Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...