William "Bill" Auman
(1945 - 2019)
Obituary
William (Bill) Auman was born Oct. 24,
1945, and worked, lived and loved with all his might until passing
away on Saturday (Nov. 16, 2019). He was a fighter his whole life,
overcoming countless obstacles and always believing that he could
prevail. He was born in St. Francis to Lucile (Hirscheler) Auman.
Bill graduated Wichita Heights in 1963.
He married his high school sweetheart,
Vicky (Sweasy) Auman, on May 8, 1965, in Wichita. They moved to Hays
in 1975 and started a successful business. They sold the business
upon retirement and moved to Newton to be closer to friends and
siblings.
In Newton, Bill became a Master
Gardener and worked diligently at the Harvey County Master Gardener's
Community Garden. He prided himself on the tens of thousands of
pounds of produce raised to feed those in need in Harvey County.
In late spring 2019, Bill and Vicky
moved to Manhattan to be closer to their children and grandchildren.
Bill loved visits with grandchildren at Meadowlark Hills' Wroten
House, where he lived for the last six months of his life.
He leaves behind wife, Vicky; son, Troy
(and Erin) Auman; daughter, D.C. (and Jeremiah) Hackerott; and
grandchildren: Riley and Caleb Auman, and Uriah and Jaina Hackerott.
He joins his mother, Lucile Auman; his
sister, Luella Petrillo; and his brother-in-law and best friend,
Larry Sweasy.
Visitation is scheduled for 5 to 6:30
p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 20, 2019) at Yorgensen Meloan Londeen (YML)
Funeral home in Manhattan. Memorial service will be held at 10 a.m.
Thursday (Nov. 21, 2019) at YML, with burial to follow at Valley View
Cemetery on Highway 24, east of Manhattan.
Memorial contributions can be made to
the Meadowlark Good Samaritan Fund in Bill's name. The fund is used
to assist those in need of long term care who cannot afford to pay
for it. Contributions may be left in care of the
Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan,
KS 66502.
Online condolences may be left for the
family through the funeral home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
