William Pearson "Pete" Beck
Jan 31, 2018
William Pearson “Pete” Beck, 87, of Manhattan passed away on Wednesday, January 31st at Wroten House Meadowlark Hills. Pearson was born April 5, 1930 to William Henry and Gracia Beeler Beck in Spearville, Kansas. He spent his first five years on a farm southwest of Spearville. He moved to Kinsley, Kansas where he went to school and graduated from...
Charlotte June Blake
Jan 25, 2018
Charlotte June Blake, 86, of Manhattan, KS, died Thursday, January 25th, 2018 at Good Shepherd Hospice House. Charlotte was born in Clay Center, KS on February 8, 1931, to Velma Reller (Boyd) and Charles B. Langley. She attended public schools in Clay Center. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Manhattan, where she also volunteered. She was...
Rose Marie Mathos
Jan 21, 2018
Rose Marie Mathos, 80, of Saint George, KS, formerly of Chicakasha, OK, passed away Sunday, January 21st, at her residence. Arrangements are currently pending. The family requests any donations be directed to Riley County Seniors Service Center. Arrangements have been entrusted to Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home and Crematory.
Tennyson Irl Collins
Jan 20, 2018
Tennyson Irl Collins, 90, of Manhattan, KS, passed away Saturday, January 20th, at Via Christi Health Center- Manhattan. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 23, 2018, at 2:00 pm, at the Manhattan Kennel Club building, 1000 S Manhattan Ave, Manhattan, KS, on the corner of Collins Lane and South Manhattan Ave. Arrangements have been entrusted to...
Florence Aline Hull
Jan 19, 2018
Florence Aline Hull Florence Aline Hull, 93, of Corbin, KY, formerly of Manhattan passed away Friday, January 19th, in Corbin KY. She and her husband Roy were the former owners of the Hull Business Machines in Manhattan. Florence was born in Deer Creek, OK on June 30, 1924, the daughter of the late Vesta Fern (Dobbs) and Bud Milton...
Margaret Stewart-Sims
Jan 14, 2018
Margaret E. Stewart-Sims, 86, of Junction City, passed away Sunday, January 14th, at Via Christi Health Center- Manhattan. She worked for many years with Bell Taxi in Junction City as a customer service representative. Margaret was born in Evanston, IN on September 6, 1931, the daughter of the late Truly and Carrie (Beard) Evans. She was united in marriage...
Melvyn Douglas Steelsmith
Jan 12, 2018
Melvyn D. Steelsmith, age 79, of Manhattan, Kansas passed away Friday, January 12, 2018, at Wroten House in Meadowlark Hills, with his wife and children by his side. Mel was born July 3, 1938, in Lenora, Kansas, the youngest son of Clay and Pauline Steelsmith. He was preceded in death by both his parents and his older brother, Gene...
Nancy Colleen Brown
Jan 8, 2018
Nancy Colleen (Helvie) Brown, 81, of Manhattan, KS passed away Monday, January 8th, at Via Christi Village. she held many positions at Memorial hospital in Manhattan. She later worked as a greeter at the Manhattan Wal-Mart. Nancy was born in Wichita on August 20, 1936, to Clara (Schweer) and Walter Helvie. On June 26, 1955, she married the love...
Donald Lee Clagett
Jan 8, 2018
Donald Lee Clagett, 88, of Manhattan, passed away on Monday, January 8th, 2018 at Stonybrook Retirement Community. He was an Electronics Salesman and Repairman at Kansas State University- Acker-Biology for 10 years and Bird Music before that. Donald was born in Clifton, KS on July 17, 1929, to Verda (Rogers) and Alvin Clagett. He grew up in Clifton and...
Shirley Jean Ehm
Dec 31, 2017
Shirley Jean Ehm, 77, of Manhattan, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 31st. Shirley was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. Shirley worked with her husband Paul on their farm in Ashland Bottoms Manhattan while raising her children, and was a dedicated homemaker and mother. She later worked as an administrative assistant at Farm Bureau and AIB International. Shirley...
Daisy Elaine Rhodes-Planas
Dec 17, 2017
Daisy Elaine Rhodes-Planas, 60, of Manhattan, passed away Sunday, December 17th, at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. She worked at KSU, at the student union admissions and was a former advisor to Beta Sigma Chi. Daisy was born in Memphis, TN on August 16, 1957, the daughter of Bobbie Jean (Hunter) Nuegent of Manhattan, and Ernest Larry,...
Lisa Mae Wheadon
Dec 16, 2017
Lisa Mae Wheadon, 49, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, December 16th, at Via Christi Health Center- Manhattan. She was a graduate of Manhattan High School in 1986 and received her LPN from the Franklin County Technical College in Chambersburg, PA. Lisa Rider was born in Guymon, OK on April 24, 1968, the daughter of the late Frances R. (Watts)...
Judy Eileen Livingston
Dec 15, 2017
Judy Eileen Livingston, 66, of Manhattan, KS, passed away Friday, December 15th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. She was a housekeeper at Putnam Hall at Kansas State University and will be remembered as a very proud, thoughtful and private person. Judy was born in Manhattan, on July 17, 1951, the daughter of the late Mary Ellen...
Gordon Cramer
Dec 14, 2017
M. Gordon Cramer, 89, passed away on Thursday, December 14th in Overland Park, Kansas Gordon was born on January 5th, 1927 in Columbia, Missouri, the son of Roscoe C. and Grace (Cove) Cramer. Gordon grew up in the Kansas City neighborhood of Swope Park, where he was infamous for providing freedom to a few small animals, specifically from the...
Janet Karen Phillippi
Dec 2, 2017
Janet Karen Phillippi, 60, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, December 2nd, at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. Janet was born in Lynwood, California on March 2, 1957, the daughter of Betty (Giesbrecht) Ullner and the late Gustav Ullner. She graduated from Mark Keppel High School in 1976; and attended college at Humboldt State, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (where...
Lois Margaret Jones
Dec 2, 2017
Lois Margaret Jones, 97, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, December 2nd, she had worked for the Manhattan School District in food preparations. Lois was born on September 27, 1920, the daughter of the late Hazel (Haas) and Ralph Enders. She was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Manhattan. Lois is survived by a daughter, Darlina K. (JR)...
Russell G. Butterworth
Nov 30, 2017
Russell Gene Butterworth, 80, of Manhattan, KS, passed away Thursday, November 30th. Born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa on July 15, 1937, the son of the late Lois V. (Gullixson) and John Russell Butterworth. He was an oceanographer. No services are planned at this time. Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home - Manhattan.
Norman E. Root
Nov 17, 2017
Norman E. Root, 84, of Manhattan, passed away Friday, November 17th, 2017. Norman Eugene Root was born in Enterprise, KS on February 10, 1933, the son of the late Harry Franklin and Lillie Mae (Gannon) Root. He and Velda Jean Reiff were united in marriage on Sept. 4, 1957, at the New Basel Church, south of Abilene near Elmo....
Mike J. Menzies Jr.
Nov 11, 2017
Michael Joseph (Mike) Menzies, Jr, of Downs, passed away Saturday, November 11th, in Junction City, KS. He was an over the road truck driver for John Hajny Trucking in Jewell, KS. Mike was born in Wichita, on April 26, 1979, the son of Jamie (Delamore) Menzies, of Clay Center, KS and the late Michael Joseph Menzies, Sr. Michael and...
Dr. W F "Frank" Spikes
Nov 8, 2017
William Franklin (Frank) Spikes, III, 68, died Wednesday, November 8, after a very brief stay at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. An only child, he was born to W.F. Spikes, Jr, and Joyce Elizabeth Ernest Spikes on July 14, 1949,in Berwyn, IL. Frank graduated from York High School in Elmhurst, IL. Additionally, he earned a BS, MS and...
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