OSAGE CITY, Kan. – Albert G. Wamser Jr., 81, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at his home in Osage City, Kan. Albert George Wamser Jr. was born March 28, 1942, in Emporia, Kan., the son of Albert George “Bert” and Hazel (Finn) Wamser.

He graduated in 1960 from Reading High School, Reading, Kan.

He was a cowboy and lived and worked on farms in and around Reading, and Sturgis, Ky. While in Kentucky, he was a member of the Sturgis General Baptist Church. Albert was currently attending the Burlington Baptist Bible Church. He was strong in his faith and loved sharing it with others.

Albert will be forever remembered by his companion, Joy Wamser, of Osage City; two daughters, Jean (Kevin) Hedgepath, Emporia, and Kristi (Rusty) Davenport, Osage City; three step-children, Lana Carter, Lyndon, Kan., Shawn (Virginia) Barger, Reading, and Wes Dunlap, Lyndon; and five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a son, Allen Gregory Wamser.

Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Jones VanArsdale Funeral Home, 107 W. Sixth St., Lebo, Kan. Family will receive friends an hour before service. Inurnment will be in Reading Cemetery, Reading.

Memorial contributions can be made to Hand in Hand Hospice, and sent in care of Jones VanArsdale Funeral Home, PO Box 43, Lebo, KS 66856. Condolences can be left at vanarsdalefs.com