Wanetta Ellis Mencl

Obituary: Wanetta I. Mencl, age 48, of Manhattan, Kansas, died Friday, June 19, 2009, at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. She was born on February 2, 1961, in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of William Ellis and Opal Blazer.Mrs. Mencl was a lifetime area resident where she was a homemaker. She enjoyed camping, fishing and spending time with her family. On May 7, 1994, in Ogden, Kansas, she was united in marriage to Thomas E. “Tom” Mencl. He survives of the home. Also surviving are two daughters: Chyan Mencl of Manhattan, Sheila Huffman of St. George, Kansas, three sons: Deondrey Ellis of Charlotte, North Carolina, Dusty Ellis and James Ellis, both of Manhattan, three brothers: Carl, Bill and James Ellis all of Manhattan and one sister: Connie Loftus of Shenandoah, Iowa. She is also survived by three granddaughters and two grandsons. Mrs. Mencl was preceded in death by her parents and by one sister, Cara Robinson. Memorials may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.