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Bill Van Schuyver

Bill Van Schuyver

Jun 10, 2021

Bill Van Schuyver passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at his home in Omaha, Nebraska. Bill was born on June 26, 1961 to Aud and Betty (Mason) Van Schuyver in Perryton, Texas. Bill grew up in Plainville, Kansas where he attended Plainville High School and graduated with the class of 1979. He furthered his education at Fort Hays...

Helen Marie Koel

Helen Marie Koel

Jun 2, 2021

Helen Marie Koel passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at the Redbud Village in Plainville at the age of 99. She was born in Norton County, Kansas to Edward and Lizzie (Bartel) Paugh on May 2, 1922. She was united in marriage to her first husband Edwin Kent on October 17, 1942. They were blessed with a son,...

Donald Lee Fisher

Donald Lee Fisher

May 30, 2021

Donald Lee Fisher passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2021 at Hays Medical Center at the age of 84. Donald was born in Coweta, Oklahoma on February 6, 1937 to Boyd and Amy (Bryan) Fisher. He was united in marriage to Mary Ann (Moeder) Fisher on June 11, 1960 in Hoisington, Kansas at the St. John’s Catholic Church. The...

Gerald "Dean"  Strutt

Gerald "Dean" Strutt

May 29, 2021

Gerald “Dean” Strutt passed away on May 29, 2021, at his home in Stockton, KS, at the age of 87. He was born to Theodore and Sarah (Cadoret) Strutt on March 5, 1934 in Rural Osborne County. He was united in marriage to Clara Lee Livingston on May 1, 1956 at Gretna, KS. They were married 65 years and...

Patricia Ann Kern

Patricia Ann Kern

May 24, 2021

Patricia Ann Kern passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 at the Redbud Village in Plainville, KS, at the age of 79. She was born on April 24, 1942 in Hays, KS to Frank and Minifee (Baltzell) Runyan. Patricia was a lifelong resident of Rooks County. She attended and graduated from Plainvile High School with the class of 1960....

Neil Harmon Fischer

Neil Harmon Fischer

May 23, 2021

Neil Harmon Fischer peacefully passed away, surrounded by the people he loved, on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 86. He was born on February 28, 1935 in Plainville, Kansas to the late Nicholas and Beatrice (Kaba) Fischer. On October 3, 1954 he was united in marriage to Doris...

Betty Jo Stroup

Betty Jo Stroup

May 22, 2021

Elizabeth Joan “Betty Jo” Stroup, passed away in her home in Wilson, KS on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at the age of 68. Betty Jo was born to Maurice and Ethel (Eitel) Peirano on April 6, 1953 in Ellsworth, Kansas. Betty Jo grew up in Kansas and Missouri and graduated from Iver C Ranum High School with the class...

Vernon Dean Chard

Vernon Dean Chard

May 16, 2021

Vernon Dean Chard passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Hays Medical Center at the age of 87. Vernon was born to Kimber and Eldred (McDonald) Chard on January 10, 1934 in Russell County, Kansas. He was united in marriage to Gloria (Stalnaker) Chard on June 15, 1953 in Stockton, Kansas. The couple was blessed with six...

James William Kaba

James William Kaba

May 16, 2021

James William Kaba passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS at the age of 85. He was born to James and Marie (Boller) Kaba on April 14, 1936 in Plainville. James was a lifetime resident of Plainville. He attended Plainville Grade School and graduated from Plainville High School. He entered...

Izak Logan Hays

Izak Logan Hays

May 10, 2021

Izak Logan Hays passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021, at the young age of 20, in Hays, Kansas. He was born on December 14, 2000 to Bryan and Tosha (Thomas) Hays in Hays, Kansas. Izak grew up in Plainville where he attended Plainville High School and graduated with the class of 2019. Through his high school career, he...

Ronald Frank Pertl

Ronald Frank Pertl

May 6, 2021

Ronald Frank Pertl passed away at his home on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the age of 88. He was born on January 25, 1933 to Frank and Julia (Lilak) Pertl in Russell County, Kansas. Ronald was united in marriage to Joyce (Konzem) Pertl on April 15, 1961 at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Tipton. The couple was...

Helen T. Hageman

Helen T. Hageman

May 3, 2021

Helen Theresa Hageman passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 at the Redbud Village in Plainville, KS at the age of 93. She was born on March 28, 1928 to Peter and Suzanna (Ubert) Giebler in Catharine, KS. Helen was united in marriage to Clarence Hageman on May 14, 1952 in Catharine. They were blessed with nine children: Don,...

George Albert Pywell

George Albert Pywell

Apr 30, 2021

George Albert Pywell passed away on April 30, 2021 at his home in Zurich, KS at the age of 83. He was born on February 24, 1938 to Percy and Effie (Ouderkirk) Pywell on the family farm in Rooks County near Zurich. George married Carolin Jo Mongeau on May 26, 1959 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Zurich. They...

Anne Marie (Kristof) Shearer

Anne Marie (Kristof) Shearer

Apr 29, 2021

Anne Marie (Kristof) Shearer was born November 30, 1919 on the family farm in Trego County, Kansas to Ralph Kristof and Anna (Benish) Kristof. She passed away April 29, 2021 in Fort Collins, CO at the age of 101. Anne’s first eight grades were completed at a country school near Voda, Kansas. After graduating from Trego Community High School...

Carole Leanne Adamson

Carole Leanne Adamson

Apr 28, 2021

Carole Leanne Adamson passed away suddenly, and tragically too soon, at the young age of 16 on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Carole was born to Cory and Susan (Kasperbauer) Adamson on June 7, 2004 in Hays, Kansas. Carole lived in several places throughout her short life. She moved to Zurich about 2 years ago and attended Plainville High School....

Edith A. (Sula) Murphy

Edith A. (Sula) Murphy

Apr 26, 2021

Edith A. (Sula) Murphy passed away Monday, April 26, 2021 at the Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado at the age of 95. She was born to Anton and Alice (Mares) Sula on October 15, 1925 in Wilson, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Paul Murphy on May 15, 1960 in San Diego, California. They were blessed...

Alice Jean Killian

Alice Jean Killian

Apr 23, 2021

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Orva June Sanchez

Orva June Sanchez

Apr 17, 2021

Orva June Sanchez, age 90, surrounded by her family, died on April 17, 2021, at Rooks County Health Center, Plainville, Kansas. She was born at the Adventist Sanitarium in what is now St. Helena, California on June 10, 1930, to Roy Cole and Bessie Wilson, and was the youngest of three children. After graduating from Ozark Academy she attended...

Elma "Honey" Auchard

Elma "Honey" Auchard

Apr 9, 2021

Elma “Honey” Auchard, 100 years of age, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Elma was born February 22, 1921, in Woodston, Kansas, the daughter of the late James G. and Edna G. (Grimes) Breckenridge. She was a 1938 graduate of Woodston High School. Elma continued...

Eugene R. Bucciarelli

Eugene R. Bucciarelli

Apr 2, 2021

On Good Friday, April 2, 2021, Eugene R. Bucciarelli passed away from a battle with cancer. He was in the company of his loving wife, Patricia Bucciarelli, who survives him. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Bucciarelli of North Tonawanda, NY and numerous nieces and nephews. Eugene was born in N. Tonawanda, NY in 1930 to Alfonso...

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