Obituaries
Dale Weisner
Nov 9, 2015
Dale Eugene Weisner, age 75 of Riley, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital. He was born on February 19, 1940 in Junction City, the son of Francis and Frances (Lynn) Weisner. He attended school in Wakefield and received his GED while serving in the U.S. Air Force, where his job was plane maintenance. He was married...
Joyce Swanger
Nov 7, 2015
Joyce Carol Joann Swanger, age 82 of Leonardville, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. She was born on January 10, 1933 in the Bala Township in Riley County, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Mamie (Dugan) Swenson. On June 14, 1964 in Manhattan, she was married to Horace Swanger. He preceded her in death...
Michael W. Rowley
Nov 7, 2015
Michael William Rowley, age 63 of St. George, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. He was born on November 13, 1951 in Manhattan, the son of Joseph Jo and Madeline Florine (Debus) Rowley. He was a construction superintendent for BHS Construction and enjoyed prospecting for gold, fishing, hunting, traveling to Isla Mujeres,...
Madeline F. Rowley
Oct 23, 2015
Madeline Florine Rowley, age 93, formerly of Manhattan, Kansas passed away at the Leonardville Nursing Home on Friday, October 23, 2015. She was born on July 13, 1922 in Riley, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Goldie (Mugler) Debus. She attended grade school in Riley and graduated with the class of 1940 from Riley Rural High School. Following graduation, Madeline...
Doris Springer
Oct 20, 2015
Doris Imogene Springer, age 82 of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Via Christi Village in Manhattan. She was born on her family farm west of Clay Center on October 9, 1933, the daughter of Guy William and Ethel May (Chayer) Fyfe. She spent her younger years on a farm near Oak Hill and graduated from Clay County...
Verna Alice Wiard
Oct 6, 2015
Verna Alice Wiard, age 93 of Manhattan, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. She was born on November 17, 1921 in Leonardville, Kansas, the daughter of Herbert C. and Mary V. (Hanson) Johnson. On May 14, 1942, she was married to Herman R. Wiard at Leonardville, Kansas. He preceded her in death on...
Madilyn Mall
Oct 5, 2015
Madilyn “Madie” Rose Mall, age 6 of Riley, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 in Manhattan. She was born on September 1, 2009 in Manhattan, the daughter of Josh Mall and Mandy Schooler. Madie was in kindergarten at Riley County Grade School and brought positivity and laughter to any room she entered. She enjoyed everything about life, and made even...
Ernest F. Grater
Sep 30, 2015
Ernest F. Grater, age 95 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. He was born on September 26, 1920 in Northern Riley County, Kansas, the son of Friedrich and Caroline (Weidner) Grater. On September 26, 1941, he was married to Marjorie Jean (Blaske). She survives at the Leonardville Nursing Home. He was a cattleman...
Clifford A. Rudolph
Sep 21, 2015
Clifford Alan Rudolph, age 56 of Riley, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at his residence. He was born on August 27, 1959 in Manhattan, the son of George Jacob and Opal Martha (Rogers) Rudolph. He was married to Renita Lynn Abel on July 7, 2007 at their farm. She survives of the home. Clifford was a crew supervisor for...
Bonnie Jo Lawson
Sep 18, 2015
Bonnie Jo Lawson, age 73, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015 at Lifecare Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on May 14, 1942 in Junction City, Kansas on Ash St. which was the city hospital location currently apts. She grew up in the NW corner of Geary County, near the Clay County line on one of the first...
Gladys Beauchamp
Sep 18, 2015
Gladys Genieva Beauchamp age 91, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015 at her home. She was born on September 27, 1923 in Green, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Bessie (Hazen) Bertsch. On September 7, 1941, she was married to Howard A. Beauchamp in Green, Kansas. He preceded her in death on April 28, 2009. Gladys...
Marian Yvonne Smith
Sep 16, 2015
Marian Yvonne (Olson) Smith, age 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at her home in Olsburg, Kansas, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born March 4, 1933 on the family farm southeast of Olsburg, the daughter of John Edward and Edith Alvina (Lindquist) Olson. Marian attended the Olsburg United Methodist Church and Adam’s Peak...
Dorthy Rundquist
Sep 13, 2015
Dorthy Fay Rundquist, age 90 of Clay Center, passed to her eternal heavenly rest on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Medicalodge in Clay Center. She was born at home on March 28, 1925, the daughter of Homer and Hazel (Lawson) Lindstrom. Dorthy grew up in the Alert Community, attending the one-room school. Her home was the site of the Alert...
Gleora Strauss
Sep 10, 2015
Gleora Ann (Rothfuss) Strauss, 72, of Randolph, KS died Thursday, September 10, 2015 after a short illness. Gleora was born April 30, 1943 in Concordia, KS, the daughter of Glen and Opal (Nelson) Rothfuss. She attended the Morganville, KS schools. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers. Following a short illness, Gleora departed this life peacefully...
Patricia Fee
Sep 10, 2015
Patricia A. Fee, age 82 of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015 at the Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. She was born on March 13, 1933 at Broughton, Kansas, the daughter of Philip and Treva (Chayer) Kendall. After high school, she attended the Roswick Conservatory for Music and studied the accordian. She taught lessons to many people and played for...
Elma Jean Wendland
Sep 9, 2015
Elma Jean Wendland, age 87 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. She was born on October 26, 1927 in Mullinville, Kansas, the daughter of Elmas and Dora (Smith) Scott. She graduated from Centerview High School in 1945. On September 1, 1950 at Kinsley, Kansas, she was married to Earl Willard Wendland. He preceded...
Harold J. Arents
Sep 6, 2015
Harold J. Arents, son of John and Freda (Hanson) Arents was born on September 13, 1925 at Leonardville, Kansas . He departed life at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas on September 6, 2015, surrounded by his family after bravely fighting an illness for 19 days. He departed this life just 7 days before his 90th birthday. Harold was a...
Richard M. Kanawyer
Sep 6, 2015
Richard Martin Kanawyer, age 78, of Ft. Lupton, Colorado passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015. He was born on March 23, 1937 in Manhattan, the son of Wendell Lee and Thelma Marie (Martin) Kanawyer and was a truck driver for the U.S. Postal Service. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the Milford Cemetery...
Judy Ann Woodworth
Aug 26, 2015
Judy Ann Woodworth, age 74 of Manhattan, passed away August 26, 2015. She was born on December 10, 1940 in Great Bend, the daughter William Frederick and Helen Marie (Brown) Tittel. On November 18, 1988 at Sedalia Community Church, she was married to Herb Woodworth. He survives of the home. Judy was an office professional in the Vet Med Department...
Lawrence J. Leach
Aug 25, 2015
Lawrence J. Leach, age 91 of Waterville, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at the Blue Valley Senior Living Center in Blue Rapids. He was born on February 25, 1924 in Randolph, Kansas, the son of James E. and Emily A. (Schultes) Leach. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific aboard USS President Hayes...
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