Richard Donald Dean
Mar 23, 2022
Richard Donald Dean, 77, of Junction City, KS, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, March 31, 2022 at the Johnson Funeral Home. Burial will follow the funeral at Kansas Veterans' Cemetery with military honors.Richard was born June 27, 1944, in Wetmore, KS...
Christina Purdie
Mar 21, 2022
Christina Purdie, 52, of Junction City, KS, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka, KS. Visitation will be held Friday, April 1, 2022, from 5:00 pm. to 7:00 pm. at Johnson Funeral Home. Cremation will follow the visitation. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be 11 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2022, at New...
Rodney Wayne King
Mar 21, 2022
Rodney (Rod) Wayne King, 73 of Junction City, KS passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022, at his home. Rod was born May 26, 1948, in Phillipsburg, KS to Wayne & Patricia (Henderson) King. The family moved from Phillipsburg to Liberal, KS in 1953. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1966.Rod married Lesley Valerius on May 21, 1972. They...
Irene S. Mcdonald
Mar 20, 2022
Mrs. Irene Smith McDonald age 92 of Linden departed this life Sunday, March 20, 2022.Funeral service will be held on Friday, April 1st at 1:00 PM at Second Missionary Baptist Church in Junction City, KS. Burial to follow at Highland Cemetery, in Junction City.She leaves to cherish her loving memory: daughters: Denise Reed (Keith) and Linda Davis; four grandchildren and...
Floyd N. Vanderwege
Mar 19, 2022
Floyd N. VanDerWege, 67, of Junction City, KS died on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Via Christi Nursing Home in Manhattan, KS. Cremation will take place. No memorial service is planned.Floyd was born April 16, 1954, in Batavia, NY the son of William and Ruth (Bates) VanDerWege.Floyd served in the United States Army for six years. After his discharge from...
Diane Lucille Kratzer
Mar 19, 2022
Diane Lucille Kratzer, 69, of Dwight, KS, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Newman Memorial Hospital in Emporia, KS. A visitation will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Johnson Funeral Home 203 N. Washington Street in Junction City, KS. Cremation will follow the visitation. Diane was born February 22, 1953, in Pottstown, PA the...
William R. Mcmichael
Mar 17, 2022
William R. "Bill" McMichael, 53, Junction City, KS, died Thursday, March 17, 2022 at his residence. Cremation will take place. A graveside service with military honors will be held at a later date at Kansas Veterans' Cemetery. William "Bill" McMichael was born on March 1, 1969 in Troy Michigan to Nelson Bruce and Betty Sue (Tripp) McMichael. Bill enlisted in...
Luis Felipe Ocasio Rivera
Mar 10, 2022
It was snowing on the day that Luis Felipe Ocasio Rivera passed away with his family at his bedside. As if to escape the cold, he succumbed to illness and entered his warm heavenly home on March 10, 2022 at 12:14 in the afternoon.His life of 65 years began in Juncos, Puerto Rico on June 8, 1956 where he was...
Betty J. Coleman
Mar 8, 2022
Betty Jo Patterson Coleman, age 66, loving mother of two, and adoring wife to husband, Retired Sergeant First Class Brian Coleman, transitioned to her heavenly home in the late hours of March 8, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer.Betty, was born August 13, 1955, in Junction City, Kansas, to Myrtle and McKinley Patterson, Sr. She was educated in Geary...
James F. Westerhaus, Jr.
Mar 8, 2022
James "Jim" F. Westerhaus Jr. passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at the age of 83.Jim was born December 15, 1938 to James F. Westerhaus Sr. and Mary Catherine (Carrigan) Westerhaus in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from St Mary's High School in Wichita, KS. He went on to study at St. Benedict's College (Benedictine College) in Atchison, Kansas. He...
Brett J. Williams
Mar 7, 2022
Brett Williams, 48, of Bentonville, Arkansas passed on March 7, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022 from 2pm to 4pm at the Elk's Lodge, 723 S. Washington Street, Junction City, KS 66441.Brett was born November 9, 1973 to Gail (McCarty) Waters of Junction City, KS, and Jack Williams of Decatur, TX. Brett attended Haltom...
Sfc Haywood Reid
Mar 5, 2022
SFC (Retired) William Haywood "Bill" Reid was given life on this earth on December 3, 1938 in Weldon, North Carolina to Florence and Jake Reid, Sr. He departed this life on March 5, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas.He was educated in the Weldon, NC school systems before being drafted into the United States Army in December 1961. During his 21 years...
Peggy Sue Cape
Mar 5, 2022
Peggy Sue Cape, 62, of Junction City, KS, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Valley View Senior Life Center. Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be announced at a later date in Wichita, KS. Peggy was born April 8, 1959, in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Bobbie Joe and Evelyn Hannah (Arnold) Clark.Peggy spent most of...
Vernon Lee White
Mar 4, 2022
Vernon Lee "Shorty" White, 84, of Junction City, KS, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, KS. Cremation is planned. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022 at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Dirk Weiss officiating. Shorty was born February 22, 1938, in Belleville, KS the...
Debbie Ann Scott
Mar 4, 2022
Debbie Ann "Deb" Scott, 62, of Junction City, KS, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 at her residence. A graveside service will take place 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Kansas Veterans' Cemetery. A visitation will take place 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. prior to the graveside service at Johnson Funeral Home. Debbie was born January 17, 1960,...
Eric L. Johnson, Jr.
Mar 2, 2022
Eric L. Johnson, Jr. 27, of Junction City, KS, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Cremation will take place. A celebration of life service for Eric will be announced and will be held at his Uncle Michael Hall's Home. Eric was born November 3, 1994, in Nashville, TN, the son of Eric L. and Nicole Y. (Hall) Johnson, Sr....
Audrey Elaine Junghans
Mar 2, 2022
Audrey Elaine (Brownie) Junghans was called home to her Lord and Savior, JesusChrist on March 2, 2022.She was born in Eastern Geary County, KS, to Fred Brown & Louisa Morgan Brown onApril 26, 1926, the fourth of their five children. She spent her early years on the familyfarm and graduated from Alta Vista High School.Brownie married Roland Norbert Junghans in...
Warren L Kurtze
Mar 1, 2022
Aiken, SC – Funeral Services for Mr. Warren L. Kurtze, 78, who entered into rest March 1, 2022, will be conducted Saturday morning, March 5th, at 11 o'clock at Aiken Ward building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place Tuesday...
Garry Eugene Reed
Feb 24, 2022
Garry Eugene "G.R." Reed, 81, of Junction City, KS, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Geary Community Hospital. A graveside service with military honors will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2022, at the Fort Riley Main Post Cemetery. Everyone planning on attending the graveside service is asked to meet at Johnson Funeral Home by 9:30 a.m.Garry was...
Steven C. Wentling
Feb 24, 2022
Steven "Craig" Wentling, 73, Milford, KS, died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Irwin Army Community Hospital. Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2022, at the Johnson Funeral Home with Pastor Lorenzo Jackson officiating. A reception will follow the memorial service at the funeral home. A private family graveside service will be...
