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Alice L. Howard
Oct 22, 2021
Alice Porter Howard, 88, Manhattan, KS, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021, at Bramblage House, Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan. Alice, the daughter of Albert and Dorthea (Thorberg) Larson, was born on the Larson Homestead, east of Petersburg, NE on November 25, 1932. She was the seventh of nine children. She was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran North...
Cracker Martin
Oct 16, 2021
Lewis Lee (Cracker) Martin, 79, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, October 16th. He was retired as an Underwriter with Farm Bureau Financial Services in Manhattan. Lewis was born in Hill City, Kansas on July 29, 1942, a son of the late Elsie (Schoolcraft) and William H. Martin. He graduated for Hill City High School, Hill City, and Ft. Hays...
Richard Lee Pavelka
Oct 16, 2021
Richard Lee Pavelka, 69, of Manhattan, passed away early Saturday, October 16th, at Via Christi Village. Working for the State of Kansas, he provided social work for the Manhattan community for 25 years. Richard was born in Hastings, Nebraska on April 29, 1952, the son of the late Albert and Margaret (Strawser) Pavelka. He received a degree in elementary...
Violet May Kelly
Oct 13, 2021
Violet May (Keck) Kelley; Born December 22, 1929, in Oketo KS, passed away at the age of 91 on October 11, 2021, in Topeka KS. She was raised on a farm near Oketo in Marshall County with ten siblings. Her many jobs included gathering eggs and keeping the kindling box full. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Nanci Ann Jahnke
Oct 5, 2021
Nanci Ann Jahnke, 77, of Manhattan, passed away early Tuesday morning, October 5th, at her home. She was a homemaker and a retired social worker for the Riley Co. Health Department working with the WIC program. Nanci was born in Sewickley, PA on January 29, 1944, the daughter of Mildred (Upole) and Philip McArdle. She was married to William...
William Thomas Smallwood
Sep 29, 2021
William Thomas Smallwood, 83, of Manhattan, passed away Sunday, September 26th, at the Ascension Via Christi Health Hospital. He was retired from the United States Army after 20 years of service. After retirement, William attended Kansas State University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, and later worked for the Veterinary Health Center at Kansas State University....
Jerry Walker
Sep 27, 2021
Jerry Keith Walker, 77, of Manhattan KS, passed away peacefully Monday, September 27, 2021, with family by his side. Jerry AKA Walker was born in Sherman, KS on April 5, 1944, the son of the late Arlene Ruth (Frazier) Walker and James Lawrence Walker. He attended and graduated from the Riverton, KS High School in 1963. He was the...
Kathryn Elaine Burkholder
Sep 24, 2021
Kathryn Elaine "Kathy" Burkholder Kathryn Elaine Burkholder, 61, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away, Friday, September 24th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House. Kathy was born in McPherson, Kansas on April 19, 1960, a daughter of the late Annona (Baxter) and Robert Burkholder. On November 23, 1984, Kathy married Mark Appel in Buhler, Kanas. She worked as a Director of Program...
Lonnie Harper
Sep 20, 2021
Lawrence Leon "Lonnie" Harper Lawrence Leon "Lonnie" Harper, 72, of Saint George, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 20th, 2021. Lawrence was born in Manhattan, Kansas on November 9, 1948, a son of the late Wilma I. (Wooster) and Lawrence M. Harper and Genevieve F. Harper, stepmother. On September 2, 1977, Lonnie married Pamela Ashton in Manhattan. He served in...
Don Foster
Sep 19, 2021
Donald E. Foster, age 83, of Manhattan, Kansas, died Sunday, September 19, at The Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan after a long battle with heart disease and leukemia. Don was born October 20, 1937, at home near Penalosa, Kansas, the son of Eldon and Dorothy (Miller) Foster. Don married Barbara James of Valley Center, Kansas, in 1959. Anna...
Rob Slattery
Sep 18, 2021
Lyndle L. "Rob" Slattery, 68, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, September 18th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House. Lyndle was born in Pike County, Illinois on June 4, 1953, a son of Inez (Agostini) Slattery and the late Joseph Slattery. He served in the United States Army. Survivors include his mother, Inez Slattery, of Fountain Inn, South Carolina; son,...
Dwight Edward Cornwell
Sep 15, 2021
Dwight Edward Cornwell, 87, of Luray, Kansas, passed away September 15, 2021, at Stoneybrook Memory Care Center in Manhattan, Kansas. Dwight was born in Codell, KS on February 12, 1934, to Floyd and Ruie Edith (Byerley) Cornwell. The family moved to Luray when he was a young boy. He graduated from Luray High School. After high school, he worked...
Charles H. Schmidt
Sep 14, 2021
Charles H. Schmidt, 92, of rural Wabaunsee County, formerly of Lubbock, TX, passed away Monday, September 14th, at his residence. He served in the U.S. Army as a Lt. Col., Chaplain, during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Charles was also an interim traveling pastor for the Disciples of Christ Christian Church. . Charles was born in North Platte, Nebraska,...
James Walter Fleming
Sep 14, 2021
James (Jim) Walter Fleming Jim was born April 14, 1947 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Milton Lee and Verda Mae (Miltz) Fleming. He graduated from Centre High School in Lost Springs, Kansas in May 1965. He joined the United States NAVY January 3rd, 1967. He was an aircraft mechanic with Attack Squadron 93. He served two tours in...
Joseph Richards
Sep 13, 2021
Joseph Richards passed away September 13, 2021. He was born to Floyd and Myrna Richards in Dallas, Texas. His life will not be measured by the three bronze stars he received serving in the Army or his bachelor's degree in business from Nova Southeastern University. Or the career he spent working for the government prior to his retirement. But...
Andrew Ellsworth Sutton
Sep 7, 2021
Andrew Ellsworth Sutton, 59, of Manhattan passed Tuesday, September 7th, while in the company of family, at his home. He worked for Reliable Transfer & Storage in Manhattan, for 10-15 years, retiring in 2017. Andrew was born in Wamego, on December 11, 1961, the son of the late Henry Ellsworth and Carolyn Joyce (Shearer) Sutton. He attended Wamego High...
Maria Guadalupe Olague Castro
Sep 3, 2021
Maria Guadalupe Olague Castro, 51, of Manhattan, passed away Friday, September 3rd. She worked as a housekeeper, baby sitter. Maria was born in Durango, Durango, Mexico on June 11, 1970, the daughter of Jeronimo Olague of Durango, Mexico, and the late Juana (Castro) Castro. She graduated from high school and attended some college. On November 20, 1999, she was...
Timmy Dale Mcgathy
Aug 31, 2021
Timmy Dale McGathy, 33, of Manhattan, died Tuesday, August 31st. Timmy was born in Kansas City, MO on March 8, 1988, the son of Maude (Trent) and Ronald Dale McGathy, both of Manhattan. He was united in marriage to Amanda Sue Couch on May 26th, 2007 in Manhattan. Timmy is survived by a daughter, Riley Mcgathy, and two sons,...
Michael Raymond Fenwick
Aug 30, 2021
Michael Raymond “Spanky” Fenwick (65), originally from Floyd Knobs, Indiana, passed away August 30, 2021 from ALS. Michael was born January 19, 1956 in New Albany, Indiana. His parents were the late Wilbur Gene “Joe” Fenwick, Patricia Roseanne Fenwick, and stepmother Shirley Fenwick. Michael was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Wilbur Gene “Sonny” Fenwick. Michael...
Red Stauffer
Aug 28, 2021
Dennis Ray Stauffer, 79, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 28th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Dennis was born in Westmoreland, Kansas on June 21st, 1942, and a son of the late Lois Beryl (Hough) and George Edward Stauffer. In 1960 he graduated from Westmoreland High School. He was united in marriage to Betty...
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