Obituaries
Gail Roepke
Aug 29, 2023
Gail A. Roepke, age 90, of Waterville, passed away at Country Living in Marysville, on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
Gail was born on January 4, 1933, in his parents’ living room on the family farm south of Cottage Hill. He attended Cottage Hill Country School and graduated from Waterville High School with the class of 1950. He married...
Jean Rothlisberger
Aug 17, 2023
Julia Jean Rothlisberger, age 91 of Randolph, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2023 at her home.
She was born on April 20, 1932 in McPherson, the daughter of Earl and Florence (Gregwire) Mildfelt.
On April 30, 1950 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church she married Orval E. Rothlisberger. He preceded her in death in 1993.
Jean was an extraordinary lady. She...
Nancy Steel
Aug 10, 2023
Nancy Jo Steel, age 73 of Riley, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2023 at her residence.
She was born on May 12, 1950 in Blue Rapids, the daughter of Leroy Bert and Gertrude Aldena (Schreiner) Sutton.
On December 3, 1966 she married Marvin Lee Steel in the Blue Rapids United Methodist Church.
Nancy worked as a CNA and in the...
Debbie Nemechek
Aug 8, 2023
Deborah A. Nemechek, age 86, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at Blue Valley Health and Rehabilitation in Blue Rapids.
Debbie Chesney was born in Portland, Oregon on February 2, 1937, to Ina (Carlson) and Harold Chesney. Debbie’s family moved to Seattle, Washington, where she spent many childhood years. Her family made another move...
Richard Nelson
Aug 2, 2023
Richard Walter Nelson, age 78 of Junction City, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
He was born on October 31, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of James David, Sr. and Beatrice Olive (Bishop) Nelson.
Graveside services with Military Honors will be held at the Highland Cemetery in Wakefield at a later date.
Additional obituary and service information will be...
Joyce Eickman
Aug 1, 2023
Joyce Arlen Eickman, age 83 of Riley, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.
She was born on December 24, 1939 in Toledo, Washington, the daughter of Harold Adolphus and Ada Harriett (Williams) Coleman.
Additional obituary information is pending with the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home.
Carl Larson
Jul 28, 2023
Carl Arlen Larson, age 79 of Leonardville, passed away Friday, July 28, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
He was born on July 3, 1944, in Manhattan, the son of Carl Oscar Emanuel and Clara Minnie (Layher) Larson. He graduated from Riley County High School with the class of 1963.
On September 19, 1965, at St. Paul’s Lutheran...
Vicki Pfaff
Jul 13, 2023
Vicki Kaye Pfaff, age 73 of Leonardville, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023 surrounded by her family.
She was born on October 5, 1949, the daughter of Austin and Betty (Peterson) Olson.
On April 21, 1973, she married Charles Pfaff. He survives of the home.
Vicki worked at several different jobs, but her favorite was being a cook at Riley...
Gary "Gabe" Shandy
Jul 9, 2023
Gary “Gabe” George Shandy, 85, Milford, Kan., passed away on July 9, 2023, in his home. He was born December 15, 1937, in Milford to George Payne and Dorothy Emily (Moyer) Shandy. The third of four children, he grew up in the “old town” of Milford, and he often recalled fond memories and stories of his childhood adventures with his...
Donald "Pops" Meister
Jul 5, 2023
Donald Joseph “Pops” Meister, age 74 of Blue Rapids, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at his residence.
He was born on December 3, 1948 in El Cerrito, California, the son of Edward Joseph and Mary Eileen (Sullivan) Meister.
He married Virginia Hughes in 1978. She preceded him in death in 2005.
Pops served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam...
Maxine Oatney
Jul 4, 2023
Maxine Faye (Mapes) Oatney, age 92 of Waterville, passed away surrounded by family on July 4th, 2023 at the Blue Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center, Blue Rapids, KS.
She was born to Harry and Pearl (Holland) Mapes in Waterville on August 3, 1930. She graduated from Waterville High School in 1948.
She married Harris Eugene Oatney on November 22, 1948...
Dorothy Morrow
Jun 26, 2023
Dorothy Frances Morrow, age 82 of Clay Center, passed away Monday, June 26, 2023 at the Clay County Medical Center.
She was born on January 22, 1941 in Johnson City, Tennessee, the daughter of Alfred Clifford and Emma Myrtle (Smith) Pritchard.
She grew up in an orphanage and later in a group home for girls. She married Lloyd Montgomery Bigger...
Ladonna Nemechek
Jun 17, 2023
Ladonna R. Nemechek, age 84, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville.
Ladonna was born February 5, 1939, in Burr Oak, Kansas, to Lloyd E. and Sarah A. (Cook) Newman. She married Lyle L. Nemechek on October 30, 1954 in Blue Rapids. When her son Rodney was in Kindergarten...
Jimmy Tate
May 31, 2023
Jimmy L. Tate, age 76, of Waterville, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka.
Jimmy was born October 4, 1946, in Waterville, to Bryan W. and Rosella M. (Sorell) Tate. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1965, then earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Wichita State University. On April 24, 1967, in Wichita,...
Vernon Zeller
May 23, 2023
Vernon Lee Zeller, age 90 of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
He was born on December 15, 1932 in the Sedalia community, the son of Maynard Eugene and Marvel Ruth (Lee) Zeller. He graduated from Keats High School.
On May 17, 1953 in Riley, he married Ramona Darlene Schwab. She survives...
Janet Adkins
May 21, 2023
Janet L. Adkins, 65, of Barnes, passed away at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka on Sunday, May 21, 2023.
Janet was born February 5, 1958, in Topeka, to James L. and Mary Lou (Swager) Adkins. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1976, and later from Fort Scott Community College where she learned to drive trucks. Shortly afterward she...
Haley George
May 15, 2023
Haley Nicole George, age 18 of Manhattan, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023.
She was born on July 22, 2004 in Hiawatha, Kansas, the daughter of Jason Christopher George and Brandy Marie Owen. She was baptized in the Green United Methodist Church, attended the Green Christian School and graduated from Manhattan High School.
Haley was a waitress at IHOP in...
Daniel Davis, Sr.
May 12, 2023
Daniel George Davis, Sr., age 66, of Manhattan, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023.
He was born on December 22, 1956 in Salina, the son of Willard and Mavis Francis (Sandquist) Davis.
He married Cherie Ann Jensen on January 28, 1983.
Danny (Lloyd) was a jack of all trades, who enjoyed tinkering with and fixing things, even if they weren’t...
Jerrol Springer
May 11, 2023
Jerrol Lynn Springer, age 83, of Westmoreland, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS.
He was born on June 25, 1939, in Manhattan, the son of Carrol and Lillian Bell (Anderson) Springer. Raised in the Blue Valley River vicinity near Garrison on a farm in the Carnahan Creek area, he was the...
Bill Barrington
May 6, 2023
Lawrence W. (Bill) Barrington Jr., age 76, of Blue Rapids, KS, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas.
Bill was born on January 1, 1947 in Topeka to Lawrence W. Sr. and Pearl Haynes Barrington. He grew up in Blue Rapids and was proud of his hometown. He graduated from...
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