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Sandy

Sandy

Aug 23, 2022

Sandra Lee (Sandy) Cunningham, 78, of Manhattan, KS, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 23rd, at Ascension Via Christi Health Hospital in Manhattan. Sandy was born in Roanoke, Virginia on September 2, 1943, the daughter of the late Hazel (Rigby) and Arthur Douglas Jackson. She was united in marriage to Jack Reid Cunningham III on June 1, 1963, in Roanoke....

Michael Jay Leasure

Michael Jay Leasure

Aug 14, 2022

Michael Jay Leasure, (83), of Manhattan, died on August 14, 2022, in Kansas City, KS. Mike was with the maintenance department at Kansas State University from 1966 to 1996 as a painter. Mike was born in Manhattan, KS on November 23, 1938, the son of the late Frieda Marie (Nixon) and Elden Emanuel Leasure, Sr. His companion, Kay Franks...

Allen Reynolds

Allen Reynolds

Aug 12, 2022

Dr. Allen LeRoy Reynolds, DDS, 74, of Saint George, KS, passed away at Friday, August 12th, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi Health Hospital, Manhattan. He was a retired dentist from Dodge City. Allen was born in Dodge City, KS on July 10, 1948, the son of the late Edna V (Allen) Reynolds and Charles Andrew "Andy" Reynolds. He was...

Jeane Carol Laizure Smith

Jeane Carol Laizure Smith

Aug 10, 2022

Jeane Carol Laizure Smith, 94, of Manhattan, KS, passed away on August 10, 2022. Jeane was born July 9, 1928, in Gorham, Kansas to the late Clarence and Nellie Laizure. Jeane married the love of her life, Donald Smith, on October 31, 1948. She retired from Kansas State University in December 1987 performing accountant work for several departments. Jeane...

Norma Ellen Adams

Norma Ellen Adams

Aug 6, 2022

Norma Ellen Adams, 91, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, August 6th, at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. Norma was born in Pleasanton, KS on March 20, 1931, the daughter of the late Leonard Elmer and Ruth Hazel (Harris) Jones. She was the widow of Albert Adams. They were married on July 30, 1949, In Pleasanton. Norma attended school and graduated...

Sophia Lake Restad

Sophia Lake Restad

Aug 6, 2022

Nicolas (Sophia Lake) Restad, 27, of Manhattan, KS passed away Saturday, August 6th, 2022 arrangements are pending .

Henry Archie Bozarth, Jr

Henry Archie Bozarth, Jr

Aug 5, 2022

Henry Archie Bozarth, Jr., 88, of Manhattan, KS, formerly of Wichita till 2015 before moving to Manhattan, passed away Friday, August 5th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House. He was the husband of Donna Jean (Dilling) Bozarth. They were married on Aug. 13, 1973, in Wichita at the First Presbyterian Church Chapel on N. Broadway. Henry was born in Sugar...

Irwin Phillips

Irwin Phillips

Aug 5, 2022

Evans (Irwin) Phillips, 80, of Manhattan, and formerly of Queens, New York, passed away on Friday, August 5th, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi Health Hospital in Manhattan. He was an Independent Electrical Contractor in Brooklyn, NY, and Manhattan. Evans was born in Arouca, Trinidad on June 1, 1942, a son of the late John and Pearl (Yearwood) Phillips. He...

Lisiana Lucios

Lisiana Lucios

Aug 5, 2022

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Lisiana Lucios Micky, age 46. She passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, at her home in Manhattan, Kansas, Friday, August 5, 2022. Lisiana was born September 27, 1975, in Kolonia, Pohnpei, Micronesia, to her parents Tony Lucios and Kadarina Nennis Lucios. She was the wife of Staro Micky, and...

Robert "Bob" Stoops

Robert "Bob" Stoops

Jul 16, 2022

Robert "Bob" Stoops, 103, of Onaga, KS, passed away July 16th, in Manhattan, KS. Bob was a long-time resident of River Ridge, LA before moving to KS in 2020. He previously was an Engineer for International Lubricant Corporation, a division of Shell Oil. Robert " Bob" Saunders Stoops was born in New Orleans, LA on May 12, 1919, son...

Marion E. Wagner

Marion E. Wagner

Jul 5, 2022

Marion Wagner passed away peacefully on July 5, 2022, in the Sunflower Memory Center at the Colmery-O’Neil Veterans Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas. Marion Eugene Wagner was born July 31, 1934, near Vienna in Maries County, Missouri, to Dora Ethel Honse and Alfred Casper Wagner. He grew up in Missouri and Illinois and after attending Perry, Illinois High School he...

Jerry Burson

Jerry Burson

Jun 23, 2022

Gerald Warner "Jerry" Burson of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away at age 78 on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community-Bramlage House. Jerry was born in Aransas Pass, Texas on February 21, 1944, to the late Elmer Theodore Burson and Pansy Inez Crenshaw. He graduated from Camelback High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and later earned a Bachelor of...

Kimverley  Denise Wray

Kimverley Denise Wray

Jun 7, 2022

Kimverley Denise Wray, 50, passed away Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas. She was a traveling nurse at the Good Samaritan Society - Valley Vista in Wamego, Kansas Kimverley was born in Okinawa, Japan on Tuesday, July 14, 1971, the daughter of Beverly Ann Williams of Jacksonville, FL, and Lewis Edward Wray....

Bob O'Donnell

Bob O'Donnell

Jun 6, 2022

Robert Lee (Bob) O'Donnell, 60, of Ogden, Kansas passed away Monday, June 6th, 2002. Robert Lee O'Donnell was born in Washington, Kansas on September 21, 1961, the son of Tom, Sr., and June (Estes) O'Donnell. Robert worked for Nordhus Motors in Marysville, Kansas as a mechanic and for Koch Trucking. Bob is also survived by his parents Tom, Sr.,...

Jesse Ray Howard

Jesse Ray Howard

Jun 4, 2022

Jesse Ray Howard, 48, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, June 4th, 2022. Jesse was born in Abilene, Kansas on February 9, 1974, a son of Cathy (Brown) Cosby of Abilene and Daniel Ray Howard, also of Abilene. Jesse worked for Home Depot in Manhattan and Topeka as a manager. He graduated from Abilene High School in 1992 and attended...

Patricia Carol Baird

Patricia Carol Baird

May 25, 2022

Patricia C. Baird, 72, of Chapman, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 25th, 2022. Patricia Carol Bowen was born in San Francisco, CA on April 6, 1950, the daughter of the late Audrey Ellen (Cunningham) and John W. Bowen. She was the widow of Rick Baird. There are not any services scheduled at this time. Arrangements are with Carlson's Irvin-Parkview...

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...

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