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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...

Joe Aaron Sims

Joe Aaron Sims

Feb 5, 2022

JOE AARON SIMS, JR AUGUST 13, 1931 – FEBRUARY 5, 2022 Joe Aaron Sims, Jr. was born in Danville, Illinois on August 13, 1931, to Joe Sims Sr. and Samantha Griggs. He graduated from Danville High School, class of 1948. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Army on January 8, 1954, at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Joe...

Hailey Dawn Bailey

Hailey Dawn Bailey

Feb 4, 2022

Haley Dawn Bailey of Manhattan, passed away on Friday morning on February 4th, at her home. Haley was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 9, 2002, the daughter of Treva M.(Janzen)Bailey, of Manhattan, and Micah Phillip Bailey, of Wichita. She assembler with Big Lakes in Manhattan. Haley is survived by her mother Treva M. (Janzen) Bailey and step-father, Robert...

Barry Mckee

Barry Mckee

Jan 30, 2022

Barry McKee, 78, of Ogden, passed away Sunday, January 30th, at his residence. Barry was retired from the US Army, serving during the Vietnam War as an E-6, and had also worked for Armour, Smithfield, and Eckrich, working as a machine operator in pork processing. Born in Rockville Centre, NY on March 23, 1943, Barry was the son of...

John Farrell, Sr.

John Farrell, Sr.

Jan 29, 2022

John M. Farrell, Sr., passed away on January 30th, 2020. John was born May 15th, 1938, in Manhattan Kansas to Ellen G. (Leonard) and John J. Farrell. After graduating from Boys Town, Nebraska, John moved back to Manhattan Kansas. He met and then married Jerene J. Rankin on July 14th, 1962, at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church. His own...

Robert Wirt Crofoot

Robert Wirt Crofoot

Jan 26, 2022

Robert Wirt (Robert) Crofoot, 64, of Junction City, KS, passed away Wednesday, January 26th, at his residence with family and friends present.  He was a truck driver- end dump for  Shilling Construction Manhattan and also Mid-West Concrete also in Manhattan Robert Crofoot was born in San Marcas, Texas on June 9, 1957, a son of the late Irene Gloria...

Carl Roman Didas

Carl Roman Didas

Jan 22, 2022

Carl Roman Didas, 84, of Manhattan, was born in Perkinsville, NY on April 4, 1937, a son of the late Pearl (Miller) and Joseph Roman Didas and passed Saturday, January 22nd, at the Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community- Honstead House. Carl grew up around Star Lake and went to Clifton Fine Central School. On May 12, 1962, in Russell NY...

Georgeanne Rose Mirack

Georgeanne Rose Mirack

Jan 20, 2022

Georgeanne Rose Mirack (nee Bankard), 84, of Annapolis, Maryland passed away on January 20th with her son by her side in Manhattan, Kansas. Born and raised in Baltimore, she spent her later years in Churchton and Annapolis, MD. Georgeanne enjoyed dancing, music, gardening, decorating, painting and was famous for feeding her gaggle of swans in Churchton. She was meticulous...

Joy Dean Keller

Joy Dean Keller

Jan 19, 2022

Joy Deen Keller, 70, of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday evening, January 19th. She was a cosmetologist and a homemaker. Joy was born in Chelan, WA on June 24, 1951, the daughter of Wanda Fern (Barr) Larson, of Ephrata, WA, and the late Robert Bruce Holden. Joy attended high school at Eastmount HS, East Wenatchee, WA. Joy was united in...

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