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Marilyn Taylor
Jul 15, 2018
Marilyn Taylor, 80, of St. Paul, Nebraska, formerly of Manhattan, died Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul after a brief battle with cancer. She had just recently moved to St. Paul to be nearer to her son Kevin. Marilyn was born on May 31, 1938 in Junction City, Kansas, the daughter of Harold and...
Soraya Rose Ciampa
Jul 5, 2018
Soraya Rose Ciampa passed away on July 5, 2018, in Topeka, Kansas. Soraya is survived by her parents Philip and Jennifer Ciampa along with her siblings Gracelyn, Lily, Jeremiah, Ezra, Isaiah and Timothy all of Manhattan, Kansas. Paternal grandparents, Mike and Rita Smith of Las Vegas, Nevada; Maternal Grandparents, Tim and Lisa Kaufman of Clay Center, Kansas and DeWayne...
Grace Laverne Knight
Jul 3, 2018
Grace LaVerne (Long) Knight, 87, of Manhattan passed away Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018 at Via Christi Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Grace was born in Alliance, Nebraska on February 7, 1931, the daughter of the late Grace Leora (Smith) and Kenneth Laverne Long. Mrs. Knight was the widow of Taylor "Bud" Knight. They were married on September 12,...
Wilma F Philbrook
Jun 24, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Wilma Philbrook announces her passing on Sunday, June 24th, at the age of 89 years. She was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 17th, 1929 as the daughter of Harold and Kathryn (McLiesh) Brant. Wilma will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 72 years, Richard Philbrook and her...
Dale P. Simon
Jun 6, 2018
Dale Patrick Simon, 63, of Manhattan, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Via Christi Health Center following a long illness. Mr. Simon was born at Great Lakes Naval Base on October 8, 1954, son of Mrs. Patricia Simon, and the late Donald D. Simon SFC (Ret). He attended Manhattan Public Schools, and graduated from Wakefield High School...
Franklin D. Reves
Jun 6, 2018
Franklin D. Reves passed away on June 6, 2018, surrounded by family after a long history with heart disease. He was born in Blaine Ks Feb. 4, 1935, served in the Army and worked as a heavy equipment operator with the local 101 for 40 years. He was preceded in death by his parents Raymond & Mabel, two sisters...
Andrew "Mitch" Moses Mitchell Jr.
May 30, 2018
Andrew "Mitch" Moses Mitchell, Jr., 81, of Manhattan, KS, passed away on Wednesday, May 30th, at his residence. Andrew was born in Iola, Kansas on January 8, 1937, son of late Alice Berdetta (Coker) Clounch and Andrew Moses Mitchell, Sr. He graduated from Allen County High School and went to a Junior College in Pittsburg, KS. On June 22,...
James "Jim" Frank Patulski
May 29, 2018
James “Jim” Frank Patulski, 74, of Manhattan, KS, passed away on Tuesday, May 29th, at his residence. Jim was born in South Haven, MI, on September 6, 1943, son of Marie (Binder) and Frank Patulski. He graduated from South Haven High School and Ferris Business College. On July 21, 1980, he married Edith "Edye" Hester in South Haven, MI....
John "Mike" Graham
May 25, 2018
John (Mike) Graham, 73, of Leonardville, KS, passed away, Friday, May 25th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House, Manhattan. John was born in San Diego, CA on June 23, 1944, son of Dorothy Bertha (Nelson) Graham and John Bernard Graham. He was a retired Park supervisor at San Diego Parks & Rec. for the US Forestry Service. John is survived...
Virginia D. Simmons
May 21, 2018
Virginia D. Simmons Virginia Dare Simmons, 95, of Manhattan, KS, formerly of Hopkinsville, KY, passed away Monday, May 21st, at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan. She was an assembler for Thomas Industries in Hopkinsville, KY for over 28 yrs. Virginia was born in Murray, KY on February 13, 1923, daughter of the late Lilburn Clayton and Verna Mae...
Gladys Etsulo Hickerson
May 18, 2018
Gladys Etsuko Hickerson, 90, of Junction City, KS, passed away Friday, May 18th, at the Chapman Valley Manor, Chapman, Kansas. Gladys was born in Santa Barbara, CA on December 27, 1927, the daughter of the late Tokuyo (Hosino) and Jack Jinichi Nishiwaki. She was a pattern folder at McCall Pattern Manhattan, for 20 over 20 years retiring in 1990....
Giovanni (John) B. Enea
May 16, 2018
John (Giovanni) Battista Enea, 89, died May 16, 2018, at Wroten House, Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community in Manhattan, KS. John was born November 15, 1928, to Giovanni and Giovanna (Pastorella) Enea, in Newark, NJ. He graduated from Central High School in 1946. On May 6, 1950, John wed Patricia Ann Klappholz. After attending Union Junior College and Newark College...
Gayle L. Talley
May 15, 2018
Gayle Lynn Talley, 60, Wichita, KS, passed away May 15, 2018, at Good Shepherd Hospice House, Manhattan, KS, following a short battle with Liver Cancer. Some come and leave this world, with no noticeable impact. This is not the case with Gayle. Whether you loved her or met in passing, you knew you were in the presence of a...
Wayne J. Demel
May 9, 2018
Wayne Joseph Demel, 66, of Ogden, passed away Wednesday morning, May 9th, at his residence. He was retired from the US Air Force and Safety Estimator for Hi Tech, Manhattan. Wayne was born in Great Bend, on May 14, 1951, the son of the late William Albert and Mary Magdalene (Korf) Demel. Wayne attended and graduated from the Hoisington...
Marva Mead
May 6, 2018
Marva J. Mead, 92, died at home on Sunday, May 6, 2018, in Junction City KS. Marva was born on January 28, 1926 in Kansas City MO. She moved to Junction City in 1951 where she managed the Satellite Club in the late 50's and early 60's. She was an accomplished singer/songwriter with her own band called Marva and...
Tobin R. Spriggs
May 1, 2018
Tobin R. Spriggs, 57, of Manhattan, KS, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Good Shepherd Hospice House. He was a painter at Ray's interior & Exterior. There will be no services at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home.
Michael "Critter" H. Graff
May 1, 2018
Michael H. Graff of Morrowville, son of Erple and Carrie (Young) Graff was born April 20, 1952, in Concordia, KS. He departed this life on May 1, 2018, in his home at the age of 66. He attended and graduated with the class of 1970 at Washington High School. He was drafted into the Army on June 30, 1972,...
Lila Foster
Apr 26, 2018
Lila Robertson Foster, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully April 26, 2018 in Wichita. She was born on September 18, 1918 on a farm near Manchester, Ks and spent her youth there, attending a one room school house. Her parents were Ewan “Pat” Henderson Robertson and Emma Dieffenbaugh Robertson, and her sister was Twila Robertson Whitley. For high...
Matthew W. Megaw
Apr 23, 2018
Matthew Wesley Megaw, 66, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, April 23rd, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House. Matt was a flooring contractor in the Manhattan area. Matthew Wesley Megaw was born in Mount Kisco, New York on December 10, 1951, the son of the late Joyce (Jones) and Wesley Megaw. Survivors include two daughters, Brenna Megaw and Heather Megaw...
James Allen Guikema
Apr 18, 2018
James A Guikema, 66,of Manhattan Kansas passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. He was born August 31, 1951 in Grandville, MI. He was preceded in death by his father, Louis, his mother, Harriet and his two brothers, Henry and Louis. Jim is survived by his wife of 31 years, Sue Brown, his sister Judy (Jim) Vander May, and...
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