Ellen Mae Hanzlicek
Sep 17, 2021
Ellen Mae Hanzlicek passed away on September 17, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Ellsworth, KS, at the age of 92. She was born on February 28, 1929, to Carl and Minne (Borell) Heinze on the Heinze family farm in Russell County, KS. She moved to Wilson at age 11. She married Larry D. Hanzlicek on June...
Richard J. Schleicher
Sep 16, 2021
Richard John Schleicher passed away on September 16, 2021, in Echo, Oregon from a tragic car accident while traveling to a bull riding event. He was born on November 5, 1996, to Harold and Debra (Faber) Schleicher in Hays, KS. Richard grew up the youngest of five children in Stockton, KS. At the young age of 4, Richard got...
Carolyn Ann Wilkerson
Sep 13, 2021
Carolyn Ann Wilkerson passed away on September 13, 2021, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS, at the age of 73. She was born on May 23, 1948, to Victor and Henneritta (Befort) Younger in Hays, KS. She was married to Gary Wilkerson on February 27, 1971, in Ellis Co. They were blessed with two sons: Eric...
Michael John Soukup
Sep 10, 2021
Michael John Soukup passed away to be in his heavenly home on Friday, September 10, 2021, at his home in Wilson, Kansas at the age of 74. He was born to Raymond and Claire (Mog) Soukup on January 27, 1947, on the family farm in Wilson. He was united in marriage to Karan Klusener on September 26, 1970. The...
Dale Ray Barta
Sep 3, 2021
Dale Ray Barta passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Storemont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas at the age of 80. He was born on April 28, 1941, to Earnest and Francis (Mattas) Barta in Ellsworth, Kansas. He was united in marriage to Diane Elizabeth (DuVal) Barta on May 16, 1976, in California. Dale grew up in Ellsworth...
Jackie Miles Warren
Sep 3, 2021
Jackie Miles Warren left this world at Redbud Village in Plainville, KS on September 3, 2021, at the age of 85. He was born on January 17, 1936, to Miles A. Warren and Ruth M. (McCauley) Warren at the Warren Family Farm in Northern Ellis County, KS, with “Dr. Pete” AC Petterson assisting. Jackie spent his life living in...
Leon John Hammerschmidt
Aug 31, 2021
Leon John Hammerschmidt passed away on his 80th birthday, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at Redbud Village in Plainville, KS. From the humblest of beginnings, Leon was born on August 31, 1941 in rural Victoria, Kansas to Joe and Matilda Hammerschmidt, the 5th of 13 children. He grew up on a farm in a small, three-bedroom farmhouse. He attended school...
Ila Belle Hoar
Aug 28, 2021
Ila Belle (Dibble) Hoar passed away on August 28, 2021 at Redbud Estates, Plainville, KS at the age of 93. Ila Belle was born on the family homestead in Osborne Co, KS, on April 14th, 1928, the last child of Arthur and Euphamie (Brittain) Dibble. She graduated from Woodston Rural High School in 1946, and then she completed her...
Kuhlmann Rae Jimmie
Aug 17, 2021
Jimmie Rae Kuhlmann passed away on August 17, 2021, at the Good Samaritan in Hays, Kansas at the age of 75. He was born on March 1, 1946, to Clarence and Geraldine (Prosser) Kuhlmann in Smith County, Kansas. Jimmie married Karen Wilson on April 4, 2002, in Texas. They were blessed with a daughter, Kristie. Jimmie grew up in...
Ruby Bell Bedore
Aug 16, 2021
Ruby Bell Palmer Seaman Bedore was born June 10, 1925, on a farm near Woodston, Kansas and departed this life August 16, 2021. She was the second daughter and one of five children of George A. and Mabel M. Walker Palmer. Ruby Bell grew up on the family farm, attended the Chalk Mound School and graduated from Woodston Rural...
Jackie Irvin Turnbull
Aug 14, 2021
Jackie Irvin Turnbull passed away on August 14, 2021, at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 89. He was born on November 17, 1931, to Irvin and Montie (Atteberry) Turnbull in Coldwater, Kansas. Jack married Nola Nadine Bane on May 7, 1951, in Phillipsburg, Kansas. They were blessed with four children: Tony, Brenda, Jeff, and Tracy....
Eloene Lois "Ellen" Cunningham
Aug 4, 2021
Eloene Lois “Ellen” Cunningham passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 92. She was born on June 14, 1929, at the family farm in Rooks County to James and Caroline (Smith) Albright. Ellen was a lifelong resident to Rooks County and attended Stockton High School. After school...
Mark Eber Kollman
Jul 30, 2021
Mark Eber Kollman peacefully passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 68. Mark was born on November 24, 1952, in Hays to Henry Adolf and Laura Irene (Stultz) Kollman. Mark was a lifelong resident of Woodston, Kansas and attended school in Woodston until the school closed. He then...
Fern Ruth Steinle
Jul 28, 2021
Fern Ruth (Wire) Steinle, 90, of Dorrance, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas. She was born on June 18, 1931 in Dorrance, the daughter of Freda Anna (Janne) Wire and Claude Leo Wire. She grew up on the family farm south of Dorrance and graduated from Dorrance High School....
Norma "Jean" Deyoung
Jul 23, 2021
Norma Jean DeYoung, 92, passed away on July 23, 2021 at the Redbud Village in Plainville. She was born to Frank and Neva (Reese) Noah on March 1, 1929 in Center, Colorado. Jean was a lifetime Graham County resident. She attended Palco High School and graduated salutatorian with the class of 1947. She was united in marriage to Milfred...
William T. "Bill" Francis
Jul 22, 2021
William Theodore “Bill” Francis passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center at the age of 87. Bill was born on June 8, 1934 in Lucas, KS to Theo “Red” and Ethel (Searle) Francis. Bill graduated from Lucas High School with the class of 1952. Shortly after graduation he was united in marriage to...
Gayle Richmond
Jul 21, 2021
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, Ormas “Gayle” Richmond slipped on his favorite cowboy boots, boarded his old red Massey Ferguson tractor, and set off for a final ride across a lush Kansas wheat field to join a much deserved homecoming with loved ones eagerly awaiting him on the other side. A gentle breeze was at his back with a...
Barbara "Bobbi" Ann Norton
Jul 15, 2021
Barbara Ann “Bobbi” Norton passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at her home in Plainville at the age of 65. She was born in Plainville on October 9, 1955 to William and Esther “Ruth” (Larsen) Brickley. Bobbi was united in marriage to Don Norton, the couple was blessed with two children: Kim and Thomas, the couple later divorced....
