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Elisabeth Vanderlip Obituary
She was born on October 28, 1938, in Smith Center, Kansas, the daughter of Harold L. and Marjorie (Dean) Nonamaker. Elisabeth moved with her mother and sister to Manhattan and lived with her grandparents. At that time, her father left to serve in WWII. They then moved to a home on Bertrand Street in Manhattan. Elisabeth graduated from Manhattan High School with the class of 1956. In 1960 she graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor's degree in Zoology.
On June 1, 1960, she was united in marriage to Richard L. Vanderlip at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Manhattan. Richard survives at their home.
Elisabeth regularly attended the College Avenue United Methodist Church in Manhattan. She also enjoyed being a member of the TPM Club, the Kansas Orchid Society, and the Flint Hills Audubon Society.
Richard and Elisabeth enjoyed traveling. They lived in Australia for three 6-month periods and traveled back many times. They also took many Road Scholar Trips in the United States, and other countries including South Africa, Germany, Costa Rica, Mexico, Borneo, and Madagascar.
She was preceded in death by her father, who died as a prisoner of war, her mother, and her sister Dotti Nonamaker.
In addition to her husband Richard, she is survived by her daughters: Cindy Griffin (Wayne), Becky Smith (Roger), and Debbie Hemmen (Dan); her nine grandchildren: Michael, Sam, Jessica, Brian, Eric, Sarah, Jennifer, Ryan, and Katie; and her ten great-grandchildren, all of whom she loved very much.
The family will greet friends during a visitation on Thursday December 12, 2024, from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. at the College Avenue United Methodist Church, 1609 College Avenue in Manhattan.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday December 12, 2024, at the College Avenue United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Sunrise Cemetery in Manhattan.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions in memory of Elisabeth to the KSU Foundation Vanderlip Crop Production Graduate Excellence Fund, Meadowlark Hills Foundation - Good Samaritan Fund or the charity of your choice. Contributions may be sent in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.
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