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Christine Louise Meisel

Christine Louise Meisel

Aug 19, 2023

Christine Louise Meisel

Sept. 6, 1951-Aug.19, 2023

Chris passed away suddenly from heart failure at her home in Stockton, Kansas.

Raised in Colorado, she rode with the Westernaires, learned to ski, backpacked, graduated from Poudre HS in 1969, and...

Nathalie Ellene Mussemann

Nathalie Ellene Mussemann

Aug 3, 2023

Nathalie Ellene Mussemann of Hays, KS, formerly of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on August 3, 2023, at Hays Medical Center, at the age of 93. She was born on September 30, 1929, in WaKeeney to Clarence and Marie (Huber) Zeman. She married Frank Mussemann on November 23, 1948, in WaKeeney. They were blessed with four children: Dennis, Christine, Sharla,...

James Douglas "Smitty" Smith

James Douglas "Smitty" Smith

Aug 2, 2023

James Douglas “Smitty” Smith passed away on August 2, 2023, at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, KS, at the age of 68. He leaves behind countless friends, a loving family, and too many laughter-filled stories to count.

Smitty came bursting into the world on July 15, 1955, to Jack and Katherine (Henning) Smith in...

Elda Ruth Hamit

Elda Ruth Hamit

Jul 17, 2023

Elda Hamit passed away on Monday morning, July 17, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center at the age of 100. Elda was born on May 17, 1923, to Leo and Eva (Atkinson) Elliott in Torrington, Wyoming.

She spent the first two and one-half years of her life in Wyoming before moving to Kansas where...

Arthur  Lee "Art" Wilkens

Arthur Lee "Art" Wilkens

Jul 7, 2023

Arthur Lee “Art” Wilkens, of Stockton, KS, passed away on July 7, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS, at the age of 87. He was born on April 2, 1936, the third son of Charley and Jessie (Herren) Wilkens at the family farm home in Cheyenne County, KS. Art attended Walnut Grove country school through...

Roy Ballard

Roy Ballard

Jul 6, 2023

Roy Ballard passed away on July 6, 2023, at his home in Alton, KS, at the age of 70. He was born on May 31, 1953, to William George and Marjorie (Boland) Ballard in Osborne, KS.

Roy grew up in Alton and graduated from Osborne High School in 1971. He moved to Beloit, KS and...

Janet Sue Dombroski

Janet Sue Dombroski

Jul 3, 2023

Janet Sue Dombroski, of Plainville, Kansas, passed away on July 3, 2023, at Rooks County Health Center, in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 83. She was born on April 3, 1940, to Henry Charles and Lois Rowena (Doty) Cooley in Ottawa, Kansas. She married Robert Charles Dombroski on December 20, 1958, in Plainville. He passed away on May...

Vickie Lynn Steinle

Vickie Lynn Steinle

Jul 1, 2023

On Saturday, July 1, 2023, our beloved mother, Vickie Lynn Steinle of Dorrance, Ks age 77 passed away peacefully with her sons by her side after a long hard battle with cancer. She was born on February 23, 1946, to Vernon L. and Edna A. (Schmidt) Dumler in Russell, Ks. She was united in marriage to Marlyn D. Steinle...

Delma Darlene Calvin

Delma Darlene Calvin

Jun 28, 2023

Delma Darlene Calvin, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on June 28, 2023, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas at the age of 78. She was born on December 25, 1944, to Lenard and Thelma (Roberts) Fairchild in Scott City, Kansas.

Delma grew up on a farm near Russell Springs, Kansas. She met...

Galyn Wayne Peterson

Galyn Wayne Peterson

Jun 26, 2023

Galyn Wayne Peterson, Stockton, KS, passed away on June 26, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS at the age of 90. He was born on May 24, 1933, in Waterville, KS to Carl and Clara (Minge) Peterson. He married Christine Peterson on December 20, 1953, in Waterville. They were blessed with two sons, David Wayne...

Joan Elizabeth Bates

Joan Elizabeth Bates

Jun 24, 2023

Joan Elizabeth Bates, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on June 24, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 71. She was born on May 23, 1952, in Damar, Kansas, to Fredrick Edward and Bertha Blanche (Meanard) Knipp. She grew up in Damar and graduated from Damar High School in 1970. On May 14, 1977, she...

Danny Thomas Houston

Danny Thomas Houston

Jun 16, 2023

Danny Thomas Houston passed away on June 16, 2023, at his home in Plainville, KS, at the age of 53. He was born on May 10, 1970, to George Thomas and Tressia Mae (Gardner) Houston in Shenandoah, IA.

Danny grew up in Red Oak, IA and graduated from Clarinda High School in 1988. He was...

Doris Jean Miller

Doris Jean Miller

Jun 7, 2023

Doris Jean Miller passed away on June 7, 2023, under Hospice care, and tended by her children and extended family, at SunPorch of Smith County in Smith Center, Kansas. Jean was born on November 26, 1926, in Waterloo, Iowa to C.J. and Elizabeth (Rietz) Hamer.

Jean attended schools in Waterloo, Iowa. After graduating highschool, Jean...

Betty Jo Sells

Betty Jo Sells

May 26, 2023

Betty Jo (Taylor) Sells passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, in the Lyons Regional Hospital in Lyons, Kansas at the age 94. She was born on October 1, 1928, to George V. and Ora Grace (Engelbert) Taylor in Chase, Kansas.

Betty worked for Farmland Industry at the Lyons Cooperative starting as a bookkeeper and...

Norma Jean "Jeanie" Bellerive

Norma Jean "Jeanie" Bellerive

May 23, 2023

Norma Jean "Jeanie" Bellerive, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away on May 23, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas. She was surrounded by her loving family as she peacefully joined her husband in eternal rest.

Jeanie was born on March 1, 1932, in Bogue, Kansas, to Normand C....

Katherine Ann Usher

Katherine Ann Usher

May 18, 2023

Katherine Ann Usher, of Wilson, Kansas, passed away on May 18, 2023, at her home at Wilson Lake, at the age of 60. She was born on May 14, 1963, to Charles and Norma (Spurgin) Windle in Falls City, Nebraska. She was married on August 7, 2008, to Rex Usher in Dalhart, Texas.

She owned...

Rayford Dale Franklin

Rayford Dale Franklin

May 15, 2023

Rayford Dale Franklin, of Scandia, Kansas passed away on May 15, 2023, at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, Kansas, at the age of 63. He was born on July 3, 1959, to Calvin and Bertie (Meeks) Franklin in Denver, Colorado.

Rayford lived between Colorado and Texas the first half of his life, until moving to...

Leland "Pete" Ray Scott

Leland "Pete" Ray Scott

May 14, 2023

Leland “Pete” Ray Scott, age 71, of Shawnee, Kansas, formerly of Hill City, KS, passed away due to an auto accident on Sunday, May 14, 2023. He was the son of Roy and Georgia (Post) Scott, born April 29, 1952, in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Pete was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Bashor, Kansas...

Henrietta Lorene Moden

Henrietta Lorene Moden

May 11, 2023

Henrietta Lorene (Ehrichs) Moden passed away on May 11, 2023, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, KS. She was born on January 12, 1937, to Bertha Alice (Tilton) Ehrichs and Henry Arthur Ehrichs in Hays, KS. As Henry had been killed in an auto accident the prior year, Bertha’s father, Elmer Tilton from Collyer, was with her...

Mark A. Green

Mark A. Green

May 9, 2023

Mark Allyn Green, of Norton, Kansas went to be with the Lord May 9, 2023, at the Norton County Hospital, at the age of 54. He was born on February 17, 1969, to Larry R. and Joan E. (Stafford) Green in Larned, Kansas. He married Shelly (Sutter) Green on June 20, 1998. They later divorced.

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