Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
WARREN V. WALKER
Service Time/Date: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 8, 2006.
Location of Funeral
Service: First Presbyterian Church
801 Leavenworth
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation Service: Please come by any time to sign the memorial book.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Sunrise Cemetery
Manhattan, KS
Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the Music Service Guild Cello Scholarship Fund-KSU Foundation or Homecare and Hospice and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Obituary: Warren V. Walker, 84, longtime professor of music at Kansas State University, passed away Friday, August 4, 2006 in the Meadowlark Hills/Starkey House, Manhattan.
He was born June 24, 1922 at Milton, OR, the son of Vincent Walker and Frances Battey Walker. He grew up in Milton and attended the local schools. In 1946, he received his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and in 1947 his M.M. degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory. He had played with the Seattle Symphony, 1941 and 1946-1947; the Tacoma Symphony, 1947; the Huntington, WV Symphony, 1947-1948 and was a cello teaching assistant at the Cincinnati Conservatory from 1947-1948. He came to Manhattan in 1948 to become an instructor at Kansas State University; an assistant professor, 1953; associate professor, 1959; and professor in 1967. He retired from the Music Department at KSU in 1987. First with the K-State Resident String Quartet and later with his wife, Margaret in the Walker Piano Trio, Mr. Walker performed in innumerable concerts and for school children throughout the state of Kansas.
He was united in marriage to Margaret Yzerman on December 7, 1945 at Seattle, WA. She survives of the home.
Mr. Walker was a veteran of WW II, serving in the U.S. Navy, and was discharged in the summer of 1946 at the rank of Lt.(jg).
Honorary and professional societies included Phi Mu Alpha, Kansas Music Teachers Association (past president), Kansas Music Educators Association, American String Teachers Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Music Teachers Association, Southwestern Cello Teachers Association and the National Chamber Music Guild. He was the recipient of the Kansas Musician of the Year Award presented annually by the Kansas Federated of Music Clubs. Other memberships included the First Presbyterian Church and Lafayette Lodge No. 16, A.F. & A.M., both of Manhattan and the York Rite Bodies and the Isis Shrine of Salina.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Walker is survived by a son, Anthony Walker, Atlanta, GA; two daughters, Susan Cross, Boulder, CO and Wendy Moshier, and her husband, Dusty, Salina, KS; two brothers, Robert Walker, Sacramento, CA and Raymond Walker, Turlock, CA; two sisters, Elizabeth Lane, Oxford, OH and Frances Ramkey, Bakersfield, CA; six grandchildren, Jason and Tori Cross, Sydney Harris, Griffin Moshier, and Coleman and Audra Walker; and two great grandchildren, McKenna and Tanner Cross.
Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 8, 2006 in the First Presbyterian Church, Manhattan with the Rev. R.C. “Cam” McConnell officiating. Private family inurnment services will be in the Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Music Service Guild Cello Scholarship Fund-KSU Foundation or Homecare and Hospice and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan. Online condolences can be sent to www.irvinparkview.com.
WINIFRED "WINNIE" JEAN MILLER
Service Time/Date: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 2, 2006.
Location of Funeral
Service: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation Service: The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Sunrise Cemetery
Manhattan, KS
Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation or the Alzheimer’s Disease Association and left in care of the funeral home.
Obituary: Winifred “Winnie” Jean Miller, 87, Manhattan, KS passed away Sunday, July 30, 2006 in the St. Joseph Village, Manhattan.
She was born January 22, 1919 at Fredonia, KS, the daughter of Henry Bayer and Wilma Burtis Bayer. As a small infant, she came to Manhattan with her family, and had been a lifelong Manhattan area resident. She attended the local schools and was a graduate of the Manhattan High School. She also attended Kansas State University and received a B.S. degree in Home Economics.
She was united in marriage to Frank Miller, Jr. on September 22, 1941 at Manhattan. He survives of the home.
Mrs. Miller worked as a Transportation Officer with the Civil Service at Ft. Riley from 1944 until she retired in 1977 as the Head of Transportation Department. She spent over 20 years working for the Bayer Construction Company, Manhattan and was a homemaker on the family farm, just on the outskirts of Manhattan.
She was a member of the Neighborhood Searchers Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Margaret Grimm.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Miller is survived by two sons, Frank Miller III, and his wife, Linda, Dodge City, KS and Mason E. Miller, and his wife, Christine, Manhattan; three brothers, Burke Bayer, Warren Bayer and Max Bayer, all of Manhattan; a sister, Diane Erbe, Manhattan; three grandchildren, Chipper L. Miller, Wendy R. Allison and Scott C. Miller; and a great granddaughter, Kirsten Allison.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 2, 2006 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan. Burial will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation or the Alzheimer’s Disease Association and left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to www.irvinparkview.com.
Frank L. Bradley
Service Time/Date: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 29, 2006.
Location of Funeral
Service: College Avenue United Methodist Church
1609 College Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation Service: The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Burial, with military and Masonic rites, will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan.
Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the Ogden Friendship House and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Obituary: Frank L. Bradley, 83, Manhattan, KS passed away Sunday, July 23, 2006 in the Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital, Wichita.
He was born February 18, 1923 at Haviland, KS, the son of Frank B. Bradley and Rebecca Besse Elliott Bradley. He grew up in Haviland where he attended the local schools and was a graduate of the Haviland High School.
He was a veteran of World War II and served with the U.S. Army’s 4th Armor Division during the Battle of the Bulge in the European Theatre.
In 1945 after the war, Frank came to Manhattan to attend Kansas State University and he had been a Manhattan resident since that time. He received his B.S. Degree in Business Administration in 1949.
He was united in marriage to Dorothy Mary Gough on February 19, 1949 at Manhattan. She preceded him in death on April 10, 1985. He was later married to Mildred Ruth Morse Odom on December 28, 1985 at Manhattan. She passed away July 21, 1999.
Mr. Bradley worked for the Kansas Farm Bureau Insurance Company for almost 40 years, from 1949 until 1988 when he retired as a Manager in the Commercial Underwriting Department.
He was a member of the College Avenue United Methodist Church, Little Apple Barbershop Chorus, Lafayette Lodge No. 16, A.F. & A.M., Isis Shrine of Salina, Manhattan Shrine Club, Pearce-Keller American Legion Post No. 17, Manhattan Evening Sertoma Club and had served on the Board of Directors of AARP. While attending Kansas State, Frank was a charter member of the Delta Upsilon Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He later served many years as a chapter advisor and also President of the Sigma Chi House Corporation. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Ogden Friendship House and until his death served as a volunteer coordinator with area churches. Frank and his wife, Mildred, traveled over the Kansas East Conference of the United Methodist Church promoting the Ogden Friendship House. In recognition of their work, the Fellowship Hall at the new Ogden Friendship House is named Bradley Hall.
Survivors include a son, William (Bill) L. Bradley, Chandler, AZ; a step son, Richard Odom, and his wife, Charlotte, Benbrook, TX; a step daughter, Marilyn Spencer, and her husband, Tom, Parker, CO; two sisters, Elaine Skelton, Wichita, KS and Donna Ammel, Parker, KS; six grandchildren; and a special friend, Jan McIntosh, Manhattan.
In addition to his wives, Mr. Bradley was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Roberta Roberts.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 29, 2006 in the College Avenue United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Fry officiating. Burial, with military and Masonic rites, will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Ogden Friendship House and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan. Online condolences can be sent to www.irvinparkview.com.
Frank E. Thompson
Service Time/Date: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 29, 2006
Location of Funeral
Service: Trinity Presbyterian Church
1110 College Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation Service: Please come in any time to sign the memorial book.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: At A Later Date
Mahaska Cemetery
Mahaska, KS
Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the Blue Township Fire/Rescue-District No. 5 and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Obituary: Frank E. Thompson, 71, Manhattan, KS passed away Sunday, July 23, 2006 in his home after an extended illness.
He was born July 3, 1935 at Augusta, KS, the son of Frank J. Thompson and Grace Gahm Thompson. He grew up in Augusta and attended the local schools. He later attended Tulsa University and Wichita State University.
He was united in marriage to Norma E. Eversole on July 1, 1966 at Augusta. She survives of the home.
Mr. Thompson worked as an engineer for the Litwin Corporation for over 20 years. During those years, he spent time in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Louisiana, California and Alaska. From 1976 until 1989, he owned and operated the Mahaska Oil Company and the Mahaska Propane Company in Mahaska, KS. While living in Mahaska, he served 16 years as the city mayor and was instrumental in the city obtaining grants for a new sewer and water system, a new fire station and a new community center.
In 1997, after much planning and engineering, he moved his house from Mahaska to its present location on the east side of Tuttle Creek Reservoir. He had been a Manhattan resident since that time.
He was a member of the Mahaska Presbyterian Church and the Pearce-Keller American Legion Post No. 17, Manhattan. He served on the Board of Directors for the Blue Township Fire/Rescue-District No. 5 and his hobbies included woodworking and fishing.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Patricia Montgomery.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Thompson is survived by a son, Jon Thompson, and his wife, Staci, St. George, KS; a daughter, Julie Knigge, and her husband, Steve, Endicott, NE; five grandchildren, Jacob Schroeder, Dylan Knigge, Megan Thompson, Halle Knigge and Hannah Knigge; a brother-in-law and three nieces.
Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 29, 2006 in the Trinity Presbyterian Church, Manhattan with Pastor Eldon Epp officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Mahaska Cemetery, Mahaska, KS.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Blue Township Fire/Rescue-District No. 5 and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan. Online condolences can be sent to www.irvinparkview.com.
LAURA MARY DEKAT
Mass Time/Date: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 27, 2006
Location of Funeral
Mass: St. Joseph Catholic Church
Flush, Kansas
Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, 2006
with visitation to follow.
Vigil Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Flush, KS
Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the St. Joseph Catholic Church and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Obituary: Laura Mary Dekat, 101, Flush, KS returned to God on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at the St. Joseph Village, Manhattan, KS.
She was born December 2, 1904 in the Flush community, the daughter of John Winter and Mary Straub Winter. She grew up in the Flush community and attended the local schools.
She was united in marriage to Clemens Dekat on April 15, 1925. Of this union was born eight children. She was preceded in death by her husband of 25 years on May 3, 1950. Also preceding her in death were her parents, three brothers, Anthony, Albert and Lawrence Winter; three sisters, infants Rita Mary Winter and Loretta Winter and Sister Mary Lucin, S.C.L.; and two great grandchildren, Mark and Marie Grebin.
Mrs. Dekat was a devoted and beloved wife and mother and much loved by her children and grandchildren. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Altar Society. She enjoyed gardening and flowers, playing cards and bingo, crocheting, knitting and making quilts. She had made a quilt and/or afghan for each of her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was an inspiration to all who knew her.
She is survived by four sons and four daughters; sons, Thomas Dekat, Flush, KS, Joseph Dekat, and his wife, Dorothy, Irving, TX, the Rev. Earl Dekat, pastor of St. Leo’s Church in Horton, KS and St. Mary’s Church in Purcell, KS and Lawrence Dekat and wife, Linda, Westpoint, NE; daughters, Sister Merita Dekat of the Sisters of Social Service in San Diego, CA, Eileen Boatwright of Glasco, KS, Rose Ann Dutton, and husband, Leonard, Glendale, AZ and Doretha Suther, and husband, Gerald, Panora, IA; 21 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; a sister, Alberta Winter, Manhattan; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 27, 2006 in the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Flush with Father Earl Dekat as celebrant. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
A Vigil Service will be at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, 2006 with visitation to follow in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Memorial contributions can be made to the St. Joseph Catholic Church and left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to www.irvinparkview.com.
BETA LEA CLAGETT
Service Time/Date: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 22, 2006
Location of Funeral
Service: First Christian Church
115 Courthouse Plaza
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation: Please come in to sign the memorial book.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Valley View Memorial Gardens
Manhattan, KS
Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the First Christian Church, Homecare & Hospice; or the Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research-KSU and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Obituary: Beta Lea Clagett, 77, Manhattan, KS passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2006 in her home after an extended illness.
She was born August 24, 1928 at Cadiz, OH, the daughter of Carl Casey Jones and Leta Amanda Mattern Jones. She grew up Cadiz and later in northern California where she attended the local schools. She had also received a Business Degree from the Manhattan Area Vocational College.
Mrs. Clagett was a homemaker and had been a Manhattan resident since 1948. She had also worked at the Pines Café in Aggieville, Duckwalls in downtown Manhattan and Aggieville, as a bookkeeper for Richards Auto & Quick Lube and as a cashier at the Theodore Roosevelt School.
She was united in marriage to Donald L. Clagett on December 25, 1949 at Clifton, KS. He survives of the home.
Mrs. Clagett was a member of the First Christian Church, Harmony Rebekah Lodge No. 689, United Commercial Travelers and Friends of Maxwell, all of Manhattan. She was a Master Gardener and volunteered over 40 years as a Leader and Trainer with the Girl Scouts of America and over 30 years with the Cub Scouts.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and four brothers, Ed, Casey, Jack and Fred Jones.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Clagett is survived by a daughter, Verleta Myers, Manhattan, KS; a son, Carlyle Clagett, Emmett, KS; a sister, Daisy Tillotson, Pocatello, ID; seven grandchildren, Joshua Myers, Daniel Clagett, Roxanne Yellowkidney, Athena Myers, Matt Clagett, Scott Clagett and Casey Clagett; and four great grandchildren.
Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 22, 2006 in the First Christian Church, Manhattan with the Rev. Neil Engle officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Valley View Memorial Gardens, Manhattan.
Memorial contributions can be made to the First Christian Church, Homecare & Hospice; or the Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research-KSU and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
ALYCE JOYCE KING
Service Time/Date: 11:OO a.m., Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Location of Funeral
Service: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation Service: 7 until 8 p.m., Monday, December 4, 2006.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Valley View Memorial Gardens
Manhattan, KS
Memorials: Homecare & Hospice
Obituary: Alyce Joyce King, 72, Manhattan, KS passed away Saturday, December 2, 2006 at the Stoneybrook Assisted Living, Manhattan.
She was born July 19, 1934 at Marysville, KS, the daughter of Joseph Tidwell and Alice Nadine Fletcher Tidwell. She grew up in the Marysville, Blue Rapids and Waterville area and attended the local schools.
She was united in marriage to Loren “Corky” E. King on May 5, 1956 at Manhattan. He preceded her in death on January 10, 2006.
Mrs. King was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church, Manhattan.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. King was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Abe Tidwell; and a sister, Joann Walters.
Survivors include a son, Alvin R. King, and his wife, Linda, Manhattan; two daughters, Terri G. Cragg, and her husband, Lewis, Wamego and Linda S. King-Lake, and her husband, Charles, Manhattan; two sisters, June Meyer, Frankfort, KS and Dallas Jean Whitlinger, Marysville, KS; six grandchildren, Stacey King, Michael King, Jesse Cragg, and his wife, Monica, Dustin Cragg, Lacey Cragg and Christopher Alan Lake; and one great granddaughter, Harley Jo Cragg.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 5, 2006 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan with the Rev. Ben Duerfeldt officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Memorial Gardens, Manhattan.
Memorial contributions can be made to Homecare & Hospice and left in care of the funeral home.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral home.
