Mary "Flo" F. (James) Olds

Jan 16, 2015

Mary Florine 'Flo' (James) Olds, 100, of Manhattan, KS, formerly of Arkansas City, KS passed away Friday, January 16, 2015, at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. Funeral services have been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. January 21, 2015, at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery, Winfield, KS. Friends may greet the...

Geraldine Elaine "Gerry" Walton

Jan 16, 2015

Geraldine Elaine 'Gerry' Walton, 77, of Manhattan, passed away Friday, January 16th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House. Gerry was born in Manhattan, on July 10, 1937, a daughter of the late Helen Joy (Keele) and Ernest G. Baker. Geraldine 'Gerry' Baker Walton served 34 years as a librarian at Manhattan Public Library in Manhattan, Kansas. For more than half...

Allen Glen "Bim" Bigsby

Jan 14, 2015

Allen Glen “Bim” Bigsby, 68, a lifelong resident of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, January 14th, 2015. Allen was born in Manhattan, on May 16, 1946, the son of the late Rufus Allen 'Bun' and Gloria Jeanne (Rhyno) Bigsby. Bim was a graduate of Manhattan High School in 1964. He was a standout athlete at Manhattan high school where he...

Robin Elaine Smith

Jan 14, 2015

Robin Elaine Smith Robin Elaine Smith, 57, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at Mercy Regional Health Center. Robin was born in Topeka, Kansas on October 3, 1957, a daughter of Barbara Ann (Smith) Hall, of Manhattan, Kansas and the late John Boatwright. She was the General Manager of the Hampton Inn in Manhattan from 1993-1998...

Sharon Jean Wright

Jan 9, 2015

Sharon Jean Wright, 78 of Manhattan, KS, passed away Friday, January 9th, 2015, at Good Shepherd Hospice House after a long battle with cancer. Sharon Jean Hastings was born in Coffeyville, KS, on May 25, 1936, to Glen F. and Helen F. (Spendifft) Hastings. She was united in marriage to Don L. Robertson of Fredonia, KS, on September 3,...

Mrs. Ruth L. Watts

Jan 7, 2015

Ruth L. Watts Ruth Lucille Watts, 98, of Manhattan, KS, passed away the evening of Wednesday, January 7th, at her daughters residence in Salina, KS. Ruth was born in Naples, OK on February 19, 1916, the daughter of the late Elmer Ellsworth and Marguerite G. (Evans) Kell. She was a graduate of Chickasha, OK High School and was a...

Paul E. Ehm

Dec 21, 2014

Paul Eugene Ehm, 83, of Manhattan, passed away Sunday morning, December 21st, in Overland Park, KS. Paul Eugene Ehm was born in rural Junction City, on May 5, 1931, the son of the late Paul A. Ehm and Katherine M. (Keating) Ehm. He was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in Manhattan (Manhattan Catholic Schools) in 1950, after graduation...

Robert Wayne Hertzel

Nov 9, 2014

Bob Hertzel, 66, passed away on November 9, 2014 at Good Shepherd Home and Hospice in Manhattan surrounded by family and friends. Robert, 'Bob' Hertzel was born on October 5th 1948 in Beatrice, NE to Arthur and Dorothy (Fletcher) Hertzel. His early years were spent in Beatrice on his grandparent's farm, playing with his sister and cousins, hunting and...

Jessie Glynn Chatfield

Nov 3, 2014

Jessie Glynn Chatfield, 52, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 while in the company of family, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. Jessie was born in Manhattan, on March 15, 1962, the son of Renavay (Scott) Chatfield, and the late Jessie Chatfield. He was disabled from the Sickle Cell Disease. Survivors include his mother, Rena Chatfield...

Alexander Hamblin

Nov 1, 2014

Alexander Delane Hamblin, 26, Manhattan passed away Saturday, November 1st, at his residence. Alexander was born in Great Bend, Kansas on April 7, 1988, to Debra (Horyna) Pratt and the late Everett Hamblin. He loved to write poetry and also had a passion for music. Alex would be outdoors fishing when ever he could. He was a member of...

Dawn Simpson

Oct 17, 2014

Dawn Simpson, 97, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away at her home on Friday, October 17th, 2014. Dawn was born in Augusta, Kansas on October 6, 1917, to the late Mabel (Swan) and Charles W. Milliner. She was married to the late Marion E. Thompson on July 11, 1941 in McPherson, Kansas. They moved to Manhattan in 1950 where she...

Delia Marcellus

Oct 17, 2014

Delia Reed Marcellus, 86, of Manhattan, passed away Friday, October 17th, at Stonybrook Retirement Community. Dee was born in Lawrence, Kansas on April 6, 1929, to the late Bertha Christie and Addison Reed. She graduated from Lawrence High School and from the University of Kansas with a degree in Zoology. On April 29, 1949 she married Larry Marcellus and...

Frances Alberta Moyer

Oct 1, 2014

Frances Alberta Moyer, 97, of Manhattan, KS died peacefully October 1, 2014 at Lyle House in the Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community.

Frances was born August 18, 1917 in Onaga, Kansas to Charles and Adda Belle (Brown) Crumbaker. She was the third child in a family of 11 children. Frances graduated from Onaga High School in 1935....

Edith Lavern Thompson

Sep 16, 2014

Edith L Thompson, 88, of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, September 16th, at her residence. Edith was born in Garrison, Kansas on February 25, 1926, to the late Julia (Roush) and Edmond Kilner. Edith was united in marriage to Martin Thompson who precedes her in death. She worked as an office manager at Bayer Construction in Manhattan. She was very...

Thomas Joseph Barry

Aug 30, 2014

Thomas Joseph Barry, 54, Manhattan, passed away Saturday, August 30th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. Tommy was born in Dodge City, KS on March 16, 1960, the son of Ruth V. (Rogers) Barry and the late Wallace D. Barry. At the age of seven he was diagnosed with a brain tumor and was not expected to live more than...

Rosa Lee Jones

Aug 25, 2014

Rosa Lee Jones, 69, Manhattan, KS, Monday, August 25th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. Rosa Lee Kleinschmidt was born in Herington, KS on September 14, 1944, the daughter of the late Clemens Karl Ernest and Esther Viola (Schlesener) Kleinschmidt. Rosa was united in marriage to John H. Jones on July 22, 1962 at the St. John's Lutheran Church at...

Marguerite June Beck

Jul 22, 2014

Marguerite June Beck, 81, of Manhattan passed away Tuesday, July 22nd, at Good Shepherd Hospice House. Marguerite was born in Dodge City, Kansas on June 16, 1933, to William C. and Edna (Smiley) Copp. She graduated from Kinsley High School in 1951, and attended the University of Kansas before marrying William Pearson Beck on December 27, 1952 in Dodge...

Elaine Marie Baxter

Jul 21, 2014

Elaine Marie Baxter Elaine Baxter, 84, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, July 21st, at Mercy Regional Health Center. Elaine Marie Hannagan was born in Manhattan, on February 19, 1930, the daughter of the late Thomas D. and Ethel F. (Whitmer) Hannagan. She attended the Manhattan schools and graduated from Manhattan High School. Sixty five years ago, on April 10,...

Jerry Don Berry

Jul 16, 2014

Jerry Don Berry, 75, of St. George, KS, passed away Wednesday, July 16th, at his residence. He was the owner/operator of Central Mechanical Services, Manhattan KS for 40 years. Jerry was born in Fostoria, KS on January 8, 1939, a son of the late Jerry J. and Sarah Opal (Tilton) Berry. He attended and graduated from the Randolph KS...

Thomas "Tom" Henry Dekat

Jul 11, 2014

Thomas Henry Dekat, 88, of Saint George, passed away Friday, July 11th, at the Wamego Health Center. Thomas Henry Dekat was born on February 2, 1926, in Flush, to the late Laura Mary (Winter) and Clemens Henry Dekat. He graduated from Flush High School in 1944, was a lifetime farmer and carpenter retiring in 2003. He was a member...