Lisa Marie (Manhart) Althouse, 37, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2015 at the Gove County Medical Center, following a 15-month battle with Glioblastoma (brain cancer).

Lisa was born on June 13, 1978, in Hoxie to Larry and Janice Manhart. She attended Wheatland Schools, Fort Hays State University, and Wichita State University. Upon graduation from WSU with a Master’s Degree, she began her career as a Nurse Practitioner at Hays Family Medicine. She was then employed at Bluestem Medical in Quinter until she became ill.

On July 14, 2001, she married Wade Althouse in Wichita. Born to this union were a daughter, Tegan, now age 8, and a son, Isaac, now age 4. In 2009, Lisa, along with her family, returned to farm in the Grainfield area.

Lisa is survived by her husband, Wade, her children, Tegan and Isaac, her parents, Larry and Janice Manhart, two sisters, Jodi Tuttle and husband Derek of Andover and Denise Barrows and husband Grayson of Fort Worth, TX, three brothers, Scott and wife Dyane of Hays, Brian and wife Jennifer of Lindsay, TX, Doug and wife Stephanie of Park. She also leaves numerous nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, cousins, friends, and co-workers to mourn her passing.

Lisa’s passions in life included running, horses, being a wife and a mom, and caring for others. She made the world a brighter place, and her smile, her laughter, her positive attitude, and her tremendous faith will live on in everyone who knew her. She also had a fierce determination to beat cancer.

“Let us run with endurance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus.” Hebrews 12:1-2

Mass of Christian Burial will be 9 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2015 at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Grainfield. Burial will be in the Grainfield Cemetery.

Visitation will be Sunday, from 6:00 to 7:30 with a parish vigil immediately following at 7:30. Both will take place at the St. Agnes Religious Education Center, Grainfield.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Lisa Althouse Memorial Fund, for her children’s education. Checks made to the fund may be sent in care of Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 South Main, Quinter, KS 67752.