Obituaries
Nick Samuelson
Mar 25, 2024
Nicholas “Nick” Jay Samuelson, age 44 of Westmoreland, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024.
He was born on May 23, 1979 in Goodland, the son of James “Sam” Darwin and Connie Sue (Orsborn) Samuelson. He graduated from Rock Creek High School and learned HVAC at Manhattan Area Technical College.
He married Bonnie Hokanson and they had two children. They later divorced.
Nick...
Victoria Johnson
Mar 25, 2024
Victoria “Tori” Frances Johnson, age 33 of Frankfort, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.
She was born on July 9, 1990, in Marysville, the daughter of Steve and Mary (Miller) Johnson.
Tori loved horses, butterflies, jet skiing, fishing, and boating. She participated in the Special Olympics and enjoyed dancing to music, especially Taylor Swift...
Marcia Woodworth
Mar 22, 2024
Marcia Lee Woodworth, age 70 of Manhattan, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
She was born on June 10, 1953, the daughter of Lloyd Richard and Beulah Bell (Busher) Woodworth.
Marcia loved helping others. She adored her grandchildren and great grandchildren and was the “grandma” to all the neighborhood kids, and they came to see her...
Ruth Slama
Mar 21, 2024
Ruth Louise Slama, age 96 of Salina and formerly of Waterville, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Brookdale Salina Fairdale Assisted Living in Salina.
She was born on April 25, 1927, in Morrowville, the daughter of Glen and Helen (Ebeling) Hanshaw. She worked on her parents’ farm growing up, working teams of horses. She graduated from Morrowville High School in...
Cindy Rose
Mar 21, 2024
Cindy K Rose, age 65, of Waterville, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Community Memorial Health Care in Marysville.
Cindy was born on July 4, 1958, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is the daughter of Norman Zantjer and Gertrude “Trudy” J. (Koopsen) Herzog. She married LeRoy Leonard on March 19, 2009, in Bella Vista, Arkansas. She worked as the Doughnut...
Henry Meyer
Mar 2, 2024
Henry Lee Meyer, age 88 of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2024, surrounded by family in Elkhart, Indiana. He spent his last day with his little great-grandchildren, who would all come into his room to check on him throughout the day.
Lee was born on December 19, 1935, in Clay Center, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Renz) Meyer....
Rick Aikman
Feb 29, 2024
Richard B. “Rick” Aikman, age 66, passed away at his home in Blue Rapids.
Rick was born July 18, 1957, in Osceola, Iowa, the son of Robert and Agnes (Kemp) Aikman. Rick grew up and completed his education at Moreno Valley High School in Riverside, California, graduating in 1975. He moved to Natoma, Kansas in 1981. He also took drafting classes...
David Hogan
Feb 27, 2024
David L. Hogan, age 64, of Blue Rapids passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
David was born on April 14, 1959, at Fort Riley, to Clarence J. and Wilma J. (Nemechek) Hogan. On April 1, 1985, he married Verna “Sue” Scaggs at South of the Boarder in North Carolina. Sue passed away in 2013.
During his years with...
Lorene Kendall
Feb 22, 2024
Lorene M. Kendall, age 95 of Keats, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Via Christi Village in Manhattan.
She was born on March 31, 1928, on the family farm outside of Keats, the daughter of Oliver and Bertha (Weller) Nelson. She graduated from Leonardville High School in 1946.
On May 4, 1951, in Riley, she married Ronald Kendall. He preceded her...
Kenneth Stettnisch
Feb 21, 2024
Kenneth Gene Stettnisch, 91, Barnes, KS., died Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri, of BRCA-type cancer.
He was born April 29, 1932 in Barnes, KS, to Wesley Edward Stettnisch and Esther Mina Bird Stettnisch. He was the fourth of 11 children: Darlene, Virginia, Helen, Mary Ann, Lorraine, Donald, Gerald, Geraldine, Richard, and Jean.
He was...
Don Hohman
Feb 20, 2024
Don Ray Hohman, age 85 of Green, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the Wakefield Care and Rehab Center.
He was born on December 26, 1938, in Randolph, the son of Floyd Russell and Ruth Vernelle (Anderson) Hohman. He graduated from Randolph High School and then served in the United States Army.
On August 7, 1960, he married Marcine Fern Stienbruck....
Hosea Harkness
Feb 19, 2024
Hosea Snyder Harkness passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024, at Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on March 11, 1933 in Clay Center, Kansas, to Charles A. and Alice Harkness. Hosea grew up on the family farm near Greenleaf, Kansas, and graduated from Greenleaf High School in 1951.
Hosea attended Kansas State University for two years before entering...
Kevin Robel
Feb 18, 2024
Kevin Ray Robel, age 52 of Manhattan, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.
He was born on February 18, 1972, in Manhattan, the son of Raydon and Barbara (Swinney) Robel. He graduated from Riley County High School and Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Graphic Design.
Kevin was a design perfectionist...
Benjamin Berger
Feb 17, 2024
Benjamin Berger, age 43, of Barnes, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024.
Ben was born May 8, 1980, in Manhattan to Delvin L. and Elaine J. (Blaske) Berger. He graduated from Valley Heights High School in 1998. He was married to Holly D. Behrens on April 28, 2012, in Marysville.
Ben worked as a Conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad, and...
Betty Fritz
Feb 17, 2024
Betty Marie Fritz, age 97 of Leonardville, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024, at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
She was born on September 8, 1926, on the family farm near Green, the daughter of William and Antonia (Biegert) Friederich.
On June 24, 1947, she married Charles Nanninga. They had five children: Charlotte, Kathy, Don, Ron, and Carroll. He preceded her in death...
Terry Baker
Feb 16, 2024
Terry Brew Baker, age 77, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024, at his home in Blue Rapids.
Terry was born on January 21, 1947 in Marysville, KS to Betty Ruth (Jewell) Walsh and R.J. Baker. His dad was Wayne Talbot and his stepfather was Bob Walsh. He graduated from Blue Rapids High School in 1965, then...
Eileen Hageman
Feb 10, 2024
Eileen Wilma Hageman, age 96, of Riley, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS surrounded by her loved ones.
She was born April 6, 1927, on the family farm near Leonardville, the daughter of Lucas D. and Lena J. (Potts) Buss. She graduated from Leonardville Rural High School in 1945 and taught in...
Dean Richard
Feb 6, 2024
Raymond Dean Richard, age 84, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2024, at Community Memorial Hospital, Marysville. Dean was born in Concordia, Kansas, to Frances (Snyder) Richard and Raymond Richard on June 22, 1939.
After attending Concordia public schools, Dean joined the United States Navy where he served as a radio operator on various Navy cruisers and could still tap out...
Daniel Woellhof
Feb 4, 2024
Daniel Oren Woellhof, age 69 of Lakin, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
He was born on June 30, 1954, in Clay Center, the son of Oren Lynn and Arlene (Weller) Woellhof.
Dan grew up in Clay Center and attended Clay Center Community High School and later earned a Master's degree from Pittsburg...
Tom Nichols
Jan 28, 2024
Thomas William “Tom” Nichols, age 86 of Leonardville, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024, at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
He was born on April 26, 1937, the son of Ross Eugene and Evelyn Ann (Wertzburger) Nichols.
On November 9, 1957, he married Sylda Ann Randall in Wamego, Kansas.
Tom worked at KP&L as a gas service foreman for 37 years. After retirement, he...
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