Carolyn S. Valerius Obituary

We are sad to announce that on July 3, 2023, at the age of 76, Carolyn S. Valerius of Manhattan, Kansas, born in Clay Center, Kansas passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Stanley and Jane Stanley (Eustace); and her brother-in-law Greg Kelley. She is survived by: her husband Bud Valerius (James B.); her children, Troy Valerius (Heather) of Phoenix, AZ, Eryn Schafer-Valerius (Jason) of Downingtown, PA and Brandon Valerius of Wichita, KS; her grandchildren, Parker Valerius (Calli) of Phoenix, AZ, Spencer Valerius (Maddie) of Brandon, Suffolk and Cooper Valerius (Tanner Valerius); her sisters, Marilyn Thurlow (David) of Wakefield, KS and Sue Stanley of Glastonbury, CT; her great-nieces and great-nephews, Amanda (Thurlow), Dustin McCosh, Sophia, Logan of Greeley, CO, Allison (Thurlow), Tracy Copenhaver, Téa, Nevaeh, Ryan of Wakefield, KS, Justin, Brittnye Thurlow and Macey of Wakefield, KS; and her sister Pinky Helgeson of Tierra Verde, FL.. She is also survived by her two nieces & nephew.

The family suggests memorial contributions in memory of Carolyn to the T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter or the Good Shepherd Homecare & Hospice Inc.