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Kenneth Zimmerman
Dec 18, 2012
Kenneth Lane Zimmerman, 64, died December 18th, 2012 at his home in Colorado Springs, CO. Kenneth passed peacefully with Judy and Lily by his side. He fought a valiant fight against cancer surpassing the odds time and time again. Kenneth was born May 3, 1948 in Manhattan Kansas. He attended Theodore Roosevelt elementary school, Manhattan Junior High, and graduated...
Gaston Jr. Catalan
Dec 8, 2012
Gaston A. 'Gus' Catalan, Jr. Gaston August 'Gus' Catalan, Jr., 81, of Manhattan, died Saturday, December 8th, at Via Christi Village. Gus was born in Portsmouth, RI on May 17, 1931, the son of the late Gaston August Catalan, Sr. and Edwina (Perry) Catalan. He grew up in Portsmouth, RI and in 1950 graduated from the Rogers High School,...
Marvin C. Kanode
Nov 21, 2012
Marvin C. Kanode, of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, November 21st, at Mercy Regional Health Center. Marvin was born July 22, 1938, in Westmoreland, KS Following 60 years in the construction business in Manhattan, he retired to enjoy his favorite hobby of fishing as well as many other outdoor activities. He also enjoyed a great deal of traveling with family...
James Butler
Nov 13, 2012
James Edmond Butler passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Via Christi Village in Manhattan, Kansas. James was born on September 13, 1913 to the late Bertie K. (Hardison) and James Butler. He was raised in the Kansas City, Kansas area for most of his childhood. James graduated from Sumner High School in 1931, the only black high school...
Alice C. Fitzgerald
Nov 7, 2012
Alice Caroline Deam Fitzgerald, 90, of Florida died Nov. 7. The family provided the following information. Alice was the daughter of Paul and Elsie Rosencutter Deam. Born in Wichitaon March 21, 1922, she was one of seven children. Even though the majority of her later life was spent in Florida, she never lost her love for the Kansas hills....
Lavera "Lucile" Leeds
Nov 6, 2012
LaVera Lucile Leeds LaVera 'Lucile' Leeds, 88, of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland. Lucile was born in Wilsey, Kansas on March 28, 1924, the daughter of the late Maggie Ella (McCreight) and Roy Hugh Schoof. She attended the local schools and graduated from Council Grove High School in 1941. Lucile...
Kim Andrew Tomasch
Oct 24, 2012
Kim Andrew Tomasch, 65, of St. Joseph, Missouri, formerly of Manhattan, Kansas passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, in a Vicksburg, Mississippi hospital. Kim's unexpected illness was swift, occurring while exploring historical sites of the Gulf Coast with his brother, Bret. Kim was born July 14, 1947 in Lake Placid, New York, to Elmer J. and Sadie...
Marianna Elizabeth Wurtz
Oct 18, 2012
Marianna Elizabeth Wurtz, 83, of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, October 18th. Marianna Simpson was born in Miltonvale, on September 18, 1929, the daughter of the late Ernest A. and Oda (Hardesty) Simpson. She grew up in Miltonvale and graduated from the Miltonvale High School in 1947, attended Kansas State University where she received her Bachelors of Science and her...
Marian Holiwell
Oct 2, 2012
Marian J. Holiwell, 87, of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Mercy Regional Health Center. Marian Baker was born on April 10, 1925 in Manhattan, the daughter of the late Ernest and Helen (Keele) Baker. She attended the local schools and graduated from Manhattan High in 1943, also attending Kansas State University for child care. It...
Terri Jean Gregg
Sep 16, 2012
Terri Jean Gregg, 56, of Manhattan, passed away in her home, Sunday, September 16, 2012. Terri was born in Kansas City, Kansas on April 15, 1956, a daughter of Betty Barbara (Paxton) Cramer and the late Roger Ray Cramer. She grew up in Kansas City area, and attended the local schools, graduated from Washington High School in 1974. Received...
Mabel A. King
Sep 8, 2012
Mabel Alberta King , 99, passed away Saturday, September 8, at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. She was born northeast of Green, Kansas, in the Mayday community. She was the daughter of the late Ludwig F. Kaump and Fredarica Harris-Berger Kaump. Mabel attended the Star School until her family moved to the farmstead east of Riley, Kansas. There, she attended...
James Anthony Johnson
Sep 7, 2012
James Anthony Johnson, 26, of Manhattan, passed away Friday, September 7th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. James Johnson was born in Corona, California on June 11, 1986, the son of Diane Gilstrap-deRodriguez, of Colorado Springs and John Johnson, of Manhattan. He loved to fish, was a former Junior Lions Club member in Garden City. James is also survived by...
Yvonne "Patty" Taylor
Sep 6, 2012
Yvonne Patricia 'Patty' Taylor, 74, of Manhattan, passed away at her home on Thursday, September 6th. She worked with Big Lakes Development for 34 years as a work services employee. Yvonne Taylor was born on May 24, 1938 in Manhattan, the daughter of the late Thomas and Edith (Montgomery) Taylor. Patty loved to sing, dance and socialize with family...
Luise White
Aug 30, 2012
Luise Frieda Dora White, 87, of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, August 30th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Luise Frieda Dora Siemuttis was born in Essen, Germany on April 30, 1925, the daughter of the late Jakob Siemuttis and Luise (Schroder) Siemuttis. She attended and graduated from high school in her home town. On July 21, 1952...
Ronald Buchanan
Aug 27, 2012
Ronald 'Ron' Dale Buchanan Ronald Dale Buchanan, 81, Manhattan, passed away Monday, August 27th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Ron was born in Manhattan, on June 20, 1931, the son of the late Letta M. (Caleson) and Claude Leroy Buchanan.. He graduated from the Manhattan High School, served in the United States Air Force from 1951-1955 during...
Bob L. Suggs
Aug 24, 2012
Bob Lee Suggs, 51, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, August 24th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. Bob was born in Manhattan, on November 29, 1961, a son of Eralene Athene (Fair) Suggs and the late Fernandos Suggs. Bob was a graduate of Manhattan High School in 1980 and attended KSU. He was retired from Flint Hills Foundation of St....
Maurita M. Sesler
Aug 10, 2012
Maurita M. Sesler, 84, of Manhattan, passed away Fri., August 10 at the Good Shephard Hospice House after a year's battle with cancer. Born June 24, 1928 to Raymond and Mary Ferguson, and was married to Robert G. Sesler on May 21, 1949, he proceeded her in death on Jan. 15, 1991. Maurita was a stay at home mother...
Ruth Marie Upham-Tyson
Aug 5, 2012
Manhattan, KS Ruth Marie Upham-Tyson Ruth Marie Upham-Tyson, 88, of Raytown, Missouri, passed away Sunday, August 5th. Ruth M. Brown was born in Geary County, Kansas on January 5, 1924, the daughter of the late Ada M. (Grey) Brown and Joseph A. Brown. She was preceded in death by Dr. Roy Upham, Jack Tyson and her longtime companion Howard...
Robert Doyle
Aug 4, 2012
Robert Lee Doyle, 85, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, August 4th, 2012, at Via Christi Village. Robert Lee Doyle was born in Winnsboro, Louisiana on December 3, 1926, a son of the late Katie Lee (Swayzer) and Lawyer Doyle. He was raised and attended school in Louisiana. In 1966, Robert moved to Manhattan where he met Doris Marie Powell....
Laura Pickett
Jul 31, 2012
Laura Ellen Pickett, 61, of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, July 31st, in Manhattan. Laura Bradford was born in Manhattan, on May 12, 1951, the daughter of the late Rosanna Ruth (Leiver) Bradford and Charley Jackson Bradford, Sr. She worked as a shirt presser for Stickel's Dry Cleaning & Laundry in Manhattan, was a driver for Bell Taxi, a house...
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