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Roosevelt Nash

Roosevelt Nash

Jul 26, 2015

Roosevelt Nash, 71, of Manhattan, passed away Sunday, July 26th, at his residence. He was a retired mail carrier at the Manhattan Post Office for eleven years, and was retired from the US Army after 21 yrs of service to his country. Roosevelt Nash was born in Ferndale, Michigan on December 7, 1943, the son of the late Woodrow...

Mrs. Thelma M. Ransom

Mrs. Thelma M. Ransom

Jul 14, 2015

Thelma Maxine (Hook) Ransom, 94, of Manhattan, Kansas, formerly of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Thelma Maxine Hook was born in Pleasant Plains, on September 9, 1920, the daughter of the late William Ernest and Ola (Johnston) Hook. Thelma graduated high school and attended Draughon's Business...

Helen Jean Limbocker

Helen Jean Limbocker

Jul 11, 2015

Helen (Jean) Limbocker on July 11, 2015, while at Meadowlark Hills Sloan House, went to her eternal home in her sleep at the age of 94. She was born September 12, 1920, on a farm near Wilson, Kansas to her parents Frank and Albina Broke. Jean attended small country schools until their family moved to Ellsworth, Kansas where she...

Mildred L. Mathews

Mildred L. Mathews

Jul 6, 2015

Mildred L. Mathews Mildred Lucille Mathews, 86, of Manhattan, passed away, Monday, July 6th, at Via Christi Village in Manhattan. Mildred L. was born in Manhattan on July 31, 1928, the daughter of the late Monett (Cavens) Hanks and Aaron Divine. She was a member of First United Methodist Church Manhattan, was a cook at many KSU Fraternities and...

Georgia I Roberts

Georgia I Roberts

Jul 5, 2015

Georgia I. Roberts (89), passed away on July 5, 2015 at her residence, Homestead Assisted Living, Manhattan, Kansas, surrounded by family and friends. She was married to Leland F. Howerton and later divorced. In 1956, she married Albert R. Roberts, and in 2007, he preceded her in death. Georgia was born July 3, 1926 in Baxter County, Arkansas to...

Virginia Harrison

Virginia Harrison

Jun 29, 2015

Lyda Virginia Harrison Virginia Harrison, 96, of Manhattan, formerly of Clarksville, AR, passed away Monday, June 29th, peacefully, at her residence. Lydia was a retired mathematics teacher and enjoyed computers and traveling. Lyda Virginia Claybrook was born in Jackson, TN on June 5,1919, the daughter of the late Rev. Lyn and Sarah Ann (Skinner) Claybrook. She attended and graduated...

Norma Elaine Mcnair

Norma Elaine Mcnair

Jun 22, 2015

Norma Elaine McNair Norma Elaine McNair, 87, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, June 22nd, peacefully, at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Manhattan for many years. Norma Elaine Peters was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on September 9, 1927, the daughter of the late William O. and Amanda C. (Buchmeier) Peters. On Dec. 6,...

Griffith G. Gates

Griffith G. Gates

Jun 8, 2015

Griffith Granville Gates, 93, of Manhattan, died Monday, June 8th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House. He was retired from the US Navy and the Civil Service, as Director of Military Museums and Teacher of Fine Art and a lifetime Artist. Griff was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 20, 1921, the son of the late Ruppert G....

Cheyanne Olivia Higgins

Cheyanne Olivia Higgins

May 23, 2015

Cheyanne Olivia Higgins, 18, of Junction City, passed away Saturday, May 23rd, in an automobile accident on Stagg Hill Road in Manhattan. Cheyanne Olivia was born in Tacoma, WA on August 22, 1996, the daughter of Angela (Ryan) and Michael Higgins, of Junction City. She attended and graduated from Junction City High School in the spring of 2014, where...

Kerwin "Corky" Crabs

Kerwin "Corky" Crabs

May 21, 2015

Kerwin Kent “Corky” Crabs, 90, passed away on May 21, 2015 in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on January 31, 1925 in Manchester Kansas. His parents were Clayton and Irene (Wolfe) Crabs of Manchester Kansas. Corky was a proud veteran of WW II serving in the Navy. 'Corky', as he is known to most people, leaves behind his wife,...

Gail Edwards

Gail Edwards

May 6, 2015

Elva Gail Edwards, 93, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, May 6th, at Holiday Resort in Salina. Gail was born in Rural Pottawatomie, Kansas on January 25, 1922, a daughter of the late Florence Ellen (Taylor) and Charles E Cameron. On Dec. 24, 1946, Gail married Benjamin 'Ed' Edwards in Topeka, Kansas. Gail taught school in a one room school...

Pauline Barr

Pauline Barr

Apr 29, 2015

Pauline “Richardson” Goodridge- Barr 88 was born January 23, 1927, the oldest child of Mose and Ethel Richardson. She transitioned from our lives April 29, 2015 surrounded by her loved ones. Pauline received her education from Rosenwall High School in Queen City, TX. In 1944 she moved to Manhattan, Kansas with her parents and siblings where she became a...

James " Jim" Patrick Davie

James " Jim" Patrick Davie

Apr 24, 2015

James P. 'Jim' Davie Jim Davie, usually called 'Coach Davie', of Manhattan died April 25, 2015, at his home. He was born January 20, 1942 at his home in Bridgeville, Pa. His parents were Pat Davie, a steel mill worker/piano man and Vivian (Duvaul) Davie, a homemaker extraordinaire. He was the middle man of 7 siblings which meant he...

(Ret)Cw-04 Bernard Ryan Head

(Ret)Cw-04 Bernard Ryan Head

Apr 16, 2015

Bernard Ryan Head, 102 1/2, of Manhattan, KS, passed away Thursday, April 16th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. He was retired from the US Army as a Chief Warrant Officer 4, and the Civil Service in Manpower Management. He was an active member of the St. Thomas More Catholic Church, a Knights of Columbus 4th Degree,...

Larry A Olson

Larry A Olson

Apr 10, 2015

Larry Allen Olson, 67, of Manhattan, died Thursday, April 9th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. He was the Head Women’s Basketball Coach making several national appearances and was honored twice as the Coach of the Year, Associate Athletic Director, Men's Dorm Supervisor and both the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach at Manhattan Christian College. Larry recruited quality athletes...

Carlotta L. Preston

Carlotta L. Preston

Mar 29, 2015

Carlotta L. Preston, 76, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on, Sunday, March 29th, peacefully, at Stoneybrook Retirement Community. She was born in Staten Island, New York on September 7, 1938.She worked as a Certified Nurse. Carlotta preston is preceded in death by her; parents and her husband, Carl. Carlotta is survived by, a sister, Francis Preston and a brother,...

Lavonne M. Pierce

Lavonne M. Pierce

Mar 28, 2015

LaVonne M. Pierce, 81, formerly of Saint George, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 28th, at the Kiowa Manor District Hospital, Kiowa Kansas LaVonne was born in Red Oak, Iowa on October 28, 1933, the daughter of the late Sam and Wilma (Sederburg) Carlsward. She was a graduate of the Red Oak, Iowa high school and attended business college. On...

Diana "Kay" Ring

Diana "Kay" Ring

Mar 12, 2015

Diana ' Kay' (Whittlesey) Ring of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015, peacefully, at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. Diana was born in Winfield, on December 10, 1945, she is the daughter of Donald Whittlesey and Gwendolin (Dozer) Whittlesey, of Manhattan. Diana graduated high school in Lawrence in 1964, she received a Bachelor's Degree in Home Economics and Fine...

John Pershing Brown

John Pershing Brown

Mar 10, 2015

Obituary John Pershing Brown, 93, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 10th in his home. The son of Josiah Brown and Catharine Brannick LaFontaine Brown, John was born on November 3rd, 1921 in Wamego, Kansas. John graduated from Wamego High School in 1940, and was president of his freshman class. He spent three and a half years in...

John Wendelin Smithhisler

John Wendelin Smithhisler

Feb 27, 2015

John Wendelin Smithhisler, 87, of Manhattan since 2003, passed away Friday, February 27th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House. He was a retired District Conservationist and a Resource and Soil Conservationist for the US Dept. of Agriculture until his retirement in 1986. John was born in Anthony, Kansas on July 14, 1927, the son of the late Mary Lidwina...

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