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Maritza M. Cedeño

Maritza M. Cedeño

Feb 14, 2012

The family will receive friends prior to the services at 9:00 am, Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home & Cremation.

Virginia "Ginny" Phelps

Virginia "Ginny" Phelps

Feb 8, 2012

Virginia L. 'Ginny' Phelps, 62, of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, February 8th, in Topeka. Virginia Marie Lankenau was born in Washington, DC, on April 6, 1949, a daughter of the late Anita Byrne and Richard N. Lankenau. As a youth she traveled the world with her parents in the Dipolomatic Corps. On Sept. 4, 1982 in Albuquerque, New Mexico,...

Alice Elizabeth Jones

Alice Elizabeth Jones

Jan 27, 2012

Alice Elizabeth Jones Alice Elizabeth Jones, 97, of Manhattan, died Friday, January 27th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House. Alice Elizabeth Steiner was born in Lafayette, Indiana on February 15, 1914, the daughter of the late Barbara (Steill) and Louis Steiner. She was a homemaker and a secretary for the America Farm Research Association with the Indiana Farm Bureau from...

Nelva Mae Wilcox

Nelva Mae Wilcox

Jan 26, 2012

Nelva May Wilcox Nelva May Wilcox, 93, of Manhattan, passed away on Thursday, January 26th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. She was retired from the USDA Grain Marketing Research Center after 25 years of service. She also had worked for the Comptroller's office at Kansas State University and with the Manhattan Credit Bureau. Nelva May Harris was born in...

Robert "Bob" Smith

Robert "Bob" Smith

Jan 15, 2012

Robert E. 'Bob' Smith Robert Earl Smith, 70, of Manhattan, passed away Sunday, January 15th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. He was retired from the U.S. Army, as a SFC (E7) in 1985, where he was an engineer in construction. After his retirement he became a truck driver for Keim Transportation of Sabetha, KS. Bob was born in Floresville,...

Richard Luther Allen

Richard Luther Allen

Jan 8, 2012

Richard Luther Allen, Jr., 72, of Manhattan, died Sunday, January 8th, at Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka. He was retired from the City of Manhattan after 13 years, and Kansas State University after 18 years as a truck driver. Richard Allen was born in Washington D.C., on June 18, 1939, the son of the late Tessie Lee (Scott)...

Sandra Snoke

Sandra Snoke

Jan 6, 2012

Sandra Snoke, 66, of Manhattan, passed away at 9:30am, Friday, January 6th, 2012 at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan. Sandra Peters was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 9, 1945, a daughter of the late Mary Helen (Holmquist) and Robert Louis Peters. She was a graduate of Oakland High School, Oakland, Nebraska in 1964 and received a bachelors...

Edward L. Polley

Edward L. Polley

Jan 3, 2012

Edward L. Polley, 91, of Manhattan died January 3, at Mercy Regional Medical Center with his loved ones by his side. He was born on Dec. 25, 1920 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Amos and Signa (Sampson) Polley. He was preceded in death by 4 brothers, Dick, Delman, Amos and Albert. Ed proudly served in World War...

Frederick C. Beverly

Frederick C. Beverly

Jan 1, 2012

Frederick Charles Beverly was born in Manhattan, Kansas on May 7, 1990 to Frederick Erick Beverly and Clara Bolton Thompson. He attended Manhattan schools and graduated with the Class of 2008 from Manhattan High School. Frederick was a mild-mannered young man who enjoyed sports and motorcycle riding. He was also a musician (drummer) and used his talent in church...

Pauline Josephine Bushey

Pauline Josephine Bushey

Dec 28, 2011

Pauline Josephine Burlie Bushey, 99, of Manhattan died on Dec. 28, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Pauline, a beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, was born on September 11, 1912 in Bluff City, Kansas, to Charles and Mary (Mraz) Burlie. She and her family moved to Anthony, Kansas in 1918 where she attended grade school...

Virginia Carolyn Kobett

Virginia Carolyn Kobett

Dec 24, 2011

Virginia Carolyn Knauer Kobett, 91, of Manhattan, passed away, Saturday, December 24th, at home surrounded by her loving family. Virginia was born in Barnard, Kansas on February 14, 1920, the daughter of the late Bill and Leitha (Eddy) Knauer. She graduated in 1939 from the Barnard High School, Barnard, Kansas and then enrolled at Kansas State Agriculture College, now...

Rose Mary Arceneaux

Rose Mary Arceneaux

Dec 10, 2011

Rosemary Arceneaux, 83, Manhattan, Kansas passed away Saturday, December 10th, at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan. Rosemary was born in Maurice, Louisianaon June 2, 1928, a daughter of the late Felicia (Dalcour) and Remick Stevenson. She worked for 15 years for Artex Company, was a member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Manhattan, and loved playing cards and...

Jayney Susanne Watson

Jayney Susanne Watson

Dec 10, 2011

Jayney Susanne Taussig Watson, 22, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center of an acute asthma attack. She was born March 20, 1989 in Manhattan, Kansas. She lived and experienced the wonderful life Manhattan has to offer. She was homeschooled and participated in the local CHIEF Homeschool organization. Professionally she...

Zelma Marie Dodge

Zelma Marie Dodge

Dec 9, 2011

Zelma Marie Dodge, 94, Manhattan, passed away on Friday, December 09, 2011, at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community, she was born December 10, 1916, on a farm near Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Clara (Bicknell) and Charles Finn. Zelma received a bachelors degree in Micro-Biology from Kansas State University. She also served a Medical Technology internship at Kansas University Medical...

Martin Sgm Ret.

Martin Sgm Ret.

Dec 8, 2011

Marty Travers, SGM Ret., 62, Manhattan, passed away on Thursday, December 8th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. He was born July 5, 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of the late Agnes (Shannon) and Martin Travers. When he was 10 years old, he came to America and proudly became a United States citizen in 1970. He received his Bachelor...

James "Jim" Wilcox

James "Jim" Wilcox

Dec 1, 2011

James Edward Wilcox, 98, of Manhattan, died Thursday, December 1st, at the Stonybrook Retirement Community. He was a retired teacher, principal and school administrator. Jim taught in Bancroft, Oneida and Sabetha, KS, and was a superintendent in Holcomb & Holton also, retiring in 1979. In 1955 he became a seventh grade math teacher at the Manhattan Junior High School,...

Jason C. Annis

Jason C. Annis

Nov 24, 2011

Dr. Jason C. Annis, 81, of Manhattan, KS, passed away peacefully at University of Kansas Medical Center of natural causes on Thursday, November 24th, 2011. Dr. Annis was born July 11, 1930, in Minneapolis, MN, to Horace and Emma Annis. His father was a Copy Editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and his mother was a homemaker. Dr....

Melvin Clyde Cottom

Melvin Clyde Cottom

Nov 19, 2011

Melvin Clyde 'Mel' Cottom, 87, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Mercy Regional Health Center. He was born October 11, 1924, the son of Clyde Walter Cottom and Mamie Cunningham Cottom. He grew up in Coffeyville, Kansas and graduated from Coffeyville High School in 1941. He attended Coffeyville Junior College. His family then moved...

Robert "Bob" Mcwhorter

Robert "Bob" Mcwhorter

Nov 19, 2011

Robert E. 'Bob or Mac' McWhorter Robert Emmett McWhorter, 80, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, November 19th. Bob was born in Coffeyville, on August 10, 1931, the son of the late Ellen (Gaches) and Emmett Dowell McWhorter. Bob was raised in Coffeyville where he received his Eagle scout award, graduated from Coffeyville High School 1949, attended the Coffeyville Community...

Thomas "Tom" Grubb

Thomas "Tom" Grubb

Nov 18, 2011

Thomas Raymond (Tom) Grubb, 84, of Manhattan, passed away Friday, November 18th, at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. Thomas was born in Marquette, Kansas on December 8, 1926, a son of the late Pearl (Matthew) and Walter Grubb. Tom was a graduate of Marquette High School, Marquette, and the University of Nebraska - Omaha with a Bachelor of Science degree...

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