Obituaries

Feb 26, 2022

Normand Lee Hrabe, Stockton, KS, passed away on February 26, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS, at the age of 94. He was born on March 20, 1927, at home in Twin Mound Township, Rooks County, KS, to Frank G., Jr. and Laura (Kopsa) Hrabe. Normand married Zoe E. Schindler on August 8, 1954, in...

Feb 25, 2022

Kim “Jay” Ayers, passed away February 25, 2022 at the age of 67 in his home in Palco, Kansas. He was born on September 5, 1954 in Colby, Kansas to William Carson Ayers and his wife Thelma Katherine (Rose) Ayers. Jay started his life in Rexford, Kansas on a family farm with his two parents and his eight siblings....

Feb 24, 2022

Ronald Francis Werner passed away on February 24, 2022, at the age of 77, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas. He was born on the family farm outside of Plainville to Joseph and Nettie (Larson) Werner on June 2, 1944. He was united in marriage to Sharon Casey in 1967 and to this union, four children...

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Feb 18, 2022

Leona Drullinger passed away on February 19, 2022, at the Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 59. She was born on August 10, 1962, to Floyd Allen Blair and Frances Marie (Redfield) Blair in Norton, Kansas. She had four children: Richard, Charity, Kelsy, and Brandon. She was united in marriage to Richard Drullinger on August...

Feb 18, 2022

Betty Ann Hunter, formerly of Plainville, passed away on February 18, 2022, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, KS, at the age of 77. She was born on January 10, 1945, in Graham County, KS, to Frank Hunter and Ruby Haas. She had 4 children: Gerald, Ronda, Tonia, and Shonda. Betty enjoyed bingo, puzzle books, and noodle...

Jan 30, 2022

Rita Joan Hrabe, Stockton, KS, passed away on January 30, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS, at the age of 86. She was born on July 28, 1935, to Ray and Vera (Arrington) Schindler in Rooks County, KS. Rita married Eugene Hrabe on August 19, 1952, in Stockton. They were blessed with 3 children: Debbie,...

Jan 29, 2022

Margaret “Edna” White Blauer Gartrell passed away at the age of 105 on January 29, 2022 in Stockton, Kansas. She was born in Jewel County, Kansas on August 8, 1916 to Charles Ernest White and Martha Emmer (Crumley) White. Edna grew up with siblings: Mary Lucille, Dorothy Jean, Charles Robert, and Wayne Crumley. Edna attended rural schools and grew...

Jan 22, 2022

Bernadine P. (Purma) Kraus, Wilson, KS, passed away January 22, 2022 at Wilson Care and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson, at the age of 96. She was born on April 18, 1925, to Otto and Mary (Haska) Purma in Wilson. Bernadine married Wilbert Kraus on December 11, 1943, in Russell, KS. They were blessed with 2 children: Gary and Robert....

Jan 17, 2022

Noelle Louise Vohs, Brownell, KS, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, from a short battle with cancer at Hays Medical Center, at the age of 56. She was born on January 2, 1966, to Leonard and Toya (Slansky) Vohs in Plainville, Kansas. Residing in Brownell the past 13 years, Noelle grew up in Alton, attended school in Osborne...

Jan 9, 2022

Jeanetta Rose Schendel passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at the age of 71 in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on January 14, 1950, to Jesse and Melba (Kindlesparger) Whitmer in Carrollton, Missouri. Jeanetta was united in marriage to Albert Schendel on August 5, 1979, at the Wilson Methodist Church. The couple was blessed with two children: Michelle...

Jan 9, 2022

Norman Wayne Edgett passed away January 9, 2022, at the Rooks County Hospital, at the age of 82. He was born on April 10, 1939, on the family farm north of Edmond in Norton County Kansas. He was the son of Grover Cleveland and Rosa Elizabeth (Glennemeier) Edgett. The family moved into Edmond, KS when he was young, and...

Jan 8, 2022

Pat Sumearll: September 19, 1931- January 8, 2022 Priscilla Ruth (Pat) Paschal Sumearll was born in Osborne County, Kansas to Walter and Eva Paschal, joining older siblings Vincent, Jean and William. Pat, as she was known since childhood, grew up on the family farm approximately 5 miles north and 3 miles east of Waldo, Kansas. Like so many families...

Jan 2, 2022

Roy Donald Pywell, 81, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, in McPherson, KS. He was born in Palco, KS on April 30, 1940, the son of Cecil and Alice Fern Pywell. He is survived by sons Mark and wife Sally of Burdett, Brad and Mary of Lindsborg, daughter Joy Edghill and husband Darre, Murfreesboro TN; grandsons, Lane Pywell,...

Dec 31, 2021

Markus Robert Loney, Plainville, KS, passed away all too soon on December 31, 2021, in Plainville, at the young age of 26. He was born on August 11, 1995, to Douglas and Malynda (Adam) Loney in Rogers, Arkansas. Shortly after Markus was born, the family relocated to Plainville where he spent the vast majority of his life. Those that...

Dec 30, 2021

Mary Ann (Dinkel) Emery, Stockton, KS, passed away on December 30, 2021, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS, at the age of 81. She was born on August 13, 1940, near Leoti, KS to Andrew and Helen (Bauck) Dinkel. She married Lyle "Shorty" Emery on March 28, 1957, during a blizzard, in Garden City, KS. They...

Dec 26, 2021

Charles “Freeman” Sander passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at the Hays Medical Center at the age of 83. He was born to Charles William and Grace (Slightam) Sander on June 20, 1938 in Stockton, Kansas. Freeman was a lifelong resident of Rooks County. He was not only a generational “Charles” but a generational farmer. He spent his...

Dec 20, 2021

James Francis “Jim” Hlaus passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center at the age of 77. He was born on September 9, 1944, in Ellsworth, Kansas to James and Barbara (Zeman) Hlaus. Jim was united in marriage to Audrey Betz on April 18, 1970, in the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wilson. The...

Dec 19, 2021