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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.

Viola E. Young

Viola E. Young

Aug 29, 2018

Viola E. Young, age 90, of Manhattan, KS, formerly of South Beloit, IL, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Center in Manhattan, KS. She was born on July 28, 1928, in Sterling, Illinois, the daughter of Percy V. and Mary (Fickle) Green.  She attended schools in the area, joined the Salvation Army, and then entered the...

Tena L. Johnson

Tena L. Johnson

Aug 26, 2018

Tena Louise Johnson, 55, wife of James Joseph Johnson, Manhattan, passed away Sunday night August 26, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Tena Louise was the daughter of Henry Robert and Ona Ruth Dupes of rural Saline County, she was born on Nov. 30, 1962, in Salina. On June 21, 1987, in rural Saline County, she was joined...

Gilbert C. Martin

Gilbert C. Martin

Aug 18, 2018

Gilbert C. Martin, 85, of Saint George, KS, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 31, 2018, at 10:00 am at the Kansas Veteran's Cemetery. Memorials can be made to The American Heart Association. Arrangements have been entrusted to Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home and Cremation.

Randall Hensley

Randall Hensley

Aug 18, 2018

Randall (Randy) Hensley, 60, of Exeter, MO, formerly of Manhattan passed away Saturday, August 18th, at Freeman Hospital- West in Joplin, MO. He was a press operator at the Regal-Beloit Corp. Cassville, MO. Randy was born in Iola, on May 30, 1958, the son of Sonia Jean (Horalek) and Melvin "Gene" Eugene Hensley, of Manhattan. On June 12, 1977,...

Sandy E. Estes

Sandy E. Estes

Aug 15, 2018

Sandra Emily Estes, 56, of Frankfort, KS, died Wednesday, August 15th, at Via Christi Health Center in Manhattan. She was a waitress in Manhattan for many years. Sandy was the daughter of the late Evelyn (Harrison) and Raymond Brown and was married to Terry Estes. Services will be announced later. Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home.

Harold L Press

Harold L Press

Aug 7, 2018

Harold L. Press, 93, of Manhattan, KS passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Harold was born in Concordia, KS on January 18, 1925 to Delwert (Skinner) and Charles Press. He graduated from Salina High School, the class of 1943 and then served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He married Evelyn Jane Reeves at the United Methodist Church...

Don E. Brown

Don E. Brown

Aug 3, 2018

Donald Earl Brown, 81, of Manhattan, died Friday, August 3rd, at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. After moving to Manhattan in 1968 he started his career as a 6th-grade teacher at Marlatt Elementary School. He was also an assistant athletic director for the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department where he was instrumental in starting the women's and...

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