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Damien Paul St. Julien
May 9, 2020
Damien Paul St. Julien, 39, of Junction City, KS, passed away on May 9, 2020. Johnson Funeral Home of Junction City is assisting the family with burial arrangements. A private family rosary will be held Tuesday May 19, 2020 at the Johnson Funeral Home, 203 N. Washington St. Due to the current COVID-19 protocol, a private Mass of Christian burial...
Kurt C. Leistner
May 7, 2020
Kurt C. Leistner, 73, of Junction City, died Thursday, May 7th at Geary Community Hospital. Kurt was born August 10, 1946 in Springfield, MA, the son of George W. and Ingeburg E. (Esche) Leistner. He grew up in Kentucky and graduated from Simon-Kenton County High School at Cold Springs, Kentucky in 1964. He was drafted in the U.S. Army and...
Robert W. Hayhurst
May 3, 2020
Robert W. "Bob" Hayhurst, 81, Junction City, KS, died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at the Geary Community Hospital. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will take place at a later date in Virginia. Bob was born July 3, 1938, in Norfolk, VA the son of Abner and Viola (Small) Hayhurst. Bob served three years in the United States Air...
Lois Irene Gibelyou
May 3, 2020
Lois I. Gibelyou, 87, of Barstow, CA passed away peacefully in Apple Valley, CA on May 2, 2020.Lois was born in Junction City, Kansas to Claude and Gladys Harrison. That is also where she met and married her husband Russell, becoming a military wife. After only a short eighteen years of marriage, she was widowed. Her life purpose then was...
Vanda Concetta Bell (Bonavia)
May 1, 2020
Vanda Concetta Bell (Bonavia) , formerly of Junction City, Kansas, passed away on May 1, 2020. Vanda was born on September 17, 1929, in Trieste, Italy, to Victorio and Margherita Bonavia. Vanda was studying journalism at the time of the WWII breaking out. Life then changed. She met a US Army Soldier (James Nairn Bell) who was stationed in Italy....
Wayne L. Dishman
Apr 29, 2020
Wayne L. Dishman, 84, Junction City, KS, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at the Geary Community Hospital. Cremation has taken place. A public memorial service has been postponed due to the current environment surrounding COVID-19.This information will be updated once services have been rescheduled. Thank you for your understanding during this challenging time. Memorial contributions are suggested to be given...
Ronald Lee Rairden
Apr 28, 2020
Ronald L. Rairden, 64, of Junction City, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Geary Community Hospital. Ron was born March 21, 1956 in Leavenworth, the son of Henry Lee and Shirley A. (Werner) Rairden. The family moved to Junction City, and later to Clyde, where Ron graduated from high school. Ron went through restaurant management training with the McDonald's Corp.,...
Bernice Dennis
Apr 26, 2020
Bernice Dennis, 93, of Junction City, KS, passed away on April 26, 2020. Cremation has taken place. Friends can pay their respects Friday, May 8, 2020, from 3:00 pm. to 5:00 pm. at the Johnson Funeral Home of Junction City at 203 N. Washington Street. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society 1315 SW Arrowhead Rd. Topeka, KS 66604.Bernice...
June Olive Wiehl
Apr 24, 2020
June O. Wiehl, of Junction City, KS, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of the 24th of April, 2020. She was in the care of her son, Hartley, who wrote the following poem about her shortly after her passing:"Mom's Last Night"I sat on the side of her bed,And held her hands in mine;I scrunched the pillow beneath...
Loren D. Buxman
Apr 23, 2020
Loren D. Buxman, 90, of rural Junction City, died Thursday, April 23, 2020 at Stoneybrook Health & Rehabilitation in Manhattan. Loren was born March 24, 1930 at Ramona, the son of Andrew and Caroline (Hanshu) Buxman. Loren grew up on the farm at Ramona and graduated from Ramona High School. He continued his education by attending Kansas State Teachers College...
Michelle Lynn Madison
Apr 21, 2020
Michelle Lynn (Caudill) Madison, 47, Junction City, KS, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at the Geary Community Hospital. A private family graveside service was held at the Fairmount Cemetery in Camden, Ohio. Michelle was born May 31, 1972, in Fort Belvoir, VA to Michael Caudill and Julie (Sears) Zankert.Michelle worked for many years at Tyme Out Lounge and Steakhouse....
Arnita R. Brown
Apr 18, 2020
Arnita R. (Price) Brown departed this earthly world on Saturday April 18, 2020 to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Arnita was the eleventh child born to Surepty Jane (Johnson) Price and Fate Price Sr. on July 15, 1933 in San Augustine, TX. As a teenager Arnita loved basketball and it was at a basketball game that she met...
Deborah Self Gray
Apr 18, 2020
On Saturday, April 18, 2020, Deborah Self Gray, loving wife and mother of two children, passed away peacefully at Geary Community Hospital at age 64. Deborah was born on October 1, 1955 in Montross, Virginia, but has been a resident of Junction City, KS since 1988. On July 7, 1973 she married James "Jimmy" Gray and raised one daughter, Janell...
Esther Marie Fink
Apr 12, 2020
Esther Marie Fink, 73, of Junction City, died Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Geary Community Hospital. Esther was born April 6, 1947 at Bennington, the daughter of Luther G. and Lolorene Vivian (Van Buskirk) Broiles. Esther's father was in the newpaper business and he moved the family to Independence, Kansas when Esther was very young. Esther attended schools there and...
Wayne Lee Bennett
Apr 8, 2020
Wayne Lee Bennett, 32, of Greenville, SC, formerly of Junction City, KS, passed April 8, 2020. Johnson Funeral Home of Junction City is assisting the family with cremation arrangements. A private family gathering will be held with a public Celebration of Life planned for a later date.He was born on February 5, 1988, in Junction City, Kansas to Richard and...
Marsha L. Albin
Apr 7, 2020
Dr. Marsha L. Albin, 68, of Junction City, died Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at her home. Marsha was born February 4, 1952 in Quinter, Kansas, the daughter of Marvin T. and Eullah E. (Rash) Albin. She attended Sylvan Unified High School and graduated in the Class of 1970. She later attended Fort Hays State University, where she earned her Bachelor's...
David Ray Sheaffer
Apr 5, 2020
David Ray Sheaffer, 79, of Junction City died April 5, 2020 at Valley View Senior Life. No public service will take place due to the current environment surrounding the COVID-19. The family will have a private family visitation followed by a private Graveside service at Highland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions have been designated to the Junction City...
Ozella Gillespie
Apr 4, 2020
Ozella Gillespie, 78, of Junction City, KS, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, passed away on April 4, 2020. Johnson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. In light of the recent world events, there will only be a private family gathering followed by burial at the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery of Manhattan, KS. Ozella was born on August 16, 1941, in...
Karly Rose Werry
Mar 31, 2020
Karly Rose Werry, 27, of Manhattan, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka. Karly was born January 27, 1993 in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Kerry and Jada (Hamilton) O'Bryan. Karly attended school in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield High School. She later attended Cosmetology School in Manhattan. She was a hairdresser with Paul Mitchell Salons in...
Teresa M. Jaime
Mar 30, 2020
Teresa M. Jaime, 63, of Junction City, KS, passed away on March 30, 2020. Cremation has taken place. Inurnment will be held at a later date at the Rainy Butte Cemetery, South of New England, North Dakota. Johnson Funeral Home of Junction City, Kansas is assisting the family.She was born on December 1, 1956, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma Maurice and...
