Obituaries

Mar 28, 2023

Lynette Gae Eaton, 67, passed away peacefully at home on March 28, 2023 in Olathe, Kansas. She bravely fought her battle with cancer for 26 years.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 8 at 3:00pm with visitation following until 5:00pm in Garrett Chapel, College Church of the Nazarene, 2020 East Sheridan...

Mar 26, 2023

Eugene D. “Gene” Malir, of Wilson, KS, passed away on March 26, 2023, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, KS, at the age of 91. He was born on January 9, 1932, at the Ellsworth Hospital, the son of Edward and Mary (Krupp) Malir. Gene was a lifelong farmer in Noble Township living only a mile from...

Mar 21, 2023

Sylvester Tryon “Bus” Hartnett of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on March 21, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 86. He was born on December 30, 1936, to Bluford Andrew (“B.A.”), Sr., and Lucy Helen (Welch) Hartnett, in Mullinville, Kansas.

Bus graduated from Plainville High School. He was the quarterback...

Mar 20, 2023

LaDonna Rae Schnuerle, of Stockton, Kansas passed away on March 20, 2023, at the RooksCounty Hospital at the age of 89. She was born on September 13, 1933, to Ray and Gertrude (Wildrex) Ives in Stockton, Kansas. She married Wayne Schnuerle on October 31, 1953, in Stockton. They made their home in Almena and were blessed with two children:...

Mar 16, 2023

Jeanne Louise Heki, of Wilson, KS, passed away on March 16, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society in Ellsworth, KS, at the age of 72. She was born on December 26, 1950, to Louis and Louise (Aasa) Motis in Pioche, NV.

Jeanne grew up in Nevada and graduated from Henderson Nevada High School in 1968....

Mar 15, 2023

Cleota Mae Dinkel, of Plainville, KS, passed away on March 15, 2023, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS, at the age of 89. She was born on January 28, 1934, to Hector and Cecilia (Gagnon) Boucher in Zurich, Kansas. She married Gilbert F. Dinkel on April 13, 1953, in Zurich, KS. They were blessed with eight children.

Mar 11, 2023

Lyman Donald “Don” Hansen, of Wilson, KS, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 11, 2023, in Ellsworth, KS. He was born in Superior, Nebraska on February 1, 1943, to Lyman Harold Hansen and Janice Annetta (Liles) Hansen. He grew up on the family farm in Jewell County, Kansas.

Don married Edith Neal on...

Mar 7, 2023

Lester E. Look, of Hays, KS, formerly of Stockton, KS, passed away on March 7, 2023, in Sabetha, KS at the age of 92. He was born on October 6, 1930, to Bryan and Mary Ethel (Bridwell) Look in Stockton, KS. He married Avis Schindler on May 17, 1952, in Belleville, KS. They were blessed with two daughters: Patricia...

Mar 3, 2023

Myrene Sue (Borecky) Soukup, 75, passed away March 3, 2023, at the Wilson Care and Rehabilitation in Wilson, KS. She was born on March 28, 1947, in Ellsworth, KS, the daughter of John and Marie (Janda) Borecky of Black Wolf, KS.

Myrene attended a one room schoolhouse outside of Black Wolf until 8th grade then...

Mar 2, 2023

Mary Anna (Hicks) Ernst, of Plainville, KS, passed away on March 2, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 77. She was born to Joseph and Sylvia (Voight) Hicks on August 31, 1945, in her Grandfather Hicks’s house in Logan, KS. She married Rudi Heinz Ernst on May 20, 1966, in the Plainville...

Mar 1, 2023

Rita Elizabeth (Hogan) Malin of Lawrence, Kansas, and former Plainville, Kansas resident, died peacefully surrounded by her family on March 1, 2023 at Bridge Haven in Lawrence, Kansas.

Rita was born to Bill and Rita (Lindley) Hogan of Natoma, Kansas, on August 9, 1933. She grew up in Natoma and graduated from Natoma High School....

Feb 23, 2023

Lenora Mae (Boese) Stelter, of Plainville, KS, passed away on February 23, 2023, at her home in Plainville. She was born on November 14, 1933, to Walter and Minnie (Krug) Boese in Alexander, KS. She married Ralph Stelter on July 13, 1952. They were blessed with three daughters: Pam, Carol, and Kim.

Lenora grew up...

Feb 22, 2023

Agnes “Arlene” (Gates) Rogers, formerly of Plainville, KS, passed away on February 22, 2023, in Yuma,

AZ, at the age of 94. She was born on June 22, 1928, to Lewis and Ora (Ellis) Gates in Logan, KS. She

married Robert Rogers on December 21, 1951, in Zurich, KS. They were blessed with five children:...

Feb 13, 2023

Leroy (Bud) Rodman, of Stockton, KS, went to heaven to join his wife on February 13, 2023, at Hays Medical Center, at the age of 97. He was born in Ree Heights, South Dakota on July 1, 1925. He was number 12 of 13 children born to Chalmer and Elsie Rodman.

Bud grew up on...

Feb 9, 2023

Kenneth Ray Brichacek, Salina, Kansas died at home with his family at his side on February 9, 2023 at the age of 84. He was born on July 24, 1938 in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, to Fred Stanley and Evelyn Marie (Barta) Brichacek. He was married on June 21, 1964, to Anita Louise (Ulrich) at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in...

Feb 7, 2023

Bonnie (Gosser) Wyatt, of Plainville, KS, passed away at the Rooks County Health Center on February 7, 2023. She was 91 years old. She was born on Memorial Day, May 30, 1931, in Hays, Kansas to Theodore and Foila (Joy) Gosser.

Bonnie graduated from Hays High School in 1949. She joined the Women’s Army Corps...

Feb 6, 2023

Kathleen Ann Schneider, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on February 6, 2023, at the Hospice House in Hutchinson, KS, at the age of 69. She was born on October 16, 1953, to Harvey and Viola (Rummel) Wright in Atwood, Kansas. She married Michael Schneider on August 11, 1973, in Atwood. They were blessed with six children: Adam, Tate, Kahl,...

Feb 4, 2023

Wayne Alan Kee, of Stockton, KS, passed away on February 4, 2023, at Alliance Health in Woodward, OK, at the age of 69. He was born on January 6, 1954, to James Warren and Willie Ruth (Wineinger) Kee in Beloit, KS. He was married to Michele Lee McComb on August 19, 1972, in Stockton, KS. They were blessed with...

Jan 28, 2023

On the afternoon of January 28, 2023, Jack Lee Burton age 74 of Plainville Kansas, graduated from his earthly body at St. Frances Medical Center in Topeka surrounded by his family. Jack was born in 1948 the son of Ronald and Luella “Bebe” Burton.

He graduated from Plainville High School in 1966 and attended Kansas...

Jan 22, 2023

Glen Ray Cain, of Plainville, KS, passed away on January 22, 2023, at the Redbud Village in Plainville, at the age of 73. He was born on February 20, 1949, to George and Ruby (Knust) Cain in Russell, KS. He married Mary Ruth Thompson on June 21, 1986, in Plainville.

Glen graduated from Palco High...