Barbara Virginia Manke Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Barbara Virginia Manke of Overland Park, Kansas, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Barbara Virginia left this world on April 11, 2025 at the age of 88, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Barbara Virginia may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her mother Dorothea Johnson. She is survived by: her husband Kenneth Manke; her sister Marjorie Carrithers; her sons, Greg, Brian and Darrin Manke; and her sisters, Patricia Burnside and Geraldine Greener. She is also survived by wives; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Bethany Lutheran Foundation at http://www.bethanylutheranfoundation.org.
