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Fredric C. Appl

Fredric C. Appl

Nov 15, 2018

Fredric C. Appl, 85, of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, November 15th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House. Fred was born in Mount Hope, Kansas on November 17, 1932, the son of the late Vida (Gates) and Fred C. Appl. On June 13th, 1954, he was united in marriage to Natalie Simpson at the East End Christian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....

Bryan "Scott" Palmer

Bryan "Scott" Palmer

Nov 9, 2018

Bryan “Scott” Palmer was born in Manhattan, Kansas, in 1972, to parents Norwin and Wilma Palmer, and welcomed by big sister, Carrie. He graduated from Manhattan High School in 1991. Scott passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018, after a decades-long battle with Spinal Cerebellar Ataxia. In his early years, Scott loved anything with wheels on it or an...

Linda C Stebbins

Linda C Stebbins

Oct 25, 2018

Linda C Stebbins, 76, of Junction City, KS, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. Linda was born in Eureka, Kansas on January 4, 1942, to Susan Irene (Penland) Jeffries and Melvin Macy Cammack. She married Carl Nicholas (Sam) Stebbins on August 15, 1981. Linda sang in the 1st Presbyterian Church...

Bobby "Jack" Watson

Bobby "Jack" Watson

Oct 23, 2018

Bobby "Jack" Watson, 88, passed away on October 23, 2018, at Olathe Medical Center. Jack was born on May 15, 1930, the only child, to Stella and O.R. Watson, on a farm located in Pottawatomie County, Kansas. He moved throughout Eastern Kansas with his parents during his early years, before they settled in Galena, Kansas. He continued to attend...

Julia Kathleen Wilkinson

Julia Kathleen Wilkinson

Oct 19, 2018

Julia K. Wilkinson, 71, of Manhattan, KS passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, October 26, 2018, at 1:00 PM at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.

Donald  "Don" Robert Howe

Donald "Don" Robert Howe

Oct 18, 2018

Donald Robert Howe, 64, Manhattan was born November 25, 1953, at Johnson Airbase, Sayama, Saitana Prefecture, Japan. He was the eldest son of Clifford O. and Ruth T. Howe. He graduated from Manhattan High School in 1972 and was employed at KP&L/KGS for 44 years. He is survived by his brothers, David of McPherson; Carl of Sabetha, sister, Mary...

Helen Elizabeth Selvidge

Helen Elizabeth Selvidge

Oct 17, 2018

Helen Elizabeth Selvidge, 96, of Manhattan, KS passed away on Wednesday, October 17th, at the Wamego Health Center. Helen was born in New Braunfels, TX on June 4, 1922, daughter of Hattie Viola (Stokley) and Jefferson Davis Rainwater. She graduated from Greensville High School class of 1939. She married the love of her life John Raymond Selvidge Sr. on...

Emmalynn Paige Staley

Emmalynn Paige Staley

Oct 15, 2018

Emmalynn Paige Staley passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City on October 15, 2018, at 2:45 pm. Emmalynn was born on October 2, 2018, at 4:17 am to parents Christopher and Allison Staley at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas. She has one super big brother, Trenton (age 4). Her...

Morice Fredrick  "Tex" Winter

Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winter

Oct 10, 2018

Morice Fredrick “Tex” Winter, 96, died Wednesday morning October 10, 2018, at home in Manhattan Ks., following a lengthy illness. Winter was born in Wellington, Texas on February 25, 1922. His family moved to California in the mid-1930’s to escape the dust bowl days of the Great Depression. When Winter began High School in California his fellow students nicknamed...

Robert E. "Bob" Zimmerling

Robert E. "Bob" Zimmerling

Oct 10, 2018

Robert E. "Bob" Zimmerling Robert Ernest (Bob) Zimmerling, 72, of Wamego, passed away Wednesday, October 10th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. He was a mechanic for many construction companies in the area. Bob was born in Marysville, KS on November 10, 1945, the son of the late Bertille (Kohl) and Walter O. Zimmerling. On July 30,...

Ralph S. Titus

Ralph S. Titus

Oct 9, 2018

One of the founders of the National Public Radio format and a longtime Kansas State University public broadcaster, Ralph S. Titus, 84, of Manhattan, Kan., passed Oct. 9, 2018. He was born in Winfield, Kan., Dec. 22, 1933, to Ralph E. and Pauline (Sease) Titus. When Ralph was five-years-old, his father made him a wooden toy microphone, and he...

Robert "Bob" Gene Meisner

Robert "Bob" Gene Meisner

Sep 29, 2018

Robert Gene Meisner, 91, of Plano, TX, formerly of Manhattan passed away Saturday, September 29th, in Plano TX. Bob Meisner was born in Okeene, OK on October 3, 1926, the son of the late Esther Ruth (Winter) and Carl Henry Meisner. He was united in marriage to Jacque Scott on Jan. 20, 1949 in Amarillo, Texas. She passed away...

David E. Ingram

David E. Ingram

Sep 29, 2018

David Eugene Ingram, of Manhattan, Kan., passed away early morning Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan of complications from cancer. He was 67. Dave was born May 9, 1951, in Plummers Landing, Ky., to Thomas Fletcher Ingram and Ella Ernestine McKee Ingram. He spent much of his childhood in the Flemingsburg, Ky. area as...

Thomas L. Alexander

Thomas L. Alexander

Sep 16, 2018

Thomas L. (Tommy) Alexander, 79, of Manhattan, KS, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018. Tommy was born on January 10, 1939, in Leavenworth, KS to Emma M (House) Alexander and Lorraine B Alexander, Sr. He graduated class of 1957 from Manhattan High School. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve. Tommy worked as a Carpenter and worked for...

Peggy (Mom Murph) Murphy

Peggy (Mom Murph) Murphy

Sep 11, 2018

Peggy Dawn Murphy, fondly known as "Mom Murph" passed away on September 11, 2018, at her residence in Junction City, Kansas. Mrs. Murphy was an avid wildlife artist and loved the blues. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Murphy and grandson Kyle Calloway. She is survived by her sons, John E. Calloway (Nancy) of Tucson, Arizona...

Lex Hamiliton Pearson

Lex Hamiliton Pearson

Sep 10, 2018

Lex Hamilton Pearson, age 55, passed away in his home while surrounded by family in Manhattan Kansas on 10 September 2018. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and son who was active in the community and widely admired. Born and raised in Manhattan, a community he both loved and served with his heart and his hands. Lex...

Madonna (Donna) I Larson

Madonna (Donna) I Larson

Sep 3, 2018

Donna Larson, Born in Salina KS, February 12, 1930, was the last in her immediate family to pass away, on September 3rd, 2018. Don was the youngest, then Donna, Wilma and then William. Donna always thought her parents, Lorraine and Bill Sasnett wanted twins, by the similarities in the older and younger names. Donna is survived by her twin...

Carl E. Carlson

Carl E. Carlson

Aug 29, 2018

Carl E. Carlson, 86, of Manhattan, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at Via Christi Village. Carl was born on August 31, 1931, in Manhattan, Kansas, to Harry and Helen (Walbridge) Carlson. He graduated from Manhattan High School in 1950. As a youth, Carl was confirmed at St. Lukes Lutheran Church in Manhattan. He remained a member of...

Mckinley N. Blake

Mckinley N. Blake

Aug 29, 2018

McKinley N. Blake, 99, of Manhattan, KS, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at Via Christi Village. McKinley was born on September 18, 1918, in Tallulah, Louisiana to Charlie and Roxanna (Duncan) Blake. In 1940 he married Lucille William, together they had four children. He served in the U.S. Army as a Sgt, during WWII. He was a...

Linda S. Johnson

Linda S. Johnson

Aug 29, 2018

Linda S. Johnson, 71, of Manhattan, KS, passed away on, Wednesday, August 29, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the T. Russell Reitz Regional Animal Shelter.

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