Carol Dean Austin
May 28, 2020
Carol Dean Austin, 58, of Junction City, KS, passed away on May 28, 2020.Calling hours will be held on 06/11/2020, 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Johnson Funeral Home of Junction City, Kansas. A funeral service of close family and friends will be held on 06/12/2020, 10:00am at the Johnson Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Grant officiating. Burial will follow the...
Norma Jean Hampton
May 26, 2020
Norma Jean "Jean" Hampton, 92, Grandview Plaza, KS, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at her home in Grandview Plaza. Her wishes were to be cremated. No memorial service is planned. Her cremated remains will be taken to Oklahoma for burial.Jean is survived by her daughter Joy Cooper of Grandview Plaza, KS and her son A.J. Hampton of Harrah, OK.**To leave...
Mary Alice Berry-Oesterhaus
May 25, 2020
Mary Alice Berry-Oesterhaus, 90, Topeka, KS, formerly of Dwight, KS, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020, at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 29, at the Dwight United Methodist Church. Burial will follow the funeral at Dwight Cemetery. Mrs. Oesterhaus will lie in state from 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at the...
Frances M. Graham Ph.D
May 25, 2020
Frances M. Graham, Ph.D., 91, of Junction City, KS died at her home May 25, 2020. A private family service will be at the First Christian Church with Pastor Ronnie Roberts officiating. Burial will follow at Washington City Cemetery, Washington, KS. Mrs. Graham will lie in state Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Johnson Funeral Home from 6pm to 8pm....
Patricia Mary Wild
May 24, 2020
Patricia Mary WildPatricia (Pat) M. Wild, 93, Junction City died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Via Christi Village, Manhattan. Pat was born August 31, 1926 in Wandsworth England to Henry and Bessie Connor. She loved to tell stories of swimming in the Thames and playing tennis at Hampton Court while growing up.She met her husband John during World War II...
Lois J. Leonard
May 19, 2020
Lois J. "Jean" Leonard, 87, Junction City, KS, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at the Brookdale Assisted Living in Junction City. Cremation has taken place. A memorial graveside service will be held June 19, 2020, 10:00am, at the White City Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to be given to Brookdale Assisted Living 1022 Caroline Ave., Junction City, KS 66441...
Pascuala H. Laster
May 16, 2020
Pascuala H. Laster, 65, of Junction City, died May 16, 2020 at her home. Pascuala was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Pascual and America (Rivera) Martinez. Her family moved to Puerto Rico when Pascuala was a young girl and that is where she attended school and graduated from high school. Pascuala moved to Junction City...
Jennie Lee Harold
May 16, 2020
Jennie Lee Harold, 80, of Junction City, KS, passed May 16, 2020. A graveside memorial service at Highland Cemetery will be Wednesday May 27, 2020 at 10am.Memorials are suggested to the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 630 South Eisenhower Dr. Junction City, KS 66441.Jennie was born on December 20, 1939, in Dresden, Kansas to Jess and Lucille (Demmer) Harold. She lived in...
Doris J. Miller
May 16, 2020
Doris J. Miller, 88, of Junction City, KS, passed May 16, 2020 at the Kenwood View Nursing Center, Salina, KS. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic services were delayed. A Celebration of life will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, September 20, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Home with Pastor Ronnie Roberts officiating, graveside inurnment service will follow at Fort Riley Post...
Anthony Scott Burgess
May 16, 2020
Anthony S. Burgess, 57, of Junction City, passed away on May 16, 2020 at Geary Community Hospital. Cremation has taken place. A graveside inurnment service will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, July 17, 2020 at the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery near Manhattan, KS. He was born on October 21, 1962, at San Luis Obispo, CA, the son of Raymond Lewis and...
Lupe Jordan
May 15, 2020
Lupe Jordan, 98, Manhattan, formerly of Junction City, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Lupe was born August 21, 1921 in Morley, Colorado, the daughter of Marcus and Patrocino (Juarez) Jacquez. The family moved to West Virginia and that is where she was raised. She graduated from Fairmont Senior High School in Fairmont, West...
Steven A. Marcus
May 15, 2020
Steven A. Marcus, 63, Junction City, KS, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his family. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service is not planned at this time. Steven was born October 6, 1956, in Junction City, KS the son of George Edward and Delores Mae (Whitson) Marcus, Sr.Steven graduated from Junction City High School....
Kenneth J. Jackson
May 14, 2020
Kenneth "John" Jackson, 73, of Junction City, died at Geary Community Hospital May 14, 2020. Cremation is planned. Due to Covid-19 and social distancing memorial services with military honors will be held at a later date.John was born July 31, 1946, Watsonville, CA to Kenneth L. and Lillian (Maher) Jackson. John was in the Navy 1966 to 1971.John married Kim...
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.,...
