, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at the Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
She was born on February 8, 1929 in Manhattan, the daughter of Herbert Otto and Blandina (Killman) Pfaff.
She grew up in the Winkler area and was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church....
Adam Samuelson
Jul 25, 2021
Adam Lee Samuelson, age 38 of Randolph, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was born on March 18, 1983 in Wamego, the son of James “Sam” Darwin and Connie Sue (Orsborn) Samuelson.
He graduated from Rock Creek High School in 2001 and received a degree in Graphic Art and...
Rhonda K. Tilley
Jul 20, 2021
Rhonda K. Tilley, age 75, of Waterville, passed away on July 20, 2021, at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan with her husband and daughter by her side.
Rhonda was born April 13, 1946, at Marysville, to William and Daisy (Lash) Newman.
She grew up in Waterville and attended Waterville Grade School and High School.
She married James P. Tilley on...
Lorene Sinn
Jul 20, 2021
Lorene Esther Sinn, age 86 of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital.
She was born on February 27, 1935 in Manhattan, the daughter of Harry Everett and Jessie Lorene (Allen) Whitney.
She graduated from Keats Rural High School.
On February 26, 1967 in Manhattan, she married Carl Paul Sinn. He survives...
Anne Hula
Jul 16, 2021
Anna Sophia Marie Siemers Hula, 91, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021, in Topeka.
Anne was born in Parker, South Dakota, on January 13, 1930, to John Herman Frederick George “Jack” Siemer and Mary Velma (Spunaugle) Siemer.
She moved to Blue Rapids, Kansas, at the age of seven, where the family acquired a pool hall on the public...
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