May 23, 2015

Cheyanne Olivia Higgins, 18, of Junction City, passed away Saturday, May 23rd, in an automobile accident on Stagg Hill Road in Manhattan. Cheyanne Olivia was born in Tacoma, WA on August 22, 1996, the daughter of Angela (Ryan) and Michael Higgins, of Junction City. She attended and graduated from Junction City High School in the spring of 2014, where...

May 21, 2015

Kerwin Kent “Corky” Crabs, 90, passed away on May 21, 2015 in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on January 31, 1925 in Manchester Kansas. His parents were Clayton and Irene (Wolfe) Crabs of Manchester Kansas. Corky was a proud veteran of WW II serving in the Navy. 'Corky', as he is known to most people, leaves behind his wife,...

May 6, 2015

Elva Gail Edwards, 93, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, May 6th, at Holiday Resort in Salina. Gail was born in Rural Pottawatomie, Kansas on January 25, 1922, a daughter of the late Florence Ellen (Taylor) and Charles E Cameron. On Dec. 24, 1946, Gail married Benjamin 'Ed' Edwards in Topeka, Kansas. Gail taught school in a one room school...

Apr 29, 2015

Pauline “Richardson” Goodridge- Barr 88 was born January 23, 1927, the oldest child of Mose and Ethel Richardson. She transitioned from our lives April 29, 2015 surrounded by her loved ones. Pauline received her education from Rosenwall High School in Queen City, TX. In 1944 she moved to Manhattan, Kansas with her parents and siblings where she became a...

Apr 24, 2015

James P. 'Jim' Davie Jim Davie, usually called 'Coach Davie', of Manhattan died April 25, 2015, at his home. He was born January 20, 1942 at his home in Bridgeville, Pa. His parents were Pat Davie, a steel mill worker/piano man and Vivian (Duvaul) Davie, a homemaker extraordinaire. He was the middle man of 7 siblings which meant he...

Apr 16, 2015

Bernard Ryan Head, 102 1/2, of Manhattan, KS, passed away Thursday, April 16th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. He was retired from the US Army as a Chief Warrant Officer 4, and the Civil Service in Manpower Management. He was an active member of the St. Thomas More Catholic Church, a Knights of Columbus 4th Degree,...

Apr 10, 2015

Larry Allen Olson, 67, of Manhattan, died Thursday, April 9th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. He was the Head Women’s Basketball Coach making several national appearances and was honored twice as the Coach of the Year, Associate Athletic Director, Men's Dorm Supervisor and both the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach at Manhattan Christian College. Larry recruited quality athletes...

Mar 29, 2015

Carlotta L. Preston, 76, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on, Sunday, March 29th, peacefully, at Stoneybrook Retirement Community. She was born in Staten Island, New York on September 7, 1938.She worked as a Certified Nurse. Carlotta preston is preceded in death by her; parents and her husband, Carl. Carlotta is survived by, a sister, Francis Preston and a brother,...

Mar 28, 2015

LaVonne M. Pierce, 81, formerly of Saint George, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 28th, at the Kiowa Manor District Hospital, Kiowa Kansas LaVonne was born in Red Oak, Iowa on October 28, 1933, the daughter of the late Sam and Wilma (Sederburg) Carlsward. She was a graduate of the Red Oak, Iowa high school and attended business college. On...

Mar 12, 2015

Diana ' Kay' (Whittlesey) Ring of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015, peacefully, at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. Diana was born in Winfield, on December 10, 1945, she is the daughter of Donald Whittlesey and Gwendolin (Dozer) Whittlesey, of Manhattan. Diana graduated high school in Lawrence in 1964, she received a Bachelor's Degree in Home Economics and Fine...

Mar 10, 2015

Obituary John Pershing Brown, 93, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 10th in his home. The son of Josiah Brown and Catharine Brannick LaFontaine Brown, John was born on November 3rd, 1921 in Wamego, Kansas. John graduated from Wamego High School in 1940, and was president of his freshman class. He spent three and a half years in...

Feb 27, 2015

John Wendelin Smithhisler, 87, of Manhattan since 2003, passed away Friday, February 27th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House. He was a retired District Conservationist and a Resource and Soil Conservationist for the US Dept. of Agriculture until his retirement in 1986. John was born in Anthony, Kansas on July 14, 1927, the son of the late Mary Lidwina...

Feb 20, 2015

Lee William Dalrymple, 52, was born July 27, 1962 at the Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He passed away on Fri., February 20, 2015 at the Onaga Community Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Esther Mae and Lt Col. Lester Roy Dalrymple; a sister, Daniela (Nia) Dalrymple; and one nephew, Joshua Dalrymple. Surviving are...

Feb 15, 2015

Robert W. Smail, 88, died at his home in Manhattan, KS on February 15, 2015. Bob was born in Aberdeen, SD to Leola (LaSalle) and William C. Smail. He attended local schools, graduating from Aberdeen’s Central High School in 1945. In high school, he played the tuba and sousaphone in the band and was on the football and basketball...

Feb 12, 2015

Dorothy Jane Starbuck Block, 94, was born in Lincoln, Kansas on November 7, 1920 to Marie (Colden) and Harold Robert Starbuck. Her grandparents were Lorena and Clinton Colden, and Rebecca and Edward Macey Starbuck. She died on February 12, 2015 at Via Christi Village Manhattan. While a senior in high school, Dorothy was pianist for many musical activities, President...

Feb 10, 2015

Jesse A. Tafoya, 69, of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, February 10th, at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan. Jesse was born in Dos Palos, Calif. on August 29, 1945. The son of the late Jesse Tafoya and Paula E. (Estrada) Tafoya of Dos Palos, Calif. Jesse graduated from Dos Palos High School, Calif. He and Nancy Nihizer were married in...

Feb 7, 2015

Jan 26, 2015

Terry ('Sparky') Andrew Schlegel, 61, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, January 26th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Terry was born in Manhattan, on July 19, 1953, the son of Marjorie Frances (Noll) Schlegel and the late William A. Schlegel. He was a graduate of Luckey High School in 1971 and Manhattan Area Vocational Technical School, a...

Jan 18, 2015

Robert Charles Patterson Robert Charles Patterson — “Bob” to all who knew and loved him — passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at his home in Manhattan. He was 67. He was born far from his beloved plains in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to parents Jean Wedeman and Robert Archibald Patterson on December 11, 1947. Soon after Bob’s birth the...

Jan 18, 2015

Robert E. 'Bob' Yount Robert Eugene 'Bob' Yount, 85, of Waterville, Kansas, passed away, Sunday, January 18th, at Blue Valley Senior Living, Blue Rapids. Robert was born in Muncie, Kansas on January 1, 1930, the son of the late Martha (Allen) Eakes and Henry Allen Yount. He retired from the U.S. Navy for nine years and the Air Force...