Obituaries
Linda Hicks
Jun 11, 2021
Linda Lee Hicks, age 63 of Manhattan, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 at Via Christi Village.
She was born on August 20, 1957 in Okinawa, Japan to Robert “Bob” and Berniece (Short) Bentley.
She grew up in a military family living in several places before coming to Leonardville where she graduated from Riley County High School in...
Gary Johnson
Jun 7, 2021
Gary Lee Johnson, age 84 of Leonardville, passed away Monday, June 7, 2021 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
He was born on April 29, 1937 in the Pleasant Hill Community, the son of Irving and Gerna (Siebold) Johnson.
He graduated from Leonardville High School.
On January 17, 1961 in the Parish Hall of the Riley Presbyterian Church,...
Donna Diskau
Jun 6, 2021
Donna Lee Diskau, age 90 of Riley, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
She was born on April 15, 1931 on a farm in Northern Riley County, the daughter of Paul and Myrtle (Simnitt) Specht.
On May 19, 1949, she married Dean L. Diskau in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death April...
Barrie E. Sloan
Jun 5, 2021
Barrie E. Sloan, age 82, of Waterville, passed away quietly in his sleep while at home on Saturday, June 5, 2021.
Barrie was born in Manhattan on August 31, 1938 to Ralph and Dorothy (Lilley) Sloan.
He graduated from Randolph High School in 1956.
Barrie was married to Altamae L. Slansky on November 23, 1963 at Leonardville.
He worked at...
Marjorie W. Vogler
Jun 2, 2021
Marjorie W. Vogler, age 95, of Barnes, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
Marjorie was born February 13, 1926, at Winifred, to Richard D. and Kittie M. (Hunt) Wullschleger.
After high school she was attending nurses training when she met and then married her first husband Joseph Clark. He passed away a few years later. On...
Julia Alice Hodges
May 31, 2021
Julia Alice (Smith) Hodges, age 91, of Phoenix, Arizona, died Monday, May 31, 2021, in the Hospice of the Valley Home in Phoenix.
A memorial service and inurnment will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Greenwood Cemetery, south of Blue Rapids. At the same time, the family will also be remembering Julia’s sister, Josephine (Smith) Hetzke...
Mervin Forslund
May 31, 2021
Mervin John Emil Forslund, age 86 of Gladstone, Missouri, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021 at his residence.
He was born on March 8, 1935 northwest of Leonardville, the son of Eddie William and Elva Viola (Lindstrom) Forslund.
On March 14, 1964 he married Faye Ruth Anderson. She survives of the home.
Mervin worked for...
Joyce Fronce
May 31, 2021
Joyce Ann Fronce, age 79 of Manhattan, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021 at Stoneybrook Health and Rehab.
She was born on February 27, 1942 in Manhattan, the daughter of Clyde Leroy and Vera Mae (Huntsman) Fronce. She was baptized at the First Baptist Church and graduated from Manhattan High School.
Joyce was a nanny and caregiver for people of all ages....
Harold Hood
May 21, 2021
Harold Dean Hood, age 77 of Riley, passed away Friday, May 21, 2021 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.
He was born on August 14, 1943 in Belva, Oklahoma, the son of Walter Lee and Mary Myrtle (Reasoner) Hood.
He worked as a carpenter for Kansas State University and enjoyed fishing the Republican River.
He...
Johnny Crawshaw
May 9, 2021
Johnny A. Crawshaw, age 77 of Clay Center, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021 at his residence.
He was born March 5, 1944 at Neodesha, Kansas, the son of Arlo Lawrence & Opal Vivian (Shue) Crawshaw.
Johnny graduated from Altoona Rural High School in 1962, Chanute Junior College in 1964 and Kansas State University in 1968.
On...
Ward Alan Minge
May 6, 2021
Ward Alan Minge, Ph.D, age 97, passed away at his home in Waterville, on Thursday, May 6, 2021.
Alan was born in the Afton community of rural Marshall County, Kansas, to Martin and Julia (Frohberg) Minge.
He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church at Afton.
He attended one room country schools through the eighth grade. At age 14...
Ruth Lang Todd
May 6, 2021
Ruth W. Lang Todd, age 98 of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Meadowlark Hills-Lyle House.
She was born on August 26, 1922 in Clay Center, the daughter of Frederick and Margaret (McClurkin) Yarrow.
Following high school graduation, she went to California and worked in the office at Douglas Aircraft Company. She was working the day...
Eldon Hageman
May 3, 2021
Eldon Lee Hageman, age 88 of Manhattan, passed away Monday, May 3, 202, at Meadowlark Hills-Honstead House.
He was born on January 5, 1933, in Riley County, Kansas, the son of Henry John and Hattie Lydia (Arents) Hageman.
On October 18, 1959, at the Keats United Methodist Church, he was married to Mary Jo Blodgett. She preceded him...
Peggy Winkler
Apr 25, 2021
Peggy Jean Winkler, age 70 of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at her residence with her family by her side.
She was born on September 27, 1950 in Seneca, the daughter of Elmer “Banty” and Ruth (Bureman) Stalcup.
She was raised in the Centralia area where she attended school, graduating in 1968.
She briefly attended...
Irene Sharp
Apr 18, 2021
Irene May Sharp, age 96 of Clay Center, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor.
She was born on December 8, 1924 in Idana, the daughter of Henry and Martha (McMahan) Dunn.
She grew up in the Hebron Reformed Presbyterian Church. Following high school graduation, she taught at Rural School for three years....
Rook Messick
Apr 11, 2021
Gerald Trevor “Rook” Messick II, age 66 or Junction City, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 at his home.
He was born on August 13, 1954 in Illinois, the son of Gerald and Jacque Messick and was raised in Southern California with his mother, father, step-father, and sister, Melody Centonze. His father died when he was young.
Rook...
Marilyn Luthi
Apr 7, 2021
Marilyn Jean Luthi, age 77 of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.
She was born on October 16, 1943 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Florence Elizabeth (Adams) Duncan.
On February 12, 1965 in Leonardville, she married Gerald Dean Luthi. He survives of the home.
...
Roger E. Pishny
Apr 7, 2021
Roger E. Pishny, age 71, of Waterville, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Roger was born August 10, 1949, at Marysville, to Paul W. and Bernice L. (Vavricek) Pishny.
He graduated with the first class of Valley Heights High School in 1967.
He married Debra A. Fredrickson on January 20, 1970,...
Arlan Trumpp
Mar 27, 2021
Arlan Dwight Trumpp, 86, passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Community Memorial Hospital in Marysville.
He was born on October 15, 1934 to George and Margaret (Nanninga) Trumpp at the family homestead in Bala, KS.
At the age of eight, the family moved to farm right outside Leonardville, where he lived until just a few years...
Gregory Gude
Mar 24, 2021
Gregory Kent Gude, age 66 of Olsburg, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family, sidekick Tilley, and his FFA quilt keeping him warm.
He was born on October 3, 1954 in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Jerry Leistad and Donna Lee (Rowley) Gude.
He graduated from Elk Horn-Kimballton High School where...
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