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John Eugene Lutz

John Eugene Lutz

Mar 16, 2012

John Eugene Lutz, 69, Hays, passed away March 16, at Hays Medical Center, after a brief illness. He was born October 1, 1942, in Manhattan, Kansas, the youngest son of William and Lorena (Prestwood) Lutz. He lived and was schooled in Manhattan in the Hunter's Island community until the 1951 flood took the family farm. At that time the...

Edith Valeta Soash

Edith Valeta Soash

Mar 15, 2012

Soash, Edith V., 91, passed away on March 15, 2012 in Manhattan, Kansas. She was born September 25, 1920 near Alton, Kansas to Carl and Marian (Reynolds) LaRue. She married Charles 'Ike' Soash in 1947. Soon after, they purchased a farm near Mankato, Kansas. Edith helped on the farm and later worked as a dental assistant. She was preceded...

Harold Warner

Harold Warner

Mar 15, 2012

Harold Warner, 80, of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, March 15th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. He was a retired fire chief with the fire department at Ft. Riley. Harold was born in Arlington, Kansas on July 26, 1931, the son of the late Ruth (Crose) Warner and Raymond Warner. He was united in marriage on Sept. 12,...

Bessie Ann Day

Bessie Ann Day

Mar 14, 2012

Bessie Ann Day, 62, Wamego, died Wednesday, Mar. 14, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Bessie was born in Lyons, Kansas on Sept. 21, 1949, the daughter of the late Anna Marie (Geist) Hawkins and Robert Melville Hawkins. Bessie Hawkins was united in marriage to James Day in June of 1976, they had 3 children and were later...

George E. Morgan

George E. Morgan

Mar 13, 2012

George Edward Morgan, 56, of Manhattan, passed away Tuesday, March 13th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House. He was a self employeed carpenter. George was born in Manhattan, on June 24, 1955, the son of Berna Jean (Jackson) Morgan and Willard Grant Morgan. George attended the Manhattan schools growing up. Survivors include a daughter, Sekia J. Royall, wife of...

Donald A. Havenstein

Donald A. Havenstein

Mar 12, 2012

Donald August Havenstein, 83, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, March 12th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. He owned Havenstein Antiques and Furniture Refinishing in Manhattan since 1968. Don was born in Alta Vista, on May 21, 1928, the son of the late Helen (Snodgrass) and August Henry Havenstein. On Aug. 14, 1948 in Yuma, Arizona he married Leona Mae...

Oliver "O.C." Weaver

Oliver "O.C." Weaver

Feb 21, 2012

Oliver Cornelius Weaver Jr., a retired professor of philosophy and religion at Birmingham-Southern College whose courses were viewed as a benchmark in the education and intellectual life of many students over five decades, died Feb. 21 at the age of 97. A graduate of BSC, Weaver co-authored the centennial history of the Methodist school in 1957, served as dean...

Lula Marie Poe

Lula Marie Poe

Feb 21, 2012

Lula Marie Poe, 80, of Manhattan, passed away on Tuesday, February 21st, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Lula Marie Madison was born April 30, 1931 in Newbern, Alabama the eldest of fourteen to the late Carrie (Norfleet) and Tommie Madison, Sr. She was united in marriage to Renzie M. Poe, Jr. in Newbern, Alabama on January 26,...

Maritza M. Cedeño

Maritza M. Cedeño

Feb 14, 2012

The family will receive friends prior to the services at 9:00 am, Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home & Cremation.

Virginia "Ginny" Phelps

Virginia "Ginny" Phelps

Feb 8, 2012

Virginia L. 'Ginny' Phelps, 62, of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, February 8th, in Topeka. Virginia Marie Lankenau was born in Washington, DC, on April 6, 1949, a daughter of the late Anita Byrne and Richard N. Lankenau. As a youth she traveled the world with her parents in the Dipolomatic Corps. On Sept. 4, 1982 in Albuquerque, New Mexico,...

Alice Elizabeth Jones

Alice Elizabeth Jones

Jan 27, 2012

Alice Elizabeth Jones Alice Elizabeth Jones, 97, of Manhattan, died Friday, January 27th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House. Alice Elizabeth Steiner was born in Lafayette, Indiana on February 15, 1914, the daughter of the late Barbara (Steill) and Louis Steiner. She was a homemaker and a secretary for the America Farm Research Association with the Indiana Farm Bureau from...

Nelva Mae Wilcox

Nelva Mae Wilcox

Jan 26, 2012

Nelva May Wilcox Nelva May Wilcox, 93, of Manhattan, passed away on Thursday, January 26th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. She was retired from the USDA Grain Marketing Research Center after 25 years of service. She also had worked for the Comptroller's office at Kansas State University and with the Manhattan Credit Bureau. Nelva May Harris was born in...

Robert "Bob" Smith

Robert "Bob" Smith

Jan 15, 2012

Robert E. 'Bob' Smith Robert Earl Smith, 70, of Manhattan, passed away Sunday, January 15th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. He was retired from the U.S. Army, as a SFC (E7) in 1985, where he was an engineer in construction. After his retirement he became a truck driver for Keim Transportation of Sabetha, KS. Bob was born in Floresville,...

Richard Luther Allen

Richard Luther Allen

Jan 8, 2012

Richard Luther Allen, Jr., 72, of Manhattan, died Sunday, January 8th, at Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka. He was retired from the City of Manhattan after 13 years, and Kansas State University after 18 years as a truck driver. Richard Allen was born in Washington D.C., on June 18, 1939, the son of the late Tessie Lee (Scott)...

Sandra Snoke

Sandra Snoke

Jan 6, 2012

Sandra Snoke, 66, of Manhattan, passed away at 9:30am, Friday, January 6th, 2012 at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan. Sandra Peters was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 9, 1945, a daughter of the late Mary Helen (Holmquist) and Robert Louis Peters. She was a graduate of Oakland High School, Oakland, Nebraska in 1964 and received a bachelors...

Edward L. Polley

Edward L. Polley

Jan 3, 2012

Edward L. Polley, 91, of Manhattan died January 3, at Mercy Regional Medical Center with his loved ones by his side. He was born on Dec. 25, 1920 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Amos and Signa (Sampson) Polley. He was preceded in death by 4 brothers, Dick, Delman, Amos and Albert. Ed proudly served in World War...

Frederick C. Beverly

Frederick C. Beverly

Jan 1, 2012

Frederick Charles Beverly was born in Manhattan, Kansas on May 7, 1990 to Frederick Erick Beverly and Clara Bolton Thompson. He attended Manhattan schools and graduated with the Class of 2008 from Manhattan High School. Frederick was a mild-mannered young man who enjoyed sports and motorcycle riding. He was also a musician (drummer) and used his talent in church...

Pauline Josephine Bushey

Pauline Josephine Bushey

Dec 28, 2011

Pauline Josephine Burlie Bushey, 99, of Manhattan died on Dec. 28, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Pauline, a beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, was born on September 11, 1912 in Bluff City, Kansas, to Charles and Mary (Mraz) Burlie. She and her family moved to Anthony, Kansas in 1918 where she attended grade school...

Virginia Carolyn Kobett

Virginia Carolyn Kobett

Dec 24, 2011

Virginia Carolyn Knauer Kobett, 91, of Manhattan, passed away, Saturday, December 24th, at home surrounded by her loving family. Virginia was born in Barnard, Kansas on February 14, 1920, the daughter of the late Bill and Leitha (Eddy) Knauer. She graduated in 1939 from the Barnard High School, Barnard, Kansas and then enrolled at Kansas State Agriculture College, now...

Rose Mary Arceneaux

Rose Mary Arceneaux

Dec 10, 2011

Rosemary Arceneaux, 83, Manhattan, Kansas passed away Saturday, December 10th, at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan. Rosemary was born in Maurice, Louisianaon June 2, 1928, a daughter of the late Felicia (Dalcour) and Remick Stevenson. She worked for 15 years for Artex Company, was a member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Manhattan, and loved playing cards and...

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