Thank You!
To everyone who contributed to helping revive this important memorial.
This project was designed to gather, preserve, and share
stories
of Riley County men and women
who defended freedom in World War II.
Their service and sacrifice will not be forgotten.
The kiosk is sponsored by the
Riley County Historical Society, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1786
and the Chapman Center for Rural Studies.
Contractors
Trinium, Inc., Redi Systems, Tom Parish (Interactive Design)
Kiosk Committee Members:
Kathy Dzewaltowski, Brad Galka, Linda Glasgow, Rhonna Hargett, Joel Meyers, and Barbara Poresky
Friends of Peace Memorial Auditorium
Honorary Chairs:
Burke Bayer
Jim Sharp
Frank Tracz
Friends of Peace Memorial Auditorium
Board of Directors:
Mel Borst
Randi Dale
Kathy Dzewaltowski, Secretary
Dave Fiser, President
Phil Gerdes
Linda Glasgow
Stormy Lee Kennedy
Joel Meyers
Dori Milldyke
Barbara Poresky, Treasurer
Jerry Rosine
Jim Sharp
Nancy B. Williams
Our Donors
Action Pact Holdings LLC
Ag Press, Inc.
AHA! Manhattan
American Funds
American Legion Auxiliary Post 17
American Legion Post 17
American Legion Riders Post 17
American Legion Sons Post 17
Barbara Anderson
Phil & Dawn Anderson
John & Karen Armburst
Joe & Leslie Arnold
Arthur-Green, LLP
Charles Arthur family
B & L Trash Service
Richard & Tanya Bachamp
Bill & Rachelle Bahr
Tim and Lori Baker
Mimi Balderson
Jerry & Betty Banaka
Bank of the Flint Hills
Jim & Shirley Bartlett
Earl & Kathryn Baugher
Bayer Construction Co.
Brent & Amy Bayer
Burke & Margery Bayer
Max & J. Sue Bayer
Craig & Christina Beardsley
Doug & Donna Beauchamp
Dorris Beckenhauer
Richard & Sylvia Beeman
Lowell & Darlene Behrens
Bell Memorials/Manhattan Monuments
Alan & Karen Bell
Jim & Ruth Bell
Josh and Melissa Bell
BHS Construction
Daniel & Beth Bird
Bob's Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Annette Boddy
Stephan & Dorothy Bollman
the Borst family
Eunice Bradley
Darrell & Pat Brensing
Jaquie Brewer
Briggs Auto Group, Inc.
Ed & Dea Brokesh
Wilma Brooks
Dan & Nino Brown
Charlene Brownson
Bill & Doris Burnett
Charles & Connie Busch
Bernie & Sherry Butler
John & Sandy Butler
Lyle & Chris Butler
Wynn & Mary Ann Butler
Patrick Caffey
Betty Campbell
Candlewood Frame Shop
Capitol Federal
Mike & Katherine Cardella
Sydney Carlin
David & Virleen Carlson
Bill & Norma Carson
Central National Bank
Chamber of Commerce Military Relations Committee
Sandra Chandler
Diana Chapel
Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Charlson-Wilson Insurance
Charlson & Wilson Abstracters
City of Manhattan
CivicPlus
Cecelia Clement
College Ave. United Methodist Church Youth
Cheryl Collins
Commerce Bank
Community First Bank
John & Pat Conderman
Peter & Helen Cooper
Jack & Janet Crocker
Lois Currie
Melvin & Randi Dale
Mike & Jan Danenberg
Angela Danner
Clark & Nancy Danner
Daughters of the American Revolution Polly Ogden Chapter
Bob & Tracey DeBruyn
Tim & Anne DeNoble
George & Daisy Dille
Mike & Diane Dodson
Tyler Doerksen
Robert J. Dole
Pat & Michele Dougherty
Michael & Ann Dudek
Ben & Carol Duerfeldt
David & Kathy Dzewaltowski
Joseph & Robin Edmunds
Harold & Bernadine Eichman
Ekart’s Motor Inn, Inc.
Dave & Alice Ekart
Ken Embers
Larry & Laurel Erickson
Howard & Ann Erickson
ESB Financial
Dennis & Debbie Fair
David & Jana Fallon
Wanda Fateley
Jim Feeney Agency, Inc.
Britt & Cam Feltner
Mike & Sharon Fincham
Beverly Fink
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church Youth
Dave & Kay Fiser
Doug & Kim Fiser
Lud Fiser family
Barry & Cathy Flinchbaugh
Flint Hills Auto
Flint Hills Contra Dancers
Flint Hills Veterans Coalition
Jack & Peggy Flouer
G. C. & Carol Fogo
Fred & Jan Freeby
John & Jill Frese
Tom & Angie Fryer
Janice Fuller
Diane Gaede
Brad Galka
James Gardner
David & Elizabeth Gaume
Earl B. Gehrt
Phil & Kathy Gerdes
Fred & Janice Gibbs
Quentin Gilman
GJL Real Estate
Larry & Linda Glasgow
Kent Glasscock
Richard & Judy Glowiak
Goldstein Community Fund
Jack Goldstein Charitable Trust
Joann Goldstein
Jim & Deb Gordon
Steve & Cheri Graham
Greater Manhattan Community Foundation
Eldon & Mary Jo Hageman
Robert & Lynn Haines
Connie Hamilton
Tom & Diane Hawk
Brent & Melanie Hawkinson
Michael & Gloria Heiberger
Marlene Hendershot
Vern & Lane Henricks
Marjorie Heyne
Robert Heyne
Jean Bigbee Hill
Joleen Hill
Hilton Garden Inn
David Hodgson
Joe Hodgson
Frances Holcombe
J. Lester & Olive Hooper
Phil Howe
Howie’s Enterprises
Bill & Sharon Hughes
Corina Hugo
Leo & Nellie Hultgren
Don & Gerry Ince
Gary Jacobs
Ron & Jan Janasek
Wallace Jeffery & Margaret Crook
Wanda Jepsen
Elaine Johannes
Stewart Johnson Memorial
C. Clyde Jones
K-State Federal Credit Union
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kansas Preservation Alliance
Mike & Sandra Kearns
Milo & Carol Kelley
Orris & Charlotte Kelly
George & Stormy Kennedy
Danny & Emily Sue Kerr
Ed & Denise Klimek
Gene & Sue Klingler
Mark & Ann Knackendoffel
Knopp & Biggs P.A.
Phillip & Camille Korenek
Ann Kosch
Vladimir Krstic & Marina Pecar-Krstic
KS State Bank
Ray and Mary Jo Kurtz
James & Eunice Kyle
Landmark National Bank
Oscar & Mary Larmer
Jack & Marian Larson
Donn & Joan Leach
League of Women Voters Manhattan/Riley County
Jean Lee
Alberta Lenseth
Gerald & Carma Lindeman
Robert & Jean Linder
John & Mildred Lindholm
Jim & Sally Lindquist
Little Apple Toyota Honda
Glen & Barbara Lojka
Diane Long
Jerome & Kay Lowenstein
Chuck & Kathy Lyman
Harold & Elaine Manges
Manhattan Advertising Agency
Manhattan Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Manhattan Free Press
Manhattan/Riley County Preservation Alliance
Manko Windows
Kent & Bonnie Manuel
Lowell & Janice May
Karen Mayse
Ken & Lylah McCosh
Steve & Penny McCoy
John & Karen McCulloh
Duane McKinney
Richard & Marge McKittrick
Bruce McMillan
McMillin Retail Liquor
the Meek family
Joe Meinhardt
Jerry & Jackie Mershon
Carl & Barbara Meyer
Midwest Concrete Materials, Inc.
Mikeal Hodges Agency, Inc.
Tom Milbourn
Dori Milldyke
Jim & Marilyn Mock
Mary Moege
Ila Morrill
Linda Morse
Steve & Diane Mosier
Bill Muir
Jon Murdock, Inc.
Gary & Barbara Naughton
Colin Noble & Bridget McCombe
Northview Elementary students
Debbie Nuss and Brad Fenwick
Tom Nutsch
Ben & Lyndal Nyberg
Thomas R. & Jane O'Boyle
Ogden 60+
Michael & Kathleen Oldfather
Kent & Lana Oleen
Ole & Inger Olsen
Don & Terry Olson
Steve & Terri Olson
Mike & Lorene Oppy
Orlin Fritzson Construction
Joseph & Carol Ott
Jennyfer Owensby
Mark & Marcella Parillo
Tom Parish Photography and Design
Donald & Hazel Parrish Fund
Caroline F. Peine Charitable Foundation
Perry & Virginia Peine
John & Karen Pence
Peoples State Bank
Tom Phillips & Debra Doubek
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
Lawrence & Mary Pollack
John & Michele Poole, Jr.
Barbara Poresky
Warren & Nancy Prawl
Spencer & Marilee Puls
R. M. Baril Construction
Harold & Marilyn Randa
Mickey Reay
Usha Reddi
John & Mary Beth Reese
Leland & Janice Reitz
Roger & Virginia Reitz
Allen & Amy Button Renz
Dennis & Linda Rice
Bill & Linda Richter
Riffel Asset Management
Robert & Sarah Riforgiate
William & Erma Riley
Riley County
Riley County Historical Society
Joe & Ramona Riniker
Robbins Motor Co.
Tom & Karen Roberts
Marvin S. Robinson Charitable Trust
Robert & Janet Robinson
Royce & Christine Rogge
Judith Rose
Helen Roser
Jerry Rosine
Carol Russell
Ryan & Sons Realtors
Ron & Juli Salberg
Charles & Sharlin Sargent
David & Jeanne Schafer
Leo & Joy Schell
Jessie Schmidt
David Schoneweis
Schultz Construction, Inc.
Karen Scully
Dick & Martha Seaton
Ed & Karen Seaton
Bob Sharp Memorial
Brian & Jeanny Sharp
Douglas & Pauline Sharp
Jim Sharp
June Sharp
Marilyn “Mickey” Sharp Memorial
Shilling Construction Co.
Julian & Barbara Siebert
Darlene Siegle
Geralyn Simon
Roger & Connie Sink
Ensley & Karen Sisk
Darlene Smith
Mary Smith
Suzanne Smith
Bill & Sharon Snyder
Cindy Sorrick
Mark & Pam Speer
SSR Engineering, Car Repair, & Machining
Bob & Mary Stamey
Susan Stegenga
Rob & Carla Stephenson
John F. Stites
Bonnie Stover
Bob & Julia Strawn
Strecker Nelson West Gallery
Streeter Enterprises, LLC
John & Joan Strickler
Faye Taylor
Sherri Lee Taylor
Ralph & Fred Teaford
Todd Thaemert, TNT Rentals
Rosalie Thompson
Don & Joan Thomson
Doug & Pat Tippin
Dick & Wann Towers
Mike & Linda Toy
Frank & Geralyn Tracz
Trinium, Inc.
Jared & Catherine Tremblay
The Trust Company of Manhattan
Jim Tubach
Robert & Karen Turner
Ultra Electronics, ICE
Darrell & Deborah Umscheid
United Bank & Trust
U.S. Stone
Richard & Elisabeth Vanderlip
Mary Vanier
Varney & Associates
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1786
VFW Auxiliary Post 1786
Walmart
Lorraine Walterscheid
Marie Ward
Wareham Company
Wareham-Sears Building Co., Inc.
Bradley Wareham
Harry & Amy Wareham
James & Pat Wareham
Judith Wareham-Lyon
Kevin Wareham
Ralph & Rebecca Wareham II
Rich Wartell
Jon & Ruth Ann Wefald
Weis Real Estate Company
Ray & Patricia Weisenburger
Ron Wells
Loren Werth
Darrell & Lea Westervelt
Keith & Sheri Westervelt
David & Constance Wetzel
Margaret Wheat
Barry Wilkerson
Rod Williams
Laurence & Linda Williams
Larry & Ruth Williams
Nancy B. Williams
Fred & Lorraine Willich
Ben Wilson
Mary & Nancy Wilson
Barbara Withee
John & Barbara Wright
Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home
John & Betsy Young
Many anonymous cash donors