Obituaries
Jerry Lynn Rood
Oct 6, 2013
Jerry Lynn Rood, age 61 of Leonardville, Kansas, died Sunday, October 6, 2013, at his residence. He was born on October 17, 1951, in Lincoln, Kansas, the son of Frank Nelson and Edna Marie (Meier) Rood. He graduated from Riley County High School in 1969. After high school he worked in construction and then managed COOP’s in Leonardville, Solomon, Greensburg...
Harold Eugene Nibarger
Sep 22, 2013
Harold Eugene Nibarger, age 83 of Manhattan, Kansas, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at the Robert J. Dole VAMC Hospice Unit in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on October 14, 1929, in Virgil, Kansas, the son of Wayne and Elva (Cunningham) Nibarger. He was married to Ernestine Dehlinger on November 26, 1952, in Wichita, Kansas. She preceded him in death...
Anna V. Larson
Sep 21, 2013
Anna V. Larson, age 100, of Prairie Village, Kansas, formerly of Green and Clay Center, Kansas, died Saturday, September 21, 2013, at Brighton Gardens of Prairie Village, Kansas. She was born on March 24, 1913 at Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of George and Antonia (Spacek) Lippert. She was married to J. Harold Larson on February 14, 1938, he preceded...
Charles L. Peterson
Sep 15, 2013
Charles L. Peterson, age 70 of Junction City, Kansas, died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Colmery O’Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, Kansas. He was born on April 18, 1943 in Geary County, Kansas, the son of Willard Peterson and Ruby Pollard. He retired from the life insurance industry and volunteered with Meals on Wheels at the Junction City Senior...
Joanna Rockwell
Sep 12, 2013
Joanna (Rapp) Rockwell, age 87 of Manhattan, Kansas, died on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Leonardville Nursing Home in Leonardville, Kansas. She was born to the late Edward and Lucy (Ramey) Rapp on September 30, 1925 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She graduated from Siloam Springs High School in 1943 and Kansas City General Hospital School of Nursing in 1948....
Betty Jane Kleiner
Sep 12, 2013
Betty Jane Kleiner, age 88 of Manhattan, Kansas, died Thursday, September 12, 2013, at Via Christi Village in Manhattan, Kansas. She was born on April 26, 1925, at Upland, Kansas, the daughter of Roland and Ester Lydia (Gfeller) Hill. She graduated from Chapman High School and Kansas State University. She was married to Earl Kleiner on November 27, 1946. He...
Elver L. Richter
Sep 2, 2013
Elver L. Richter age 87 of Leonardville, Kansas, died Monday, September 2, 2013 at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on September 30, 1925 on the family farm in rural Riley County, Kansas, the son of Herbert and Mary (Holle) Richter. On April 12, 1948 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church he was married to Margaret...
Michael Brice Oberhelman
Sep 1, 2013
Michael Brice Oberhelman, age 47 of Kansas City, Missouri, died Sunday, September 1, 2013, at the St. Luke’s North Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on April 1, 1966, in Abilene, Kansas, the son of Bobby Brice and Mary Jane (Sailors) Oberhelman. Michael was a computer administrator at Fort Leavenworth with the United States Department of Defense. He...
Sean Michael Lesperance
Aug 19, 2013
 Sean Michael Lesperance, age 37 of Riley, Kansas, died Monday, August 19, 2013 at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on July 19, 1976 at Salina, Kansas, the beloved son of Michael Paul and Margaret Jane (Fate) Lesperance. Sean was a caring and generous person. As a young child, he loved spending time on...
Harold Eugene Henry
Aug 7, 2013
Harold Eugene “Gene” Henry, age 75 of Randolph, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Autumn Hills in Riley, Kansas. He was born on October 2, 1937, near Leonardville, Kansas, the son of Leslie Thomas and Eleanor Selma (Rosell) Henry. Gene grew up on farms in rural Leonardville and Randolph and graduated from Randolph High School in 1955. He purchased...
Clifford T. Gordon
Aug 2, 2013
Clifford T. “Buster” Gordon, Jr., age 79, of Junction City, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. He was born on July 14, 1934 in Wakefield, Kansas, the son of Clifford T. and Ivy (Sickles) Gordon. He taught school in the Concordia and Osborne school systems for seven years before coming to...
Wilbur D. Buckley
Jul 25, 2013
Rev. Wilbur D. Buckley, age 87 of Clay Center, Kansas, died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at his home. He was born on May 19, 1926 in Concordia, Kansas, the son of Robert M. and Mary (Dinsmore) Buckley. On August 19, 1947 in Ames, Kansas, he was married to Hazel Florence Furrer. She preceded him in death on October 21, 2011....
Elinor M. Woellhof
Jul 24, 2013
Elinor M. Woellhof, age 83 of Miltonvale, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at her home. She was born on July 27, 1929 in Charles City, Iowa, the daughter of Walter H. and Ida V. (Folmer) Titus. Elinor had a wonderful childhood as a preacher’s daughter. She played the violin in the school orchestra and later learned to play the...
Louis E. Hargrave
Jun 30, 2013
Louis E. Hargrave, age 82 of Randolph, Kansas died Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the Blue Valley Senior Living Center in Blue Rapids, Kansas. He was born on May 30, 1931 on the family farm near Leonardville, Kansas, the son of Eldon and Edith (Pollman) Hargrave. On June 3, 1951 he was married to Norma M. Pate at the Garrison...
Donald R. Carlson
Jun 15, 2013
Donald R. Carlson, age 63 of Manhattan, Kansas died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on October 31, 1949 in Westmoreland, Kansas, the son of Elvin Leroy and Barbara LaVerna (Linder) Carlson. Don washed windows professionally for businesses around Manhattan and was a member of the Worldwide Church of God. He...
Mary Frances Heeth
Jun 12, 2013
Mary Frances Heeth, age 77 of Manhattan, Kansas died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan, Kansas. She was born on April 24, 1936 in Johnson County, Kentucky, the daughter of Quince and Lessie (LeMaster) Trimble. Mary was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing solitaire, rummy, yahtzee and bingo, cooking and baking and watching western and classic...
Sylvia E
Jun 2, 2013
Sylvia E. (Oman) Nelson, age 67 of Manhattan, Kansas died Sunday, June 2, 2013 at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan, Kansas. She was born on December 2, 1945 at Walsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Howard A. and Caroline A. (Ruthstrom) Oman. Sylvia worked at Wal-Mart for 17 years in many different capacities and retired in 2002. It was the...
Pamela L. Marsch
May 8, 2013
Pamela L. (Larson) Marsch, age 50, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from complications of a stroke, at the Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. She was born on May 9, 1962 in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Verlyn Dean and Paula Lou (Phillips) Larson. She graduated from high school in Dover, Delaware and Kansas State University with...
Marvin LeRoy Hook
May 3, 2013
Marvin LeRoy Hook, age 92 of Manhattan, Kansas died Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on April 5, 1921 on the family farm north of Dysart, Iowa, the son of Ira and Jenny Hook. On December 31, 1947, he was married to Jeanette Feuerbach. She preceded in in death on...
A. Grant Sump
Apr 24, 2013
A. Grant Sump, age 91 of Clay Center, Kansas died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Leonardville Nursing Home in Leonardville, Kansas. He was born on January 4, 1922 on the family farm outside of Green, Kansas, the son of Albert and Maude (Gilchrist) Sump. On December 1, 1952 in Darlington, Indiana, he was married to Betty Jean Richter. She...
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