West High Kansas Alumni Obituaries

Michael F. Ulmer, age 71, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 11:46 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025, at his home. He was born January 15, 1954, in Columbus, Kansas, the son of Roy and Mary Ann (Loucks) Ulmer.Mike was a 1972 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School. Mike was the second-generation own...

Johnson William Samuel fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church passed away peacefully on Monday January 5 2026. Beloved husband of Margaret Mary nee Bessenbacher for 69 wonderful years loving father of Julie Jim Garvin Janet Tom Heinemann Jeanelle Mark Wiley Jean Gary Hively Bill Jenny J...

age 65 of Cameron MO passed away Friday January 9 2026 at noon at Northcare Hospice House in North Kansas City with her cousin Pam and niece Lori at her side. Linda was born on April 14 1960 the daughter of Paul and Mary Jane Bayer Doyle in Kansas City KS.She was a 1978 graduate of Fort Osage High S...

Alice McClain Young formerly known as Alice Ann McClain passed away in Leawood Kansas on December 14 2025 at the age of 83. Alice was born on April 26 1942 at Ellwood General Hospital in Ellwood City Pennsylvania. Her early years were shaped by frequent family moves throughout Pennsylvania Florida a...

Orvil Ray Davidson 83 of Pattonsburg Missouri died Friday January 9 2026 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence Missouri. The family will host a memorial graveside service at 1100 a.m. Saturday January 24 2026 at Sunset Gardens Cemetery 1801 S. Odell Ave. Marshall Missouri 65340. In lieu of f...

Cathy Darlene Sink passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 5th at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Born in Winston Salem N.C. onMay 31st 1961Cathy was the daughter of the late Charles Wesley Blankenship and Nannie Lou Doub Blankenship. Cathy was raised in W...

Willard Joe Luttrell 88 passed away peacefully on January 13th 2023 in Damariscotta Maine after a period of declining health. Joe was born on June 15th 1934 in Amoret Missouri to Willard Isom and Zona Irene Elmore Luttrell. He was the fourth child and only boy in his family. His parents divorced whe...

April 7 1953 Stephen B. Maloney was born to the union of Charles and Helen Maloney. Stephen also known as Steve was a shy and quiet person with a heart of gold. A native of Wichita Steve attended Dunbar Elementary School where he established lifelong friendships unaware of the legacy he would leave....

Shirley A. Willet Neumann 87 years of age of Lincoln formerly of DeWitt passed away peacefully on Thursday January 1 2026 at The Landing in Lincoln. She was born on August 24 1938 on a farm near Blue Springs to Earl and Lydia Rohrdanz Willet. As a young girl Shirley lived in Wymore and moved to Beat...

Donald Don L. Brandt 79 years of age of Beatrice formerly Plymouth passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday January 9 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. He was born on July 2 1946 in Beatrice to Edwin and Meta Meyer Brandt. Don attended Immanuel Lutheran School and First Trinity Lu...

Funeral Service for Mr. Quintin Montgomery 40 of Decatur AL will be noon Tuesday January 13 2026 in the Chapel of Reynolds Funeral Home with the Reverend Robert Hereford officiating. Inhumation will follow in Decatur City Cemetery. Mr. Montgomery will lie in repose one hour prior to service. Public ...

A St Albans High School graduate class of 48 Lester was an employee of the St. Albans Post Office then as a millwright with almost 36 years of service at Union CarbideRhone Poulenc. He was a member of Dunbar United Methodist Church and was a US Navy Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict a...

Angela Renee MyrickReed 56 of Galveston Texas formerly of Grantville Kansas passed away on December 29 2025 with her family by her side. Born December 31 1968 in Topeka the daughter of Ronald and Nora Sumpter Myrick. Angela attended Grantville Elementary School and Perry Lecompton and Jefferson West...

Adam Ewert passed away on Friday January 9 2026 at the age of 98. He lived a long and rich life of humility and thankfulness which began on December 1 1927 in Mountain Lake Minnesota. Adam was the youngest of David and Agatha Ewerts 12 children and he embraced the family values of faith in God and s...

Leo Glennon Hart Jr. of San Antonio TX and formerly of Chandler AZ and Glenview IL died on Thursday January 8 2026 after a long illness. Born on April 7 1948 in Evanston IL to Loretta E. Hart and Leo G. Hart Sr. he was their only son. He attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Glenview IL and ...

Kris was born June 13 1952 in Green Bay Wisconsin the second of fourteen children to Harvey Webster and Alice Jean ne McFarland. She graduated High School from Green Bay East High in 1970 then went on to Sacred Heart School of Practical Nursing graduating in 1974. Kris started working at St. Joseph ...

Gwendolyn Fern Bussard Slack 93 from Dalton KS passed away Wednesday December 3 2025 at Botkin Living Rehab Center in Wellington. Memorial services will be held at 1100 AM Saturday December 27 2025 at the Oxford Christian Church. A visitation will be held from 57 PM Friday December 26 2025 at Oxfor...

JeCaryous Oneil Johnson affectionately known as Jay was born on August 28 2007 to Ashley Webb and Ricky Johnson in Zachary Louisiana. Jay accepted Christ on March 31 2025 and was baptized on April 1 2025 by Pastor Curtis Wilson. He attended Zachary High School where he fulfilled his dream of playing...

Marvin Eugene Waters 76 of Ozawkie passed away peacefully in Topeka on December 10 2025. He was born to Marion Earle Sr. and Marjorie Louise McCullough Waters on January 29 1949 in Leavenworth. He graduated from Leavenworth Senior High School in 1967. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Admi...

Andrew Malachi Duncan 36 of Topeka KS passed away Friday November 21 2025 after collapsing at his home. Andrew was born September 11 1989 in Overland Park KS and was a graduate of Jefferson West High School in Meriden KS. He attended both Washburn University and Emporia State University. He was empl...

Lashawna Katrice Hill was born at Fort Riley Kansas on December 23rd 1975 to Aggie and Warren Nathan Hill Jr. She was preceded in death by her father Warren Nathan Hill Jr. and her maternal and paternal grandparents. She leaves to mourn her passing her mother Aggie Hill of Panama City FL sister Lata...

Theresa S. Terry Britt 71 of Udall Kansas passed away Sunday evening December 28 2025 at Larksfield Place Senior Living in Wichita. Born February 17 1954 in Woonsocket Rhode Island where she was raised and educated graduating from Woonsocket High School. She married Paul Cybulski in 1972 in Woonsock...

Barbara Ann Dombroski 83 formerly of West Wyoming and in more recent years a resident of Noblesville Indiana passed into eternal life surrounded by her family on Sunday afternoon December 28 2025 at Indiana University Health North Hospital Carmel Indiana. Her beloved husband of 46 years was the late...

Richard Lee Yoder 88 of rural West Liberty went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 19 2025. He was born in Bellefontaine on February 9 1937 to the late Harold L. and Nina Shumaker Yoder. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years Darlene D. Yoder and their three children Mich...

Joyce was born on April 19 1948 in Aurora Missouri to Floyd and Mary Kelley. At a young age she moved with her family to Arkansas City Kansas where she grew up and attended school. Joyce flourished academically and socially going straight from high school into college where she earned her associate ...

Karen WinslowBlake died on December 29 2025 in Salt Lake City. Karen was born in Salt Lake City on July 22 1959 to Gordon and Lucille Rudy. She was the third of six children. Karen grew up in Salt Lake City. Karen had a strong work ethic even as a youngster starting work at the age of nine folding g...

Monita May Thorp Lank was born on September 17 1934 to Elda and Harry Thorp. She was a distant relative to the famous athlete Jim Thorpe. Monita had two older brothers Darrel and Don and two younger sisters Wilma and Jenny. Monita met Psych Lank at a gas station when she was 17 years old. They marri...

Maggie Jones known lovingly as Toots to most and Mema to her cherishedgrandchildren was born in Nashville Tennessee to parents James and Hellan West. She was the second of four sisters and the bond between them shaped the woman shebecame. Darlene Pruett Regena Frost and Michelle West who all precede...

Elizabeth Betty Rose Cleary 86 was born on November 21 1938 in Garden PlainKansas to Joe and Rose Helton Brost. She passed away peacefully on October 302025 in Wichita surrounded by her loving family. Betty grew up just west of Wichita in Garden Plain where she attended grade school and high school....

Gary Eugene Zesch of Mason passed away November 16 2025. Gary was born in the Fredericksburg Hospital on September 27 1943 to Jimmie and Edith Kothmann Zesch. He grew up on the original Zesch family ranch settled by his greatgreat grandfather in 1856. Gary married Carole Ann Bodenhamer on May 27 196...