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Jack Milton Selbe

Jack Milton Selbe

Nov 20, 2021

Jack Milton Selbe passed away at the Red Bud Village in Plainville, Kansas on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the age of 91. He was born on October 19, 1930, to William and Adelaide (Barnes) Selbe in Ellis, Kansas. He was united in marriage to Mary L. (Miller) Selbe in 1952 and the couple raised two daughers: Denise and...

William Roger "Bill" Turner

William Roger "Bill" Turner

Nov 16, 2021

William Roger “Bill” Turner passed away at the Rooks Center Health Center in Plainville, KS on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at the age of 79. He was born on July 7, 1942, in Lyons, Kansas to William H. and Edith (Darland) Turner. Bill was raised in Lyons and graduated from Lyons High School with the class of 1960. He...

Gisela Eckart

Gisela Eckart

Nov 16, 2021

Gisela Eckart was born in 1927 in Nowawes, Germany (near Berlin), the middle child of three daughters. As a girl, she was hired by Babelsberg Studio to be an extra in films, and also enjoyed gymnastics and school athletics. At age 15, she began her work life as a bookkeeper and secretary. After the end of World War II,...

Judith  Ann "Judy"  Sander

Judith Ann "Judy" Sander

Nov 16, 2021

Judith Ann “Judy” (Richardson) Sander, Stockton, KS, passed away on November 16, 2021, at Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, KS. She was born on July 29, 1945, to Kenneth James and Florence June (Vest) Richardson in Chadron, NE. Judy’s father later remarried, and she was lucky enough to have inherited a stepsister, Phyllis. They were like two peas in...

Michael Lynn Towns

Michael Lynn Towns

Nov 12, 2021

Michael Lynn “Mike” Towns passed away suddenly and tragically in Rooks County, Kansas on November 12, 2021, at the age of 69. Mike was born to Clarence Duane and Isabell Ann (Keller) Towns in , Kansas on May 11, 1952. He was united in marriage to Donna Jean (Belisle) Towns on March 26, 1981, at the of Christ in...

Michael J. Anschutz

Michael J. Anschutz

Nov 9, 2021

Michael J. Anschutz passed away on November 9, 2021, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, KS at the age of 52. He was born on July 8, 1969; and was adopted to Donald “Mert” and Loyola (Peterka) Anschutz in Ellsworth. Michael grew up in Wilson, KS and graduated from Wilson High School in 1987. He then attended...

Dian Lorene Jennings

Dian Lorene Jennings

Nov 8, 2021

Dian Lorene Jennings passed away November 8, 2021, at Redbud Village in Plainville, KS at the age of 86. Dian was born on June 23, 1935, in Codell, Kansas to Robert & Serena Languein. Dian graduated from Codell Rural High School in 1953. She married Darold Jennings on November 26, 1954, at the Codell Baptist Church. To this union...

Lafe D. "Dean" Poe

Lafe D. "Dean" Poe

Nov 6, 2021

Lafe D. “Dean” Poe passed away on November 6, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK at the age of 62. He was born on March 24, 1959, to Lafe D. Poe and Ruth A. (Swindler-Poe) Post in Pratt, KS. He was married to Elizabeth (Goff) Poe; they later divorced. They have three grown children: Christopher, Michael &...

Gloria Ellen Chard

Gloria Ellen Chard

Nov 1, 2021

Gloria Ellen Chard passed away on November 1, 2021, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 84. She was born on May 22, 1937, to George and Lillian (Novotny) Stalnaker in Rooks County, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Vernon Dean Chard on June 15, 1953, in Stockton, Kansas. The couple was blessed...

Jean Ann (Shoop) Hixson

Jean Ann (Shoop) Hixson

Nov 1, 2021

Jean Ann (Shoop) Hixson was born in Sterling, Kansas, to Homer Albert Shoop and Helen Ethel (Heter) Shoop. Raised on the family farm outside of St. John, Kansas, Jean was the oldest of Homer and Helen’s four children. Jean’s childhood was filled with family, 4-H, and church activities. Shoop family reunions, which began in Colorado in 1950, were always...

Patricia Ann Inbody

Patricia Ann Inbody

Oct 31, 2021

Patricia Ann Inbody (nee Hrabik) passed away on October 31, 2021, in Independence, Missouri. She was born August 13, 1939, to Henry and Viola Hrabik in Wilson, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Frederick George Inbody, Jr. on October 2, 1959, having recently celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and...

William "Bill" Joseph Buyak

William "Bill" Joseph Buyak

Oct 30, 2021

William Joseph “Bill” Buyak passed away on October 30, 2021, at his home in Chase, Kansas at the age of 81. He was born to George and Helen (Antoszewski) Buyak on December 1, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan. Bill was the father to three children: Raymond, Sara, and Michael. Bill grew up in Michigan and attended high school there. Following...

Donna Jean Gosser

Donna Jean Gosser

Oct 27, 2021

Donna Jean (Stevenson) Gosser passed away on October 27, 2021, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 84. She was born on February 28, 1937, to Edgar and Helen (Spiehs) Stevenson in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Allen Lee Gosser on September 13, 1958, in Grand Island, Nebraska. The...

Edna "Eddie" Lucille Delaney

Edna "Eddie" Lucille Delaney

Oct 27, 2021

Edna “Eddie” Lucille Delaney, 88, passed away on October 27, 2021, in Plainville, KS. She was born on November 23, 1932, in Hill City, KS to W. Troy and Maggie (Rippen) Walker. She had 7 brothers, Everett, Lawrence, Raymond, Wilber, Irvin, Jack, Bob, and 1 sister, Maxine Watson, who proceeded her in death; and 1 brother, Lee Walker of...

Brandon Allen Deutscher

Brandon Allen Deutscher

Oct 25, 2021

Brandon Allen Deutscher passed away suddenly at his home in Plainville, Kansas on October 25, 2021, at the age of 42. He was born to Stan and Linda (Kreutzer) Deutscher on October 13, 1979, in Plainville, Kansas. Brandon, lovingly known as “Uncle Bam Bam”, attended Plainville schools and graduated from Plainville with the class of 1998. He went to...

Judith  Ann Peavey

Judith Ann Peavey

Oct 21, 2021

Judith A. Peavey passed away on October 21, 2021, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 79. She was born on May 13, 1942, to Delmer and Virginia (Thompson) Carmichael in Hays. She was united in marriage to her High School sweetheart, Ronald J. Peavey on August 21, 1960, at the United Methodist Church...

James J. Gieber

James J. Gieber

Oct 2, 2021

James Jeffry Gieber, loving son, brother, uncle, and fiancé, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Jimmy, as he was known to his family and friends, was born in 1969 to Jim and Nancy Gieber in Piscataway, NJ. At the age of 3, his family moved to Randolph, NJ where he spent his formative years. The seeds of Jimmy’s...

Michael Lee Schneider

Michael Lee Schneider

Oct 1, 2021

Michael Lee Schneider passed away peacefully on October 1, 2021, at his rural home in Collyer, KS, at the age of 67. He was born on February 11, 1954, to Bernhardt and Viola Edna (Wilhelm) Schneider in WaKeeney, KS. Michael married Kathleen Ann “Kathy” Wright on August 11, 1973, in Atwood, KS. They were blessed with six children: Adam,...

Merle Winton Jephson-King

Merle Winton Jephson-King

Sep 29, 2021

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Marva Lee Doud

Marva Lee Doud

Sep 27, 2021

Marva Lee Doud passed away on September 27, 2021, at Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, KS, at the age of 96. She was born on September 26, 1925, to Lorenzo Rea and Mary Delina (Netherland) Zeigler in rural Rooks County, KS. She was married to John William Doud on November 24, 1951, in Salina, KS. They were blessed with...

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