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Retired Ssgt Ross James Englert

Retired Ssgt Ross James Englert

May 25, 2022

Retired SSgt. Ross James Englert (40) of Milford, KS, entered enteral rest in his home surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, May 25th. SSgt. Englert was a Retired Radio Chief with the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment in Williamsburg, Virginia. While in the Marines, he received the following combat service-related awards: Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps...

Davanna "Dee" Gay Justice

Davanna "Dee" Gay Justice

May 21, 2022

Davanna "Dee" G. Justice, 61, of Woodbine, KS, passed away Saturday, May 21st, at the Via Christi Village, in Manhattan. She was a co-owner of Citywide Security in Topeka and co-owner of the Drain Doctor of Woodbine. Davanna G. Fletcher was born in Fort Worth, Texas on January 4, 1961, the daughter of the late Linda and Charles Fletcher....

Barbara Jean  Fiser Ruliffson

Barbara Jean Fiser Ruliffson

May 10, 2022

Barbara Jean Fiser Ruliffson, 72, of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, May 10th, with family by her side. Barbara was born in Manhattan on March 26, 1950, a daughter of the late Vivian R (Bamer) and Ladek (Lud) C. Fiser. She was united in marriage to Mark H. Ruliffson on August 20th, 1970, and celebrated 52 years of marriage. Barb...

Larry Eugene Rusink

Larry Eugene Rusink

Apr 22, 2022

Larry Eugene Rusink, 76, of Manhattan, and formerly of Omaha, NE, passed away late Friday, April 22, 2022, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Larry was born in Norton, Kansas on October 19, 1945, the son of the late Harley and Wilma (Vermass) Rusink. He attended schools in Norton, Council Grove, and graduated from Frankfort High...

Doyle Dean Barnes

Doyle Dean Barnes

Apr 12, 2022

Doyle Dean Barnes, 81, of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 at his home in Manhattan. He was a principal at Grade Schools in Ogden, Theodore Roosevelt  Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, and Wichita. Doyle was born in Horton, KS on January 21, 1941, the son of the late Pearl Belle (Baker) and White  Barnes. He was...

Kathy A. Love

Kathy A. Love

Mar 29, 2022

Kathryn Love, 70, of Manhattan and Wamego, passed away early Tuesday, March 29th, at Ascension Via Christi Health Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Kathy was born January 18, 1952, in Westmoreland, Kansas, the daughter of Laura M. Enlow and John L. Brown. She was a treasured community builder who worked in support and service for all those she knew....

Nancy P. Larson

Nancy P. Larson

Mar 28, 2022

Nancy Paulette Larson, 70, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, March 28th, at Ascension Via Christi Health Hospital. She was the secretary at College Avenue United Methodist Church in Manhattan and helped at Grizzly's Restaurant also in Manhattan. Nancy was born in Manhattan, on January 11, 1952, the daughter of the late Emma Eveline (Spain) and B Sylvester Gourley. She...

Gary John Plumberg

Gary John Plumberg

Mar 26, 2022

Gary John Plumberg passed away on March 26, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital after a short illness. He was born April 20, 1945, the son of the late John Edward and Joy Winona (Springer) Plumberg. Gary was a 1963 graduate of Manhattan High School and 1967 from Kansas State University. He was a member of the Seven Dolors...

John Raymond Johannes

John Raymond Johannes

Mar 21, 2022

John Raymond Johannes, 85, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, March 21, at the Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. John was born in Salina, KS on December 11, 1936, the son of the late Margaret Phoebe (Baker) and William Raymond Johannes. On June 7, 1958, he was united in marriage at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys, KS to...

Sandra "Sandy" Jean Carlson

Sandra "Sandy" Jean Carlson

Mar 13, 2022

Sandra "Sandy" Jean Carlson, a resident of Manhattan for most of her life, was born on March 1, 1938, the daughter of Gertrude L. (Coffman) and Roy E. Drown. She passed away at sunrise 5/1/1938on Sunday, March 13, 2022, with her family by her side. Sandy grew up in Manhattan and attended the local schools, graduating from Manhattan High...

Janét E. Bozarth

Janét E. Bozarth

Mar 9, 2022

Janét Elise Bozarth, 45, of Manhattan, passed away, Wednesday, March 9th, 2022. Janét was born in Wichita, on February 12, 1977, the daughter of Donna Jean (Dilling) Bozarth and Henry Archie Bozarth, Jr. She was the wife of Matthew Ussary. They were married on July 5, 2002, in Olathe at the Pickering House Garden. She was a graduate of...

Duane Edwin Rose

Duane Edwin Rose

Mar 5, 2022

Duane Edwin Rose, 73, formerly of Hutchinson and Lawrence passed away early Saturday, March 5th, at his residence in Manhattan. He was a retired supervisor for Garvey Grain Company in Hutchinson, and for 12 years at the Lawrence Paper Company in the shipping department in Lawrence, Kansas. Duane was born in Scott City, Kansas on July 18, 1948, the...

Laurie Ann Mathos

Laurie Ann Mathos

Mar 2, 2022

Laurie Ann Mathos, 65, of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022. She was the Quality Control Manager at the Alorica Call Center. Laurie was born in Oak Park, IL on October 20, 1956, the daughter of Robert Guelle, who survives in Jonesboro, Ark, and the late Ann (Grasse) Guelle. Laurie graduated from Oak Forrest High School in Oak...

Karin G. Shipley

Karin G. Shipley

Mar 1, 2022

Karin Gertrude (Powierza) Shipley, 82, of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, March 1st, at Homestead of Olathe Assisted Living, Olathe. She worked at FootLocker in Junction City and was a homemaker. Karin was born in Danzig, Germany, on January 20, 1940, the daughter of the late Dorthea and Gerhard Paul Kreft. She was the widow of Richard​J. Powierza and Donald...

John D. Linenberger

John D. Linenberger

Feb 22, 2022

John Damian Linenberger, 86, of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, February 22nd. He was a house painter in the Manhattan area. John was born in Victoria, KS on October 29, 1935, the son of the late Bonaventure Linenberger and Gertrude (Beck) Linenberger. John was married to Marlene Ann Brungardt in Victoria on Dec 28, 1964, and she also survives of...

Felisita Lara

Felisita Lara

Feb 20, 2022

Felicita Lara, 71, of Manhattan, passed away Sunday, February 20th, at her home in Manhattan. She was a retired delivery person for Dillons, but her true love was being a homemaker for her family. Felicita was born in El Paso, Texas on April 12, 1950, the daughter of the late Maria Percidia and Jose De La Rosa. She was...

Pastor James Spencer

Pastor James Spencer

Feb 16, 2022

Manhattan, Kansas – James E. Spencer, 71, died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on February 15, 2022, in his residence. He was born on December 13, 1951, in Tucson, Arizona. The son of Arthur J. Spencer and LaVona I. Spencer. James was predeceased by his mother and father. He is survived by his sister, Beryl D. Jones of Wichita, and...

Joe C. Mayfield

Joe C. Mayfield

Feb 14, 2022

Joe C. Mayfield, 83, of Manhattan, KS, passed away Monday, February 14th, at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan. Joe was a retired US Army Major and substitute schoolteacher. Joe Charles Mayfield was born in Del Rio, TX on April 30, 1938, the son of the late Rachel Rosecrans Lane and Joe Telford Mayfield. He was the husband of...

Jacquelyn  I. Cantwell

Jacquelyn I. Cantwell

Feb 11, 2022

Jacquelyn Irene Cantwell, 89, of Saint George, passed away Friday, February 11th, 2022. She was an Administrative Assistant at the Riley County Health Dept. She was born in Manhattan, on July 19, 1932, the daughter of the late Irene Rose (Glenn) and Barton Jack Ward. She graduated from the Sacred Heart Academy (Manhattan Catholic Schools); was a member of...

Ronald Lee Reich

Ronald Lee Reich

Feb 9, 2022

Ronald Lee Reich, 74, of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, February 9th, at his home. He served in the US Army during the Korean and Vietnam era serving with the Military Police, working with the Riley County Law Enforcement, Jack’s Body Shop, bus driver for USD 383, truck driver for Midwest Concrete, and stocker at Menards. Ron was born in...

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