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James Francis Wamego, Sr.

Male 1911 - 1985  (74 years)


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  • Name James Francis Wamego 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 2 Apr 1911  Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Jul 1985  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 22 Jul 1985  Shipshee Cemetery, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6882  Rossville
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2018 

    Father Jo Wabskie 
    Mother Mary Shopteese Wamego 
    Family ID F8026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Elizabeth Thompson Wamego,   b. 15 Jan 1908, Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1973, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 13 Dec 1930 
    Children 
     1. Algernon Wamego,   b. 29 Sep 1934, Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 2005, Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. James Wamego, Jr.,   b. 23 Nov 1941, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 2008, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. Dorothy Wamego Vandewiele
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2018 12:12:53 
    Family ID F7688  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Obituary- Wamego, Sr., James F.
    Obituary- Wamego, Sr., James F.
    James F. Wamego Sr.
    ROSSVILLE – James Francis Wamego Sr., 74, Rossville, died Friday, July 19, at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Wamego was a warehouseman for Santa Fe Industries 22 years before he retired.

    He was born April 2, 1911, at Mayetta, the son of Jo Wabskie and Mary Shopteese Wamego. He lived in Mayetta until he moved to Rossville 30 years ago.

    Mr. Wamego was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church west of Mayetta and Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indian tribe.

    He was married to Edith E. Thompson Dec. 13, 1930. She died Nov. 16, 1973.

    Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Vandewiele, Topeka; two sons, Algernon Wamego and James Wamego Jr., both of Mayetta; two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Kitchkommie and Mrs. Margaret Jessette, both of Topeka; a brother, Lewis Wabskie, Arkansas City; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

    Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Xavier’s Catholic Church in Mayetta. Burial will be in Ship Shee Cemetery, west of Mayetta. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton.