Obituaries
Delmar Pickett
Feb 16, 2021
Delmar V. Pickett, age 94 of Westmoreland, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at the Well Springs of Westmoreland.
He was born on February 24, 1926 in Barnes, the son of James and Lydia (Barker) Pickett.
Following high school, he joined the U.S. Navy. After serving his country, he worked as a heavy equipment operator and also worked...
Raymond Innes
Feb 3, 2021
Raymond Paschel Innes, age 86 of Olsburg, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at the Stormont Vail Health Center in Topeka.
He was born on February 27, 1934 in Melvern, the son of Mark Lex and Inez Glee (Hupp) Innes.
He served four years in the United States Air Force after graduating from high school.
On December...
Clara Mae Vancura
Jan 29, 2021
Clara Mae Vancura, age 90, of Raytown, Missouri, died Friday, January 29, 2021 of natural causes.
She was born on April 13, 1930, at home on the family farm in Riley County, Kansas, the daughter of Carl Gustaf Adolph Ruthstrom and Amy Marie Burklund.
On June 4, 1950 at the Walsburg Lutheran Church, she was married to Cyril...
June Bowser
Jan 28, 2021
Viola June Bowser, age 81 of Clay Center, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021.
She was born on June 26, 1939 in Skiddy, the daughter of Charles Alfred and Cora Maude (Little-Kennedy) Mann.
On June 8, 1957, she was married to Harold Stanley Bowser. They later divorced.
June was a caregiver, taking lovingly care of her family....
Garold Moon
Jan 27, 2021
Garold Dean Moon, age 78 of Clay Center, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at his residence.
He was born on February 26, 1942 in Green, the son of Dean Shelden and Nellie Alberta (Caley) Moon.
He was in the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War.
On August 9, 1959 at the Bala Presbyterian Church,...
Lavina (Schurle) Thomas
Jan 26, 2021
Lavina Sophia (Schurle) Thomas, 96, of Carbondale, Illinois, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Memorial Hospital, Carbondale, Illinois.
She was born on November 10, 1924 in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar and Caroline (Boettcher) Schurle.
She was an Assistant Manager at 710 Bookstore from 1964 until retirement in 2013. She was a long time supporter of...
Raymond Bull
Jan 26, 2021
Raymond Lynn Bull, age 76 of Clay Center, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.
He was born on November 13, 1944 in Clay Center, the son of Maynard Leroy and Irene Adeline (Hatfield) Bull.
He graduated from Longford High School and attended Brown Mackie Business School in Salina.
On August...
Louella Lou Kurtz
Jan 25, 2021
Louella Lou “Lulu” Kurtz, age 37, of Blue Rapids, passed away at her home on Monday, January 25, 2021.
Lulu was born January, 21, 1984 in San Diego, California, the daughter of Larry L. and Frances “Carol” (Yungeberg) Kurtz.
She graduated from Santa Fe Trail High School near Scranton in 2002.
Lulu worked as a Customer Service Specialist for The...
Jane Pickett
Jan 17, 2021
Jane Suzanne Pickett, age 63, formerly of Olsburg, Kansas, died Sunday, January 17,2021 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan from complications due to Covid-19.
She was born February 28, 1957 in Manhattan KS, the daughter of Delmar and Anna Ruth Pickett.
She graduated from Blue Valley High School in 1975 and Kansas State University in 1991 with...
Wayne Van Sickle
Jan 13, 2021
Wayne Bryce Van Sickle, age 83 of Riley, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
He was born on January 19, 1937 in Clay Center, the son of Leon C. and Louella Blanche (Adams) Van Sickle.
On October 20, 1963 at the Riley United Methodist Church, he was married to Romelle Sue...
Rose Marie Linhardt
Jan 4, 2021
Rose Marie Linhardt, age 57 of Olsburg, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family.
She was born on February 16, 1963 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Eugene C. and Irma M. (Fields) Straub.
On September 21, 1991, she married Samuel C. Linhardt. He survives of the home.
She was...
Harold Trumpp
Jan 2, 2021
Harold F. Trumpp, age 96 of Leonardville, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
He was born on April 13, 1924 in Clay Center, the son of Fred G. and Ruth (Nauerth) Trumpp.
On September 17, 1947 he was married to Gladys Rose Friederich at her family home in rural Clay Center. She preceded...
Ila Pultz
Jan 2, 2021
Ila Mae Pultz, age 96 of Riley, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Meadowlark Hills Wroten House.
She was born on January 27, 1924 at her grandparents house in May Day, the daughter of William and Ada (Auchard) Hollowell.
Ila was a tomboy and loved to climb trees. Her family moved several times from south of Barnes,...
Maurice Berggren
Jan 2, 2021
Maurice Winston Berggren, age 82 of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital.
He was born on November 12, 1938, in Leonardville, the son of Martin Luther and Agnes Cecilia (Nelson) Berggren.
He was the youngest of seven children. He attended Leonardville Grade School and graduated from Leonardville Rural High School. He...
Lily Copeland Harkness
Dec 31, 2020
Lily Copeland Harkness passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 due to complications from COVID-19, in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
Lily was born on Friday, July 13, 1934 in Waterville, Kansas, and was raised on a nearby dairy farm, run by her parents, Charles and Ruth Copeland.
She graduated from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska, and married Hosea S. Harkness...
Tex Klink
Dec 30, 2020
Clarence Tex Klink, age 79 of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital.
He was born on September 21, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Francis C. and Alice Irene (England) Klink.
He graduated from Ottawa High School and served four years in the U.S. Marine Corp.
On December 18,...
Veryl Dean Wickstrum
Dec 30, 2020
Veryl Dean Wickstrum, age 86 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
He was born on November 27, 1934 in Leonardville, the son of Clarence and Edna (Peterson) Wickstrum.
On January 2, 1987, he married Valerie Lynne Keener O’Neill. She survives of the home.
He was a farmer and rancher...
Gerry A. Mather
Dec 29, 2020
Gerry Allen Mather, age 76, of Toledo, went home to Heaven to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 29, 2020.
He was born in Waterville, Kansas on March 5, 1944 to Cassie Belle and Everett Mather.
Gerry married his high school sweetheart, Jan Brooks on December 27, 1964 and they adopted two sons, Kenneth Scott Mather...
Bernice Hagenmaier
Dec 27, 2020
Bernice Louise Hagenmaier, age 94 of Randolph, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan.
She was born on June 7, 1926 in Lasita, the daughter of Frank and Louise (Wichman) Bergstrom.
On February 28, 1945, she married Earl Henry Hagenmaier. He preceded her in death in 1973.
Bernice worked as a...
Theresa (Lewis) Barker
Dec 26, 2020
Theresa Ann (Lewis) Barker passed away on December 26, 2020 at Medical Center Enterprise in Enterprise, Alabama.
She was born on September 1, 1955 in Manhattan, Kansas to Wendell and Doris (Cutright) Lewis.
She married Don Alan Barker on April 30, 1982 at the chapel of Manhattan Christian College. They later separated, but remained extremely close. He preceded...
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