Richard "Dick" Cherry
Jan 6, 2023
Richard B. “Dick” Cherry, 95, Plainville, KS, passed Friday, January 6, 2023, at Redbud Village in Plainville.
He was born April 16, 1927, in Coldwater, Kansas to Blanche (Newton) Stanfield. Dick volunteered for the Navy at 17 years old, January 4, 1945, serving during World War II through September 1947. He was part of the...
Robert E. "Bob" Mccall
Jan 4, 2023
Robert E. “Bob” McCall, of Woodston, Kansas, passed away on January 4, 2023, at the Parkview Care Center in Osborne, Kansas, at the age of 100. He was born on November 29, 1922, to Henry and Emma (Vanderlip) McCall in Ash Rock Township North of Woodston. He was married on February 14, 1943, to Evelyn (Melton) McCall. She passed...
Daryl L. Novotny
Jan 4, 2023
Daryl Lynn Novotny, of Stockton, KS, passed away on January 4, 2023, at the Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, NE, at the age of 81. He was born on June 15, 1941, to Ludvik and Zella “Sally” (Drennan) Novotny in Stockton. He married Pamela Kiehne on May 27, 1962, in Chicago, IL. They were blessed with one son,...
Refinna L. "Betty" Keyes
Jan 1, 2023
Refinna Ladean “Betty” Keyes, of Plainville, KS, passed away on January 1, 2023, at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, KS, at the age of 75. She was born on February 27, 1947, to Levi Bassel and Mary Alice (Reynolds) Hoskins in Enid, OK. She was married to Stanley Keyes in 1967. They were blessed with five children:...
Steven Dale "Steve" Schindler
Dec 31, 2022
Steven Dale “Steve” Schindler, 66, of Topeka, KS passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at his home in Topeka. He was born on November 7, 1956, in El Pso, TX, the son of Abe “Junior” and Shirley (Trible) Schindler.
Steve graduated from Stockton High School in 1974. He then attended Beloit Business School. He...
Carol Kay Whisman
Dec 31, 2022
Carol Kay Whisman of Palco, KS, passed away on December 31, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS, surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 70. She was born on September 2, 1952, in Hays, KS, to George and Berdena (Veatch) Whisman. She was united in marriage to Jack Dean...
Lola Marie Simon
Dec 26, 2022
Lola Marie (Nickles) Simon, of Plainville, KS, passed away on December 26, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 95. She was born on November 12, 1927, to Clarence and Gladys (Buffington) Nickles in Furley, KS. She married James W. Simon on August 7, 1948, in Wichita, KS. They were blessed with 3...
Theresa L. "Tressie" Koehler
Dec 25, 2022
Theresa L. “Tressie” Koehler, of Plainville, KS, passed away on December 25, 2022, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS, at the age of 90. She was born on May 20, 1932, to Thomas and Matilda (Weigel) Phlieger in Plainville. She married Fred Koehler on January 15, 1952, in Plainville. They were blessed with 7 children: Thelma, Thomas,...
Gregory "Greg" Allen Balthazor
Dec 23, 2022
Gregory A. Balthazor passed away on December 23, 2022, at his home in Stockton, KS, at the age of 77. He was born on April 26, 1945, to Philip Paul and Dorothy Ellen (Warren) Balthazor in Hays, KS. He married Karla Smith-Tripe on November 5, 1977, in Stockton. They were blessed with 7 children: Germaine, Jeffry, Darrick, Michelle, Layn,...
Wanda Mae Sammons
Dec 19, 2022
Our beautiful and talented mother, Wanda Sammons, 94, of Kansas City, Kansas passed away Monday,
December 19, 2022 at The Piper in Kansas City, Kansas.
She was born December 11, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan to Everett and Vivian (Foster) VanHorn. Wanda
spent her young childhood years on a farm near Stockton...
Donald C. "Papa Don" Malin
Dec 16, 2022
Donald C. “Don” Malin, of Plainville, KS, passed away on December 16, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 84. He was born on May 20, 1938, to Francis P. and Maxine (Colvin) Malin in Codell, KS. Being born on Cyclone Day, Don came into this world early at only 2 lbs 6...
Nancy Ann Davis
Dec 13, 2022
Nancy Ann (Pantlik) Davis, of Plainville, Kansas, earned her angel wings at the age of 87 on December 13, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 3, 1935, in Prague, OK, to Charlie and Murrel (Roller) Pantlik. On December 9, 1954, Nancy married the love of her life, Russell Davis, in Blackwell, OK. Nancy and...
Nancy Ann Earl
Dec 8, 2022
Nancy Ann (Spears) Earl, of Stockton, KS, passed away on December 8, 2022, at her home, with her husband and daughters by her side, at the age of 62. She was born on April 6, 1960, to Charles Sr. and Bernice (Burba) Spears in Springfield, OH. She was married to Douglas Earl on July 15, 2000, in Pine, CO....
Duane Edward "Butch" Janne
Dec 1, 2022
Duane Edward “Butch” Janne, of Wilson, KS, passed away on December 1, 2022, at the Wilson Care and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson, at the age of 77. He was born on February 13, 1945, to Edward and Ella “Toots” (Phillips) Janne in Wilson.
Butch grew up in Wilson and graduated from Wilson High School in...
Joseph Andrew "Joe" Strutt
Nov 30, 2022
Joseph Andrew “Joe” Strutt passed away peacefully at his home in Hay, KS with family at his side on November 30, 2022, at the age of 86. He was born on December 19, 1935, to Theodore and Sarah (Cadoret) Strutt in Osborne County, KS. He married Ada Barry on May 20, 1959, in Stockton, KS. They were blessed with...
Quintin Hue Silsby
Nov 30, 2022
Quintin Hue “Q” Silsby, of Plainville, KS, passed away on November 30, 2022, at his home in Plainville, at the age 26. He was born on February 21, 1996, to Robert “Bob” and Lisa (Nobert) Silsby in Beloit, KS. He was married to Samantha “Sam” VonHeeder on March 20, 2021, in Ainsworth, NE.
Quintin grew...
Edna Mae Stithem
Nov 24, 2022
Edna Mae (Fry) Stithem, of Stockton, KS, passed away on November 24, 2022, in her hometown at the age of 85. She was born on February 13, 1937, to Ernest and Famy Elizabeth (Butler) Fry in Stockton. She married Dale Bretton in Glade, KS and they were blessed with four daughters: Doris, Darlene, Dorothy, and Dixie. They later divorced...
Dale Eugene Hiser
Nov 22, 2022
Dale Eugene Hiser, 75, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, in a Chattanooga hospital. Dale was born on July 11, 1947, in Hays, Kansas and he was the son of the late Bessie Smith Hiser and Grady Hiser. His sisters, Bonnie Bain, Freda Lambert and his brothers, Marvin Hiser and Roy Hiser also...
Velda Irene Skolaut
Nov 13, 2022
Velda Irene Skolaut, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on November 13, 2022, at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, at the age of 73. She was born on November 30, 1948, to Russell and Ester “Arlene” (Hillman) Grecian in Hays, KS. She was married to Roger Sells on May 27, 1968. They were blessed with three children:...
William "Bill" F. Wilson
Nov 10, 2022
William F. “Bill” Wilson passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at the Red Bud Village in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 96. He was born on March 23, 1926, in Salyards, Kansas to Virgil and Ethel (Snyder) Wilson. Bill was united in marriage to Eleanora (Meredith) Wilson on March 18, 1949, in Plainville at the United Methodist...
