Imelda McMillin, 91 of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on January 17, 2026 at The Ascencion Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. Arrangements are in the care of Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan. UPDATED SERVICE TIMES The family will greet friends during a visitation from 6-7p Friday February 6 at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, the Rosary will be recited at 7:00p.m. following the visitation at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday February 7 at 10:00a.m. at the St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Manhattan. Online condolences at ymlfuneralhome.com

Denise Kay (Bunker) Gardner, beloved wife, daughter, and sister, at age 79 passed away on January 16, 2026 at Silverado Escondido. She was born on March 4, 1946 in Junction City, KS as the first child of Dr L.P. and Lee Bunker. In her senior year of high school, the family moved to Manhattan, KS. After graduating from Junction City High School in 1964, Denise continued her education at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS where she studied to become an x-ray technologist. She loved working in all aspects of radiology, especially in women’s medicine. Denise was an accomplished pianist and even played the organ for services at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Junction City. Her faith was a constant and she was always active in the church wherever she lived. Generosity was the epitomy of Denise’s life. Everyone benefitted from her love of giving. In July of 1983 Denise was married to Ralph Gardner of Calgary, Canada, whom she met when she was vacationing in Hawaii. They settled in San Clemente, CA. Although they didn’t have children together, she was an amazing aunt for all her siblings’ children. She was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years. Denise is survived by 4 siblings. Craig Bunker and wife Louise reside in Scottsdale, AZ. They have 3 sons, Jay, Michael, and Mark Bunker and 2 grandchildren. Linda (Bunker) DeJong and husband Ron (LTC, RET) reside in Huntsville, AL. They have 2 sons, Kevin and Chris Brighton and 4 grandchildren. Russell Bunker and wife Joni reside in Manhattan, KS. They have 4 children, Aaron and Derek Bunker, Braedyn Woborny and Blake (Woborny) Hardeman and 2 grandchildren. Scott Bunker and wife Mary reside in Mesa, AZ. They have 3 sons, Jeffrey, Ryan, and Kyle Bunker and 1 grandchild. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Denise's name to First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, KS.

Bill Frost, 79 of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on December 07, 2025 at his home in Manhattan. Arrangements are in the care of Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan. A celebration of life gathering wil be held at 6:00 pm Saturday January 31, 2026 at the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan. Online condolences at ymlfuneralhome.com

Frederick Hagen, 97 of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on January 18, 2026 at his home in Manhattan. Arrangements are in the care of Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home in Manhattan. His Rosary will take place at Irvin-Parview on Thursday the 22nd at 7pm with the service occuring on Friday the 23rd at Seven Dolors Catholic Church at 10:30am. Burial will take place at Kansas Veteran's Cemetery.

November 1, 1934 - January 17, 2026 Imelda Alice (Ryan) McMillin, of Manhattan, Kansas, born at home in Omaha, Nebraska on November 1st, 1934, the seventh of fourteen children of George and Nora (Cox) Ryan, died on January 17th, 2026, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital, Manhattan, Kansas.A proud Nebraskan, Imelda was raised in an Irish Catholic home and attended St. Cecilia Cathedral School in Omaha. In 1956, she earned a bachelor's degree in Home Economics from Duchesne College in Omaha. That same summer in Omaha on June 23rd at St. Margret Mary Catholic Church, Imelda Alice Ryan married Raymond Alvin McMillin of Junction City, Kansas. The couple had become sweethearts while vacationing with their families at their summer homes at Grand Lake, Colorado. Alvin and Imelda lived in Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas where they raised four children. She loved with a kind heart, always willing to forgive others. She enjoyed gardening, fishing, ice skating and snow skiing, cooking, entertaining, interior design, sewing and quilting, reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. Her heart was large enough to make everyone feel like family, and she was a mother and grandmother figure to countless loved ones. Imelda was known for her gift of gab, an Irish trait. She was proud of her Irish heritage and celebrated St. Patrick's Day every year with gusto and green beer. One of the highlights of her life was visiting Ireland with her husband. Imelda's primary focus was being a homemaker for her family, supporting her husband, Alvin, in the family business, City Ice Co., Inc., Junction City, Kansas. She served as a substitute teacher with the Geary County Schools USD 475. Being actively involved in her church and community was her passion. Imelda provided leadership and helped organize fund raisers for several volunteer organizations, including: the Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts of America, the Ladies Reading Club, Sunflower Quilters Guild, the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Circle 1, Prayer Chain, Respect Life and Rosary groups. Imelda founded the Living Water Ministry, a group of Spirit filled women who are the Lord's Hands and Feet supporting their Catholic church and school as well as helping people living in the greater community. She was a member St. Thomas More Catholic Church. More recently, while a nursing home resident, Imelda enjoyed many activities with the good friends she made at Via Christi Village in Manhattan. Imelda is survived by her four children, Raymond Alvin (R.A.) (Rebecca) McMillin-Beckman, Denton, Texas; Catherine Ann (Cathy) (Pete Sandoval), Manhattan, Kansas; George Ryan (Donna Mitchell) McMillin, Herington, Kansas; and Mark Thomas (Teresa) McMillin, Manhattan, Kansas. Surviving grandchildren are Michael Sean (Jessie) Rettig, Megan Ann (Brent Rees), Andrew Ryan (Katie) Rettig, Sarah Caitlyn (Alex Otto), Kayla Deann McMillin and Ashley Marie McMillin. Imelda also leaves six great grandchildren: Grayson and Cooper, Mya and Beckett, and Luke and Connor. Imelda is also survived by her brother John Ryan and his wife Kit, Omaha, Nebraska; sister Mary and her husband Robert (Bob) Rehan, Sioux City, Iowa; sister-in-law Ann (McMillin) and her husband Ernest Willert, Germany; sister-in-law MalYon (Otto John) McMillin, Wamego, Kansas; sister-in-law Beth Ryan Omaha, Nebraska; sister-in-law Marilyn Ryan, Montgomery, Minnesota; and brother-in-law Brian (Mary Jane McMillin) O'Neill, Eugene, Oregan; along with many nephews and nieces. Imelda was predeceased by her parents, her husband Alvin, siblings Thomas (Tom) and his wife Sue, Francis (Fran) and his wife Loretta, Father James, S.J., George and his wife Judi, Ann, Catherine (Sister Sabina, O.P.), Lauretta (Sister Marie Colette, O.P.), Patricia (Patty) (Sister Nora, O.P.), Nora (Nonie) and her husband Bernard (Bernie) Moore, Susan and her husband Robert (Bob) Rochford, Virginia and her husband Marvin Garner; brother-in-law Otto John McMillin; and sister-in law Mary Jane O'Neill. The family wishes to thank the nurses, caregivers and support staff of Ascension Living, Via Christi Village in Manhattan for being an important part of Imelda's happy life and caring for her over the last four years. A visitation with family and friends will be at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas, on Friday, January 23rd, 2026, at 6 PM, with a Holy Rosary for Imelda starting at 7:30 PM that evening. The Mass of Christian Burial and inurnment services for Imelda Alice McMillin will be Saturday, January 24th, 2026, at 10:00 AM at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 2900 Kimball Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas, with celebrant Father Frank Coady. A funeral luncheon will directly follow services at the church. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Imelda's memory to the Living Water Ministry of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, or to the new church organ fund at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas. Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website at Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home

01/21/1947 - 01/08/2026 Patrick Harold Schnee, 78, died January 8, 2026 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Pat was born on January 21, 1947, in Colby, Kansas to Harold Schnee and Myrna (Headrick) Schnee. He grew up in Atwood, Kansas, graduating from Atwood High School in 1964. Pat joined the Navy in 1965 and Honorable Discharged in 1969 at an E5 rank, serving in the Vietnam War as a machinist. He settled in Manhattan, Kansas in 1969, where he worked as a floor installer and owned his own business (Schnee Floor Covering). Pat is survived by his wife Kim (Baughan) Schnee; brothers Mike and Jerry; sisters Patsy, Judy and Liz; children Dustin, Jared, Chandler, Jamie and Megan; and three grandkids Noah, Chloe and Eli. He is preceded in death by his father and mother, and siblings Albert, Juanita, Darlene and Pam. Pat wanted everyone to know that he truly enjoyed going to the sporting events and shows for his 5 kids and his 3 grandkids, loved meeting up with his Navy shipmates for their annual reunions and adventures, and that he had a good life and a good family that he's very proud of. A gathering will be Thursday, January 22, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home. A Remembrance of Life will be at 10:00 am, Friday, January 23, 2026 at College Avenue United Methodist Church, 1609 College Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas. Inurnment will follow at the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery, 5181 Wildcat Creek Road, Manhattan, Kansas. Memorials may be made to the Optimist Youth Sports C/O Manhattan Optimist Foundation and sent in care of Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502. To leave an online condolence visit www.ymlfuneralhome.com