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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
