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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Barbara J. Schindler
May 8, 2023
Barbara “Barb” Jean Schindler, of Stockton, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly on May 8, 2023, at Hays Medical Center, at the age of 77. She was born on June 26, 1945, to Reuben V. and Neva G. (Hayes) Richardson in Norton, Kansas. Barb was married on December 3, 1961, to Kermit Schindler in Phillipsburg, Kansas. They later divorced. To this...
Robert Leroy Kern
May 4, 2023
Robert Leroy Kern passed away on May 4, 2023, at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 83. Robert was born on August 11, 1939, to Norbert and Edna (Reese) Kern in Rooks County, Kansas. He married his high school sweetheart, Patricia Runyan on June 5, 1960, in Plainville. They were blessed with three sons: Robert Jr,...
Patricia Ann Norris
May 4, 2023
Patricia “Pat” Ann (Meyers) Norris passed away on May 4, 2023, at the Derby Health & Rehab in Derby, Kansas. She was born on February 27, 1944, to Edmund and Virginia (Kriley) Meyers. She grew up on the farm with her parents and brother Don. No electricity, no running water, no inside bathroom – but thought they were the...
Gene L. Theleman
Apr 21, 2023
It is with very heavy hearts, that we share the loss of Gene Leon Theleman. Our Lord called him home on April 21, 2023, doing what he loved. Born to Fred and Leona Theleman of Natoma, KS, on August 29, 1955, in Hays, Kansas, Gene remained a resident of Natoma throughout his life. He attended and graduated from Natoma...
Barbara "Barb" Ellen West
Apr 20, 2023
Barbara Ellen (Brown) West, of Plainville, Kansas, entered into her heavenly home on April 20, 2023, at the age of 73 after a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer.
She was born on December 27, 1949, in Natoma, Kansas to Kenneth and Viola (Baum) Brown. She graduated from Plainville High School in 1968. After graduation, Barb...
Earl Ray "Benny" Benedick
Apr 19, 2023
Earl Ray “Benny” Benedick, Plainville, KS, passed away on April 19, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 72. He was born on July 21, 1950, to Earl P. and Emma I. (Hrabe) Benedick at the Harwood Home in Stockton, KS. He married Janice K. Schmidt on March 14, 1970, in Plainville. They...
Robert Milton Foster
Apr 16, 2023
Robert Milton “Bob” Foster, of Plainville, Kansas passed away on April 16, 2023, at the Ascension Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas, at the age of 91. He was born on August 19, 1931, the third oldest of 15 children, to Clarence Alfred and Lea Elda (Allen) Foster in Hoxie, Kansas.
Bob grew up in...
Janice Lucille Hadley
Apr 14, 2023
Janice Lucille (Kroeger) Hadley, 83, of rural Ellis, Kansas passed away Friday, April 14, 2023, at Trego Lemke Memorial Long Term Care in WaKeeney, Kansas, where she had been a resident the past year. She was born on August 20, 1939, to Henry and Agnes (Heroneme) Kroeger in Hays, Kansas. Janice graduated from Trego Community High School in 1957....
Thomas "Tom" Frederking
Apr 12, 2023
Thomas A. “Tom” Frederking, of Plainville, KS, passed away on April 12, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville. He was born on May 8, 1960, in Ellsworth, KS to Theodore C. and Saundra (McGee) Frederking. He married Lori J. Panzer on October 17, 1981, in Hays, KS. They were blessed with four children: Shawn, Brandon, Katelyn,...
Gregory "Greg" Edward Mott
Apr 10, 2023
Gregory “Greg” Edward Mott, of Stockton, KS, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 10, 2023, at the age of 52 after a brief illness. He was born on April 27, 1970, in Rockford, IL to Thomas and Judy (Olson) Mott.
Greg grew up in Rockford and graduated from Boylan High School, Class of...
Jack Hilgers, Jr.
Apr 8, 2023
Jack Edward Hilgers, Jr. passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS. He was born on November 4, 1945, in St. Louis, MO to Jack Edward and Laverne (Leuthauser) Hilgers, Sr.
Jack grew up in Hays, KS and graduated from Hays High School in 1963. He attended...
Joyce Marie Thompson
Apr 1, 2023
Joyce Marie Thompson (Gore) passed away on Saturday April 1, 2023, at Prairie Sunset Home in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. Joyce was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She passed away at the age of 89 after battling Dementia for the past 14 years. Joyce was born on February 12, 1934, in Tuskahoma, Oklahoma to Ulysses S. Young and...
